FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Gabbard Robert D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PPL Corp [PPL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President of a PPL subsidiary (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO NORTH NINTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/22/2013 (Street) ALLENTOWN, PA 18101 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/22/2013   M(1)   18,477 A $ 25.74 63,600 D   Common Stock 04/22/2013   M(1)   18,400 A $ 28.2 82,000 D   Common Stock 04/22/2013   S(1)   42,000 D $ 32.4171 (2) (3) 40,000 D   Common Stock               73.921 (4) I Held in trust pursuant to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 25.74

04/22/2013

M(1)

18,477

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

18,477

$ 0

235,867

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 28.2

04/22/2013

M(1)

18,400

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

18,400

$ 0

217,467

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gabbard Robert D TWO NORTH NINTH STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18101			President of a PPL subsidiary

Signatures

/s/Frederick C. Paine, as Attorney-In-Fact for Robert D. Gabbard		04/24/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 4 report reflects the exercise of 36,877 stock options and sale of underlying shares and the sale of 5,123 previously vested restricted stock units pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan dated March 19, 2013.
(2)	Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments from $32.34 to $32.58.
(3)	The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.
(4)	Total includes the reinvestment of dividends.
(5)	Represents the exercise of 18,477 stock options that vested on January 27, 2013 from a total grant of 55,430 options. There are 18,477 options remaining from the grant that vest on January 27, 2014 and expire on January 26, 2021.
(6)	Represents the exercise of 18,400 stock options that vested on January 26, 2013 from a total grant of 55,200 options. There are 36,800 options remaining from the grant that vest in two equal installments on January 26, 2014 and January 26, 2015, and expire on January 25, 2022.

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