Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. KU's June 6, 2012 petition for confidential protection is granted. 2. The designated materials shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period or until further Orders of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated materials in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. KU shall inform the Commission if the designated materials become publicly available or no longer qualify for confidential treatment. 5. If a non-party to this proceeding requests to inspect the designated materials granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the materials have been granted confidential treatment has not expired, KU shall have 30 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the materials still fall within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878. If KU is unable to make such demonstration, the requested materials shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection. 6. The Commission shall not make the designated materials available for inspection for 30 days following an Order finding that the materials no longer qualify for confidential treatment in order to allow KU to seek a remedy afforded by law.

Final Order Entered: (1) KU is authorized to execute, deliver, and perform its obligation under its Mortgage Indenture, whereby it may issue and sell, during 2012 and 2013, such First Mortgage Bonds as discussed in its Application up to $300 million in aggregate principal amount. The proceeds shall be used for the purposes as set out in its Application. (2) KU is authorized to increase, by an amount not to exceed $100 million, its existing revolving line of credit or enter into new lines of credit with a term not to exceed five years. Total aggregate amount of multi-year revolving credit facilities shall not exceed $500 million. (3) KU is authorized to deliver and perform its obligations under hedging agreements and other agreements and documents, and to perform transactions contemplated by all such agreements as described in its Application. (4) The proceeds from the transactions authorized herein shall be used only for the lawful purposes set out in the Application. (5) KU shall, within 30 days from date of issuance, file with Commission a statement setting forth date or dates of issuance of securities authorized herein, date of maturity, price paid, proceeds of such issuances, interest rate, costs or gains from use of hedging agreements, and all fees and expenses, including underwriting discounts or commissions or other compensation, involved in issuance and distribution. KU shall file documentation showing quotes that it relied upon to determine the lowest interest rate.

KU Response to Commission Staff 2nd Info Request dtd 071312

Commission Staff's Second Request for Information to Kentucky Utilities Company

KU's Response to Commission Staff's 1st Info Request dtd 062812

PSC staffs initial request for info to KU company

No deficiency letter

Acknowledge Receipt of Filing

Kentucky Utilities Company's Application for an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Securities and the Assumption of Obligations and Petition for Confidential Protection

Kentucky Utilities Company's Application for an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Securities and the Assumption of Obligations and Petition for Confidential Protection