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  WHAT:     Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell will be the guest speaker Friday
            (2/11) at the annual Black History Month observance organized
            by the African-American Business Resource Group at PPL
            Corporation.

  WHEN/
  WHERE:    The event will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn
            Conference Center-Lehigh Valley at Interstate 78 and Route 100
            in Fogelsville, Pa. Rendell is scheduled to arrive around
            1 p.m. and talk about the importance of diversity in the
            workplace.

  BACK-
  GROUND:   Formed in 2001, PPL's African-American Business Resource Group
            has about 50 members and is open to all PPL employees who
            support the organization's mission and objectives and who
            promote inclusiveness of African-Americans and other minorities
            throughout the company. It is one of a half dozen employee-led
            business resource groups whose members work with PPL management
            to cultivate a diverse workplace.

            PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), headquartered in Allentown, Pa.,
            controls more than 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity in
            the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets and
            delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, the United
            Kingdom and Latin America.

  Contact:  Bryan Hay, 610-774-5997
            PPL Corporation
            Two North Ninth St.
            Allentown, PA 18101
            Fax 610-774-5281

PRNewswire -- Feb. 9

SOURCE: PPL Corporation

Web site: http://www.pplweb.com/