UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2005
Commission
File
Number
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Registrant;
State of Incorporation;
Address
and Telephone Number
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IRS
Employer
Identification
No.
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1-905
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PPL
Electric Utilities Corporation
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Pennsylvania)
Two
North Ninth Street
Allentown,
PA 18101-1179
(610)
774-5151
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23-0959590
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Section
1 - Registrant's Business and Operations
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
July
25, 2005, Paul A. Farr, the current Vice President and Controller of PPL
Electric Utilities Corporation ("PPL Electric"), was named Senior Vice
President-Financial and Controller, effective August 1, 2005. Mr. Farr also
has
been named Senior Vice President-Financial and Controller of PPL Corporation,
PPL Electric’s parent company, effective August 1, 2005. In connection with
these promotions, Mr. Farr’s base salary for 2005 will be increased from
$286,202 to $350,000. Mr. Farr receives no separate compensation as an officer
of PPL Electric.
Mr.
Farr
was already a "named executive officer" (as defined in Item 402(a)(3) of
Regulation S-K) of PPL Electric prior to his promotion. Information concerning
Mr. Farr’s compensation arrangements (prior to the change to his base salary) is
provided in PPL Electric’s 2005 Notice of Annual Meeting and Information
Statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
and
Exhibit 10(hh) to PPL Electric’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004 on file with the SEC.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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PPL
ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
James E. Abel
James
E. Abel
Treasurer
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Dated: July
27,
2005