FPL
Group, Inc.
FPL
Group Capital Inc
Florida
Power & Light Company
FPL
Group Capital Trust II
FPL
Group Capital Trust III
FPL
Group Trust I
FPL
Group Trust II
Florida
Power & Light Company Trust I
Florida
Power & Light Company Trust II
(Exact
name of each registrant as
specified
in its charter)
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Florida
Florida
Florida
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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59-2449419
59-2576416
59-0247775
71-6208700
20-6218691
20-6218700
20-6218704
20-6218709
20-6218713
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Edward
F. Tancer, Esq.
Vice
President & General Counsel
FPL
Group, Inc.
700
Universe Boulevard
Juno
Beach, Florida 33408
(561)
694-4000
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Thomas
R. McGuigan, Esq.
Squire,
Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
1900
Phillips Point West
777
South Flagler Drive
West
Palm Beach, Florida 33401
(561)
650-7200
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Robert
J. Reger, Jr., Esq.
Thelen
Reid Brown Raysman
&
Steiner LLP
875
Third Avenue
New
York, New York 10022
(212)
603-2000
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Title
of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
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Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1)
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Amount
of
Registration
Fee
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FPL
Group, Inc.
FPL
Group, Inc. Guarantee of FPL Group Capital Inc
Senior
Debt Securities (2)
FPL
Group, Inc. Subordinated Guarantee of FPL Group
Capital
Inc Junior Subordinated Debentures (2)
FPL
Group, Inc. Guarantee of FPL Group Capital Trust II,
FPL
Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and
FPL
Group Trust II Preferred Trust Securities (4)(5)
FPL
Group, Inc. Senior Debt Securities
FPL
Group, Inc. Junior Subordinated Debentures (5)(7)
FPL
Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II Preferred
Trust
Securities (5)(7)
FPL
Group, Inc. Common Stock, $.01 par value
FPL
Group, Inc. Stock Purchase Contracts (6)
FPL
Group, Inc. Stock Purchase Units (6)
FPL
Group, Inc. Preferred Stock
FPL
Group, Inc. Guarantee of FPL Group Capital Inc
Preferred
Stock (2)
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(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
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FPL
Group Capital Inc (8)
FPL
Group Capital Inc Senior Debt Securities
FPL
Group Capital Inc Junior Subordinated Debentures (5)
(7)
FPL
Group Capital Trust II and FPL Group Capital
Trust III
Preferred
Trust Securities (5)
(7)
FPL
Group Capital Inc Preferred Stock
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Florida
Power & Light Company (8)
Florida
Power & Light Company First Mortgage Bonds
Florida
Power & Light Company Guarantee of Florida Power &
Light
Company Trust I and Florida Power & Light Company
Trust II
Preferred Trust Securities (4)(5)
Florida
Power & Light Company Junior Subordinated Debentures (5)(7)
Florida
Power & Light Company Trust I and Florida Power &
Light
Company Trust II Preferred Trust Securities (5)(7)
Florida
Power & Light Company Preferred Stock
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(3)
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Total
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$0
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(1)
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An
unspecified aggregate initial offering of the securities of each
identified class is being registered as may from time to time be
offered
by FPL Group, Inc., FPL Group Capital Inc, FPL Group Capital
Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I,
FPL Group Trust II, Florida Power & Light Company, Florida Power
& Light Company Trust I and Florida Power & Light Company
Trust II at unspecified prices, along with an indeterminate number of
securities that may be issued upon exercise, settlement, exchange
or
conversion of securities offered hereunder. Separate consideration
may or
may not be received for securities that are issuable upon exercise,
settlement, conversion or exchange of other securities or that
are issued
in units. Prior to the filing of this registration statement on
September
5, 2006, $1,337,450,000 aggregate principal amount of securities
remained
registered and unsold, pursuant to Registration Statement Nos.
333-102173,
333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 (“Registration Statement
No. 333-102173”) which was initially filed by FPL Group, Inc. and FPL
Group Capital Inc on December 23, 2002, and amended on March 18, 2003
to add FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II as
registrants, and $2,800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of securities
remained registered and unsold pursuant to Registration Statement
Nos.
333-116209, 333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04
and
333-116209-05 (“Registration Statement No. 333-116209”) which was filed by
FPL Group, Inc., FPL Group Capital Inc, FPL Group Capital Trust
II, FPL
Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust
II on June
4, 2004. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under
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the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee, except for $402,906 that currently may be offset pursuant to Rule 457(p) for fees paid with respect to securities that were previously registered pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-102173 and Registration Statement No. 333-116209 and not sold thereunder. At the time of filing of this registration statement on September 5, 2006, $477,806 was available to be offset pursuant to Rule 457(p) for fees paid with respect to $4,137,450,000 aggregate initial offering price of securities that were previously registered pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-102173 and Registration Statement No. 333-116209 and not sold thereunder. Following the offering of FPL Group Capital Inc’s Series A Enhanced Junior Subordinated Debentures and Series B Enhanced Junior Subordinated Debentures, the registrants have $402,906 remaining available for future registration fees, being the sum of (a) $48,146 from the $123,046 that has already been paid with respect to $1,337,450,000 aggregate amount of securities that were previously registered pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173 and were not issued or sold thereunder and (b) $354,760 from the $354,760 that has already been paid with respect to $2,800,000,000 aggregate amount of securities that were previously registered pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-116209 and were not issued or sold thereunder. In connection with the securities offered hereby, except as specified in this paragraph, the registrants will pay “pay-as-you-go registration fees” in accordance with Rule 456(b). Registration Statement No. 333-102173 and Registration Statement No. 333-116209 were withdrawn upon the filing of this registration statement on September 5, 2006. |
(2)
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The
value attributable to the FPL Group, Inc. guarantees, if any, is
reflected
in the market price of the FPL Group Capital Inc Senior Debt Securities,
FPL Group Capital Inc Junior Subordinated Debentures or FPL Group
Capital
Inc Preferred Stock, as the case may
be.
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(3)
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Pursuant
to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate fee for the
FPL
Group, Inc. guarantees or the Florida Power & Light Company guarantees
will be payable.
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(4)
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The
value attributable to the FPL Group, Inc. guarantee, if any, is
reflected
in the market price of the FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group
Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I, and FPL Group
Trust II Preferred Trust Securities. The value attributable to the
Florida
Power & Light Company guarantees,
if any, is reflected in the market price of the Florida
Power & Light Company Trust I
and Florida
Power & Light Company Trust II
Preferred Trust Securities.
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(5)
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This
registration statement is deemed to include the rights of the holders
of
the Preferred Trust Securities of (a) FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group
Trust II under the FPL Group, Inc. Junior Subordinated Debentures,
the FPL Group, Inc. Subordinated Indenture and the Agreement as
to
Expenses and Liabilities, each as described in this registration
statement, (b) FPL Group Capital Trust II and FPL Group Capital
Trust III under the FPL Group, Inc. Subordinated Guarantee of FPL
Group Capital Inc Junior Subordinated Debentures, the FPL Group
Capital
Inc Junior Subordinated Debentures, the FPL Group Capital Inc Subordinated
Indenture and the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, each
as
described in this registration statement, and (c) Florida
Power & Light Company Trust I and Florida
Power & Light Company Trust II under the Florida Power &
Light Company Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Florida Power
&
Light Company Subordinated Indenture and the Agreement as to Expenses
and
Liabilities, each as described in this registration statement.
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(6)
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There
is
being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of
common
stock and preferred stock issuable by FPL Group, Inc. upon settlement
of
the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase
units.
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(7)
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FPL
Group, Inc. Junior Subordinated Debentures may be purchased by
FPL Group
Trust I and/or FPL Group Trust II with the proceeds from the
sale of their respective Preferred Trust Securities. FPL Group
Capital Inc
Junior Subordinated Debentures may be purchased by FPL Group Capital
Trust II and/or FPL Group Capital Trust III with the proceeds
from the sale of their respective Preferred Trust Securities. Florida
Power & Light Company Junior Subordinated Debentures may be purchased
by Florida Power & Light Company Trust I and/or Florida Power
& Light Company Trust II with the proceeds from the sale of their
respective Preferred Trust Securities. No separate consideration
will be
received for the
FPL Group, Inc., FPL Group Capital Inc or Florida
Power & Light Company Junior Subordinated Debentures purchased by any
of such trusts.
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(8)
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FPL
Group Capital Inc is only registering the offering of non-convertible
securities and Florida Power & Light Company is only registering the
offering of investment-grade non-convertible
securities.
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(1)
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the
securities of FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital
Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I
and FPL Group Trust II registered pursuant to this registration
statement; and
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(2)
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the
securities of Florida Power & Light Company, Florida Power & Light
Company Trust I and Florida Power & Light Company Trust II
registered pursuant to this registration
statement.
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2
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2
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6
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6
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6
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6
|
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7
|
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7
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7
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8
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8
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19
|
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21
|
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21
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23
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26
|
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26
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35
|
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38
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54
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55
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56
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56
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Years
Ended December 31,
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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3.11
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2.80
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2.98
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3.32
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2.97
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(1)
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FPL
Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006;
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(2)
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FPL
Group’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2007; and
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(3)
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FPL
Group’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 21,
2007, March 20, 2007 and April 5,
2007
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(1)
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the
title of those Offered Senior Debt
Securities,
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(2)
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any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of those Offered Senior
Debt
Securities,
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(3)
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the
date(s) on which FPL Group Capital will pay the principal of those
Offered
Senior Debt Securities,
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(4)
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the
rate(s) of interest on those Offered Senior Debt Securities, or
how the
rate(s) of interest will be determined, the date(s) from which
interest
will accrue, the dates on which FPL Group Capital will pay interest
and
the record date for any interest payable on any interest payment
date,
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(5)
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the
person to whom FPL Group Capital will pay interest on those Offered
Senior
Debt Securities on any interest payment date, if other than the
person in
whose name those Offered Senior Debt Securities are registered
at the
close of business on the record date for that interest
payment,
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(6)
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the
place(s) at which or methods by which FPL Group Capital will make
payments
on those Offered Senior Debt Securities and the place(s) at which
or
methods by which the registered owners of those Offered Senior
Debt
Securities may transfer or exchange those Offered Senior Debt Securities
and serve notices and demands to or upon FPL Group
Capital,
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(7)
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the
security registrar and any paying agent or agents for those Offered
Senior
Debt Securities,
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(8)
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any
date(s) on which, the price(s) at which and the terms and conditions
upon
which FPL Group Capital may, at its option, redeem those Offered
Senior
Debt Securities, in whole or in part, and any restrictions on those
redemptions,
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(9)
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any
sinking fund or other provisions or options held by the registered
owners
of those Offered Senior Debt Securities that would obligate FPL
Group
Capital to repurchase or redeem those Offered Senior Debt
Securities,
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(10)
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the
denominations in which FPL Group Capital may issue those Offered
Senior
Debt Securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any
integral
multiple of $1,000,
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(11)
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the
currency or currencies in which FPL Group Capital may pay the principal
of
or premium, if any, or interest on those Offered Senior Debt Securities
(if other than in U.S. dollars),
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(12)
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if
FPL Group Capital or a registered owner may elect to pay, or receive,
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Offered Senior
Debt
Securities in a currency other than that in which those Offered
Senior
Debt Securities are stated to be payable, the terms and conditions
upon
which that election may be made,
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(13)
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if
FPL Group Capital will, or may, pay the principal of or premium,
if any,
or interest on those Offered Senior Debt Securities in securities
or other
property, the type and amount of those securities or other property
and
the terms and conditions upon which FPL Group Capital or a registered
owner may elect to pay or receive those
payments,
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(14)
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if
the amount payable in respect of principal of or premium, if any,
or
interest on those Offered Senior Debt Securities may be determined
by
reference to an index or other fact or event ascertainable outside
of the
Indenture, the manner in which those amounts will be
determined,
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(15)
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the
portion of the principal amount of those Offered Senior Debt Securities
that FPL Group Capital will pay upon declaration of acceleration
of the
maturity of those Offered Senior Debt Securities, if other than
the entire
principal amount of those Offered Senior Debt
Securities,
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(16)
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any
events of default with respect to those Offered Senior Debt Securities
and
any covenants of FPL Group Capital for the benefit of the registered
owners of those Offered Senior Debt Securities, other than those
specified
in the Indenture,
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(17)
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the
terms, if any, pursuant to which those Offered Senior Debt Securities
may
be exchanged for shares of capital stock or other securities of
any other
entity,
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(18)
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a
definition of “Eligible Obligations” under the Indenture with respect to
those Offered Senior Debt Securities denominated in a currency
other than
U.S. dollars, and any other provisions for the reinstatement of
FPL Group
Capital’s indebtedness in respect of those Offered Senior Debt Securities
after their satisfaction and
discharge,
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(19)
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if
FPL Group Capital will issue those Offered Senior Debt Securities
in
global form, necessary information relating to the issuance of
those
Offered Senior Debt Securities in global
form,
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(20)
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if
FPL Group Capital will issue those Offered Senior Debt Securities
as
bearer securities, necessary information relating to the issuance
of those
Offered Senior Debt Securities as bearer
securities,
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(21)
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any
limits on the rights of the registered owners of those Offered
Senior Debt
Securities to transfer or exchange those Offered Senior Debt Securities
or
to register their transfer, and any related service
charges,
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(22)
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any
exceptions to the provisions governing payments due on legal holidays
or
any variations in the definition of business day with respect to
those
Offered Senior Debt Securities,
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(23)
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other
than the Guarantee described under “Description of the FPL Group Capital
Senior Debt Securities Guarantee” below, any collateral security,
assurance, or guarantee for those Offered Senior Debt Securities,
and
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(24)
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any
other terms of those Offered Senior Debt Securities that are not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture. (Indenture,
Section
301).
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(1)
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as
of the close of business on a date that the Indenture Trustee selects,
which may not be more than 15 days or less than 10 days before the
date that FPL Group Capital proposes to pay the defaulted interest,
or
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(2)
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in
any other lawful manner that does not violate the requirements
of any
securities exchange on which that Offered Senior Debt Security
is listed
and that the Indenture Trustee believes is acceptable. (Indenture,
Section 307).
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(1)
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money
in an amount that will be sufficient to pay all or that portion
of the
principal, premium, if any, and interest due and to become due
on those
Senior Debt Securities, on or prior to their maturity,
or
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(2)
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in
the case of a deposit made prior to the maturity of that series
of Senior
Debt Securities,
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(a)
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direct
obligations of, or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by,
the United
States and entitled to the benefit of its full faith and credit
that do
not contain provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment
at
the option of their issuer, and
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(b)
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certificates,
depositary receipts or other instruments that evidence a direct
ownership
interest in those obligations or in any specific interest or
principal
payments due in respect of those obligations that do not contain
provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment at
the option
of their issuer, the principal of and the interest on which,
when due,
without any regard to reinvestment of that principal or interest,
will
provide money that, together with any money deposited with or
held by the
Indenture Trustee, will be sufficient to pay all or that portion
of the
principal, premium, if any, and interest due and to become due
on those
Senior Debt Securities, on or prior to their maturity,
or
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(3)
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a
combination of (1) and (2) that will be sufficient to pay all or
that
portion of the principal, premium, if any, and interest due and
to become
due on those Senior Debt Securities, on or prior to their maturity.
(Indenture, Section 701).
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(1)
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any
lien on capital stock created at the time FPL Group Capital acquires
that
capital stock, or within 270 days after that time, to secure all or a
portion of the purchase price for that capital
stock,
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(2)
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any
lien on capital stock existing at the time FPL Group Capital acquires
that
capital stock (whether or not FPL Group Capital assumes the obligations
secured by the lien and whether or not the lien was created in
contemplation of the acquisition),
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(3)
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any
extensions, renewals or replacements of the liens described in
(1) and (2)
above, or of any indebtedness secured by those liens; provided,
that,
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(a)
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the
principal amount of indebtedness secured by those liens immediately
after
the extension, renewal or replacement may not exceed the principal
amount
of indebtedness secured by those liens immediately before the
extension,
renewal or replacement, and
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(b)
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the
extension, renewal or replacement lien is limited to no more
than the same
proportion of all shares of capital stock as were covered by
the lien that
was extended, renewed or replaced,
or
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(4)
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any
lien arising in connection with court proceedings; provided, that,
either
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(a)
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the
execution or enforcement of that lien is effectively stayed within
30 days
after entry of the corresponding judgment (or the corresponding
judgment
has been discharged within that 30 day period) and the claims
secured by
that lien are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings,
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(b)
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the
payment of that lien is covered in full by insurance and the
insurance
company has not denied or contested coverage,
or
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(c)
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so
long as that lien is adequately bonded, any appropriate legal
proceedings
that have been duly initiated for the review of the corresponding
judgment, decree or order have not been fully terminated or the
periods
within which those proceedings may be initiated have not
expired.
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(1)
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Consolidated
Shareholders’ Equity;
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(2)
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Consolidated
Indebtedness for borrowed money (exclusive of any amounts which
are due
and payable within one year); and, without
duplication
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(3)
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any
preference or preferred stock of FPL Group Capital or any Consolidated
Subsidiary which is subject to mandatory redemption or sinking
fund
provisions.
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(1)
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indebtedness
secured by property of FPL Group Capital or any of its Consolidated
Subsidiaries whether or not FPL Group Capital or such Consolidated
Subsidiary is liable for the payment thereof unless, in the case
that FPL
Group Capital or such Consolidated Subsidiary is not so liable,
such
property has not been included among the assets of FPL Group Capital
or
such Consolidated Subsidiary on such balance
sheet,
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(2)
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deferred
liabilities, and
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(3)
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indebtedness
of FPL Group Capital or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries that
is
expressly subordinated in right and priority of payment to other
liabilities of FPL Group Capital or such Consolidated
Subsidiary.
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(1)
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FPL
Group Capital to place liens on any of its assets other than the
capital
stock of directly held, majority-owned
subsidiaries,
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(2)
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FPL
Group Capital or FPL Group to cause the transfer of its assets
or those of
its subsidiaries, including the capital stock covered by the foregoing
restrictions,
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(3)
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FPL
Group to place liens on any of its assets,
or
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(4)
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any
of the direct or indirect subsidiaries of FPL Group Capital or
FPL Group
(other than FPL Group Capital) to place liens on any of their
assets.
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(1)
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the
entity formed by that consolidation, or the entity into which FPL
Group
Capital is merged, or the entity that acquires or leases FPL Group
Capital’s property and assets, is an entity organized and existing under
the laws of the United States, any state or the District of Columbia
and
that entity expressly assumes FPL Group Capital’s obligations on all
Senior Debt Securities and under the Indenture,
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(2)
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immediately
after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default under
the
Indenture and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both,
would
become an event of default under the Indenture exists,
and
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(3)
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FPL
Group Capital delivers an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel
to the Indenture Trustee, as provided in the Indenture. (Indenture,
Section 1101).
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(1)
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failure
to pay interest on the Senior Debt Securities of that series within
30
days after it is due,
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(2)
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failure
to pay principal or premium, if any, on the Senior Debt Securities
of that
series when it is due,
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(3)
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failure
to comply with any other covenant in the Indenture, other than
a covenant
that does not relate to that series of Senior Debt Securities,
that
continues for 90 days after FPL Group Capital receives written
notice of
such failure to comply from the Indenture Trustee, or FPL Group
Capital
and the Indenture Trustee receive written notice of such failure
to comply
from the registered owners of at least 33% in principal amount
of the
Senior Debt Securities of that
series,
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(4)
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certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL Group
Capital,
and
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(5)
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any
other event of default specified with respect to the Senior Debt
Securities of that series. (Indenture, Section
801).
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(1)
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FPL
Group Capital deposits with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient
to
pay:
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(a)
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all
overdue interest on all Senior Debt Securities of that
series,
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(b)
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the
principal of and any premium on any Senior Debt Securities of
that series
that have become due for reasons other than that declaration,
and interest
that is then due,
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(c)
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interest
on overdue interest for that series,
and
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(d)
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all
amounts due to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture,
and
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(2)
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any
other event of default with respect to the Senior Debt Securities
of that
series has been cured or waived as provided in the Indenture. (Indenture,
Section 802).
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(1)
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that
registered owner has previously given to the Indenture Trustee
written
notice of a continuing event of default with respect to the Senior
Debt
Securities of that series,
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(2)
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the
registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the
outstanding Senior Debt Securities of all series in respect of
which an
event of default under the Indenture exists, considered as one
class, have
made written request to the Indenture Trustee, and have offered
reasonable
indemnity to the Indenture Trustee to institute that proceeding
in its own
name as trustee, and
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(3)
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the
Indenture Trustee has failed to institute any proceeding, and has
not
received from the registered owners of a majority in aggregate
principal
amount of the outstanding Senior Debt Securities of all series
in respect
of which an event of default under the Indenture exists, considered
as one
class, a direction inconsistent with that request, within 60 days
after
that notice, request and offer. (Indenture,
Section 807).
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(1)
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to
provide for the assumption by any permitted successor to FPL Group
Capital
of FPL Group Capital’s obligations under the Indenture and the Senior Debt
Securities in the case of a merger or consolidation or a conveyance,
transfer or lease of its assets substantially as an
entirety,
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(2)
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to
add covenants of FPL Group Capital or to surrender any right or
power
conferred upon FPL Group Capital by the
Indenture,
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(3)
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to
add any additional events of
default,
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(4)
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to
change, eliminate or add any provision of the Indenture, provided
that if
that change, elimination or addition will materially adversely
affect the
interests of the registered owners of Senior Debt Securities of
any series
or tranche, that change, elimination or addition will become effective
with respect to that series or tranche
only
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(a)
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when
the required consent of the registered owners of Senior Debt
Securities of
that series or tranche has been obtained,
or
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(b)
|
when
no Senior Debt Securities of that series or tranche remain outstanding
under the Indenture,
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(5)
|
to
provide collateral security for all but not a part of the Senior
Debt
Securities,
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(6)
|
to
establish the form or terms of Senior Debt Securities of any other
series
or tranche,
|
(7)
|
to
provide for the authentication and delivery of bearer securities
and the
related coupons and for other matters relating to those bearer
securities,
|
(8)
|
to
accept the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect
to
the Senior Debt Securities of one or more series and to change
any of the
provisions of the Indenture as necessary to provide for the administration
of the trusts under the Indenture by more than one
trustee,
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(9)
|
to
add procedures to permit the use of a non-certificated system of
registration for the Senior Debt Securities of all or any series
or
tranche,
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(10)
|
to
change any place where
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(a)
|
the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all or any
series or
tranche of Senior Debt Securities are
payable,
|
(b)
|
all
or any series or tranche of Senior Debt Securities may be transferred
or
exchanged, and
|
(c)
|
notices
and demands to or upon FPL Group Capital in respect of Senior
Debt
Securities and the Indenture may be served,
or
|
(11)
|
to
cure any ambiguity or inconsistency or to add or change any other
provisions with respect to matters and questions arising under
the
Indenture, provided those changes or additions may not materially
adversely affect the interests of the registered owners of Senior
Debt
Securities of any series or tranche. (Indenture, Section
1201).
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(1)
|
change
the dates on which the principal of or interest on a Senior Debt
Security
is due without the consent of the registered owner of that Senior
Debt
Security,
|
(2)
|
reduce
any Senior Debt Security’s principal amount or rate of interest (or the
amount of any installment of that interest) or change the method
of
calculating that rate without the consent of the registered owner
of that
Senior Debt Security,
|
(3)
|
reduce
any premium payable upon the redemption of a Senior Debt Security
without
the consent of the registered owner of that Senior Debt
Security,
|
(4)
|
change
the currency (or other property) in which a Senior Debt Security
is
payable without the consent of the registered owner of that Senior
Debt
Security,
|
(5)
|
impair
the right to sue to enforce payments on any Senior Debt Security
on or
after the date that it states that the payment is due (or, in the
case of
redemption, on or after the redemption date) without the consent
of the
registered owner of that Senior Debt
Security,
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(6)
|
reduce
the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Senior Debt
Security
of any series or tranche whose owners must consent to an amendment,
supplement or waiver without the consent of the registered owner
of each
outstanding Senior Debt Security of that series or
tranche,
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(7)
|
reduce
the requirements for quorum or voting of any series or tranche
without the
consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Senior Debt
Security
of that series or tranche, or
|
(8)
|
modify
certain of the provisions of the Indenture relating to supplemental
indentures, waivers of certain covenants and waivers of past defaults
with
respect to the Senior Debt Securities of any series or tranche,
without
the consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Senior
Debt
Security affected by the
modification.
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(1)
|
no
event of default under the Indenture or event that, after notice
or lapse
of time, or both, would become an event of default under the Indenture
exists, and
|
(2)
|
FPL
Group Capital has delivered to the Indenture Trustee a resolution
of its
Board of Directors appointing a successor trustee and that successor
trustee has accepted that appointment in accordance with the terms
of the
Indenture. (Indenture, Section
910).
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(1)
|
direct
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy
available to the Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee Agreement,
or
|
(2)
|
direct
the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee
Trustee
under the Guarantee Agreement. (Guarantee Agreement,
Section 3.01).
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(1)
|
permits
the shareholders to remove a director only for cause and only by
the
affirmative vote of 75% in voting power of the outstanding shares
of
common stock and other outstanding voting stock, voting as a
class;
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(2)
|
provides
that a vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled only by
the
remaining directors;
|
(3)
|
permits
shareholders to take action only at an annual meeting, or a special
meeting duly called by certain officers, the Board of Directors
or the
holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares
of voting
stock entitled to vote on the
matter;
|
(4)
|
requires
the affirmative vote of 75% in voting power of the outstanding
shares of
voting stock to approve certain Business Combinations (as defined
below)
with an Interested Shareholder (as defined below) or its affiliate,
unless
approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors (as defined
below) or,
in certain cases, unless certain minimum price and procedural requirements
are met; and
|
(5)
|
requires
the affirmative vote of 75% in voting power of the outstanding
shares of
voting stock to amend the bylaws or to amend certain provisions
of the
Charter including those provisions discussed in (1) through (4)
above.
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(1)
|
any
merger or consolidation of FPL Group or any direct or indirect
majority-owned subsidiary with (a) an Interested Shareholder or (b)
any other corporation which is, or after such merger or consolidation
would be, an affiliate of an Interested
Shareholder;
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(2)
|
any
sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition
in
one transaction or a series of transactions to or with any Interested
Shareholder or any affiliate of an Interested Shareholder of assets
of FPL
Group or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary having
an
aggregate fair market value of $10,000,000 or
more;
|
(3)
|
the
issuance or transfer by FPL Group or any direct or indirect majority-owned
subsidiary in one transaction or a series of transactions of any
securities of FPL Group or any subsidiary to any Interested Shareholder
or
any affiliate of any Interested Shareholder in exchange for cash,
securities or other property, or a combination thereof, having
an
aggregate fair market value of $10,000,000 or
more;
|
(4)
|
the
adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution
of FPL
Group proposed by or on behalf of an Interested Shareholder or
an
affiliate of an Interested Shareholder; or
|
(5)
|
any
reclassification of securities, including any reverse stock split,
or
recapitalization, of FPL Group, or any merger or consolidation
of FPL
Group with any of its direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiaries
or
any other transaction which has the direct or indirect effect of
increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of
any class
of equity or convertible securities of FPL Group or any direct
or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary which is directly or indirectly owned by
any
Interested Shareholder or any affiliate of any Interested
Shareholder.
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(1)
|
the
title of that series of preferred
stock,
|
(2)
|
the
number of shares in the series,
|
(3)
|
the
dividend rate, or how such rate will be determined, and the dividend
payment dates for the series,
|
(4)
|
whether
the series will be listed on a securities
exchange,
|
(5)
|
the
date or dates on which the series of preferred stock may be redeemed
at
the option of FPL Group and any restrictions on such
redemptions,
|
(6)
|
any
sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate FPL Group
to
repurchase, redeem or retire the series of preferred
stock,
|
(7)
|
the
amount payable on the series of preferred stock in case of the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of FPL Group and any additional
amount, or method of determining such amount, payable in case any
such
event is voluntary,
|
(8)
|
any
rights to convert the shares of the series of preferred stock into
shares
of another series or into shares of any other class of capital
stock,
|
(9)
|
the
voting rights, if any, and
|
(10)
|
any
other terms that are not inconsistent with the provisions of FPL
Group’s
Charter.
|
(1)
|
the
title of that series of preferred
stock,
|
(2)
|
the
number of shares in the series,
|
(3)
|
the
dividend rate, or how such rate will be determined, and the dividend
payment dates for the series,
|
(4)
|
whether
the series will be listed on a securities
exchange,
|
(5)
|
the
date or dates on which the series of preferred stock may be redeemed
at
the option of FPL Group Capital and any restrictions on such
redemptions,
|
(6)
|
any
sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate FPL Group
Capital to
repurchase, redeem or retire the series of preferred
stock,
|
(7)
|
the
amount payable on the series of preferred stock in case of the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of FPL Group Capital and
any
additional amount, or method of determining such amount, payable
in case
any such event is voluntary,
|
(8)
|
any
rights to convert the shares of the series of preferred stock into
shares
of another series or into shares of any other class of capital
stock,
|
(9)
|
the
voting rights, if any, and
|
(10)
|
any
other terms that are not inconsistent with the provisions of FPL
Group
Capital’s Charter.
|
(1)
|
with
respect to the Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Capital
Trust only, FPL Group’s guarantee of FPL Group Capital’s payment
obligations under the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures
(referred to in this prospectus as the “Subordinated
Guarantee”);
|
(2)
|
with
respect to the Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Trust
only,
FPL Group’s obligations under the FPL Group Junior Subordinated
Debentures;
|
(3)
|
the
rights of holders of Preferred Trust Securities to enforce those
obligations in (1) and (2) above, as
applicable;
|
(4)
|
FPL
Group’s agreement to pay the expenses of the Trust;
and
|
(5)
|
FPL
Group’s guarantee of payments due on the Preferred Trust Securities to
the
extent of the Trust’s legally available assets (referred to in this
prospectus as the “Preferred Trust Securities
Guarantee”).
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(1)
|
declare
or pay any dividend or distribution on its capital
stock;
|
(2)
|
redeem,
purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to
any of its
capital stock;
|
(3)
|
pay
any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or
redeem any
debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment with
the
Junior Subordinated Debentures or the Subordinated Guarantee (as
the case
may be); or
|
(4)
|
make
any payments with respect to any guarantee of debt securities if
such
guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures or the Subordinated Guarantee (as the case
may
be),
|
(1)
|
purchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of its capital stock in connection
with
any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement
with or
for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or agents or
a stock
purchase or dividend reinvestment plan, or the satisfaction of
its
obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on
the date
that the payment of interest is deferred requiring it to purchase,
redeem
or acquire its capital stock;
|
(2)
|
any
payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration
of
dividend listed as restricted payments in clauses (1) and (2) above
as a
result of a reclassification of its capital stock or the exchange
or
conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of its capital
stock
for another class or series of its capital
stock;
|
(3)
|
the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock
pursuant
to the conversion or exchange provisions of its capital stock or
the
security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the
settlement of stock purchase
contracts;
|
(4)
|
dividends
or distributions paid or made in its capital stock (or rights to
acquire
its capital stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions
of capital
stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of capital stock
(or of
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its capital
stock) and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock
purchase contracts;
|
(5)
|
redemptions,
exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding
under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder
of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the
future;
|
(6)
|
payments
under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of
subordinated debentures executed and delivered by FPL Group concurrently
with the issuance by a trust of any preferred trust securities,
so long as
the amount of payments made on any preferred trust securities or
subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred
trust securities or subordinated debentures (as the case may be)
then
outstanding on a pro rata basis in proportion to the full distributions
to
which each series of preferred trust securities or subordinated
debentures
(as the case may be) is then entitled if paid in
full;
|
(7)
|
payments
under any guarantee of junior subordinated debentures executed
and
delivered by FPL Group (including a FPL Group Subordinated Guarantee),
so
long as the amount of payments made on any junior subordinated
debentures
is paid on all junior subordinated debentures then outstanding
on a pro
rata basis in proportion to the full payment to which each series
of
junior subordinated debentures is then entitled if paid in
full;
|
(8)
|
dividends
or distributions by FPL Group Capital on its capital stock to the
extent
owned by FPL Group; or
|
(9)
|
redemptions,
purchases, acquisitions or liquidation payments by FPL Group Capital
with
respect to its capital stock to the extent owned by FPL
Group.
|
(1)
|
the
expiration of the term of the
Trust;
|
(2)
|
the
bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation of FPL
Group;
|
(3)
|
the
redemption of all of the Preferred Trust Securities of the
Trust;
|
(4)
|
the
entry of an order for dissolution of the Trust by a court of competent
jurisdiction; or
|
(5)
|
at
any time, at the election of FPL Group. (Trust Agreement, Sections
9.01
and 9.02).
|
(1)
|
the
occurrence of an event of default as described in the related Subordinated
Indenture;
|
(2)
|
default
by the Trust in the payment of any distribution when it becomes
due and
payable, and continuation of that default for a period of 30
days;
|
(3)
|
default
by the Trust in the payment of any redemption price, plus accrued
and
unpaid distributions, of any Preferred Trust Security or Common
Trust
Security when it becomes due and
payable;
|
(4)
|
default
in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any
covenant or
warranty of the trustees in the Trust Agreement which is not dealt
with
above, and continuation of that default or breach for a period
of 90 days
after written notice to the Trust, the defaulting trustee under
the Trust
Agreement and FPL Group by the holders of Preferred Trust Securities
having at least 33% of the total liquidation preference amount
of the
outstanding Preferred Trust Securities. However, the holders of
Preferred
Trust Securities will be deemed to have agreed to an extension
of the 90
day period if corrective action is initiated by any of the trustees
within
such period and is diligently pursued in good faith;
or
|
(5)
|
the
occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect
to
the Trust. (Trust Agreement, Section
1.01).
|
(1)
|
direct
the time, method and place to conduct any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee (as such term is
defined
below under “Description of the FPL Group and FPL Group Capital Junior
Subordinated Debentures and the FPL Group Subordinated
Guarantee—General”), or execute any trust or power conferred on the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated
Debentures;
|
(2)
|
waive
any past default under the related Subordinated
Indenture;
|
(3)
|
exercise
any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all the
Junior Subordinated Debentures will be due and payable;
or
|
(4)
|
consent
to any amendment, modification or termination of the related Subordinated
Indenture or the Junior Subordinated Debentures, where that consent
will
be required,
|
(1)
|
cure
any ambiguity; correct or supplement any provision that may be
inconsistent with any other provision of the Trust Agreement or
amendment
to the Trust Agreement; or make any other provisions with respect
to
matters or questions arising under the Trust
Agreement;
|
(2)
|
change
the name of the Trust; or
|
(3)
|
modify,
eliminate or add to any provisions of the Trust Agreement to the
extent
necessary to ensure that the Trust will not be classified for United
States federal income tax purposes other than as a grantor trust
(and not
an association taxable as a corporation) at any time that any Preferred
Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities are outstanding or
to ensure
the Trust’s exemption from the status of an “investment company” under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
|
(1)
|
the
consent of holders of Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust
Securities representing not less than a majority in aggregate liquidation
preference amount of the Preferred Trust Securities and Common
Trust
Securities then outstanding; and
|
(2)
|
receipt
by the trustees of an opinion of counsel to the effect that such
amendment
or the exercise of any power granted to the trustees in accordance
with
the amendment will not affect the Trust’s status as a grantor trust for
federal income tax purposes (and not an association taxable as
a
corporation) or affect the Trust’s exemption from the status of an
“investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (Trust
Agreement, Section 10.03(b)).
|
(1)
|
adversely
changes the amount or timing of any distribution with respect to
Preferred
Trust Securities or otherwise adversely affects the amount of any
distribution required to be made in respect of Preferred Trust
Securities
as of a specified date;
|
(2)
|
restricts
the right of a holder of Preferred Trust Securities to institute
suit for
the enforcement of any such payment on or after that date;
or
|
(3)
|
modify
the provisions described in clauses (1) and (2) above. (Trust Agreement,
Section 10.03(c)).
|
(1)
|
issue,
register the transfer of, or exchange any Preferred Trust Securities
during the period beginning at the opening of business 15
calendar days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of any
Preferred Trust Securities called for redemption and ending at
the close
of business on the day the notice is mailed;
or
|
(2)
|
register
the transfer of or exchange any Preferred Trust Securities so selected
for
redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion
of any
Preferred Trust Securities being redeemed in part. (Trust Agreement,
Section 5.04).
|
(1)
|
the
Trust will not be deemed to be an “investment company” required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940,
|
(2)
|
the
Trust will not be taxed as a corporation, and
|
(3)
|
in
the case of FPL Group Capital Trust, the FPL Group Capital Junior
Subordinated Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of FPL
Group
Capital for United States federal income tax purposes and, in the
case of
FPL Group Trust, the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures will
be
treated as indebtedness of FPL Group for United States federal
income tax
purposes.
|
(1)
|
any
accrued and unpaid distributions required to be paid on Preferred
Trust
Securities, to the extent the Trust has funds in the payment account
maintained by the Property Trustee legally available for these
payments at
such time;
|
(2)
|
the
redemption price, plus all accrued and unpaid distributions to
the
redemption date, for any Preferred Trust Securities called for
redemption
by the Trust, to the extent the Trust has funds in the payment
account
maintained by the Property Trustee legally available for these
payments at
such time; and
|
(3)
|
upon
a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination
of the
Trust (except in connection with the distribution of Junior Subordinated
Debentures to the holders in exchange for Preferred Trust Securities
as
provided in the Trust Agreement or upon a redemption of all of
the
Preferred Trust Securities upon maturity or redemption of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures as provided in the Trust Agreement), the
lesser
of:
|
(a)
|
the
aggregate of the liquidation preference amount and all accrued
and unpaid
distributions on Preferred Trust Securities to the date of payment,
to the
extent the Trust has funds in the payment account maintained by
the
Property Trustee legally available for these payments at such time;
and
|
(b)
|
the
amount of assets of the Trust remaining available for distribution
to
holders of Preferred Trust Securities in liquidation of the Trust
after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust as required
by
applicable law.
|
(1)
|
with
respect to the Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Capital
Trust only, the Subordinated
Guarantee;
|
(2)
|
with
respect to the Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Trust
only,
FPL Group’s obligations under the FPL Group Junior Subordinated
Debentures;
|
(3)
|
the
rights of holders of Preferred Trust Securities to enforce those
obligations in (1) and (2) above, as
applicable;
|
(4)
|
FPL
Group’s agreement to pay the expenses of the Trust;
and
|
(5)
|
the
Preferred Trust Securities
Guarantee.
|
(1)
|
subordinate
and junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of FPL
Group,
including the Subordinated Guarantee and the Senior Debt Securities
Guarantee (except those made pari passu or subordinate by their
terms);
|
(2)
|
equal
in right of payment with the most senior preferred or preference
stock
that may be issued by FPL Group and with any guarantee that may
be entered
into by FPL Group in respect of any preferred or preference stock
of any
affiliate of FPL Group; and
|
(3)
|
senior
to FPL Group common stock. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee
Agreement, Section 6.01).
|
(1)
|
direct
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy
available to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee under
the
Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement,
or
|
(2)
|
direct
the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Preferred
Trust
Securities Guarantee Trustee under the Preferred Trust Securities
Guarantee Agreement. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement,
Section 5.04).
|
(1)
|
full
payment of the redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid distributions
to
the redemption date, for all the Preferred Trust
Securities;
|
(2)
|
the
distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures to holders of the
Preferred
Trust Securities in exchange for all of the Preferred Trust Securities;
or
|
(3)
|
full
payment of the amounts payable upon liquidation of the
Trust.
|
(1)
|
the
title of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
|
(2)
|
any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
|
(3)
|
the
date(s) on which the principal will be
paid,
|
(4)
|
the
rate(s) of interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures, or
how the
rate(s) of interest will be determined, the date(s) from which
interest
will accrue, the dates on which interest will be paid and the record
date
for any interest payable on any interest payment
date,
|
(5)
|
the
person to whom interest will be paid on any interest payment date,
if
other than the person in whose name those Junior Subordinated Debentures
are registered at the close of business on the record date for
that
interest payment,
|
(6)
|
the
place(s) at which or methods by which payments will be made on
those
Junior Subordinated Debentures and the place(s) at which or methods
by
which the registered owners of those Junior Subordinated Debentures
may
transfer or exchange those Junior Subordinated Debentures and serve
notices and demands to or upon FPL Group Capital or FPL Group,
as the case
may be,
|
(7)
|
the
security registrar and any paying agent or agents for those Junior
Subordinated Debentures,
|
(8)
|
any
date(s) on which, the price(s) at which and the terms and conditions
upon
which those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be redeemed at the
option
of the issuer, in whole or in part, and any restrictions on those
redemptions,
|
(9)
|
any
sinking fund or other provisions or options held by the registered
owners
of those Junior Subordinated Debentures that would obligate the
issuer to
repurchase or redeem those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
|
(10)
|
the
denominations in which those Junior Subordinated Debentures may
be issued,
if other than denominations of $25 and any integral multiple of
$25,
|
(11)
|
the
currency or currencies in which the principal of or premium, if
any, or
interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be paid (if
other
than in U.S. dollars),
|
(12)
|
if
FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, or a registered
owner
may elect to pay, or receive, principal of or premium, if any,
or interest
on those Junior Subordinated Debentures in a currency other than
that in
which those Junior Subordinated Debentures are stated to be payable,
the
terms and conditions upon which that election may be
made,
|
(13)
|
if
the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Junior
Subordinated Debentures may be paid in securities or other property,
the
type and amount of those securities or other property and the terms
and
conditions upon which FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case
may be,
or a registered owner may elect to pay or receive those
payments,
|
(14)
|
if
the amount payable in respect of principal of or premium, if any,
or
interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be determined
by
reference to an index or other fact or event ascertainable outside
of the
Subordinated Indenture, the manner in which those amounts will
be
determined,
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(15)
|
the
portion of the principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
that
will be paid by the issuer upon declaration of acceleration of
the
maturity of those Junior Subordinated Debentures, if other than
the entire
principal amount of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
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(16)
|
any
events of default with respect to those Junior Subordinated Debentures
and
any covenants of FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may
be, for
the benefit of the registered owners of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures, other than those specified in the Subordinated
Indenture,
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(17)
|
the
terms, if any, pursuant to which those Junior Subordinated Debentures
may
be exchanged for shares of capital stock or other securities of
any other
entity,
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(18)
|
a
definition of “Eligible Obligations” under the Subordinated Indenture with
respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures denominated in a
currency
other than U.S. dollars, and any other provisions for the reinstatement
of
the issuer’s indebtedness in respect of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures after their satisfaction and
discharge,
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(19)
|
if
those Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued in global form,
necessary information relating to the issuance of those Junior
Subordinated Debentures in global
form,
|
(20)
|
if
those Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued as bearer securities,
necessary information relating to the issuance of those Junior
Subordinated Debentures as bearer
securities,
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(21)
|
any
limits on the rights of the registered owners of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures to transfer or exchange those Junior Subordinated Debentures
or
to register their transfer, and any related service
charges,
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(22)
|
any
exceptions to the provisions governing payments due on legal holidays
or
any variations in the definition of business day with respect to
those
Junior Subordinated Debentures,
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(23)
|
any
collateral security, assurance, or guarantee for those Junior Subordinated
Debentures (including, with respect to the FPL Group Capital Junior
Subordinated Debentures, any security, assurance of guarantee in
addition
to, or any exceptions to, the Subordinated Guarantee described
under
“—Subordinated Guarantee of FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated
Debentures” below),
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(24)
|
the
designation of the trust to which the Junior Subordinated Debentures
are
to be issued, if the Junior Subordinated Debentures are issued
in
connection with the issuance of Trust
Securities,
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(25)
|
the
terms relating to any additional interest that may be payable as
a result
of any tax, assessment or governmental charges,
and
|
(26)
|
any
other terms of those Junior Subordinated Debentures that are not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture.
(Subordinated Indenture, Section
301).
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(1)
|
certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL Group
Capital or
FPL Group, as the case may be;
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(2)
|
any
Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group Capital, or of FPL Group, as the
case may
be, is not paid when due (after the expiration of any applicable
grace
period) and that default continues without waiver;
or
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(3)
|
any
other default has occurred and continues without waiver (after
the
expiration of any applicable grace period) pursuant to which the
holders
of Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the
case may be, are permitted to accelerate the maturity of such Senior
Indebtedness. (FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture,
Section 1502; FPL Group Subordinated Indenture,
Section 1402).
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(1)
|
certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL
Group;
|
(2)
|
any
Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group is not paid when due (after the
expiration of any applicable grace period) and that default continues
without waiver; or
|
(3)
|
any
other default has occurred and continues without waiver (after
the
expiration of any applicable grace period) pursuant to which the
holders
of Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group are permitted to accelerate
the
maturity of such Senior Indebtedness. (FPL Group Capital Subordinated
Indenture, Section 1403).
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(1)
|
as
of the close of business on a date that the Subordinated Indenture
Trustee
selects, which may not be more than 15 days or less than 10 days
before
the date that FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may
be,
proposes to pay the defaulted interest,
or
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(2)
|
in
any other lawful manner that does not violate the requirements
of any
securities exchange on which that Junior Subordinated Debenture
is listed
and that the Subordinated Indenture Trustee believes is acceptable.
(Subordinated Indenture, Section
307).
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(1)
|
money
in an amount that will be sufficient to pay all or that portion
of the
principal, premium, if any, and interest due and to become due
on those
Subordinated Indenture Securities, on or prior to their maturity,
or
|
(2)
|
in
the case of a deposit made prior to the maturity of that series
of
Subordinated Indenture Securities,
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(a)
|
direct
obligations of, or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by, the
United
States and entitled to the benefit of its full faith and credit
that do
not contain provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment
at
the option of their issuer, and
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(b)
|
certificates,
depositary receipts or other instruments that evidence a direct
ownership
interest in those obligations or in any specific interest or principal
payments due in respect of those obligations that do not contain
provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment at the
option
of their issuer, the principal of and the interest on which, when
due,
without any regard to reinvestment of that principal or interest,
will
provide money that, together with any money deposited with or held
by the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee, will be sufficient to pay all or
that
portion of the principal, premium, if any, and interest due and
to become
due on those Subordinated Indenture Securities, on or prior to
their
maturity, or
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(3)
|
a
combination of (1) and (2) that will be sufficient to pay all or
that
portion of the principal, premium, if any, and interest due and
to become
due on those Subordinated Indenture Securities, on or prior to
their
maturity. (Subordinated Indenture, Section
701).
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(1)
|
declare
or pay any dividend or distribution on its capital
stock;
|
(2)
|
redeem,
purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to
any of its
capital stock;
|
(3)
|
pay
any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or
redeem any
debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment with
the
Junior Subordinated Debentures or, in the case of FPL Group Capital
Junior
Subordinated Debentures issued in connection with Preferred Trust
Securities, the Subordinated Guarantee (as the case may be);
or
|
(4)
|
make
any payments with respect to any guarantee of debt securities if
such
guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures or the Subordinated Guarantee if the Junior
Subordinated Debentures are issued in connection with Preferred
Trust
Securities (as the case may be),
|
(1)
|
purchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of its capital stock in connection
with
any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement
with or
for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or agents or
a stock
purchase or dividend reinvestment plan, or the satisfaction of
its
obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on
the date
that the payment of interest is deferred requiring it to purchase,
redeem
or acquire its capital stock;
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(2)
|
any
payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration
of
dividend listed as restricted payments in clauses (1) and (2) above
as a
result of a reclassification of its capital stock or the exchange
or
conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of its capital
stock
for another class or series of its capital stock;
|
(3)
|
the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock
pursuant
to the conversion or exchange provisions of its capital stock or
the
security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the
settlement of stock purchase contracts;
|
(4)
|
dividends
or distributions paid or made in its capital stock (or rights to
acquire
its capital stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions
of capital
stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of capital stock
(or of
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its capital
stock) and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock
purchase contracts;
|
(5)
|
redemptions,
exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding
under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder
of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the
future;
|
(6)
|
payments
under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of
subordinated debentures executed and delivered by FPL Group concurrently
with the issuance by a trust of any preferred trust securities,
so long as
the amount of payments made on any preferred trust securities or
subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred
trust securities or subordinated debentures (as the case may be)
then
outstanding on a pro rata basis in proportion to the full distributions
to
which each series of preferred trust securities or subordinated
debentures
(as the case may be) is then entitled if paid in
full;
|
(7)
|
payments
under any guarantee of junior subordinated debentures executed
and
delivered by FPL Group (including a FPL Group Subordinated Guarantee),
so
long as the amount of payments made on any junior subordinated
debentures
is paid on all junior subordinated debentures then outstanding
on a pro
rata basis in proportion to the full payment to which each series
of
junior subordinated debentures is then entitled if paid in
full;
|
(8)
|
dividends
or distributions by FPL Group Capital on its capital stock to the
extent
owned by FPL Group; or
|
(9)
|
redemptions,
purchases, acquisitions or liquidation payments by FPL Group Capital
with
respect to its capital stock to the extent owned by FPL Group.
(Subordinated Indenture,
Section 608).
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(1)
|
the
entity formed by that consolidation, or the entity into which FPL
Group
Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be, in the case of the FPL
Group
Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the
FPL Group
Subordinated Indenture, is merged, or the entity that acquires
or leases
FPL Group Capital’s or FPL Group’s, as the case may be, in the case of the
FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group’s, in the case of
the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, property and assets, is an
entity
organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any
state or
the District of Columbia and that entity expressly assumes FPL
Group
Capital’s or FPL Group’s, as the case may be, in the case of the FPL Group
Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group’s, in the case of the FPL
Group Subordinated Indenture, obligations on all Subordinated Indenture
Securities and under the Subordinated
Indenture,
|
(2)
|
immediately
after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default under
the
Subordinated Indenture and no event that, after notice or lapse
of time or
both, would become an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture
exists, and
|
(3)
|
FPL
Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be, in the case of
the FPL
Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case
of the FPL
Group Subordinated Indenture, delivers an officer’s certificate and an
opinion of counsel to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, as provided
in
the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section
1101).
|
(1)
|
any
consolidation or merger after the consummation of which FPL Group
Capital
or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated
Indenture,
or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture,
would
be the surviving or resulting
entity;
|
(2)
|
in
the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, any
consolidation of FPL Group Capital with FPL Group or any other
entity all
of the outstanding voting securities of which are owned, directly
or
indirectly, by FPL Group, or any merger of any such entity into
any other
of such entities, or any conveyance or other transfer, or lease,
of
properties or assets by any thereof to any other
thereof;
|
(3)
|
any
conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of any part of the properties
or
assets of FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL
Group
Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the
FPL Group
Subordinated Indenture, which does not constitute the entirety,
or
substantially the entirety, thereof;
or
|
(4)
|
the
approval by FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, in the case of the
FPL Group
Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the
FPL Group
Subordinated Indenture, of or the consent by FPL Group Capital
or FPL
Group, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture,
or FPL
Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, to
any
consolidation or merger to which any direct or indirect subsidiary
or
affiliate of FPL Group may be a party, or any conveyance, transfer
or
lease by any such subsidiary or affiliate of any or all of its
properties
or assets. (Subordinated Indenture, Section
1103).
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(1)
|
failure
to pay interest on the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that
series
within 30 days after it is due (provided, however, that a failure
to pay
interest during a valid optional deferral period will not constitute
an
event of default),
|
(2)
|
failure
to pay principal or premium, if any, on the Subordinated Indenture
Securities of that series when it is
due,
|
(3)
|
failure
to comply with any other covenant in the Subordinated Indenture,
other
than a covenant that does not relate to that series of Subordinated
Indenture Securities, that continues for 90 days after FPL Group
Capital
and FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated
Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated
Indenture, receive written notice of such failure to comply from
the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee, or FPL Group Capital, in the case
of the
FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, FPL Group and the Subordinated
Indenture Trustee receive written notice of such failure to comply
from
the registered owners of at least 33% in principal amount of the
Subordinated Indenture Securities of that
series,
|
(4)
|
certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL Group
Capital or
FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture,
or
FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture,
|
(5)
|
with
certain exceptions, the Subordinated Guarantee ceases to be effective,
is
found by a judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or
is denied
or disaffirmed by FPL Group, and
|
(6)
|
any
other event of default specified with respect to the Subordinated
Indenture Securities of that series. (Subordinated Indenture, Section
801).
|
(1)
|
FPL
Group Capital or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital
Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group
Subordinated Indenture, deposits with the Subordinated Indenture
Trustee a
sum sufficient to pay:
|
(a)
|
all
overdue interest on all Subordinated Indenture Securities of that
series,
|
(b)
|
the
principal of and any premium on any Subordinated Indenture Securities
of
that series that have become due for reasons other than that declaration,
and interest that is then due,
|
(c)
|
interest
on overdue interest for that series,
and
|
(d)
|
all
amounts due to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the Subordinated
Indenture, and
|
(2)
|
any
other event of default with respect to the Subordinated Indenture
Securities of that series has been cured or waived as provided
in the
Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section
802).
|
(1)
|
that
registered owner has previously given to the Subordinated Indenture
Trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect
to
the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that
series,
|
(2)
|
the
registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the
outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of all series in
respect of
which an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture exists,
considered as one class, have made written request to the Subordinated
Indenture Trustee, and have offered reasonable indemnity to the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee to institute that proceeding in
its own
name as trustee, and
|
(3)
|
the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee has failed to institute any proceeding,
and
has not received from the registered owners of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities
of
all series in respect of which an event of default under the Subordinated
Indenture exists, considered as one class, a direction inconsistent
with
that request, within 60 days after that notice, request and offer.
(Subordinated Indenture, Section
807).
|
(1)
|
to
provide for the assumption by any permitted successor to FPL Group
Capital
or FPL Group of FPL Group Capital’s or FPL Group’s, in the case of the FPL
Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or by any permitted successor
to FPL
Group of FPL Group’s, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture,
obligations with respect to the Subordinated Indenture and the
Subordinated Indenture Securities in the case of a merger or consolidation
or a conveyance, transfer or lease of its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety,
|
(2)
|
to
add covenants of FPL Group Capital or FPL Group in the case of
the FPL
Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case
of the FPL
Group Subordinated Indenture, or to surrender any right or power
conferred
upon FPL Group Capital, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated
Indenture, or FPL Group by the Subordinated
Indenture,
|
(3)
|
to
add any additional events of
default,
|
(4)
|
to
change, eliminate or add any provision of the Subordinated Indenture,
provided that if that change, elimination or addition will materially
adversely affect the interests of the registered owners of Subordinated
Indenture Securities of any series or tranche, that change, elimination
or
addition will become effective with respect to that series or tranche
only
|
(a)
|
when
the required consent of the registered owners of Subordinated Indenture
Securities of that series or tranche has been obtained,
or
|
(b)
|
when
no Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series or tranche
remain
outstanding under the Subordinated
Indenture,
|
(5)
|
to
provide collateral security for all but not a part of the Subordinated
Indenture Securities,
|
(6)
|
to
establish the form or terms of Subordinated Indenture Securities
of any
other series or tranche,
|
(7)
|
to
provide for the authentication and delivery of bearer securities
and the
related coupons and for other matters relating to those bearer
securities,
|
(8)
|
to
accept the appointment of a successor Subordinated Indenture Trustee
or
co-trustee with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities
of one or
more series and to change any of the provisions of the Subordinated
Indenture as necessary to provide for the administration of the
trusts
under the Subordinated Indenture by more than one
trustee,
|
(9)
|
to
add procedures to permit the use of a non-certificated system of
registration for the Subordinated Indenture Securities of all or
any
series or tranche,
|
(10)
|
to
change any place where
|
(a)
|
the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all or any series
or
tranche of Subordinated Indenture Securities are
payable,
|
(b)
|
all
or any series or tranche of Subordinated Indenture Securities may
be
transferred or exchanged, and
|
(c)
|
notices
and demands to or upon FPL Group Capital or FPL Group in the case
of the
FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case
of the
FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, in respect of Subordinated Indenture
Securities and the Subordinated Indenture may be served,
or
|
(11)
|
to
cure any ambiguity or inconsistency or to add or change any other
provisions with respect to matters and questions arising under
the
Subordinated Indenture, provided those changes or additions may
not
|
|
materially
adversely affect the interests of the registered owners of Subordinated
Indenture Securities of any series or tranche. (Subordinated
Indenture,
Section 1201).
|
(1)
|
change
the dates on which the principal of or interest (except as described
above
under “—Option to Defer Interest Payments”) on a Subordinated Indenture
Security is due without the consent of the registered owner of
that
Subordinated Indenture Security,
|
(2)
|
reduce
any Subordinated Indenture Security’s principal amount or rate of interest
(or the amount of any installment of that interest) or change the
method
of calculating that rate without the consent of the registered
owner of
that Subordinated Indenture
Security,
|
(3)
|
reduce
any premium payable upon the redemption of a Subordinated Indenture
Security without the consent of the registered owner of that Subordinated
Indenture Security,
|
(4)
|
change
the currency (or other property) in which a Subordinated Indenture
Security is payable without the consent of the registered owner
of that
Subordinated Indenture Security,
|
(5)
|
impair
the right to sue to enforce payments on any Subordinated Indenture
Security on or after the date that it states that the payment is
due (or,
in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date) without
the
consent of the registered owner of that Subordinated Indenture
Security,
|
(6)
|
in
the case of FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, impair the
right to
receive payments under the Subordinated Guarantee or to institute
suit for
enforcement of any such payment under the Subordinated
Guarantee,
|
(7)
|
reduce
the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated
Indenture Securities of any series or tranche whose owners must
consent to
an amendment, supplement or waiver without the consent of the registered
owner of each outstanding Subordinated Indenture Security of that
series
or tranche,
|
(8)
|
reduce
the requirements for quorum or voting of any series or tranche
without the
consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Subordinated
Indenture
Security of that series or tranche,
or
|
(9)
|
modify
certain of the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture relating
to
supplemental indentures, waivers of certain covenants and waivers
of past
defaults with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities
of any
series or tranche, without the consent of the registered owner
of each
outstanding Subordinated Indenture Security affected by the
modification.
|
(1)
|
no
event of default under the Subordinated Indenture or event that,
after
notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an event of default
under
the Subordinated Indenture exists,
and
|
(2)
|
FPL
Group Capital and FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital
Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group
Subordinated Indenture, have delivered to the Subordinated Indenture
Trustee resolutions of their Boards of Directors appointing a successor
trustee and that successor trustee has accepted that appointment
in
accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated
Indenture, Section 910).
|
(1)
|
through
underwriters or dealers,
|
(2)
|
through
agents, or
|
(3)
|
directly
to one or more purchasers.
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
5
|
|
5
|
|
5
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
7
|
|
12
|
|
13
|
|
21
|
|
24
|
|
36
|
|
36
|
|
38
|
|
38
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
5.14
|
5.74
|
6.74
|
7.23
|
7.47
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
5.14
|
5.74
|
6.67
|
6.52
|
6.61
|
(1)
|
FPL’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006;
|
(2)
|
FPL’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007;
and
|
(3)
|
FPL’s
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 5, 2007
and April
18, 2007.
|
(1)
|
the
designation and series of those
Bonds,
|
(2)
|
the
aggregate principal amount of those
Bonds,
|
(3)
|
the
offering price of those Bonds,
|
(4)
|
the
date(s) on which those Bonds will
mature,
|
(5)
|
the
interest rate(s) for those Bonds, or how the interest rate(s) will
be
determined,
|
(6)
|
the
dates on which FPL will pay the interest on those
Bonds,
|
(7)
|
the
denominations in which FPL may issue those Bonds, if other than
denominations of $1,000 or multiples of
$1,000,
|
(8)
|
the
place where the principal of and interest on those Bonds will be
payable,
if other than at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in New York
City,
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(9)
|
the
currency or currencies in which payment of the principal of and
interest
on those Bonds may be made, if other than U.S.
dollars,
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(10)
|
the
terms pursuant to which FPL may redeem any of those
Bonds,
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(11)
|
whether
all or a portion of those Bonds will be in global form,
and
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(12)
|
any
other terms or provisions relating to those Bonds that are not
inconsistent with the provisions of the
Mortgage.
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(1)
|
leases
of minor portions of FPL’s property to others for uses that do not
interfere with FPL’s business,
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(2)
|
leases
of certain property that is not used in FPL’s electric
business,
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(3)
|
Excepted
Encumbrances, which include certain tax and real estate liens,
and
specified rights, easements, restrictions and other obligations,
and
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(4)
|
vendors’
liens, purchase money mortgages and liens on property that already
exist
at the time FPL acquires that
property.
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(1)
|
cash
and securities,
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(2)
|
certain
equipment, materials or supplies and fuel (including nuclear fuel
unless
it is expressly subjected to the lien of the
Mortgage),
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(3)
|
automobiles
and other vehicles,
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(4)
|
receivables,
contracts, leases and operating
agreements,
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(5)
|
materials
or products, including electric energy, that FPL generates, produces
or
purchases for sale or use by FPL,
and
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(6)
|
timber,
minerals, mineral rights and
royalties.
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(1)
|
60%
of unfunded Property Additions after adjustments to offset
retirements,
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(2)
|
the
amount of retired First Mortgage Bonds or Qualified Lien Bonds,
and
|
(3)
|
the
amount of cash that FPL deposits with the
Trustee.
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(1)
|
plants,
lines, pipes, mains, cables, machinery, boilers, transmission lines,
pipe
lines, distribution systems, service systems and supply
systems,
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(2)
|
nuclear
fuel that has been expressly subjected to the lien of the
Mortgage,
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(3)
|
railroad
cars, barges and other transportation equipment (other than trucks)
for
the transportation of fuel, and
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(4)
|
other
property, real or personal, and improvements, extensions, additions,
renewals or replacements located within the United States of America
or
its coastal waters.
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(1)
|
at
least twice the annual interest requirements on all First Mortgage
Bonds
at the time outstanding, including the Bonds that FPL proposes
to issue at
the time, and all indebtedness of FPL that ranks prior or equal
to the
First Mortgage Bonds, or
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(2)
|
at
least 10% of the principal amount of all First Mortgage Bonds at
the time
outstanding, including the Bonds that FPL proposes to issue at
the time,
and all indebtedness of FPL that ranks prior or equal to the First
Mortgage Bonds.
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(1)
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deposits
with the Trustee, cash or, to a limited extent, purchase money
mortgages,
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(2)
|
uses
unfunded Property Additions acquired by FPL in the last five years,
or
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(3)
|
waives
its right to issue First Mortgage Bonds
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(1)
|
Property
Additions used for the release of that property will not (subject
to some
exceptions) be considered Funded Property,
and
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(2)
|
any
waiver by FPL of its right to issue First Mortgage Bonds, which
is used
for the release of that property, will cease to be an effective
waiver and
FPL will regain the right to issue those First Mortgage
Bonds.
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(1)
|
modification
of the terms of payment of principal and interest payable to that
holder,
|
(2)
|
modification
creating an equal or prior lien on the mortgaged property or depriving
that holder of the benefit of the lien of the Mortgage,
and
|
(3)
|
modification
reducing the percentage vote required for modification (except
as
described above).
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(1)
|
failure
to pay the principal of any First Mortgage
Bond,
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(2)
|
failure
to pay interest on any First Mortgage Bond for 60 days after that
interest
is due,
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(3)
|
failure
to pay principal of or interest on any Qualified Lien Bond beyond
any
applicable grace period for the payment of that principal or
interest,
|
(4)
|
failure
to pay any installments of funds for retirement of First Mortgage
Bonds
for 60 days after that installment is
due,
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(5)
|
certain
events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization,
and
|
(6)
|
the
expiration of 90 days following notice by the Trustee or the holders
of
15% of the First Mortgage Bonds relating to other covenants of
FPL.
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(1)
|
the
holder has given the Trustee written notice of a
default,
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(2)
|
the
holders of 25% of the First Mortgage Bonds have requested the Trustee
to
act and offered it reasonable opportunity to act and indemnity
satisfactory to the Trustee for the costs, expenses and liabilities
that
the Trustee may incur by acting,
and
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(3)
|
the
Trustee has failed to act.
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(1)
|
the
class of preferred stock, the number of shares in the series and
the title
of that series of preferred stock,
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(2)
|
the
annual rate or rates of dividends payable and the date from which
such
dividends shall commence to accrue,
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(3)
|
the
terms and conditions, including the redemption price and the date
or
dates, on which the shares of the series of preferred stock may
be
redeemed or converted into another class of security, the manner
of
effecting such redemption and any restrictions on such
redemptions,
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(4)
|
any
sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate FPL to redeem
or
repurchase shares of the series of preferred stock,
and
|
(5)
|
with
respect to the No Par Preferred Stock only, variations with respect
to
whole or fractional voting rights and involuntary liquidation
values.
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(1)
|
the
Serial Preferred Stock will rank pari passu with all classes of
preferred
stock then outstanding and shall also have a preference over each
series
of the Preference Stock and the common stock until $100 per share
shall
have been paid, and
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(2)
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the
No Par Preferred Stock will rank pari passu with all classes of
FPL’s
preferred stock then outstanding and shall also have a preference
over
each series of Preference Stock and the common stock until the
full
involuntary liquidation value thereof, as established upon issuance
of the
applicable series of No Par Preferred Stock, shall have been
paid,
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(1)
|
FPL’s
obligations under the Junior Subordinated
Debentures;
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(2)
|
the
rights of holders of Preferred Trust Securities to enforce those
obligations;
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(3)
|
FPL’s
agreement to pay the expenses of the Trust;
and
|
(4)
|
FPL’s
guarantee of payments due on the Preferred Trust Securities to
the extent
of the Trust’s legally available assets (referred to in this prospectus as
the “Preferred Trust Securities
Guarantee”).
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(1)
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declare
or pay any dividend or distribution on its capital
stock;
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(2)
|
redeem,
purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to
any of its
capital stock;
|
(3)
|
pay
any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or
redeem any
debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment with
the
Junior Subordinated Debentures; or
|
(4)
|
make
any payments with respect to any guarantee of debt securities if
such
guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures,
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(1)
|
purchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of its capital stock in connection
with
any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement
with or
for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or agents or
a stock
purchase or dividend reinvestment plan, or the satisfaction of
its
obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on
the date
that the payment of interest is deferred requiring it to purchase,
redeem
or acquire its capital stock;
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(2)
|
any
payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration
of
dividend listed as restricted payments in clauses (1) and (2) above
as a
result of a reclassification of its capital stock or the exchange
or
conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of its capital
stock
for another class or series of its capital
stock;
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(3)
|
the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock
pursuant
to the conversion or exchange provisions of its capital stock or
the
security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the
settlement of stock purchase
contracts;
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(4)
|
dividends
or distributions paid or made in its capital stock (or rights to
acquire
its capital stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions
of capital
stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of capital stock
(or of
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its capital
stock) and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock
purchase contracts;
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(5)
|
redemptions,
exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding
under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder
of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the
future;
or
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(6)
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payments
under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of
subordinated debentures executed and delivered by FPL concurrently
with
the issuance by a trust of any preferred trust securities, so long
as the
amount of payments made on any preferred trust securities or subordinated
debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred trust
securities
or subordinated debentures (as the case may be) then outstanding
on a pro
rata basis in proportion to the full distributions to which each
series of
preferred trust securities or subordinated debentures (as the case
may be)
is then entitled if paid in full.
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(1)
|
the
expiration of the term of the
Trust;
|
(2)
|
the
bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation of
FPL;
|
(3)
|
the
redemption of all of the Preferred Trust Securities of the
Trust;
|
(4)
|
the
entry of an order for dissolution of the Trust by a court of competent
jurisdiction; or
|
(5)
|
at
any time, at the election of FPL. (Trust Agreement, Sections 9.01
and
9.02).
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(1)
|
the
occurrence of an event of default as described in the related Subordinated
Indenture;
|
(2)
|
default
by the Trust in the payment of any distribution when it becomes
due and
payable, and continuation of that default for a period of 30
days;
|
(3)
|
default
by the Trust in the payment of any redemption price, plus accrued
and
unpaid distributions, of any Preferred Trust Security or Common
Trust
Security when it becomes due and
payable;
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(4)
|
default
in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any
covenant or
warranty of the trustees in the Trust Agreement which is not dealt
with
above, and continuation of that default or breach for a period
of 90 days
after written notice to the Trust, the defaulting trustee under
the Trust
Agreement and FPL by the holders of Preferred Trust Securities
having at
least 33% of the total liquidation preference amount of the outstanding
Preferred Trust Securities. However, the holders
of
|
|
Preferred
Trust Securities will be deemed to have agreed to an extension
of the 90
day period if corrective action is initiated by any of the trustees
within
such period and is diligently pursued in good faith;
or
|
(5)
|
the
occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect
to
the Trust. (Trust Agreement, Section
1.01).
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(1)
|
direct
the time, method and place to conduct any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee (as such term is
defined
below under “Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures—General”),
or execute any trust or power conferred on the Subordinated Indenture
Trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated
Debentures;
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(2)
|
waive
any past default under the related Subordinated
Indenture;
|
(3)
|
exercise
any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all the
Junior Subordinated Debentures will be due and payable;
or
|
(4)
|
consent
to any amendment, modification or termination of the related Subordinated
Indenture or the Junior Subordinated Debentures, where that consent
will
be required,
|
(1)
|
cure
any ambiguity; correct or supplement any provision that may be
inconsistent with any other provision of the Trust Agreement or
amendment
to the Trust Agreement; or make any other provisions with respect
to
matters or questions arising under the Trust
Agreement;
|
(2)
|
change
the name of the Trust; or
|
(3)
|
modify,
eliminate or add to any provisions of the Trust Agreement to the
extent
necessary to ensure that the Trust will not be classified for United
States federal income tax purposes other than as a grantor trust
(and not
an association taxable as a corporation) at any time that any Preferred
Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities are outstanding or
to ensure
the Trust’s exemption from the status of an “investment company” under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
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(1)
|
the
consent of holders of Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust
Securities representing not less than a majority in aggregate liquidation
preference amount of the Preferred Trust Securities and Common
Trust
Securities then outstanding; and
|
(2)
|
receipt
by the trustees of an opinion of counsel to the effect that such
amendment
or the exercise of any power granted to the trustees in accordance
with
the amendment will not affect the Trust’s status as
a
|
|
grantor
trust for federal income tax purposes (and not an association
taxable as a
corporation) or affect the Trust’s exemption from the status of an
“investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (Trust
Agreement, Section 10.03(b)).
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(1)
|
adversely
changes the amount or timing of any distribution with respect to
Preferred
Trust Securities or otherwise adversely affects the amount of any
distribution required to be made in respect of Preferred Trust
Securities
as of a specified date;
|
(2)
|
restricts
the right of a holder of Preferred Trust Securities to institute
suit for
the enforcement of any such payment on or after that date;
or
|
(3)
|
modify
the provisions described in clauses (1) and (2) above. (Trust Agreement,
Section 10.03(c)).
|
(1)
|
issue,
register the transfer of, or exchange any Preferred Trust Securities
during the period beginning at the opening of business 15
calendar days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of any
Preferred Trust Securities called for redemption and ending at
the close
of business on the day the notice is mailed;
or
|
(2)
|
register
the transfer of or exchange any Preferred Trust Securities so selected
for
redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion
of any
Preferred Trust Securities being redeemed in part. (Trust Agreement,
Section 5.04).
|
(1)
|
the
Trust will not be deemed to be an “investment company” required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940,
|
(2)
|
the
Trust will not be taxed as a corporation, and
|
(3)
|
the
Junior Subordinated Debentures will be treated as indebtedness
of FPL for
United States federal income tax
purposes.
|
(1)
|
any
accrued and unpaid distributions required to be paid on Preferred
Trust
Securities, to the extent the Trust has funds in the payment account
maintained by the Property Trustee legally available for these
payments at
such time;
|
(2)
|
the
redemption price, plus all accrued and unpaid distributions to
the
redemption date, for any Preferred Trust Securities called for
redemption
by the Trust, to the extent the Trust has funds in the payment
account
maintained by the Property Trustee legally available for these
payments at
such time; and
|
(3)
|
upon
a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination
of the
Trust (except in connection with the distribution of Junior Subordinated
Debentures to the holders in exchange for Preferred Trust Securities
as
provided in the Trust Agreement or upon a redemption of all of
the
Preferred Trust Securities upon maturity or redemption of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures as provided in the Trust Agreement), the
lesser
of:
|
(a)
|
the
aggregate of the liquidation preference amount and all accrued
and unpaid
distributions on Preferred Trust Securities to the date of payment,
to the
extent the Trust has funds in the payment account maintained
by the
Property Trustee legally available for these payments at such
time;
and
|
(b)
|
the
amount of assets of the Trust remaining available for distribution
to
holders of Preferred Trust Securities in liquidation of the Trust
after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust as required
by
applicable law.
|
(1)
|
FPL’s
obligations under Junior Subordinated
Debentures;
|
(2)
|
the
rights of holders of Preferred Trust Securities to enforce those
obligations;
|
(3)
|
FPL’s
agreement to pay the expenses of the Trust;
and
|
(4)
|
the
Preferred Trust Securities
Guarantee.
|
(1)
|
subordinate
and junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of FPL
(except
those made pari passu or subordinate by their
terms);
|
(2)
|
equal
in right of payment with the most senior preferred or preference
stock
that may be issued by FPL and with any guarantee that may be entered
into
by FPL in respect of any preferred or preference stock of any affiliate
of
FPL; and
|
(3)
|
senior
to FPL common stock. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement,
Section 6.01).
|
(1)
|
direct
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy
available to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee under
the
Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement,
or
|
(2)
|
direct
the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Preferred
Trust
Securities Guarantee Trustee under the Preferred Trust Securities
Guarantee Agreement. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement,
Section 5.04).
|
(1)
|
full
payment of the redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid distributions
to
the redemption date, for all the Preferred Trust
Securities;
|
(2)
|
the
distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures to holders of the
Preferred
Trust Securities in exchange for all of the Preferred Trust Securities;
or
|
(3)
|
full
payment of the amounts payable upon liquidation of the
Trust.
|
(1)
|
the
title of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
|
(2)
|
any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
|
(3)
|
the
date(s) on which the principal will be
paid,
|
(4)
|
the
rate(s) of interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures, or
how the
rate(s) of interest will be determined, the date(s) from which
interest
will accrue, the dates on which interest will be paid and the record
date
for any interest payable on any interest payment
date,
|
(5)
|
the
person to whom interest will be paid on any interest payment date,
if
other than the person in whose name those Junior Subordinated Debentures
are registered at the close of business on the record date for
that
interest payment,
|
(6)
|
the
place(s) at which or methods by which payments will be made on
those
Junior Subordinated Debentures and the place(s) at which or methods
by
which the registered owners of those Junior Subordinated Debentures
may
transfer or exchange those Junior Subordinated Debentures and serve
notices and demands to or upon FPL,
|
(7)
|
the
security registrar and any paying agent or agents for those Junior
Subordinated Debentures,
|
(8)
|
any
date(s) on which, the price(s) at which and the terms and conditions
upon
which FPL may, at its option, redeem those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
in whole or in part, and any restrictions on those
redemptions,
|
(9)
|
any
sinking fund or other provisions or options held by the registered
owners
of those Junior Subordinated Debentures that would obligate FPL
to
repurchase or redeem those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
|
(10)
|
the
denominations in which those Junior Subordinated Debentures may
be issued,
if other than denominations of $25 and any integral multiple of
$25,
|
(11)
|
the
currency or currencies in which the principal of or premium, if
any, or
interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be paid (if
other
than in U.S. dollars),
|
(12)
|
if
FPL or a registered owner may elect to pay, or receive, principal
of or
premium, if any, or interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures
in a
currency other than that in which those Junior Subordinated Debentures
are
stated to be payable, the terms and conditions upon which that
election
may be made,
|
(13)
|
if
the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Junior
Subordinated Debentures may be paid in securities or other property,
the
type and amount of those securities or other property and the terms
and
conditions upon which FPL or a registered owner may elect to pay
or
receive those payments,
|
(14)
|
if
the amount payable in respect of principal of or premium, if any,
or
interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be determined
by
reference to an index or other fact or event ascertainable outside
of the
Subordinated Indenture, the manner in which those amounts will
be
determined,
|
(15)
|
the
portion of the principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
that
FPL will pay upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of
those
Junior Subordinated Debentures, if other than the entire principal
amount
of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
|
(16)
|
any
events of default with respect to those Junior Subordinated Debentures
and
any covenants of FPL for the benefit of the registered owners of
those
Junior Subordinated Debentures, other than those specified in the
Subordinated Indenture,
|
(17)
|
the
terms, if any, pursuant to which those Junior Subordinated Debentures
may
be exchanged for shares of capital stock or other securities of
any other
entity,
|
(18)
|
a
definition of “Eligible Obligations” under the Subordinated Indenture with
respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures denominated in a
currency
other than U.S. dollars, and any other provisions for the reinstatement
of
FPL’s indebtedness in respect of those Junior Subordinated Debentures
after their satisfaction and
discharge,
|
(19)
|
if
those Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued in global form,
necessary information relating to the issuance of those Junior
Subordinated Debentures in global
form,
|
(20)
|
if
those Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued as bearer securities,
necessary information relating to the issuance of those Junior
Subordinated Debentures as bearer
securities,
|
(21)
|
any
limits on the rights of the registered owners of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures to transfer or exchange those Junior Subordinated Debentures
or
to register their transfer, and any related service
charges,
|
(22)
|
any
exceptions to the provisions governing payments due on legal holidays
or
any variations in the definition of business day with respect to
those
Junior Subordinated Debentures,
|
(23)
|
any
collateral security, assurance, or guarantee for those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
|
(24)
|
the
designation of the trust to which the Junior Subordinated Debentures
are
to be issued,
|
(25)
|
the
terms relating to any additional interest that may be payable as
a result
of any tax, assessment or governmental charges,
and
|
(26)
|
any
other terms of those Junior Subordinated Debentures that are not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture.
(Subordinated Indenture, Section
301).
|
(1)
|
certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of
FPL;
|
(2)
|
any
Senior Indebtedness of FPL is not paid when due (after the expiration
of
any applicable grace period) and that default continues without
waiver;
or
|
(3)
|
any
other default has occurred and continues without waiver (after
the
expiration of any applicable grace period) pursuant to which the
holders
of Senior Indebtedness of FPL are permitted to accelerate the maturity
of
such Senior Indebtedness. (Subordinated Indenture,
Section 1402).
|
(1)
|
as
of the close of business on a date that the Subordinated Indenture
Trustee
selects, which may not be more than 15 days or less than 10 days
before
the date that FPL proposes to pay the defaulted interest,
or
|
(2)
|
in
any other lawful manner that does not violate the requirements
of any
securities exchange on which that Junior Subordinated Debenture
is listed
and that the Subordinated Indenture Trustee believes is acceptable.
(Subordinated Indenture, Section
307).
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(1)
|
money
in an amount that will be sufficient to pay all or that portion
of the
principal, premium, if any, and interest due and to become due
on those
Subordinated Indenture Securities, on or prior to their maturity,
or
|
(2)
|
in
the case of a deposit made prior to the maturity of that series
of
Subordinated Indenture Securities,
|
(a)
|
direct
obligations of, or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by,
the United
States and entitled to the benefit of its full faith and credit
that do
not contain provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment
at
the option of their issuer, and
|
(b)
|
certificates,
depositary receipts or other instruments that evidence a direct
ownership
interest in those obligations or in any specific interest or
principal
payments due in respect of those obligations that do not contain
provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment at
the option
of their issuer, the principal of and the interest on which,
when due,
without any regard to reinvestment of that principal or interest,
will
provide money that, together with any money deposited with or
held by the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee, will be sufficient to pay all
or that
portion of the principal, premium, if any, and interest due and
to become
due on those Subordinated Indenture Securities, on or prior to
their
maturity, or
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(3)
|
a
combination of (1) and (2) that will be sufficient to pay all or
that
portion of the principal, premium, if any, and interest due and
to become
due on those Subordinated Indenture Securities, on or prior to
their
maturity. (Subordinated Indenture, Section
701).
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(1)
|
declare
or pay any dividend or distribution on its capital
stock;
|
(2)
|
redeem,
purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to
any of its
capital stock;
|
(3)
|
pay
any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or
redeem any
debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment with
the
Junior Subordinated Debentures; or
|
(4)
|
make
any payments with respect to any guarantee of debt securities if
such
guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures,
|
(1)
|
purchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of its capital stock in connection
with
any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement
with or
for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or agents or
a stock
purchase or dividend reinvestment plan, or the satisfaction of
its
obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on
the date
that the payment of interest is deferred requiring it to purchase,
redeem
or acquire its capital stock;
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(2)
|
any
payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration
of
dividend listed as restricted payments in clauses (1) and (2) above
as a
result of a reclassification of its capital stock or the exchange
or
conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of its capital
stock
for another class or series of its capital stock;
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(3)
|
the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock
pursuant
to the conversion or exchange provisions of its capital stock or
the
security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the
settlement of stock purchase contracts;
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(4)
|
dividends
or distributions paid or made in its capital stock (or rights to
acquire
its capital stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions
of capital
stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of capital stock
(or of
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its capital
stock) and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock
purchase contracts;
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(5)
|
redemptions,
exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding
under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder
of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the
future;
or
|
(6)
|
payments
under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of
subordinated debentures executed and delivered by FPL concurrently
with
the issuance by a trust of any preferred trust securities, so long
as the
amount of payments made on any preferred trust securities or subordinated
debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred trust
securities
or subordinated debentures (as the case may be) then outstanding
on a pro
rata basis in proportion to the full distributions to which each
series of
preferred trust securities or subordinated debentures (as the case
may be)
is then entitled if paid in full. (Subordinated Indenture,
Section 608).
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(1)
|
the
entity formed by that consolidation, or the entity into which FPL
is
merged, or the entity that acquires or leases FPL’s property and assets,
is an entity organized and existing under the laws of the United
States,
any state or the District of Columbia and that entity expressly
assumes
FPL’s obligations on all Subordinated Indenture Securities and under
the
Subordinated Indenture,
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(2)
|
immediately
after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default under
the
Subordinated Indenture and no event that, after notice or lapse
of time or
both, would become an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture
exists, and
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(3)
|
FPL
delivers an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel to the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee, as provided in the Subordinated
Indenture.
(Subordinated Indenture, Section
1101).
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(1)
|
any
consolidation or merger after the consummation of which FPL would
be the
surviving or resulting entity;
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(2)
|
any
consolidation of FPL with any entity all of the outstanding voting
securities of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by FPL,
or any
merger of any such entity into any other of such entities, or any
conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of properties or assets
by any
thereof to any other thereof;
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(3)
|
any
conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of any part of the properties
or
assets of FPL which does not constitute the entirety, or substantially
the
entirety, thereof; or
|
(4)
|
the
approval by FPL of, or the consent by FPL to any consolidation
or merger
to which any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of FPL
may be a
party, or any conveyance, transfer or lease by any such subsidiary
or
affiliate of any or all of its properties or assets. (Subordinated
Indenture, Section 1103).
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(1)
|
failure
to pay interest on the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that
series
within 30 days after it is due (provided, however, that a failure
to pay
interest during a valid optional deferral period will not constitute
an
event of default),
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(2)
|
failure
to pay principal or premium, if any, on the Subordinated Indenture
Securities of that series when it is
due,
|
(3)
|
failure
to comply with any other covenant in the Subordinated Indenture,
other
than a covenant that does not relate to that series of Subordinated
Indenture Securities, that continues for 90 days after FPL receive
written
notice of such failure to comply from the Subordinated Indenture
Trustee,
or FPL and the Subordinated Indenture Trustee receive written notice
of
such failure to comply from the registered owners of at least 33%
in
principal amount of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that
series,
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(4)
|
certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL
and
|
(5)
|
any
other event of default specified with respect to the Subordinated
Indenture Securities of that series. (Subordinated Indenture, Section
801).
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(1)
|
FPL
deposits with the Subordinated Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient
to
pay:
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(a)
|
all
overdue interest on all Subordinated Indenture Securities of
that
series,
|
(b)
|
the
principal of and any premium on any Subordinated Indenture Securities
of
that series that have become due for reasons other than that
declaration,
and interest that is then due,
|
(c)
|
interest
on overdue interest for that series,
and
|
(d)
|
all
amounts due to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the Subordinated
Indenture, and
|
(2)
|
any
other event of default with respect to the Subordinated Indenture
Securities of that series has been cured or waived as provided
in the
Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section
802).
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(1)
|
that
registered owner has previously given to the Subordinated Indenture
Trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect
to
the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that
series,
|
(2)
|
the
registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the
outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of all series in
respect of
which an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture exists,
considered as one class, have made written request to the Subordinated
Indenture Trustee, and have offered reasonable indemnity to the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee to institute that proceeding in
its own
name as trustee, and
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(3)
|
the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee has failed to institute any proceeding,
and
has not received from the registered owners of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities
of
all series in respect of which an event of default under the Subordinated
Indenture exists, considered as one class, a direction inconsistent
with
that request, within 60 days after that notice, request and offer.
(Subordinated Indenture, Section
807).
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(1)
|
to
provide for the assumption by any permitted successor to FPL of
FPL’s
obligations with respect to the Subordinated Indenture and the
Subordinated Indenture Securities in the case of a merger or consolidation
or a conveyance, transfer or lease of its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety,
|
(2)
|
to
add covenants of FPL or to surrender any right or power conferred
upon FPL
by the Subordinated Indenture,
|
(3)
|
to
add any additional events of
default,
|
(4)
|
to
change, eliminate or add any provision of the Subordinated Indenture,
provided that if that change, elimination or addition will materially
adversely affect the interests of the registered owners of Subordinated
Indenture Securities of any series or tranche, that change, elimination
or
addition will become effective with respect to that series or tranche
only
|
(a)
|
when
the required consent of the registered owners of Subordinated
Indenture
Securities of that series or tranche has been obtained,
or
|
(b)
|
when
no Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series or tranche
remain
outstanding under the Subordinated
Indenture,
|
(5)
|
to
provide collateral security for all but not a part of the Subordinated
Indenture Securities,
|
(6)
|
to
establish the form or terms of Subordinated Indenture Securities
of any
other series or tranche,
|
(7)
|
to
provide for the authentication and delivery of bearer securities
and the
related coupons and for other matters relating to those bearer
securities,
|
(8)
|
to
accept the appointment of a successor Subordinated Indenture Trustee
or
co-trustee with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities
of one or
more series and to change any of the provisions of the Subordinated
Indenture as necessary to provide for the administration of the
trusts
under the Subordinated Indenture by more than one
trustee,
|
(9)
|
to
add procedures to permit the use of a non-certificated system of
registration for the Subordinated Indenture Securities of all or
any
series or tranche,
|
(10)
|
to
change any place where
|
(a)
|
the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all or any
series or
tranche of Subordinated Indenture Securities are
payable,
|
(b)
|
all
or any series or tranche of Subordinated Indenture Securities
may be
transferred or exchanged, and
|
(c)
|
notices
and demands to or upon FPL in respect of Subordinated Indenture
Securities
and the Subordinated Indenture may be served,
or
|
(11)
|
to
cure any ambiguity or inconsistency or to add or change any other
provisions with respect to matters and questions arising under
the
Subordinated Indenture, provided those changes or additions may
not
materially adversely affect the interests of the registered owners
of
Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series or tranche. (Subordinated
Indenture, Section 1201).
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(1)
|
change
the dates on which the principal of or interest (except as described
above
under “—Option to Defer Interest Payments”) on a Subordinated Indenture
Security is due without the consent of the registered owner of
that
Subordinated Indenture Security,
|
(2)
|
reduce
any Subordinated Indenture Security’s principal amount or rate of interest
(or the amount of any installment of that interest) or change the
method
of calculating that rate without the consent of the registered
owner of
that Subordinated Indenture
Security,
|
(3)
|
reduce
any premium payable upon the redemption of a Subordinated Indenture
Security without the consent of the registered owner of that Subordinated
Indenture Security,
|
(4)
|
change
the currency (or other property) in which a Subordinated Indenture
Security is payable without the consent of the registered owner
of that
Subordinated Indenture Security,
|
(5)
|
impair
the right to sue to enforce payments on any Subordinated Indenture
Security on or after the date that it states that the payment is
due (or,
in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date) without
the
consent of the registered owner of that Subordinated Indenture
Security,
|
(6)
|
reduce
the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated
Indenture Securities of any series or tranche whose owners must
consent to
an amendment, supplement or waiver without the consent of the registered
owner of each outstanding Subordinated Indenture Security of that
series
or tranche,
|
(7)
|
reduce
the requirements for quorum or voting of any series or tranche
without the
consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Subordinated
Indenture
Security of that series or tranche,
or
|
(8)
|
modify
certain of the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture relating
to
supplemental indentures, waivers of certain covenants and waivers
of past
defaults with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities
of any
series or tranche, without the consent of the registered owner
of each
outstanding Subordinated Indenture Security affected by the
modification.
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(1)
|
no
event of default under the Subordinated Indenture or event that,
after
notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an event of default
under
the Subordinated Indenture exists,
and
|
(2)
|
FPL
has delivered to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee resolutions
of its
Board of Directors appointing a successor trustee and that successor
trustee has accepted that appointment in accordance with the terms
of the
Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section
910).
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(1)
|
through
underwriters or dealers,
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(2)
|
through
agents, or
|
(3)
|
directly
to one or more purchasers.
|
Filing
Fee for Registration Statement
|
$
*
|
Legal
and Accounting Fees
|
750,000**
|
Printing
(S-3, prospectus, prospectus supplement, etc.)
|
50,000**
|
Fees
of the trustees
|
30,000**
|
Listing
Fee
|
***
|
Florida
Taxes
|
2,400,000**
|
Rating
Agencies’ Fees
|
2,800,000**
|
Miscellaneous
|
20,000**
|
Total
|
$6,750,000
|
Item
16.
|
Exhibits.
|
**1(a)
|
-
|
Form
of Underwriting Agreement for the Offered Securities of FPL Group
and FPL
Group Capital (other than Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group
Trust
and FPL Group Capital Trust and related securities, common stock
of FPL
Group and preferred stock of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital) (filed
as
Exhibit 1(a) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**1(b)
|
-
|
Form
of Underwriting Agreement with respect to Preferred Trust Securities
of
FPL Group Trust and FPL Group Capital Trust and related securities
(filed
as Exhibit 1(b) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**1(c)
|
-
|
Form
of Underwriting Agreement with respect to Florida Power & Light
Company’s Bonds (filed as Exhibit 1(c) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**1(d)
|
-
|
Form
of Distribution Agreement with respect to Florida Power & Light
Company’s Bonds (filed as Exhibit 1(d) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**1(e)
|
-
|
Form
of Underwriting Agreement with respect to Preferred Trust Securities
of
Florida Power & Light Company Trust I and Florida Power & Light
Company Trust II and related securities (filed as Exhibit 1(e) to
this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
1(f)
|
-
|
Form
of Underwriting Agreement with respect to common stock, stock purchase
contracts and stock purchase units of FPL
Group.
|
1(g)
|
-
|
Form
of Underwriting Agreement with respect to preferred stock of FPL
Group and
FPL Group Capital (including the guarantee of FPL
Group).
|
1(h)
|
-
|
Form
of Underwriting Agreement with respect to preferred stock of Florida
Power
& Light Company.
|
*4(a)
|
-
|
Restated
Articles of Incorporation of FPL Group dated December 31, 1984,
as amended
through March 10, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 3(i) to Form S-4, File
No. 333-124438).
|
*4(b)
|
-
|
Amendment
to FPL Group’s Restated Articles of Incorporation dated July 3, 2006
(filed as Exhibit 3(i) to Form 8-K dated June 30, 2006, File No.
1-8841).
|
*4(c)
|
-
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of FPL Group (as amended through May 26, 2006)
(filed
as Exhibit 3(ii)a to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006,
File
No. 1-8841).
|
*4(d)
|
-
|
Articles
of Incorporation of FPL Group Capital dated July 31, 1985 (filed as
Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement
No. 33-6215).
|
*4(e)
|
-
|
Amendment
to FPL Group Capital’s Articles of Incorporation, dated May 27, 2004
(filed as Exhibit 4(i) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116209,
333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04 and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(f)
|
-
|
Bylaws
of FPL Group Capital dated January 4, 1988 (filed as
Exhibit 4(b) to Registration Statement
No. 33-69786).
|
*4(g)
|
-
|
Restated
Articles of Incorporation of Florida Power & Light Company dated
March 23, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)a to Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1993, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(h)
|
-
|
Amendment
to Florida Power & Light Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated March 23, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)b to Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1993, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(i)
|
-
|
Amendment
to Florida Power & Light Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated May 11, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)c to Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1993, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(j)
|
-
|
Amendment
to Florida Power & Light Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated March 12, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)d to Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1993, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(k)
|
-
|
Amendment
to Florida Power & Light Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated June 16, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)e to Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1993, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(l)
|
-
|
Amendment
to Florida Power & Light Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated August 31, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)f to Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1993, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(m)
|
-
|
Amendment
to Florida Power & Light Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated November 30, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)g to Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1993, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(n)
|
-
|
Amendment
to Florida Power & Light Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated January 20, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)j to Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2003, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(o)
|
-
|
Amendment
to Florida Power & Light Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated January 20, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)k to Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2003, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(p)
|
-
|
Amendment
to Florida Power & Light Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated February 11, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)m to Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2004, File No.
2-27612).
|
*4(q)
|
-
|
Bylaws
of Florida Power & Light Company dated May 11, 1992 (filed as Exhibit
3 to Form 8-K dated May 1, 1992, File
No. 1-3545).
|
*4(r)
|
-
|
Mortgage
and Deed of Trust dated as of January 1, 1944, and One hundred and
eleven Supplements thereto, between Florida Power & Light Company and
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trustee (the “Mortgage”) (filed as
Exhibit B-3, File No. 2-4845; Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-7126;
Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-7523; Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-7990;
Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-9217; Exhibit 4(a)-5, File No. 2-10093;
Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-11491; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File
No. 2-12900; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-13255; Exhibit 4(b)-1,
File No. 2-13705; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-13925; Exhibit
4(b)-1, File No. 2-15088; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-15677;
Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-20501; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File
No. 2-22104; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-23142; Exhibit 2(c), File
No. 2-24195; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-25677; Exhibit 2(c),
File No. 2-27612; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-29001; Exhibit 2(c),
File No. 2-30542; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-33038; Exhibit 2(c),
File No. 2-37679; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-39006; Exhibit 2(c),
File No. 2-41312; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-44234; Exhibit 2(c),
File No. 2-46502; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-48679; Exhibit 2(c),
File No. 2-49726; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-50712; Exhibit 2(c),
File No. 2-52826; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-53272; Exhibit 2(c),
File No. 2-54242; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-56228; Exhibits 2(c)
and 2(d), File No. 2-60413; Exhibits 2(c) and 2(d), File No. 2-65701;
Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-66524; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-67239;
Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-69716; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-70767;
Exhibit 4(b), File No. 2-71542; Exhibit 4(b), File No. 2-73799;
Exhibits 4(c), 4(d) and 4(e), File No. 2-75762; Exhibit 4(c), File
No.
2-77629; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-79557; Exhibit 99(a) to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-8, File No. 33-18669;
Exhibit 99(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File
No.
33-46076; Exhibit 4(b) to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(i) to Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 1994, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(b) to Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1995, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(a)
to Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, File No. 1-3545;
Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, File
No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 1999, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(f) to Form 10-K for the year
ended
December 31, 2000, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(g) to Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(o),
File No. 333-102169; Exhibit 4(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to Form S-3, File No. 333-102172; Exhibit 4(l) to Post-Effective
Amendment
No. 2 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102172; Exhibit 4(m) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102172); Exhibit 4(a)
to Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, File No. 2-27612);
Exhibit
4(f) to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File No. 333-125275); Exhibit
4(y) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116300,
333-116300-01 and 333-116300-02; Exhibit 4(z) to Post-Effective
Amendment
No. 3 to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116300, 333-116300-01 and 333-116300-02);
Exhibit 4(b) to Form 10-Q for
|
|
|
the
quarter ended March 31, 2006, File No. 1-3545; and Exhibit 4(a) to
Form 8-K dated April 18, 2007, File No.
2-27612.
|
*4(s)
|
-
|
Indenture,
dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital and The Bank of
New York, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to Form 8-K dated July
16, 1999, File No. 1-8841).
|
*4(t)
|
-
|
Guarantee
Agreement between FPL Group (as Guarantor) and The Bank of New
York (as
Guarantee Trustee) dated as of June 1, 1999 (filed as Exhibit 4(b) to
Form 8-K dated July 16, 1999, File
No. 1-8841).
|
*4(u)
|
-
|
Officer’s
Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated June 29, 1999, creating
the 7 3/8%
Debentures, Series due June 1, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 4(d) to Form
8-K
dated July 16, 1999, File No.
1-8841).
|
*4(v)
|
-
|
Officer’s
Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated May 11, 2001, creating
the 6 1/8%
Debentures, Series due May 15, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 4 to Form
10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2001, File
No. 1-8841).
|
*4(w)
|
-
|
Officer’s
Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated June 12, 2002, creating
the Series
B Debentures due February 16, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to Form
10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2002, File
No. 1-8841).
|
*4(x)
|
-
|
Officer’s
Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated March 15, 2004, creating
the 5
7/8% Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series due March 15, 2044
(filed as
Exhibit 4(av) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File
Nos.
333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and
333-102173-03).
|
*4(y)
|
-
|
Officer’s
Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated August 18, 2006, creating
the 5
5/8% Debentures, Series due September 1, 2011 (filed as Exhibit
4 to Form
8-K dated August 18, 2006, File No.
1-8841).
|
*4(z)
|
-
|
Indenture
(For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities)
of FPL Group Capital, dated as of March 1, 2004 (filed as Exhibit
4(au) to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-102173,
333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and
333-102173-03).
|
*4(aa)
|
-
|
Preferred
Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement between FPL Group (as Guarantor)
and
The Bank of New York (as Guarantee Trustee) relating to FPL Group
Capital
Trust I, dated as of March 15, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4(aw) to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-102173,
333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and
333-102173-03).
|
*4(ab)
|
-
|
Amended
and Restated Trust Agreement relating to FPL Group Capital Trust I,
dated as of March 15, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4(at) to Post Effective
Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01,
333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).
|
*4(ac)
|
-
|
Agreement
as to Expenses and Liabilities of FPL Group Capital Trust I, dated as
of March 15, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4(ax) to Post Effective Amendment
No.
3 to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02
and
333-102173-03).
|
*4(ad)
|
-
|
Trust
Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Capital Trust II
(filed as Exhibit 4(ah) to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File
Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and
333-102173-03).
|
*4(ae)
|
-
|
Trust
Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Capital Trust III
(filed as Exhibit 4(at) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116209, 333-116209-01,
333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04 and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(af)
|
-
|
Trust
Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Trust I (filed as
Exhibit 4(au) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116209, 333-116209-01,
333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04 and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(ag)
|
-
|
Trust
Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Trust II (filed as
Exhibit 4(av) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116209, 333-116209-01,
333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04 and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(ah)
|
-
|
Trust
Agreement and Certificate of Trust of Florida Power & Light Company
Trust I (filed as Exhibit 4(m) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116300,
333-116300-01 and 333-116300-02).
|
*4(ai)
|
-
|
Trust
Agreement and Certificate of Trust of Florida Power & Light Company
Trust II (filed as Exhibit 4(n) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116300,
333-116300-01 and 333-116300-02).
|
*4(aj)
|
-
|
Form
of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement with respect to FPL Group
Capital
Trust and FPL Group Trust (filed as Exhibit 4(aw) to Form S-3,
File Nos.
333-116209, 333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04
and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(ak)
|
-
|
Form
of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for Florida Power & Light
Company Trust I and Florida Power & Light Company Trust II (filed as
Exhibit 4(o) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116300, 333-116300-01
and
333-116300-02).
|
*4(al)
|
-
|
Form
of Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement relating to the
FPL
Group Trust and FPL Group Capital Trust Preferred Trust Securities
(filed
as Exhibit 4(ba) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116209, 333-116209-01,
333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04 and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(am)
|
-
|
Form
of Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement relating to
the
Preferred Trust Securities of Florida Power & Light Company Trust I
and Florida Power & Light Company Trust II (filed as Exhibit 4(r),
File Nos. 333-116300, 333-116300-01 and
333-116300-02).
|
*4(an)
|
-
|
Form
of Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities relating to FPL Group
Trust
and FPL Group Capital Trust (filed as Exhibit D of Exhibit 4(aw)
to Form
S-3, File Nos. 333-116209, 333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03,
333-116209-04 and 333-116209-05).
|
*4(ao)
|
-
|
Form
of Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities relating to Florida
Power
& Light Company Trust I and Florida Power & Light Company Trust II
(filed as Exhibit D of Exhibit 4(o) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116300,
333-116300-01 and 333-116300-02).
|
*4(ap)
|
-
|
Form
of Preferred Trust Securities for FPL Group Trust and FPL Group
Capital
Trust (filed as Exhibit C of Exhibit 4(aw) to Form S-3. File Nos.
333-116209, 333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04
and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(aq)
|
-
|
Form
of Preferred Trust Securities for Florida Power & Light Company Trust
I and Florida Power & Light Company Trust II (filed as Exhibit C of
Exhibit 4(o) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116300, 333-116300-01
and
333-116300-02).
|
**4(ar)
|
-
|
Form
of Indenture relating to FPL Group’s Senior Debt Securities and Junior
Subordinated Debentures (filed as Exhibit 4(au) to this registration
statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**4(as)
|
-
|
Form
of Officer’s Certificate relating to FPL Group’s Senior Debt Securities,
including form of Senior Debt Security (filed as Exhibit 4(av)
to this
registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**4(at)
|
-
|
Form
of Officer’s Certificate relating to FPL Group’s Junior Subordinated
Debentures, including form of Junior Subordinated Debentures (filed
as
Exhibit 4(aw) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**4(au)
|
-
|
Form
of Subordinated Indenture relating to FPL Group Capital’s Junior
Subordinated Debentures (filed as Exhibit 4(ax) to this registration
statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**4(av)
|
-
|
Form
of Officer’s Certificate relating to FPL Group Capital’s Junior
Subordinated Debentures, including form of Junior Subordinated
Debentures
(filed as Exhibit 4(ay) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**4(aw)
|
-
|
Form
of Officer’s Certificate relating to FPL Group Capital’s Senior Debt
Securities, including form of Senior Debt Securities (filed as
Exhibit
4(az) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**4(ax)
|
-
|
Form
of Supplemental Indenture relating to Florida Power & Light Company’s
Bonds (filed as Exhibit 4(ba) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**4(ay)
|
-
|
Form
of Subordinated Indenture relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures
of Florida Power & Light Company (filed as Exhibit 4(bb) to this
registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**4(az)
|
-
|
Form
of Officer’s Certificate relating to Florida Power & Light Company’s
Junior Subordinated Debentures, including form of Junior Subordinated
Debentures (filed as Exhibit 4(bc) to this registration statement
on
September 5, 2006).
|
*4(ba)
|
-
|
Indenture
(For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities), dated as of September
1,
2006, among FPL Group Capital, FPL Group (as Guarantor) and The Bank
of New York (as Trustee) (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to Form 8-K dated
September 19, 2006, File No.
1-8841).
|
*4(bb)
|
-
|
Officer’s
Certificate of FPL Group Capital and FPL Group dated September
19, 2006,
creating the Series A Enhanced Junior Subordinated Debentures due
2066
(filed as Exhibit 4(b) to Form 8-K dated September 19, 2006, File
No.
1-8841).
|
*4(bc)
|
-
|
Officer’s
Certificate of FPL Group Capital and FPL Group dated September
19, 2006,
creating the Series B Enhanced Junior Subordinated Debentures due
2066
(filed as Exhibit 4(c) to Form 8-K dated September 19, 2006, File
No.
1-8841).
|
*4(bd)
|
-
|
Form
of Purchase Contract Agreement (filed as Exhibit 4(ap) to Form
S-3, File
Nos. 333-116209, 333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03,
333-116209-04 and 333-116209-05).
|
*4(be)
|
-
|
Form
of Pledge Agreement (filed as Exhibit 4(aq) to Form S-3, File Nos.
333-116209, 333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04
and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(bf)
|
-
|
Form
of Remarketing Agreement (filed as Exhibit 4(ar) to Form S-3, File
Nos.
333-116209, 333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04
and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(bg)
|
-
|
Form
of Articles of Amendment to establish a series of FPL Group’s preferred
stock (filed as Exhibit 4(bd) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116209,
333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04 and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(bh)
|
-
|
Form
of Articles of Amendment to establish a series of FPL Group Capital’s
preferred stock (filed as Exhibit 4(be) to Form S-3, File Nos.
333-116209,
333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04 and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(bi)
|
-
|
Form
of FPL Group Guarantee Agreement relating to FPL Group Capital’s preferred
stock (filed as Exhibit 4(bf) to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-116209,
333-116209-01, 333-116209-02, 333-116209-03, 333-116209-04 and
333-116209-05).
|
*4(bj)
|
-
|
Form
of Articles of Amendment to establish a series of Florida Power
&
Light Company’s preferred stock (filed as Exhibit 4(t) to Form S-3, File
Nos. 333-116300, 333-116300-01 and
333-116300-02).
|
4(bk)
|
-
|
Form
of first mortgage bond relating to Florida Power & Light Company’s
Bonds.
|
4(bl)
|
-
|
Form
of temporary first mortgage bond relating to Florida Power & Light
Company’s Bonds.
|
5(a)
|
-
|
Opinion
and Consent, dated May 3, 2007, of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.,
counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, Florida Power & Light
Company, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital
Trust III, FPL Group Trust I, FPL Group Trust II,
Florida Power & Light Company Trust I and Florida Power &
Light Company Trust II.
|
5(b)
|
-
|
Opinion
and Consent, dated May 3, 2007, of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
LLP, counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, Florida Power &
Light Company, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital
Trust III, FPL Group Trust I, FPL Group Trust II,
Florida Power & Light Company Trust I and Florida Power &
Light Company Trust II.
|
**5(c)
|
-
|
Opinion
and Consent, dated September 5, 2006, of Morris, James, Hitchens
&
Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group
Capital and
FPL Group Capital Trust II (filed as Exhibit 5(c) to this
registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**5(d)
|
-
|
Opinion
and Consent, dated September 5, 2006, of Morris, James, Hitchens
&
Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group
Capital and
FPL Group Capital Trust III (filed as Exhibit 5(d) to this
registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**5(e)
|
-
|
Opinion
and Consent, dated September 5, 2006, of Morris, James, Hitchens
&
Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group and FPL Group
Trust I (filed as Exhibit 5(e) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**5(f)
|
-
|
Opinion
and Consent, dated September 5, 2006, of Morris, James, Hitchens
&
Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group and FPL Group
Trust II (filed as Exhibit 5(f) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**5(g)
|
-
|
Opinion
and Consent, dated September 5, 2006, of Morris, James, Hitchens
&
Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to Florida Power & Light
Company and Florida Power & Light Company Trust I (filed as
Exhibit 5(g) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**5(h)
|
-
|
Opinion
and Consent, dated September 5, 2006, of Morris, James, Hitchens
&
Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to Florida Power & Light
Company and Florida Power & Light Company Trust II (filed as
Exhibit 5(h) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
*12(a)
|
-
|
Computation
of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed
Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends of FPL Group (filed as Exhibit
12(a)
to Form 10-K of FPL Group for the year ended December 31, 2006, File
No. 1-8841 and Exhibit 12(a) to Form 10-Q of FPL Group for the
quarter
ended March 31, 2007, File No.
1-8841).
|
*12(b)
|
-
|
Computation
of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed
Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends of FPL (filed as Exhibit
12(b) to
Form 10-K of FPL for the year ended December 31, 2006, File No.
2-27612 and Exhibit 12(b) to Form 10-Q of FPL for the quarter ended
March
31, 2007, File No. 2-27612).
|
23(a)
|
-
|
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm.
|
23(b)
|
-
|
Consent
of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. (included in opinion, attached
hereto as Exhibit 5(a)).
|
23(c)
|
-
|
Consent
of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP (included in opinion,
attached hereto as Exhibit 5(b)).
|
**23(d)
|
-
|
Consent
of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
attached hereto as
Exhibit 5(c)).
|
**23(e)
|
-
|
Consent
of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
attached hereto as
Exhibit 5(d)).
|
**23(f)
|
-
|
Consent
of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
attached hereto as
Exhibit 5(e)).
|
**23(g)
|
-
|
Consent
of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
attached hereto as
Exhibit 5(f)).
|
**23(h)
|
-
|
Consent
of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
attached hereto as
Exhibit 5(g)).
|
**23(i)
|
-
|
Consent
of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
attached hereto as
Exhibit 5(h)).
|
**24
|
-
|
Powers
of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration
statement filed on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(a)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Guarantee
Trustee
with respect to FPL Group’s Guarantee of FPL Group Capital’s Senior Debt
Securities (filed as Exhibit 25(a) to this registration statement
on
September 5, 2006).
|
**25(b)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Indenture
Trustee
with respect to FPL Group Capital’s Senior Debt Securities (filed as
Exhibit 25(b) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(c)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as trustee
with
respect to FPL Group’s Senior Debt Securities (filed as Exhibit 25(c) to
this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(d)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Subordinated
Indenture Trustee with respect to FPL Group Capital’s Junior Subordinated
Debentures (filed as Exhibit 25(d) to this registration statement
on
September 5, 2006).
|
**25(e)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Subordinated
Indenture Trustee with respect to FPL Group’s Junior Subordinated
Debentures (filed as Exhibit 25(e) to this registration statement
on
September 5, 2006).
|
**25(f)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Property
Trustee,
with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of FPL
Group
Capital Trust II (filed as Exhibit 25(f) to this registration
statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(g)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Property
Trustee,
with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of FPL
Group
Capital Trust III (filed as Exhibit 25(g) to this registration
statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(h)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Property
Trustee,
with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of FPL
Group
Trust I (filed as Exhibit 25(h) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**25(i)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Property
Trustee,
with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of FPL
Group
Trust II (filed as Exhibit 25(i) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**25(j)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Preferred
Trust
Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the Preferred Trust
Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Capital Trust II (filed
as Exhibit 25(j) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(k)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Preferred
Trust
Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the Preferred Trust
Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Capital Trust III (filed
as Exhibit 25(k) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(l)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Preferred
Trust
Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the Preferred Trust
Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Trust I (filed as Exhibit
25(l) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(m)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Preferred
Trust
Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the Preferred Trust
Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Trust II (filed as
Exhibit 25(m) to this registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(n)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
with
respect to the Mortgage (filed as Exhibit 25(n) to this registration
statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(o)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Subordinated
Indenture Trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures
of
FPL (filed as Exhibit 25(o) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**25(p)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Property
Trustee,
with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Florida
Power
& Light Company Trust I (filed as Exhibit 25(p) to this
registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(q)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Property
Trustee,
with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Florida
Power
& Light Company Trust II (filed as Exhibit 25(q) to this
registration statement on September 5,
2006).
|
**25(r)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Preferred
Trust
Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the Preferred Trust
Securities Guarantee Agreement of Florida Power & Light Company
Trust I (filed as Exhibit 25(r) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
**25(s)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as Preferred
Trust
Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the Preferred Trust
Securities Guarantee Agreement of Florida Power & Light Company
Trust II (filed as Exhibit 25(s) to this registration statement on
September 5, 2006).
|
25(t)
|
-
|
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as purchase
contract
agent.
|
FPL
GROUP, INC.
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Lewis
Hay,
III*
|
|
Lewis
Hay, III
Chairman
of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
|
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
|
|
|
/s/
Lewis Hay, III*
Lewis Hay, III |
Chairman
of the Board, President, Chief
Executive Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
|
May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
Moray P. Dewhurst*
Moray P. Dewhurst |
Vice
President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
|
May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
K. Michael Davis*
K. Michael Davis |
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
|
May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
Sherry S. Barrat*
Sherry S. Barrat |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
Robert M. Beall, II*
Robert M. Beall, II |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/ J. Hyatt Brown*
J. Hyatt Brown |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
James L. Camaren*
James L. Camaren |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
J. Brian Ferguson*
J. Brian Ferguson |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
Signature | Title |
Date
|
Toni Jennings |
Director | |
Oliver D. Kinglsey, Jr. |
Director | |
/s/
Rudy E. Schupp*
Rudy E. Schupp |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
Michael H. Thaman*
Michael H. Thaman |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
Hansel E. Tookes, II*
Hansel E. Tookes, II |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
Paul R. Tregurtha*
Paul R. Tregurtha |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
*By:
|
/s/
Edward F.
Tancer
|
||
Edward
F. Tancer, Attorney-in-Fact
|
FPL
GROUP CAPITAL INC
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Lewis
Hay,
III*
|
|
Lewis
Hay, III
President,
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
|
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
|
|
|
/s/
Lewis Hay, III*
Lewis Hay, III |
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
May 3, 2007 |
|
|
|
/s/
Moray P. Dewhurst*
Moray P. Dewhurst |
Senior
Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial
Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)
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May 3, 2007 |
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/s/
K. Michael Davis*
K. Michael Davis |
Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
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May 3, 2007 |
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/s/
Paul I. Cutler*
Paul I. Cutler |
Director
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May 3, 2007 |
*By:
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/s/
Edward F.
Tancer
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Edward
F. Tancer, Attorney-in-Fact
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FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Armando
J.
Olivera*
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Armando
J. Olivera
President
and Director
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/
Lewis Hay, III*
Lewis Hay, III |
Chairman
of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive
Officer)
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May 3, 2007 |
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/s/
Moray P. Dewhurst*
Moray P. Dewhurst |
Senior Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
and
Director (Principal Financial Officer)
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May 3, 2007 |
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/s/
K. Michael Davis*
K. Michael Davis |
Vice President, Accounting,
Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
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May 3, 2007 |
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/s/
Armando J. Olivera*
Armando J. Olivera |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
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/s/
Antonio Rodriguez*
Antonio Rodriguez |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
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/s/ John
A. Stall*
John A. Stall |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
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/s/ Edward
F. Tancer*
Edward F. Tancer |
Director | May 3, 2007 |
*By:
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/s/
Edward F.
Tancer
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Edward
F. Tancer, Attorney-in-Fact
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FPL
GROUP CAPITAL TRUST II
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By:
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/s/ Robert
Steven Schauer
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Name:
Robert Steven Schauer
Title:
Administrative Trustee
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FPL
GROUP CAPITAL TRUST III
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By:
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/s/ Robert
Steven Schauer
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Name:
Robert Steven Schauer
Title:
Administrative Trustee
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FPL
GROUP TRUST I
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By:
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/s/ Robert
Steven Schauer
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Name:
Robert Steven Schauer
Title:
Administrative
Trustee
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FPL
GROUP TRUST II
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By:
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/s/ Robert
Steven Schauer
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Name:
Robert Steven Schauer
Title:
Administrative
Trustee
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FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY TRUST I
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By:
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/s/ Robert
Steven Schauer
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Name:
Robert Steven Schauer
Title:
Administrative
Trustee
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FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY TRUST II
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By:
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/s/ Robert
Steven Schauer
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Name:
Robert Steven Schauer
Title:
Administrative
Trustee
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1(f)
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Form
of Underwriting Agreement with respect to common stock, stock purchase
contracts and stock purchase units of FPL
Group.
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1(g)
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Form
of Underwriting Agreement with respect to preferred stock of FPL
Group and
FPL Group Capital (including the guarantee of FPL
Group).
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1(h)
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Form
of Underwriting Agreement with respect to preferred stock of Florida
Power
& Light Company.
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4(bk)
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Form
of first mortgage bond relating to Florida Power & Light Company’s
Bonds.
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4(bl)
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Form
of temporary first mortgage bond relating to Florida Power & Light
Company’s Bonds.
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5(a)
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Opinion
and Consent, dated May 3, 2007, of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.,
counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, Florida Power & Light
Company, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital
Trust III, FPL Group Trust I, FPL Group Trust II,
Florida Power & Light Company Trust I and Florida Power &
Light Company Trust II.
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5(b)
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Opinion
and Consent, dated May 3, 2007, of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
LLP, counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, Florida Power &
Light Company, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital
Trust III, FPL Group Trust I, FPL Group Trust II,
Florida Power & Light Company Trust I and Florida Power &
Light Company Trust II.
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23(a)
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Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm.
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23(b)
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Consent
of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. (included in opinion, attached
hereto as Exhibit 5(a)).
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23(c)
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Consent
of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP (included in opinion,
attached hereto as Exhibit 5(b)).
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25(t)
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Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as purchase contract
agent.
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