Filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2). Based upon the registration of
$250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of FPL Group Capital Inc’s Series
D Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2067 to be offered by means
of this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus under Registration
Statement Nos. 333‑137120, 333‑137120‑01, 333‑137120‑02, 333‑137120‑03,
333‑137120‑04, 333‑137120‑05, 333‑137120‑06, 333‑137120‑07 and
333‑137120‑08 (“Registration Statement No. 333‑137120”), a filing fee of
$7,675 has been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r). This
filing fee will be offset against the $440,356 aggregate registration
fee
previously paid. No additional registration fee has been paid
with respect to this offering. In accordance with Rules 456(b)
and 457(r), the registrants will have $382,951 remaining available
for
future registration fees, being the sum of (a) $28,191 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, 333‑102173‑01, 333‑102173‑02 and
333‑102173‑03, which registration statement was filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2002, 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,
333‑116209‑01,
333‑116209‑02,
333‑116209‑03,
333‑116209‑04
and 333‑116209‑05,
which registration
statement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on June 4,
2004, and were not issued or sold thereunder. This paragraph
shall be deemed to update the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in
Registration Statement
No. 333‑137120.
|
Per
Junior
Subordinated
Debenture
|
Total
|
|
Price
to Public (1)
|
99.775%
|
$249,437,500
|
Underwriting
Discount
|
1.000%
|
$
2,500,000
|
Proceeds
to FPL Group Capital (before expenses)
|
98.775%
|
$246,937,500
|
Barclays
Capital
|
JPMorgan
|
RBS
Greenwich Capital
|
Wachovia
Securities
|
BBVA
Securities
|
Bear,
Stearns & Co. Inc.
|
Deutsche
Bank Securities
|
HVB
Capital Markets
|
Lazard
Capital Markets
|
The
Williams Capital Group,
L.P.
|
S-3
|
|
S-9
|
|
S-12
|
|
S-13
|
|
S-13
|
|
S-13
|
|
S-26
|
|
S-28
|
|
S-32
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
5
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
|
8
|
|
18
|
|
20
|
|
20
|
|
23
|
|
25
|
|
25
|
|
34
|
|
37
|
|
53
|
|
53
|
|
54
|
|
54
|
|
·
|
declare
or pay any dividend or distribution on FPL Group’s or FPL Group Capital’s
capital stock;
|
|
·
|
redeem,
purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect
to any of FPL
Group’s or FPL Group Capital’s capital
stock;
|
|
·
|
pay
any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or
redeem any
of FPL Group’s or FPL Group Capital’s debt securities that are equal or
junior in right of payment with the Junior Subordinated Debentures
or FPL
Group’s guarantee (the “Subordinated Guarantee”) of FPL Group Capital’s
payment obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debentures
(as the case
may be); or
|
|
·
|
make
any payments with respect to any FPL Group or FPL Group Capital
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).
|
|
·
|
in
whole or in part on one or more occasions before September 1,
2017 at 100%
of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest plus
any
applicable “make-whole premium,”
|
|
·
|
in
whole or in part on one or more occasions on or after September
1, 2017 at
100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid
interest,
|
|
·
|
in
whole, but not in part, before September 1, 2017 at 100% of their
principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest plus any applicable
“tax
event make-whole premium,” if certain changes in tax laws, regulations or
interpretations occur, or
|
|
·
|
in
whole or in part on one or more occasions before September 1,
2017 at 100%
of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest plus
any
applicable “rating agency event make-whole premium,” if a rating agency
makes certain changes in the equity credit criteria for securities
such as
the Junior Subordinated Debentures.
|
|
·
|
FPL
Group Capital will not redeem or purchase, or satisfy, discharge
or
defease (collectively, “defease”) the Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
|
|
·
|
FPL
Group will not purchase the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
and
|
|
·
|
FPL
Group and FPL Group Capital will cause their majority-owned subsidiaries
not to purchase the Junior Subordinated
Debentures
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006(a)
|
2006
|
2005(a)
|
2004(a)
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
Millions, Except Earnings Per Share and Ratios)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ |
7,004
|
$ |
7,393
|
$ |
15,710
|
$ |
11,846
|
$ |
10,522
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
555
|
$ |
487
|
$ |
1,281
|
$ |
901
|
$ |
896
|
||||||||||
Weighted-average
common shares
outstanding
(assuming dilution)
|
400.0
|
394.9
|
396.5
|
385.7
|
361.7
|
|||||||||||||||
Earnings
per share of common
stock
(assuming dilution)
|
$ |
1.39
|
$ |
1.23
|
$ |
3.23
|
$ |
2.34
|
$ |
2.48
|
||||||||||
Ratio
of earnings to fixed charges
|
2.91
|
2.77
|
3.11
|
2.80
|
2.98
|
(a)
|
Adjusted
to reflect the retrospective application of Financial Accounting
Standards
Board Staff Position AUG AIR-1, “Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance
Activities.”
|
Adjusted(a)
|
|||||||||
June
30, 2007
|
Amount
|
Percent
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||
(In
Millions)
|
|||||||||
Common
shareholders’
equity
|
$ |
10,201
|
$ |
10,201
|
49.1%
|
||||
Long-term
debt (excluding current maturities)
|
10,322
|
10,572
|
50.9%
|
||||||
Total
capitalization
|
$ |
20,523
|
$ |
20,773
|
100.0%
|
(a)
|
To
give effect to the issuance of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
offered
by this prospectus supplement. Adjusted amounts do not reflect
the deduction of any discounts or commissions in connection
with the
issuance of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Adjusted
amounts also do not reflect any possible issuance and sale
of additional
securities by FPL Group and its subsidiaries from time to time
after the
date of this prospectus supplement, including the currently
anticipated
issuance of FPL Group Capital's Series E Junior Subordinated
Debentures
due 2067 in a separate September 2007
offering.
|
|
·
|
On
the related LIBOR Interest Determination Date (as defined below),
the
Calculation Agent (as defined below) or its affiliate will determine
the
Three-Month LIBOR Rate which will be the rate for deposits in
U.S. Dollars
having a three-month maturity which appears on the Reuters Page
LIBOR01
(as defined below) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the LIBOR
Interest Determination Date.
|
|
·
|
If
no rate appears on Reuters Page LIBOR01 on the LIBOR Interest
Determination Date, the Calculation Agent or its affiliate will
request
the principal London offices of four major reference banks in
the London
Inter-Bank Market to provide it with their offered quotations
for deposits
in U.S. Dollars for the period of three months, commencing on
the
applicable LIBOR Rate Reset Date, to prime banks in the London
Inter-Bank
Market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on that LIBOR
Interest
Determination Date and in a principal amount that is representative
for a
single transaction in U.S. Dollars in that market at that
time. If at least two quotations are provided, then the
Three-Month LIBOR Rate will be the average (rounded, if necessary,
to the
nearest one hundredth (0.01) of a percent) of those
quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, then the
Three-Month LIBOR Rate will be the average (rounded, if necessary,
to the
nearest one hundredth (0.01) of a percent) of the rates quoted
at
approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the LIBOR Interest
Determination Date by three major banks in New York City selected
by the
Calculation Agent or its affiliate for loans in U.S. Dollars
to leading
European banks, having a three-month maturity and in a principal
amount
that is representative for a single transaction in U.S. Dollars
in that
market at that time. If the banks selected by the Calculation
Agent or its affiliate are not providing quotations in the manner
described by this paragraph, the rate for the quarterly interest
period
following the LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the rate
in effect
on that LIBOR Interest Determination
Date.
|
|
·
|
obligations
for borrowed money, including without limitation, such obligations
as are
evidenced by credit agreements, notes, debentures, bonds or other
securities or instruments;
|
|
·
|
capitalized
lease obligations;
|
|
·
|
all
obligations of the types referred to in the two preceding bullet
points of
others which FPL Group or FPL Group Capital, as the case may
be, has
assumed, endorsed, guaranteed, contingently agreed to purchase
or provide
funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes liable for, under
any
agreement; or
|
|
·
|
all
renewals, extensions or refundings of obligations of the kinds
described
in any of the preceding categories.
|
|
·
|
certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL Group
Capital;
|
|
·
|
any
Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group Capital is not paid when due
(after the
expiration of any applicable grace period) and that default continues
without waiver; or
|
|
·
|
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 are permitted to
accelerate
the maturity of such Senior
Indebtedness.
|
|
·
|
indebtedness
and other securities that, among other things, by its terms ranks
equally
with the Junior Subordinated Debentures, with respect to FPL
Group
Capital, and the Subordinated Guarantee, with respect to FPL
Group, in
right of payment and upon liquidation;
and
|
|
·
|
guarantees
of indebtedness or other securities described in the preceding
bullet
point.
|
|
(a)
|
each
interest payment that, but for such redemption, would have been
payable on
the Junior Subordinated Debentures being redeemed on each interest
payment
date occurring during the period from the Redemption Date to
September 1,
2017 (excluding any accrued interest for the period prior to
the
Redemption Date); and
|
|
(b)
|
the
principal amount that, but for such redemption, would have been
payable at
the final maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures being
redeemed;
over
|
|
(a)
|
each
interest payment that, but for such redemption, would have been
payable on
the Junior Subordinated Debentures being redeemed on each interest
payment
date occurring during the period from the Tax Event Redemption
Date to
September 1, 2017 (excluding any accrued interest for the period
prior to
the Tax Event Redemption Date); and
|
|
(b)
|
the
principal amount that, but for such redemption, would have been
payable at
the final maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures being
redeemed;
over
|
|
·
|
any
amendment to, clarification of, or change, including any announced
prospective change, in the laws or treaties of the United States
or any of
its political subdivisions or taxing authorities, or any regulations
under
those laws or treaties;
|
|
·
|
an
administrative action, which means any judicial decision or any
official
administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure, notice
or
announcement including any notice or announcement of intent to
issue or
adopt any administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure
or
regulation; or
|
|
·
|
any
amendment to, clarification of, or change in the official position
or the
interpretation of any administrative action or judicial decision
or any
interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position
with respect
to an administrative action or judicial decision that differs
from the
previously generally accepted position, in each case by any legislative
body, court, governmental authority or regulatory body, regardless
of the
time or manner in which that amendment, clarification or change
is
introduced or made known,
|
|
(a)
|
each
interest payment that, but for such redemption, would have been
payable on
the Junior Subordinated Debentures being redeemed on each interest
payment
date occurring during the period from the Rating Agency Event
Redemption
Date to September 1, 2017 (excluding any accrued interest for
the period
prior to the Rating Agency Event Redemption Date);
and
|
|
(b)
|
the
principal amount that, but for such redemption, would have been
payable at
the final maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures being
redeemed;
over
|
|
·
|
declare
or pay any dividend or distribution on FPL Group’s or FPL Group Capital’s
capital stock;
|
|
·
|
redeem,
purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect
to any of FPL
Group’s or FPL Group Capital’s capital
stock;
|
|
·
|
pay
any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or
redeem any
of FPL Group’s or FPL Group Capital’s 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
|
|
·
|
make
any payments with respect to any FPL Group or FPL Group Capital
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)
|
failure
to pay interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures 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 Junior Subordinated
Debentures
when it is due,
|
|
(3)
|
failure
to comply with any other covenant in the Subordinated Indenture,
other
than a covenant that does not apply to the Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
that continues for 90 days after FPL Group Capital and FPL Group
receive
written notice of such failure to comply from the subordinated
indenture
trustee, or FPL Group Capital, 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
Junior
Subordinated Debentures,
|
|
(4)
|
certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL Group
Capital or
FPL Group, and
|
|
(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.
|
|
·
|
if
any event of default, other than an event of default listed in
item (3)
above exists, and such event of default is not applicable to
all
outstanding securities issued under the Subordinated Indenture
(the
“Subordinated Indenture Securities”), then either the subordinated
indenture trustee or the registered owners of at least 33% in
aggregate
principal amount of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of
each of the
affected series may declare the principal of and accrued but
unpaid
interest on all the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that
series to be
due and payable immediately; or
|
|
·
|
if
any event of default, other than an event of default listed in
item (3)
above, is applicable to all outstanding Subordinated Indenture
Securities,
then only the subordinated indenture trustee or the registered
owners of
at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of all outstanding
Subordinated
Indenture Securities of all series, voting as one class, and
not the
registered owners of any one series, may make a declaration of
acceleration.
|
|
·
|
the
Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued in fully registered
form
without coupons;
|
|
·
|
a
holder of certificated Junior Subordinated Debentures would be
able to
exchange those Junior Subordinated Debentures, without charge,
for an
equal aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures
of the
same series, having the same issue date and with identical terms
and
provisions; and
|
|
·
|
a
holder of certificated Junior Subordinated Debentures would be
able to
transfer those Junior Subordinated Debentures without cost to
another
holder, other than for applicable stamp taxes or other governmental
charges.
|
|
·
|
FPL
Group Capital will not redeem, purchase or defease the Junior
Subordinated
Debentures,
|
|
·
|
FPL
Group will not purchase the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
and
|
|
·
|
FPL
Group and FPL Group Capital will cause their majority-owned subsidiaries
not to purchase the Junior Subordinated
Debentures
|
|
·
|
an
individual citizen or resident of the United
States;
|
|
·
|
a
corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S.
federal
income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws
of the
United States or of any state thereof or the District of
Columbia;
|
|
·
|
an
estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income
taxation
regardless of its source; or
|
|
·
|
a
trust if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise
primary
supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons
have the
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust,
or (ii) that
trust was in existence on August 1, 1996 and has a valid election
in
effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated
as a
domestic trust.
|
|
·
|
the
interest is not effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct
of a trade or business in the United
States;
|
|
·
|
the
non-U.S. holder does not actually or constructively own 10% or
more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of FPL Group Capital’s stock
entitled to vote;
|
|
·
|
the
non-U.S. holder is not a controlled foreign corporation that
is related
directly or constructively to FPL Group Capital through stock
ownership;
and
|
|
·
|
the
non-U.S. holder provides to the withholding agent, in accordance
with
specified procedures, a statement to the effect that that such
non-U.S.
holder is not a United States person (generally by providing
a properly
executed IRS Form W-8BEN).
|
|
·
|
that
gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a
trade or business in the United States (or, if an applicable
U.S. income
tax treaty applies, is attributable to a permanent establishment
maintained by the non-U.S. holder within the United States);
or
|
|
·
|
the
non-U.S. holder is an individual who is present in the United
States for
183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain
other
conditions are met.
|
Underwriter
|
Principal
Amount
of
Junior
Subordinated
Debentures
|
Barclays
Capital Inc.
|
$
50,000,000
|
Greenwich
Capital Markets, Inc.
|
50,000,000
|
J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc.
|
50,000,000
|
Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC
|
50,000,000
|
BBVA
Securities, Inc.
|
8,333,334
|
Bear,
Stearns & Co. Inc.
|
8,333,334
|
Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.
|
8,333,333
|
HVB
Capital Markets, Inc.
|
8,333,333
|
Lazard
Capital Markets LLC
|
8,333,333
|
The
Williams Capital Group, L.P.
|
8,333,333
|
Total
|
$250,000,000
|
|
·
|
to
legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in
the
financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose
corporate
purpose is solely to invest in
securities;
|
|
·
|
to
any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at
least 250
employees during the last fiscal year; (2) a total balance sheet
of more
than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000,
as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;
or
|
|
·
|
in
any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus
Directive,
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
3.11
|
2.80
|
2.98
|
3.32
|
2.97
|
|
(1)
|
FPL
Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006;
|
|
(2)
|
FPL
Group’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31,
2007; and
|
|
(3)
|
FPL
Group’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February
21,
2007, March 20, 2007 and April 5,
2007
|
|
(1)
|
the
title of those Offered Senior Debt
Securities,
|
|
(2)
|
any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of those Offered
Senior Debt
Securities,
|
|
(3)
|
the
date(s) on which FPL Group Capital will pay the principal
of those Offered
Senior Debt Securities,
|
|
(4)
|
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,
|
|
(5)
|
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,
|
|
(6)
|
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,
|
|
(7)
|
the
security registrar and any paying agent or agents for those
Offered Senior
Debt Securities,
|
|
(8)
|
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,
|
|
(9)
|
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,
|
|
(10)
|
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,
|
|
(11)
|
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),
|
|
(12)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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,
|
|
(20)
|
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)
|
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,
|
|
(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
Offered Senior Debt Securities,
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|
(23)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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
|
|
(2)
|
in
the case of a deposit made prior to the maturity of that
series of Senior
Debt 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
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
any
extensions, renewals or replacements of the liens described
in (1) and (2)
above, or of any indebtedness secured by those liens; provided,
that,
|
|
(a)
|
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)
|
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
|
|
(4)
|
any
lien arising in connection with court proceedings; provided,
that,
either
|
|
(a)
|
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,
|
|
(b)
|
the
payment of that lien is covered in full by insurance and
the insurance
company has not denied or contested coverage,
or
|
|
(c)
|
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)
|
Consolidated
Shareholders’ Equity;
|
|
(2)
|
Consolidated
Indebtedness for borrowed money (exclusive of any amounts
which are due
and payable within one year); and, without
duplication
|
|
(3)
|
any
preference or preferred stock of FPL Group Capital or any
Consolidated
Subsidiary which is subject to mandatory redemption or sinking
fund
provisions.
|
|
(1)
|
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)
|
deferred
liabilities, and
|
|
(3)
|
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)
|
FPL
Group Capital to place liens on any of its assets other than
the capital
stock of directly held, majority-owned
subsidiaries,
|
|
(2)
|
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,
|
|
(3)
|
FPL
Group to place liens on any of its assets,
or
|
|
(4)
|
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)
|
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
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|
|
expressly
assumes FPL Group Capital’s obligations on all Senior Debt Securities and
under the Indenture,
|
|
(2)
|
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
|
|
(3)
|
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)
|
failure
to pay interest on the Senior Debt Securities of that series
within 30
days after it is due,
|
|
(2)
|
failure
to pay principal or premium, if any, on the Senior Debt Securities
of that
series when it is due,
|
|
(3)
|
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,
|
|
(4)
|
certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL
Group Capital,
and
|
|
(5)
|
any
other event of default specified with respect to the Senior
Debt
Securities of that series. (Indenture, Section
801).
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|
(1)
|
FPL
Group Capital deposits with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient
to
pay:
|
|
(a)
|
all
overdue interest on all Senior Debt Securities of that
series,
|
|
(b)
|
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,
|
|
(c)
|
interest
on overdue interest for that series,
and
|
|
(d)
|
all
amounts due to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture,
and
|
|
(2)
|
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)
|
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,
|
|
(2)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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,
|
|
(2)
|
to
add covenants of FPL Group Capital or to surrender any right
or power
conferred upon FPL Group Capital by the
Indenture,
|
|
(3)
|
to
add any additional events of
default,
|
|
(4)
|
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
|
|
(a)
|
when
the required consent of the registered owners of Senior Debt
Securities of
that series or tranche has been obtained,
or
|
|
(b)
|
when
no Senior Debt Securities of that series or tranche remain
outstanding
under the Indenture,
|
|
(5)
|
to
provide collateral security for all but not a part of the
Senior Debt
Securities,
|
|
(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,
|
|
(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,
|
|
(10)
|
to
change any place where
|
|
(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).
|
|
(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,
|
|
(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,
|
|
(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.
|
|
(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).
|
|
(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).
|
|
(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;
|
|
(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.
|
|
(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;
|
|
(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.
|
|
(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”).
|
|
(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;
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(3)
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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)
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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)
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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;
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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 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;
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(7)
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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;
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(8)
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dividends
or distributions by FPL Group Capital on its capital stock
to the extent
owned by FPL Group; or
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(9)
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redemptions,
purchases, acquisitions or liquidation payments by FPL Group
Capital with
respect to its capital stock to the extent owned by FPL
Group.
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(1)
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the
expiration of the term of the
Trust;
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(2)
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the
bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation of FPL
Group;
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(3)
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the
redemption of all of the Preferred Trust Securities of the
Trust;
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(4)
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the
entry of an order for dissolution of the Trust by a court
of competent
jurisdiction; or
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(5)
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at
any time, at the election of FPL Group. (Trust Agreement,
Sections 9.01 and 9.02).
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(1)
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the
occurrence of an event of default as described in the related
Subordinated
Indenture;
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(2)
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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;
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(3)
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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)
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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
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(5)
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the
occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency
with respect to
the Trust. (Trust Agreement, Section
1.01).
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(1)
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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;
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(2)
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waive
any past default under the related Subordinated
Indenture;
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(3)
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exercise
any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all the
Junior Subordinated Debentures will be due and payable;
or
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(4)
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consent
to any amendment, modification or termination of the related
Subordinated
Indenture or the Junior Subordinated Debentures, where that
consent will
be required,
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(1)
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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;
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(2)
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change
the name of the Trust; or
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(3)
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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)
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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
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(2)
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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)
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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;
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(2)
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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
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(3)
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modify
the provisions described in clauses (1) and (2) above. (Trust
Agreement, Section 10.03(c)).
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(1)
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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
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(2)
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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).
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(1)
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the
Trust will not be deemed to be an “investment company” required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940,
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(2)
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the
Trust will not be taxed as a corporation,
and
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(3)
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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.
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(1)
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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;
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(2)
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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
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(3)
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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
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Preferred
Trust Securities upon maturity or redemption of the Junior
Subordinated
Debentures as provided in the Trust Agreement), the lesser
of:
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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.
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(1)
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with
respect to the Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group
Capital
Trust only, the Subordinated
Guarantee;
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(2)
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with
respect to the Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group
Trust only,
FPL Group’s obligations under the FPL Group Junior Subordinated
Debentures;
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(3)
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the
rights of holders of Preferred Trust Securities to enforce
those
obligations in (1) and (2) above, as
applicable;
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(4)
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FPL
Group’s agreement to pay the expenses of the Trust;
and
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(5)
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the
Preferred Trust Securities
Guarantee.
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(1)
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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);
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(2)
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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
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(3)
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senior
to FPL Group common stock. (Preferred Trust Securities
Guarantee Agreement,
Section 6.01).
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(1)
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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
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(2)
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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).
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(1)
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full
payment of the redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid
distributions to
the redemption date, for all the Preferred Trust
Securities;
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(2)
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the
distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures to holders
of the Preferred
Trust Securities in exchange for all of the Preferred Trust
Securities;
or
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(3)
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full
payment of the amounts payable upon liquidation of the
Trust.
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(1)
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the
title of those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
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(2)
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any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of those Junior
Subordinated
Debentures,
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(3)
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the
date(s) on which the principal will be
paid,
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(4)
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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,
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(5)
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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,
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(6)
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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,
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(7)
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the
security registrar and any paying agent or agents for those
Junior
Subordinated Debentures,
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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 those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be redeemed
at the option
of the issuer, 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 Junior Subordinated Debentures that would obligate
the issuer to
repurchase or redeem those Junior Subordinated
Debentures,
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(10)
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the
denominations in which those Junior Subordinated Debentures
may be issued,
if other than denominations of $25 and any integral multiple
of
$25,
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(11)
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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),
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(12)
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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,
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(13)
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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,
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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 Junior Subordinated Debentures may be determined
by
reference to an index or other fact or
event
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ascertainable
outside of the Subordinated 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 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)
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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)
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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)
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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,
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(20)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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the
terms relating to any additional interest that may be payable
as a result
of any tax, assessment or governmental charges,
and
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(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)
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certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL
Group Capital or
FPL Group, as the case may be;
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(2)
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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)
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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)
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certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL
Group;
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(2)
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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
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(3)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
Subordinated Indenture 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
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)
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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
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)
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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;
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(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
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(4)
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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),
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(1)
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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;
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(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;
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(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;
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(8)
|
dividends
or distributions by FPL Group Capital on its capital stock
to the extent
owned by FPL Group; or
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(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)
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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
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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,
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(2)
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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)
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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).
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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;
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(2)
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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;
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(3)
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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
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(4)
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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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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)
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failure
to pay principal or premium, if any, on the Subordinated
Indenture
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 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
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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,
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(4)
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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,
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(5)
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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
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(6)
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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)
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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:
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(a)
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all
overdue interest on all Subordinated Indenture Securities
of that
series,
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(b)
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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,
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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 Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the
Subordinated
Indenture, and
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(2)
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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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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,
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(2)
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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)
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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)
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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,
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(2)
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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,
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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 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
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(a)
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when
the required consent of the registered owners of Subordinated
Indenture
Securities of that series or tranche has been obtained,
or
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(b)
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when
no Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series or tranche
remain
outstanding under the Subordinated
Indenture,
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(5)
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to
provide collateral security for all but not a part of the
Subordinated
Indenture Securities,
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(6)
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to
establish the form or terms of Subordinated Indenture Securities
of any
other series or tranche,
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(7)
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to
provide for the authentication and delivery of bearer securities
and the
related coupons and for other matters relating to those bearer
securities,
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(8)
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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,
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(9)
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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,
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(10)
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to
change any place where
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(a)
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the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all or
any series or
tranche of Subordinated Indenture Securities are
payable,
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(b)
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all
or any series or tranche of Subordinated Indenture Securities
may be
transferred or exchanged, and
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(c)
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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
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(11)
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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)
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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,
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(2)
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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,
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(3)
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reduce
any premium payable upon the redemption of a Subordinated
Indenture
Security without the consent of the registered owner of that
Subordinated
Indenture Security,
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(4)
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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,
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(5)
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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,
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(6)
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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,
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(7)
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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,
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(8)
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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
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(9)
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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)
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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
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(2)
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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).
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(1)
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through
underwriters or dealers,
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(2)
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through
agents, or
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(3)
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directly
to one or more purchasers.
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JPMorgan
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RBS
Greenwich Capital
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Bear,
Stearns & Co.
Inc.
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Deutsche
Bank Securities
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HVB
Capital Markets
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Lazard
Capital Markets
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