States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date, and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, FPL shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date, or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, FPL shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
FPL’s actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
The Mortgage Trustee (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) shall have no duty to determine, or to verify FPL’s calculations of, the redemption price.
Subject to the following sentence, the Offered Bonds will be redeemable upon notice at least 30 days prior to the Redemption Date. FPL has reserved the right to amend the Mortgage without any consent, vote or other action of the holders of any First Mortgage Bonds issued after January 1, 2022, including the Offered Bonds, to provide that the Offered Bonds will be redeemable upon notice at least 10 days prior to the date of redemption.
The Mortgage provides that if FPL at any time elects to redeem some but not all of the Offered Bonds, the Mortgage Trustee will select the particular Offered Bonds to be redeemed by proration among registered holders of the Offered Bonds or, in some cases, by such other method that it deems proper as provided in the Mortgage. However, if the Offered Bonds are solely registered in the name of Cede & Co. and traded through The Depository Trust Company, or “DTC,” then DTC will select the Offered Bonds to be redeemed in accordance with its practices as described below in “—Book-Entry Only Issuance.”
If, at the time notice of redemption is given, the redemption moneys are not on deposit with the Mortgage Trustee, then, if such notice so provides, the redemption shall be subject to the receipt of the redemption moneys before the Redemption Date and such notice of redemption shall be of no force or effect unless such moneys are received.
Cash deposited under any provisions of the Mortgage (with certain exceptions) may be applied to the purchase of First Mortgage Bonds of any series.
Title. FPL and the Mortgage Trustee may treat the person in whose name an Offered Bond is registered as the absolute owner of that Offered Bond for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, regardless of any notice to the contrary.
Reserved Amendment Rights and Consents. See “Description of Bonds—Reserved Amendment Rights and Consents” beginning on page 10 of the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of reservations of rights to amend the Mortgage without the consent or other action of the holders of certain First Mortgage Bonds, including the consent of the holders of the Offered Bonds to those amendments.
In addition, FPL has reserved the right to amend the Mortgage without the consent or other action by the holders of any First Mortgage Bonds created on or after May 1, 2024, including the consent of the holders of the Offered Bonds, to (1) revise a basis for the issuance of additional First Mortgage Bonds from 60% (“60%
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