UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of earliest event reported: March 9, 2009
Commission File Number | | Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter, address of principal executive offices and registrant's telephone number | | IRS Employer Identification Number |
1-8841 | | FPL GROUP, INC. 700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, Florida 33408 (561) 694-4000 | | 59-2449419 |
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization: Florida |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: |
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SECTION 8 - OTHER EVENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 9, 2009, FPL Group Capital Inc (FPL Group Capital), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (FPL Group), sold $500 million principal amount of its 6.00% Debentures, Series due March 1, 2019. The Debentures are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by FPL Group. The Debentures were sold pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement dated March 2, 2009 to a Prospectus dated May 3, 2007 and pursuant to 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, as amended. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to report as exhibits certain documents in connection with this offering.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| | The following exhibits are being filed pursuant to Item 8.01 herein. |
| | Exhibit Number | | Description |
| | 4 | | Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital Inc, dated March 9, 2009, creating the 6.00% Debentures, Series due March 1, 2019 |
| | 5(a) | | Opinion and Consent, dated March 9, 2009, of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., counsel to FPL Group, Inc. and FPL Group Capital Inc, with respect to the 6.00% Debentures, Series due March 1, 2019 |
| | 5(b) | | Opinion and Consent, dated March 9, 2009, of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, counsel to FPL Group, Inc. and FPL Group Capital Inc, with respect to the 6.00% Debentures, Series due March 1, 2019 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FPL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: March 9, 2009
| K. MICHAEL DAVIS |
K. Michael Davis Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of FPL Group, Inc. (Principal Accounting Officer of the Registrant) |
