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: August 17, 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 |
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| 1-8841 | | FPL GROUP, INC. | | 59-2449419 |
| | | 700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, Florida 33408 (561) 694-4000 | | |
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization: Florida
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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Effective August 17, 2009, Moray P. Dewhurst rejoined FPL Group, Inc. (Company) as Vice Chairman and Chief of Staff. Mr. Dewhurst previously had served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from July 2001 until May 2008. For his service as Vice Chairman and Chief of Staff, Mr. Dewhurst will be paid a base salary at an annual rate of $589,800 in 2009, which was his previous annual base salary rate in 2008, and will participate in, and be eligible to receive annual incentive payments, equity grants and other benefits under, the Company’s Executive Annual Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan, executive retention employment agreement, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and other benefit programs available to the Company’s other executive officers, as provided or described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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: August 17, 2009
| CHARLES E. SIEVING |
Charles E. Sieving Executive Vice President and General Counsel of FPL Group, Inc. |
