AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 4, 2004

REGISTRATION STATEMENT NOS. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-______-02,
333-______-03, 333-______-04 AND 333-______-05

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


      FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC                       FLORIDA                      59-2576416
         FPL GROUP, INC.                          FLORIDA                      59-2449419
   FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST II                     DELAWARE                     71-6208700
   FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST III                    DELAWARE                     20-6218691
        FPL GROUP TRUST I                         DELAWARE                     20-6218700
       FPL GROUP TRUST II                         DELAWARE                     20-6218704
(Exact name of each registrant as     (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer
    specified in its charter)          incorporation or organization)     Identification No.)


700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408
(561) 694-4000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrants' principal executive office)


    Dennis P. Coyle, Esq.            Thomas R. McGuigan, P.A.        Robert J. Reger, Jr., Esq.
General Counsel and Secretary        Steel Hector & Davis LLP         Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
       FPL Group, Inc.               1900 Phillips Point West             875 Third Avenue
    700 Universe Boulevard           777 South Flagler Drive          New York, New York 10022
  Juno Beach, Florida 33408       West Palm Beach, Florida 33401           (212) 603-2000
        (561) 694-4000                    (561) 650-7200

(Names and addresses, including zip codes, and telephone numbers,
including area codes, of agents for service)


It is respectfully requested that the Commission also send copies of all
notices, orders and communications to:

Richard L. Harden, Esq.
Hunton & Williams LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(212) 309-1000


APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement as determined by market conditions and other factors.


If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. |_|

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. |X|

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. |_|

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. |_|

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. |_|





                                               CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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                                                                         PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE   AMOUNT OF REGISTRATION
             TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED             OFFERING PRICE (1)(2)               FEE
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FPL GROUP, INC.
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FPL Group, Inc. Guarantee of FPL Group Capital Inc Debt Securities (3)                                          (4)
FPL Group, Inc. Subordinated Guarantee of FPL Group Capital Inc
  Junior Subordinated Debentures (3)                                                                            (4)
FPL Group, Inc. Guarantee of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL
  Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group
  Trust II Preferred Trust Securities (5)(6)                                                                    (4)
FPL Group, Inc. Common Stock, $.01 par value
FPL Group, Inc. Preferred Share Purchase Rights (7)                                                             (8)
FPL Group, Inc. Stock Purchase Contracts (9)
FPL Group, Inc. Stock Purchase Units (9)
FPL Group, Inc. Junior Subordinated Debentures (6)(12)
FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II Preferred
  Trust Securities (6)(12)
FPL Group, Inc. Preferred Stock
FPL Group, Inc. Guarantee of FPL Group Capital Inc Preferred Stock (3)                                          (4)
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     Total                                                                    $1,400,000,000(6)             $177,380(11)
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FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC (11)
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FPL Group Capital Inc Debt Securities
FPL Group Capital Inc Junior Subordinated Debentures (6) (12)
FPL Group Capital Trust II and FPL Group Capital Trust III Preferred
  Trust Securities (6) (12)
FPL Group Capital Inc Preferred Stock
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     Total                                                                    $1,400,000,000(10)            $177,380
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     Aggregate Total                                                          $2,800,000,000                $354,760
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(1)  The aggregate amount of all such securities or combinations of such
     securities offered by FPL Group, Inc., FPL Group Capital Inc, FPL Group
     Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL
     Group Trust II under this registration statement may not exceed
     $1,400,000,000.
(2)  Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant
     to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
     "Securities Act").
(3)  The value attributable to the FPL Group, Inc. guarantees, if any, is
     reflected in the market price of the FPL Group Capital Inc Debt Securities,
     FPL Group Capital Inc Junior Subordinated Debentures or FPL Group Capital
     Inc Preferred Stock, as the case may be.
(4)  Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate fee for the
     FPL Group, Inc. guarantees is payable.
(5)  The value attributable to the FPL Group, Inc. guarantee, if any, is
     reflected in the market price of the FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group
     Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I, and FPL Group Trust II Preferred
     Trust Securities.
(6)  This registration statement is deemed to include the rights of the holders
     of the Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust
     II under the FPL Group, Inc. Junior Subordinated Debentures, the FPL Group,
     Inc. Subordinated Indenture and the Agreement as to Expenses and
     Liabilities, each as described in this registration statement. This
     registration statement is also deemed to include the rights of the holders
     of the Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II and FPL
     Group Capital Trust III under the FPL Group, Inc. Guarantee of FPL Group
     Capital Inc Junior Subordinated Debentures, the FPL Group Capital Inc
     Junior Subordinated Debentures, the FPL Group Capital Inc Subordinated
     Indenture and the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, each as
     described in this registration statement.
(7)  The preferred share purchase rights are attached to and will trade with the
     common stock. The value attributable to the preferred share purchase
     rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the common stock.
(8)  Since no separate consideration is paid for the preferred share purchase
     rights, the registration fee for such securities is included in the fee
     related to the common stock.
(9)  There is being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of
     common stock issuable by FPL Group, Inc. upon settlement of the stock
     purchase contracts or stock purchase units.
(10) If any securities are issued at an original issue discount, then the
     aggregate initial offering price as so discounted shall not exceed
     $1,400,000,000, notwithstanding that the stated principal amount of such
     securities may exceed such amount.
(11) FPL Group Capital Inc is only registering the offering of non-convertible
     securities.
(12) FPL Group, Inc. Junior Subordinated Debentures may be purchased by FPL
     Group Trust I and/or FPL Group Trust II with the proceeds from the sale of
     its Preferred Trust Securities. FPL Group Capital Inc Junior Subordinated
     Debentures may be purchased by FPL Group Capital Trust II and/or FPL Group
     Capital Trust III with the proceeds from the sale of their respective
     Preferred Trust Securities. No separate consideration will be received for
     the FPL Group, Inc. or FPL Group Capital Inc Junior Subordinated
     Debentures.

Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act, the prospectus filed as part of this registration statement will be used as a combined prospectus in connection with this registration statement and Registration Statement File Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03.

THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.



SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 4, 2004

PROSPECTUS

FPL GROUP, INC.
COMMON STOCK WITH ATTACHED PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS,
PREFERRED STOCK,
JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES,
STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS
AND
STOCK PURCHASE UNITS


FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

DEBT SECURITIES, JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES AND PREFERRED STOCK

GUARANTEED AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS BY

FPL GROUP, INC.


FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST II
FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST III
FPL GROUP TRUST I
FPL GROUP TRUST II
PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES

GUARANTEED AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS BY

FPL GROUP, INC.


Each of FPL Group, Inc., FPL Group Capital Inc, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II may offer from time to time up to $1,400,000,000 of securities provided that the aggregate amount of securities offered by all such issuers may not exceed $1,400,000,000. In addition, each of FPL Group, Inc., FPL Group Capital Inc and FPL Group Capital Trust II may offer from time to time up to $600,000,000 of additional securities provided that the aggregate amount of such additional securities offered by those three issuers may not exceed $600,000,000.

FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II will provide specific terms of the securities, including the offering prices, in supplements to this prospectus. The supplements may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplements carefully before you invest.

FPL Group's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol "FPL."

FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II may offer these securities directly or through underwriters, agents or dealers. The supplements to this prospectus will describe the terms of any particular plan of distribution, including any underwriting arrangements. The "Plan of Distribution" section beginning on page 56 of this prospectus also provides more information on this topic.

SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 3 OF THIS PROSPECTUS TO READ ABOUT CERTAIN FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THESE SECURITIES.

FPL Group's, FPL Group Capital's, FPL Group Capital Trust II's, FPL Group Capital Trust III's, FPL Group Trust I's and FPL Group Trust II's principal executive offices are located at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, telephone number (561) 694-4000, and their mailing address is P.O. Box 14000, Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420.


NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS..........................................................2

RISK FACTORS...................................................................3

FPL GROUP CAPITAL..............................................................6

FPL GROUP......................................................................6

FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST II, FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST III,
   FPL GROUP TRUST I AND FPL GROUP TRUST II....................................6

USE OF PROCEEDS................................................................6

CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
   RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS PREFERRED DIVIDENDS.................7

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION............................................7

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE.....................................................7

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS..........................................................8

DESCRIPTION OF OFFERED DEBT SECURITIES.........................................8

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES GUARANTEE..................................19

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK...................................................21

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK................................................25

DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS..............27

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES.....................................27

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTEE.......................36

DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
   AND THE SUBORDINATED GUARANTEE.............................................39

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEES...........................................55

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION..........................................................56

EXPERTS.......................................................................57

LEGAL OPINIONS................................................................57

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is a combined prospectus which relates to two different registration statements filed at different times with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), each using a "shelf" registration process. The registration statements to which this combined prospectus relates are the following:

(1) Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03, declared effective by the SEC on April 3, 2003, pursuant to which

(a) FPL Group may offer from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to a total of $600,000,000 of common stock with attached preferred share purchase rights, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, guarantees of FPL Group Capital's debt securities and junior subordinated debentures and/or guarantees of the preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II,

(b) FPL Group Capital may offer from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to a total of $600,000,000 of debt securities and junior subordinated debentures, and

(c) FPL Group Capital Trust II may offer from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to a total of $600,000,000 of preferred trust securities;

provided that the aggregate amount of all such securities or combinations of such securities offered by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and FPL Group Capital Trust II under that registration statement may not exceed $600,000,000.

(2) Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-______-02, 333-______-03, 333-______-04 and 333-______-05 , declared effective by the SEC on _______________, pursuant to which

(a) FPL Group may offer from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to a total of $1,400,000,000 of common stock with attached preferred share purchase rights, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, preferred stock, junior subordinated debentures, guarantees of FPL Group Capital's debt securities, junior subordinated debentures and preferred stock and/or guarantees of the preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II,

(b) FPL Group Capital may offer from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to a total of $1,400,000,000 of debt securities, junior subordinated debentures and preferred stock, and

(c) FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II may offer from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to a total of $1,400,000,000 of preferred trust securities;

provided that the aggregate amount of all such securities or combinations of such securities offered by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II under that registration statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000. FPL Group Capital Trust II and FPL Group Capital Trust III are each referred to in this prospectus as "FPL Group Capital Trust" and FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II are each referred to in this prospectus as "FPL Group Trust." In addition FPL Group Capital Trust and FPL Group Trust are each referred to in this prospectus as the "Trust."

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust may offer. Each time FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust sells securities, FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with

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additional information described under the headings "Where You Can Find More Information" and "Incorporation by Reference."

For more detailed information about the securities, you can read the exhibits to the registration statement. Those exhibits have been either filed with the registration statement or incorporated by reference to earlier SEC filings listed in the registration statement.

RISK FACTORS

Before purchasing the securities, investors should carefully consider the following risk factors together with the other information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or in a prospectus supplement in order to evaluate an investment in the securities.

FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL ARE SUBJECT TO COMPLEX LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND TO CHANGES IN LAWS AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING INITIATIVES REGARDING RESTRUCTURING OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY HOLDS FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES, AND MUST RENEGOTIATE EXPIRING AGREEMENTS. THESE FACTORS MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE BUSINESS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL.

FPL Group and FPL Group Capital are subject to changes in laws or regulations, including the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, changing governmental policies and regulatory actions, including those of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Florida Public Service Commission and the utility commissions of other states in which FPL Group or FPL Group Capital have operations, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, with respect to, among other things, allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, operation of nuclear power facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, operation and construction of transmission facilities, acquisition, disposal, depreciation and amortization of assets and facilities, recovery of fuel and purchased power costs, decommissioning costs, return on common equity and equity ratio limits, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition (including but not limited to retail wheeling and transmission costs). The Florida Public Service Commission has the authority to disallow recovery by Florida Power & Light Company of costs that it considers excessive or imprudently incurred.

The regulatory process generally restricts Florida Power & Light Company's ability to grow earnings and does not provide any assurance as to achievement of earnings levels.

FPL Group and FPL Group Capital are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental statutes, rules and regulations relating to air quality, water quality, waste management, wildlife mortality, natural resources and health and safety that could, among other things, restrict or limit the output of certain facilities or the use of certain fuels required for the production of electricity and/or increase costs. There are significant capital, operating and other costs associated with compliance with these environmental statutes, rules and regulations, and those costs could be even more significant in the future.

FPL Group and FPL Group Capital operate in a changing market environment influenced by various legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding deregulation, regulation or restructuring of the energy industry, including deregulation of the production and sale of electricity. FPL Group and its subsidiaries will need to adapt to these changes and may face increasing competitive pressure.

FPL Group's results of operations could be affected by Florida Power & Light Company's ability to renegotiate franchise agreements with municipalities and counties in Florida.

THE OPERATION OF POWER GENERATION FACILITIES, INCLUDING NUCLEAR FACILITIES, INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISKS THAT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL.

The operation of power generation facilities involves many risks, including start up risks, breakdown or failure of equipment, transmission lines or pipelines, use of new technology, the dependence on a specific fuel source or the impact of unusual or adverse weather conditions (including natural disasters such as hurricanes), as well as the risk of performance below expected or

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contracted levels of output or efficiency. This could result in lost revenues and/or increased expenses. Insurance, warranties or performance guarantees may not cover any or all of the lost revenues or increased expenses, including the cost of replacement power. In addition to these risks, FPL Group's nuclear units face certain risks that are unique to the nuclear industry including the ability to dispose of spent nuclear fuel, as well as additional regulatory actions up to and including shutdown of the units stemming from public safety concerns, whether at FPL Group's plants or at the plants of other nuclear operators. Breakdown or failure of an operating facility of FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group Capital, may prevent the facility from performing under applicable power sales agreements which, in certain situations, could result in termination of the agreement or incurring a liability for liquidated damages.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO, POWER GENERATION FACILITIES INVOLVE SUBSTANTIAL RISKS. SHOULD CONSTRUCTION OR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS BE UNSUCCESSFUL, THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL COULD BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED.

FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's ability to successfully and timely complete their power generation facilities currently under construction, those projects yet to begin construction or capital improvements to existing facilities is contingent upon many variables and subject to substantial risks. Should any such efforts be unsuccessful, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital could be subject to additional costs, termination payments under committed contracts and/or the write off of their investment in the project or improvement.

THE USE OF DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS BY FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS COULD RESULT IN FINANCIAL LOSSES THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL.

FPL Group and FPL Group Capital use derivative instruments, such as swaps, options, futures and forwards to manage their commodity and financial market risks, and to a lesser extent, engage in limited trading activities. FPL Group and FPL Group Capital could recognize financial losses as a result of volatility in the market values of these contracts, or if a counterparty fails to perform. In the absence of actively quoted market prices and pricing information from external sources, the valuation of these derivative instruments involves management's judgment or use of estimates. As a result, changes in the underlying assumptions or use of alternative valuation methods could affect the reported fair value of these contracts. In addition, Florida Power & Light Company's use of such instruments could be subject to prudency challenges and if found imprudent, cost recovery could be disallowed by the Florida Public Service Commission.

FPL GROUP'S UNREGULATED BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY FPL ENERGY, ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS, MANY OF WHICH ARE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL, THAT MAY REDUCE THE REVENUES AND ADVERSELY IMPACT THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL.

There are other risks associated with FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's non-rate regulated businesses, particularly FPL Energy. In addition to risks discussed elsewhere, risk factors specifically affecting FPL Energy's success in competitive wholesale markets include the ability to efficiently develop and operate generating assets, the successful and timely completion of project restructuring activities, maintenance of the qualifying facility status of certain projects, the price and supply of fuel, transmission constraints, competition from new sources of generation, excess generation capacity and demand for power. There can be significant volatility in market prices for fuel and electricity, and there are other financial, counterparty and market risks that are beyond the control of FPL Energy. FPL Energy's inability or failure to effectively hedge its assets or positions against changes in commodity prices, interest rates, counterparty credit risk or other risk measures could significantly impair its future financial results. In keeping with industry trends, a portion of FPL Energy's power generation facilities operate wholly or partially without long-term power purchase agreements. As a result, power from these facilities is sold on the spot market or on a short-term contractual basis, which may affect the volatility of FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's financial results. In addition, FPL Energy's business depends upon transmission facilities owned and operated by others; if transmission is disrupted or capacity is inadequate or unavailable FPL Energy's ability to sell and deliver its wholesale power may be limited.

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FPL GROUP'S AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL'S ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY IDENTIFY AND COMPLETE ACQUISITIONS IS SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT RISKS, INCLUDING THE EFFECT OF INCREASED COMPETITION RESULTING FROM THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE POWER INDUSTRY.

FPL Group and FPL Group Capital are likely to encounter significant competition for acquisition opportunities that may become available as a result of the consolidation of the power industry. In addition, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital may be unable to identify attractive acquisition opportunities at favorable prices and to successfully and timely complete and integrate them.

BECAUSE FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL RELY ON ACCESS TO CAPITAL MARKETS, THE INABILITY TO ACCESS CAPITAL MARKETS ON FAVORABLE TERMS MAY LIMIT THE ABILITY OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL TO GROW THEIR BUSINESSES AND WOULD LIKELY INCREASE INTEREST COSTS.

FPL Group and FPL Group Capital rely on access to capital markets as a significant source of liquidity for capital requirements not satisfied by operating cash flows. The inability of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital to maintain their current credit ratings could affect their ability to raise capital on favorable terms, particularly during times of uncertainty in the capital markets which, in turn could impact FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's ability to grow their businesses and would likely increase their interest costs.

WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN AFFECT FPL GROUP'S AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL'S RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's results of operations can be affected by changes in the weather. Weather conditions directly influence the demand for electricity and natural gas and affect the price of energy commodities, and can affect the production of electricity at wind and hydro-powered facilities. In addition, severe weather can be destructive, causing outages and/or property damage, which could require additional costs to be incurred.

FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL ARE SUBJECT TO COSTS AND OTHER EFFECTS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, CHANGES IN TAX AND INFLATION RATES, AND CHANGES IN OR ADDITIONS TO APPLICABLE TAX POLICIES, RATES OF INFLATION, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, SECURITIES LAWS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS.

FPL Group and FPL Group Capital are subject to costs and other effects of legal and administrative proceedings, settlements, investigations and claims; as well as the effect of new, or changes in, tax rates or policies, rates of inflation, accounting standards, securities laws or corporate governance requirements.

THREATS OF TERRORISM AND CATASTROPHIC EVENTS THAT COULD RESULT FROM TERRORISM MAY IMPACT THE OPERATIONS OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL IN UNPREDICTABLE WAYS.

FPL Group and FPL Group Capital are subject to direct and indirect effects of terrorist threats and activities. Generation and transmission facilities, in general, have been identified as potential targets. The effects of terrorist threats and activities include, among other things, terrorist actions or responses to such actions or threats, the inability to generate, purchase or transmit power, the risk of a significant slowdown in growth or a decline in the U.S. economy, delay in economic recovery in the U.S., and the increased cost and adequacy of security and insurance.

THE ABILITY OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL TO OBTAIN INSURANCE AND THE TERMS OF ANY AVAILABLE INSURANCE COVERAGE COULD BE AFFECTED BY NATIONAL AND COMPANY-SPECIFIC EVENTS.

FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's ability to obtain insurance, and the cost of and coverage provided by such insurance, could be affected by national events as well as company-specific events.

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FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL ARE SUBJECT TO EMPLOYEE WORKFORCE FACTORS THAT COULD AFFECT THE BUSINESSES AND FINANCIAL CONDITION OF FPL GROUP AND FPL GROUP CAPITAL.

FPL Group and FPL Group Capital are subject to employee workforce factors, including loss or retirement of key executives, availability of qualified personnel, collective bargaining agreements with union employees or work stoppage that could affect the business and financial condition of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL

FPL Group Capital was incorporated in 1985 as a Florida corporation and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Group. FPL Group Capital holds the capital stock of, and provides funding for, FPL Group's operating subsidiaries other than Florida Power & Light Company. These operating subsidiaries' business activities primarily consist of non-rate regulated power projects.

FPL GROUP

FPL Group is a holding company incorporated in 1984 as a Florida corporation. FPL Group's principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company, is a rate-regulated utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy. Other operations are conducted through FPL Group Capital. FPL Group is a public utility holding company, as defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. FPL Group is exempt from substantially all of the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST II, FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST III,
FPL GROUP TRUST I AND FPL GROUP TRUST II

FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II are Delaware statutory trusts created pursuant to separate trust agreements among FPL Group as depositor of the Trust, The Bank of New York as the Property Trustee, The Bank of New York (Delaware) as the Delaware Trustee and one or more Administrative Trustees appointed by FPL Group. The trust agreements will be amended and restated substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each trust agreement, as so amended and restated, is referred to in this prospectus as the "Trust Agreement." FPL Group Capital Trust exists only to issue its preferred trust securities and common trust securities and to hold the junior subordinated debentures of FPL Group Capital as trust assets. FPL Group Trust exists only to issue its preferred trust securities and common trust securities and to hold the junior subordinated debentures of FPL Group as trust assets. All of the common trust securities will be owned by FPL Group. The common trust securities will represent at least 3% of the total capital of the Trust. Payments on any distribution payment date or redemption date will be made on the common trust securities pro rata with the preferred trust securities, except that the common trust securities' right to payment will be subordinated to the rights of the preferred trust securities if there is a default under the trust agreement. The Trust has a term of approximately 50 years, but may dissolve earlier as provided in the Trust Agreement.

The Trust's business and affairs will be conducted by its Administrative Trustees. The office of the Delaware Trustee in the State of Delaware is White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware 19711. The principal place of business of the Trust is 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, and the telephone number is (561) 694-4000.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement, FPL Group Capital and FPL Group will each add the net proceeds from the sale of these securities to its respective general funds. FPL Group uses its general funds for corporate purposes, including to provide funds for its subsidiaries. FPL Group Capital uses its general funds for corporate purposes, including to repay short-term borrowings and to repay, redeem or repurchase outstanding long-term debt obligations. FPL Group Capital and FPL Group will each temporarily invest any proceeds that it does not need to use immediately in short-term instruments.

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FPL Group Capital Trust will use the proceeds from the sale of preferred trust securities and common trust securities to invest in junior subordinated debentures issued by FPL Group Capital. FPL Group Capital will add the net proceeds from the sale of such junior subordinated debentures to its general funds, which will be used as described above.

FPL Group Trust will use the proceeds from the sale of preferred trust securities and common trust securities to invest in junior subordinated debentures issued by FPL Group. FPL Group will add the net proceeds from the sale of such junior subordinated debentures to its general funds, which will be used as described above.

CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO
FIXED CHARGES PLUS PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

The following table shows FPL Group's consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges and consolidated ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for each of its last five fiscal years:

            Years Ended December 31,
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2003        2002       2001       2000       1999
----        ----       ----       ----       ----
3.28        2.95       3.60       4.05       4.86

FPL Group's consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges and consolidated ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was 2.08.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

FPL Group files annual, quarterly and other reports and other information with the SEC. You can read and copy any information filed by FPL Group with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain additional information about the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including FPL Group. FPL Group also maintains an Internet site (http://www.fplgroup.com).

FPL Group Capital does not file reports or other information with the SEC. FPL Group includes summarized financial information relating to FPL Group Capital in some of its reports filed with the SEC. FPL Group does not intend to include any separate financial information with respect to FPL Group Capital in its consolidated financial statements because FPL Group and FPL Group Capital have determined that this information is not material to the holders of FPL Group Capital's debt securities.

No separate financial statements of the Trust are included in this prospectus. FPL Group and the Trust do not consider those financial statements to be material to holders of the preferred trust securities because (1) the Trust is a newly formed special purpose entity and has no operating history or independent operations, and (2) the Trust is not engaged in and does not propose to engage in any activity other than holding as trust assets the junior subordinated debentures of FPL Group Capital, in the case of FPL Group Capital Trust, and the junior subordinated debentures of FPL Group in the case of FPL Group Trust and issuing its preferred trust securities and common trust securities. FPL Group and the Trust do not expect the Trust to file periodic reports under Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows FPL Group Capital, FPL Group and the Trust to "incorporate by reference" the information that FPL Group files with the SEC, which means that FPL Group Capital, FPL Group and the Trust may, in this prospectus, disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Information that FPL Group files in the future with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. FPL Group Capital, FPL Group and the

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Trust are incorporating by reference the documents listed below and any future filings FPL Group makes with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 between the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and the effectiveness of that registration statement, as well as after the date of this prospectus until FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust sell all of these securities:

(1) FPL Group's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003;

(2) FPL Group's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004; and

(3) FPL Group's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2004 and March 12, 2004.

You may request a copy of these documents, at no cost to you, by writing or calling Robert J. Reger, Jr., Esq., Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York, 10022, (212) 603-2000. FPL Group will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Trust are hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) made by or on behalf of FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Trust in this prospectus or any supplement to this prospectus, in presentations, in response to questions or otherwise. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "believe," "could," "estimated," "may," "plan," "potential," "projection," "target," "outlook") are not statements of historical facts and may be forward-looking. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the specific factors discussed in "Risk Factors" herein and in the reports that are incorporated herein by reference (in addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with such forward-looking statements) that could cause FPL Group's or FPL Group Capital's actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of FPL Group, FPL Group Capital or the Trust.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which that statement is made, and neither FPL Group, FPL Group Capital nor the Trust undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which that statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all of those factors, nor can it assess the impact of each of those factors on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

The issues and associated risks and uncertainties discussed in "Risk Factors" herein and in the reports that are incorporated by reference herein are not the only ones FPL Group or FPL Group Capital may face. Additional issues may arise or become material as the energy industry evolves. The risks and uncertainties associated with those additional issues could impair FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's businesses in the future.

DESCRIPTION OF OFFERED DEBT SECURITIES

GENERAL. FPL Group Capital will issue its debt securities (other than the Junior Subordinated Debentures (as defined herein)), in one or more series, under an Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital and The Bank of New York, as trustee. This Indenture, as it may be amended and supplemented from time to time, is referred to in this prospectus as the "Indenture." The Bank of New York, as trustee under the Indenture, is referred

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to in this prospectus as the "Indenture Trustee." These debt securities are referred to in this prospectus as the "Offered Debt Securities."

The Indenture provides for the issuance from time to time of debentures, notes or other debt by FPL Group Capital in an unlimited amount. The Offered Debt Securities and all other debentures, notes or other debt of FPL Group Capital issued under the Indenture are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the "Debt Securities."

This section briefly summarizes some of the terms of the Offered Debt Securities and some of the provisions of the Indenture. This summary does not contain a complete description of the Offered Debt Securities. You should read this summary together with the Indenture and the officer's certificates or other documents establishing the Offered Debt Securities for a complete understanding of all the provisions and for the definitions of some terms used in this summary. The Indenture, the form of officer's certificate that may be used to establish a series of Offered Debt Securities and a form of Offered Debt Securities have been previously filed with the SEC, and are exhibits to the registration statement filed with the SEC of which this prospectus is a part. In addition, the Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and is therefore subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. You should read the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for a complete understanding of its provisions.

Each series of Offered Debt Securities may have different terms. FPL Group Capital will include some or all of the following information about a specific series of Offered Debt Securities in the prospectus supplement(s) relating to those Offered Debt Securities:

(1) the title of those Offered Debt Securities,

(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of those Offered Debt Securities,

(3) the date(s) on which FPL Group Capital will pay the principal of those Offered Debt Securities,

(4) the rate(s) of interest on those Offered 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 Debt Securities on any interest payment date, if other than the person in whose name those Offered 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 Debt Securities and the place(s) at which or methods by which the registered owners of those Offered Debt Securities may transfer or exchange those Offered 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 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 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 Debt Securities that would obligate FPL Group Capital to repurchase or redeem those Offered Debt Securities,

(10) the denominations in which FPL Group Capital may issue those Offered Debt Securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000,

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(11) the currency or currencies in which FPL Group Capital may pay the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Offered 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 Debt Securities in a currency other than that in which those Offered Debt Securities are stated to be payable, the terms and conditions upon which that election may be made,

(13) if FPL Group Capital will, or may, pay the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Offered 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,

(14) if the amount payable in respect of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Offered 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,

(15) the portion of the principal amount of those Offered Debt Securities that FPL Group Capital will pay upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of those Offered Debt Securities, if other than the entire principal amount of those Offered Debt Securities,

(16) any events of default with respect to those Offered Debt Securities and any covenants of FPL Group Capital for the benefit of the registered owners of those Offered Debt Securities, other than those specified in the Indenture,

(17) the terms, if any, pursuant to which those Offered Debt Securities may be exchanged for shares of capital stock or other securities of any other entity,

(18) a definition of "Eligible Obligations" under the Indenture with respect to those Offered 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 Debt Securities after their satisfaction and discharge,

(19) if FPL Group Capital will issue those Offered Debt Securities in global form, necessary information relating to the issuance of those Offered Debt Securities in global form,

(20) if FPL Group Capital will issue those Offered Debt Securities as bearer securities, necessary information relating to the issuance of those Offered Debt Securities as bearer securities,

(21) any limits on the rights of the registered owners of those Offered Debt Securities to transfer or exchange those Offered 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 Debt Securities,

(23) other than the Guarantee described under "Description of the Debt Securities Guarantee" below, any collateral security, assurance, or guarantee for those Offered Debt Securities, and

(24) any other terms of those Offered Debt Securities that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture. (Indenture, Section 301).

FPL Group Capital may sell Offered Debt Securities at a discount below their principal amount. Some of the important United States federal income tax considerations applicable to Offered Debt Securities sold at a discount below their principal amount may be discussed in the related prospectus supplement. In addition, some of the important United States federal income tax or other

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considerations applicable to any Offered Debt Securities that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars may be discussed in the related prospectus supplement.

Except as otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, the covenants in the Indenture would not give registered owners of Offered Debt Securities protection in the event of a highly-leveraged transaction involving FPL Group Capital or FPL Group.

SECURITY AND RANKING. The Offered Debt Securities will be unsecured obligations of FPL Group Capital. The Indenture does not limit FPL Group Capital's ability to provide security with respect to other Debt Securities. All Debt Securities issued under the Indenture will rank equally and ratably with all other Debt Securities issued under the Indenture, except to the extent that FPL Group Capital elects to provide security with respect to any Debt Security without providing that security to all outstanding Debt Securities as allowed under the Indenture. The Offered Debt Securities will rank senior to FPL Group Capital's Junior Subordinated Debentures. The Indenture does not limit FPL Group Capital's ability to issue other unsecured debt.

FPL Group Capital is a holding company that derives substantially all of its income from its operating subsidiaries. Therefore, the Debt Securities will be effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, debt and preferred stock, incurred or issued by FPL Group Capital's subsidiaries. The Indenture does not place any limit on the amounts of liabilities, including debt or preferred stock, that FPL Group Capital's subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur.

PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENTS. Except as stated in the related prospectus supplement, on each interest payment date FPL Group Capital will pay interest on each Offered Debt Security to the person in whose name that Offered Debt Security is registered as of the close of business on the record date relating to that interest payment date. However, on the date that the Offered Debt Securities mature, FPL Group Capital will pay the interest to the person to whom it pays the principal. Also, if FPL Group Capital has defaulted in the payment of interest on any Offered Debt Security, it may pay that defaulted interest to the registered owner of that Offered Debt Security:

(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

(2) in any other lawful manner that does not violate the requirements of any securities exchange on which that Offered Debt Security is listed and that the Indenture Trustee believes is acceptable. (Indenture,
Section 307).

Unless otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Offered Debt Securities at maturity will be payable when such Offered Debt Securities are presented at the main corporate trust office of The Bank of New York, as paying agent, in The City of New York. FPL Group Capital may change the place of payment on the Offered Debt Securities, appoint one or more additional paying agents, including itself, and remove any paying agent. (Indenture, Section 602).

TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE. Unless otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, Offered Debt Securities may be transferred or exchanged at the main corporate trust office of The Bank of New York, as security registrar, in The City of New York. FPL Group Capital may change the place for transfer and exchange of the Offered Debt Securities and may designate one or more additional places for that transfer and exchange.

Except as otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, there will be no service charge for any transfer or exchange of the Offered Debt Securities. However, FPL Group Capital may require payment of any tax or other governmental charge in connection with any transfer or exchange of the Offered Debt Securities.

FPL Group Capital will not be required to transfer or exchange any Offered Debt Security selected for redemption. Also, FPL Group Capital will not be required to transfer or exchange any Offered Debt Security during a period of 15 days before selection of Offered Debt Securities to be redeemed. (Indenture,
Section 305).

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DEFEASANCE. FPL Group Capital may, at any time, elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to all or a portion of any Debt Securities. To do so, FPL Group Capital must irrevocably deposit with the Indenture Trustee or any paying agent, in trust:

(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 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 Debt Securities,

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States and entitled to the benefit of its full faith and credit that do not contain provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment at the option of their issuer, and

(b) certificates, depositary receipts or other instruments that evidence a direct ownership interest in those obligations or in any specific interest or principal payments due in respect of those obligations that do not contain provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment at the option of their issuer, the principal of and the interest on which, when due, without any regard to reinvestment of that principal or interest, will provide money that, together with any money deposited with or held by the 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 Debt Securities, on or prior to their maturity, or

(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 Debt Securities, on or prior to their maturity. (Indenture, Section 701).

LIMITATION ON LIENS. So long as any Debt Securities remain outstanding, FPL Group Capital will not secure any indebtedness with a lien on any shares of the capital stock of any of its majority-owned subsidiaries, which shares of capital stock FPL Group Capital now or hereafter directly owns, unless FPL Group Capital equally secures all Debt Securities. However, this restriction does not apply to or prevent:

(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,

(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),

(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

(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,

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(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.

Liens on any shares of the capital stock of any of FPL Group Capital's majority-owned subsidiaries, which shares of capital stock FPL Group Capital now or hereafter directly owns, other than liens described in (1) through (4) above, are referred to in this prospectus as "Restricted Liens." The foregoing limitation does not apply to the extent that FPL Group Capital creates any Restricted Liens to secure indebtedness that, together with all other indebtedness of FPL Group Capital secured by Restricted Liens, does not at the time exceed 5% of FPL Group Capital's Consolidated Capitalization. (Indenture,
Section 608).

For this purpose, "Consolidated Capitalization" means the sum of:

(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.

The term "Consolidated Shareholders' Equity" as used above means the total assets of FPL Group Capital and its Consolidated Subsidiaries less all liabilities of FPL Group Capital and its Consolidated Subsidiaries. As used in this definition, the term "liabilities" means all obligations which would, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, be classified on a balance sheet as liabilities, including without limitation:

(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,

(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.

As used in this definition, "liabilities" includes preference or preferred stock of FPL Group Capital or any Consolidated Subsidiary only to the extent of any such preference or preferred stock that is subject to mandatory redemption or sinking fund provisions.

The term "Consolidated Indebtedness" means total indebtedness as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of FPL Group Capital and its Consolidated Subsidiaries.

The term "Consolidated Subsidiary," means at any date any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary whose financial statements would be consolidated with those of FPL Group Capital in FPL Group Capital's consolidated financial statements as of such date in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (Indenture, Section 608).

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The foregoing limitation does not limit in any manner the ability of:

(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.

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, AND SALE OF ASSETS. Under the Indenture, FPL Group Capital may not consolidate with or merge into any other entity or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any entity, unless:

(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 expressly assumes FPL Group Capital's obligations on all 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).

The Indenture does not restrict FPL Group Capital in a merger in which FPL Group Capital is the surviving entity.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Each of the following is an event of default under the Indenture with respect to the Debt Securities of any series:

(1) failure to pay interest on the Debt Securities of that series within 30 days after it is due,

(2) failure to pay principal or premium, if any, on the 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 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 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 Debt Securities of that series. (Indenture, Section 801).

In the case of the third event of default listed above, the Indenture Trustee may extend the grace period. In addition, if registered owners of a particular series have given a notice of default, then registered owners of at least the same percentage of Debt Securities of that series, together with the Indenture Trustee, may also extend the grace period. The grace period will be automatically extended if FPL Group Capital has initiated and is diligently pursuing corrective action. (Indenture, Section 801). An event of default with respect to the Debt Securities of a particular series will not necessarily

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constitute an event of default with respect to Debt Securities of any other series issued under the Indenture.

REMEDIES. If an event of default applicable to the Debt Securities of one or more series, but not applicable to all outstanding Debt Securities, exists, then either the Indenture Trustee or the registered owners of at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of each of the affected series may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Debt Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately. However, under the Indenture, some Debt Securities may provide for a specified amount less than their entire principal amount to be due and payable upon that declaration. These Debt Securities are defined as "Discount Securities" in the Indenture.

If the event of default is applicable to all outstanding Debt Securities, then only the Indenture Trustee or the registered owners of at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Debt Securities of all series, voting as one class, and not the registered owners of any one series, may make a declaration of acceleration. However, the event of default giving rise to the declaration relating to any series of Debt Securities will be automatically waived, and that declaration and its consequences will be automatically rescinded and annulled, if, at any time after that declaration and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained:

(1) FPL Group Capital deposits with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:

(a) all overdue interest on all Debt Securities of that series,

(b) the principal of and any premium on any 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 Debt Securities of that series has been cured or waived as provided in the Indenture. (Indenture, Section 802).

Other than its obligations and duties in case of an event of default under the Indenture, the Indenture Trustee is not obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the registered owners, unless those registered owners offer reasonable indemnity to the Indenture Trustee. (Indenture, Section 903). If they provide this reasonable indemnity, the registered owners of a majority in principal amount of any series of Debt Securities will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee, with respect to the Debt Securities of that series. However, if an event of default under the Indenture relates to more than one series of Debt Securities, only the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all affected series of Debt Securities, considered as one class, will have the right to make that direction. Also, the direction must not violate any law or the Indenture, and may not expose the Indenture Trustee to personal liability in circumstances where its indemnity would not, in the Indenture Trustee's sole discretion, be adequate. (Indenture, Section 812).

No registered owner of Debt Securities of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding under the Indenture, or any remedy under the Indenture, unless:

(1) that registered owner has previously given to the Indenture Trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to the Debt Securities of that series,

(2) the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 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 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).

However, these limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a registered owner of a Debt Security for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on that Debt Security on or after the applicable due date specified in that Debt Security. (Indenture, Section 808).

FPL Group Capital is required to deliver to the Indenture Trustee an annual statement as to its compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Indenture. (Indenture, Section 606).

MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. Without the consent of any registered owner of Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital and the Indenture Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture for any of the following purposes:

(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 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 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 Debt Securities of that series or tranche has been obtained, or

(b) when no 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 Debt Securities,

(6) to establish the form or terms of 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 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 Debt Securities of all or any series or tranche,

(10) to change any place where

o the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all or any series or tranche of Debt Securities are payable,

o all or any series or tranche of Debt Securities may be transferred or exchanged, and

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o notices and demands to or upon FPL Group Capital in respect of 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 Debt Securities of any series or tranche. (Indenture, Section 1201).

The registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of all series then outstanding may waive compliance by FPL Group Capital with certain restrictive provisions of the Indenture. (Indenture,
Section 607). The registered owners of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of any series may waive any past default under the Indenture with respect to that series, except a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest and a default with respect to certain restrictive covenants or provisions of the Indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Debt Security of that series affected. (Indenture, Section 813).

In addition to any amendments described above, if the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date of the Indenture in a way that requires changes to the Indenture or in a way that permits changes to, or the elimination of, provisions that were previously required by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Indenture will be deemed to be amended to conform to that amendment of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 or to make those changes, additions or eliminations. FPL Group Capital and the Indenture Trustee may, without the consent of any registered owners, enter into supplemental indentures to make that amendment. (Indenture, Section 1201).

Except for any amendments described above, the consent of the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of all series then outstanding, considered as one class, is required for all other modifications to the Indenture. However, if less than all of the series of Debt Securities outstanding are directly affected by a proposed supplemental indenture, then the consent only of the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities of all directly affected series, considered as one class, is required. But, if FPL Group Capital issues any series of Debt Securities in more than one tranche and if the proposed supplemental indenture directly affects the rights of the registered owners of Debt Securities of less than all of those tranches, then the consent only of the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of all directly affected tranches, considered as one class, will be required. However, none of those amendments or modifications may:

(1) change the dates on which the principal of or interest on a Debt Security is due without the consent of the registered owner of that Debt Security,

(2) reduce any 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 Debt Security,

(3) reduce any premium payable upon the redemption of a Debt Security without the consent of the registered owner of that Debt Security,

(4) change the currency (or other property) in which a Debt Security is payable without the consent of the registered owner of that Debt Security,

(5) impair the right to sue to enforce payments on any 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 Debt Security,

(6) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding 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 Debt Security of that series or tranche,

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(7) reduce the requirements for quorum or voting of any series or tranche without the consent of the registered owner of each outstanding 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 Debt Securities of any series or tranche, without the consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Debt Security affected by the modification.

A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates any provision of the Indenture that has expressly been included only for the benefit of one or more particular series or tranches of Debt Securities, or that modifies the rights of the registered owners of Debt Securities of that series or tranche with respect to that provision, will not affect the rights under the Indenture of the registered owners of the Debt Securities of any other series or tranche. (Indenture, Section 1202).

The Indenture provides that, in order to determine whether the registered owners of the required principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under the Indenture, or whether a quorum is present at the meeting of the registered owners of Debt Securities, Debt Securities owned by FPL Group Capital or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities or any affiliate of FPL Group Capital or of that other obligor (unless FPL Group Capital, that affiliate or that obligor owns all Debt Securities outstanding under the Indenture, determined without regard to this provision) will be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding. (Indenture, Section 101).

If FPL Group Capital solicits any action under the Indenture from registered owners of Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital may, at its option, by signing a written request to the Indenture Trustee, fix in advance a record date for determining the registered owners of Debt Securities entitled to take that action. However, FPL Group Capital will not be obligated to do this. If FPL Group Capital fixes such a record date, that action may be taken before or after that record date, but only the registered owners of record at the close of business on that record date will be deemed to be registered owners of Debt Securities for the purposes of determining whether registered owners of the required proportion of the outstanding Debt Securities have authorized that action. For these purposes, the outstanding Debt Securities will be computed as of the record date. Any action of a registered owner of any Debt Security under the Indenture will bind every future registered owner of that Debt Security, or any Debt Security replacing that Debt Security, with respect to anything that the Indenture Trustee or FPL Group Capital do, fail to do, or allow to be done in reliance on that action, whether or not that action is noted upon that Debt Security. (Indenture, Section 104).

RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF INDENTURE TRUSTEE. The Indenture Trustee may resign at any time with respect to any series of Debt Securities by giving written notice of its resignation to FPL Group Capital. Also, the registered owners of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of one or more series of Debt Securities may remove the Indenture Trustee at any time with respect to the Debt Securities of that series, by delivering an instrument evidencing this action to the Indenture Trustee and FPL Group Capital. The resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee will not become effective until a successor trustee accepts its appointment.

Except with respect to an Indenture Trustee appointed by the registered owners of Debt Securities, the Indenture Trustee will be deemed to have resigned and the successor will be deemed to have been appointed as trustee in accordance with the Indenture if:

(1) no event of default under the Indenture or event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an event of default under the Indenture exists, and

(2) FPL Group Capital has delivered to the Indenture Trustee a resolution of its Board of Directors appointing a successor trustee and that successor trustee has accepted that appointment in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. (Indenture, Section 910).

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NOTICES. Notices to registered owners of Debt Securities will be sent by mail to the addresses of those registered owners as they appear in the security register for those Debt Securities. (Indenture, Section 106).

TITLE. FPL Group Capital, the Indenture Trustee, and any agent of FPL Group Capital or the Indenture Trustee, may treat the person in whose name a Debt Security is registered as the absolute owner of that Debt Security, whether or not that Debt Security is overdue, for the purpose of making payments and for all other purposes, regardless of any notice to the contrary. (Indenture,
Section 308).

GOVERNING LAW. The Indenture and the Debt Securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to New York's conflict of law principles, except to the extent that the law of any other jurisdiction is mandatorily applicable. (Indenture, Section 112).

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES GUARANTEE

GENERAL. This section briefly summarizes some of the provisions of the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as Guarantee Trustee. The Guarantee Agreement was executed for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, which holds the Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of registered owners of the Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement. This summary does not contain a complete description of the Guarantee Agreement. You should read this summary together with the Guarantee Agreement for a complete understanding of all the provisions. The Guarantee Agreement has been previously filed with the SEC and is an exhibit to the registration statement filed with the SEC of which this prospectus is a part. In addition, the Guarantee Agreement is qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and is therefore subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. You should read the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for a complete understanding of its provisions.

Under the Guarantee Agreement, FPL Group absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the prompt and full payment, when due and payable (including upon acceleration or redemption), of the principal, interest and premium, if any, on the Debt Securities that are covered by the Guarantee Agreement to the registered owners of those Debt Securities, according to the terms of those Debt Securities and the Indenture. Pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement, all of the Debt Securities are covered by the Guarantee Agreement except Debt Securities that by their terms are expressly not entitled to the benefit of the Guarantee Agreement. All of the Offered Debt Securities will be covered by the Guarantee Agreement. This guarantee is referred to in this prospectus as the "Guarantee." FPL Group is only required to make these payments if FPL Group Capital fails to pay or provide for punctual payment of any of those amounts on or before the expiration of any applicable grace periods. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 5.01). In the Guarantee Agreement, FPL Group has waived its right to require the Guarantee Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the registered owners of Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement to exhaust their remedies against FPL Group Capital prior to bringing suit against FPL Group. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 5.06).

The Guarantee is a guarantee of payment when due (i.e., the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly against FPL Group to enforce its rights under the Guarantee Agreement without first instituting a legal proceeding against any other person or entity). The Guarantee is not a guarantee of collection. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 5.01).

Except as otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, the covenants in the Guarantee Agreement would not give registered owners of the Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement protection in the event of a highly-leveraged transaction involving FPL Group.

SECURITY AND RANKING. The Guarantee is an unsecured obligation of FPL Group and will rank equally and ratably with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of FPL Group. The Guarantee will rank senior to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee, the Subordinated Guarantee and FPL Group's Junior Subordinated Debentures (each as defined below) and FPL Group's guarantee of FPL Group Capital's preferred stock. There is no limit on the amount of other indebtedness, including guarantees, that FPL Group may incur or issue.

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FPL Group is a holding company that derives substantially all of its income from its operating subsidiaries. Therefore, the Guarantee is effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, debt and preferred stock, incurred or issued by FPL Group's subsidiaries. Neither the Indenture nor the Guarantee Agreement places any limit on the amount of liabilities, including debt or preferred stock, that FPL Group's subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT. An event of default under the Guarantee Agreement will occur upon the failure of FPL Group to perform any of its payment obligations under the Guarantee Agreement. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 1.01). The registered owners of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement have the right to:

(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).

The Guarantee Trustee must give notice of any event of default under the Guarantee Agreement known to the Guarantee Trustee to the registered owners of Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement within 90 days after the occurrence of that event of default, in the manner and to the extent provided in subsection (c) of Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, unless such event of default has been cured or waived prior to the giving of such notice. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 2.07). The registered owners of all outstanding Debt Securities may waive any past event of default and its consequences. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 2.06).

The Guarantee Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the registered owners of Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement have all of the rights and remedies available under applicable law and may sue to enforce the terms of the Guarantee Agreement and to recover damages for the breach of the Guarantee Agreement. The remedies of each of the Guarantee Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the registered owners of Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, are cumulative and in addition to any other remedy now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. At the option of any of the Guarantee Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the registered owners of Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement, that person or entity may join FPL Group in any lawsuit commenced by that person or entity against FPL Group Capital with respect to any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement. Also, that person or entity may recover against FPL Group in that lawsuit, or in any independent lawsuit against FPL Group, without first asserting, prosecuting or exhausting any remedy or claim against FPL Group Capital. (Guarantee Agreement,
Section 5.06).

FPL Group is required to deliver to the Guarantee Trustee an annual statement as to its compliance with all conditions under the Guarantee Agreement. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 2.04).

MODIFICATION. FPL Group and the Guarantee Trustee may, without the consent of any registered owner of Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement, agree to any changes to the Guarantee Agreement that do not materially adversely affect the rights of registered owners. The Guarantee Agreement also may be amended with the prior approval of the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement. However, the right of any registered owner of Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement to receive payment under the Guarantee Agreement on the due date of the Debt Securities held by that registered owner, or to institute suit for the enforcement of that payment on or after that due date, may not be impaired or affected without the consent of that registered owner. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 6.01).

TERMINATION OF THE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT. The Guarantee Agreement will terminate and be of no further force and effect upon full payment of all Debt Securities covered by the Guarantee Agreement. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 5.05).

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GOVERNING LAW. The Guarantee Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles thereunder, except to the extent that the law of any other jurisdiction is mandatorily applicable. (Guarantee Agreement, Section 5.07).

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

GENERAL. The following statements describing FPL Group's common stock are not intended to be a complete description. For additional information, please see FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation ("Charter") and its bylaws, which set forth the terms of the common stock. Please also see the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Florida Power & Light Company, and the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of January 1, 1944, between Florida Power & Light Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, as amended and supplemented (the "Mortgage"), which contain restrictions which may limit the ability of Florida Power & Light Company to pay dividends to FPL Group. Each of these documents has been previously filed with the SEC and are exhibits to the registration statement filed with the SEC of which this prospectus is a part. Reference is also made to the laws of the State of Florida.

FPL Group's authorized capital stock consists of 400,000,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value, and 100,000,000 shares of serial preferred stock, $.01 par value. As of April 30, 2004,184,950,655 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of serial preferred stock were issued and outstanding. See "Preferred Share Purchase Rights" below. The FPL Group common stock has no preemptive, subscription or conversion rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable thereto. The outstanding shares of common stock are, and when issued the shares offered hereby will be, fully paid and nonassessable.

All outstanding FPL Group common stock is listed on the NYSE and trades under the symbol "FPL." The registrar and transfer agent for the FPL Group common stock is Computershare Investor Services, LLC.

A number of provisions that are in FPL Group's Charter and bylaws will make it difficult for another company to acquire FPL Group and for a holder of FPL Group common stock to receive any related takeover premium for its shares. See "--Voting Rights and Non-Cumulative Voting", "--Preferred Share Purchase Rights" and "Description of Preferred Stock--FPL Group Preferred Stock" below.

DIVIDEND RIGHTS. Each share of common stock is entitled to participate equally with respect to dividends declared on the common stock out of funds legally available for the payment thereof.

The Charter of FPL Group does not limit the dividends that can be paid on the common stock. However, as a practical matter, the ability of FPL Group to pay dividends on the common stock is dependent upon dividends paid to it by its subsidiaries, primarily Florida Power & Light Company. Florida Power & Light Company's ability to pay dividends is limited by restrictions contained in Florida Power & Light Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation and in the Mortgage. However, these restrictions do not currently limit Florida Power & Light Company's ability to pay dividends to FPL Group from its retained earnings.

FPL Group Capital has issued junior subordinated debentures in connection with preferred trust securities previously issued by FPL Group Capital Trust I, which junior subordinated debentures are guaranteed by FPL Group. FPL Group Capital has a right, from time to time, to delay interest payments on its outstanding junior subordinated debentures for an extension period of up to 20 consecutive quarters. FPL Group and/or FPL Group Capital may issue, from time to time, additional junior subordinated debentures in connection with the preferred trust securities described in this prospectus. FPL Group and/or FPL Group Capital may have a similar right to delay interest payments for those additional junior subordinated debentures. If FPL Group Capital and/or FPL Group exercises any right to delay an interest payment, FPL Group would not be able to pay dividends on its common stock or preferred stock during the extension period with certain limited exceptions. For a further description of FPL Group Capital's and FPL Group's rights to delay interest payments, see "Description of Preferred Trust Securities--Distributions" and "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Guarantee--Option to Extend Interest Payment Period" in this prospectus.

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In addition, FPL Group has issued stock purchase contracts, as a component of stock purchase units, which require FPL Group to make periodic contract adjustment payments to the holders of the stock purchase units. FPL Group has a right to delay these payments during the term of the stock purchase contracts. FPL Group may issue, from time to time, additional stock purchase contracts as a component of stock purchase units. FPL Group may have a similar right to delay contract adjustment payments on these additional stock purchase contracts. If FPL Group exercises any right to delay a contract adjustment payment, it will not be able to pay dividends on its common stock or preferred stock during the period such payments are delayed with certain limited exceptions.

VOTING RIGHTS AND NON-CUMULATIVE VOTING. In general, the holders of FPL Group common stock are entitled to one vote per share for the election of directors and for other corporate purposes. The Charter:

(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.

Such provisions may have significant effects on the ability of the shareholders to change the composition of an incumbent Board of Directors or to benefit from certain transactions which are opposed by an incumbent Board of Directors.

The term "Interested Shareholder" is defined in the Charter to include a security holder who owns 10% or more in voting power of the outstanding shares of voting stock, and the term "Continuing Director" is defined in the Charter to include any director who is not an affiliate of an Interested Shareholder. The above provisions dealing with Business Combinations involving FPL Group and an Interested Shareholder may discriminate against a security holder who becomes an Interested Shareholder by reason of the beneficial ownership of such amount of common or other voting stock. The term "Business Combination" is defined in the Charter to include:

(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;

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(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.

The holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, and therefore the holders of more than 50% of a quorum (majority) of the outstanding shares of common stock can elect all of FPL Group's directors. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter or the bylaws or in accordance with applicable law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of shares represented at a meeting and entitled to vote is required for shareholder action on a matter. Voting rights for the election of directors or otherwise, if any, for any series of the serial preferred stock, will be established by the Board of Directors when such series is issued. See "Description of Preferred Stock--FPL Group Preferred Stock."

LIQUIDATION RIGHTS. After satisfaction of creditors and payments due the holders of serial preferred stock, if any, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in the distribution of all remaining assets. See "Description of Preferred Stock."

PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS. The following statements describing FPL Group's preferred share purchase rights (each, a "Right") are not intended to be a complete description. For additional information, please see the form of Rights Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, between FPL Group and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as successor Rights Agent, as amended, which sets forth the terms of the Rights. The Rights Agreement and amendments thereto have been previously filed with the SEC and are exhibits to the registration statement filed with SEC of which this prospectus is a part.

On June 17, 1996, FPL Group's Board of Directors declared a dividend of one Right for each outstanding share of common stock. Thereafter, until the Distribution Date (as defined below), FPL Group will issue one Right with each newly issued share of common stock. Each Right (prior to the expiration or redemption of the Rights) will entitle the holder thereof to purchase from FPL Group one-hundredth of a share of FPL Group's Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, $.01 par value ("Junior Preferred Shares"), at an exercise price of $120 per Right ("Purchase Price"), subject to adjustment. Until the Distribution Date, the Rights are represented by the shares of common stock, and are not exercisable or transferable apart from the common stock. The "Distribution Date" is the earlier to occur of:

(1) the tenth day after the public announcement that a person or group has acquired beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the common stock, or

(2) the tenth business day after a person commences, or announces an intention to commence, a tender or exchange offer, the consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a person or group of 10% or more of the common stock. At any time before a person or group becomes a 10% holder, the Board of Directors may extend the 10-day period.

Separate certificates evidencing the Rights will be mailed to holders of the common stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date. The Rights are exercisable at any time after the Distribution Date, unless earlier redeemed, or exchanged, and could then begin trading separately from the common stock. The Rights do not have any voting rights and are not entitled to dividends.

If a person or group becomes a 10% holder, each Right not owned by the 10% holder would become exercisable for the number of shares of common stock which, at that time, would have a market value of two times the exercise price of the Right. In the event that FPL Group is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction, or 50% or more of FPL Group's assets or earning power are sold or otherwise transferred, after a person or group has become a 10%

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holder, each Right will entitle its holder to purchase, at the exercise price of the Right, that number of shares of common stock of the acquiring company which at the time of such transaction would have a market value of two times the exercise price of the Right.

The Rights are redeemable by FPL Group's Board of Directors in whole, but not in part, at $.01 per Right at any time prior to the time that a person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the outstanding common stock. The Rights will expire on June 30, 2006 (unless the expiration date is extended or the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged as described below).

The Purchase Price, and the number of Junior Preferred Shares or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution:

(1) in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the Junior Preferred Shares,

(2) as a result of the grant to holders of Junior Preferred Shares of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Junior Preferred Shares at a price, or securities convertible into Junior Preferred Shares with a conversion price, at less than the current market price of Junior Preferred Shares, or

(3) as a result of the distribution to holders of Junior Preferred Shares of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends or dividends payable in Junior Preferred Shares) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).

With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in the Purchase Price. The number of Rights and the number of Junior Preferred Shares purchasable upon exercise of each Right are also subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, subdivision, consolidation, combination or common stock dividend on the common stock prior to the Distribution Date.

The Board of Directors of FPL Group may exchange the Rights at an exchange ratio of one share of common stock per Right at any time that is:

(1) after the acquisition by a person or group of affiliated or associated persons of beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the outstanding common stock; and

(2) before the acquisition by a person or group of 50% or more of the outstanding common stock.

The Rights have anti-takeover effects. The Rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire FPL Group without conditioning the offer on the redemption of the Rights or on the acquisition of a certain number of Rights. The Rights beneficially owned by that person or group may become null and void. The Rights should not interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by the Board of Directors of FPL Group, since the Rights may be redeemed by FPL Group at $.01 per Right prior to the time that a person or group has acquired beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the common stock.

The Junior Preferred Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Rights will be entitled to cumulative quarterly dividends in preference to the common stock at a rate per share equal to the greater of $10 and 100 times the dividend declared on the common stock for such quarter. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which the shares of common stock are exchanged, each Junior Preferred Share will be entitled to receive 100 times the amount and type of consideration received per share of common stock. In the event of a liquidation of FPL Group, the holders of Junior Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive in preference to the common stock the greater of $100 per share and 100 times the payment made per share of common stock. FPL Group has the right to issue other serial preferred stock ranking prior to the Junior Preferred Shares with respect to dividend and liquidation preferences. The Junior Preferred Shares will be redeemable after June 30, 2006, at FPL Group's option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price per share equal to the greater of

(1) the per share Purchase Price, and

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(2) the then current market price of a Junior Preferred Share.

Each Junior Preferred Share will have 100 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of FPL Group, voting together with the common stock. The rights of the Junior Preferred Shares as to dividends, liquidation, redemption and voting, and in the event of mergers and consolidations, are protected by customary anti-dilution provisions. Because of the nature of the dividend, liquidation, redemption and voting rights of the Junior Preferred Shares, the value of the interest in a Junior Preferred Share purchasable upon the exercise of each Right should approximate the value of one share of common stock.

The Board of Directors of FPL Group may amend the Rights Agreement and the Rights, without the consent of the holders of the Rights. However, any amendment adopted after a person or group becomes a 10% holder may not adversely affect the interests of holders of Rights. The 10% holder level discussed above is subject to certain exceptions.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK

GENERAL. The following statements describing FPL Group's preferred stock and FPL Group Capital's preferred stock are not intended to be a complete description. For additional information, please see FPL Group's Charter and its bylaws, and FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation ("FPL Group Capital Charter") and its bylaws, respectively. You should read this summary together with the articles of amendment to FPL Group's Charter or FPL Group Capital's Charter, as applicable, which will describe the terms of any preferred stock to be offered hereby, for a complete understanding of all the provisions. With respect to the FPL Group preferred stock and the guarantee of the FPL Group Capital preferred stock, please also see the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Florida Power & Light Company, and the Mortgage, which contain restrictions which may limit the ability of Florida Power & Light Company to pay dividends to FPL Group. Each of these documents has been previously filed with the SEC and each is an exhibit to the registration statement filed with the SEC of which this prospectus is a part. Reference is also made to the laws of the State of Florida.

FPL GROUP PREFERRED STOCK. FPL Group may issue one or more series of its serial preferred stock, $.01 par value, without the approval of its shareholders.

Some terms of a series may differ from those of another series. A prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any preferred stock being offered. These terms will also be described in articles of amendment to FPL Group's Charter. These terms will include any of the following that apply to that series:

(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,

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(9) the voting rights, if any; and

(10) any other terms that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Charter.

In some cases, the issuance of preferred stock could make it difficult for another company to acquire FPL Group and make it harder to remove current management. See also "Description of Common Stock."

If FPL Group Capital or FPL Group exercise a right to delay interest payments on junior subordinated debentures or if FPL Group delays making contract adjustment payments with respect to stock purchase contracts, FPL Group will not be able to pay dividends on its common or preferred stock during the periods such payments are delayed with certain limited exceptions. See "Description of Common Stock--Dividend Rights" in this prospectus.

Shares of preferred stock offered hereby by FPL Group will, when issued, be fully paid and non-assessable.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL PREFERRED STOCK. FPL Group Capital may issue one or more series of serial preferred stock without the approval of its shareholders. The preferred stock of FPL Group Capital will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by FPL Group as described below.

Some terms of a series may differ from those of another series. A prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any preferred stock being offered. These terms will also be described in articles of amendment to FPL Group Capital's Charter. These terms will include any of the following that apply to that series:

(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 the FPL Group Capital Charter.

If FPL Group Capital exercises a right to delay interest payments on junior subordinated debentures, FPL Group Capital will not be able to pay dividends on its common or preferred stock during the periods such payments are delayed with certain limited exceptions. See "Description of Common Stock--Dividend Rights" in this prospectus.

Shares of preferred stock offered hereby by FPL Group Capital will, when issued, be fully paid and non-assessable.

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FPL GROUP GUARANTEE OF FPL GROUP CAPITAL PREFERRED STOCK. FPL Group will fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the payment of accumulated and unpaid dividends, and payments due on liquidation or redemption, as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that FPL Group Capital may have or assert. FPL Group's guarantee of FPL Group Capital's preferred stock will be an unsecured obligation of FPL Group and will rank (1) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of FPL Group (except those made pari passu or subordinate by their terms), (2) equal in right of payment with the most senior preferred or preference stock that may be issued by FPL Group and with any other guarantee that may be entered into by FPL Group in respect of any preferred or preference stock of any affiliate of FPL Group, and (3) senior to FPL Group's common stock. A prospectus supplement will describe the terms of FPL Group's guarantee of FPL Group Capital's preferred stock. The description will not necessarily be complete, and reference will be made to the preferred stock guarantee agreement.

FPL Group is a holding company that derives substantially all of its income from its operating subsidiaries. Therefore, the FPL Group guarantee of FPL Group Capital preferred stock will be effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, debt and preferred stock, incurred or issued by FPL Group's subsidiaries. FPL Group's guarantee of FPL Group Capital preferred stock does not place any limit on the amount of liabilities, including debt or preferred stock, that FPL Group's subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur.

DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS
AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS

FPL Group may issue stock purchase contracts, including contracts that obligate holders to purchase from FPL Group, and FPL Group to sell to these holders, a specified number of shares of common stock at a future date or dates. The consideration per share of common stock may be fixed at the time the stock purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts. The stock purchase contracts may be issued separately or as a part of stock purchase units consisting of a stock purchase contract and either debt securities of FPL Group Capital (including, but not limited to, Debt Securities), preferred trust securities of one or more FPL Group subsidiary trusts or other subsidiary entities (including, but not limited to, Preferred Trust Securities (as defined herein)), or debt securities of third parties including, but not limited to, U.S. Treasury securities, that would secure the holders' obligations to purchase the common stock under the stock purchase contracts. The stock purchase contracts may require FPL Group to make periodic payments to the holders of some or all of the stock purchase units or vice versa, and such payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The stock purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under these stock purchase contracts in a specified manner.

A prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units being offered. The description in the prospectus supplement will not necessarily be complete, and reference will be made to the stock purchase contracts. Material United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the stock purchase units and stock purchase contracts will be discussed in the related prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES

GENERAL. The Trust may issue preferred trust securities and common trust securities under the Trust Agreement. The terms of the agreements pursuant to which the Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group Capital Trust will be issued is herein referred to as the "FPL Group Capital Trust Agreement," and the Trust Agreement pursuant to which Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group Trust will be issued is herein referred to as the "FPL Group Trust Agreement;" each of these agreements is referred to in this prospectus as the "Trust Agreement." The terms of the FPL Group Capital Trust Agreement and the FPL Group Trust Agreement are substantially the same. The preferred trust securities and common trust securities issued by the Trust are referred to in this prospectus as "Preferred Trust Securities" and "Common Trust Securities," respectively, and collectively as "Trust Securities." These Trust Securities will represent undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. The junior subordinated debentures issued by FPL Group Capital and held by FPL Group Capital Trust are referred to in this prospectus as the "FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures." The junior subordinated debentures issued by FPL Group and held by FPL Group Trust are referred to in this prospectus as the "FPL Group Junior

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Subordinated Debentures," and together with the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures are referred to as the "Junior Subordinated Debentures." This section briefly summarizes some of the provisions of the Trust Agreement. This summary does not contain a complete description of the Trust Agreement. You should read this summary together with the Trust Agreement for a complete understanding of all the provisions. The form of the Trust Agreement has been previously filed with the SEC and is an exhibit to the registration statement filed with the SEC of which this prospectus is a part. In addition, each Trust Agreement will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and is therefore subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. You should read the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for a complete understanding of its provisions.

In this section, any discussion of FPL Group Capital Trust, FPL Group Trust, Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities relate only to the applicable Trust. Holders of Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II will be entitled to any of the benefits and protections contained in the Trust Agreement applicable to the particular Trust which issued the relevant Trust Securities and not with respect to any other Trust.

The Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities issued by the Trust will be substantially the same except that, if there is an event of default under the Trust Agreement, as described below, that results from an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture (as such term is defined below under "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Guarantee--General"), the right of FPL Group, as holder of the Common Trust Securities, to payment of distributions and upon liquidation or redemption will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.03). All of the Common Trust Securities will be owned by FPL Group. (Trust Agreement, Section 5.10).

FPL Group will fully and unconditionally guarantee payments due on the Preferred Trust Securities issued by the Trust through a combination of the following:

(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").

No single one of the applicable documents listed above standing alone or operating in conjunction with fewer than all of the other applicable documents constitutes the guarantee by FPL Group. It is only the combined operation of these documents that has the effect of providing a full and unconditional, but subordinated, guarantee as to payment by FPL Group of the Preferred Trust Securities.

FPL Group Capital Trust will use the proceeds from the sale of the Trust Securities to purchase FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, and FPL Group Trust will use the proceeds from the sale of the Trust Securities to purchase FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures. (Trust Agreement, Section 2.05). The FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures will be guaranteed by FPL Group pursuant to the Subordinated Guarantee described below and issued under an Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2004, among FPL Group Capital, FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as trustee. The FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued under a Subordinated Indenture between FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as trustee. The Junior Subordinated Debentures will be held in trust for the benefit of holders of the applicable Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities. (Trust Agreement, Section 2.09).

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A prospectus supplement relating to the Preferred Trust Securities will include specific terms of those securities and of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Material United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the Preferred Trust Securities will also be discussed in the related prospectus supplement. For a description of some specific terms that will affect both the Preferred Trust Securities and the Junior Subordinated Debentures, and holders' rights under each, see "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Guarantee" below.

DISTRIBUTIONS. The only income of the Trust available for distribution to the holders of Preferred Trust Securities will be payments on the applicable Junior Subordinated Debentures. (Trust Agreement, Section 8.01). If neither FPL Group Capital nor FPL Group makes interest payments on the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, or if FPL Group does not make interest payments on the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures, as the case may be, the Trust will not have funds available to pay distributions on Preferred Trust Securities. The payment of distributions, if and to the extent the Trust has sufficient funds available for the payment of such distributions, is guaranteed on a limited basis by FPL Group as described under "Description of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee."

So long as no event of default under the Subordinated Indenture has occurred and is continuing, the issuer of the Junior Subordinated Debentures may extend the interest payment period from time to time on the Junior Subordinated Debentures for one or more periods. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 312). As a consequence, distributions on Preferred Trust Securities would be deferred during any such period. Interest would, however, continue to accrue. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.01). During any extended interest period, or for so long as an "Event of Default" under the Subordinated Indenture resulting from a payment default or any payment default under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee has occurred and is continuing, neither FPL Group nor FPL Group Capital, with respect to extension of the interest payment period on the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, nor FPL Group, with respect to extension of the interest payment period on the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures, may:

(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),

other than

(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 interest payment period is extended requiring it to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock;

(2) any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described in clauses (1) and (2) above as a result of a reclassification of its capital stock or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of its capital stock for another class or series of its capital stock;

(3) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of its capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts;

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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);

(5) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the future;

(6) payments under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of junior 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred trust securities or junior 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is then entitled if paid in full;

(7) dividends or distributions by FPL Group Capital on its capital stock to the extent owned by FPL Group; or

(8) redemptions, purchases, acquisitions or liquidation payments by FPL Group Capital with respect to its capital stock to the extent owned by FPL Group.

The exceptions in (7) and (8) above are not applicable to an extension of interest payment period on the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures.

Before an extension period ends, FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be, may further extend the interest payment period. No extension period as further extended may exceed 20 consecutive quarters. After any extension period and the payment of all amounts then due, FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be, may select a new extended interest payment period. No interest period may be extended beyond the maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures.

REDEMPTION. Whenever Junior Subordinated Debentures are repaid, whether at maturity or earlier redemption, the Property Trustee will apply the proceeds to redeem a like amount of Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.02(a)).

Preferred Trust Securities will be redeemed at the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid distributions with the proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption or repayment of Junior Subordinated Debentures. Redemptions of the Preferred Trust Securities will be made on a redemption date only if the Trust has funds available for the payment of the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid distributions. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.02(c)).

Holders of Preferred Trust Securities will be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of any redemption. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.02(b)). On or before the redemption date, the Trust will irrevocably deposit with the paying agent for Preferred Trust Securities sufficient funds and will give the paying agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the holders upon surrender of their Preferred Trust Securities. Distributions payable on or before a redemption date will be payable to the holders on the record date for the distribution payment. If notice is given and funds are deposited as required, then on the redemption date all rights of holders of the Preferred Trust Securities called for redemption will cease, except the right of the holders to receive the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid distributions, and the Preferred Trust Securities will cease to be outstanding. No interest will accrue on amounts payable on the redemption date. In the event that any date fixed for redemption of Preferred Trust Securities is not a business day, then payment will be made on the next business day, except that, if such business day falls in the next calendar year, then payment will be made on the immediately preceding business day. No interest will be payable because of any such delay. If payment of Preferred Trust Securities called for redemption is improperly withheld or refused and not paid

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either by the Trust or by FPL Group pursuant to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee, distributions on such Preferred Trust Securities will continue to accrue to the date of payment. In that event, the actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid distributions. (Trust Agreement,
Section 4.02(d)).

Subject to applicable law, including United States federal securities law, FPL Group or its affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase outstanding Preferred Trust Securities by tender, in the open market or by private agreement.

If Preferred Trust Securities are partially redeemed on a redemption date, a corresponding percentage of the Common Trust Securities will be redeemed. The particular Preferred Trust Securities to be redeemed will be selected not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Property Trustee by such method as the Property Trustee shall deem fair, taking into account the denominations in which they were issued. The Property Trustee will promptly notify the Preferred Trust Security registrar in writing of the Preferred Trust Securities selected for redemption and, where applicable, the partial amount to be redeemed. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.02(f)).

SUBORDINATION OF COMMON TRUST SECURITIES. Payment of distributions on, and the redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid distributions, of, the Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities shall be made pro rata based on the liquidation preference amount of such securities. However, if on any distribution payment date or redemption date an event of default under the Trust Agreement resulting from an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture has occurred and is continuing, no payment on any Common Trust Security shall be made until all payments due on the Preferred Trust Securities have been made. In that case, funds available to the Property Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full of all distributions on, or the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid distributions of, Preferred Trust Securities then due and payable. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.03(a)).

If an event of default under the Trust Agreement results from an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture, the holder of Common Trust Securities cannot take action with respect to the Trust Agreement default until the effect of all defaults with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities has been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until the event of default under the Trust Agreement with respect to Preferred Trust Securities has been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Property Trustee shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, act solely on behalf of the holders of Preferred Trust Securities and not the holder of the Common Trust Securities, and only the holders of Preferred Trust Securities will have the right to direct the Property Trustee to act on their behalf. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.03(b)).

LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION. The Trust will be dissolved and liquidated by the Property Trustee on the first to occur of:

(1) the expiration of the term of the Trust;

(2) the bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation of FPL Group;

(3) the redemption of all of the Preferred Trust Securities of the Trust;

(4) the entry of an order for dissolution of the Trust by a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(5) at any time, at the election of FPL Group. (Trust Agreement, Sections 9.01 and 9.02).

If a dissolution of the Trust occurs, the Trust will be liquidated by the Property Trustee as expeditiously as the Property Trustee determines to be appropriate. If a dissolution of the Trust occurs other than by redemption of all the Preferred Trust Securities, the Property Trustee will provide for the satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, if any, and distribute to each holder of the Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities a proportionate amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures. If a distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures is determined by the Property Trustee not to be practical, holders of Preferred Trust Securities will be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Trust after adequate provision for the satisfaction of liabilities of creditors, if any, an amount equal to the aggregate liquidation

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preference of the Preferred Trust Securities plus accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to the date of payment. If this liquidation distribution can be paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate liquidation distribution, then the amounts payable by the Trust on the Preferred Trust Securities shall be paid on a pro rata basis. FPL Group, as holder of the Common Trust Securities, will be entitled to receive distributions upon any dissolution pro rata with the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities, except that if an event of default (or event that, with the lapse of time or giving of notice, would become such an event of default) has occurred and is continuing under the Subordinated Indenture, the Preferred Trust Securities will have a preference over the Common Trust Securities. (Trust Agreement, Section 9.04).

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; NOTICE. Any one of the following events will be an event of default under the Trust Agreement whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

(1) the occurrence of an event of default as described in the Subordinated Indenture;

(2) default by the Trust in the payment of any distribution when it becomes due and payable, and continuation of that default for a period of 30 days;

(3) default by the Trust in the payment of any redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid distributions, of any Preferred Trust Security or Common Trust Security when it becomes due and payable;

(4) default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any covenant or warranty of the trustees in the Trust Agreement which is not dealt with above, and continuation of that default or breach for a period of 90 days after written notice to the Trust, the defaulting trustee under the Trust Agreement and FPL Group by the holders of Preferred Trust Securities having at least 33% of the total liquidation preference amount of the outstanding Preferred Trust Securities. However, the holders of Preferred Trust Securities will be deemed to have agreed to an extension of the 90 day period if corrective action is initiated by any of the trustees within such period and is diligently pursued in good faith; or

(5) the occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Trust. (Trust Agreement, Section 1.01).

Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default known to the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall transmit to the holders of Preferred Trust Securities, FPL Group and the Administrative Trustees notice of any such default, unless that default shall have been cured or waived. (Trust Agreement,
Section 8.02).

A holder of Preferred Trust Securities may directly institute a proceeding to enforce payment when due to the holder of the Preferred Trust Securities of the principal of or interest on Junior Subordinated Debentures having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation preference amount of the holder's Preferred Trust Securities. The holders of Preferred Trust Securities have no other rights to exercise directly any other remedies available to the holder of the Junior Subordinated Debentures unless the trustees under the Trust Agreement fail to do so. (Trust Agreement, Section 6.01(a)).

REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES. Unless an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture has occurred and is continuing, the holder of the Common Trust Securities may remove any trustee under the Trust Agreement at any time. If an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture has occurred and is continuing, the holders of a majority of the total liquidation preference amount of the outstanding Preferred Trust Securities may remove the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, or both of them. The holder of the Common Trust Securities may remove any Administrative Trustee at any time. Any resignation or removal of a trustee under the Trust Agreement will take effect only on the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee. (Trust Agreement, Section 8.10).

Holders of Preferred Trust Securities will have no right to appoint or remove the Administrative Trustees of the Trust, who may be appointed, removed or replaced solely by FPL Group as the holder of the Common Trust Securities. (Trust Agreement, Section 8.10).

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VOTING RIGHTS. Except as provided below and under "Description of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee--Modification and Assignment," and as otherwise required by law or the Trust Agreement, the holders of Preferred Trust Securities will have no voting rights.

While Junior Subordinated Debentures are held by the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall not:

(1) direct the time, method and place to conduct any proceeding for any remedy available to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee (as such term is defined below under "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Guarantee--General"), or execute any trust or power conferred on the Subordinated Indenture Trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures;

(2) waive any past default under the Subordinated Indenture;

(3) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be due and payable; or

(4) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Subordinated Indenture or the Junior Subordinated Debentures, where that consent will be required,

without, in each case, obtaining the prior approval of the holders of Preferred Trust Securities having at least a majority of the aggregate liquidation preference amount of all outstanding Preferred Trust Securities of the Trust. Where a consent of each holder of Junior Subordinated Debentures affected is required, no consent shall be given by the Property Trustee without the prior consent of each holder of the Preferred Trust Securities affected. The Property Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the holders of Preferred Trust Securities, except pursuant to the subsequent vote of the holders of Preferred Trust Securities. (Trust Agreement, Section 6.01(b)). If the Property Trustee fails to enforce its rights, as holder, under the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the Trust Agreement, a holder of the Preferred Trust Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against FPL Group or FPL Group Capital, as the case may be, to enforce the Property Trustee's rights under the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the Trust Agreement without first instituting any legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or anyone else. (Trust Agreement, Section 6.01(a)). The Property Trustee shall notify all holders of Preferred Trust Securities of any notice of default received from the Subordinated Indenture Trustee. The Property Trustee shall not take any action approved by the consent of the holders of Preferred Trust Securities without an opinion of counsel experienced in those matters to the effect that the Trust will be classified as a grantor trust and not as an association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes on account of that action. (Trust Agreement, Section 6.01(b)).

Holders of Preferred Trust Securities may give any required approval at a meeting convened for such purpose or by written consent without prior notice. (Trust Agreement, Section 6.06). The Administrative Trustees will give notice of any meeting at which holders of Preferred Trust Securities are entitled to vote. (Trust Agreement, Section 6.02).

No vote or consent of the holders of Preferred Trust Securities will be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Preferred Trust Securities in accordance with the Trust Agreement.

Notwithstanding that holders of Preferred Trust Securities are entitled to vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any Preferred Trust Securities that are owned by FPL Group Capital, FPL Group, any Administrative Trustee or any affiliate of any of them, shall be treated as if they were not outstanding for purposes of such vote or consent. (Trust Agreement, Section 1.01).

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AMENDMENTS. The Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by a majority of its Administrative Trustees and FPL Group, without the consent of any holders of Preferred Trust Securities or the other trustees under the Trust Agreement in order to:

(1) cure any ambiguity; correct or supplement any provision that may be inconsistent with any other provision of the Trust Agreement or amendment to the Trust Agreement; or make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Trust Agreement;

(2) change the name of the Trust; or

(3) modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Trust Agreement to the extent necessary to ensure that the Trust will not be classified for United States federal income tax purposes other than as a grantor trust (and not an association taxable as a corporation) at any time that any Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities are outstanding or to ensure the Trust's exemption from the status of an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

No amendment described above may materially adversely affect the interests of any holder of Preferred Trust Securities or Common Trust Securities without the applicable consents required pursuant to the following two paragraphs. Any of the amendments of the Trust Agreement described in paragraph (1) above shall become effective when notice of the amendment is given to the holders of Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. (Trust Agreement, Section 10.03(a)).

Except as provided below, any provision of the Trust Agreement may be amended by the Administrative Trustees and FPL Group with:

(1) the consent of holders of Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities representing not less than a majority in aggregate liquidation preference amount of the Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities then outstanding; and

(2) receipt by the trustees of an opinion of counsel to the effect that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the trustees in accordance with the amendment will not affect the Trust's status as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes (and not an association taxable as a corporation) or affect the Trust's exemption from the status of an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (Trust Agreement, Section 10.03(b)).

Each affected holder of Preferred Trust Securities must consent to any amendment to the Trust Agreement that:

(1) adversely changes the amount or timing of any distribution with respect to Preferred Trust Securities or otherwise adversely affects the amount of any distribution required to be made in respect of Preferred Trust Securities as of a specified date;

(2) restricts the right of a holder of Preferred Trust Securities to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after that date; or

(3) modify the provisions described in clauses (1) and (2) above. (Trust Agreement, Section 10.03(c)).

FORM, EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER. Preferred Trust Securities may be exchanged for other Preferred Trust Securities in any authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate liquidation preference. (Trust Agreement, Section 5.04).

Subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement, Preferred Trust Securities may be presented for exchange as provided above or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed instrument of transfer, at the office of the Preferred Trust Security registrar. The Administrative Trustees may designate FPL Group or FPL Group Capital or any affiliate of either of them, as the Preferred Trust Security registrar. The Property Trustee will initially

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act as the Preferred Trust Security registrar and transfer agent. (Trust Agreement, Section 5.08). No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Preferred Trust Securities, but the Preferred Trust Security registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange. A transfer or exchange will be made when the Preferred Trust Security registrar and Administrative Trustees are satisfied with the documents of title and identity of the person making the request. (Trust Agreement, Section 5.04). The Administrative Trustees may at any time designate another transfer agent and registrar or rescind the designation of any transfer agent and registrar or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent and registrar acts, except that FPL Group will, or will cause the Preferred Trust Security registrar to, maintain an office or agency in The City of New York where Preferred Trust Securities may be transferred or exchanged. (Trust Agreement, Sections 2.07(a) and 5.08).

The Trust will not be required to:

(1) issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any Preferred Trust Securities during the period beginning at the opening of business 15 calendar days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of any Preferred Trust Securities called for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day the notice is mailed; or

(2) register the transfer of or exchange any Preferred Trust Securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Preferred Trust Securities being redeemed in part. (Trust Agreement, Section 5.04).

PAYMENT ON PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES AND PAYING AGENT. Unless otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement, payments in respect of the Preferred Trust Securities will be made on the applicable distribution dates by check mailed to the address of the holder entitled thereto as such address appears on the Preferred Trust Security register. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.04). The paying agent shall initially be the Property Trustee and any co-paying agent chosen by the Property Trustee that is acceptable to the Administrative Trustees, FPL Group and, in the case of Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Capital Trust, FPL Group Capital. The paying agent may resign upon 30 days' written notice to the Administrative Trustees, the Property Trustee, FPL Group and, in the case of Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Capital Trust, FPL Group Capital. In the event that the Property Trustee shall no longer be the paying agent, the Administrative Trustees shall appoint a successor, which shall be a bank, trust company or affiliate of FPL Group reasonably acceptable to the Property Trustee, FPL Group, and, in the case of Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Capital Trust, FPL Group Capital, to act as paying agent. (Trust Agreement, Section 5.09).

DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEES. The Delaware Trustee will act as the resident trustee in the State of Delaware and will have no other significant duties. The Property Trustee will hold the Junior Subordinated Debentures on behalf of the Trust and will maintain a payment account with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities, and will also act as trustee under the Trust Agreement for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. (Trust Agreement, Sections 2.06 and 2.07(b)).

The Administrative Trustees of the Trust are authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of the Trust and to operate the Trust so that

(1) the Trust will not be deemed to be an "investment company" required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940,

(2) the Trust will not be taxed as a corporation, and

(3) in the case of FPL Group Capital Trust, the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of FPL Group Capital for United States federal income tax purposes and, in the case of FPL Group Trust, the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of FPL Group for United States federal income tax purposes.

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In this regard, FPL Group and the Administrative Trustees are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the certificate of trust or the Trust Agreement, that FPL Group and the Administrative Trustees determine in their discretion to be necessary or desirable for those purposes, as long as the action does not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities. (Trust Agreement, Section 2.07(d)).

MISCELLANEOUS. Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities have no preemptive or similar rights. (Trust Agreement, Section 5.13).

NOTICES. Notices to holders of Preferred Trust Securities will be sent by mail to the addresses of those holders as they appear in the security register for those Preferred Trust Securities. (Trust Agreement, Section 6.02).

TITLE. The Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees, and the Preferred Trust Security registrar and transfer agent, and any agent of the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees, or the Preferred Trust Security registrar and transfer agent, may treat the person in whose name a Preferred Trust Security is registered as the absolute owner of that Preferred Trust Security for the purpose of receiving distributions and all other purposes, regardless of any notice to the contrary. (Trust Agreement, Section 5.06).

GOVERNING LAW. The Trust Agreement, the Preferred Trust Securities and the Common Trust Securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of laws principles thereunder, except to the extent that the law of any other jurisdiction is mandatorily applicable. (Trust Agreement, Section 10.05).

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTEE

GENERAL. This section briefly summarizes some of the provisions of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement that FPL Group will execute and deliver for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Capital Trust and FPL Group Trust. The terms of these agreements are substantially the same, and they are referred to in this prospectus as the "Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement." This summary does not contain a complete description of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement. You should read this summary together with the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement for a complete understanding of all the provisions. The form of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement has been previously filed with the SEC and is an exhibit to the registration statement filed with the SEC of which this prospectus is a part. In addition, the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and is therefore subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. You should read the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for a complete understanding of its provisions.

The Bank of New York will act as Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and will hold the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities.

GENERAL TERMS OF THE PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTEE. FPL Group will absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally agree to make the guarantee payments listed below in full to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities if they are not made by the Trust, as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Trust may have or assert. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 5.01). The following payments will be subject to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee (without duplication):

(1) any accrued and unpaid distributions required to be paid on Preferred Trust Securities, to the extent the Trust has funds in the payment account maintained by the Property Trustee legally available for these payments at such time;

(2) the redemption price, plus all accrued and unpaid distributions to the redemption date, for any Preferred Trust Securities called for redemption by the Trust, to the extent the Trust has funds in the

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payment account maintained by the Property Trustee legally available for these payments at such time; and

(3) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust (except in connection with the distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures to the holders in exchange for Preferred Trust Securities as provided in the Trust Agreement or upon a redemption of all of the Preferred Trust Securities upon maturity or redemption of the Junior Subordinated Debentures as provided in the Trust Agreement), the lesser of:

(a) the aggregate of the liquidation preference amount and all accrued and unpaid distributions on Preferred Trust Securities to the date of payment, to the extent the Trust has funds in the payment account maintained by the Property Trustee legally available for these payments at such time; and

(b) the amount of assets of the Trust remaining available for distribution to holders of Preferred Trust Securities in liquidation of the Trust after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust as required by applicable law.

(Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 1.01). FPL Group's obligation to make a guarantee payment may be satisfied by either making a direct payment of the required amounts by FPL Group to the holders of Preferred Trust Securities or causing the Trust to pay such amounts to those holders. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 5.01).

The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee will be a guarantee, subject to certain subordination provisions, as to payment with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities, but will not apply to any payment of distributions if and to the extent that the Trust does not have funds legally available to make those payments. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Sections 1.01 and 5.05). If neither FPL Group Capital nor FPL Group makes interest payments on the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures held by a Trust and if FPL Group does not make interest payments on the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures held by a Trust, in each case the applicable Trust will not have funds available to pay distributions on the Preferred Trust Securities.

FPL Group will fully and unconditionally guarantee payments due on the Preferred Trust Securities issued by the Trust through a combination of the following:

(1) with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Capital Trust only, the Subordinated Guarantee;

(2) with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities issued by FPL Group Trust only, FPL Group's obligations under the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures;

(3) the rights of holders of Preferred Trust Securities to enforce those obligations in (1) and (2) above, as applicable;

(4) FPL Group's agreement to pay the expenses of the Trust; and

(5) the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee.

No single one of the applicable documents listed above standing alone or operating in conjunction with fewer than all of the other applicable documents constitutes the guarantee by FPL Group. It is only the combined operation of these documents that has the effect of providing a full and unconditional, but subordinated, guarantee as to payment by FPL Group of the Preferred Trust Securities.

Except as otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, the covenants in the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement would not give holders of the Preferred Trust Securities protection in the event of a highly-leveraged transaction involving FPL Group.

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SECURITY AND RANKING. The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee will be an unsecured obligation of FPL Group and will rank:

(1) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of FPL Group, including the Subordinated Guarantee and the Debt Securities Guarantee (except those made pari passu or subordinate by their terms);

(2) equal in right of payment with the most senior preferred or preference stock that may be issued by FPL Group and with any guarantee that may be entered into by FPL Group in respect of any preferred or preference stock of any affiliate of FPL Group; and

(3) senior to FPL Group common stock. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 6.01).

The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement does not limit the amount of other indebtedness, including guarantees, that FPL Group may issue or incur or the amount of preferred or preference stock it may issue.

The Trust Agreement provides that by accepting Preferred Trust Securities, a holder agrees to the subordination provisions and other terms of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee. (Trust Agreement, Section 5.02).

The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee will be a guarantee of payment and not of collection, that is, the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly against FPL Group to enforce its rights under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding against anyone else. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Sections 5.04 and 5.05).

FPL Group is a holding company that derives substantially all of its income from its operating subsidiaries. Therefore, the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee will be effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, debt and preferred stock, incurred or issued by FPL Group's subsidiaries. Neither the Subordinated Indenture nor the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement places any limit on the amount of liabilities, including debt or preferred stock, that FPL Group's subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT. An event of default under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement will occur upon failure of FPL Group to perform any of its payment obligations under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, which failure has not been cured within 90 days of receipt of notice thereof. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 1.01). Upon an event of default, the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities having a majority of the aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Trust Securities have the right to:

(1) direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, or

(2) direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 5.04).

Any holder of the Preferred Trust Securities may enforce the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee, or institute a legal proceeding directly against FPL Group to enforce the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee's rights under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Trust, the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee or anyone else. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 5.04). The holders of the Preferred Trust Securities having a majority of the aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Trust Securities may waive any past event of default and its consequences. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 2.06).

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FPL Group will be required to deliver to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee an annual statement as to its compliance with all conditions under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 2.04).

MODIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT. No consent of holders of Preferred Trust Securities is required for changes to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement that do not materially adversely affect their rights. Except as provided below, changes to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement that materially adversely affect the rights of Preferred Trust Securities require the prior approval of the holders of Preferred Trust Securities having at least a majority of the aggregate liquidation preference amount of the outstanding Preferred Trust Securities. Each affected holder of Preferred Trust Securities must consent to any amendment to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement that impairs the right of such holder to receive guarantee payments under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement or to institute suit for enforcement of any such payment. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 8.01).

All guarantees and agreements contained in the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement will bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of FPL Group and will inure to the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities then outstanding. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 8.02).

TERMINATION OF THE PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTEE. The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement will terminate and be of no further force and effect upon:

(1) full payment of the redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the redemption date, for all the Preferred Trust Securities;

(2) the distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures to holders of the Preferred Trust Securities in exchange for all of the Preferred Trust Securities; or

(3) full payment of the amounts payable upon liquidation of the Trust.

However, the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time, as result of the subordination provisions or any mistake or any judicial proceeding or otherwise, any holder of Preferred Trust Securities must return any sums paid under the Preferred Trust Securities or the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 7.01).

GOVERNING LAW. The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement provides that it is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles thereunder, except to the extent that the law of any other jurisdiction is mandatorily applicable. (Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Section 8.06).

DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
AND THE SUBORDINATED GUARANTEE

GENERAL. The FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, which the Property Trustee will hold on behalf of FPL Group Capital Trust as trust assets, will be issued by FPL Group Capital in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2004, among FPL Group Capital, FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as trustee. The Indenture pursuant to which FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures may be issued, as it may be amended from time to time, is referred to in this prospectus as the "FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture." The Indenture pursuant to which FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures may be issued, as it may be amended from time to time, is referred to in this prospectus as the "FPL Group Subordinated Indenture." The FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures, which the Property Trustee will hold on behalf of FPL Group Trust as trust assets, will be issued by FPL Group in one or more series under an Indenture between FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as trustee. Each of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture and the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, as each may be amended and supplemented from time to time, is referred to in this prospectus as the "Subordinated Indenture." The Bank of New York, as trustee under each Subordinated Indenture, is referred to

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in this prospectus as the "Subordinated Indenture Trustee." The Subordinated Indenture provides for the issuance from time to time of subordinated debt in an unlimited amount. The Junior Subordinated Debentures and all other subordinated debt issued previously or hereafter under the Subordinated Indenture are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the "Subordinated Indenture Securities."

This section briefly summarizes some of the terms of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Subordinated Guarantee applicable to the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, and some of the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture. This summary does not contain a complete description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the Subordinated Guarantee. You should read this summary together with the Subordinated Indenture and the officer's certificates or other documents establishing the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Guarantee for a complete understanding of all the provisions and for the definitions of some terms used in this summary. The Subordinated Indenture (which, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, contains the form of the Subordinated Guarantee), the forms of officer's certificate that may be used to establish a series of Junior Subordinated Debentures and the forms of the Junior Subordinated Debentures have been previously filed with the SEC, and are exhibits to the registration statement. In addition, each Subordinated Indenture will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and is therefore subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. You should read the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for a complete understanding of its provisions.

Each of the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures issued by FPL Group Capital to FPL Group Capital Trust and the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures issued by FPL Group to FPL Group Trust will constitute a separate series under the respective Subordinated Indenture and will be limited in aggregate principal amount to the sum of the aggregate liquidation preference amount of the related Preferred Trust Securities and the consideration paid by FPL Group for the related Common Trust Securities.

The FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures will be unsecured, subordinated obligations of FPL Group Capital which rank junior to all of FPL Group Capital's Senior Indebtedness (as defined herein). The FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures will be unsecured, subordinated obligations of FPL Group which rank junior to all of FPL Group's Senior Indebtedness (as defined herein). All Junior Subordinated Debentures issued under each Subordinated Indenture will rank equally and ratably with all other Junior Subordinated Debentures issued under such Subordinated Indenture, except to the extent that FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be, elects to provide security with respect to any Junior Subordinated Debenture without providing that security to all outstanding Junior Subordinated Debentures as allowed under the respective Subordinated Indenture. The FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures will be unconditionally guaranteed by FPL Group as to payment of principal, and any interest and premium, pursuant to a Subordinated Guarantee of FPL Group, included in the Subordinated Indenture for such FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, which Subordinated Guarantee ranks junior to all of FPL Group's Senior Indebtedness (as defined herein). See "--Subordinated Guarantee" below.

Although the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures and the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures are discussed together in this section of the prospectus, FPL Group will have no obligation with respect to the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures except in connection with the Subordinated Guarantee and FPL Group Capital will have no obligation with respect to the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures.

Each series of Junior Subordinated Debentures that may be issued under each Subordinated Indenture may have different terms. FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be, will include some or all of the following information about a specific series of Junior Subordinated Debentures in the prospectus supplement(s) relating to those Junior Subordinated Debentures:

(1) the title of those Junior Subordinated Debentures,

(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of those Junior Subordinated Debentures,

(3) the date(s) on which the principal will be paid,

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(4) the rate(s) of interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures, or how the rate(s) of interest will be determined, the date(s) from which interest will accrue, the dates on which interest will be paid and the record date for any interest payable on any interest payment date,

(5) the person to whom interest will be paid on any interest payment date, if other than the person in whose name those Junior Subordinated Debentures are registered at the close of business on the record date for that interest payment,

(6) the place(s) at which or methods by which payments will be made on those Junior Subordinated Debentures and the place(s) at which or methods by which the registered owners of those Junior Subordinated Debentures may transfer or exchange those Junior Subordinated Debentures and serve notices and demands to or upon FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be,

(7) the security registrar and any paying agent or agents for those Junior Subordinated Debentures,

(8) any date(s) on which, the price(s) at which and the terms and conditions upon which those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, in whole or in part, and any restrictions on those redemptions,

(9) any sinking fund or other provisions or options held by the registered owners of those Junior Subordinated Debentures that would obligate the issuer to repurchase or redeem those Junior Subordinated Debentures,

(10) the denominations in which those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be issued, if other than denominations of $25 and any integral multiple of $25,

(11) the currency or currencies in which the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be paid (if other than in U.S. dollars),

(12) if FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, or a registered owner may elect to pay, or receive, principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures in a currency other than that in which those Junior Subordinated Debentures are stated to be payable, the terms and conditions upon which that election may be made,

(13) if the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be paid in securities or other property, the type and amount of those securities or other property and the terms and conditions upon which FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, or a registered owner may elect to pay or receive those payments,

(14) if the amount payable in respect of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be determined by reference to an index or other fact or event ascertainable outside of the Subordinated Indenture, the manner in which those amounts will be determined,

(15) the portion of the principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures that will be paid by the issuer upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of those Junior Subordinated Debentures, if other than the entire principal amount of those Junior Subordinated Debentures,

(16) any events of default with respect to those Junior Subordinated Debentures and any covenants of FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, for the benefit of the registered owners of those Junior Subordinated Debentures, other than those specified in the Subordinated Indenture,

(17) the terms, if any, pursuant to which those Junior Subordinated Debentures may be exchanged for shares of capital stock or other securities of any other entity,

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(18) a definition of "Eligible Obligations" under the Subordinated Indenture with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, and any other provisions for the reinstatement of the issuer's indebtedness in respect of those Junior Subordinated Debentures after their satisfaction and discharge,

(19) if those Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued in global form, necessary information relating to the issuance of those Junior Subordinated Debentures in global form,

(20) if those Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued as bearer securities, necessary information relating to the issuance of those Junior Subordinated Debentures as bearer securities,

(21) any limits on the rights of the registered owners of those Junior Subordinated Debentures to transfer or exchange those Junior Subordinated Debentures or to register their transfer, and any related service charges,

(22) any exceptions to the provisions governing payments due on legal holidays or any variations in the definition of business day with respect to those Junior Subordinated Debentures,

(23) any collateral security, assurance, or guarantee for those Junior Subordinated Debentures (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" below),

(24) the designation of the trust to which the Junior Subordinated Debentures are to be issued,

(25) the terms relating to any additional interest that may be payable as a result of any tax, assessment or governmental charges, and

(26) any other terms of those Junior Subordinated Debentures that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 301).

Except as otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, the covenants in the Subordinated Indenture would not give registered owners of Junior Subordinated Debentures protection in the event of a highly-leveraged transaction involving FPL Group Capital, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, or FPL Group.

SUBORDINATION. The Junior Subordinated Debentures will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be. (FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, Article Fifteen; FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, Article Fourteen). No payment of the principal (including redemption and sinking fund payments) of, or interest, or premium, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures may be made by FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, until all holders of Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, have been paid in full (or provision has been made for such payment), if any of the following occurs:

(1) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be;

(2) any Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group Capital, or of FPL Group, as the case may be, is not paid when due (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) and that default continues without waiver; or

(3) any other default has occurred and continues without waiver (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) pursuant to which the holders of Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, are permitted to accelerate the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness. (FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture,
Section 1502; FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, Section 1402).

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Upon any distribution of assets of FPL Group Capital, or of FPL Group, as the case may be, to creditors in connection with any insolvency, bankruptcy or similar proceeding, all principal of, and premium, if any, and interest due or to become due on all Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group Capital, or of FPL Group, as the case may be, must be paid in full before the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures are entitled to receive or retain any payment from such distribution. (FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, Section 1502; FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, Section 1402).

"Senior Indebtedness," when used with respect to FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, means all of FPL Group Capital's or FPL Group's obligations, as the case may be, whether presently existing or from time to time hereafter incurred, created, assumed or existing, to pay principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees and any other payment in respect of any of the following:

(1) obligations for borrowed money, including without limitation, such obligations as are evidenced by credit agreements, notes, debentures, bonds or other securities or instruments;

(2) capitalized lease obligations;

(3) all obligations of the types referred to in clauses (1) and (2) 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

(4) all renewals, extensions or refundings of obligations of the kinds described in any of the preceding categories.

Any such indebtedness, renewal, extension or refunding, however, will not be Senior Indebtedness if the instrument creating or evidencing it or the assumption or guarantee of it provides that it is not superior in right of payment to or is equal in right of payment with the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the Subordinated Guarantee, as the case may be. Furthermore trade accounts payable or long-term purchase obligations will not be Senior Indebtedness. Senior Indebtedness will be entitled to the benefits of the subordination provisions in the Subordinated Indenture irrespective of the amendment, modification or waiver of any term of the Senior Indebtedness. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 101).

FPL Group Capital is a holding company that derives substantially all of its income from its operating subsidiaries. Therefore, FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture Securities will be effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, debt and preferred stock, incurred or issued by FPL Group Capital's subsidiaries. The FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture does not place any limit on the amount of liabilities including debt or preferred stock, that FPL Group Capital's subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur.

FPL Group is a holding company that derives substantially all of its income from its operating subsidiaries. Therefore, FPL Group Subordinated Indenture Securities will be effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, debt and preferred stock, incurred or issued by FPL Group's subsidiaries. The FPL Group Subordinated Indenture does not place any limit on the amount of liabilities including debt or preferred stock, that FPL Group's subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur.

SUBORDINATED GUARANTEE OF FPL GROUP CAPITAL JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES. Pursuant to the Subordinated Guarantee, FPL Group will unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the payment of principal of and any interest and premium, if any, on the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, when due and payable, whether at the stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures and the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture. The Subordinated Guarantee will remain in effect until the entire principal of and any premium, if any, and interest on the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures has been paid in full or otherwise discharged in accordance with the provisions of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture. (FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, Article Fourteen).

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The Subordinated Guarantee will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group. (FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, Section 1402). No payment of the principal (including redemption and sinking fund payments) of, or interest, or premium, if any, on, the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures may be made by FPL Group under the Subordinated Guarantee until all holders of Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group have been paid in full (or provision has been made for such payment), if any of the following occurs:

(1) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL Group;

(2) any Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group is not paid when due (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) and that default continues without waiver; or

(3) any other default has occurred and continues without waiver (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) pursuant to which the holders of Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group are permitted to accelerate the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness. (FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, Section 1403).

Upon any distribution of assets of FPL Group to creditors in connection with any insolvency, bankruptcy or similar proceeding, all principal of, and premium, if any, and interest due or to become due on all Senior Indebtedness of FPL Group must be paid in full before the holders of the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures are entitled to receive or retain any payment from such distribution. (FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, Section 1403).

FPL Group is a holding company that derives substantially all of its income from its operating subsidiaries. Therefore, the Subordinated Guarantee is effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, debt and preferred stock, incurred or issued by FPL Group's subsidiaries. The FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture does not place any limit on the amount of liabilities, including debt or preferred stock, that FPL Group's subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur.

PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENTS. Except as stated in the related prospectus supplement, on each interest payment date FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, will pay interest on each Junior Subordinated Debenture to the person in whose name that Junior Subordinated Debenture is registered as of the close of business on the record date relating to that interest payment date. However, on the date that the Junior Subordinated Debentures mature, FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, will pay the interest to the person to whom it pays the principal. Also, if FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, has defaulted in the payment of interest on any Junior Subordinated Debenture, it may pay that defaulted interest to the registered owner of that Junior Subordinated Debenture:

(1) as of the close of business on a date that the Subordinated Indenture Trustee selects, which may not be more than 15 days or less than 10 days before the date that FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, proposes to pay the defaulted interest, or

(2) in any other lawful manner that does not violate the requirements of any securities exchange on which that Junior Subordinated Debenture is listed and that the Subordinated Indenture Trustee believes is acceptable. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 307).

Unless otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures at maturity will be payable when such Junior Subordinated Debentures are presented at the main corporate trust office of The Bank of New York, as paying agent, in The City of New York. FPL Group Capital and/or FPL Group with respect to the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures and FPL Group with respect to the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures may change the place of payment on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, appoint one or more additional paying agents, including itself, and remove any paying agent. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 602).

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TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE. Unless otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, Junior Subordinated Debentures may be transferred or exchanged at the main corporate trust office of The Bank of New York, as security registrar, in The City of New York. FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, may change the place for transfer and exchange of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and may designate one or more additional places for that transfer and exchange.

Except as otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, there will be no service charge for any transfer or exchange of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. However, FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, may require payment of any tax or other governmental charge in connection with any transfer or exchange of the Junior Subordinated Debentures.

FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, will not be required to transfer or exchange any Junior Subordinated Debenture selected for redemption. Also, FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, will not be required to transfer or exchange any Junior Subordinated Debenture during a period of 15 days before selection of Junior Subordinated Debentures to be redeemed. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 305).

Unless otherwise stated in the related prospectus supplement, if Junior Subordinated Debentures are distributed to holders of Preferred Trust Securities in a dissolution of the Trust, the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued in fully registered certificated form in the denominations and integral multiples thereof in which the Preferred Trust Securities have been issued, and they may be transferred or exchanged as described above. (Trust Agreement,
Section 9.04).

DEFEASANCE. FPL Group Capital and FPL Group may, at any time, elect to have all of their obligations discharged with respect to all or a portion of any Subordinated Indenture Securities (including the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures). FPL Group may, at any time, elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to all or a portion of any Subordinated Indenture Securities (including the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures). To do so, FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, with respect to FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, or FPL Group with respect to the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures, must irrevocably deposit with the Subordinated Indenture Trustee or any paying agent, in trust:

(1) money in an amount that will be sufficient to pay all or that portion of the principal, premium, if any, and interest due and to become due on those Subordinated Indenture Securities, on or prior to their maturity, or

(2) in the case of a deposit made prior to the maturity of that series of Subordinated Indenture Securities,

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States and entitled to the benefit of its full faith and credit that do not contain provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment at the option of their issuer, and

(b) certificates, depositary receipts or other instruments that evidence a direct ownership interest in those obligations or in any specific interest or principal payments due in respect of those obligations that do not contain provisions permitting their redemption or other prepayment at the option of their issuer, the principal of and the interest on which, when due, without any regard to reinvestment of that principal or interest, will provide money that, together with any money deposited with or held by the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, will be sufficient to pay all or that portion of the principal, premium, if any, and interest due and to become due on those Subordinated Indenture Securities, on or prior to their maturity, or

(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).

OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD. So long as no event of default under the applicable Subordinated Indenture has occurred and is continuing, FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, may extend the interest payment

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period from time to time on the Junior Subordinated Debentures for one or more periods. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 312). As a consequence, distributions on the Preferred Trust Securities would be deferred during any extension period. Interest would, however, continue to accrue on the Junior Subordinated Debentures. During any extended interest period, or for so long as an "Event of Default" under the Subordinated Indenture resulting from any payment default or a payment default under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee has occurred and is continuing, neither FPL Group nor FPL Group Capital, with respect to FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, or FPL Group, with respect to FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures may:

(1) declare or pay any dividend or distribution on its capital stock;

(2) redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of its capital stock;

(3) pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment with the Junior Subordinated Debentures or, in the case of FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, 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),

other than

(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 interest payment period is extended requiring it to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock;

(2) any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described in clauses (1) and (2) above as a result of a reclassification of its capital stock or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of its capital stock for another class or series of its capital stock;

(3) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of its capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts;

(4) dividends or distributions paid or made in its capital stock (or rights to acquire its capital stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of capital stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of capital stock (or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its capital stock and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts);

(5) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the future;

(6) payments under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of junior 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred trust securities or junior 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is then entitled if paid in full;

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(7) dividends or distributions by FPL Group Capital on its capital stock to the extent owned by FPL Group; or

(8) 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).

The exceptions in (7) and (8) above are not applicable to an extension of interest payment period on the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures.

Any extension period with respect to any securities of FPL Group Capital, or of FPL Group, as the case may be, similar to the Junior Subordinated Debentures or any other securities issued under the Subordinated Indenture will also apply to payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures.

Any extension period with respect to payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures will, except as provided in (6) above, also apply to:

(1) payments of interest on all junior subordinated debt securities of FPL Group Capital, or payments of interest on all junior subordinated debt securities of FPL Group, as the case may be, including all other securities issued under the Subordinated Indenture;

(2) distributions on the related preferred trust securities; and

(3) distributions on all other securities of the Trust or any other subsidiary trust of FPL Group with terms substantially the same as those of the Trust Agreement.

Before an extension period ends, FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, may further extend the interest payment period. No extension period as further extended may exceed 20 consecutive quarters. After any extension period and the payment of all amounts then due, FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, may select a new extended interest payment period. No interest period may be extended beyond the maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, will give the Trust and the Subordinated Indenture Trustee notice of its election of an extension period prior to the earlier of (i) one business day before the record date for the distribution on the Preferred Trust Securities which would occur if FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, did not make the election to extend or (ii) the date the Administrative Trustees are required to give notice to any securities exchange or any other applicable self-regulatory organization of the record date for such a distribution. The Property Trustee shall send notice of that election to the holders of Preferred Trust Securities.

ADDITIONAL INTEREST. So long as any Preferred Trust Securities remain outstanding, if the Trust is required to pay any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges imposed by the United States or any other taxing authority on income derived from the interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, then FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, will pay as interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures any additional interest that may be necessary in order that the net amounts received and retained by the Trust after the payment of those taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges will be the same as the Trust would have had in the absence of such payment. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 313).

REDEMPTION. For so long as the Trust is the holder of all of the related Junior Subordinated Debentures, the proceeds of any redemption of Junior Subordinated Debentures will be used by the Trust to redeem Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities in accordance with their terms. (Trust Agreement, Section 4.02(a)).

The redemption terms of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, if any, will be set forth in a prospectus supplement. Unless set forth differently in a prospectus supplement, and except with respect to Junior Subordinated Debentures redeemable at the option of the holder, Junior Subordinated Debentures will be redeemable upon notice between 30 and 60 days prior to the redemption date. If less than all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of any series or any tranche thereof are to be redeemed, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee will select the Junior Subordinated Debentures to be redeemed. In the absence of any provision for selection, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee will choose a method of random

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selection as it deems fair and appropriate. (Subordinated Indenture, Sections 403 and 404).

Junior Subordinated Debentures selected for redemption will cease to bear interest on the redemption date. The paying agent will pay the redemption price and any accrued interest once the Junior Subordinated Debentures are surrendered for redemption. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 405). If only part of a Junior Subordinated Debenture is redeemed, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee will deliver a new Junior Subordinated Debenture of the same series for the remaining portion without charge. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 406).

Any redemption at the option of FPL Group Capital, or FPL Group, as the case may be, may be conditional upon the receipt by the paying agent, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption, of money sufficient to pay the redemption price. If the paying agent has not received such money by the date fixed for redemption, neither FPL Group Capital nor FPL Group, in the case of FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, nor FPL Group, in the case of FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures, will be required to redeem such Junior Subordinated Debentures. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 404).

Subject to applicable law, including United States federal securities law, FPL Group or its affiliates, including FPL Group Capital, may at any time and from time to time purchase outstanding Junior Subordinated Debentures by tender, in the open market or by private agreement.

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, AND SALE OF ASSETS. Under the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, neither FPL Group Capital nor FPL Group may, and under the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, FPL Group may not, consolidate with or merge into any other entity or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any entity, unless:

(1) the entity formed by that consolidation, or the entity into which FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, is merged, or the entity that acquires or leases FPL Group Capital's or FPL Group's, as the case may be, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group's, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, property and assets, is an entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state or the District of Columbia and that entity expressly assumes FPL Group Capital's or FPL Group's, as the case may be, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group's, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, obligations on all Subordinated Indenture Securities and under the Subordinated Indenture,

(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default under the Subordinated Indenture and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture exists, and

(3) FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, delivers an officer's certificate and an opinion of counsel to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, as provided in the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 1101).

The Subordinated Indenture does not prevent or restrict:

(1) any consolidation or merger after the consummation of which FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, would be the surviving or resulting entity;

(2) in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, any consolidation of FPL Group Capital with FPL Group or any other entity all of the outstanding voting securities of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by FPL Group; or any merger of any such entity into any

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other of such entities; or any conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of properties or assets by any thereof to any other thereof;

(3) any conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of any part of the properties or assets of FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, which does not constitute the entirety, or substantially the entirety, thereof; or

(4) the approval by FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, of or the consent by FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, to any consolidation or merger to which any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of FPL Group may be a party, or any conveyance, transfer or lease by any such subsidiary or affiliate of any or all of its properties or assets. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 1103).

EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Each of the following is an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series:

(1) failure to pay interest on the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series within 30 days after it is due (provided, however, that a valid extension of the interest period will not constitute an event of default),

(2) failure to pay principal or premium, if any, on the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series when it is due,

(3) failure to comply with any other covenant in the Subordinated Indenture, other than a covenant that does not relate to that series of Subordinated Indenture Securities, that continues for 90 days after FPL Group Capital and FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, receive written notice of such failure to comply from the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, or FPL Group Capital, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, FPL Group and the Subordinated Indenture Trustee receive written notice of such failure to comply from the registered owners of at least 33% in principal amount of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series,

(4) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of FPL Group Capital or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture,

(5) with certain exceptions, the Subordinated Guarantee ceases to be effective, is found by a judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or is denied or disaffirmed by FPL Group, and

(6) any other event of default specified with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 801).

In the case of the third event of default listed above, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee may extend the grace period. In addition, if holders of a particular series have given a notice of default, then holders of at least the same percentage of Junior Subordinated Debentures of that series, together with the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, may also extend the grace period. The grace period will be automatically extended if 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, has initiated and is diligently pursuing corrective action in good faith. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 801). An event of default with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of a particular series will not necessarily constitute an event of default with respect to Subordinated Indenture Securities of any other series issued under the Subordinated Indenture.

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REMEDIES. If an event of default applicable to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of one or more series, but not applicable to all outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities, exists, 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. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 802).

If the event of default 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. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 802). However, the event of default giving rise to the declaration relating to any series of Subordinated Indenture Securities will be automatically waived, and that declaration and its consequences will be automatically rescinded and annulled, if, at any time after that declaration and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained:

(1) FPL Group Capital or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, deposits with the Subordinated Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:

(a) all overdue interest on all Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series,

(b) the principal of and any premium on any Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series that have become due for reasons other than that declaration, and interest that is then due,

(c) interest on overdue interest for that series, and

(d) all amounts due to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture, and

(2) any other event of default with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series has been cured or waived as provided in the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 802).

Other than its obligations and duties in case of an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee is not obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Subordinated Indenture at the request or direction of any of the registered owners of the Subordinated Indenture Securities, unless those registered owners offer reasonable indemnity to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 903). If they provide this reasonable indemnity, the registered owners of a majority in principal amount of any series of Subordinated Indenture Securities will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series. However, if an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture relates to more than one series of Subordinated Indenture Securities, only the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all affected series of Subordinated Indenture Securities, considered as one class, will have the right to make that direction. Also, the direction must not violate any law or the Subordinated Indenture, and may not expose the Subordinated Indenture Trustee to personal liability in circumstances where its indemnity would not, in the Subordinated Indenture Trustee's sole discretion, be adequate. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 812).

No registered owner of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding under the Subordinated Indenture, or exercise any remedy under the Subordinated Indenture, unless:

(1) that registered owner has previously given to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series,

(2) the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of all series in respect of which an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture exists, considered as one class, have made written request to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, and have offered reasonable indemnity

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to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee to institute that proceeding in its own name as trustee, and

(3) the Subordinated Indenture Trustee has failed to institute any proceeding, and has not received from the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of all series in respect of which an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture exists, considered as one class, a direction inconsistent with that request, within 60 days after that notice, request and offer. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 807).

However, these limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a registered owner of a Subordinated Indenture Security for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or any premium, if any, or interest on that Subordinated Indenture Security on or after the applicable due date specified in that Subordinated Indenture Security. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 808).

Each of FPL Group Capital and FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, and FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, is required to deliver to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee an annual statement as to its compliance with all conditions and covenants applicable to it under the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 606).

ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS BY HOLDERS OF PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES. If there is an event of default with respect to Junior Subordinated Debentures held by the Trust, then the holders of Preferred Trust Securities issued by the Trust will rely on the Property Trustee or the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, acting for the benefit of the Property Trustee, to enforce the Property Trustee's rights against 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, as a holder of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. However, a holder of Preferred Trust Securities may enforce the Subordinated Indenture directly against FPL Group Capital in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, to the same extent, and upon the same conditions, as if the holder of Preferred Trust Securities held a principal amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of its Preferred Trust Securities. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 610).

Subject to their right to bring suit to enforce their right to payment, the holders of Preferred Trust Securities would not be able to institute any proceeding with respect to the Subordinated Indenture unless the Subordinated Indenture Trustee has failed to do so for 60 days after a request of the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate liquidation amount of outstanding Preferred Trust Securities. Upon such failure, the holders of a majority of the aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding Preferred Trust Securities would have the right to directly institute proceedings for enforcement of all other rights of the Subordinated Indenture Trustee against FPL Group Capital in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, to the fullest extent permitted by law. (Subordinated Indenture, Sections 807, 808 and 812).

MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. Without the consent of any registered owner of Subordinated Indenture Securities, FPL Group, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee and, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, FPL Group Capital, may amend or supplement the Subordinated Indenture for any of the following purposes:

(1) to provide for the assumption by any permitted successor to FPL Group Capital or FPL Group of FPL Group Capital's or FPL Group's, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or by any permitted successor to FPL Group of FPL Group's, in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, obligations with respect to the Subordinated Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture Securities in the case of a merger or consolidation or a conveyance, transfer or lease of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety,

(2) to add covenants of FPL Group Capital or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, or to surrender any right or power conferred upon FPL Group Capital, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group by the Subordinated Indenture,

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(3) to add any additional events of default,

(4) to change, eliminate or add any provision of the Subordinated Indenture, provided that if that change, elimination or addition will materially adversely affect the interests of the registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series or tranche, that change, elimination or addition will become effective with respect to that series or tranche only

(a) when the required consent of the registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series or tranche has been obtained, or

(b) when no Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series or tranche remain outstanding under the Subordinated Indenture,

(5) to provide collateral security for all but not a part of the Subordinated Indenture Securities,

(6) to establish the form or terms of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any other series or tranche,

(7) to provide for the authentication and delivery of bearer securities and the related coupons and for other matters relating to those bearer securities,

(8) to accept the appointment of a successor Subordinated Indenture Trustee or co-trustee with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of one or more series and to change any of the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture as necessary to provide for the administration of the trusts under the Subordinated Indenture by more than one trustee,

(9) to add procedures to permit the use of a non-certificated system of registration for the Subordinated Indenture Securities of all or any series or tranche,

(10) to change any place where

(a) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all or any series or tranche of Subordinated Indenture Securities are payable,

(b) all or any series or tranche of Subordinated Indenture Securities may be transferred or exchanged, and

(c) notices and demands to or upon FPL Group Capital or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, in respect of Subordinated Indenture Securities and the Subordinated Indenture may be served, or

(11) to cure any ambiguity or inconsistency or to add or change any other provisions with respect to matters and questions arising under the Subordinated Indenture, provided those changes or additions may not materially adversely affect the interests of the registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series or tranche. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 1201).

The registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of all series then outstanding may waive compliance by FPL Group Capital or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or by FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, with certain restrictive provisions of the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 607). The registered owners of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series may waive any past default under the Subordinated Indenture with respect to that series, except a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest and a default with respect to certain restrictive covenants or provisions of the Subordinated Indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Subordinated Indenture Security of that series affected. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 813). If the Trust holds Subordinated Indenture

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Securities of any series, the Trust may not waive compliance, or any default in compliance, by FPL Group Capital or FPL Group with any covenant or term contained in, or any past default under, the Subordinated Indenture or the Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series, without the approval of at least a majority (or such greater percentage required by the Trust Agreement) in aggregate liquidation preference amount of the outstanding Preferred Trust Securities. (Subordinated Indenture, Sections 607 and 813).

In addition to any amendments described above, if the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date of either Subordinated Indenture in a way that requires changes to the Subordinated Indenture or in a way that permits changes to, or the elimination of, provisions that were previously required by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Subordinated Indenture will be deemed to be amended to conform to that amendment of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 or to make those changes, additions or eliminations. 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, and the Subordinated Indenture Trustee may, without the consent of any registered owners, enter into supplemental indentures to make that amendment. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 1201).

Except for any amendments described above, the consent of the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of all series then outstanding, considered as one class, is required for all other modifications to the Subordinated Indenture. However, if less than all of the series of Subordinated Indenture Securities outstanding are directly affected by a proposed supplemental indenture, then the consent only of the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of all directly affected series, considered as one class, is required. But, if FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, as the case may be, issues any series of Subordinated Indenture Securities in more than one tranche and if the proposed supplemental indenture directly affects the rights of the registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities of less than all of those tranches, then the consent only of the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of all directly affected tranches, considered as one class, will be required. However, none of those amendments or modifications may:

(1) change the dates on which the principal of or interest (except as described above under "--Option to Extend Interest Payment Period") on a Subordinated Indenture Security is due without the consent of the registered owner of that Subordinated Indenture Security,

(2) reduce any Subordinated Indenture Security's principal amount or rate of interest (or the amount of any installment of that interest) or change the method of calculating that rate without the consent of the registered owner of that Subordinated Indenture Security,

(3) reduce any premium payable upon the redemption of a Subordinated Indenture Security without the consent of the registered owner of that Subordinated Indenture Security,

(4) change the currency (or other property) in which a Subordinated Indenture Security is payable without the consent of the registered owner of that Subordinated Indenture Security,

(5) impair the right to sue to enforce payments on any Subordinated Indenture Security on or after the date that it states that the payment is due (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date) without the consent of the registered owner of that Subordinated Indenture Security,

(6) in the case of FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, impair the right to receive payments under the Subordinated Guarantee or to institute suit for enforcement of any such payment under the Subordinated Guarantee,

(7) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series or tranche whose owners must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver without the consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Subordinated Indenture Security of that series or tranche,

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(8) reduce the requirements for quorum or voting of any series or tranche without the consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Subordinated Indenture Security of that series or tranche, or

(9) modify certain of the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture relating to supplemental indentures, waivers of certain covenants and waivers of past defaults with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series or tranche, without the consent of the registered owner of each outstanding Subordinated Indenture Security affected by the modification.

A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates any provision of the Subordinated Indenture that has expressly been included only for the benefit of one or more particular series or tranches of Subordinated Indenture Securities, or that modifies the rights of the registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series or tranche with respect to that provision, will not affect the rights under the Subordinated Indenture of the registered owners of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of any other series or tranche. So long as any Preferred Trust Securities are outstanding, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee may not consent to any supplemental indenture without the prior consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation preference of all outstanding Preferred Trust Securities affected or, in the case of changes described in clauses (1) through (9) immediately above, 100% in aggregate liquidation preference of all such outstanding Preferred Trust Securities affected. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 1202).

Each Subordinated Indenture provides that, in order to determine whether the registered owners of the required principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under the Subordinated Indenture, or whether a quorum is present at the meeting of the registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities, (a) in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, Subordinated Indenture Securities owned by FPL Group Capital, FPL Group or any other obligor upon the Subordinated Indenture Securities or any affiliate of FPL Group Capital, FPL Group or of that other obligor (unless FPL Group Capital, FPL Group, that affiliate or that obligor owns all Subordinated Indenture Securities outstanding under the Subordinated Indenture, determined without regard to this provision) and (b) in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, Subordinated Indenture Securities owned by FPL Group or any other obligor upon the Subordinated Indenture Securities or any affiliate of FPL Group or of that other obligor (unless FPL Group, that affiliate or that obligor owns all Subordinated Indenture Securities outstanding under the Subordinated Indenture, determined without regard to this provision), will be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding. (Subordinated Indenture,
Section 101).

If FPL Group Capital, in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group solicits any action under the Subordinated Indenture from registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities, each 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, may, at its option, by signing a written request to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, fix in advance a record date for determining the registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities entitled to take that action. However, neither FPL Group Capital nor FPL Group will be obligated to do this. If 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, as the case may be, fixes such a record date, that action may be taken before or after that record date, but only the registered owners of record at the close of business on that record date will be deemed to be registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities for the purposes of determining whether registered owners of the required proportion of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities have authorized that action. For these purposes, the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities will be computed as of the record date. Any action of a registered owner of any Subordinated Indenture Security under the Subordinated Indenture will bind every future registered owner of that Subordinated Indenture Security, or any Subordinated Indenture Security replacing that Subordinated Indenture Security, with respect to anything that the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, 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, do, fail to do, or allow to be done in reliance on that action, whether or not that action is noted upon that Subordinated Indenture Security. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 104).

RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF SUBORDINATED INDENTURE TRUSTEE. The Subordinated Indenture Trustee may resign at any time with respect to any series of Subordinated Indenture Securities by giving written notice of its resignation to 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

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Indenture. Also, the registered owners of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of one or more series of Subordinated Indenture Securities may remove the Subordinated Indenture Trustee at any time with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series, by delivering an instrument evidencing this action to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, FPL Group Capital and FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, and to FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture. However, so long as any Preferred Trust Securities remain outstanding, the Trust cannot deliver an instrument evidencing this action without the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation preference of Preferred Trust Securities outstanding. (Subordinated Indenture,
Section 910). The resignation or removal of the Subordinated Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee will not become effective until a successor trustee accepts its appointment.

Except with respect to a Subordinated Indenture Trustee appointed by the registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee will be deemed to have resigned and the successor will be deemed to have been appointed as trustee in accordance with the Subordinated Indenture if:

(1) no event of default under the Subordinated Indenture or event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture exists, and

(2) FPL Group Capital and FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, or FPL Group in the case of the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture, have delivered to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee resolutions of their Boards of Directors appointing a successor trustee and that successor trustee has accepted that appointment in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 910).

NOTICES. Notices to registered owners of Subordinated Indenture Securities will be sent by mail to the addresses of those registered owners as they appear in the security register for those Subordinated Indenture Securities. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 106).

TITLE. The person in whose name a Subordinated Indenture Security is registered may be treated as the absolute owner of that Subordinated Indenture Security, whether or not that Subordinated Indenture Security is overdue, for the purpose of making payments and for all other purposes, regardless of any notice to the contrary. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 308).

GOVERNING LAW. The Subordinated Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture Securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to New York's conflict of law principles, except to the extent that the law of any other jurisdiction is mandatorily applicable. (Subordinated Indenture, Section 112).

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEES

FPL Group and its subsidiaries, including FPL Group Capital, also maintain various banking and trust relationships with The Bank of New York. In addition to acting as Subordinated Indenture Trustee, security registrar and paying agent under the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Indenture, The Bank of New York acts, or would act, as (i) Indenture Trustee, security registrar and paying agent under the Indenture described under "Description of Offered Debt Securities" above, (ii) Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee Agreement described under "Description of the Debt Securities Guarantee" above, (iii) purchase contract agent under a purchase contract agreement described under "Description of Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units" above, (iv) Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement described under "Description of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee" above, (v) Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement and (vi) Subordinated Indenture Trustee, security registrar and paying agent under the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture. In addition, The Bank of New York acts as purchase contract agent under purchase contract agreements previously entered into by FPL Group and preferred trust securities trustee and property trustee in connection with the issuance by FPL Group Capital Trust I of its preferred trust securities. The Bank of New York (Delaware) acts as the Delaware Trustee under the Trust Agreement as well as acts as Delaware trustee under the Trust

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Agreement entered into in connection with the issuance by FPL Group Capital Trust I of its preferred trust securities.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Trust may sell the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus ("Offered Securities"):

(1) through underwriters or dealers,

(2) through agents, or

(3) directly to one or more purchasers.

THROUGH UNDERWRITERS OR DEALERS. If FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust uses underwriters in the sale of the Offered Securities, the underwriters will acquire the Offered Securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the Offered Securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The underwriters may sell the Offered Securities directly or through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters. Unless otherwise stated in the prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase those Offered Securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of those Offered Securities if they purchase any of them. If FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust uses a dealer in the sale, FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust will sell the Offered Securities to the dealer as principal. The dealer may then resell those Offered Securities at varying prices determined at the time of resale.

Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

THROUGH AGENTS. FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust may designate one or more agents to sell the Offered Securities. Unless otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement, the agents will agree to use their best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment.

DIRECTLY. FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust may sell the Offered Securities directly to one or more purchasers. In this case, no underwriters, dealers or agents would be involved.

GENERAL INFORMATION. A prospectus supplement will state the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent and the amount of any compensation, underwriting discounts or concessions paid, allowed or reallowed to them. A prospectus supplement will also state the proceeds to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust from the sale of the Offered Securities, any initial public offering price and other terms of the offering of those Offered Securities.

FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase the Offered Securities from FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust at the public offering price and on the terms described in the related prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future.

The Offered Securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more firms, which are referred to herein as the "remarketing firms," acting as principals for their own accounts or as our agent or the applicable trust's agents, as applicable. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any, with FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust and its compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters, as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, in connection with the securities remarketed thereby.

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FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust or borrowed from any of them or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of securities, and may use securities received from FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of securities. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and/or the Trust may have agreements to indemnify underwriters, dealers and agents against, or to contribute to payments which the underwriters, dealers and agents may be required to make in respect of, certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus from FPL Group's Annual Report on Form 10-K have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is incorporated by reference herein (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs relating to FPL Group, Inc.'s changes in 2003 in its methods of accounting for special purpose entities and for asset retirement obligations and change in 2002 in its method of accounting for goodwill), and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

LEGAL OPINIONS

Steel Hector & Davis LLP, Miami, Florida and Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, New York, New York, co-counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Trust, will pass upon the legality of the Offered Securities for FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Trust. Hunton & Williams LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon the legality of the Offered Securities for any underwriter, dealer or agent. Certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the Preferred Trust Securities, the enforceability of the Trust Agreement and the creation of the Trust will be passed upon by Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Trust. Thelen Reid & Priest LLP and Hunton & Williams LLP may rely as to all matters of Florida law upon the opinion of Steel Hector & Davis LLP, and on the opinion of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP, as to matters involving the law of the State of Delaware in connection with the Preferred Trust Securities. Steel Hector & Davis LLP may rely as to all matters of New York law upon the opinion of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, and on the opinion of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP, as to matters involving the law of the State of Delaware in connection with the Preferred Trust Securities.


YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATiON INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE OR PROVIDED IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. NEITHER FPL GROUP CAPITAL, FPL GROUP NOR THE TRUST HAS AUTHORIZED ANYONE ELSE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT INFORMATION. NEITHER FPL GROUP CAPITAL, FPL GROUP NOR THE TRUST IS MAKING AN OFFER OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER IS NOT PERMITTED. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THE DATE ON THE FRONT OF THOSE DOCUMENTS OR THAT THE INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THE DATE OF THE DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

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PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

The expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, other than underwriting and/or agents compensation, are:

Filing Fee for Registration Statement..................................$354,760
Legal and Accounting Fees..............................................$800,000*
Printing (S-3, prospectus, prospectus supplement, etc.).................$50,000*
Fees of the trustees....................................................$25,000*
Rating Agencies' Fees..................................................$300,000*
Miscellaneous...........................................................$10,240*
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Total................................................................$1,540,000
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* Estimated

ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

Section 607.0850 of the Florida Statutes generally permits FPL Group and FPL Group Capital (each, a "Corporation") to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or other agents who are subject to any third-party actions because of their service to the Corporation if such persons acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation. If the proceeding is a criminal one, such person must also have had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In addition, each Corporation may indemnify its directors, officers, employees or other agents who are subject to derivative actions against expenses and amounts paid in settlement which do not exceed, in the judgment of the board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to conclusion, including any appeal thereof, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or other agent is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of a third-party or derivative action, such person will be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. This Section also permits each Corporation to further indemnify such persons by other means unless a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that such person's actions or omissions which were material to the cause of action constitute (1) a crime (unless such person had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe it unlawful), (2) a transaction from which he derived an improper personal benefit, (3) an action in violation of Florida Statutes Section 607.0834 (unlawful distributions to shareholders), or (4) willful misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the Corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of such Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder.

Furthermore, Florida Statutes Section 607.0831 provides, in general, that no director shall be personally liable for monetary damages to a corporation or any other person for any statement, vote, decision, or failure to act, regarding corporate management or policy, unless: (a) the director breached or failed to perform his duties as a director; and (b) the director's breach of, or failure to perform, those duties constitutes (i) a violation of criminal law, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, (ii) a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or indirectly, (iii) a circumstance under which the liability provisions of Florida Statutes Section 607.0834 are applicable, (iv) in a proceeding by or in the right of a corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or by or in the right of a shareholder, conscious disregard for the best interest of a corporation, or willful misconduct, or (v) in a proceeding by or in the right of someone other than a corporation or a shareholder, recklessness or an act or omission which was committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property. The term "recklessness," as used above, means the action, or omission to act, in conscious disregard of a risk: (a) known, or so obvious that it should have been known, to the director; and (b) known to the director, or so obvious that it should have been known, to be so great as to make it highly probable that harm would follow from such action or omission.

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Each Corporation's bylaws provide generally that such Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify all directors and officers of such Corporation, directors, officers, or other employees serving as a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan of such Corporation, as well as any employees or agents of such Corporation or other persons serving at the request of such Corporation in any capacity with any entity or enterprise other than such registrant to whom such Corporation has agreed to grant indemnification (each, an "Indemnified Person") to the extent that any such person is made a party or threatened to be made a party or called as a witness or is otherwise involved in any action, suit, or proceeding in connection with his status as an Indemnified Person. Such indemnification covers all expenses incurred by any Indemnified Person (including attorneys' fees) and all liabilities and losses (including judgments, fines and amounts to be paid in settlement) incurred thereby in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding.

In addition, each Corporation carries insurance permitted by the laws of Florida on behalf of directors, officers, employees or agents which may cover, among other things, liabilities under the Securities Act.

Pursuant to Section 10 of each Trust Agreement, FPL Group has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless each Trustee, any affiliate of each Trustee and any officer, director, shareholder, member, partner or employee of each Trustee, and any employee of the Trust (each such person, an "Trust Agreement Indemnified Person") from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or claim incurred by such Trust Agreement Indemnified Person without negligence (gross negligence, in the case of any Administrative Trustee or the Delaware Trustee or other person who is a Trust Agreement Indemnified Person by virtue of the relationship thereto), bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trust Agreement Indemnified Person, or in the case of any such affiliate, officer, director, shareholder, member, partner or employee, on the part of the related Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts thereunder or by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Trust Agreement Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such Trust Agreement Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Trust Agreement Indemnified Person by the Trust Agreement. In addition, the Board of Directors of FPL Group has authorized FPL Group to indemnify each of the officers or employees of FPL Group (or any of its affiliates) who serve as an Administrative Trustee of the Trust, in accordance with the bylaws provisions described above, and each such person will be an Indemnified Person as defined in the second preceding paragraph.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.

1(a)   - Form of Underwriting Agreement for the Offered Securities (other than
         Preferred Trust Securities and related securities and preferred stock).

1(b)   - Form of Underwriting Agreement with respect to Preferred Trust
         Securities and related securities.

1(c)   - Form of Underwriting Agreement with respect to preferred stock.

*4(a)  - Restated Articles of Incorporation of FPL Group dated December 31,
         1984, as amended through December 17, 1990 (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to
         Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-8, File No. 33-18669).

*4(b)  - Amendment to FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated June
         27, 1996 (filed as Exhibit 3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
         30, 1996, File No. 1-8841).

4(c)   - Amendment to FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated May
         26, 2004.

*4(d)  - Bylaws of FPL Group as amended February 12, 2001 (filed as Exhibit
         3(ii)a to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No.
         1-8841).

*4(e)  - Form of Rights Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, between FPL Group
         and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Fleet National Bank
         (formerly known as The First National Bank of Boston), as Rights Agent
         (filed as Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K dated June 17, 1996, File No. 1-8841).

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*4(f)  - Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2002,
         between FPL Group and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. as successor to
         Fleet National Bank (formerly known as The First National Bank of
         Boston), as the Rights Agent (filed as Exhibit 3 to Form 8-A/A dated
         January 3, 2003, File No. 1-8841).

*4(g)  - Third Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2004,
         between FPL Group, Computershare Investor Services, LLC as successor
         Rights Agent, and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. as predecessor Rights
         Agent. (filed as Exhibit 4 to Form 8-A/A dated December 19, 2003, File
         No. 1-8841).

*4(h)  - Articles of Incorporation of FPL Group Capital dated July 31, 1985
         (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement No. 33-6215).

4(i)   - Amendment to FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation, dated May
         27, 2004.

*4(j)  - Bylaws of FPL Group Capital dated January 4, 1988 (filed as Exhibit
         4(b) to Registration Statement No. 33-69786).

*4(k)  - Restated Articles of Incorporation of Florida Power & Light Company
         dated March 23, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)a to Form 10-K for the year
         ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545).

*4(l)  - Amendment to Florida Power & Light Company's Restated Articles of
         Incorporation dated March 23, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)b to Form 10-K
         for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545).

*4(m)  - Amendment to Florida Power & Light Company's Restated Articles of
         Incorporation dated May 11, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)c to Form 10-K
         for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545).

*4(n)  - Amendment to Florida Power & Light Company's Restated Articles of
         Incorporation dated March 12, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)d to Form 10-K
         for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545).

*4(o)  - Amendment to Florida Power & Light Company's Restated Articles of
         Incorporation dated June 16, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)e to Form 10-K
         for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545).

*4(p)  - Amendment to Florida Power & Light Company's Restated Articles of
         Incorporation dated August 31, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)f to Form
         10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545).

*4(q)  - Amendment to Florida Power & Light Company's Restated Articles of
         Incorporation dated November 30, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)g to Form
         10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545).

*4(r)  - Amendment to Florida Power & Light Company's Restated Articles of
         Incorporation dated January 20, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)j to Form
         10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, File No. 1-3545).

*4(s)  - Amendment to Florida Power & Light Company's Restated Articles of
         Incorporation dated January 20, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)k to Form
         10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, File No. 1-3545).

*4(t)  - Bylaws of Florida Power & Light Company dated May 11, 1992 (filed as
         Exhibit 3 to Form 8-K dated May 1, 1992, File No. 1-3545).

*4(u)  - Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of January 1, 1944, and One hundred
         and five Supplements thereto, between Florida Power & Light Company and
         Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trustee (the "Mortgage") (filed
         as Exhibit B-3, File No. 2-4845; Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-7126; Exhibit
         7(a), File No. 2-7523; Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-7990; Exhibit 7(a),
         File No. 2-9217; Exhibit 4(a)-5, File No. 2-10093; Exhibit 4(c), File
         No. 2-11491; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-12900; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No.

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2-13255; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-13705; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-13925; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-15088; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-15677; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-20501; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-22104; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-23142; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-24195; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-25677; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-27612; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-29001; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-30542; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-33038; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-37679; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-39006; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-41312; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-44234; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-46502; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-48679; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-49726; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-50712; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-52826; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-53272; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-54242; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-56228; Exhibits 2(c) and 2(d), File No. 2-60413; Exhibits 2(c) and 2(d), File No. 2-65701; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-66524; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-67239; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-69716; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-70767; Exhibit 4(b), File No. 2-71542; Exhibit 4(b), File No. 2-73799; Exhibits 4(c), 4(d) and 4(e), File No. 2-75762; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-77629; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-79557; Exhibit 99(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-8, File No. 33-18669; Exhibit 99(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File No. 33-46076; Exhibit 4(b) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(i) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(b) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(a) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(f) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(g) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(o), File No. 333-102169; Exhibit 4(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102172; Exhibit 4(l) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102172; and Exhibit 4(m) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102172).

*4(v) - Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to Form 8-K dated July 16, 1999, File No. 1-8841).

*4(w) - Guarantee Agreement between FPL Group (as Guarantor) and The Bank of New York (as Guarantee Trustee) dated as of June 1, 1999 (filed as Exhibit 4(b) to Form 8-K dated July 16, 1999, File No. 1-8841).

*4(x) - Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated June 29, 1999, creating the 7 3/8% Debentures, Series due June 1, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 4(d) to Form 8-K dated July 16, 1999, File No. 1-8841).

*4(y) - Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated September 7, 1999, creating the 7 5/8% Debentures, Series due September 15, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999, File No. 1-8841).

*4(z) - Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated May 11, 2001, creating the 6 1/8% Debentures, Series due May 15, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001, File No. 1-8841).

*4(aa) - Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated February 4, 2002, creating the Series A Debentures due February 16, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 4(j) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, File No. 1-8841).

*4(ab) - Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated June 12, 2002, creating the Series B Debentures due February 16, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, File No. 1-8841).

*4(ac) - Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated April 11, 2003, creating the 3 1/4% Debentures, Series due April 11, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 4(ao) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).

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*4(ad) - Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated September 30, 2003, creating the Floating Rate Debentures, Series due March 30, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 4(ap) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).

*4(ae) - Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated September 30, 2003, creating the 1 7/8% Debentures, Series due March 30, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 4(aq) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3, File Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).

*4(af) - Officer's Certificate of FPL Group Capital, dated March 15, 2004, creating the 5 7/8% Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series due March 15, 2044 (filed as Exhibit 4(av) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).

*4(ag) - Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2002, between FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent and Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4(k) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, File No. 1-8841).

*4(ah) - Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, between FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent and Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4(b) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, File No. 1-8841).

*4(ai) - Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2002, by and among FPL Group, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary, and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent (filed as Exhibit 4(l) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, File No. 1-8841).

*4(aj) - Pledge Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, by and among FPL Group, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary, and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent (filed as Exhibit 4(c) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, File No. 1-8841).

*4(ak) - Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities) of FPL Group Capital, dated as of March 1, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4(au) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).

*4(al) - Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement between FPL Group (as Guarantor) and The Bank of New York (as Guarantee Trustee), dated as of March 15, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4(aw) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).

*4(am) - Amended and Restated Trust Agreement relating to FPL Group Capital Trust I, dated as of March 15, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4(at) to Post Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).

*4(an) - Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities of FPL Group Capital Trust I,

         dated as of March 15, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4(ax) to Post Effective
         Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102173, 333-102173-01,
         333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).

4(ao)  - Form of Officer's Certificate relating to the Offered Debt Securities,
         including form of Offered Debt Securities.

4(ap)  - Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.

4(aq)  - Form of Pledge Agreement.

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4(ar) - Form of Remarketing Agreement.

*4(as) - Trust Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Capital Trust II (filed as Exhibit 4(ah) to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File No.

         333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03).

4(at)  - Trust Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Capital Trust
         III.

4(au)  - Trust Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Trust I.

4(av)  - Trust Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Trust II.

4(aw)  - Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement.

4(ax)  - Form of Subordinated Indenture relating to FPL Group's Junior
         Subordinated Debentures.

4(ay)  - Form of Officer's Certificate relating to FPL Group Capital's Junior
         Subordinated Debentures, including form of Junior Subordinated
         Debentures.

4(az)  - Form of Officer's Certificate relating to FPL Group's Junior
         Subordinated Debentures, including form of Junior Subordinated
         Debentures.

4(ba)  - Form of Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement relating to the
         Preferred Trust Securities.

4(bb)  - Form of Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities relating to the Trust
         is contained in Exhibit D of Exhibit 4(aw) hereto.

4(bc)  - Form of Preferred Trust Securities is contained in Exhibit C of Exhibit
         4(aw) hereto.

4(bd)  - Form of Articles of Amendment to establish a series of FPL Group's
         preferred stock.

4(be)  - Form of Articles of Amendment to establish a series of FPL Group
         Capital's preferred stock.

4(bf)  - Form of FPL Group Guarantee Agreement relating to FPL Group Capital's
         preferred stock.

5(a)   - Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Steel Hector & Davis LLP,
         counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II,
         FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II.

5(b)   - Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP,
         co-counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II,
         FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II.

5(c)   - Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Morris, James, Hitchens &
         Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital
         and FPL Group Capital Trust II.

5(d)   - Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Morris, James, Hitchens &
         Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital
         and FPL Group Capital Trust III.

5(e)   - Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Morris, James, Hitchens &
         Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group and FPL Group Trust
         I.

5(f)   - Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Morris, James, Hitchens &
         Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group and FPL Group Trust
         II.

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*12    - Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings
         to Fixed Charges Plus Preferred Dividends (filed as Exhibit 12 to Form
         8-K dated March 12, 2004, File No. 1-8841 and Exhibit 12(a) to Form
         10-Q of FPL Group for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, File No.
         1-8841).

23(a)  - Independent Auditors' Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

23(b)  - Consent of Steel Hector & Davis LLP (included in opinion, attached
         hereto as Exhibit 5(a)).

23(c)  - Consent of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP (included in opinion, attached
         hereto as Exhibit 5(b)).

23(d)  - Consent of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
         attached hereto as Exhibit 5(c)).

23(e)  - Consent of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
         attached hereto as Exhibit 5(d)).

23(f)  - Consent of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
         attached hereto as Exhibit 5(e)).

23(g)  - Consent of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
         attached hereto as Exhibit 5(f)).

24     - Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this
         registration statement).

25(a)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Guarantee Trustee with respect to Debt Securities Guarantee.

25(b)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Indenture Trustee.

25(c)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         purchase contract agent.

25(d)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Subordinated Indenture Trustee with respect to FPL Group Capital's
         Junior Subordinated Debentures.

25(e)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Subordinated Indenture Trustee with respect to FPL Group's Junior
         Subordinated Debentures.

25(f)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Property Trustee, with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust
         Agreement of FPL Group Capital Trust II.

25(g)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Property Trustee, with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust
         Agreement of FPL Group Capital Trust III.

25(h)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Property Trustee, with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust
         Agreement of FPL Group Trust I.

25(i)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Property Trustee, with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust
         Agreement of FPL Group Trust II.

25(j)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Capital
         Trust II.

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25(k)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Capital
         Trust III.

25(l)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Trust I.

25(m)  - Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Trust II.

* Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.

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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement,

provided, however, that the registrants need not file a post-effective amendment to include the information required to be included by subsection (i) or (ii) if such information is contained in periodic reports filed by a registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of FPL Group's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by any registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of such registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant against which the claim is asserted will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each director and/or officer of the registrant whose signature appears below hereby appoints the agents for service named in this registration statement, and each of them severally, as his attorney-in-fact to sign in his name and behalf, in any and all capacities stated below and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this registration statement, and the registrant hereby also appoints each such agent for service as its attorney-in-fact with like authority to sign and file any such amendments in its name and behalf.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, FPL Group, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Juno Beach, State of Florida on the 4th day of June, 2004.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By: /s/ Lewis Hay, III
    ------------------------------------
    Lewis Hay, III
    Chairman of the Board, President,
    Chief Executive Officer and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                               Title                                Date
---------                               -----                                ----

   /s/ Lewis Hay, III                   Chairman of the Board, President,    June 4, 2004
----------------------------------      Chief Executive Officer and
Lewis Hay, III                          Director (Principal Executive
                                        Officer)


   /s/ Moray P. Dewhurst                Vice President, Finance and Chief    June 4, 2004
----------------------------------      Financial Officer (Principal
Moray P. Dewhurst                       Financial Officer)


   /s/ K. Michael Davis                 Controller and Chief Accounting      June 4, 2004
----------------------------------      Officer (Principal Accounting
K. Michael Davis                        Officer)


   /s/ H. Jesse Arnelle                 Director                             June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
H. Jesse Arnelle


   /s/ Sherry S. Barrat                 Director                             June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
Sherry S. Barrat


   /s/ Robert M. Beall, II              Director                             June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
Robert M. Beall, II


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Signature                               Title                                Date
---------                               -----                                ----


   /s/ J. Hyatt Brown                   Director                             June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
J. Hyatt Brown


   /s/ James L. Camaren                 Director                             June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
James L. Camaren


   /s/ Frederic V. Malek                Director                             June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
Frederic V. Malek


   /s/ Michael H. Thaman                Director                             June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
Michael H. Thaman


   /s/ Paul R. Tregurtha                Director                             June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
Paul R. Tregurtha


   /s/ Frank G. Zarb                    Director                             June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
Frank G. Zarb

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each director and/or officer of the registrant whose signature appears below hereby appoints the agents for service named in this registration statement, and each of them severally, as his attorney-in-fact to sign in his name and behalf, in any and all capacities stated below and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this registration statement, and the registrant hereby also appoints each such agent for service as its attorney-in-fact with like authority to sign and file any such amendments in its name and behalf.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, FPL Group Capital Inc certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Juno Beach, State of Florida on the 4th day of June, 2004.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

By: /s/ Lewis Hay, III
    ------------------------------------
    Lewis Hay, III
    President, Chief Executive Officer
    and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                               Title                                  Date
---------                               -----                                  ----

   /s/ Lewis Hay, III                   President, Chief Executive Officer     June 4, 2004
----------------------------------      and Director (Principal Executive
Lewis Hay, III                          Officer)


   /s/ Moray P. Dewhurst                Senior Vice President, Finance,        June 4, 2004
----------------------------------      Chief Financial Officer and Director
Moray P. Dewhurst                       (Principal Financial Officer)


   /s/ K. Michael Davis                 Controller and Chief Accounting        June 4, 2004
----------------------------------      Officer (Principal Accounting
K. Michael Davis                        Officer)


   /s/ Paul I. Cutler                   Director                               June 4, 2004
----------------------------------
Paul I. Cutler

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, FPL Group Capital Trust II certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Juno Beach, State of Florida on the 4th day of June, 2004.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST II

By: /s/ Paul I. Cutler
    -----------------------------
    Name:  Paul I. Cutler
    Title: Administrative Trustee

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, FPL Group Capital Trust III certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Juno Beach, State of Florida on the 4th day of June, 2004.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST III

By: /s/ Paul I. Cutler
    -----------------------------
    Name:  Paul I. Cutler
    Title: Administrative Trustee

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, FPL Group Trust I certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Juno Beach, State of Florida on the 4th day of June, 2004.

FPL GROUP TRUST I

By: /s/ Paul I. Cutler
    -----------------------------
    Name:  Paul I. Cutler
    Title: Administrative Trustee

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, FPL Group Trust II certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Juno Beach, State of Florida on the 4th day of June, 2004.

FPL GROUP TRUST II

By: /s/ Paul I. Cutler
    -----------------------------
    Name:  Paul I. Cutler
    Title: Administrative Trustee

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EXHIBIT INDEX

1(a)     Form of Underwriting Agreement for the Offered Securities (other than
         Preferred Trust Securities and related securities and preferred stock).

1(b)     Form of Underwriting Agreement with respect to Preferred Trust
         Securities and related securities.

1(c)     Form of Underwriting Agreement with respect to preferred stock.

4(c)     Amendment to FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated May
         26, 2004.

4(i)     Amendment to FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation, dated May
         27, 2004.

4(ao)    Form of Officer's Certificate relating to the Offered Debt Securities,
         including form of Offered Debt Securities.

4(ap)    Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.

4(aq)    Form of Pledge Agreement.

4(ar)    Form of Remarketing Agreement.

4(at)    Trust Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Capital Trust
         III.

4(au)    Trust Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Trust I.

4(av)    Trust Agreement and Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Trust II.

4(aw)    Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement.

4(ax)    Form of Subordinated Indenture relating to FPL Group's Junior
         Subordinated Debentures.

4(ay)    Form of Officer's Certificate relating to FPL Group Capital's Junior
         Subordinated Debentures, including form of Junior Subordinated
         Debentures.

4(az)    Form of Officer's Certificate relating to FPL Group's Junior
         Subordinated Debentures, including form of Junior Subordinated
         Debentures.

4(ba)    Form of Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement relating to the
         Preferred Trust Securities.

4(bb)    Form of Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities relating to the Trust
         is contained in Exhibit D of Exhibit 4(aw) hereto.

4(bc)    Form of Preferred Trust Securities is contained in Exhibit C of Exhibit
         4(aw) hereto.

4(bd)    Form of Articles of Amendment to establish a series of FPL Group's
         preferred stock.

4(be)    Form of Articles of Amendment to establish a series of FPL Group
         Capital's preferred stock.

4(bf)    Form of FPL Group Guarantee Agreement relating to FPL Group Capital's
         preferred stock.

5(a)     Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Steel Hector & Davis LLP,
         counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II,
         FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II.


5(b)     Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP,
         co-counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II,
         FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II.

5(c)     Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Morris, James, Hitchens &
         Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital
         and FPL Group Capital Trust II.

5(d)     Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Morris, James, Hitchens &
         Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital
         and FPL Group Capital Trust III.

5(e)     Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Morris, James, Hitchens &
         Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group and FPL Group Trust
         I.

5(f)     Opinion and Consent, dated June 4, 2004, of Morris, James, Hitchens &
         Williams LLP, special Delaware counsel to FPL Group and FPL Group Trust
         II.

23(a)    Independent Auditors' Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

23(b)    Consent of Steel Hector & Davis LLP (included in opinion, attached
         hereto as Exhibit 5(a)).

23(c)    Consent of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP (included in opinion, attached
         hereto as Exhibit 5(b)).

23(d)    Consent of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
         attached hereto as Exhibit 5(c)).

23(e)    Consent of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
         attached hereto as Exhibit 5(d)).

23(f)    Consent of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
         attached hereto as Exhibit 5(e)).

23(g)    Consent of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP (included in opinion,
         attached hereto as Exhibit 5(f)).

24       Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this
         registration statement).

25(a)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Guarantee Trustee with respect to Debt Securities Guarantee.

25(b)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Indenture Trustee.

25(c)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         purchase contract agent.

25(d)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Subordinated Indenture Trustee with respect to FPL Group Capital's
         Junior Subordinated Debentures.

25(e)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Subordinated Indenture Trustee with respect to FPL Group's Junior
         Subordinated Debentures.

25(f)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Property Trustee, with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust
         Agreement of FPL Group Capital Trust II.

25(g)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Property Trustee, with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust
         Agreement of FPL Group Capital Trust III.

25(h)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Property Trustee, with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust
         Agreement of FPL Group Trust I.


25(i)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Property Trustee, with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust
         Agreement of FPL Group Trust II.

25(j)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Capital
         Trust II.

25(k)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Capital
         Trust III.

25(l)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Trust I.

25(m)    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York, as
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, with respect to the
         Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group Trust II.


EXHIBIT 1(A)

[Name of Issuer]

[Name of Security]


UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT


[Date]

To the Representatives named in Schedule I hereto of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II hereto

Ladies and Gentlemen:

1. Introductory. [/1/FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), proposes to issue and sell shares of FPL Group's common stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), and the preferred share purchase rights attached thereto (the "Rights") (collectively referred to as "Shares") in the amount of ________ Shares (referred to as the "Securities").] [/2/FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital") and a [wholly-owned] subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), proposes to issue and sell its debt securities of the series designation[s], with the terms and in the principal amount[s] specified in Schedule I hereto (the "Debentures" or "Securities"). The Debentures will be absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by FPL Group pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee Agreement (as hereinafter defined).] [/3/FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), proposes to issue and sell FPL Group's new securities ("Securities"), and in connection therewith FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital") and a [wholly-owned] subsidiary of FPL Group, proposes to issue and sell certain of its debt securities as specified herein. The Securities will consist of _______ equity units consisting of ______ of FPL Group's corporate units ("Corporate Units"), with a stated amount per Corporate Unit of $__ (the "Stated Amount").] [/1/FPL Group hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters (as defined below) as set forth herein.]
[/2/,/3/Each of FPL Group and


1 For use in connection with Common Stock.

2 For use in connection with Debt Securities.

3 For use in connection with Stock Purchase Units. FPL Group may substitute preferred trust securities for debentures in connection with the Stock Purchase Units. In that event, please refer to the Form of Underwriting Agreement for Preferred Trust Securities.


FPL Group Capital hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters (as defined below) as set forth herein.]

The term "Underwriters" as used herein shall be deemed to mean the entity or several entities named in Schedule II hereto and any underwriter substituted as provided in Section 6 hereof and the term "Underwriter" shall be deemed to mean one of such Underwriters. If the entity or entities listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Representatives") are the same as the entity or entities listed in Schedule II hereto, then the terms "Underwriters" and "Representatives", as used herein, shall each be deemed to refer to such entity or entities. The Representatives represent that they have been authorized by each Underwriter to enter into this agreement on behalf of such Underwriter and to act for it in the manner herein provided. All obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are several and not joint. If more than one entity is named in Schedule I hereto, any action under or in respect of this agreement may be taken by such entities jointly as the Representatives or by one of the entities acting on behalf of the Representatives and such action will be binding upon all the Underwriters.

2. Description of Securities. [/1/Pursuant to, and subject to the provisions of, the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, between FPL Group and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as successor to EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent ("Rights Agreement"), and the Restated Articles of Incorporation of FPL Group, as amended, one Right will be issued with each newly-issued share of Common Stock.] [/2/The Debentures [of each series] will be a series of debentures issued by FPL Group Capital under an Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1999, to The Bank of New York, as Trustee, a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to the Representatives (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the "Indenture"). The Debentures will be absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by FPL Group pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group, as Guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as Guarantee Trustee, a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to the Representatives (the

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"Guarantee Agreement"). The term "Guarantee" as used in this agreement shall refer to the guarantee pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Debentures (as defined below).] [/3/Each Corporate Unit will consist of a unit comprised of (a) a stock purchase contract (a "Purchase Contract") under which
(i) the holder will purchase from FPL Group not later than __________, ____ (the "Purchase Contract Settlement Date"), for $__ in cash, a fraction of a newly issued share of FPL Group's common stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), including the preferred share purchase rights, if any, attached thereto (the "Rights") (collectively referred to as the "Shares") determined as provided in the Purchase Contract, and (ii) FPL Group will pay the holder unsecured contract adjustments payments ("Contract Adjustment Payments") at the rate of ____% of the Stated Amount per annum, subject to the right of FPL Group to defer such payments, and (b) prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, beneficial ownership of a Series __ Debenture due __________, ____ issued by FPL Group Capital (a "Debenture"), having a principal amount of $__. The Debentures will be a series of debentures issued by FPL Group Capital under an Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1999, to The Bank of New York, as Trustee (together with any amendments and supplements thereto, the "Indenture"), a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to the Representatives, and will be absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by FPL Group pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group, as Guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as Guarantee Trustee, a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to the Representatives (the "Guarantee Agreement"). The term "Guarantee" as used in this agreement shall refer to the guarantee pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Debentures. In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of __________, ____ (the "Purchase Contract Agreement"), between FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent and Trustee (the "Purchase Contract Agent"), the Debentures constituting a part of the Corporate Units will be pledged by the Purchase Contract Agent, on behalf of the holders of the Securities (as defined herein), to __________, as Collateral Agent, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, dated as of __________, ____ (the "Pledge Agreement"), among FPL Group, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary, to secure the holders' obligations to purchase Shares pursuant to the Purchase Contracts. Under certain circumstances, holders of Corporate Units may substitute certain U.S. Treasury securities for the Debentures that are a part of such holders' Corporate Units and thereby create treasury units ("Treasury Units") pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. Also, under certain circumstances, the Debentures will be subject to remarketing pursuant to a Remarketing Agreement, dated as of __________, ____ among __________, as Remarketing Agent and as Reset Agent, FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Purchase Contract Agent (the "Remarketing Agreement").]

3. [/2/,/3/Representations and Warranties of FPL Group Capital. FPL Group Capital represents and warrants to the several Underwriters that:

(a) [FPL Group Capital has, together with FPL Group, FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a joint registration statement, as amended, on Form S-3, including a prospectus ("Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03"), for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of (a) $2,674,900,000 aggregate amount of (i) FPL Group Capital's unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities"), (ii) [/2/shares of] FPL Group's [/2/common stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), and the preferred share purchase rights attached thereto (the "Rights") (collectively referred to as the "Shares")] [/3/Shares], (iii) contracts to purchase Shares or other agreements or instruments requiring FPL Group to issue Shares (collectively, "Stock Purchase Contracts"), (iv) units, each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and any of Debt Securities, Preferred Trust Securities (as defined below) or debt securities of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities ("Stock Purchase Units"), (v) [/1/FPL Group Capital's junior subordinated debentures ("Junior Subordinated Debentures")] [/2/,/3/Junior Subordinated Debentures], and (vi) one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II ("Preferred Trust Securities") (provided however, that the aggregate value of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (vi) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,337,450,000) and (b) FPL Group's guarantees related to the Debt Securities (the "Guarantee"), FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures and one or more series of the preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group Capital, threatened by the

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Commission. All but $[__________] aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 have been previously issued.] FPL Group Capital has [also] filed with the Commission a joint registration statement with FPL Group, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II on Form S-3, including a combined prospectus ("Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05"), for registration under the Securities Act of (a) $2,800,000,000 aggregate amount of (i) FPL Group Capital's Debt Securities, (ii) FPL Group's Shares, (iii) shares of one or more series of FPL Group's serial preferred stock, $.01 par value ("FPL Group Preferred Stock"), (iv) shares of one or more series of FPL Group Capital's preferred stock, $[__] par value ("FPL Group Capital's Preferred Stock"), (v) Stock Purchase Contracts, (vi) Stock Purchase Units, (vii) FPL Group Capital's junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures"), (viii) FPL Group's junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures"), and (ix) preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II ("Preferred Trust Securities") (provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (ix) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000) and (b) the Guarantee and FPL Group's guarantees related to the Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock and Preferred Trust Securities. [None] [$__________] of the $1,400,000,000 aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______ , 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 [has] [have] been previously issued. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group Capital, threatened by the Commission. References herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, each as amended or supplemented to such date, including all documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 ("Incorporated Documents"); provided that if FPL Group Capital files a joint registration statement with FPL Group, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement"), then after such filing, all references to "Registration Statement" shall be deemed to include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. References herein to the term "Prospectus" as of any given date shall mean the [combined] prospectus forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as

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supplemented by a prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the general rules and regulations of the Securities Act ("Rule 424"), and as further amended or supplemented as of such date (other than amendments or supplements relating to (i) securities other than the Offered Securities or (ii) when referring to the Prospectus relating to a particular offering of the Offered Securities, Offered Securities other than the Offered Securities being offered on such date), including all Incorporated Documents. References herein to the term "Effective Date" shall be deemed to refer to the later of the time and date that Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 was declared effective and the time and date of the filing thereafter of FPL Group's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, if such filing is made prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined). The prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 shall be substantially in the form delivered to the Representatives prior to the execution of this agreement. Prior to the termination of the offering of the Offered Securities, FPL Group Capital will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus without prior notice to the Representatives and to Hunton & Williams LLP, who are acting as counsel for the several Underwriters ("Counsel for the Underwriters"), or any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives shall reasonably object in writing, or which shall be unsatisfactory to Counsel for the Underwriters. Each of the Underwriters acknowledges that subsequent to the Closing Date, FPL Group Capital may file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in order to file one or more unqualified opinions of counsel pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act.

(b) The Registration Statement at the Effective Date fully complied, and the Prospectus, both on the date it is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (such date, the "424 Date") and at the Closing Date, and the Registration Statement and the Indenture at the Closing Date, will fully comply, in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "1939 Act"), respectively, and, in each case, the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, did not, and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; the Prospectus, on the 424 Date and at the Closing Date, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the foregoing representations and warranties in this subsection (b) shall not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to FPL Group or FPL Group Capital by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or to any statements in or omissions from the [/1/Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, or amendments thereto, filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or incorporated into the Registration Statement (collectively, the "Statements of Eligibility")] [/2/,/3/Statements of Eligibility] or to any statements or omissions made in the Registration

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Statement or Prospectus relating to The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Book-Entry-Only System that are based solely on information contained in published reports of DTC.

(c) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group Capital, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group Capital to be fulfilled have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of FPL Group Capital in accordance with the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation (the "FPL Group Capital Charter"), by-laws and applicable law, and the Debentures when issued and delivered as provided herein will constitute valid and binding obligations of FPL Group Capital enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity. The execution and delivery of the Debentures and the performance by FPL Group Capital of its obligations thereunder do not require any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or by any governmental agency or body other than those consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained.

(d) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group Capital, the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group Capital to be fulfilled, and the compliance by FPL Group Capital with all the terms and provisions of the Indenture will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the FPL Group Capital Charter or by-laws, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which FPL Group Capital is now a party, or violate any law or any order, rule, decree or regulation applicable to FPL Group Capital of any federal or state court, regulatory board or body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over FPL Group Capital or any of its property, except where such breach, default or violation would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(e) FPL Group Capital or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the ownership interests of FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof.

(f) FPL Group Capital and each of its direct and indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X (17 CFR Part 210)) has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which its respective ownership of properties or the conduct of its respective businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and has the power and authority as a corporation or other entity necessary to own or hold its respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged.

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(g) The Debentures conform in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.

(h) The Indenture (i) has been duly authorized by FPL Group Capital by all necessary corporate action, has been duly executed and delivered by FPL Group Capital, and is a valid and binding instrument enforceable against FPL Group Capital in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and (ii) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.]

(i) FPL Group Capital is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act").

4. Representations and Warranties of FPL Group. FPL Group represents and warrants to the several Underwriters that:

(a) [FPL Group, jointly with FPL Group Capital [/1/Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital") and a [wholly-owned] subsidiary of FPL Group], has filed with the [/1/Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")] [/2/,/3/the Commission] Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 for the registration under the Securities Act [/1/of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),] of $2,674,900,000 aggregate amount of (i) FPL Group Capital's [/1/unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities")] [/2/,/3/Debt Securities], (ii) FPL Group's Shares, (iii) [/1/contracts to purchase the Shares or other agreements or instruments requiring FPL Group to issue the Shares (collectively, "Stock Purchase Contracts")] [/2/,/3/Stock Purchase Contracts], (iv) [/1/units, each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and any of Debt Securities, Preferred Trust Securities (as defined below) or debt securities of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities ("Stock Purchase Units")] [/2/,/3/Stock Purchase Units], (v)
[/1/FPL Group Capital's junior subordinated debentures ("Junior Subordinated Debentures")] [/2/,/3/Junior Subordinated Debentures], and
(vi) preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II (provided however, that the aggregate value of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (vi) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,337,450,000) and (b) [/1/FPL Group's guarantees related to the Debt Securities (the "Guarantee")] [/2/,/3/the Guarantee], FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures and one or more series of the preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group, threatened by the Commission. All but $[__________] aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 have been previously issued.] FPL Group
[also] has, together with FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II, filed with

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the Commission Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, for registration under the Securities Act of $2,800,000,000 aggregate amount of
(i) FPL Group Capital's Debt Securities, (ii) FPL Group's Shares, (iii) FPL Group Preferred Stock, (iv) FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock, (v) Stock Purchase Contracts, (vi) Stock Purchase Units, (vii) FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, (viii) FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures, and (ix) [/1/preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II ("Preferred Trust Securities")] [/2/,/3/Preferred Trust Securities] (provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (ix) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000) and (b) the Guarantee and FPL Group's guarantees related to the Guarantee and FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock and Preferred Trust Securities. [None]
[$__________] of the $1,400,000,000 aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 [has] [have] been previously issued. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group, threatened by the Commission. [/1/References herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-______-02, 333-______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, each as amended or supplemented to such date, including all documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 ("Incorporated Documents"); provided that if FPL Group files a joint registration statement with FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the "Rule
462(b) Registration Statement"), then after such filing, all references to "Registration Statement" shall be deemed to include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. References herein to the term "Prospectus" as of any given date shall mean the combined prospectus forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-______-02, 333-______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the general rules and regulations of the Securities Act ("Rule 424"), and as further amended or supplemented as of such date (other than amendments or supplements relating to (i) securities other than the Offered Securities or (ii) when referring to the Prospectus relating to a particular offering of the Offered Securities, Securities other than the Offered Securities being offered on such date), including all Incorporated Documents. References herein to the term "Effective Date" shall be deemed to refer to the later of the time and date that Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-______-02, 333-______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 was declared effective and

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the time and date of the filing thereafter of FPL Group's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, if such filing is made prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined).] The prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 shall be substantially in the form delivered to the Representatives prior to the execution of this agreement. Prior to the termination of the offering of the Offered Securities, FPL Group will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus without prior notice to the Representatives and to [/1/Hunton & Williams LLP, who are acting as counsel for the several Underwriters ("Counsel for the Underwriters")] [/2/,/3/Counsel for the Underwriters], or any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives shall reasonably object in writing, or which shall be unsatisfactory to Counsel for the Underwriters. Each of the Underwriters acknowledges that subsequent to the Closing Date, FPL Group may file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in order to file one or more unqualified opinions of counsel pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act.

(b) The Registration Statement at the Effective Date fully complied, and the Prospectus, both on the [/1/date it is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (such date, the "424 Date")] [/2/,/3/424 Date] and at the Closing Date, and the Registration Statement [/2/and the Guarantee Agreement] [/3/, the Guarantee Agreement and the Purchase Contract Agreement] at the Closing Date, will fully comply, in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act [/2/,/3/and the 1939 Act, respectively] and [/2/,/3/, in each case,] the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, did not, and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; the Prospectus, on the 424 Date and at the Closing Date, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Incorporated Documents, when filed with the Commission, fully complied or will fully comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided, that the foregoing representations and warranties in this subsection (b) shall not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital] by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or to any statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, or amendments thereto, filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or incorporated into the Registration Statement (collectively, the "Statements of Eligibility") or to any statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus relating to [/1/The Depository Trust Company ("DTC")] [/2/,/3/the DTC] Book-Entry-Only System that are based solely on information contained in published reports of DTC.

(c) The financial statements included as part of or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of FPL Group and its

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subsidiaries taken as a whole, at the respective dates and for the respective periods to which they apply; such financial statements have been prepared in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as otherwise indicated in the Registration Statement; and Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have audited the audited financial statements of FPL Group, are independent public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(d) Except as reflected in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, since the respective most recent dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, nor has any transaction been entered into by FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries that is material to FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than changes and transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and transactions in the ordinary course of business. FPL Group and its subsidiaries have no contingent obligation material to FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, which is not disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus.

(e) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group to be fulfilled have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of FPL Group in accordance with the provisions of its Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "FPL Group Charter"), by-laws and applicable law[/2/,/3/, and the Guarantee when issued and delivered by FPL Group as provided herein will constitute a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity. The execution and delivery of the Guarantee Agreement did not require, and the performance by FPL Group of its obligations thereunder with respect to the Debentures does not require, any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or by any governmental agency or body other than those consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained].

(f) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group [/1/and] [/2/,/3/,] the fulfillment of the terms hereof [/2/,/3/and the compliance by FPL Group with all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement] will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the FPL Group Charter or by-laws, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries is now a party, or violate any law or any order, rule, decree or regulation applicable to FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries of any federal or state court, regulatory board or body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over FPL Group or its subsidiaries or any of their respective property, except where such breach, default or violation would not have a material adverse effect on the

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business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(g) FPL Group or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the common stock (with respect to those subsidiaries which are organized as corporations) or other ownership interests (with respect to those subsidiaries which are organized as limited liability companies) of FPL Group's direct or indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X [/1/(17 CFR Part 210)]) free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof. FPL Group's direct and indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X) are Florida Power & Light Company, FPL Group Capital, FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC.

(h) FPL Group and each of FPL Group's direct and indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X) has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which its respective ownership of properties or the conduct of its respective businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and has the power and authority as a corporation or other entity necessary to own or hold its respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged.

(i) [/2/,/3/The Guarantee Agreement (i) has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly executed and delivered by FPL Group and is a valid and binding instrument enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and (ii) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.]

(j) [/3/Each of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Securities, (i) has been authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of FPL Group and, when duly executed and delivered as provided herein, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and, with respect to the Pledge Agreement, subject to any principles of public policy limiting the rights to enforce the indemnification and exculpation provisions contained therein and (ii) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.]

(k) [/1/The Common Stock has been validly authorized and, when issued and delivered by FPL Group against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, will be fully paid and non-assessable]
[/3/The Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Offered Securities has been validly authorized and reserved for

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issuance and, when issued and delivered by FPL Group against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Purchase Contracts and the Pledge Agreement, will be fully paid and non-assessable] [/1/,/3/and the related Rights, if any, when issued in accordance with the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, as amended, between FPL Group and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as successor to EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. ("Rights Agreement") will be validly issued subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement.]

(l) FPL Group is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the
[/1/Investment Company Act of 1940,as amended ("]1940 Act[/1/")].

5. Purchase and Sale. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions in this agreement, FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital agree] [/1/agrees] to sell to the respective Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto, severally and not jointly, and the respective Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] the respective [/1/,/3/number]
[/2/principal amounts] of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto at the purchase price[s] for those Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto.

[/1/,/3/The Underwriters agree to make a bona fide public offering of the Securities. The Underwriters have advised FPL Group that the Securities will be offered to the public at $___ per [/1/share] [/3/Corporate Unit] and to certain dealers selected by the Representatives at a price which represents a concession not in excess of $____ per [/1/share] [/3/Corporate Unit] under the public offering price.]

[/2/The Underwriters agree to make a bona fide public offering of the Debentures and the Guarantee as set forth in the Prospectus, such public offering to be made as soon after the execution of this agreement as practicable, subject, however, to the terms and conditions of this agreement. The Underwriters have advised FPL Group Capital that the Debentures (including the related Guarantee) will be offered to the public at the percentage of the principal amount per Debenture of each series as set forth in Schedule I hereto as the Public Offering Price and to certain dealers selected by the Representative at a price which represents a concession not in excess of the percentage of the principal amount per Debenture of each series as set forth in Schedule I hereto as the Dealers' Concession.]

[/3/The Debentures constituting a part of the Corporate Units will be pledged, together with other collateral, to the Collateral Agent to secure the holders' obligations to purchase Shares under the Purchase Contracts. Such pledge shall be effected by delivery to the Collateral Agent of the Debentures to be pledged in certificated form endorsed in blank, at the Closing Date in accordance with the Pledge Agreement.]

6. Time, Date and Place of Closing, Default of Underwriter. Delivery of the Securities [of each series] and payment therefor by wire transfer in federal funds [/3/, and against delivery to the Collateral Agent of the Debentures constituting a part of the Corporate Units,] shall be made at the time, date and place set forth in Schedule I hereto, or at such other time, date or place as may be agreed upon in writing by [/1/,/3/FPL Group[,]] [/2/,/3/FPL Group

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Capital] and the Representatives. The time and date of such delivery and payment are herein called the "Closing Date."

The Securities shall be delivered to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price therefor. Delivery of the Securities shall be made through the facilities of DTC unless the Representatives and
[/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] [/3/FPL Group and FPL Group Capital] shall otherwise agree. For the purpose of expediting the checking of the Securities
[/3/and the Debentures] by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters,
[/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] agrees to make such Securities [/3/and the Debentures] available to the Representatives for such purpose at the offices of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day preceding the Closing Date, or at such other time, date or place as may be agreed upon by
[/1/,/3/FPL Group] [,] [/2/,/3/ FPL Group Capital] and the Representatives.

If any Underwriter shall fail to purchase and pay for the [/1/,/3/number]
[/2/principal amount] of the Securities [of each series] which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase and pay for hereunder (otherwise than by reason of any failure on the part of FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital] to comply with any of the provisions contained herein), the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase and pay for (in addition to the respective
[/1/,/3/number] [/2/principal amount] of the Securities [of each series] set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto) the [/1/,/3/number]
[/2/principal amount] of the Securities [of each series] which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters failed to purchase and pay for, up to a
[/1/,/3/number] [/2/principal amount] thereof equal to, in the case of each such remaining Underwriter, ten percent (10%) of the aggregate [/1/,/3/number]
[/2/principal amount] of the Securities [of the series as to which there is a default and which are] set forth opposite the name of such remaining Underwriter in said Schedule II, and such remaining Underwriters shall have the right, within 24 hours of receipt of such notice, either to (i) purchase and pay for (in such proportion as may be agreed upon among them) the remaining
[/1/,/3/number] [/2/principal amount] of the Securities [of each series] which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase, or
(ii) to substitute another Underwriter or Underwriters, satisfactory to
[/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital], to purchase and pay for, the remaining [/1/,/3/number] [/2/principal amount] of the Securities [of each series] which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase. If any of the Securities would still remain unpurchased, then
[/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] shall be entitled to a further period of 24 hours within which to procure another party or other parties, members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (or, if not members of such Association, who are not eligible for membership in said Association and who agree (i) to make no sales within the United States, its territories or its possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein and (ii) in making sales to comply with said Association's Conduct Rules) and satisfactory to the Representatives to purchase such Securities on the terms herein set forth. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods,
(i) the non-defaulting Underwriters notify [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] that they have arranged for the purchase of such Securities or (ii)
[/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] notifies the non-defaulting Underwriters that it has arranged for the purchase of such Securities, the non-defaulting Underwriters or [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date for a period of not more than three full business days beyond the expiration of the respective prescribed periods in

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order to effect whatever changes may thus be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. In the event that neither the non-defaulting Underwriters nor [/1/,/3/FPL Group]
[/2/FPL Group Capital] has arranged for the purchase of such Securities by another party or parties as above provided, then this agreement shall terminate without any liability on the part of FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital] or any Underwriter (other than an Underwriter which shall have failed or refused, otherwise than for some reason sufficient to justify, in accordance with the terms hereof, the cancellation or termination of its obligations hereunder, to purchase and pay for the Securities which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase as provided in Section [5] hereof), except as otherwise provided in
Section [10 and] subsections (c) and (e) of Section [7] hereof.

7. Covenants of FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital]. FPL Group
[/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] [/1/agrees] [/2/,/3/agree] with the several Underwriters that:

(a) FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] will promptly file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

(b) [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will deliver to the Representatives and to Counsel for the Underwriters one signed copy of the Registration Statement or, if a signed copy is not available, one conformed copy of the Registration Statement certified by an officer of [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] to be in the form as originally filed, including all Incorporated Documents and exhibits, except those incorporated by reference, which relate to the Securities, including a signed or conformed copy of each consent and certificate included therein or filed as an exhibit thereto. As soon as practicable after the date of this agreement, [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will deliver to the Underwriters through the Representatives as many copies of the Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request for the purposes contemplated by the Securities Act.

(c) [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will pay or cause to be paid all expenses in connection with (i) the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and Prospectus, (ii) the issuance and delivery of the Securities as provided in Section [6] hereof, and (iii) the printing and delivery to the Representatives for the account of the Underwriters, in reasonable quantities, of copies of the Registration Statement [/1/and] [,] the Prospectus [/2/the Guarantee Agreement and the Indenture] [/3/, the Indenture, and the Purchase Contract Agreement]. [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will pay or cause to be paid all taxes, if any (but not including any transfer taxes), on the issuance of the Securities.
[/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] shall not, however, be required to pay any amount for any expenses of the Representatives or any of the Underwriters, except that if this agreement shall be terminated in accordance with the provisions of Sections [8], [9] [or] [11] hereof,
[/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will pay or cause to be paid the fees and disbursements of Counsel for the Underwriters, whose fees and disbursements the Underwriters agree to pay in any other event and
[/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] shall reimburse the Underwriters for out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement, not in excess, however, of an aggregate of $5,000. [/2/,/3/Neither] FPL Group [/2/,/3/nor FPL Group Capital] shall [/1/not] in any event be liable to any of the several Underwriters for damages on account of loss of anticipated profits.

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(d) During a period of nine months after the date of this agreement, if any event relating to or affecting FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital] shall occur which, in the opinion of FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital], should be set forth in a supplement to or an amendment of the Prospectus in order to make the Prospectus not misleading in the light of the circumstances when it is delivered to a purchaser, [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will forthwith at its expense prepare and furnish to the Representatives a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or supplements or an amendment or amendments to the Prospectus which will supplement or amend the Prospectus so that as supplemented or amended it will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; provided that should such event relate solely to activities of any of the Underwriters, then the Underwriters shall assume the expense of preparing and furnishing copies of any such amendment or supplement. In case any Underwriter is required to deliver a Prospectus after the expiration of nine months after the date of this agreement, [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] upon the request of the Representatives will furnish to the Representatives, at the expense of such Underwriter, a reasonable quantity of a supplemented or amended Prospectus or supplements or amendments to the Prospectus complying with
Section 10 of the Securities Act.

(e) [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will furnish such proper information as may be lawfully required and otherwise cooperate in qualifying the Securities for offer and sale under the blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will pay or cause to be paid filing fees and expenses (including fees of counsel not to exceed $5,000 and reasonable disbursements of counsel), provided that
[/2/,/3/neither] FPL Group [/2/,/3/nor FPL Group Capital] shall [/1/not] be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or dealer in securities, or to file any consents to service of process under the laws of any jurisdiction, or to meet other requirements deemed by FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital] to be unduly burdensome.

(f) FPL Group will timely file such reports pursuant to the Exchange Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its security holders (including holders of the Securities) as soon as practicable an earnings statement (which need not be audited, unless required so to be under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) for the purposes of, and to provide the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

(g) FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] will advise the Representatives promptly of the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 and of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Registration Statement or, prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities hereunder, of official notice of the institution of proceedings for, or the entry of, a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and, if such a stop order should be entered, use every commercially reasonable effort to obtain the prompt removal thereof.

8. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations to Purchase and Pay for the Securities. The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for

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the Securities shall be subject to the performance by FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] of [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their] obligations to be performed hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date and to the following conditions:

(a) The [/2/,/3/respective] representations and warranties made by FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date and the Representatives shall have received, prior to payment for the Securities, a certificate from [/2/,/3/each of] FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] dated the Closing Date and signed by an officer of FPL Group
[/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital, as the case may be,] to that effect.

(b) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect on the Closing Date; no order of the Commission directed to the adequacy of any Incorporated Document shall be in effect on the Closing Date; no proceedings for either such purpose shall be pending before, or threatened by, the Commission on such date; and the Representatives shall have received, prior to payment for the Securities, a certificate from [/2/,/3/each of] FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] dated the Closing Date and signed by an officer of FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital, as the case may be,] to the effect that, to the best of their knowledge, no such order is in effect and no proceedings for either such purpose are pending before, or to the knowledge of FPL Group
[/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] threatened by, the Commission.

(c) On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received from Steel Hector & Davis LLP, counsel to FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, co-counsel to FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], and Hunton & Williams LLP, Counsel for the Underwriters, opinions (with a copy for each of the Underwriters) in substantially the form and substance prescribed in Schedules III, IV and V hereto (i) with such changes therein as may be agreed upon by FPL Group [/2/,/3/, FPL Group Capital] and the Representatives, with the approval of Counsel for the Underwriters, and (ii) if the Prospectus relating to the Securities shall be supplemented or amended after the Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424, with any changes therein necessary to reflect such supplementation or amendment.

(d) At the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP a letter (with copies thereof for each of the Underwriters) to the effect that (i) they are independent public accountants with respect to FPL Group within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder; (ii) in their opinion, the consolidated financial statements of FPL Group audited by them and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) on the basis of performing a review of interim financial information as described in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71, Interim Financial Information, and in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, Interim Financial Information, on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FPL Group, if any,

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incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, a reading of the latest available interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FPL Group, if any, since the close of FPL Group's most recent audited fiscal year, reading the minutes and consents of the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and of the shareholders of FPL Group since the end of the most recent audited fiscal year, and inquiries of officials of FPL Group who have responsibility for financial and accounting matters (it being understood that the foregoing procedures do not constitute an audit made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and they would not necessarily reveal matters of significance with respect to the comments made in such letter, and accordingly that Deloitte & Touche LLP makes no representation as to the sufficiency of such procedures for the several Underwriters' purposes), nothing has come to their attention which caused them to believe that (a) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FPL Group, if any, incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (1) do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder and (2) except as disclosed in the Prospectus, are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent with that of the audited consolidated financial statements of FPL Group incorporated by reference in the Prospectus; (b) at the date of the latest available interim balance sheet read by them and at a specified date not more than five days prior to the Closing Date there was any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of FPL Group and its subsidiaries, or decrease in FPL Group's common shareholders' equity, in each case as compared with amounts shown in the most recent consolidated balance sheet incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, except in all instances for changes, increases or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur, or as occasioned by the declaration, provision for, or payment of dividends, or as occasioned by the sale of common stock pursuant to any employee or director benefit or compensation plan or the dividend reinvestment plan or the repurchase of common stock by FPL Group or which are described in such letter; or (c) for the period from the date of the most recent [condensed] consolidated balance sheet incorporated by reference in the Prospectus to the latest available interim balance sheet read by them and for the period from the date of the latest available interim balance sheet read by them to a specified date not more than five days prior to the Closing Date, there were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period in the preceding year, in total consolidated operating revenues or in net income, except in all instances for decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur, or which are described in such letter; and (iv) they have carried out certain procedures and made certain findings, as specified in such letter, with respect to certain amounts included in the Prospectus and Exhibit 12 to the Registration Statement and such other items as the Representatives may reasonably request.

(e) Since the respective most recent dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and up to the Closing Date, (i) there shall have been no material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of [/2/,/3/(a) FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b)] FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except [/2/,/3/in each case] as disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and (ii) there shall have been no material transaction entered into by [/2/,/3/(a) FPL Group Capital or any of its subsidiaries that is material to FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b)] FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries

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that is material to FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole,
[/2/,/3/in each case] other than transactions disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and transactions in the ordinary course of business; and at the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received a certificate to such effect from [/2/,/3/each of FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group signed by an officer of [/2/,/3/FPL Group Capital or] FPL Group[/2/,/3/, as the case may be].

(f) All legal proceedings to be taken in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities shall have been satisfactory in form and substance to Counsel for the Underwriters.

(g) [/1/The Securities] [/3/The Corporate Units constituting the Securities shall have been approved for listing on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") upon official notice of issuance and the Shares issuable under the Purchase Contracts constituting a part of the Securities] [/1/,/3/shall have been approved for listing on [/1/The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE")] [/3/the NYSE] upon official notice of issuance.]

In case any of the conditions specified above in this Section [8] shall not have been fulfilled, this agreement may be terminated by the Representatives upon mailing or delivering written notice thereof to FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital]. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e) of
Section [7] hereof.

9. Condition of FPL Group's [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital's] Obligations. The [/1/obligation] [/2/,/3/obligations] of FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] to deliver the Securities shall be subject to the following condition:

(a) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect on the Closing Date; no order of the Commission directed to the adequacy of any Incorporated Document shall be in effect on the Closing Date, and no proceedings for either such purpose shall be pending before, or threatened by, the Commission on such date.

In case the condition specified above in this Section [9] shall not have been fulfilled, this agreement may be terminated by FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] upon mailing or delivering written notice thereof to the Representatives. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e) of
Section [7] hereof.

10. Indemnification.

(a) FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital, jointly and severally, agree] [/1/agrees] to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each officer and director of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or common law and to reimburse each such Underwriter, officer, director and controlling person

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for any legal or other expenses (including, to the extent hereinafter provided, reasonable counsel fees) when and as incurred by them in connection with investigating any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities or in connection with defending any actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the Effective Date of the Registration Statement), including all Incorporated Documents, or in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) of Section [10] shall not apply to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arising out of, or based upon, any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or any such omission or alleged omission, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing, to FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital] by or on behalf of any Underwriter, through the Representatives, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to either thereof, or arising out of, or based upon, statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility; and provided, further, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) of Section [10] in respect of any preliminary prospectus (and for purposes of clause (ii) below, the Prospectus) shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter (or of any officer or director of or person controlling such Underwriter) on account of any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arising from the sale of the Securities [of any series] to any person if such Underwriter shall have failed to send or give to such person (i) with or prior to the written confirmation of such sale, a copy of the Prospectus or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, if any amendments or supplements thereto shall have been furnished at or prior to the time of written confirmation of the sale involved, but exclusive of any Incorporated Documents, unless the alleged omission or alleged untrue statement with respect to such preliminary prospectus is not corrected in the Prospectus or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented at the time of confirmation, or (ii) with or prior to the delivery of such Securities to such person, a copy of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus which shall have been furnished subsequent to such written confirmation and prior to the delivery of such Securities to such person, but exclusive of any Incorporated Documents, unless the alleged omission or alleged untrue statement with respect to such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus was not corrected in the Prospectus or in such amendment or supplement at the time of such delivery of such Securities. The indemnity agreement of FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] contained in this subsection (a) of Section [10] and the representations and warranties of FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] contained in [/1/Section 3] [/2/,/3/Sections [3] and [4]] hereof,
[/2/,/3/respectively,] shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, officer, director or any such controlling person, and shall survive the delivery of the Securities [of each series]. The Underwriters agree promptly to notify [/2/,/3/each of] FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], and each other Underwriter, of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them or any of them, or any such officer, director

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or controlling person in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities [of any series].

(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless [/2/,/3/each of] FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their respective] officers and directors, and each person who controls FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital, as the case may be] within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or common law, and to reimburse each of them for any legal or other expenses (including, to the extent hereinafter provided, reasonable counsel fees) when and as incurred by them in connection with investigating any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, or in connection with defending any actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing, to FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital] by or on behalf of such Underwriter, through the Representatives, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to either thereof. The Underwriters hereby furnish to FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] in writing expressly for use in the [preliminary prospectus, the] Registration Statement and Prospectus [insert information provided by the Underwriters]. FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital each acknowledge] [/1/acknowledges] that the statements set forth in the preceding sentence constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters expressly for inclusion in any preliminary prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. The indemnity agreement of the respective Underwriters contained in this subsection (b) of Section [10] shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of FPL Group [/2/,/3/,FPL Group Capital] or any of [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their respective] officers or directors or any such other Underwriter or any such controlling person, and shall survive the delivery of the Securities [of each series]. FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital agree] [/1/agrees] promptly to notify the Representatives of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against FPL Group [/2/,/3/, FPL Group Capital] (or any controlling person [/2/,/3/of either] thereof) or any of [/1/its]
[/2/,/3/their respective] officers or directors in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities [of any series].

(c) FPL Group [/2/,/3/, FPL Group Capital] and each of the several Underwriters each agree that, upon the receipt of notice of the commencement of any action against it, its officers and directors, or any person controlling it as aforesaid, in respect of which indemnity or contribution may be sought under the provisions of this Section [10], it will promptly give written notice of the commencement thereof to the party or parties against whom indemnity or contribution shall be sought thereunder, but the omission so to notify such indemnifying party or parties of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party or parties from any liability which it or they may have to the indemnified

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party otherwise than on account of such indemnity agreement. In case such notice of any such action shall be so given, such indemnifying party or parties shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume (in conjunction with any other indemnifying parties) the defense of such action, in which event such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by such indemnifying party or parties and reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or parties who shall be defendant or defendants in such action, and such defendant or defendants shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them; but if each of the indemnifying parties shall elect not to assume the defense of such action, such indemnifying party or parties will reimburse such indemnified party or parties for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel for the indemnifying party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest in the representation by such counsel of both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel, satisfactory to the indemnifying party or parties, to participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties at the expense of the indemnifying party or parties (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party or parties shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action). FPL Group [/2/,/3/, FPL Group Capital] and each of the several Underwriters each agree that without the prior written consent of the other parties to such action who are parties to this agreement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, it will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any claim or proceeding in respect of which such party intends to seek indemnity or contribution under the provisions of this Section [10], unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such other parties from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such other parties.

(d) If, or to the extent, the indemnification provided for in subsections (a) or (b) above shall be unenforceable under applicable law by an indemnified party, each indemnifying party agrees to contribute to such indemnified party with respect to any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses for which each such indemnification provided for in subsections (a) or (b) above shall be unenforceable, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect (i) the relative fault of FPL Group
[/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which have resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, (ii) the relative benefits received by FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this agreement, and (iii) any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that no indemnified party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution with respect thereto from any indemnifying party not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital]

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or the Underwriters and each such party's relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. FPL Group [/2/,/3/, FPL Group Capital] and each of the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute in excess of the amount equal to the excess of (i) the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it were offered to the public, over (ii) the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. The obligations of each Underwriter to contribute pursuant to this subsection (d) are several and not joint and shall be in the same proportion as such Underwriter's obligation to underwrite Securities is to the total amount of Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto.

11. Termination. This agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by delivering written notice thereof to [/1/,/3/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital], at any time prior to the Closing Date, if after the date hereof and at or prior to the Closing Date:

(a) (i) there shall have occurred any general suspension of trading in securities on [/2/The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE")]
[/1/,/3/the NYSE] or there shall have been established by the NYSE or by the Commission or by any federal or state agency or by the decision of any court any limitation on prices for such trading or any general restrictions on the distribution of securities, or trading in any securities of FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital] shall have been suspended or limited by any exchange located in the United States or on the over-the-counter market located in the United States or a general banking moratorium declared by New York or federal authorities or (ii) there shall have occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States, any outbreak of hostilities, including, but not limited to, an escalation of hostilities which existed prior to the date of this agreement, any other national or international calamity or crisis or any material adverse change in financial, political or economic conditions affecting the United States, the effect of any such event specified in this clause (ii) being such as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Shares as contemplated in the Prospectus or for the Underwriters to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities [/2/,/3/; or

(b) (i) there shall have been any downgrading or any notice of any intended or potential downgrading in the ratings accorded to the Debentures or any securities of FPL Group Capital which are of the same class as the Debentures by either [Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's")] or
[Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P")], or (ii) either [Moody's] or [S&P] shall have publicly announced that either has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its ratings of the Debentures [of each series] or any securities of FPL Group Capital which are of the same class as the Debentures [of each series], the effect of any such event specified in (i) or (ii) above being such as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the

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offering of the Debentures as contemplated in the Prospectus or for the Underwriters to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities.

This agreement may also be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date if in the judgment of the Representatives the subject matter of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus prepared and furnished by FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] after the date hereof reflects a material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole] which renders it either inadvisable to proceed with such offering, if any, or inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Securities [of any series] to be purchased hereunder. Any termination of this agreement pursuant to this Section [11] shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e) of Section [7] hereof.

12. Miscellaneous. The validity and interpretation of this agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law principles thereunder. This agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, FPL Group [/2/,/3/, FPL Group Capital], the several Underwriters and, with respect to the provisions of Section [10] hereof, each officer, director or controlling person referred to in said Section [10], and their respective successors. Nothing in this agreement is intended or shall be construed to give to any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this agreement or any provision herein contained. The term "successors" as used in this agreement shall not include any purchaser, as such purchaser, of any Securities from any of the several Underwriters.

13. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing or by telegram and, if to the Underwriters, shall be mailed or delivered to the Representatives at the address set forth in Schedule I hereto, or if to FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital], shall be mailed or delivered to it at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, Attention: Treasurer.

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please indicate your acceptance thereof in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

Very truly yours,

FPL Group, Inc.

By:

Name:


Title:

[/2/,/3/FPL Group Capital Inc

By:

Name:


Title:]

Accepted and delivered as of the date first above written:

By:
Name:
Title:

Acting on [its] [their] own behalf and on behalf of the other several Underwriters referred to in the foregoing agreement.

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SCHEDULE I

Underwriting Agreement dated __________________ Registration Statement Nos.
[/3/33-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and] 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 Representatives and Addresses:

Securities:

Designation:
[/1/Number of Shares:]

[/2/,/3/Indenture dated as of __________, 200_]
[/2/Principal Amount:]
[/3/Number of Units:]
[/3/Aggregate Stated Amount:]
[/2/Date of Maturity:]
[/2/Interest Rate:]
Underwriting Discount:


Public Offering Price:
Dealers' Concession:
Purchase Price:
Closing Date, Time and Location:

_________, 200_ at the offices of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York at ____


SCHEDULE II

                                 [/1/,/3/Number of Securities]
Underwriter                      [/2/Principal Amount of Debentures]
-----------                      -----------------------------------

[names of Underwriters]

         TOTAL


SCHEDULE III

[LETTERHEAD OF STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP]

[Date]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the Agreement,
as herein described

Ladies and Gentlemen:

[/1/We have acted as counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group of __________ shares of its common stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock"), including the preferred share purchase rights attached thereto (the "Rights") (collectively referred to as the "Shares")] [/2/We have acted as counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group Capital of $___________ aggregate principal amount of its _____ Debentures, Series due ___________________ [(the "____ Debentures") and $___________ aggregate principal of its ______ Debentures, Series due ___________________ (the "___ Debentures", together with the ___ Debentures,] [(the "Debentures" or the "Securities")], issued under the Indenture (for Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of June 1, 1999 (the "Indenture"), from FPL Group Capital to The Bank of New York, as Trustee, which Debentures are absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantee") by FPL Group pursuant to that Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999 from FPL Group to The Bank of New York, as Guarantee Trustee (the "Guarantee Agreement")] [/3/We have acted as counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group of its new securities (the "Securities"), with such Securities consisting of ________ equity units of FPL Group, initially consisting of ________ of FPL Group's corporate units ("Corporate Units"), and the authorization and issuance by FPL Group Capital of certain of its debt securities in connection therewith] and (b) in connection with the sale of the [/1/Shares] [/2/,/3/Securities] to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of ______________ (the "Agreement"),
[/1/between you and FPL Group] [,2,/3/among you, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital]. Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

We have participated in the preparation of or reviewed (1) [Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03, as amended, effective on April 3, 2003, which registration statement was filed jointly by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital [/1/Inc ("FPL Group Capital")], FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")]; (2) Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03 and 333-______-04 effective on ___________which registration statement was filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II with the Commission under the Securities Act


(references herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, each as amended and supplemented to such date, including those documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act (the "Incorporated Documents")); (3) the [combined] prospectus dated ______________ forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated ___________ relating to the [/1/Shares] [/2/,/3/Securities], both such prospectus and prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act ("Rule 424" and references herein to the "Prospectus" as of any given date shall refer to such prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities filed pursuant to Rule 424, and as further amended and supplemented to such date, including the Incorporated Documents); [/2/,/3/(4) the Indenture; (5) the Guarantee Agreement;] (6) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group with respect to the Registration Statement [/2/and the Guarantee]
[/3/, the Guarantee, the Pledge Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement]; (7) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group Capital with respect to the Registration Statement [/2/and the Debentures]; [/3/, the Debentures and the Remarketing Agreement]; (8) FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Bylaws"); [/2/,/3/(9) FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Bylaws")]; [/3/(10) the Remarketing Agreement; (11) the Pledge Agreement; (12) the Purchase Contract Agreement;] [/1/,/3/(13) the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, as amended, between FPL Group and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as successor to EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (the "Rights Agreement"); (14) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group with respect to the Rights Agreement and the Amendment to Rights Agreement;] and (15) such other corporate records, certificates and other documents and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

[/1/,/3/We have also reviewed the relevant statutory provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act, as amended, such other legal authority in Florida as we have deemed relevant and, because the issuance of the Rights would, if challenged, present as to a Florida corporation a case of first impression in the courts of Florida and because the issuance of interests such as the Rights has to our knowledge yet to be the subject of any reported appellate opinion of a Florida court, we have reviewed certain case law with respect to the distribution of such rights in other jurisdictions.]

[/1/,/3/For purposes of the opinion related to the Rights expressed herein, we have assumed that (1) FPL Group has sufficient authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock fully to provide for the exercise of the Rights without amendment of the FPL Group Charter to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, (2) no member of the Board of Directors of FPL Group has any personal interest therein (except for an interest arising solely from ownership of Common Stock) and (3) in approving the Rights Agreement and the transactions provided for therein, each member of the Board of Directors has discharged his duties in the good faith exercise of his business judgment, in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest of FPL Group and

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its shareholders and with such care as an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances and that he did not act solely or primarily to perpetuate his office. Nothing has come to our attention, after due inquiry with respect thereto, that would lead us to believe that we are not justified in relying on such assumptions.]

Upon the basis of the foregoing, we advise you that:

I.

FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital each is] [/1/is] a validly organized and existing corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, and [/2/,/3/each] has valid franchises, licenses and permits adequate for the conduct of its [/2/,/3/respective] businesses.

II.

FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital each is] [/1/is] a corporation duly authorized by its Charter to conduct the businesses which it is now conducting as set forth in the Prospectus.

III.

[/2/,/3/The Indenture has been duly authorized by FPL Group Capital by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group Capital, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group Capital enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

IV.

[/2/,/3/The Guarantee Agreement has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

V.

[/2/,/3/The Debentures [of each series] are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group Capital enforceable against it in accordance with their
[respective] terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

VI.

[/3/Each of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts relating to the Securities (the "Purchase Contracts") has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by FPL Group and each

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of the Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by each of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital.]

VII.

[/3/The Purchase Contract Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and, with respect to the Pledge Agreement, subject to any principles of public policy limiting the rights to enforce the indemnification and exculpation provisions contained therein.]

VIII.

[/1/The shares of Common Stock constituting a part of the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and the Rights are validly issued subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement.] [/3/The Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts has been validly authorized and reserved for issuance and, when issued and delivered by FPL Group against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Purchase Contracts and the Pledge Agreement, will be fully paid and non-assessable and the related Rights, if any, when issued in accordance with the provisions of the Rights Agreement will be validly issued subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement.] [/1/,/3/The shareholders of FPL Group have no preemptive rights pursuant to Florida law, the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws, or, to our knowledge, any agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group is now a party, to subscribe for any of the Common Stock] [/3/issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts or any of the Corporate Units].

IX.

To our knowledge after due inquiry, [/2/,/3/FPL Group Capital or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the membership interests in FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof, and] FPL Group or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the common stock of Florida Power & Light Company and FPL Group Capital free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof.

X.

Except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no opinion, the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date (as such term is defined in the Agreement) and the Prospectus, at the date it was filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (such date, the "424 Date"), complied as to form

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in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Incorporated Documents (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion), at the times they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration Statement became, and is, at the date hereof, effective under the Securities Act, and to the best of our knowledge, no proceedings for a stop order with respect thereto are pending or threatened under Section 8 of the Securities Act.

XI.

The consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms contained in the Agreement [/2/,/3/and, with respect to the Debentures, the compliance by FPL Group Capital with all the terms and provisions of the Indenture and by FPL Group with all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement], will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, as the case may be, the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws [/2/,/3/or the FPL Group Capital Charter or the FPL Group Capital Bylaws], or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group
[/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital], or any of [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their respective] subsidiaries [/2/,/3/, as the case may be,] is now a party, except where such breach or default would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital],
[/2/,/3/each] together with its [/2/,/3/respective] subsidiaries taken as a whole [/2/,/3/, as the case may be].

XII.

To the best of our knowledge, no approval, authorization, consent or order of any public board or body (other than in connection or in compliance with the provisions of the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction, as to which we express no opinion, and other than those that have been obtained) is legally required for the authorization of the issuance and sale of the [/2/Debentures as guaranteed by the Guarantee] [/1/Shares] [/3/Securities, or the Shares issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts].

XIII.

The statements made in the Prospectus under the headings [/1/"Description of Common Stock"] [/2/"Description of Offered Debt Securities", "Description of the Guarantee"] [/3/"Descripton of Common Stock", "Description of Offered Debt Securities", "Description of the Guarantee", "Description of Stock Purchase Contract and Stock Purchase Units"] [and _______________], insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

XIV.

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[/2/The Indenture and the Guarantee Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.] [/3/The Indenture, the Guarantee Agreement and the Purchase Contract Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.]

XV.

[/1/The Shares] [/3/The Securities] [/1/,/3/ have been listed, upon official notice of issuance, on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.]

XVI.

Except as stated or referred to in the Prospectus, to our knowledge after due inquiry there is no material pending legal proceeding to which FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital or any of its subsidiaries] is a party or of which property of FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries
[/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital or any of its subsidiaries] is the subject which is reasonably likely to be determined adversely and, if determined adversely, might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be,] and, to the best of our knowledge, no such proceeding is known to be contemplated by governmental authorities.

XVII.

The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by [/2/,/3/each of] FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital].

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the certificates representing [/1/,/3/the Shares] [/3/and the Corporate Units] [/2/the Securities] will conform to specimens examined by us, [/1/,/3/that the certificates representing the Shares] [/1/,/3/will be duly countersigned by the transfer agent and duly registered by the registrar thereof and] [/2/,/3/that the Debentures will be duly authenticated by the Trustee under the Indenture and] [/3/and the Corporate Units will be duly authenticated by the Purchase Contract Agent under the Purchase Contract Agreement and] will be delivered against payment of the purchase price as provided in the Agreement and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. [/3/In addition, we have assumed for purposes of the opinion related to the Rights expressed herein that, prior to the issuance of any Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contracts, there shall have been no amendment or termination of the Rights Agreement, or other action, affecting the provisions for distribution of Rights upon issuance of Common Stock as in effect on the date hereof.] [Insert additional assumptions, if applicable]

Other than with respect to the opinion expressed in Paragraph [XIII] hereof, we have not ourselves checked the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise verified, the information furnished with respect to the matters in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. We have generally reviewed and discussed such information with certain officers and employees of FPL Group
[/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], certain of [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their] other legal counsel, [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their] independent public accountants and your representatives. Additionally, as counsel to FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], we have responsibility for certain of [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their] legal

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matters. On the basis of such consideration, review and discussion, but without independent check or verification except as stated, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no belief, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no belief), that the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading or (except as aforesaid) that the Prospectus at the 424 Date included, or at the date hereof includes, an untrue statement of a material fact or the Prospectus at the 424 Date omitted, or at the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

We are members of the Florida Bar and do not hold ourselves out as experts on the laws of New York, and accordingly, this opinion is limited to the laws of Florida and the federal laws of the United States, insofar as they bear on matters covered hereby. As to all matters of New York law [/3/ and as to all opinions expressed in Paragraph [VII] hereof], we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, New York, New York. As to all matters of Florida law, Thelen Reid & Priest LLP and Hunton & Williams LLP are hereby authorized to rely upon this opinion as though it were rendered to each of them.

This opinion is rendered to you in connection with the above-described transaction. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or relied upon or furnished to any other person, firm or corporation without our prior written permission. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update or supplement it to reflect any fact or circumstance that hereafter comes to our attention., or any change in law that hereafter occurs.

Very truly yours,

STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP

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SCHEDULE IV

[LETTERHEAD OF THELEN REID & PRIEST LLP]

[Date]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the Agreement,
as herein described

Ladies and Gentlemen:

[/1/We have acted as special counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group of __________ shares of its common stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock"), including the preferred share purchase rights attached thereto (the "Rights") (collectively referred to as the "Shares")] [/2/We have acted as counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group Capital of $___________ aggregate principal amount of its _____ Debentures, Series due ___________________ [(the "____ Debentures") and $___________ aggregate principal of its ______ Debentures, Series due ___________________ (the "___ Debentures", together with the ___ Debentures,] [(the "Debentures" or the "Securities")], issued under the Indenture (for Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of June 1, 1999 (the "Indenture"), from FPL Group Capital to The Bank of New York, as Trustee, which Debentures are absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantee") by FPL Group pursuant to that Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999 from FPL Group to The Bank of New York, as Guarantee Trustee (the "Guarantee Agreement")] [/3/We have acted as counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group of its new securities (the "Securities"), with such Securities consisting of ________ equity units of FPL Group, initially consisting of ________ of FPL Group's corporate units ("Corporate Units"), and the authorization and issuance by FPL Group Capital of certain of its debt securities in connection therewith] and (b) in connection with the sale of the [/1/Shares] [/2/,/3/Securities] to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of ______________ (the "Agreement"), [/1/between you and FPL Group] [,2,/3/among you, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital]. Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

We have participated in the preparation of or reviewed (1) Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 effective on April 3, 2003, which registration statement was filed jointly by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital [/1/Inc ("FPL Group Capital")], FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"); (2) Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03 and 333-______-04 effective on ___________which registration statement was filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group


Trust II with the Commission under the Securities Act (references herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03 and 333-______-04, each as amended and supplemented to such date, including those documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act (the "Incorporated Documents")); (3) the combined prospectus dated ______________ forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03 and 333-________-04, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated ___________ relating to the [/1/Shares] [/2/,/3/Securities], both such prospectus and prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act ("Rule 424" and references herein to the "Prospectus" as of any given date shall refer to such prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities filed pursuant to Rule 424, and as further amended and supplemented to such date, including the Incorporated Documents);
[/2/,/3/(4) the Indenture; (5) the Guarantee Agreement;] (6) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group with respect to the Registration Statement [/2/and the Guarantee] [/3/, the Guarantee, the Pledge Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement]; (7) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group Capital with respect to the Registration Statement [/2/and the Debentures]; [/3/, the Debentures and the Remarketing Agreement]; (8) FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Bylaws"); [/2/,/3/(9) FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Bylaws")]; [/3/(10) the Remarketing Agreement; (11) the Pledge Agreement; (12) the Purchase Contract Agreement;]
[/1/,/3/(13) the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, as amended, between FPL Group and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as successor to EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (the "Rights Agreement"); (14) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group with respect to the Rights Agreement and the Amendment to Rights Agreement;] and (15) such other corporate records, certificates and other documents and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

Upon the basis of the foregoing, we advise you that:

I.

[/2/,/3/The Indenture has been duly authorized by FPL Group Capital by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group Capital, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group Capital enforceable against FPL Group Capital in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

II.

[/2/,/3/The Guarantee Agreement has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by

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bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

III.

[/2/,/3/The Debentures [of each series] are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group Capital enforceable against it in accordance with their
[respective] terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

IV.

[/3/Each of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts relating to the Securities (the "Purchase Contracts") has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by FPL Group and each of the Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by each of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital.]

V.

[/3/The Purchase Contract Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and, with respect to the Pledge Agreement, subject to any principles of public policy limiting the rights to enforce the indemnification and exculpation provisions contained therein.]

VI.

[/1/The shares of Common Stock constituting a part of the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and the Rights are validly issued subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement.] [/3/The Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts has been validly authorized and reserved for issuance and, when issued and delivered by FPL Group against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Purchase Contracts and the Pledge Agreement, will be fully paid and non-assessable and the related Rights, if any, when issued in accordance with the provisions of the Rights Agreement will be validly issued subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement.] [/1/,/3/The shareholders of FPL Group have no preemptive rights pursuant to Florida law, the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws, or, to our knowledge, any agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group is now a party, to subscribe for any of the Common Stock] [/3/issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts or any of the Corporate Units].

VII.

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To our knowledge after due inquiry, [/2/,/3/FPL Group Capital or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the membership interests in FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof, and] FPL Group or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the common stock of Florida Power & Light Company and FPL Group Capital free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof.

VIII.

Except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no opinion, the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date (as such term is defined in the Agreement) and the Prospectus, at the date it was filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (such date, the "424 Date"), complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Incorporated Documents (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion), at the times they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration Statement became, and is, at the date hereof, effective under the Securities Act, and to the best of our knowledge, no proceedings for a stop order with respect thereto are pending or threatened under Section 8 of the Securities Act.

IX.

The consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms contained in the Agreement [/2/,/3/and, with respect to the Debentures, the compliance by FPL Group Capital with all the terms and provisions of the Indenture and by FPL Group with all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement], will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, as the case may be, the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws [/2/,/3/or the FPL Group Capital Charter or the FPL Group Capital Bylaws], or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group
[/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital], or any of [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their respective] subsidiaries [/2/,/3/, as the case may be,] is now a party, except where such breach or default would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group [/2/,/3/or FPL Group Capital],
[/2/,/3/each] together with its [/2/,/3/respective] subsidiaries taken as a whole [/2/,/3/, as the case may be].

X.

To the best of our knowledge, no approval, authorization, consent or order of any public board or body (other than in connection or in compliance with the provisions of the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction, as to which we express no opinion, and other than those that have been obtained) is legally required for

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the authorization of the issuance and sale of the [/2/Debentures as guaranteed by the Guarantee] [/1/Shares] [/3/Securities, or the Shares issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts].

XI.

The statements made in the Prospectus under the headings [/1/"Description of Common Stock"] [/2/"Description of Offered Debt Securities", "Description of the Guarantee"] [/3/"Descripton of Common Stock", "Description of Offered Debt Securities", "Description of the Guarantee", "Description of Stock Purchase Contract and Stock Purchase Units"] [and _______________], insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

XII.

[/2/The Indenture and the Guarantee Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.] [/3/The Indenture, the Guarantee Agreement and the Purchase Contract Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.]

XIII.

[/1/The Shares][/3/The Securities] [/1/,/3/have been listed, upon official notice of issuance, on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.]

XIII.

The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by [/2/,/3/each of] FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital].

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the certificates representing [/1/,/3/the Shares] [/3/and the Corporate Units] [/2/the Securities] will conform to specimens examined by us, [/3/that the certificates representing the Shares] [/1/,/3/will be duly countersigned by the transfer agent and duly registered by the registrar thereof and] [/2/,/3/that the Debentures will be duly authenticated by the Trustee under the Indenture] [/3/ and the Corporate Units will be duly authenticated by the Purchase Contract Agent under the Purchase Contract Agreement and] will be delivered against payment of the purchase price as provided in the Agreement and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. [/3/In addition, we have assumed for purposes of the opinion related to the Rights expressed herein that, prior to the issuance of any Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contracts, there shall have been no amendment or termination of the Rights Agreement, or other action, affecting the provisions for distribution of Rights upon issuance of Common Stock as in effect on the date hereof.] [Insert additional assumptions, if applicable]

The opinion set forth in Paragraph [VI] herein is subject to the same limitations and qualifications contained in the opinion of Steel Hector & Davis LLP referred to below.

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Other than with respect to the opinion expressed in Paragraph [XI] hereof, we have not ourselves checked the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise verified, the information furnished with respect to the matters in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. We have generally reviewed and discussed such information with certain officers and employees of FPL Group
[/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], certain of [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their] other legal counsel, [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their] independent public accountants and your representatives. On the basis of such consideration, review and discussion, but without independent check or verification except as stated, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no belief, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no belief), that the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading or (except as aforesaid) that the Prospectus at the 424 Date included, or at the date hereof includes, an untrue statement of a material fact or the Prospectus at the 424 Date omitted, or at the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

We are members of the New York Bar and do not hold ourselves out as experts on the laws of Florida. We do not pass upon matters governed by Florida law, including without limitation, the incorporation of FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, titles to property or franchises. As to all matters of Florida law
[/1/,/3/and as to all opinions expressed in Paragraph [VI] hereof] we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Steel Hector & Davis LLP, West Palm Beach, Florida. As to all matters of New York law, Steel Hector & Davis LLP is hereby authorized to rely upon this opinion as though it were rendered to Steel Hector & Davis LLP.

This opinion is rendered to you in connection with the above-described transaction. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or relied upon or furnished to any other person, firm or corporation without our prior written permission. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update or supplement it to reflect any fact or circumstance that hereafter comes to our attention, or any change in law that hereafter occurs.

Very truly yours,

THELEN REID & PRIEST LLP

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SCHEDULE V

[LETTERHEAD OF HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP]

[Date]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the Agreement,
as herein described

Ladies and Gentlemen:

[/1/We have acted as counsel for you in connection with your several purchases from FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") of __________ shares of its common stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock"), including the preferred share purchase rights attached thereto (the "Rights") (collectively referred to as the "Shares")] [/2/We have acted as counsel for you in connection with your several purchases from FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") of $___________ aggregate principal amount of its _____ Debentures, Series due ___________________ [(the "____ Debentures") and $___________ aggregate principal of its ______ Debentures, Series due ___________________ (the "___ Debentures", together with the ___ Debentures,]
[(the "Debentures" or the "Securities")], issued under the Indenture (for Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of June 1, 1999 (the "Indenture"), from FPL Group Capital to The Bank of New York, as Trustee, which Debentures are absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantee") by FPL Group ("FPL Group") pursuant to that Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999 from FPL Group to The Bank of New York, as Guarantee Trustee (the "Guarantee Agreement")] [/3/We have acted as counsel for you in connection with your several purchases from FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") of its new securities ("Securities"), with such Securities consisting of _______ equity units of FPL Group, initially consisting of _________of FPL Group's corporate units ("Corporate Units")] pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of ______________ (the "Agreement"), [/1/between you and FPL Group] [/2/,/3/among you, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital")]. Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

We have examined such documents and satisfied ourselves as to such other matters as we have deemed necessary in order to enable us to express this opinion.

On the foregoing basis, we are of the opinion that:

1. [/2/,/3/The Indenture has been duly authorized by FPL Group Capital by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group Capital, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group Capital enforceable against FPL Group Capital in accordance with its terms, except as


limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

2. [/2/,/3/The Guarantee Agreement has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

3. [/2/,/3/The Debentures [of each series] are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group Capital enforceable against it in accordance with their
[respective] terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

4. [/3/Each of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts relating to the Securities (the "Purchase Contracts") has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by FPL Group and each of the Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by each of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital.

5. [/3/The Purchase Contract Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and, with respect to the Pledge Agreement, subject to any principles of public policy limiting the rights to enforce the indemnification and exculpation provisions contained therein.]

6. [/1/The shares of Common Stock constituting a part of the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and the Rights are validly issued subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement.]
[/3/The Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts has been validly authorized and reserved for issuance and, when issued and delivered by FPL Group against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Purchase Contracts and the Pledge Agreement, will be fully paid and non-assessable and the related Rights, if any, when issued in accordance with the provisions of the Rights Agreement will be validly issued subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement.] [/1/,/3/The shareholders of FPL Group have no preemptive rights, pursuant to the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws to subscribe for any of the Common Stock] [/3/issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts or any of the Corporate Units.]

7. Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 (collectively, the "Registration Statement"), at the Effective Date, and the Prospectus, at the 424 Date (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we

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express no opinion, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no opinion), complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Incorporated Documents (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion), at the time they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration Statement was declared, and is, at the date hereof, effective under the Securities Act, and to the best of our knowledge, no proceedings for a stop order with respect thereto are pending or threatened under Section 8 of the Securities Act.

8. The statements made in the Prospectus under the headings
[/1/"Description of Common Stock"] [/2/"Description of Offered Debt Securities", "Description of the Guarantee"] [/3/"Descripton of Common Stock", "Description of Offered Debt Securities", "Description of the Guarantee", "Description of Stock Purchase Contract and Stock Purchase Units"] [and _______________], insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

9. [/2/The Indenture and the Guarantee Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.] [/3/The Indenture, the Guarantee Agreement and the Purchase Contract Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.]

10. The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by [/2/,/3/each of] FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital].

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the certificates representing [/1/,/3/the Shares] [/3/and the Corporate Units] [/2/the Securities] will conform to specimens examined by us, [/3/that the certificates representing the Shares] [/1/,/3/will be duly countersigned by the transfer agent and duly registered by the registrar thereof and] [/2/,/3/that the Debentures will be duly authenticated by the Trustee under the Indenture and]
[/3/ and the Corporate Units will be duly authenticated by the Purchase Contract Agent under the Purchase Contract Agreement and] will be delivered against payment of the purchase price as provided in the Agreement and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. [/3/In addition, we have assumed for purposes of the opinion related to the Rights expressed herein that, prior to the issuance of any Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contracts, there shall have been no amendment or termination of the Rights Agreement, or other action, affecting the provisions for distribution of Rights upon issuance of Common Stock as in effect on the date hereof.] [Insert additional assumptions, if applicable] We express no opinion or belief as to the incorporation of FPL Group or FPL Group Capital, titles to property or franchises.

The opinion set forth in Paragraph [6] herein is subject to the same limitations and qualifications contained in the opinion of Steel Hector & Davis LLP referred to below.

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In passing on the form of the Registration Statement and the form of the Prospectus, we necessarily assume the correctness and completeness of the statements made or included therein by FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital] and take no responsibility therefor, except insofar as such statements relate to us and as set forth in paragraph [8] above. Other than with respect to the opinion expressed in Paragraph [8] hereof, we have not ourselves checked the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise verified, the information furnished with respect to the matters in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. We have generally reviewed and discussed such information with certain officers and employees of FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], certain of [/1/its]
[/2/,/3/their] legal counsel, [/1/its] [/2/,/3/their] independent public accountants and your representatives. On the basis of such review and discussion, but without independent check or verification except as stated, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no belief, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no belief), that the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading or (except as aforesaid) that the Prospectus at the 424 Date included, or at the date hereof includes, any untrue statement of a material fact or the Prospectus at the 424 Date omitted, or at the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America and, to the extent set forth herein, the law of the State of Florida. We have reviewed the opinion of even date herewith addressed to you of Steel Hector & Davis LLP, counsel for FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], required by Section [8(c)(i)] of the Agreement, and we believe such opinion to be satisfactory. We have, with your consent, relied upon such opinion as to the matters covered in such opinion relating to the laws of the State of Florida. We have also reviewed the opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, counsel to FPL Group [/2/,/3/and FPL Group Capital], required by Section [8(c)(i)] of the Agreement, and we believe such opinion to be satisfactory.

This opinion is given to you solely for your use as the Underwriters in connection with the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder and may not be relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without our express written consent. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update or supplement it to reflect any fact or circumstance that hereafter comes to our attention, or any change in law that hereafter occurs.

Very truly yours,

HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP

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EXHIBIT 1(B)

FPL Group, Inc.
[FPL Group Capital Inc]
[FPL Group Capital Trust __]
[FPL Group Trust __]

Preferred Trust Securities


UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT


[Date]

To the Representatives named in Schedule I hereto of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II hereto

Ladies and Gentlemen:

1. Introductory. FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"),
[/1/FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation and a [wholly-owned] subsidiary of FPL Group ("FPL Group Capital"),] and FPL Group [/1/Capital] Trust __, a statutory trust formed under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the "Trust" or "FPL Group [/1/Capital] Trust __," and hereinafter, together with FPL Group
[/1/and FPL Group Capital], the "Offerors"), confirm their agreement with respect to the issue and sale by the Trust and the purchase by the Underwriters (as defined below) of the Trust's [__] Preferred Trust Securities, [of the series designation[s], with the terms and in the liquidation amount[s] specified in Schedule I hereto] (the "Preferred Trust Securities").

The term "Underwriters" as used herein shall be deemed to mean the entity or several entities named in Schedule II hereto and any underwriter substituted as provided in Section 7 hereof and the term "Underwriter" shall be deemed to mean one of such Underwriters. If the entity or entities listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Representatives") are the same as the entity or entities listed in Schedule II hereto, then the terms "Underwriters" and "Representatives," as used herein, shall each be deemed to refer to such entity or entities. The Representatives represent that they have been authorized by each Underwriter to


1 For use with Preferred Trust Securities including FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures.

2 For use with Preferred Trust Securities including FPL Group Subordinated Debentures.


enter into this agreement on behalf of such Underwriter and to act for it in the manner herein provided. All obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are several and not joint. If more than one entity is named in Schedule I hereto, any action under or in respect of this agreement may be taken by such entities jointly as the Representatives or by one of the entities acting on behalf of the Representatives and such action will be binding upon all the Underwriters.

2. Description of Securities. Each of the Preferred Trust Securities represents a preferred undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust. The Preferred Trust Securities will be issued pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of ___________, among The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee (the "Property Trustee"), The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware Trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), certain employees of FPL Group or its affiliates, as Administrative Trustees (the "Administrative Trustees"), FPL Group, as depositor, and the several Holders (as defined therein), in substantially the form heretofore delivered to you as the Representatives, said agreement being hereinafter referred to as the "Trust Agreement." The Preferred Trust Securities will be guaranteed on a subordinated basis by FPL Group as to the payment of distributions and payments upon liquidation or redemption, as and to the extent set forth in the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement dated as of __________ (the "Guarantee Agreement"), between FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trust Guarantee").

The proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Trust Securities to the public will be combined with the proceeds from the sale by the Trust to FPL Group of its common securities, representing common undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (the "Common Securities"), and will be used by the Trust to purchase the subordinated debt securities of the series designation, with the terms and in the principal amount specified in Schedule I hereto to be issued by FPL Group [/1/Capital] (the "FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures"). The FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities) [/2/between] [/1/among] FPL Group [/1/Capital,] [/2/and] The Bank of New York, as trustee ("Subordinated Indenture Trustee") [/1/, and FPL Group, as guarantor] (the "Subordinated Indenture"). [/1/The FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a subordinated basis by FPL Group, as set forth in the Subordinated Indenture (the "Subordinated Guarantee")]. The Subordinated Guarantee, together with the Trust Guarantee, are referred to herein as the "Guarantees").] The Preferred Trust Securities and [/1/the Guarantees] [/2/the Trust Guarantee], together with the FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures, are referred to herein as the "Offered Securities."

3. Representations and Warranties of the Trust. The Trust represents and warrants to the several Underwriters that:

(a) [FPL Group Capital Trust II has, together with FPL Group, FPL Group Capital [/2/ Inc, a Florida corporation and a [wholly-owned] subsidiary of FPL Group ("FPL Group Capital")] and FPL Group Capital Trust I, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a joint registration statement, as amended, on Form S-3, including a prospectus ("Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03"), for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of (a)

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$2,674,900,000 aggregate amount of (i) FPL Group Capital's unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities"), (ii) FPL Group's shares of common stock, $.01 par value, including the preferred share purchase rights, if any, attached thereto (the "Shares"), (iii) contracts to purchase Shares or other agreements or instruments requiring FPL Group to issue Shares (collectively, "Stock Purchase Contracts"), (iv) units, each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and any of Debt Securities, Preferred Trust Securities or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities ("Stock Purchase Units"), (v) FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures, and (vi) one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II (provided however, that the aggregate value of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (vi) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,337,450,000) and (b) FPL Group's guarantees related to the Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures ("Subordinated Guarantee") and one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Trust, threatened by the Commission. All but $[__________] aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 have been previously issued.] The Trust has [also] filed with the Commission a joint registration statement with FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust __, [FPL Group [Capital] Trust __] and FPL Group Trust __ on Form S-3, as amended, including a combined prospectus ("Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05"), for registration under the Securities Act of (a) $2,800,000,000 aggregate amount (i) [FPL Group Capital's unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities")] [Debt Securities], (ii) [FPL Group's shares of common stock, $.01 par value, including the preferred share purchase rights, if any, attached thereto (the "Shares")] [Shares],
(iii) shares of one or more series of FPL Group's serial preferred stock, $.01 par value ("FPL Group Preferred Stock"), (iv) shares of one or more series of FPL Group Capital preferred stock, $[.__] par value ("FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock"), (v) [contracts to purchase Shares or other agreements or instruments requiring FPL Group to issue Shares (collectively, "Stock Purchase Contracts")] [Stock Purchase Contracts],
(vi) [units, each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and any of Debt Securities, Preferred Trust Securities or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities ("Stock Purchase Units")]
[Stock Purchase Units], (vii) one or more series of subordinated debt securities of FPL Group Capital ("FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures") [FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures], (viii) one or more series of subordinated debt securities of FPL Group ("FPL Group Subordinated Debentures"), and (ix) one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II (provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in
(i) through (ix) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group

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Trust I and FPL Group Trust II included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000 and (b) FPL Group's guarantees related to the Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures, FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock and one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II. [None] [$__________] of the $1,400,000,000 aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 [has] [have] been previously issued. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Trust, threatened by the Commission. References herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean
[Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and] Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, [each] as amended or supplemented to such date, including all documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 ("Incorporated Documents"); provided that if the Trust files a joint registration statement with FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust __, FPL Group [Capital] Trust __ and FPL Group Trust __ with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the "Rule
462(b) Registration Statement"), then after such filing, all references to "Registration Statement" shall be deemed to include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. References herein to the term "Prospectus" as of any given date shall mean the [combined] prospectus forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the general rules and regulations of the Securities Act ("Rule 424"), and as further amended or supplemented as of such date (other than amendments or supplements relating to (i) securities other than the Offered Securities or (ii) when referring to the Prospectus relating to a particular offering of the Offered Securities, Offered Securities other than the Offered Securities being offered on such date), including all Incorporated Documents. References herein to the term "Effective Date" shall be deemed to refer to the later of the time and date that Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 was declared effective and the time and date of the filing thereafter of FPL Group's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, if such filing is made prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined). The prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 shall be substantially in the form delivered to the Representatives prior to the execution of this agreement. Prior to the termination of the offering of the Offered Securities, the Trust will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus without prior notice to the Representatives and to Hunton & Williams LLP, who are acting as counsel for the several Underwriters ("Counsel for the Underwriters"), or any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives shall reasonably object in writing, or which shall be unsatisfactory to Counsel for the Underwriters. Each of the Underwriters acknowledges that subsequent to the Closing Date, the Trust may file a

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post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in order to file one or more unqualified opinions of counsel pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act.

(b) The Registration Statement at the Effective Date fully complied, and the Prospectus, both on the date it is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (such date, the "424 Date") and at the Closing Date, and the Registration Statement and the Trust Agreement, at the Closing Date, will fully comply, in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "1939 Act"), respectively, and, in each case, the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, did not, and at the Closing Date the Registration Statement will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; the Prospectus, both on the 424 Date and at the Closing Date, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the foregoing representations and warranties in this subsection (b) shall not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Offerors by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or to any statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, or amendments thereto, filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or incorporated into the Registration Statement (collectively, the "Statements of Eligibility") or to any statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus relating to The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Book-Entry-Only System that are based solely on information contained in published reports of DTC.

(c) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by the Trust, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of Trust to be fulfilled, have been duly authorized by all necessary trust action of the Trust in accordance with the provisions of its certificate of trust, trust agreement or other organizational documents (collectively, the "Trust Charter Documents") and applicable law, and the Preferred Trust Securities when issued and delivered as provided herein will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Trust enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity. The performance by the Trust of its obligations under the Trust Agreement does not require any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or by any governmental agency or body other than those consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained.

(d) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by the Trust, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of the Trust to be fulfilled will not

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result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the Trust Charter Documents, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Trust is now a party, or violate any law or any order, rule, decree or regulation applicable to the Trust of any federal or state court, regulatory board or body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over the Trust or any of its property, except where such breach, default or violation would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of the Trust.

(e) The Trust is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act").

4. [/1/Representations and Warranties of FPL Group Capital. FPL Group Capital represents and warrants to the several Underwriters that:

(a) [FPL Group Capital has, together with FPL Group, the Trust and FPL Group Capital Trust I, filed with the Commission Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 for the registration under the Securities Act of (a) $2,674,900,000 aggregate amount of (i) Debt Securities, (ii) FPL Group's Shares, (iii) Stock Purchase Contracts, (iv) Stock Purchase Units, (v) FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures, and (vi) one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II (provided however, that the aggregate value of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (vi) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Trust and FPL Group Capital Trust I included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,337,450,000) and (b) FPL Group's guarantees related to the Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures and one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group Capital, threatened by the Commission. All but $[__________] aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 have been previously issued.] FPL Group Capital [also] has filed, together with FPL Group, the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust __, FPL Group [Capital] Trust __ and FPL Group Trust __, with the Commission Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 for registration under the Securities Act of (a) $2,800,000,000 aggregate amount of (i) Debt Securities, (ii) Shares, (iii) FPL Group Preferred Stock, (iv) FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock, (v) Stock Purchase Contracts, (vi) Stock Purchase Units, (vii) FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures, (viii) FPL Group Subordinated Debentures, and (ix) one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III and FPL Group Trust I (provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (ix) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust __, FPL Group [Capital] Trust __ and FPL Group Trust __ included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000) and (b) FPL

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Group's guarantees related to the Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures, FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock and one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II. [None]
[$__________] of the $1,400,000,000 aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 [has] [have] been previously issued. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group Capital, threatened by the Commission. The prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 shall be substantially in the form delivered to the Representatives prior to the execution of this agreement. Prior to the termination of the offering of the Offered Securities, FPL Group Capital will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus without prior notice to the Representatives and to Counsel for the Underwriters, or any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives shall reasonably object in writing, or which shall be unsatisfactory to Counsel for the Underwriters. Each of the Underwriters acknowledges that subsequent to the Closing Date, FPL Group Capital may file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in order to file one or more unqualified opinions of counsel pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act.

(b) The Registration Statement at the Effective Date fully complied, and the Prospectus, both on the 424 Date and at the Closing Date, and the Registration Statement and the Subordinated Indenture, at the Closing Date, will fully comply, in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the 1939 Act, respectively, and, in each case, the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, did not, and at the Closing Date the Registration Statement will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; the Prospectus, both on the 424 Date and at the Closing Date, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the foregoing representations and warranties in this subsection (b) shall not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Offerors by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or to any statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility or to any statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus relating to the DTC Book-Entry-Only System that are based solely on information contained in published reports of DTC.

(c) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group Capital, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group Capital to be fulfilled, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of

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FPL Group Capital in accordance with the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation (the "FPL Group Capital Charter"), by-laws and applicable law, and the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures when issued and delivered as provided herein will constitute valid and binding obligations of FPL Group Capital enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity. The execution and delivery of the FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Indenture and the performance by FPL Group Capital of its obligations thereunder do not require any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or by any governmental agency or body other than those consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained.

(d) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group Capital, the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group Capital to be fulfilled, and the compliance by FPL Group Capital with all the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Indenture will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the FPL Group Capital Charter or by-laws, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which FPL Group Capital is now a party, or violate any law or any order, rule, decree or regulation applicable to FPL Group Capital of any federal or state court, regulatory board or body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over FPL Group Capital or any of its property, except where such breach, default or violation would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(e) FPL Group Capital and one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the ownership interests of FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof.

(f) FPL Group Capital and each of its direct and indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X (17 CFR Part 210)) has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which its respective ownership of properties or the conduct of its respective businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and has the power and authority as a corporation or other entity necessary to own or hold its respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged.

(g) The FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures conform in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.

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(h) The Subordinated Indenture (i) has been duly authorized by FPL Group Capital by all necessary corporate action, has been duly executed and delivered by FPL Group Capital, and is a valid and binding instrument enforceable against FPL Group Capital in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and (ii) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.

(i) FPL Group Capital is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the 1940 Act.]

5. Representations and Warranties of FPL Group. FPL Group represents and warrants to the several Underwriters that:

(a) [FPL Group has, together with FPL Group Capital, the Trust and FPL Group Capital Trust I, filed with the Commission Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 for the registration under the Securities Act of (a) $2,674,900,000 aggregate amount of (i) Debt Securities, (ii) FPL Group's Shares, (iii) Stock Purchase Contracts, (iv) Stock Purchase Units, (v) FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures, (vi) one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II (provided however, that the aggregate value of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (vi) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Trust and FPL Group Capital Trust I included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,337,450,000) and (b) FPL Group's guarantees related to the Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures and one or more series of preferred securities of FPL Group Capital Trust I and FPL Group Capital Trust II. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group, threatened by the Commission. All but $[__________] aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 have been previously issued.] FPL Group [also] has filed, together with FPL Group Capital, the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust __, FPL Group [Capital] Trust __ and FPL Group Trust __, with the Commission Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, for registration under the Securities Act of (a) $2,800,000,000 aggregate amount of (i) Debt Securities, (ii) Shares, (iii) FPL Group Preferred Stock, (iv) FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock, (v) Stock Purchase Contracts, (vi) Stock Purchase Units, (vii) FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures, (viii) FPL Group Subordinated Debentures, and (ix) one or more series of preferred trust securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III and FPL Group Trust I (provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (ix) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000) and (b) FPL Group's guarantees related to the Debt

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Securities, FPL Group Capital Subordinated Debentures, FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock and one or more series of preferred securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II. [None] [$_________] of the $1,400,000,000 aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 [has]
[have] been previously issued. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group, threatened by the Commission. The prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 shall be substantially in the form delivered to the Representatives prior to the execution of this agreement. Prior to the termination of the offering of the Offered Securities, FPL Group will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus without prior notice to the Representatives and to Counsel for the Underwriters, or any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives shall reasonably object in writing, or which shall be unsatisfactory to Counsel for the Underwriters. Each of the Underwriters acknowledges that subsequent to the Closing Date, FPL Group may file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in order to file one or more unqualified opinions of counsel pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act.

(b) The Registration Statement at the Effective Date fully complied, and the Prospectus, both on the 424 Date and at the Closing Date, and the Registration Statement, and the Trust Agreement, the Subordinated Indenture, the Guarantee Agreement and [/2/Trust Guarantee and the Subordinated Guarantee] [/1/the Guarantees], at the Closing Date, will fully comply, in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the 1939 Act, respectively, and, in each case, the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, did not, and at the Closing Date the Registration Statement will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; the Prospectus, both on the 424 Date and at the Closing Date, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Incorporated Documents, when filed with the Commission, fully complied or will fully comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided, that the foregoing representations and warranties in this subsection (b) shall not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Offerors by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or to any statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility or to any

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statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus relating to the DTC Book-Entry-Only System that are based solely on information contained in published reports of DTC.

(c) The financial statements included as part of or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, at the respective dates or for the respective periods to which they apply; such financial statements have been prepared in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as otherwise indicated in the Registration Statement; and Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have audited the audited financial statements of FPL Group, are independent public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(d) Except as reflected in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, since the respective most recent dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, nor has any transaction been entered into by FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries that is material to FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than changes and transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and transactions in the ordinary course of business. FPL Group and its subsidiaries have no contingent obligation material to FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, which is not disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus.

(e) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group to be fulfilled, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of FPL Group in accordance with the provisions of its Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "FPL Group Charter"), by-laws and applicable law, and the [/2/Trust Guarantee] [/1/Guarantees] [/2/and the FPL Group Subordinated Debentures] when issued and delivered by FPL Group as provided herein will constitute valid and binding obligation[s] of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with [/2/its] [/1/their] respective terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity. [/2/The execution and delivery of the FPL Group Subordinated Debentures, the Guarantee Agreement and the Subordinated Indenture] [/1/The execution and delivery of the Guarantee Agreement and the Subordinated Indenture] by FPL Group did not require, and the performance by FPL Group of its obligations thereunder with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities and the FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures does not require, any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or by any governmental agency or body other than those consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained.

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(f) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group, the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group to be fulfilled, and the compliance by FPL Group with (i) all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement and (ii) [/2/all] the terms and provisions of the FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Indenture and Trust Agreement
[/1/applicable to it], will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the FPL Group Charter or by-laws, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries is now a party, or violate any law or any order, rule, decree or regulation applicable to FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries of any Federal or state court, regulatory board or body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over FPL Group or its subsidiaries or any of their respective property, except where such breach, default or violation would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(g) FPL Group and one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the common stock (with respect to those subsidiaries which are organized as corporations) or other ownership interests (with respect to those subsidiaries which are organized as limited liability companies) of FPL Group's direct or indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X) free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof. FPL Group's direct and indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X) are Florida Power & Light Company, FPL Group Capital, FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC.

(h) FPL Group and each of FPL Group's direct and indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X) has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which its respective ownership of properties or the conduct of its respective businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and has the power and authority as a corporation or other entity necessary to own or hold its respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged.

(i) [/2/The FPL Group Subordinated Debentures conform in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.]

(j) [/2/The Subordinated Indenture (i) has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, and when duly executed and delivered as provided therein, will constitute a valid and binding instrument enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and (ii) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.]

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(k) Each of the Trust Agreement [/1/, Subordinated Indenture] and Guarantee Agreement (i) has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly executed and delivered by FPL Group and is a valid and binding instrument enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and (ii) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.

(l) FPL Group is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

6. Purchase and Sale. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions in this agreement, the Trust agrees to sell to the respective Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto, severally and not jointly, and the respective Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Trust the respective number of Preferred Trust Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto at the purchase price for those Preferred Trust Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto.

The Underwriters agree to make a bona fide public offering of the Preferred Trust Securities and the Trust Guarantee as set forth in the Prospectus, such public offering to be made as soon after the execution of this agreement as practicable, subject, however, to the terms and conditions of this agreement. The Underwriters have advised the Trust that the Preferred Trust Securities will be offered to the public at the amount per Preferred Trust Security as set forth in Schedule I hereto as the Public Offering Price and to certain dealers selected by the Representatives at a price which represents a concession not in excess of the amount of $[__] per Preferred Trust Security under the public offering price as set forth in Schedule I hereto as the Dealers' Concession.

7. Time, Date and Place of Closing, Default of Underwriter. Delivery of the Preferred Trust Securities and payment therefor by wire transfer in federal funds, shall be made at the time, date and place set forth in Schedule I hereto, or at such other time, date or place as may be agreed upon in writing by FPL Group, the Trust and the Representatives. The Trust hereby directs the Underwriters to make such payment for the Preferred Trust Securities to FPL Group Capital on behalf of the Trust. The time and date of such delivery and payment are herein called the "Closing Date."

The Preferred Trust Securities shall be delivered to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price therefor. Delivery of the Preferred Trust Securities shall be made through the facilities of DTC unless FPL Group, the Trust and the Representatives shall otherwise agree. For the purpose of expediting the checking of the Preferred Trust Securities by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, the Trust agrees to make such Preferred Trust Securities available to the Representatives for such purpose at the offices of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day preceding the Closing Date, or at such other time, date or place as may be agreed upon by FPL Group, the Trust and the Representatives. In view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the Preferred Trust Securities will be

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used by the Trust to purchase FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures, FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital] agree[/2/s] to make the other Offered Securities available to the Representatives for the purposes and at the place and time determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

If any Underwriter shall fail to purchase and pay for the number of the Preferred Trust Securities which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase and pay for hereunder (otherwise than by reason of any failure on the part of the Offerors to comply with any of the provisions contained herein), the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase and pay for (in addition to the respective number of the Preferred Trust Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto) the number of the Preferred Trust Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters failed to purchase and pay for, up to a number thereof equal to, in the case of each such remaining Underwriter, ten percent (10%) of the aggregate number of the Preferred Trust Securities set forth opposite the name of such remaining Underwriter in said Schedule II, and such remaining Underwriters shall have the right, within 24 hours of receipt of such notice, either to (i) purchase and pay for (in such proportion as may be agreed upon among them) the remaining number of the Preferred Trust Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase, or (ii) substitute another Underwriter or Underwriters, satisfactory to FPL Group and the Trust, to purchase and pay for the remaining number of the Preferred Trust Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase. If any of the Preferred Trust Securities still remain unpurchased, then FPL Group or the Trust shall be entitled to a further period of 24 hours within which to procure another party or other parties, members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (or, if not members of such Association, who are not eligible for membership in said Association and who agree (i) to make no sales within the United States, its territories or its possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein and (ii) in making sales to comply with said Association's Conduct Rules) and satisfactory to the Representatives to purchase such Preferred Trust Securities on the terms herein set forth. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, (i) the non-defaulting Underwriters notify FPL Group and the Trust that they have arranged for the purchase of such Preferred Trust Securities or (ii) FPL Group or the Trust notifies the non-defaulting Underwriters that it has arranged for the purchase of such Preferred Trust Securities, the non-defaulting Underwriters or FPL Group or the Trust shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date for a period of not more than three full business days beyond the expiration of the respective prescribed periods in order to effect whatever changes may thus be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. In the event that neither the non-defaulting Underwriters nor FPL Group or the Trust has arranged for the purchase of such Preferred Trust Securities by another party or parties as above provided, then this agreement shall terminate without any liability on the part of FPL Group, the Trust or FPL Group Capital or any Underwriter (other than an Underwriter which shall have failed or refused, otherwise than for some reason sufficient to justify, in accordance with the terms hereof, the cancellation or termination of its obligations hereunder, to purchase and pay for the Preferred Trust Securities which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase as provided in Section
[6] hereof), except as otherwise provided in Section [11] and subsections (c) and (e) of Section [8] hereof.

8. Covenants of the Offerors. The Offerors agree with the several Underwriters that:

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(a) The Offerors will promptly file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

(b) FPL Group will deliver to the Representatives and to Counsel for the Underwriters one signed copy of the Registration Statement or, if a signed copy is not available, one conformed copy of the Registration Statement certified by an officer of FPL Group to be in the form as originally filed, including all Incorporated Documents and exhibits, except those incorporated by reference, which relate to the Offered Securities, including a signed or conformed copy of each consent and certificate included therein or filed as an exhibit thereto. As soon as practicable after the date of this agreement, FPL Group will deliver to the Underwriters through the Representatives as many copies of the Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request for the purposes contemplated by the Securities Act.

(c) FPL Group [/1/Capital] will pay or cause to be paid all expenses in connection with the (i) preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and Prospectus, (ii) issuance and delivery of the Preferred Trust Securities as provided in Section [7] hereof and of the other Offered Securities as contemplated hereby, and (iii) printing and delivery to the Representatives for the account of the Underwriters, in reasonable quantities, of copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Indenture, the Trust Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement. FPL Group [/1/Capital] will pay or cause to be paid all taxes, if any (but not including any transfer taxes), on the issuance of the Offered Securities. The Offerors shall not, however, be required to pay any amount for any expenses of the Representatives or any of the Underwriters, except that if this agreement shall be terminated in accordance with the provisions of Sections [9] or [10] hereof, FPL Group
[/1/Capital] will pay or cause to be paid the fees and disbursements of Counsel for the Underwriters, whose fees and disbursements the Underwriters agree to pay in any other event and FPL Group [/1/and/or FPL Group Capital] shall reimburse the Underwriters for out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement, not in excess, however, of an aggregate of $5,000. None of the Offerors shall in any event be liable to any of the several Underwriters for damages on account of loss of anticipated profits.

(d) During a period of nine months after the date of this agreement, if any event relating to or affecting any of the Offerors shall occur which, in the opinion of FPL Group [/1/or FPL Group Capital], should be set forth in a supplement to or an amendment of the Prospectus in order to make the Prospectus not misleading in the light of the circumstances when it is delivered to a purchaser, FPL Group will forthwith at its expense prepare and furnish to the Representatives a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or supplements or an amendment or amendments to the Prospectus which will supplement or amend the Prospectus so that as supplemented or amended it will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; provided that should such event relate solely to activities of any of the Underwriters, then the Underwriters shall assume the expense of preparing and furnishing copies of

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any such amendment or supplement. In case any Underwriter is required to deliver a Prospectus after the expiration of nine months after the date of this agreement, FPL Group upon the request of the Representatives will furnish to the Representatives, at the expense of such Underwriter, a reasonable quantity of a supplemented or amended Prospectus or supplements or amendments to the Prospectus complying with Section 10 of the Securities Act.

(e) The Offerors will furnish such proper information as may be lawfully required and otherwise cooperate in qualifying the Preferred Trust Securities, the Trust Guarantee, and to the extent required or advisable, the other Offered Securities, for offer and sale under the blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will pay or cause to be paid filing fees and expenses (including fees of counsel not to exceed $5,000 and reasonable disbursements of counsel), provided that none of the Offerors shall be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or dealer in securities, or to file any consents to service of process under the laws of any jurisdiction, or to meet other requirements deemed by any Offeror to be unduly burdensome.

(f) FPL Group will timely file such reports pursuant to the Exchange Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable an earnings statement (which need not be audited, unless required so to be under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) for the purposes of, and to provide the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

(g) The Offerors will advise the Representatives promptly of the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 and of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Registration Statement or, prior to the termination of the offering of the Offered Securities hereunder, of official notice of the institution of proceedings for, or the entry of, a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and, if such a stop order should be entered, use every commercially reasonable effort to obtain the prompt removal thereof.

(h) If FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures are distributed to holders of Preferred Trust Securities upon liquidation of the Trust, FPL Group [/1/Capital] will take such action as is required in order to comply with (or be exempt from) all applicable securities or blue sky laws of the various jurisdictions in the United States in connection with such distribution. The provisions of this Section [8](h) shall survive the delivery of the Preferred Trust Securities.

9. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations to Purchase and Pay for Preferred Trust Securities. The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Preferred Trust Securities shall be subject to the performance by the Offerors of their obligations to be performed hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date and to the following conditions:

(a) The representations and warranties made by the Offerors herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date and the Representatives shall have received, prior to payment for the Preferred Trust Securities, a certificate from each of the Offerors dated the Closing Date and signed by

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an officer, in the case of FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital], and by an administrative trustee or authorized representative in the case of the Trust, to that effect.

(b) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect on the Closing Date; no order of the Commission directed to the adequacy of any Incorporated Document shall be in effect on the Closing Date; no proceedings for either such purpose shall be pending before, or threatened by, the Commission on such date; and the Representatives shall have received, prior to payment for the Preferred Trust Securities, a certificate from each of FPL Group [/1/, FPL Group Capital] and the Trust dated the Closing Date and signed by an officer in the case of FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital] and by an administrative trustee or authorized representative in the case of the Trust, to the effect that, to the best of his or her knowledge, no such order is in effect and no proceedings for either such purpose are pending before, or to the knowledge of FPL Group [/1/, FPL Group Capital] and the Trust, as the case may be, threatened by, the Commission.

(c) On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received from Steel Hector & Davis LLP, counsel to FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital], Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, co-counsel to FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital], Hunton & Williams LLP, Counsel for the Underwriters, and [Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP], special Delaware counsel to FPL Group
[/1/, FPL Group Capital] and the Trust, opinions (with a copy for each of the Underwriters) in substantially the form and substance prescribed in Schedules III, IV, V and VI hereto (i) with such changes therein as may be agreed upon by the Offerors and the Representatives, with the approval of Counsel for the Underwriters, and (ii) if the Prospectus relating to the Offered Securities shall be supplemented or amended after the Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424, with any changes therein necessary to reflect such supplementation or amendment.

(d) (i) At the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP a letter (with copies thereof for each of the Underwriters) to the effect that (i) they are independent public accountants with respect to FPL Group within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder; (ii) in their opinion, the consolidated financial statements of FPL Group audited by them and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) on the basis of performing a review of interim financial information as described in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71, Interim Financial Information, and in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, Interim Financial Information, on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FPL Group, if any, incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, a reading of the latest available interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FPL Group since the close of FPL Group's most recent audited fiscal year, reading the minutes and consents of the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and of the shareholders of FPL Group since the end of the most recent audited fiscal year, and inquiries of officials of FPL Group who have responsibility for financial and accounting matters (it being understood that the foregoing procedures do not

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constitute an audit made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and they would not necessarily reveal matters of significance with respect to the comments made in such letter, and accordingly that Deloitte & Touche LLP makes no representation as to the sufficiency of such procedures for the several Underwriters' purposes), nothing has come to their attention which caused them to believe that (a) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FPL Group, if any, incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (1) do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder and (2) except as disclosed in the Prospectus, are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent with that of the audited consolidated financial statements of FPL Group incorporated by reference in the Prospectus; (b) at the date of the latest available interim balance sheet read by them and at a specified date not more than five days prior to the Closing Date there was any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of FPL Group and its subsidiaries, or decrease in FPL Group's common shareholders' equity, in each case as compared with amounts shown in the most recent consolidated balance sheet incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, except in all instances for changes, increases or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur, or as occasioned by the declaration, provision for, or payment of dividends, or as occasioned by the sale of common stock pursuant to any employee or director benefit or compensation plan or the dividend reinvestment plan or the repurchase of common stock by FPL Group or which are described in such letter; or (c) for the period from the date of the most recent [condensed] consolidated balance sheet incorporated by reference in the Prospectus to the latest available interim balance sheet read by them and for the period from the date of the latest available interim balance sheet read by them to a specified date not more than five days prior to the Closing Date, there were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period in the preceding year, in total consolidated operating revenues or in net income, except in all instances for decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur, or which are described in such letter; and (iv) they have carried out certain procedures and made certain findings, as specified in such letter, with respect to certain amounts included in the Prospectus and Exhibit 12 to the Registration Statement and such other items as the Representatives may reasonably request.

(e) Since the respective most recent dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and up to the Closing Date, (i) there shall have been no material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of [/1/(a) FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b)] FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except in each case as disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and (ii) there shall have been no material transaction entered into by [/1/(a) FPL Group Capital or any of its subsidiaries that is material to FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b)] FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries that is material to FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case other than transactions disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and transactions in the ordinary course of business; and at the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received

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a certificate to such effect from [/1/each of FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group signed by an officer of [/1/FPL Group Capital or] FPL Group, as the case may be.

(f) All legal proceedings to be taken in connection with the issuance and sale of the Preferred Trust Securities and the Trust Guarantee shall have been satisfactory in form and substance to Counsel for the Underwriters.

(g) [The Preferred Trust Securities shall have been approved for listing on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") upon official notice of issuance.]

In case any of the conditions specified above in this Section [9] shall not have been fulfilled, this agreement may be terminated by the Representatives upon mailing or delivering written notice thereof to the Offerors. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e) of Section [8] hereof.

10. Condition of the Offerors' Obligations. The obligations of the Trust and FPL Group to deliver the Preferred Trust Securities and the Trust Guarantee, respectively, to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters and the obligations of [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group to deliver the FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures [/1/and the Subordinated Guarantee, respectively,] to the Trust shall be subject to the following condition:

(a) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect on the Closing Date; no order of the Commission directed to the adequacy of any Incorporated Document shall be in effect on the Closing Date, and no proceedings for either such purpose shall be pending before, or threatened by, the Commission on such date; and

(b) No "Tax Event" (as defined in the Trust Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Closing Date.

In case the condition specified above in this Section [10] shall not have been fulfilled, this agreement may be terminated by the Offerors upon mailing or delivering written notice thereof to the Representatives. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e) of Section [8] hereof.

11. Indemnification.

(a) The Offerors, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each officer and director of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or common law and to reimburse each such Underwriter, officer, director and controlling person for any legal or other expenses (including, to the extent hereinafter provided, reasonable counsel fees) when and as incurred by them in connection with investigating any such losses, claims,

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damages or liabilities or in connection with defending any actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the Effective Date of the Registration Statement), including all Incorporated Documents, or in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) of Section [11] shall not apply to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arising out of, or based upon, any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or any such omission or alleged omission, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing, to the Offerors by or on behalf of any Underwriter, through the Representatives, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to either thereof, or arising out of, or based upon, statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 of the respective Trustees under the Subordinated Indentures, the Trust Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Senior Indenture and the Senior Guarantee Agreement and of the Purchase Contract Agent under the Purchase Contract Agreement; and provided, further, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) of Section [11] in respect of any preliminary prospectus (and for purposes of clause (ii) below, the Prospectus) shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter (or of any officer or director of or person controlling such Underwriter) on account of any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arising from the sale of the Preferred Trust Securities to any person if such Underwriter shall have failed to send or give to such person (i) with or prior to the written confirmation of such sale, a copy of the Prospectus or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, if any amendments or supplements thereto shall have been furnished at or prior to the time of written confirmation of the sale involved, but exclusive of any Incorporated Documents, unless the alleged omission or alleged untrue statement with respect to such preliminary prospectus is not corrected in the Prospectus or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented at the time of confirmation, or (ii) with or prior to the delivery of such Preferred Trust Securities to such person, a copy of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus which shall have been furnished subsequent to such written confirmation and prior to the delivery of such Preferred Trust Securities to such person, but exclusive of any Incorporated Documents, unless the alleged omission or alleged untrue statement with respect to such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus was not corrected in the Prospectus or in such amendment or supplement at the time of such delivery of such Preferred Trust Securities. The indemnity agreement of the Offerors contained in this subsection (a) of Section [11] and the representations and warranties of the Trust[, /1/FPL Group Capital] and FPL Group contained in Sections [3], [4] and [5] hereof, respectively, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, officer, director or any such controlling person, and shall survive the delivery of the Preferred Trust Securities. The Underwriters agree promptly to notify each of the Offerors, and each other Underwriter, of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them or any of them or any such officer, director or controlling person in connection with the issuance and sale of the Preferred Trust Securities.

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(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Offerors, their respective officers and directors, and each person who controls the Trust[, /1/FPL Group Capital] or FPL Group, as the case may be, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or common law, and to reimburse each of them for any legal or other expenses (including, to the extent hereinafter provided, reasonable counsel fees) when and as incurred by them in connection with investigating any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, or in connection with defending any actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing, to the Offerors by or on behalf of such Underwriter, through the Representatives, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to either thereof. The Underwriters hereby furnish to the Offerors in writing expressly for use in the [preliminary prospectus, the] Registration Statement and Prospectus, [insert information provided by the Underwriters]. Each of the Offerors acknowledge that the statements set forth in the preceding sentence constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters expressly for inclusion in any preliminary prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. The indemnity agreement of the respective Underwriters contained in this subsection (b) of Section [11] shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Offerors or any of their respective officers or directors or any such other Underwriter or any such controlling person, and shall survive the delivery of the Preferred Trust Securities. The Offerors agree promptly to notify the Representatives of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against any of the Offerors (or any controlling person thereof) or any of their respective officers or directors in connection with the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities.

(c) The Offerors and the several Underwriters each agree that, upon the receipt of notice of the commencement of any action against it, its officers and directors, or any person controlling it as aforesaid, in respect of which indemnity or contribution may be sought under the provisions of this Section [11], it will promptly give written notice of the commencement thereof to the party or parties against whom indemnity or contribution shall be sought thereunder, but the omission so to notify such indemnifying party or parties of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party or parties from any liability which it or they may have to the indemnified party otherwise than on account of such indemnity agreement. In case such notice of any such action shall be so given, such indemnifying party or parties shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume (in conjunction with any other indemnifying parties) the defense of such action, in which event such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by such indemnifying party or parties and reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or

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parties who shall be defendant or defendants in such action, and such defendant or defendants shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them; but if each of the indemnifying parties shall elect not to assume the defense of such action, such indemnifying party or parties will reimburse such indemnified party or parties for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel for the indemnifying party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest involved in the representation by such counsel of both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel, satisfactory to the indemnifying party or parties, to participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties at the expense of the indemnifying party or parties (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party or parties shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action). The Offerors and the several Underwriters each agree that without the prior written consent of the other parties to such action who are parties to this agreement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, it will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any claim or proceeding in respect of which such party intends to seek indemnity or contribution under the provisions of this Section [11], unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such other parties from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such other parties.

(d) If, or to the extent, the indemnification provided for in subsections (a) or (b) above shall be unenforceable under applicable law by an indemnified party, each indemnifying party agrees to contribute to such indemnified party with respect to any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses for which each such indemnification provided for in subsections (a) or (b) above shall be unenforceable, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect (i) the relative fault of the Offerors on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which have resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, (ii) the relative benefits received by the Offerors on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Preferred Trust Securities pursuant to this agreement, and (iii) any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that no indemnified party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution with respect thereto from any indemnifying party not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Offerors or the Underwriters and each such party's relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Offerors and each of the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute in excess of the amount equal to the excess of (i) the total price at which the Preferred Trust

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Securities underwritten by it were offered to the public, over (ii) the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. The obligations of each Underwriter to contribute pursuant to this subsection (d) are several and not joint and shall be in the same proportion as such Underwriter's obligation to underwrite Preferred Trust Securities is to the total amount of Preferred Trust Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto.

12. Termination. This agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by delivering written notice thereof to the Offerors, at any time prior to the Closing Date, if after the date hereof and at or prior to the Closing Date:

(a) (i) there shall have occurred any general suspension of trading in securities on the NYSE or there shall have been established by the NYSE or by the Commission or by any federal or state agency or by the decision of any court any limitation on prices for such trading or any general restrictions on the distribution of securities, or trading in any securities of FPL Group [/1/or FPL Group Capital] shall have been suspended or limited by any exchange located in the United States or on the over-the-counter market located in the United States or a general banking moratorium declared by New York or federal authorities or (ii) there shall have occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States, any outbreak of hostilities, including, but not limited to, an escalation of hostilities which existed prior to the date of this agreement, any other national or international calamity or crisis or any material adverse change in financial, political or economic conditions affecting the United States, the effect of any such event specified in this clause (ii) being such as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Preferred Trust Securities as contemplated in the Prospectus or for the Underwriters to enforce contracts for the sale of the Preferred Trust Securities, or

(b) (i) there shall have been any downgrading or any notice of any intended or potential downgrading in the ratings accorded to the Preferred Trust Securities or the FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures or any securities of FPL Group [/1/Capital] which are of the same class as the FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures by either Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P"), or (ii) either Moody's or S&P shall have publicly announced that either has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its ratings of the Preferred Trust Securities or the FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures or any securities of FPL Group [/1/Capital] which are of the same class as the FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures, the effect of any such event specified in (i) or (ii) above which, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to consummate the sale of the Preferred Trust Securities and the delivery of the Preferred Trust Securities by the several Underwriters at the initial public offering price.

This agreement may also be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date if in the judgment of the Representatives the subject matter of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus prepared and furnished by the Offerors after the date hereof reflects a material adverse

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change in the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole [/1/or FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole] which renders it either inadvisable to proceed with such offering, if any, or inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Preferred Trust Securities, as the case may be, to be purchased hereunder. Any termination of this agreement pursuant to this Section 12 shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e) of Section 8 hereof.

13. Miscellaneous. The validity and interpretation of this agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereunder. This agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Offerors, the several Underwriters and, with respect to the provisions of Section [11] hereof, each officer, director or controlling person referred to in said Section [11], and their respective successors. Nothing in this agreement is intended or shall be construed to give to any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this agreement or any provision herein contained. The term "successors" as used in this agreement shall not include any purchaser, as such purchaser, of any Preferred Trust Securities from any of the several Underwriters.

14. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing or by telegram and, if to the Underwriters, shall be mailed or delivered to the Representatives at the address set forth in Schedule I hereto, or if to FPL Group[/1/, FPL Group Capital] or the Trust, shall be mailed or delivered to it at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, Attention: Treasurer.

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please indicate your acceptance thereof in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

Very truly yours,

FPL Group [/1/Capital] Trust __

By:

Name:


Title: Administrative
Trustee

FPL Group, Inc.

By:

Name:


Title:

[/1/FPL Group Capital Inc]

By:

Name:


Title:

Accepted and delivered as of the date first above written:


By:
Name:
Title:

Acting on [its] [their] own behalf and on behalf of the other several Underwriters referred to in the foregoing agreement.

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SCHEDULE I

Underwriting Agreement dated _______, 200__

Registration Statement [Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02, and 333-102173-03 and Registration Statement] Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05

Representatives and Addresses:

Preferred Trust Securities:

Designation:

Number of Preferred Trust Securities:


Aggregate Liquidation Amount: $

Public Offering Price: $ Underwriting Discount: $ Purchase Price: $
Dealers' Concession: $ Closing Date, Time and Location:
________, 200__ at the offices of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York at ____ a.m.

FPL Group [/1/Capital] Subordinated Debentures:


Designation:
Principal Amount:
Date of Maturity:
Interest Rate:

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SCHEDULE II

                                                   Number of
                                                Preferred Trust
 Underwriter                                       Securities
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                                                ---------------
Total.........................................  ===============

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SCHEDULE III

[LETTERHEAD OF STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP]

[Date]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the
Agreement, as herein described

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") [, /1/FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital")] and FPL Group [Capital] Trust __ ("Trust") in connection with (a) the authorization and issuance (i) by the Trust of $_____ aggregate liquidation amount of its Preferred Trust Securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities"), (ii) by FPL Group [/1/Capital] of $_________ aggregate principal amount of its Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series due __________ (the "Junior Subordinated Debentures"), issued under the Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debentures relating to Trust Securities), dated as of
[/1/March 1, 2004] [/2/_____________] (the "Subordinated Indenture"),
[/2/between] [/1/among] FPL Group [/1/Capital], as issuer, [/1/FPL Group, as guarantor,] and The Bank of New York, as Subordinated Indenture Trustee, and
(iii) the guarantee by FPL Group on a subordinated basis of [/1/(x) the Junior Subordinated Debentures ("Subordinated Debenture Guarantee") pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Indenture and (y)] the Preferred Trust Securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee," [/1/and together with the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee, the "Subordinated Guarantees"]), pursuant to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of __________ (the "Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement"), between FPL Group, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, and (b) the sale of the Preferred Trust Securities to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, dated __________ (the "Agreement"), among you, FPL Group[, 1FPL Group Capital] and the Trust. Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

We have participated in the preparation of or reviewed (1) [Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02, and 333-102173-03, which became effective on April 3, 2003, which registration statement was filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Trust and FPL Group Capital Trust I with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")] (2) Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, which became effective on ___________which registration statement was filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust __, FPL Group [Capital] Trust __ and FPL Group Trust __ with the

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Commission under the Securities Act (references herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean [Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and] Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, [each] as amended and supplemented to such date, including those documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act (the "Incorporated Documents")); (3) the [combined] prospectus dated __________ forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03, 333-______-04 and 333-_______-05, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated __________ relating to the Preferred Trust Securities, Junior Subordinated Debentures and [/2/the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee] [/1/the Subordinated Guarantees], both such prospectus and prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act ("Rule 424" and references herein to the "Prospectus" as of any given date shall refer to such prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement relating to the Preferred Trust Securities, Junior Subordinated Debentures and [/2/the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee] [/1/the Subordinated Guarantees] filed pursuant to Rule 424, and as further amended and supplemented to such date, including the Incorporated Documents); (4) the Subordinated Indenture; (5) the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement; (6) the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, dated as of __________ ("Agreement as to Expenses"), between FPL Group and the Trust; (7) the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of __________ (the "Trust Agreement"), among The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee, The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware Trustee, FPL Group, as depositor, certain employees of FPL Group, as Administrative Trustees, and the several Holders (as defined therein); (8) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group with respect to the Registration Statement, the Subordinated Indenture [/2/the Junior Subordinated Debentures], [/2/the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee]
[/1/, the Subordinated Guarantees], the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Agreement as to Expenses; [/1/(9) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group Capital with respect to the Registration Statement, the Subordinated Indenture and the Junior Subordinated Debentures;]
(10) FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Bylaws"); [/1/(11) FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Charter;" and each of the FPL Group Charter and the FPL Group Capital Charter, a "Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Bylaws")]; and (12) such other corporate records, certificates and other documents and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

Upon the basis of the foregoing, we advise you that:

I.

FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital each] is a validly organized and existing corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, and [/1/each] has valid franchises, licenses and permits adequate for the conduct of its [/1/respective] businesses.

II.

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FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital each] is a corporation duly authorized by its Charter to conduct the businesses which it is now conducting as set forth in the Prospectus.

III.

The Subordinated Indenture has been duly authorized by [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group, and is a valid and binding obligation of [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group enforceable against [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

IV.

The Junior Subordinated Debentures are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group [/1/Capital] enforceable against FPL Group [/1/Capital] in accordance with their terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

V.

The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and Agreement as to Expenses have been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, have been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group, and are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

VI.

To our knowledge after due inquiry, [/1/FPL Group Capital or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the membership interests in FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy LLC free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof, and] FPL Group or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the common stock of Florida Power & Light Company and FPL Group Capital free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof.

VII.

Except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no opinion, the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date and the Prospectus, at the 424 Date, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions,

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rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Incorporated Documents (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion), at the time they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration Statement became, and is, at the date hereof, effective under the Securities Act, and to the best of our knowledge, no proceedings for a stop order with respect thereto are pending or threatened under Section 8 of the Securities Act.

VIII.

The consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms contained in the Agreement and, with respect to (i) the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the compliance by FPL Group [/1/Capital and FPL Group] with all the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Indenture
[/1/applicable to each of them] and (ii) the Preferred Trust Securities, the compliance by FPL Group with all the terms and provisions of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee, Trust Agreement and Agreement as to Expenses, will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, as the case may be, the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws [/1/or the FPL Group Capital Charter or the FPL Group Capital Bylaws], or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group [/1/or FPL Group Capital,] or any of [/1/their respective]
[/2/its] subsidiaries [/1/, as the case may be,] is now a party, except where such breach or default would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group [/1/or FPL Group Capital, each] together with [/1/their respective] [/2/its] respective subsidiaries taken as a whole [/1/, as the case may be].

IX.

To the best of our knowledge, no approval, authorization, consent or order of any public board or body (other than in connection or in compliance with the provisions of the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction, as to which we express no opinion, and other than those that have been obtained) is legally required for the authorization of the issuance and sale of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
[/1/as guaranteed pursuant to the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee] or the Preferred Trust Securities as guaranteed pursuant to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee.

X.

The statements made in the Prospectus under the headings ["Description of Preferred Trust Securities," "Description of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee," and "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Guarantee,"] insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

XI.

The Subordinated Indenture [/1/(including the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee)], the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and the Trust Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

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XII.

The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by [/1/each of] FPL Group [, 1FPL Group Capital] and the Trust.

XIII.

[The Preferred Trust Securities have been listed, upon official notice of issuance on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.]

XIV.

Except as stated or referred to in the Prospectus, to our knowledge after due inquiry, there is no material pending legal proceeding to which FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries [/1/or FPL Group Capital or any of its subsidiaries is a party] or of which property of FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries [/1/or FPL Group Capital or any of its subsidiaries] is the subject which is reasonably likely to be determined adversely and, if determined adversely, might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole [/1/or FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be], and, to the best of our knowledge, no such proceeding is known to be contemplated by governmental authorities.

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the certificates representing the Common Trust Securities of the Trust (the "Common Trust Securities"), the Preferred Trust Securities and the Junior Subordinated Debentures will conform to specimens examined by us, that the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be duly authenticated by the Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture, that the certificates representing the Common Trust Securities and the Preferred Trust Securities will, if required by the Subordinated Indenture, be duly countersigned by the transfer agent and duly registered by the registrar thereof, and that the Preferred Trust Securities and Junior Subordinated Debentures will be delivered against payment of the purchase price as provided in the Agreement and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. [Insert additional assumptions, if applicable.]

Other than with respect to the opinion expressed in Paragraph X hereof, we have not ourselves checked the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise verified, the information furnished with respect to matters in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. We have generally reviewed and discussed such information with certain officers and employees of FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital], certain of [/2/its] [/1/their] other legal counsel, [/2/its]
[/1/their] independent public accountants and your representatives. Additionally, as counsel to FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital], we have responsibility for certain of [/2/its] [/1/their] legal matters. On the basis of such consideration, review and discussion, but without independent check or verification except as stated, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no belief, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no belief), that [any part of] the Registration Statement, [at the Effective Date]
[when such part became effective], contained an untrue statement of a material

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fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading or (except as aforesaid) that the Prospectus at the 424 Date included, or at the date hereof includes, an untrue statement of a material fact or the Prospectus at the 424 Date omitted, or at the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

We are members of the Florida Bar and do not hold ourselves out as experts on the laws of New York or the laws of Delaware, and accordingly, this opinion is limited to the laws of Florida and the federal laws of the United States insofar as they bear on matters covered hereby. As to all matters of New York law, we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, New York, New York. As to all matters of Delaware law, we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by [Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP], Wilmington, Delaware, including the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions therein. As to all matters of Florida law, Thelen Reid & Priest LLP and Hunton & Williams LLP are hereby authorized to rely upon this opinion as though it were rendered to each of them.

This opinion is rendered to you in connection with the above-described transaction. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or relied upon or furnished to any other person, firm or corporation without our prior written permission. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update or supplement it to reflect any fact or circumstance that hereafter comes to our attention, or any change in law that hereafter occurs.

Very truly yours,

STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP

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SCHEDULE IV

[LETTERHEAD OF THELEN REID & PRIEST LLP]

[Date]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the
Agreement, as herein described

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") [/1/, FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital")] and FPL Group [Capital] Trust __ ("Trust") in connection with (a) the authorization and issuance (i) by the Trust of $_____ aggregate liquidation amount of its Preferred Trust Securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities"), (ii) by FPL Group [/1/Capital] of $_________ aggregate principal amount of its Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series due __________ (the "Junior Subordinated Debentures"), issued under the Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debentures relating to Trust Securities), dated as of [/1/March 1, 2004] [/2/_____________] (the "Subordinated Indenture"),
[/2/between] [/1/among] FPL Group [/1/Capital], as issuer, [/1/FPL Group, as guarantor,] and The Bank of New York, as Subordinated Indenture Trustee, and
(iii) the guarantee by FPL Group on a subordinated basis of [/1/(x) the Junior Subordinated Debentures ("Subordinated Debenture Guarantee") pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Indenture and (y)] the Preferred Trust Securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee," [/1/and together with the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee, the "Subordinated Guarantees"]), pursuant to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of __________ (the "Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement"), between FPL Group, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, and (b) the sale of the Preferred Trust Securities to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, dated __________ (the "Agreement"), among you, FPL Group[, 1FPL Group Capital] and the Trust. Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

We have participated in the preparation of or reviewed (1) [Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02, and 333-102173-03, which became effective on April 3, 2003, which registration statement was filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Trust and FPL Group Capital Trust I with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")] (2) Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, which became effective on ___________which registration statement was filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust __, FPL Group [Capital] Trust __ and FPL Group Trust __ with the Commission under the Securities Act (references herein to the term "Registration

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Statement" as of any given date shall mean [Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and] Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, [each] as amended and supplemented to such date, including those documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act (the "Incorporated Documents")); (3) the [combined] prospectus dated __________ forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-_______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-________-03, 333-______-04 and 333-_______-05, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated __________ relating to the Preferred Trust Securities, Junior Subordinated Debentures and [/2/the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee] [/1/the Subordinated Guarantees], both such prospectus and prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act ("Rule 424" and references herein to the "Prospectus" as of any given date shall refer to such prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement relating to the Preferred Trust Securities, Junior Subordinated Debentures and [/2/the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee] [/1/the Subordinated Guarantees] filed pursuant to Rule 424, and as further amended and supplemented to such date, including the Incorporated Documents); (4) the Subordinated Indenture; (5) the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement; (6) the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, dated as of __________ ("Agreement as to Expenses"), between FPL Group and the Trust; (7) the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of __________ (the "Trust Agreement"), among The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee, The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware Trustee, FPL Group, as depositor, certain employees of FPL Group, as Administrative Trustees, and the several Holders (as defined therein); (8) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group with respect to the Registration Statement, the Subordinated Indenture [/2/the Junior Subordinated Debentures], [/2/the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee]
[/1/, the Subordinated Guarantees], the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Agreement as to Expenses; [/1/(9) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group Capital with respect to the Registration Statement, the Subordinated Indenture and the Junior Subordinated Debentures;]
(10) FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Bylaws"); [/1/(11) FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Charter;" and each of the FPL Group Charter and the FPL Group Capital Charter, a "Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Bylaws")]; and (12) such other corporate records, certificates and other documents and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

Upon the basis of the foregoing, we advise you that:

I.

The Subordinated Indenture has been duly authorized by [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group, and is a valid and binding obligation of [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group enforceable against [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

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II.

The Junior Subordinated Debentures are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group [/1/Capital] enforceable against FPL Group [/1/Capital] in accordance with their terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

III.

The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and Agreement as to Expenses have been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, have been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group, and are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

IV.

To our knowledge after due inquiry, [/1/FPL Group Capital or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the membership interests in FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy LLC free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof, and] FPL Group or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the common stock of Florida Power & Light Company and FPL Group Capital free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof.

V.

Except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no opinion, the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date and the Prospectus, at the 424 Date, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Incorporated Documents (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion), at the time they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration Statement became, and is, at the date hereof, effective under the Securities Act, and to the best of our knowledge, no proceedings for a stop order with respect thereto are pending or threatened under Section 8 of the Securities Act.

VI.

The consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms contained in the Agreement and, with respect to (i) the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the compliance by FPL Group [/1/Capital and FPL Group] with all the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Indenture

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[/1/applicable to each of them] and (ii) the Preferred Trust Securities, the compliance by FPL Group with all the terms and provisions of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee, Trust Agreement and Agreement as to Expenses, will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, as the case may be, the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws [/1/or the FPL Group Capital Charter or the FPL Group Capital Bylaws], or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group [/1/or FPL Group Capital,] or any of [/1/their respective]
[/2/its] subsidiaries [/1/, as the case may be,] is now a party, except where such breach or default would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group [/1/or FPL Group Capital, each] together with [/1/their respective] [/2/its] respective subsidiaries taken as a whole [/1/, as the case may be].

VII.

To the best of our knowledge, no approval, authorization, consent or order of any public board or body (other than in connection or in compliance with the provisions of the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction, as to which we express no opinion, and other than those that have been obtained) is legally required for the authorization of the issuance and sale of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
[/1/as guaranteed pursuant to the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee] or the Preferred Trust Securities as guaranteed pursuant to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee.

VIII.

The statements made in the Prospectus under the headings ["Description of Preferred Trust Securities," "Description of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee," and "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures [/1/and the Subordinated Guarantee,]" insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

IX.

The Subordinated Indenture [/1/(including the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee)], the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and the Trust Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

X.

The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by FPL Group[,1FPL Group Capital] and the Trust.

XI.

[The Preferred Trust Securities have been approved for listing on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.]

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We herewith confirm as our opinion the statements under the caption "Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences Relating to the Preferred Trust Securities" in the Prospectus.

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the certificates representing the Common Trust Securities of the Trust (the "Common Trust Securities"), the Preferred Trust Securities and the Junior Subordinated Debentures will conform to specimens examined by us, that the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be duly authenticated by the Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture, that the certificates representing the Common Trust Securities and the Preferred Trust Securities will, if required by the Subordinated Indenture, be duly countersigned by the transfer agent and duly registered by the registrar thereof, and that the Preferred Trust Securities and Junior Subordinated Debentures will be delivered against payment of the purchase price as provided in the Agreement and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. [Insert additional assumptions, if applicable.]

Other than with respect to the opinion expressed in Paragraph VIII hereof, we have not ourselves checked the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise verified, the information furnished with respect to matters in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. We have generally reviewed and discussed such information with certain officers and employees of FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital], certain of [/2/its] [/1/their] other legal counsel, [/2/its]
[/1/their] independent public accountants and your representatives. On the basis of such consideration, review and discussion, but without independent check or verification except as stated, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no belief, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no belief), that [any part of] the Registration Statement, [at the Effective Date]
[when such part became effective], contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading or (except as aforesaid) that the Prospectus at the 424 Date included, or at the date hereof includes, an untrue statement of a material fact or the Prospectus at the 424 Date omitted, or at the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

We are members of the New York Bar and do not hold ourselves out as experts on the laws of Florida or the laws of Delaware. We do not pass upon matters governed by Florida law, including, without limitation, the incorporation of
[/1/FPL Group Capital or] FPL Group, titles to property or franchises. As to all matters of Florida law, we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Steel Hector & Davis LLP, Miami, Florida. As to all matters of Delaware law, we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by [Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP], Wilmington, Delaware, including the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions therein. As to all matters of New York law, Steel Hector & Davis LLP is hereby authorized to rely upon this opinion as though it were rendered to Steel Hector & Davis LLP.

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This opinion is rendered to you in connection with the above-described transaction. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or relied upon or furnished to any other person, firm or corporation without our prior written permission. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update or supplement it to reflect any fact or circumstance that hereafter comes to our attention, or any change in law that hereafter occurs.

Very truly yours,

THELEN REID & PRIEST LLP

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SCHEDULE V

[LETTERHEAD OF HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP]

[Date]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the Agreement,
as herein described

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for you in connection with your several purchases from FPL Group [/1/Capital] Trust __ (the "Trust") of $___________ aggregate liquidation amount of its Preferred Trust Securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities"), which Preferred Trust Securities are guaranteed on a subordinated basis (the "Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee") by FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") pursuant to the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement dated as of __________ (the "Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement"), between FPL Group, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Trustee, and the related transactions. Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, dated __________, among FPL Group[/1/, FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital")] and the Trust (the "Agreement"). Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

We have examined such documents and satisfied ourselves as to such other matters as we have deemed necessary in order to enable us to express this opinion.

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Subordinated Indenture has been duly authorized by FPL Group
[/1/Capital] by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by [/1/FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group [/1/Capital] enforceable against FPL Group
[/1/Capital] in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

2. The Junior Subordinated Debentures are valid and binding obligations of FPL Group [/1/Capital] enforceable against FPL Group [/1/Capital] in accordance with their terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

3. The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, dated as of __________, each has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, have been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group, and is a valid and binding

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obligation of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its respective terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

4. The Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by FPL Group[, 1FPL Group Capital] and the Trust.

5. [Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and] Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 ([collectively,] the "Registration Statement"), at the Effective Date, and the Prospectus, at the 424 Date (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, upon which we do not pass and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, upon which we do not pass), complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and the Incorporated Documents (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, upon which we do not pass), at the time they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; the Registration Statement has become, and is, at the Closing Date, effective under the Securities Act, and to the best of our knowledge, no proceedings for a stop order with respect to the Registration Statement are pending or threatened under Section 8 of the Securities Act.

6. The Subordinated Indenture (including the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee), the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and the Trust Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

7. The statements made in the Prospectus under the headings, "Description of Preferred Trust Securities," "Description of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee," and "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures [/1/and the Subordinated Guarantee]," insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

8. The Subordinated Indenture (including the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee), the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and the Trust Agreement are duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

In passing on the form of the Registration Statement and the form of the Prospectus, we necessarily assume the correctness and completeness of the statements made or included therein by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital [/2/Inc ("FPL Group Capital")], the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust __, FPL Group
[Capital] Trust __ and FPL Group Trust __ and take no responsibility therefor, except insofar as such statements relate to us and as set forth in Paragraph 6 above. Other than with respect to the opinion expressed in Paragraph 6 hereof, we have not ourselves checked the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise

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verified, the information furnished with respect to the matters in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. We have generally reviewed and discussed such information with certain officers and employees of FPL Group
[/1/and FPL Group Capital] certain of [its] [their] legal counsel, [its] [their] independent public accountants and your representatives. On the basis of such review and discussion, but without independent check or verification except as stated, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no belief, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no belief), that any part of the Registration Statement, when such part became effective, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading or (except as aforesaid) that the Prospectus at the 424 Date included, or at the date hereof includes, an untrue statement of a material fact or the Prospectus at the 424 Date omitted, or at the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America and, to the extent set forth herein, the law of the State of Florida. We have reviewed the opinion of even date herewith addressed to you of Steel Hector & Davis LLP, counsel for FPL Group [/1/and FPL Group Capital], required by Section __ of the Agreement, and we believe such opinion to be satisfactory. As to all mattes of Florida law, we have, with your consent, relied upon such opinion as to the matters covered in such opinion of Steel Hector & Davis LLP. We have also reviewed the opinions of even date herewith addressed to you by Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, counsel to FPL Group and
[/1/,FPL Group Capital], and [Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP], special Delaware counsel to FPL Group, [/1/FPL Group Capital] and the Trust, each required by Section __ of the Agreement, and we believe such opinions to be satisfactory. We have, with your consent, relied upon the opinion of [Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP] as to the matters covered in such opinion relating to the laws of the State of Delaware, including the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions therein. We have assumed that the Junior Subordinated Debentures and Preferred Trust Securities will conform to specimens examined by us. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.

This opinion is given to you solely for your use as the Underwriters in connection with the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder and may not be relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without our express written consent. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update or supplement it to reflect any fact or circumstance that hereafter comes to our attention, or any change in law that hereafter occurs.

Very truly yours,

HUNTON & WILLIAMS

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SCHEDULE VI

[LETTERHEAD OF MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the Agreement,
as herein described

Re: FPL Group [/1/Capital] Trust __

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Delaware counsel for FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group")[, /1/FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital"),] and FPL Group [/1/Capital] Trust __, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), in connection with the matters set forth herein. This opinion letter is being furnished to you pursuant to Section 9(c) of the Underwriting Agreement (as defined below) relating to the Preferred Trust Securities issued today by the Trust representing preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (each a "Preferred Trust Security" and collectively, the "Preferred Trust Securities").

For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies furnished to us of the following:

(a) The Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated as of ___________, by and among FPL Group, as depositor (the "Depositor"), and the trustees of the Trust named therein;

(b) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on ___________ (the "Certificate");

(c) The Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated ___________ (including Exhibits B and C attached thereto) (the "Trust Agreement"), among the Depositor, the trustees of the Trust named therein (the "Trustees"), and the several Holders (as defined therein);

(d) [Registration Statement Nos. 333-102173, 333-102173-01, 333-102173-02 and 333-102173-03 and] Registration Statement Nos. 333-______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-______-05 ([collectively,] the "Registration Statement") [/1/ each] on Form S-3, including a prospectus (the "Preliminary Prospectus"), relating, among other things, to the Preferred Trust Securities, as filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital [/2/Inc ("FPL Group Capital")], the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust __, FPL Group
[Capital] Trust __ and FPL Group Trust __ with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about ___________;

(e) The Prospectus Supplement, dated ___________ (together with the Preliminary Prospectus, the "Prospectus"), relating to the Preferred Trust Securities;

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(f) The Underwriting Agreement, dated ___________ (the "Underwriting Agreement"), among the Trust, FPL Group [/1/, FPL Group Capital,] and ___________ acting on its own behalf and on behalf of the other several underwriters referred to therein; and

(g) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated a recent date, obtained from the Secretary of State.

The Common Trust Securities (as defined below) and the Preferred Trust Securities are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Trust Securities." Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this opinion letter shall have the meanings provided in the Trust Agreement, except that reference herein to any document shall mean such document as in effect on the date hereof.

For the purposes of this opinion letter, we have not reviewed any documents other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (g) above. In particular, we have not reviewed any document (other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (g) above) that is referred to in or incorporated by reference into the documents reviewed by us. We have assumed that there exists no provision in any document that we have not reviewed that is inconsistent with the opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, (iii) the genuineness of all signatures, and (iv) such documents submitted to us in final or execution form have not been and will not be altered or amended in any respect material to our opinions as expressed in this letter and conform in all material respects to the final, executed originals of such documents.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed (i) that the Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation, and termination of the Trust, and that the Trust Agreement and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended or terminated, (ii) except to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, the due creation, due formation or due organization, as the case may be, and valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, formation or organization,
(iii) the legal capacity of each natural person who is a party or signatory to the documents examined by us, (iv) except to the extent provided in paragraph 3 below, that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents, (v) except to the extent provided in paragraphs 4 and 7 below, that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has duly authorized, executed and delivered such documents, (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Preferred Trust Security is to be issued on the date hereof by the Trust (the "Preferred Trust Security Holders") of a certificate for the Preferred Trust Security in the form of Exhibit C to the Trust Agreement evidencing ownership of such Preferred Trust Security in the name of such Person and the payment for the Preferred Trust Security acquired by it, all in accordance with the Trust Agreement and as described in the Prospectus, (vii) that the Preferred Trust

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Securities are issued and sold to the Preferred Trust Security Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement and as described in the Prospectus, (viii) the receipt by the Person to whom a Common Trust Security, representing common undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a "Common Trust Security" and collectively, the "Common Trust Securities"), is to be issued on the date hereof by the Trust (the "Common Trust Security Holder") of a certificate for the Common Trust Security in the form of Exhibit B to the Trust Agreement evidencing ownership of such Common Trust Security in the name of such Person and the payment for the Common Trust Security acquired by it, all in accordance with the Trust Agreement and as described in the Prospectus, (ix) that the Common Trust Securities are issued and sold to the Common Trust Security Holder in accordance with the Trust Agreement and as described in the Prospectus, (x) that the Trust derives no income from or connected with sources within the State of Delaware and has no assets, activities (other than having a Delaware trustee as required by the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801, et seq. (the "Act") and filing documents with the Secretary of State) or employees in the State of Delaware, and (xi) that the Trust is treated as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes. We have not participated in the preparation of any offering materials relating to the Trust or the Trust Securities and we assume no responsibility for the contents of any such materials.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the Act.

2. The Trust Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor and Trustees party thereto, enforceable against such Depositor and Trustees in accordance with its terms.

3. Under the Trust Agreement and the Act, the Trust has the requisite trust power and authority (i) to own its properties and conduct its business, all as described in the Prospectus under the caption [/2/ "FPL Group Trust I]
[/1/"FPL Group Capital Trust II and FPL Group Capital Trust III"], (ii) to execute and deliver, and perform its obligations under, the Underwriting Agreement, and (iii) to issue, and perform its obligations under, the Trust Securities.

4. The Preferred Trust Securities have been duly authorized for issuance by the Trust and, when issued, executed and countersigned in accordance with the Trust Agreement and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Trust Agreement, will be validly issued and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 5 below, fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.

5. Each Preferred Trust Security Holder, in such capacity, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note, however, that the Preferred Trust Security Holders may be required to make payment or provide indemnity or security as set forth in the Trust Agreement.

6. Under the Trust Agreement and the Act, the issuance of the Preferred Trust Securities is not subject to preemptive rights.

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7. Under the Trust Agreement and the Act, the execution and delivery by the Trust of the Underwriting Agreement, and the performance by the Trust of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by the requisite trust action on the part of the Trust.

8. The issuance and sale by the Trust of the Trust Securities, the execution, delivery and performance by the Trust of the Underwriting Agreement, the consummation by the Trust of the transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, and the compliance by the Trust with its obligations thereunder are not prohibited by (i) the Trust Agreement or the Certificate, or
(ii) any law or administrative regulation of the State of Delaware applicable to the Trust.

9. No authorization, approval, consent or order of any Delaware court or Delaware governmental authority or Delaware agency is required to be obtained by the Trust solely in connection with the issuance and sale by the Trust of the Preferred Trust Securities.

10. The Preferred Trust Security Holders (other than those Preferred Trust Security Holders who reside or are domiciled in the State of Delaware) will have no liability for income taxes imposed by the State of Delaware solely as a result of their participation in the Trust, and the Trust will not be liable for any income tax imposed by the State of Delaware.

The opinions in this letter are limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (other than the securities laws of the State of Delaware) and we have not considered and express no opinion on the effect of or concerning matters involving the laws of any other jurisdiction, or rules, regulations, orders and decisions relating to such laws, including, without limitation, (i) the federal laws of the United States of America, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and (ii) state securities or blue sky laws.

The opinion expressed in paragraph 2 above is subject, as to enforcement, to the effect upon the Trust Agreement of (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, reorganization, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, (B) principles of equity, including applicable law relating to fiduciary duties (regardless of whether considered and applied in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (C) the effect of applicable public policy on the enforceability of provisions relating to indemnification or contribution.

We consent to your relying as to matters of Delaware law upon this opinion letter in connection with the Underwriting Agreement. We also consent to Steel Hector & Davis LLP, Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, and Hunton & Williams LLP relying as to matters of Delaware law upon this opinion letter in connection with opinions to be rendered by such counsel on the date hereof pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. Further, we consent to The Bank of New York (in its capacity as trustee under the Subordinated Indenture, as trustee under the Trust Securities Guarantee, and as Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement) and The Bank of New York (Delaware) (in its capacity as Delaware Trustee under the Trust Agreement) relying as to matters of Delaware law upon this opinion letter in connection with the matters set forth in this opinion letter. Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion letter may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person or relied upon for any other purpose.

Very truly yours,

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EXHIBIT 1(C)

FPL Group, Inc.
[FPL Group Capital Inc]
Preferred Stock


UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT


[Date]

To the Representatives named in Schedule I hereto of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II hereto

Ladies and Gentlemen:

1. Introductory. [/1/FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), proposes to issue and sell shares of FPL Group's serial preferred stock, $.01 par value, with the terms and in the amount specified in Schedule I hereto (the "Preferred Stock" or the "Shares").] [/2/FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital") and a [wholly-owned] subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), proposes to issue and sell shares of FPL Group Capital's preferred stock, $[__] par value, with the terms and in the amount specified in Schedule I hereto (the "Preferred Stock" or the "Shares"). The Preferred Stock will be guaranteed by FPL Group pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of _________, 200_, between FPL Group and the holders of the Preferred Stock (the "Guarantee Agreement").] [/1/FPL Group hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters (as defined below) as set forth herein.] [/2/Each of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters (as defined below) as set forth herein.]

The term "Underwriters" as used herein shall be deemed to mean the entity or several entities named in Schedule II hereto and any underwriter substituted as provided in Section [5] hereof and the term "Underwriter" shall be deemed to mean one of such Underwriters. If the entity or entities listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Representatives") are the same as the entity or entities listed in Schedule II hereto, then the terms "Underwriters" and "Representatives," as used herein, shall each be deemed to refer to such entity or entities. The Representatives represent that they have been authorized by each Underwriter to enter into this agreement on behalf of such Underwriter and to act for it in the


1 For use in connection with Preferred Stock of FPL Group.

2 For use in connection with Preferred Stock of FPL Group Capital.


manner herein provided. All obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are several and not joint. If more than one entity is named in Schedule I hereto, any action under or in respect of this agreement may be taken by such entities jointly as the Representatives or by one of the entities acting on behalf of the Representatives and such action will be binding upon all the Underwriters.

2. [/2/Representations and Warranties of FPL Group Capital. FPL Group Capital represents and warrants to the several Underwriters that:

(a) FPL Group Capital has filed with the Commission a joint registration statement with FPL Group, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II on Form S-3, including a prospectus ("Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05"), for registration under the Securities Act of (a) $2,800,000,000 aggregate amount of (i) FPL Group Capital's unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities"), (ii) FPL Group's shares of common stock, $.01 par value, including the preferred share purchase rights, if any, attached thereto (the "Common Stock"), (iii) shares of FPL Group's preferred stock, $.01 par value ("FPL Group Preferred Stock"), (iv) the Preferred Stock, (v) contracts to purchase Common Stock or other agreements or instruments requiring FPL Group to issue Common Stock (collectively, "Stock Purchase Contracts"), (vi) units, each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and any of Debt Securities, Preferred Trust Securities (as defined below) or debt securities of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities ("Stock Purchase Units"), (vii) FPL Group Capital's junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures"), (viii) FPL Group's junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures"), and (ix) preferred trust securities of FPL Group Trust I, FPL Group Capital Trust II and FPL Group Capital Trust III ("Preferred Trust Securities"), (provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in (i) through (ix) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000) and (b) FPL Group's guarantees (the "Guarantees") related to Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, Preferred Stock and Preferred Trust Securities. [None] [$__________] of the $1,400,000,000 aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 [has] [have] been previously issued. Such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group Capital, threatened by the Commission. References herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as amended or supplemented to such date, including all documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 1/2/ of Form S-3 ("Incorporated Documents"); provided that if FPL Group Capital files a joint registration statement with FPL Group, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and

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FPL Group Trust II with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement"), then after such filing, all references to "Registration Statement" shall be deemed to include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. References herein to the term "Prospectus" as of any given date shall mean the prospectus forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement relating to the Shares proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the general rules and regulations of the Securities Act ("Rule 424"), and as further amended or supplemented as of such date (other than amendments or supplements relating to (i) securities other than the Shares or (ii) when referring to the Prospectus relating to a particular offering of the Shares, Shares other than the Shares being offered on such date), including all Incorporated Documents. References herein to the term "Effective Date" shall be deemed to refer to the later of the time and date that Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 was declared effective and the time and date of the filing thereafter of FPL Group's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, if such filing is made prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined). The prospectus supplement relating to the Shares proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 shall be substantially in the form delivered to the Representatives prior to the execution of this agreement. Prior to the termination of the offering of the Shares, FPL Group Capital will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus without prior notice to the Representatives and to Hunton & Williams LLP, who are acting as counsel for the several Underwriters ("Counsel for the Underwriters"), or any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives shall reasonably object in writing, or which shall be unsatisfactory to Counsel for the Underwriters. Each of the Underwriters acknowledges that subsequent to the Closing Date, FPL Group Capital may file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in order to file one or more unqualified opinions of counsel pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act.

(b) The Registration Statement at the Effective Date fully complied, and the Prospectus, both on the date it is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (such date, the "424 Date") and at the Closing Date, and the Registration Statement and the Indenture at the Closing Date, will fully comply, in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "1939 Act"), respectively, and, in each case, the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, did not, and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; the Prospectus, on the 424 Date and at the Closing Date, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the foregoing representations and warranties in this subsection (b) shall not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to FPL Group or FPL Group Capital by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in

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connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or to any statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, or amendments thereto, filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or incorporated into the Registration Statement (collectively, the "Statements of Eligibility") or to any statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus relating to The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Book-Entry-Only System that are based solely on information contained in published reports of DTC.

(c) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group Capital, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group Capital to be fulfilled have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of FPL Group Capital in accordance with the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation (the "FPL Group Capital Charter"), by-laws and applicable law. The execution and delivery of the Shares and the performance by FPL Group Capital of its obligations thereunder do not require any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or by any governmental agency or body other than (i) those consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained, and (ii) the filing of Articles of Amendment to the FPL Group Capital Charter relating to the Shares with the appropriate office of the Department of State, State of Florida which shall be filed by FPL Group Capital prior to the Closing Date.

(d) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group Capital and the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group Capital to be fulfilled will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the FPL Group Capital Charter or by-laws, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which FPL Group Capital is now a party, or violate any law or any order, rule, decree or regulation applicable to FPL Group Capital of any federal or state court, regulatory board or body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over FPL Group Capital or any of its property, except where such breach, default or violation would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(e) FPL Group Capital or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the ownership interests of FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof.

(f) FPL Group Capital and each of its direct and indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X (17 CFR Part 210)) has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which its respective ownership of properties or the conduct of its respective businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and has the power and authority as a

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corporation or other entity necessary to own or hold its respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged.

(g) The Preferred Stock has been validly authorized and, when issued and delivered by FPL Group Capital against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, will be fully paid and non-assessable.

(h) FPL Group Capital is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act").]

3. Representations and Warranties of FPL Group. FPL Group represents and warrants to the several Underwriters that:

(a) FPL Group, jointly with FPL Group Capital [/1/Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital") and a [wholly-owned] subsidiary of FPL Group], has filed with the [/1/Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")] [/2/the Commission] Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 for the registration under the Securities Act [/1/of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),] of (a) $2,800,000,000 aggregate amount of (i) FPL Group Capital's [/1/unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities")] [/2/Debt Securities], (ii) [/1/FPL Group's shares of common stock, $.01 par value, including the preferred share purchase rights, if any, attached thereto (the "Common Stock")] [/2/Common Stock], (iii)
[/1/the Preferred Stock] [/2/shares of FPL Group's serial preferred stock, $.01 par value ("FPL Group Preferred Stock")], (iv) [/2/the Preferred Stock] [/1/shares of FPL Group Capital's preferred stock, $[__] par value ("FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock")], (v) [/1/contracts to purchase Common Stock or other agreements or instruments requiring FPL Group to issue Common Stock (collectively, "Stock Purchase Contracts")] [/2/Stock Purchase Contracts], (vi) [/1/units, each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and any of Debt Securities, Preferred Trust Securities (as defined below) or debt securities of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities ("Stock Purchase Units")] [/2/Stock Purchase Units],
(vii) [/1/FPL Group Capital's junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures")] [/2/FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures], (viii) [/1/FPL Group's junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures")] [/2/FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures], and (ix) [/1/preferred trust securities of the FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II ("Preferred Trust Securities")]
[/2/Preferred Trust Securities], (provided however, that the aggregate value of all such securities or combinations of such securities listed in
(i) through (ix) offered for sale to the public by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II and FPL Group Capital Trust III included in the registration statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000) and
(b) [/1/FPL Group's guarantees (the "Guarantees") related to Debt Securities, FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures, Preferred Stock and Preferred Trust Securities] [/2/the Guarantees]. [None]
[$__________] of the $1,400,000,000 aggregate amount of securities registered with the Commission under the Securities Act pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 [has] [have] been previously issued. Such registration statement has been declared effective

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by the Commission and no stop order suspending such effectiveness has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of FPL Group, threatened by the Commission. [/1/References herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, each as amended or supplemented to such date, including all documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 ("Incorporated Documents"); provided that if FPL Group files a joint registration statement with FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement"), then after such filing, all references to "Registration Statement" shall be deemed to include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. References herein to the term "Prospectus" as of any given date shall mean the prospectus forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement relating to the Shares proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the general rules and regulations of the Securities Act ("Rule 424"), and as further amended or supplemented as of such date (other than amendments or supplements relating to (i) securities other than the Shares or (ii) when referring to the Prospectus relating to a particular offering of the Shares, Shares other than the Shares being offered on such date), including all Incorporated Documents. References herein to the term "Effective Date" shall be deemed to refer to the later of the time and date that Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 was declared effective and the time and date of the filing thereafter of FPL Group's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, if such filing is made prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined).] The prospectus supplement relating to the Shares proposed to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 shall be substantially in the form delivered to the Representatives prior to the execution of this agreement. Prior to the termination of the offering of the Shares, FPL Group will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus without prior notice to the Representatives and to
[/1/Hunton & Williams LLP, who are acting as counsel for the several Underwriters ("Counsel for the Underwriters")] [/2/Counsel for the Underwriters], or any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives shall reasonably object in writing, or which shall be unsatisfactory to Counsel for the Underwriters. Each of the Underwriters acknowledges that subsequent to the Closing Date, FPL Group may file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in order to file one or more unqualified opinions of counsel pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act.

(b) The Registration Statement at the Effective Date fully complied, and the Prospectus, both on the [/1/date it is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (such date, the "424 Date")] [2424 Date] and at the Closing Date, and the Registration Statement [/2/and the Guarantee Agreement] at the Closing Date, will fully comply, in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, did not, and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement will not, contain an untrue statement of a

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material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; the Prospectus, on the 424 Date and at the Closing Date, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Incorporated Documents, when filed with the Commission, fully complied or will fully comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided, that the foregoing representations and warranties in this subsection (b) shall not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital] by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or to any statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, or amendments thereto, filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement [or incorporated into the Registration Statement] [(collectively, the "Statements of Eligibility") or to any statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus relating to [/1/The Depository Trust Company ("DTC")] [/2/the DTC] Book-Entry-Only System that are based solely on information contained in published reports of DTC.

(c) The financial statements included as part of or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, at the respective dates and for the respective periods to which they apply; such financial statements have been prepared in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as otherwise indicated in the Registration Statement; and Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have audited the audited financial statements of FPL Group, are independent public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(d) Except as reflected in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, since the respective most recent dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, nor has any transaction been entered into by FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries that is material to FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than changes and transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and transactions in the ordinary course of business. FPL Group and its subsidiaries have no contingent obligation material to FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, which is not disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus.

(e) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group to be fulfilled have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of FPL Group in accordance with the provisions of its Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "FPL

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Group Charter"), by-laws and applicable law[/2/, and the Guarantee Agreement related to the FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock when issued and delivered by FPL Group as provided herein will constitute a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity. The execution and delivery of the Guarantee Agreement did not require, and the performance by FPL Group of its obligations thereunder with respect to the Preferred Stock does not require, any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or by any governmental agency or body other than those consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained].

(f) The execution and delivery of this agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated by FPL Group [/1/and] [/2/,] the fulfillment of the terms hereof on the part of FPL Group to be fulfilled
[/2/and the compliance by FPL Group with all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement] will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the FPL Group Charter or by-laws, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries is now a party, or violate any law or any order, rule, decree or regulation applicable to FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries of any federal or state court, regulatory board or body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over FPL Group or its subsidiaries or any of their respective property, except where such breach, default or violation would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(g) FPL Group or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the common stock (with respect to those subsidiaries which are organized as corporations) or other ownership interests (with respect to those subsidiaries which are organized as limited liability companies) of FPL Group's direct or indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X [/1/(17 CFR Part 210)]) free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof. FPL Group's direct and indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X) are [Florida Power & Light Company, FPL Group Capital, FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC].

(h) FPL Group and each of FPL Group's direct and indirect significant subsidiaries (as defined in Regulation S-X) has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which its respective ownership of properties or the conduct of its respective businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and has the power and authority as a corporation or other entity necessary to own or hold its respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged.

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(i) [/2/The Guarantee Agreement (i) has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action and, when executed and delivered by FPL Group, will be a valid and binding instrument enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and (ii) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus.]

(j) [/1/The Preferred Stock has been validly authorized and, when issued and delivered by FPL Group against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, will be fully paid and non-assessable.]

(k) FPL Group is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the
[/1/Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("]1940 Act[/1/")].

4. Purchase and Sale. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions in this agreement, FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital agree] [/1/agrees] to sell to the respective Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto, severally and not jointly, and the respective Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from
[/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] the respective number of Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto at the purchase price[s] for those Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto.

The Underwriters agree to make a bona fide public offering of the Shares. The Underwriters have advised [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] that the Shares will be offered to the public at $___ per share and to certain dealers selected by the Representatives at a price which represents a concession not in excess of $____ per share under the public offering price.

5. Time, Date and Place of Closing, Default of Underwriter. Delivery of the Shares and payment therefor by wire transfer in federal funds shall be made at the time, date and place set forth in Schedule I hereto, or at such other time, date or place as may be agreed upon in writing by FPL Group [/2/, FPL Group Capital] and the Representatives. The time and date of such delivery and payment are herein called the "Closing Date."

The Shares shall be delivered to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price therefor. Delivery of the Shares shall be made through the facilities of DTC unless the Representatives and [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] shall otherwise agree. For the purpose of expediting the checking of the Shares by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] agrees to make such Shares available to the Representatives for such purpose at the offices of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day preceding the Closing Date, or at such other time, date or place as may be agreed upon by [/1/FPL Group] [/2/ FPL Group Capital] and the Representatives.

If any Underwriter shall fail to purchase and pay for the number of the Shares which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase and pay for hereunder

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(otherwise than by reason of any failure on the part of FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital] to comply with any of the provisions contained herein), the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase and pay for (in addition to the respective number of the Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto) the number of the Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters failed to purchase and pay for, up to a number thereof equal to, in the case of each such remaining Underwriter, ten percent (10%) of the aggregate number of the Shares set forth opposite the name of such remaining Underwriter in said Schedule II, and such remaining Underwriters shall have the right, within 24 hours of receipt of such notice, either to (i) purchase and pay for (in such proportion as may be agreed upon among them) the remaining number of the Shares which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase, or (ii) substitute another Underwriter or Underwriters, satisfactory to FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], to purchase and pay for, the remaining number of the Shares which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase. If any of the Shares still remain unpurchased, then [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] shall be entitled to a further period of 24 hours within which to procure another party or other parties, members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (or, if not members of such Association, who are not eligible for membership in said Association and who agree (i) to make no sales within the United States, its territories or its possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein and (ii) in making sales to comply with said Association's Conduct Rules) and satisfactory to the Representatives to purchase such Shares on the terms herein set forth. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, (i) the non-defaulting Underwriters notify
[/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] that they have arranged for the purchase of such Shares or (ii) [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] notifies the non-defaulting Underwriters that it has arranged for the purchase of such Shares, the non-defaulting Underwriters or [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date for a period of not more than three full business days beyond the expiration of the respective prescribed periods in order to effect whatever changes may thus be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. In the event that neither the non-defaulting Underwriters nor
[/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] has arranged for the purchase of such Shares by another party or parties as above provided, then this agreement shall terminate without any liability on the part of FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital] or any Underwriter (other than an Underwriter which shall have failed or refused, otherwise than for some reason sufficient to justify, in accordance with the terms hereof, the cancellation or termination of its obligations hereunder, to purchase and pay for the Shares which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase as provided in Section [4] hereof), except as otherwise provided in
Section [9] and subsections (c) and (e) of Section [6] hereof.

6. Covenants of FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital]. FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] [/1/agrees] [/2/agree] with the several Underwriters that:

(a) FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] will promptly file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

(b) [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will deliver to the Representatives and to Counsel for the Underwriters one signed copy of the Registration Statement or, if a signed copy is not available, one conformed copy of the Registration Statement certified by an officer of [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] to be in the form as originally filed,

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including all Incorporated Documents and exhibits, except those incorporated by reference, which relate to the Shares, including a signed or conformed copy of each consent and certificate included therein or filed as an exhibit thereto. As soon as practicable after the date of this agreement, [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will deliver to the Underwriters through the Representatives as many copies of the Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request for the purposes contemplated by the Securities Act.

(c) [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will pay or cause to be paid all expenses in connection with (i) the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and Prospectus, (ii) the issuance and delivery of the Shares as provided in Section [5] hereof, and (iii) the printing and delivery to the Representatives for the account of the Underwriters, in reasonable quantities, of copies of the Registration Statement [/1/and]
[/2/,] the Prospectus [/2/and the Guarantee Agreement]. [/1/FPL Group]
[/2/FPL Group Capital] will pay or cause to be paid all taxes, if any (but not including any transfer taxes), on the issuance of the Shares. [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] shall not, however, be required to pay any amount for any expenses of the Representatives or any of the Underwriters, except that if this agreement shall be terminated in accordance with the provisions of Sections [7], [8] [or] [/1/0] hereof, [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will pay or cause to be paid the fees and disbursements of Counsel for the Underwriters, whose fees and disbursements the Underwriters agree to pay in any other event and [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] shall reimburse the Underwriters for out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement, not in excess, however, of an aggregate of $5,000. [/2/Neither] FPL Group [/2/nor FPL Group Capital] shall [/1/not] in any event be liable to any of the several Underwriters for damages on account of loss of anticipated profits.

(d) During a period of nine months after the date of this agreement, if any event relating to or affecting FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital] shall occur which, in the opinion of FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital], should be set forth in a supplement to or an amendment of the Prospectus in order to make the Prospectus not misleading in the light of the circumstances when it is delivered to a purchaser, [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will forthwith at its expense prepare and furnish to the Representatives a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or supplements or an amendment or amendments to the Prospectus which will supplement or amend the Prospectus so that as supplemented or amended it will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; provided that should such event relate solely to activities of any of the Underwriters, then the Underwriters shall assume the expense of preparing and furnishing copies of any such amendment or supplement. In case any Underwriter is required to deliver a Prospectus after the expiration of nine months after the date of this agreement,
[/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] upon the request of the Representatives will furnish to the Representatives, at the expense of such Underwriter, a reasonable quantity of a supplemented or amended Prospectus or supplements or amendments to the Prospectus complying with Section 10 of the Securities Act.

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(e) [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will furnish such proper information as may be lawfully required and otherwise cooperate in qualifying the Shares for offer and sale under the blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will pay or cause to be paid filing fees and expenses (including fees of counsel not to exceed $5,000 and reasonable disbursements of counsel), provided that [/2/neither] FPL Group [/2/nor FPL Group Capital] shall [/1/not] be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or dealer in securities, or to file any consents to service of process under the laws of any jurisdiction, or to meet other requirements deemed by FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital] to be unduly burdensome.

(f) FPL Group will timely file such reports pursuant to the Exchange Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its security holders (including holders of the Shares) as soon as practicable an earnings statement (which need not be audited, unless required so to be under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) for the purposes of, and to provide the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

(g) FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] will advise the Representatives promptly of the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 and of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Registration Statement or, prior to the termination of the offering of the Shares hereunder, of official notice of the institution of proceedings for, or the entry of, a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and, if such a stop order should be entered, use every commercially reasonable effort to obtain the prompt removal thereof.

(h) [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to deliver, in appropriate form for filing, to the Department of State of Florida on or before the Closing Date the articles of amendment required by Section 607.0602, Florida Statues, which are effective to establish and designate the Shares and determine their relative rights, preferences and limitations, and will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have such amendment accepted for filing by such Department of State on or before the Closing Date.

7. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations to Purchase and Pay for the Shares. The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Shares shall be subject to the performance by FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] of [/1/its] [/2/their] obligations to be performed hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date and to the following conditions:

(a) The [/2/respective] representations and warranties made by FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date and the Representatives shall have received, prior to payment for the Shares, a certificate from [/2/each of] FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] dated the Closing Date and signed by an officer of FPL Group
[/2/and FPL Group Capital, as the case may be,] to that effect.

(b) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect on the Closing Date; no order of the

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Commission directed to the adequacy of any Incorporated Document shall be in effect on the Closing Date; no proceedings for either such purpose shall be pending before, or threatened by, the Commission on such date; and the Representatives shall have received, prior to payment for the Shares, a certificate from [/2/each of] FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] dated the Closing Date and signed by an officer of FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital, as the case may be,] to the effect that, to the best of [/2/their]
[/1/his] knowledge, no such order is in effect and no proceedings for either such purpose are pending before, or to the knowledge of FPL Group
[/2/and FPL Group Capital] threatened by, the Commission.

(c) On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received from Steel Hector & Davis LLP, counsel to FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, co-counsel to FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], and Hunton & Williams LLP, Counsel for the Underwriters, opinions (with a copy for each of the Underwriters) in substantially the form and substance prescribed in Schedules III, IV and V hereto (i) with such changes therein as may be agreed upon by FPL Group [/2/, FPL Group Capital] and the Representatives, with the approval of Counsel for the Underwriters, and (ii) if the Prospectus relating to the Shares shall be supplemented or amended after the Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424, with any changes therein necessary to reflect such supplementation or amendment.

(d) At the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP a letter (with copies thereof for each of the Underwriters) to the effect that (i) they are independent public accountants with respect to FPL Group within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder; (ii) in their opinion, the consolidated financial statements of FPL Group audited by them and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) on the basis of performing a review of interim financial information as described in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71, Interim Financial Information, and in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, Interim Financial Information, on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FPL Group, if any, incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, a reading of the latest available interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FPL Group since the close of FPL Group's most recent audited fiscal year, reading the minutes and consents of the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and of the shareholders of FPL Group since the end of the most recent audited fiscal year, and inquiries of officials of FPL Group who have responsibility for financial and accounting matters (it being understood that the foregoing procedures do not constitute an audit made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and they would not necessarily reveal matters of significance with respect to the comments made in such letter, and accordingly that Deloitte & Touche LLP makes no representation as to the sufficiency of such procedures for the several Underwriters' purposes), nothing has come to their attention which caused them to believe that (a) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FPL Group, if any, incorporated by reference in the Prospectus /1/ do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the published rules and regulations

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thereunder and /2/ except as disclosed in the Prospectus, are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent with that of the audited consolidated financial statements of FPL Group incorporated by reference in the Prospectus; (b) at the date of the latest available interim balance sheet read by them and at a specified date not more than five days prior to the Closing Date there was any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of FPL Group and its subsidiaries, or decrease in FPL Group's common shareholders' equity, in each case as compared with amounts shown in the most recent consolidated balance sheet incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, except in all instances for changes, increases or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur, or as occasioned by the declaration, provision for, or payment of dividends, or as occasioned by the sale of common stock pursuant to any employee or director benefit or compensation plan or the dividend reinvestment plan or the repurchase of common stock by FPL Group or which are described in such letter; or (c) for the period from the date of the most recent [condensed] consolidated balance sheet incorporated by reference in the Prospectus to the latest available interim balance sheet read by them and for the period from the date of the latest available interim balance sheet read by them to a specified date not more than five days prior to the Closing Date, there were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period in the preceding year, in total consolidated operating revenues or in net income, except in all instances for decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur, or which are described in such letter; and (iv) they have carried out certain procedures and made certain findings, as specified in such letter, with respect to certain amounts included in the Prospectus and Exhibit 12 to the Registration Statement and such other items as the Representatives may reasonably request.

(e) Since the respective most recent dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and up to the Closing Date, (i) there shall have been no material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of [/2/(a) FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b)] FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except [/2/in each case] as disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and (ii) there shall have been no material transaction entered into by [/2/(a) FPL Group Capital or any of its subsidiaries that is material to FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b)] FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries that is material to FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, [/2/in each case] other than transactions disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and transactions in the ordinary course of business; and at the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received a certificate to such effect from [/2/each of FPL Group Capital and] FPL Group signed by an officer of [/2/FPL Group Capital or] FPL Group[/2/, as the case may be].

(f) All legal proceedings to be taken in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares shall have been satisfactory in form and substance to Counsel for the Underwriters.

(g) [The Shares shall have been approved for listing on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") upon official notice of issuance.]

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In case any of the conditions specified above in this Section [7] shall not have been fulfilled, this agreement may be terminated by the Representatives upon mailing or delivering written notice thereof to FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital]. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e) of Section
[6] hereof.

8. Condition of FPL Group's [/2/and FPL Group Capital's] Obligations. The
[/1/obligation] [/2/obligations] of FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] to deliver the Shares shall be subject to the following condition:

(a) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect on the Closing Date; no order of the Commission directed to the adequacy of any Incorporated Document shall be in effect on the Closing Date, and no proceedings for either such purpose shall be pending before, or threatened by, the Commission on such date.

In case the condition specified above in this Section [8] shall not have been fulfilled, this agreement may be terminated by FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] upon mailing or delivering written notice thereof to the Representatives. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e) of
Section [6] hereof.

9. Indemnification.

(a) FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital, jointly and severally, agree]
[/1/agrees] to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each officer and director of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or common law and to reimburse each such Underwriter, officer, director and controlling person for any legal or other expenses (including, to the extent hereinafter provided, reasonable counsel fees) when and as incurred by them in connection with investigating any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities or in connection with defending any actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the Effective Date of the Registration Statement), including all Incorporated Documents, or in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) of Section [9] shall not apply to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arising out of, or based upon, any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or any such omission or alleged omission, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing, to FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital] by or on behalf of any Underwriter, through the Representatives, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Registration Statement or

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the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to either thereof, or arising out of, or based upon, statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility; and provided, further, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) of Section [9] in respect of any preliminary prospectus (and for purposes of clause (ii) below, the Prospectus) shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter (or of any officer or director of or person controlling such Underwriter) on account of any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arising from the sale of the Shares to any person if such Underwriter shall have failed to send or give to such person (i) with or prior to the written confirmation of such sale, a copy of the Prospectus or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, if any amendments or supplements thereto shall have been furnished at or prior to the time of written confirmation of the sale involved, but exclusive of any Incorporated Documents, unless the alleged omission or alleged untrue statement with respect to such preliminary prospectus is not corrected in the Prospectus or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented at the time of confirmation, or (ii) with or prior to the delivery of such Shares to such person, a copy of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus which shall have been furnished subsequent to such written confirmation and prior to the delivery of such Shares to such person, but exclusive of any Incorporated Documents, unless the alleged omission or alleged untrue statement with respect to such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus was not corrected in the Prospectus or in such amendment or supplement at the time of such delivery of such Shares. The indemnity agreement of FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] contained in this subsection (a) of Section [9] and the representations and warranties of FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] contained in [/1/Section 2]
[/2/Sections [2] and [3]] hereof, [/2/respectively,] shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, officer, director or any such controlling person, and shall survive the delivery of the Shares [of each series]. The Underwriters agree promptly to notify [/2/each of] FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], and each other Underwriter, of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them or any of them, or any such officer, director or controlling person in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares.

(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless [/2/each of] FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital],
[/1/its] [/2/their respective] officers and directors, and each person who controls FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital, as the case may be] within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or common law, and to reimburse each of them for any legal or other expenses (including, to the extent hereinafter provided, reasonable counsel fees) when and as incurred by them in connection with investigating any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, or in connection with defending any actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing, to FPL Group [/2/or FPL

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Group Capital] by or on behalf of such Underwriter, through the Representatives, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to either thereof. The Underwriters hereby furnish to FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] in writing expressly for use in the [preliminary prospectus, the] Registration Statement and Prospectus [insert information provided by the Underwriters]. FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital each acknowledge]
[/1/acknowledges] that the statements set forth in the preceding sentence constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters expressly for inclusion in any preliminary prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. The indemnity agreement of the respective Underwriters contained in this subsection (b) of Section [9] shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of FPL Group [/2/,FPL Group Capital] or any of [/1/its] [/2/their respective] officers or directors or any such other Underwriter or any such controlling person, and shall survive the delivery of the Shares [of each series]. FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital agree] [/1/agrees] promptly to notify the Representatives of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against FPL Group [/2/, FPL Group Capital] (or any controlling person [/2/of either] thereof) or any of
[/1/its] [/2/their respective] officers or directors in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares.

(c) FPL Group [/2/, FPL Group Capital] and each of the several Underwriters each agree that, upon the receipt of notice of the commencement of any action against it, its officers and directors, or any person controlling it as aforesaid, in respect of which indemnity or contribution may be sought under the provisions of this Section [9], it will promptly give written notice of the commencement thereof to the party or parties against whom indemnity or contribution shall be sought thereunder, but the omission so to notify such indemnifying party or parties of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party or parties from any liability which it or they may have to the indemnified party otherwise than on account of such indemnity agreement. In case such notice of any such action shall be so given, such indemnifying party or parties shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume (in conjunction with any other indemnifying parties) the defense of such action, in which event such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by such indemnifying party or parties and reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or parties who shall be defendant or defendants in such action, and such defendant or defendants shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them; but if each of the indemnifying parties shall elect not to assume the defense of such action, such indemnifying party or parties will reimburse such indemnified party or parties for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel for the indemnifying party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest in the representation by such counsel of both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel, satisfactory to the indemnifying party or parties, to participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties at the expense of the indemnifying party or parties (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party or parties shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action). FPL Group [/2/, FPL Group Capital] and each of the several Underwriters each agree that without the prior

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written consent of the other parties to such action who are parties to this agreement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, it will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any claim or proceeding in respect of which such party intends to seek indemnity or contribution under the provisions of this Section [9], unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such other parties from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such other parties.

(d) If, or to the extent, the indemnification provided for in subsections (a) or (b) above shall be unenforceable under applicable law by an indemnified party, each indemnifying party agrees to contribute to such indemnified party with respect to any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses for which each such indemnification provided for in subsections (a) or (b) above shall be unenforceable, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect (i) the relative fault of FPL Group
[/2/and FPL Group Capital] on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which have resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, (ii) the relative benefits received by FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Shares pursuant to this agreement, and (iii) any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that no indemnified party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution with respect thereto from any indemnifying party not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] or the Underwriters and each such party's relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. FPL Group [/2/, FPL Group Capital] and each of the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute in excess of the amount equal to the excess of (i) the total price at which the Shares underwritten by it were offered to the public, over (ii) the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. The obligations of each Underwriter to contribute pursuant to this subsection (d) are several and not joint and shall be in the same proportion as such Underwriter's obligation to underwrite Shares is to the total amount of Shares set forth in Schedule II hereto.

10. Termination. This agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by delivering written notice thereof to [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital], at any time prior to the Closing Date, if after the date hereof and at or prior to the Closing Date:

(a) (i) there shall have occurred any general suspension of trading in securities on the NYSE or there shall have been established by the NYSE or

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by the Commission or by any federal or state agency or by the decision of any court any limitation on prices for such trading or any general restrictions on the distribution of securities, or trading in any securities of FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital] shall have been suspended or limited by any exchange located in the United States or on the over-the-counter market located in the United States or a general banking moratorium declared by New York or federal authorities or (ii) there shall have occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States, any outbreak of hostilities, including, but not limited to, an escalation of hostilities which existed prior to the date of this agreement, any other national or international calamity or crisis or any material adverse change in financial, political or economic conditions affecting the United States, the effect of any such event specified in this clause (ii) being such as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Shares as contemplated in the Prospectus or for the Underwriters to enforce contracts for the sale of the Shares.

This agreement may also be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date if in the judgment of the Representatives the subject matter of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus prepared and furnished by FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] after the date hereof reflects a material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole [/2/or FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole] which renders it either inadvisable to proceed with such offering, if any, or inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Shares to be purchased hereunder. Any termination of this agreement pursuant to this Section [10] shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e) of Section [6] hereof.

11. Miscellaneous. The validity and interpretation of this agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of law principles thereunder. This agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, FPL Group [/2/, FPL Group Capital], the several Underwriters and, with respect to the provisions of Section [9] hereof, each officer, director or controlling person referred to in said Section [9], and their respective successors. Nothing in this agreement is intended or shall be construed to give to any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this agreement or any provision herein contained. The term "successors" as used in this agreement shall not include any purchaser, as such purchaser, of any Shares from any of the several Underwriters.

12. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing or by telegram and, if to the Underwriters, shall be mailed or delivered to the Representatives at the address set forth in Schedule I hereto, or if to FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital], shall be mailed or delivered to it at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, Attention: Treasurer.

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please indicate your acceptance thereof in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

Very truly yours,

FPL Group, Inc.

By:

Name:

Title:

[/2/FPL Group Capital Inc

By:

Name:

Title:]

Accepted and delivered as of
the date first above written:

By:
Name:
Title:

Acting on [its] [their] own behalf and on behalf of the other several Underwriters referred to in the foregoing agreement.

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SCHEDULE I

Underwriting Agreement dated __________________ Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 Representatives and Addresses:

Shares:

Designation:
Number of Shares
Dividend Rate:

Underwriting [Discount] [Compensation]:

Public Offering Price:
Purchase Price:
Closing Date, Time and Location:    _________, 200_ at the offices of
                                    Thelen Reid & Priest LLP,
                                    875 Third Avenue,
                                    New York, New York at ____


SCHEDULE II

Number of Underwriter Shares

[Name of Underwriter]

Total.......................................


SCHEDULE III

[LETTERHEAD OF STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP]

[Date]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the Agreement,
as herein described

Ladies and Gentlemen:

[/1/We have acted as counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group of __________ shares of its ___ Preferred Stock, $.01 par value ("Preferred Stock" or the "Shares")]
[/2/We have acted as counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group Capital of __________ shares of its ___ Preferred Stock, $[__] par value ("Preferred Stock" or the "Shares"), which Shares are guaranteed (the "Guarantee") by FPL Group pursuant to that Guarantee Agreement dated __________, 200_ from FPL Group to the holders of Preferred Stock (the "Guarantee Agreement")] and (b) in connection with the sale of the Shares to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of __________, 200_ (the "Agreement"), [/1/between you and FPL Group] [,/2/among you, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital]. Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

We have participated in the preparation of or reviewed /1/ Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 effective on ___________ which registration statement was filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Trust I, FPL Group Capital Trust II and FPL Group Capital Trust III with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act") (references herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as amended and supplemented to such date, including those documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act (the "Incorporated Documents")); /2/ the prospectus dated ______________ forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated ___________ relating to the Shares, both such prospectus and prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act ("Rule 424" and references herein to the "Prospectus" as of any given date shall refer to such prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement relating to the Shares filed pursuant to Rule 424, and as further amended and supplemented to such date, including the Incorporated Documents);
[2(3) the Guarantee Agreement;] (4) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group with respect to the Registration Statement [/2/and the Guarantee]; (5) [/2/the corporate proceedings of FPL Group Capital with respect to the Registration


Statement]; (6) FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Charter"), the Articles of Amendment to the Charter with respect to the Shares, as filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida, and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Bylaws");
(7) the Articles of Amendment to the [FPL Group][FPC Group Capital] Charter with respect to the Shares as filed with the Department of State [/2/(8) FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Charter;" and each of the FPL Group Charter and the FPL Group Capital Charter, a "Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Bylaws")]; and (8) such other corporate records, certificates and other documents and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

Upon the basis of the foregoing, we advise you that:

I.

FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital each] is a validly organized and existing corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, and [/2/each] has valid franchises, licenses and permits adequate for the conduct of its [2respective] businesses.

II.

FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital each] is a corporation duly authorized by its Charter to conduct the businesses which it is now conducting as set forth in the Prospectus.

III.

[/2/The Guarantee Agreement has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

IV.

The Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The shareholders of [/1/FPL Group] [/2/FPL Group Capital] have no preemptive rights pursuant to Florida law, the FPL Group [/2/Capital] Charter or the FPL Group [/2/Capital] Bylaws, or, to our knowledge, any agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group [/2/Capital] is now a party, to subscribe for any of the Shares.

V.

To our knowledge after due inquiry, [/2/FPL Group Capital or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the membership interests in FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof, and] FPL Group or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the common stock of Florida Power &

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Light Company and FPL Group Capital free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof.

VI.

Except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no opinion, the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date (as such term is defined in the Agreement) and the Prospectus, at the date it was filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (such date, the "424 Date"), complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Incorporated Documents (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion), at the times they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration Statement became, and is, at the date hereof, effective under the Securities Act, and to the best of our knowledge, no proceedings for a stop order with respect thereto are pending or threatened under Section 8 of the Securities Act.

VII.

The consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms contained in the Agreement [/2/and, with respect to the Shares, the compliance by FPL Group with all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement], will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, as the case may be, the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws [/2/or the FPL Group Capital Charter or the FPL Group Capital Bylaws], or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group
[/2/or FPL Group Capital], or any of [/1/its] [/2/their respective] subsidiaries
[/2/, as the case may be,] is now a party, except where such breach or default would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital], [/2/each] together with its [/2/respective] subsidiaries taken as a whole [/2/, as the case may be].

VIII.

To the best of our knowledge, no approval, authorization, consent or order of any public board or body (other than in connection or in compliance with the provisions of the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction, as to which we express no opinion, and other than those that have been obtained) is legally required for the authorization of the issuance and sale of the Shares [/2/as guaranteed by the Guarantee Agreement].

IX.

The statements made in the Prospectus under the headings "Description of __________"], insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of

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the documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

X.

[The Shares have been listed, upon official notice of issuance, on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.]

XI.

Except as stated or referred to in the Prospectus, to our knowledge after due inquiry there is no material pending legal proceeding to which FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries [/2/or FPL Group Capital or any of its subsidiaries] is a party or of which property of FPL Group or any of its subsidiaries [/2/or FPL Group Capital or any of its subsidiaries] is the subject which is reasonably likely to be determined adversely and, if determined adversely, might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole [/2/or FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be,] and, to the best of our knowledge, no such proceeding is known to be contemplated by governmental authorities.

XII.

The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by [/2/each of] FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital].

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the certificates representing the Shares will conform to specimens examined by us, that the certificates representing the Shares will be duly countersigned by the transfer agent and duly registered by the registrar thereof and will be delivered against payment of the purchase price as provided in the Agreement and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. [Insert additional assumptions, if applicable]

Other than with respect to the opinion expressed in Paragraph [IX] hereof, we have not ourselves checked the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise verified, the information furnished with respect to matters in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. We have generally reviewed and discussed such information with certain officers and employees of FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], certain of [/1/its] [/2/their] other legal counsel, [/1/its]
[/2/their] independent public accountants and your representatives. Additionally, as counsel to FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], we have responsibility for certain of [/1/its] [/2/their] legal matters. On the basis of such consideration, review and discussion, but without independent check or verification except as stated, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no belief, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no belief), that the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading or (except as aforesaid) that the Prospectus at the 424 Date included, or at the date hereof includes, an untrue statement of a material fact or the Prospectus at the 424 Date omitted, or at the date hereof omits, to

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state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

We are members of the Florida Bar and do not hold ourselves out as experts on the laws of New York, and accordingly, this opinion is limited to the laws of Florida and the federal laws of the United States, insofar as they bear on matters covered hereby. As to all matters of New York law, we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, New York, New York. As to all matters of Florida law, Thelen Reid & Priest LLP and Hunton & Williams LLP are hereby authorized to rely upon this opinion as though it were rendered to each of them.

This opinion is rendered to you in connection with the above-described transaction. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or relied upon or furnished to any other person, firm or corporation without our prior written permission. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update or supplement it to reflect any fact or circumstance that hereafter comes to our attention., or any change in law that hereafter occurs.

Very truly yours,

STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP

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SCHEDULE IV

[LETTERHEAD OF THELEN REID & PRIEST LLP]

[Date]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the Agreement,
as herein described

Ladies and Gentlemen:

[/1/We have acted as special counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group of __________ shares of its ___ Preferred Stock, $.01 par value ("Preferred Stock" or the "Shares")] [/2/We have acted as counsel to FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") (a) in connection with the authorization and issuance by FPL Group Capital of __________ shares of its ___ Preferred Stock, $[__] par value ("Preferred Stock" or the "Shares"), which Shares are guaranteed (the "Guarantee") by FPL Group pursuant to that Guarantee Agreement dated __________, 200_ from FPL Group to the holders of Preferred Stock (the "Guarantee Agreement")] and (b) in connection with the sale of the Shares to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of __________, 200_ (the "Agreement"), [/1/between you and FPL Group] [,/2/among you, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital]. Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

We have participated in the preparation of or reviewed /1/ Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05 effective on ___________ which registration statement was filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, FPL Group Trust I, FPL Group Capital Trust II and FPL Group Capital Trust III with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act") (references herein to the term "Registration Statement" as of any given date shall mean Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as amended and supplemented to such date, including those documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act (the "Incorporated Documents")); /2/ the prospectus dated ______________ forming a part of Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-_______-05, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated ___________ relating to the Shares, both such prospectus and prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act ("Rule 424" and references herein to the "Prospectus" as of any given date shall refer to such prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement relating to the Shares filed pursuant to Rule 424, and as further amended and supplemented to such date, including the Incorporated Documents);
[/2/(3) the Guarantee Agreement;] (4) the corporate proceedings of FPL Group with respect to the Registration Statement [/2/and the Guarantee]; (5) [/2/the


corporate proceedings of FPL Group Capital with respect to the Registration Statement]; (6) FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Charter"), the Articles of Amendment to the Charter with respect to the Shares, as filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida, and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Bylaws");
(7) the Articles of Amendment to the [FPL Group][FPC Group Capital] Charter with respect to the Shares as filed with the Department of State [/2/(8) FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Charter;" and each of the FPL Group Charter and the FPL Group Capital Charter, a "Charter") and Bylaws as amended to the date hereof (the "FPL Group Capital Bylaws")]; and (8) such other corporate records, certificates and other documents and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

Upon the basis of the foregoing, we advise you that:

I.

[/2/The Guarantee Agreement has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

II.

The Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The shareholders of FPL Group have no preemptive rights pursuant to Florida law, the FPL Group [/2/Capital] Charter or the FPL Group [/2/Capital] Bylaws, or, to our knowledge, any agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group [/2/Capital] is now a party, to subscribe for any of the Shares.

III.

To our knowledge after due inquiry, [/2/FPL Group Capital or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the membership interests in FPL Energy, LLC and ESI Energy, LLC free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof, and] FPL Group or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the common stock of Florida Power & Light Company and FPL Group Capital free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except such as do not materially affect the value thereof.

IV.

Except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no opinion, the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date (as such term is defined in the Agreement) and the Prospectus, at the date it was filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (such date, the "424 Date"), complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission

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thereunder. The Incorporated Documents (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion), at the times they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration Statement became, and is, at the date hereof, effective under the Securities Act, and to the best of our knowledge, no proceedings for a stop order with respect thereto are pending or threatened under Section 8 of the Securities Act.

V.

The consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms contained in the Agreement [/2/and, with respect to the Shares, the compliance by FPL Group with all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement], will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, as the case may be, the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws [/2/or the FPL Group Capital Charter or the FPL Group Capital Bylaws], or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument the terms of which are known to us to which FPL Group
[/2/or FPL Group Capital], or any of [/1/its] [/2/their respective] subsidiaries
[/2/, as the case may be,] is now a party, except where such breach or default would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group [/2/or FPL Group Capital], [/2/each] together with its [/2/respective] subsidiaries taken as a whole [/2/, as the case may be].

VI.

To the best of our knowledge, no approval, authorization, consent or order of any public board or body (other than in connection or in compliance with the provisions of the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction, as to which we express no opinion, and other than those that have been obtained) is legally required for the authorization of the issuance and sale of the Shares [/2/as guaranteed by the Guarantee Agreement].

VII.

The statements made in the Prospectus under the headings "Description of __________"], insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

VIII.

[The Shares have been listed, upon official notice of issuance, on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.]

IX.

The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by [/2/each of] FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital].

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In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the certificates representing the Shares will conform to specimens examined by us, will be duly countersigned by the transfer agent and duly registered by the registrar thereof and will be delivered against payment of the purchase price as provided in the Agreement and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. [Insert additional assumptions, if applicable]

Other than with respect to the opinion expressed in Paragraph [VII] hereof, we have not ourselves checked the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise verified, the information furnished with respect to matters in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. We have generally reviewed and discussed such information with certain officers and employees of FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], certain of [/1/its] [/2/their] other legal counsel, [/1/its]
[/2/their] independent public accountants and your representatives. On the basis of such consideration, review and discussion, but without independent check or verification except as stated, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no belief, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no belief), that the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading or (except as aforesaid) that the Prospectus at the 424 Date included, or at the date hereof includes, an untrue statement of a material fact or the Prospectus at the 424 Date omitted, or at the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

We are members of the New York Bar and do not hold ourselves out as experts on the laws of Florida. We do not pass upon matters governed by Florida law, including without limitation, the incorporation of FPL Group Capital or FPL Group, titles to property or franchises. As to all matters of Florida law, we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Steel Hector & Davis LLP, West Palm Beach, Florida. As to all matters of New York law, Steel Hector & Davis LLP is hereby authorized to rely upon this opinion as though it were rendered to Steel Hector & Davis LLP.

This opinion is rendered to you in connection with the above-described transaction. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or relied upon or furnished to any other person, firm or corporation without our prior written permission. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update or supplement it to reflect any fact or circumstance that hereafter comes to our attention, or any change in law that hereafter occurs.

Very truly yours,

THELEN REID & PRIEST LLP

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SCHEDULE V

[LETTERHEAD OF HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP]

[Date]

as Representatives of the Underwriters
named in Schedule II to the Agreement,
as herein described

Ladies and Gentlemen:

[/1/We have acted as counsel for you in connection with your several purchases from FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") of __________ shares of its preferred stock, $[__] par value ("Preferred Stock or the "Shares")] [/2/We have acted as counsel for you in connection with your several purchases from FPL Group, Inc. ("FPL Group") and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") of __________ shares of its preferred stock, $[__] par value ("Preferred Stock or the "Shares"), which Shares are absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantee") by FPL Group ("FPL Group") pursuant to that Guarantee Agreement dated as of __________, 200_ from FPL Group to the holders of the Preferred Stock (the "Guarantee Agreement")] pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of ______________ (the "Agreement"), [/1/between you and FPL Group] [/2/among you, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital")]. Capitalized terms used in this opinion but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

We have examined such documents and satisfied ourselves as to such other matters as we have deemed necessary in order to enable us to express this opinion.

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

1. [/2/The Guarantee Agreement has been duly authorized by FPL Group by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by FPL Group, and is a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group enforceable against FPL Group in accordance with its terms, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.]

2. [/1/The Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The shareholders of FPL Group have no preemptive rights, pursuant to the FPL Group Charter or the FPL Group Bylaws to subscribe for any of the Common Stock.

3. Registration Statement Nos. 333-_______, 333-______-01, 333-_______-02, 333-_______-03, 333-_______-04 and 333-________-05 (collectively, the "Registration Statement"), at the Effective Date, and the Prospectus, at the 424 Date (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no opinion), complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Incorporated Documents (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no opinion), at the time they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable instructions, rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration Statement was declared, and is, at the date hereof, effective under the Securities Act, and to the best of our knowledge, no proceedings for a stop order with respect thereto are pending or threatened under Section 8 of the Securities Act.

4. The statements made in the Prospectus under the headings ["Description of _______________"], insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

5. [/2/The Guarantee Agreement is duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.]

6. The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by [/2/each of] FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital].

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the certificates representing the Shares will conform to specimens examined by us, will be duly countersigned by the transfer agent and duly registered by the registrar thereof and will be delivered against payment of the purchase price as provided in the Agreement and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. [Insert additional assumptions, if applicable] We express no opinion or belief as to the incorporation of FPL Group or FPL Group Capital, titles to property or franchises.

In passing on the form of the Registration Statement and the form of the Prospectus, we necessarily assume the correctness and completeness of the statements made or included therein by FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital] and take no responsibility therefor, except insofar as such statements relate to us and as set forth in paragraph [4] above. Other than with respect to the opinion expressed in Paragraph [4] hereof, we have not ourselves checked the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise verified, the information furnished with respect to the matters in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. We have generally reviewed and discussed such information with certain officers and employees of FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], certain of [/1/its]
[/2/their] legal counsel, [/1/its] [/2/their] independent public accountants and your representatives. On the basis of such review and discussion, but without independent check or verification except as stated, nothing has come to our

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attention that would lead us to believe (except as to the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained or incorporated by reference therein, as to which we express no belief, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which we express no belief), that the Registration Statement, at the Effective Date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading or (except as aforesaid) that the Prospectus at the 424 Date included, or at the date hereof includes, any untrue statement of a material fact or the Prospectus at the 424 Date omitted, or at the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America and, to the extent set forth herein, the law of the State of Florida. We have reviewed the opinion of even date herewith addressed to you of Steel Hector & Davis LLP, counsel for FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], required by Section [7(c)(i)] of the Agreement, and we believe such opinion to be satisfactory. We have, with your consent, relied upon such opinion as to the matters covered in such opinion relating to the laws of the State of Florida. We have also reviewed the opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, counsel to FPL Group [/2/and FPL Group Capital], required by Section [7(c)(i)] of the Agreement, and we believe such opinion to be satisfactory.

This opinion is given to you solely for your use as the Underwriters in connection with the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder and may not be relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without our express written consent. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update or supplement it to reflect any fact or circumstance that hereafter comes to our attention, or any change in law that hereafter occurs.

Very truly yours,

HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP

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EXHIBIT 4(c)

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
FPL GROUP, INC.

1. The name of the corporation is FPL Group, Inc. (the "Corporation").

2. The text of Section 1 of Article III of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Section 1. Authorized Capital Stock. The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 500,000,000 shares, consisting of 100,000,000 shares of Serial Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, and 400,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value.

3. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 607.1003 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, these Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation were approved at a meeting of the board of directors of the Corporation duly held on February 13, 2004, and were approved at a meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation duly held on May 21, 2004. The number of votes cast in favor of these Articles of Amendment by the shareholders was sufficient for approval.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned duly-authorized officer of the Corporation has executed these Articles of Amendment as of this 26th day of May, 2004.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:  /s/ Dennis P. Coyle
   --------------------------
   Dennis P. Coyle
   General Counsel and Secretary


EXHIBIT 4(I)

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

1. The name of the corporation is FPL Group Capital Inc (the "Corporation").

2. Article III of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

ARTICLE III

Capital Stock

Section 1. Authorized Capital Stock. The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 100,010,000 shares, consisting of 100,000,000 shares of Serial Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, and 10,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value.

Section 2. Serial Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized at any time, and from time to time, to provide for the issuance of shares of Serial Preferred Stock in one or more series, and to determine the designations, preferences, limitations and relative or other rights of the Serial Preferred Stock or any series thereof. For each series, the Board of Directors shall determine, by resolution or resolutions adopted prior to the issuance of any shares thereof, the designations, preferences, limitations and relative or other rights thereof, including but not limited to the following relative rights and preferences, as to which there may be variations among different series:

A. The rate and manner of payment of dividends, if any;

B. Whether shares may be redeemed and, if so, the redemption price and the terms and conditions of redemption;

C. The amount payable upon shares in the event of liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Corporation;

D. Sinking fund provisions, if any, for the redemption or purchase of shares;


E. The terms and conditions, if any, on which shares may be converted or exchanged;

F. Voting rights, if any; and

G. Any other rights and preferences of such shares, to the full extent now or hereafter permitted by the laws of the State of Florida.

The Board of Directors shall have the authority to determine the number of shares that will comprise each series.

Prior to the issuance of any shares of a series, but after adoption by the Board of Directors of the resolution establishing such series, the appropriate officers of the Corporation shall file such documents with the State of Florida as may be required by law.

For purposes of determining funds lawfully available for any dividends or other distribution upon shares of stock pursuant to the Florida Business Corporation Act (or successor statutes), amounts needed to satisfy the rights of shareholders upon dissolution who have preferential rights superior to those of shareholders of the stock receiving such dividend or distribution shall not be deducted from the Corporation's total assets.

3. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 607.1003 and 607.1006 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the "Act"), these Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation were approved and adopted by unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 607.0821 of the Act on May 27, 2004, and were approved and adopted by written consent of the sole shareholder of the Corporation pursuant to Section 607.0704 of the Act on May 27, 2004. The number of votes cast in favor of these Articles of Amendment by the shareholder was sufficient for approval.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned duly-authorized officer of the Corporation has executed these Articles of Amendment as of this 27th day of May, 2004.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

By:  /s/ Paul I. Cutler
   -----------------------------------
   Paul I. Cutler
   Vice President, Treasurer and
   Assistant Secretary

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EXHIBIT 4(AO)

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE

CREATING THE ____ DEBENTURES, SERIES DUE ________

____________, the ___________________________________ of FPL Group Capital Inc (the "Company"), pursuant to the authority granted in the accompanying Board Resolutions (all capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein or in Exhibit A hereto, but are defined in the Indenture referred to below, shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture), and Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture, does hereby certify to The Bank of New York (the "Trustee"), as Trustee under the Indenture of the Company (For Unsecured Debt Securities) dated as of June 1, 1999 (the "Indenture") that:

1. The securities to be issued under the Indenture shall be designated "_____ Debentures, Series due _________" (the "Debentures of the _____ Series") and shall be issued in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto;

2. The Debentures of the _____ Series shall mature and the principal shall be due and payable together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon on ______, ____;

3. The Debentures of the _____ Series shall bear interest as provided in the form thereof set forth as Exhibit A hereto;

4. Each installment of interest on a Debenture of the _____ Series shall be payable as provided in the form thereof set forth as Exhibit A hereto;

5. Registration and registration of transfers and exchanges in respect of the Debentures of the _____ Series may be effected at the office or agency of the Company in The City of New York, New York. Notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Debentures of the _____ Series may be served at the office or agency of the Company in The City of New York, New York. The Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee will initially be the agency of the Company for such payment, registration and registration of transfers and exchanges and service of notices and demands and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent for all such purposes; provided, however, that the Company reserves the right to change, by one or more Officer's Certificates, any such office or agency and such agent. The Trustee will initially be the Security Registrar and the Paying Agent for the Debentures of the _____ Series;

6. [So long as Debentures of the _____ Series are registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or any other successor depositary or a nominee thereof, the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any given Interest Payment Date with respect to the Debentures of the _____ Series shall be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date; provided, however, if the Debentures of the _____ Series are not registered in the name of DTC or any other successor depositary or a nominee thereof, the Regular Record Date will be the close of business on the 15th calendar day next preceding such Interest Payment Date;]

7. [Redemption provisions, if any, will be inserted]


8. No service charge shall be made for the registration of transfer or exchange of the Debentures of the _____ Series; provided, however, that the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with the exchange or transfer;

9. If the Company shall make any deposit of money and/or Eligible Obligations with respect to any Debentures of the _____ Series, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, as contemplated by Section 701 of the Indenture, the Company shall not deliver an Officer's Certificate described in clause
(z) in the first paragraph of said Section 701 unless the Company shall also deliver to the Trustee, together with such Officer's Certificate, either:

(A) an instrument wherein the Company, notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of its indebtedness in respect of the Debentures of the _____ Series, shall assume the obligation (which shall be absolute and unconditional) to irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or Paying Agent such additional sums of money, if any, or additional Eligible Obligations (meeting the requirements of Section 701), if any, or any combination thereof, at such time or times, as shall be necessary, together with the money and/or Eligible Obligations theretofore so deposited, to pay when due the principal of and premium, if any, and interest due and to become due on such Debentures of the _____ Series or portions thereof, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of said Section 701; provided, however, that such instrument may state that the obligation of the Company to make additional deposits as aforesaid shall be subject to the delivery to the Company by the Trustee of a notice asserting the deficiency accompanied by an opinion of an independent public accountant of nationally recognized standing, selected by the Trustee, showing the calculation thereof; or

(B) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, as a result of a change in law occurring after the date of this certificate, the Holders of such Debentures of the _____ Series, or portions of the principal amount thereof, will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the satisfaction and discharge of the Company's indebtedness in respect thereof and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts, at the same times and in the same manner as if such satisfaction and discharge had not been effected;

10. The Debentures of the _____ Series will be absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal, interest and premium, if any, by FPL Group, Inc., as Guarantor (the "Guarantor"), pursuant to a Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between the Guarantor and The Bank of New York (as Guarantee Trustee) (the "Guarantee Agreement");

11. With respect to the Debentures of the _____ Series, each of the following events shall be an additional Event of Default under the Indenture:

(A) the consolidation of the Guarantor with or merger of the Guarantor into any other Person, or the conveyance or other transfer or lease by the Guarantor of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless

(a) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Guarantor is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or other transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Guarantor substantially as an entirety shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the

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District of Columbia, and shall expressly assume the obligations of the Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement; and

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(B) [additional Events of Default will be added, if applicable]

12. [The Debentures of the _____ Series will be initially issued in global form registered in the name of Cede & Co. (as nominee for DTC). The Debentures of the _____ Series in global form shall bear the depository legend in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The Debentures of the _____ Series in global form will contain restrictions on transfer, substantially as described in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto;]

13. The Debentures of the _____ Series shall have such other terms and provisions as are provided in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto;

14. The undersigned has read all of the covenants and conditions contained in the Indenture relating to the issuance of the Debentures of the _____ Series and the definitions in the Indenture relating thereto and in respect of which this certificate is made;

15. The statements contained in this certificate are based upon the familiarity of the undersigned with the Indenture, the documents accompanying this certificate, and upon discussions by the undersigned with officers and employees of the Company familiar with the matters set forth herein;

16. In the opinion of the undersigned, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenants and conditions have been complied with; and

17. In the opinion of the undersigned, such conditions and covenants and conditions precedent, if any (including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) to the authentication and delivery of the Debentures of the _____ Series requested in the accompanying Company Order No. __ have been complied with.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Officer's Certificate on behalf of the Company this ____ day of ______, ____ in New York, New York.


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EXHIBIT A

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF

THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]

NO._______________ CUSIP NO.__________

[FORM OF FACE OF DEBENTURE]

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

_____ DEBENTURES, SERIES DUE _________

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (herein referred to as the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), for value received, hereby promises to pay to

or registered assigns, the principal sum of ____________________ Dollars on ____________ and to pay interest on said principal sum ________ on ______ and ______ of each year commencing ______ (each an "Interest Payment Date") at the rate of ______% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. [Provision for reset of interest rate will be inserted, if applicable.] Interest on the Securities of this series will accrue from and including __________, to and excluding the first Interest Payment Date, and thereafter will accrue from and including the last Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. No interest will accrue on the Securities with respect to the day on which the Securities mature. In the event that any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then payment of interest payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of such delay) with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be payable to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the "Regular Record Date" for such interest installment which shall be [the business day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date so long as the Securities are registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or any other successor depositary or a nominee thereof, provided, however, that if the Securities are not registered in the name of DTC or any other successor depositary or a nominee thereof the Regular Record Date will be the close of business on the 15th calendar day next preceding such Interest Payment Date and provided further that interest payable at Maturity will be paid to the Person to whom principal is paid.] Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be


payable to the Holder of this Security on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, the State of New York in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, interest on this Security may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such address shall appear on the Security Register or by a wire transfer to an account designated by the Person entitled thereto.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed in New York, New York.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

By:______________________________________

[FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

Dated:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

The Bank of New York, as Trustee

By:______________________________________
Authorized Signatory

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF DEBENTURE]

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture (For Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of June 1, 1999 (herein, together with any amendments thereto, called the "Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture, including the Board Resolutions and Officer's Certificate filed with the Trustee on _________, ____ creating the series designated on the face hereof (herein called, the "Officer's Certificate"), for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof.

[Redemption provisions, if any, will be inserted]

The Securities will be absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal, interest and premium, if any, by FPL Group, Inc., as Guarantor (the "Guarantor"), pursuant to a Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between the Guarantor and The Bank of New York (as Guarantee Trustee) (the "Guarantee Agreement").

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Security upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the Officer's Certificate described above.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of and interest on the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series at the time Outstanding in respect of which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing shall have made

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written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all series at the time Outstanding in respect of which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $[1,000] and integral multiples thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor and of authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture
[and/or in the Officer's Certificate] shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture [and/or in the Officer's Certificate].

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EXHIBIT 4(AP)


FPL GROUP, INC.

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Purchase Contract Agent
and Trustee


PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT


DATED AS OF ___________, 200__



TIE SHEET

Section of                                                  Section of
Trust Indenture Act                                         Purchase Contract
of 1939, as amended                                         Agreement
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310(a)....................................................  7.8
310(b)....................................................  7.9(d) and (g), 11.8
310(c)....................................................  Inapplicable
311(a)....................................................  11.2(b)
311(b)....................................................  11.2(b)
311(c)....................................................  Inapplicable
312(a)....................................................  11.2(a)
312(b)....................................................  11.2(b)
313.......................................................  11.3
314(a)....................................................  11.4
314(b)....................................................  Inapplicable
314(c)....................................................  11.5
314(d)....................................................  Inapplicable
314(e)....................................................  1.2
314(f)....................................................  11.1
315(a)....................................................  7.1(a)
315(b)....................................................  7.2
315(c)....................................................  7.1(e)
315(d)(1).................................................  7.1(b)
315(d)(2).................................................  7.1(b)
315(d)(3).................................................  11.9
316(a)(1)(A)..............................................  11.9
316(a)(1)(B)..............................................  11.6
316(b)....................................................  6.1
316(c)....................................................  11.2
317(a)....................................................  Inapplicable
317(b)....................................................  Inapplicable
318(a)....................................................  11.1(b)

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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Purchase Contract Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.


                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                    ARTICLE I

                        Definitions and Other Provisions
                             of General Application

SECTION 1.1.   Definitions.....................................................1
SECTION 1.2.   Compliance Certificates and Opinions...........................14
SECTION 1.3.   Form of Documents Delivered to Agent...........................14
SECTION 1.4.   Acts of Holders; Record Dates..................................15
SECTION 1.5.   Notices........................................................16
SECTION 1.6.   Notice to Holders; Waiver......................................17
SECTION 1.7.   Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.......................17
SECTION 1.8.   Successors and Assigns.........................................17
SECTION 1.9.   Separability Clause............................................17
SECTION 1.10.  Benefits of Agreement..........................................17
SECTION 1.11.  Governing Law..................................................18
SECTION 1.12.  Legal Holidays.................................................18
SECTION 1.13.  Counterparts...................................................18
SECTION 1.14.  Inspection of Agreement........................................18

                                   ARTICLE II

                                Certificate Forms

SECTION 2.1.   Forms of Certificates Generally................................18
SECTION 2.2.   Form of Agent's Certificate of Authentication..................19

                                   ARTICLE III

                                 The Securities

SECTION 3.1.   Title and Terms; Denominations.................................20
SECTION 3.2.   Rights and Obligations Evidenced by the Certificates...........20
SECTION 3.3.   Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.................20
SECTION 3.4.   Temporary Certificates.........................................21
SECTION 3.5.   Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange............22
SECTION 3.6.   Book-Entry Interests...........................................23
SECTION 3.7.   Notices to Holders.............................................23
SECTION 3.8.   Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.......................24
SECTION 3.9.   Definitive Certificates........................................24
SECTION 3.10.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Certificates.............24
SECTION 3.11.  Persons Deemed Owners..........................................25
SECTION 3.12.  Cancellation...................................................25

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SECTION 3.13.  Establishment or Reestablishment of Treasury Units.............26
SECTION 3.14.  Establishment or Reestablishment of Corporate Units............28
SECTION 3.15.  Transfer of Collateral upon Occurrence of Termination Event....29
SECTION 3.16.  No Consent to Assumption.......................................30

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                 The Debentures

SECTION 4.1.   Payment of Interest; Rights to Interest Preserved;
               Interest Rate Reset; Notice....................................30
SECTION 4.2.   Notice and Voting..............................................32
SECTION 4.3.   Substitution of the Treasury Portfolio for Debentures..........32
SECTION 4.4.   Consent to Treatment for Tax Purposes..........................33

                                    ARTICLE V

                             The Purchase Contracts

SECTION 5.1.   Purchase of Shares of Common Stock.............................33
SECTION 5.2.   Contract Adjustment Payments...................................35
SECTION 5.3.   Deferral of Payment Dates For Contract Adjustment Payments.....36
SECTION 5.4.   Payment of Purchase Price......................................37
SECTION 5.5.   Issuance of Shares of Common Stock.............................41
SECTION 5.6.   Adjustment of Settlement Rate..................................41
SECTION 5.7.   Notice of Adjustments and Certain Other Events.................46
SECTION 5.8.   Termination Event; Notice......................................47
SECTION 5.9.   Early Settlement...............................................47
SECTION 5.10.  No Fractional Shares...........................................49
SECTION 5.11.  Charges and Taxes..............................................49

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                    Remedies

SECTION 6.1.   Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Contract
               Adjustment Payments and to Purchase Common Stock...............49
SECTION 6.2.   Restoration of Rights and Remedies.............................50
SECTION 6.3.   Rights and Remedies Cumulative.................................50
SECTION 6.4.   Delay or Omission Not Waiver...................................50
SECTION 6.5.   Undertaking for Costs..........................................50
SECTION 6.6.   Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws...............................50

                                   ARTICLE VII

                                    The Agent

SECTION 7.1.   Certain Duties and Responsibilities............................51


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SECTION 7.2.   Notice of Default..............................................52
SECTION 7.3.   Certain Rights of Agent........................................52
SECTION 7.4.   Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.........53
SECTION 7.5.   May Hold Securities............................................53
SECTION 7.6.   Money Held in Custody..........................................53
SECTION 7.7.   Compensation and Reimbursement.................................54
SECTION 7.8.   Corporate Agent Required; Eligibility..........................54
SECTION 7.9.   Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor..............55
SECTION 7.10.  Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.........................56
SECTION 7.11.  Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business....56
SECTION 7.12.  Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.........56
SECTION 7.13.  No Obligations of Agent........................................57
SECTION 7.14.  Tax Compliance.................................................57

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                             Supplemental Agreements

SECTION 8.1.   Supplemental Agreements Without Consent of Holders.............57
SECTION 8.2.   Supplemental Agreements with Consent of Holders................58
SECTION 8.3.   Execution of Supplemental Agreements...........................59
SECTION 8.4.   Effect of Supplemental Agreements..............................59
SECTION 8.5.   Reference to Supplemental Agreements...........................59

                                   ARTICLE IX

                    Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance

SECTION 9.1.   Covenant Not to Merge, Consolidate, Sell or Convey
               Property Except Under Certain Conditions.......................60
SECTION 9.2.   Rights and Duties of Successor Entity..........................60
SECTION 9.3.   Opinion of Counsel Given to Agent..............................60

                                    ARTICLE X

                                    Covenants

SECTION 10.1.  Performance Under Purchase Contracts...........................61
SECTION 10.2.  Maintenance of Office or Agency................................61
SECTION 10.3.  Company to Reserve Common Stock................................61
SECTION 10.4.  Covenants as to Common Stock...................................62

                                   ARTICLE XI

                               Trust Indenture Act

SECTION 11.1.  Trust Indenture Act; Application...............................62
SECTION 11.2.  Lists of Holders of Securities.................................62


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SECTION 11.3.  Reports by the Agent...........................................62
SECTION 11.4.  Periodic Reports to Agent......................................62
SECTION 11.5.  Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent...............63
SECTION 11.6.  Defaults; Waiver...............................................63
SECTION 11.7.  Agent's Knowledge of Defaults..................................63
SECTION 11.8.  Conflicting Interests..........................................63
SECTION 11.9.  Direction of Agent.............................................63


EXHIBIT A      Form of Corporate Unit Certificate
EXHIBIT B      Form of Treasury Unit Certificate
EXHIBIT C      Notice to Settle by Separate Cash

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PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT, dated as of ___________, 200__, between FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York, acting as purchase contract agent, attorney-in-fact and trustee for the Holders of Securities from time to time (in any one or more of such capacities, the "Agent")./1/

RECITALS

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Certificates evidencing the Securities.

All things necessary to make the Purchase Contracts, when the Certificates are executed by the Company and authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered by the Agent, as provided in this Agreement, the valid obligations of the Company and the Holders, and to constitute these presents a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION

SECTION 1.1. DEFINITIONS.

For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular; and nouns and pronouns of the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;

(b) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States;

(c) the words "HEREIN," "HEREOF" and "HEREUNDER" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article,
Section or other subdivision; and

(d) the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 1.1(d).


1 This form of Purchase Contract Agreement contemplates that the Corporate Units will include Debentures as a component of such securities. In the event that preferred trust securities are included instead of Debentures, appropriate revisions will be made to this form of Purchase Contract Agreement to reflect such change.

"ACT" when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in
Section 1.4.

"AFFILIATE" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.

"AGENT" means the Person named as the "Agent" in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter "Agent" shall mean such Person.

"AGREEMENT" means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more agreements supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof.

"APPLICABLE BENCHMARK TREASURY" on a particular determination date shall mean direct obligations of the United States (which may be obligations traded on a when-issued basis only) having a maturity comparable to the remaining term to maturity of the Debentures, which may be two years or between two and one-half and two and one-quarter years, as applicable, as agreed upon by FPL Group Capital and the Reset Agent. The yield for the Applicable Benchmark Treasury will be the bid side yield displayed at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Reset Date in the Telerate system (or if the Telerate system is (a) no longer available on the third Business Day immediately preceding such Reset Date or (b) in the opinion of the Reset Agent (after consultation with FPL Group Capital) no longer an appropriate system from which to obtain such yield, such other nationally recognized quotation system as, in the opinion of the Reset Agent (after consultation with FPL Group Capital), is appropriate). If such yield is not so displayed, the yield for the Applicable Benchmark Treasury shall be, as calculated by the Reset Agent, the yield to maturity for the Applicable Benchmark Treasury, expressed as a bond equivalent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis, and computed by taking the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid yields, as of 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Reset Date of three leading United States government securities dealers selected by the Reset Agent (after consultation with FPL Group Capital) (which may include the Reset Agent or an affiliate thereof).

"APPLICABLE MARKET VALUE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

"APPLICABLE OWNERSHIP INTEREST" means, with respect to each Corporate Unit and the U.S. Treasury securities in a Treasury Portfolio, (1) a [1/20], or [5%], undivided beneficial ownership interest in a $1,000 face amount of a principal or interest strip in a U.S. Treasury security included in such Treasury Portfolio which matures on or prior to ___________, 200__, and (2) (a) for the originally scheduled quarterly interest payment date on the Debentures that would have occurred on _____________, 200__, if no successful remarketing had occurred, a ___% undivided beneficial ownership interest in a $1,000 face amount of a principal or interest strip in a U.S. Treasury security maturing on or prior to that date, (b) for each scheduled interest payment date on the Debentures that occurs after the Tax Event Redemption Date and on or prior to ______________, 200__, a ___% undivided beneficial ownership interest in a $1,000 face amount of a principal or interest strip in a U.S. Treasury security maturing on or prior to that date and (c) if the [Initial Reset Date] occurs prior to ______________, 200__ for the originally scheduled quarterly interest

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payment date on the Debentures that would have occurred on ________________, 200__ if no successful remarketing had occurred, an undivided beneficial ownership interest to be determined by the Reset Agent, in a $1,000 face amount of a principal or interest strip in a U.S. Treasury security maturing on or prior to _____________, 200__.

"APPLICABLE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT" means (i) on any date prior to the Reset Date, if any, the aggregate principal amount of Debentures that are components of Corporate Units on such date or (ii) on or after the Reset Date, if any, the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding on such date.

"AUTHORIZED NEWSPAPER" means a newspaper in the English language of general circulation in The City of New York and generally published each Business Day. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company anticipates that for purposes of each Reset Announcement Date, the Authorized Newspaper will be The Wall Street Journal.

"AUTHORIZED OFFICER" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, or any other officer or agent of the Company duly authorized by the Board of Directors to act in respect of matters relating to this Agreement.

"BANKRUPTCY CODE" means title 11 of the United States Code, or any other law of the United States that from time to time provides a uniform system of bankruptcy laws.

"BENEFICIAL OWNER" means, with respect to a Book-Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Interest as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency).

"BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the board of directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee of that board.

"BOARD RESOLUTION" means one or more resolutions of the Board of Directors, a copy of which has been certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification and delivered to the Agent.

"BOOK-ENTRY INTEREST" means a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 3.6.

"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions and trust companies in New York City (in the State of New York) are permitted or required by any applicable law to close.

"CASH SETTLEMENT" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a)(i).

"CERTIFICATE" means a Corporate Unit Certificate or a Treasury Unit Certificate.

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"CLEARING AGENCY" means an organization registered as a "Clearing Agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as a depositary for the Securities and in whose name, or in the name of a nominee of that organization, shall be registered as a Global Certificate and which shall undertake to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Securities.

"CLEARING AGENCY PARTICIPANT" means a securities broker or dealer, bank, trust company, clearing corporation, other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Clearing Agency.

"CLOSING PRICE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

"COLLATERAL" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Pledge Agreement.

"COLLATERAL AGENT" means __________, as Collateral Agent under the Pledge Agreement until a successor Collateral Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Pledge Agreement, and thereafter "Collateral Agent" shall mean the Person who is then the Collateral Agent thereunder.

"COLLATERAL SUBSTITUTION" means the substitution of the pledged components of one type of Security for pledged components of the other type of Security (i.e., either Corporate Unit or Treasury Unit) in connection with the establishment or reestablishment of Treasury Units or Corporate Units, as described in Sections 3.13 and 3.14.

"COMMON STOCK" means the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, including, where applicable, the preferred share purchase rights appurtenant thereto.

"COMPANY" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor.

"COMPANY CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer and delivered to the Agent.

"CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS" means the amounts payable by the Company in respect of each Purchase Contract issued in connection with the Corporate Units and the Treasury Units, which amounts shall be equal to ___% per annum of the Stated Amount; computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, plus any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments accrued pursuant to Section 5.3.

"CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE" means the corporate trust office of the Agent at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21W, New York, New York 10286.

"CORPORATE UNIT" means a Security, initially issued in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto in the Stated Amount of [$50], which represents (i) beneficial ownership by the Holder of either (a) (1) one Debenture in a principal amount of [$50], or (2) following a successful remarketing of the Debentures on the [Initial Remarketing Date], on or after the

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[Initial Reset Date] an Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, subject to the pledge of such Debenture or Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio by the Holder pursuant to the Pledge Agreement or (b) upon the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, an Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, subject to the Pledge of such Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio by the Holder pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, and (ii) the rights and obligations of the Holder under one Purchase Contract.

"CORPORATE UNIT CERTIFICATE" means a certificate evidencing the rights and obligations of a Holder in respect of the number of Corporate Units specified on such certificate.

"CORPORATE UNIT REGISTER" and "CORPORATE UNIT REGISTRAR" have the

respective meanings specified in Section 3.5.

"COUPON RATE" with respect to a Debenture means the percentage rate per annum at which such Debenture will bear interest.

"CURRENT MARKET PRICE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(a)(8).

"DEBENTURES" means the series of debentures of FPL Group Capital designated "Series __ Debentures due ___________, 200__" to be issued under the Indenture.

"DEFAULT" means a default by the Company in any of its obligations under this Agreement.

"DEFERRED CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS" has the meaning specified in
Section 5.3.

"DEPOSITARY" means, initially, DTC until another Clearing Agency becomes its successor.

"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing Agency.

"EARLY SETTLEMENT" has the meaning specified in Section 5.9(a).

"EARLY SETTLEMENT AMOUNT" has the meaning specified in Section 5.9(a).

"EARLY SETTLEMENT DATE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.9(a).

"EARLY SETTLEMENT RATE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.9(b).

"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

"EXPIRATION DATE" has the meaning specified in Section 1.4.

"EXPIRATION TIME" has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(a)(6).

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"FAILED REMARKETING" means a remarketing that does not occur because a condition precedent to such remarketing is not fulfilled, or if in spite of using its reasonable efforts, the Remarketing Agent cannot remarket the Debentures of Holders of Corporate Units at a price not less than ____% of the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price, in the case of the remarketing of Debentures on the [Initial Remarketing Date], or ____% of the aggregate principal amount of such Debentures, in the case of the remarketing of Debentures on the [Secondary Remarketing Date], in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

"FPL GROUP CAPITAL" means FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, or any successor under the Indenture.

"GLOBAL CERTIFICATE" means a Certificate that evidences all or part of the Securities and is registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof.

"GUARANTEE AGREEMENT" means the Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, as originally executed and delivered and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended.

"HOLDER," when used with respect to a Security, means the Person in whose name a Corporate Unit Certificate and/or a Treasury Unit Certificate evidencing the Security is registered on the related Corporate Unit Register and/or the Treasury Unit Register, as the case may be.

"INDENTURE" means the Indenture (For Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital and the Indenture Trustee pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued, as originally executed and delivered and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental thereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions thereof and shall include the terms of a particular series of securities established as contemplated by Section 301 thereof.

"INDENTURE TRUSTEE" means The Bank of New York, as trustee under the Indenture, or any successor thereto.

"[INITIAL REMARKETING]" means the remarketing which occurs on the [Initial Remarketing Date].

"[INITIAL REMARKETING DATE]" means the third Business Day immediately preceding the [Initial Reset Date].

"[INITIAL RESET DATE]" means any Business Day, as selected by FPL Group Capital in its sole discretion, from ____________, 200__ to ____________, 200__.

"ISSUER ORDER" or "ISSUER REQUEST" means a written order or request signed in the name of the Company by an Authorized Officer and delivered to the Agent.

"NYSE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

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"OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by an authorized signatory of FPL Group Capital establishing the terms of the debt securities of any series pursuant to the Indenture.

"OPINION OF COUNSEL" means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or an Affiliate and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Agent.

"OUTSTANDING," with respect to any Corporate Units and Treasury Units means, as of the date of determination, all Corporate Units or Treasury Units evidenced by Certificates theretofore authenticated, executed and delivered under this Agreement, except:

(i) if a Termination Event has occurred, (A) Treasury Units for which Treasury Securities have been deposited with the Agent in trust for the Holders of such Treasury Units and (B) Corporate Units for which the principal amount of the related Debenture or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio (or as contemplated in Section 3.15 hereto with respect to a Holder's interest in the Treasury Portfolio, cash) has been theretofore deposited with the Agent in trust for the Holders of such Corporate Units;

(ii) Corporate Units and Treasury Units evidenced by Certificates theretofore cancelled by the Agent or delivered to the Agent for cancellation or deemed cancelled pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; and

(iii) Corporate Units and Treasury Units evidenced by Certificates in exchange for or in lieu of which other Certificates have been authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holder and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, other than any such Certificate in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Agent proof satisfactory to it that such Certificate is held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands the Corporate Units or Treasury Units evidenced by such Certificate are valid obligations of the Company;

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite number of the Corporate Units or Treasury Units have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Corporate Units or Treasury Units owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Agent shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Corporate Units or Treasury Units which a Responsible Officer of the Agent actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Corporate Units or Treasury Units so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding Securities if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Agent the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Corporate Units or Treasury Units and that the pledgee is not the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.

"PAYMENT DATE" means (i) each of ___________, _________, _________ and _________, commencing _________, 200__ and (ii) with respect to the Debentures, the [Initial Reset Date] if the remarketing of the Debentures on the third

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Business Day immediately preceding the [Initial Reset Date] is successful and the [Initial Reset Date] is not ____________, 200__ or ____________, 200__.

"PERMITTED INVESTMENTS" has the meaning set forth in Article I of the Pledge Agreement.

"PERSON" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity of whatever nature.

"PLEDGE" means the pledge under the Pledge Agreement of the Debentures, the Treasury Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, in each case constituting a part of the Securities.

"PLEDGE AGREEMENT" means the Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Agent, as purchase contract agent and as attorney-in-fact for the Holders from time to time of Securities, and the Collateral Agent, as the collateral agent, the custodial agent and the securities intermediary.

"PLEDGED APPLICABLE OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE TREASURY PORTFOLIO" has the

meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Pledge Agreement.

"PLEDGED DEBENTURES" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Pledge Agreement.

"PLEDGED TREASURY SECURITIES" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Pledge Agreement.

"PREDECESSOR CERTIFICATE" means a Predecessor Corporate Unit Certificate or a Predecessor Treasury Unit Certificate.

"PREDECESSOR CORPORATE UNIT CERTIFICATE" of any particular Corporate Unit Certificate means every previous Corporate Unit Certificate evidencing all or a portion of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder under the Corporate Unit evidenced thereby; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Corporate Unit Certificate authenticated and delivered under Section 3.10 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Corporate Unit Certificate shall be deemed to evidence the same rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Corporate Unit Certificate.

"PREDECESSOR TREASURY UNIT CERTIFICATE" of any particular Treasury Unit Certificate means every previous Treasury Unit Certificate evidencing all or a portion of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder under the Treasury Units evidenced thereby; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Treasury Unit Certificate authenticated and delivered under Section 3.10 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Treasury Unit Certificate shall be deemed to evidence the same rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Treasury Unit Certificate.

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"PRIMARY TREASURY DEALER" means a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City.

"PROCEEDS" has the meaning set forth in Article I of the Pledge Agreement.

"PURCHASE CONTRACT," when used with respect to any Security, means the contract forming a part of such Security and obligating the Company (A) to sell to the Holder of such Security and the Holder of such Security to purchase not later than the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, for [$50] in cash, a number of newly issued shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Settlement Rate and (B) to pay the Holder Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article V hereof.

"PURCHASE CONTRACT SETTLEMENT DATE" means __________, 200__.

"PURCHASE CONTRACT SETTLEMENT FUND" has the meaning specified in Section 5.5.

"PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

"PURCHASED SHARES" has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(a)(6).

"QUOTATION AGENT" means (i) __________. and its successors, provided, however, that, if the foregoing shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company and FPL Group Capital shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company and FPL Group Capital.

"RECORD DATE" for the payment of interest, distributions and Contract Adjustment Payments payable on any Payment Date means, as to any Global Certificate, the Business Day next preceding such Payment Date, and as to any other Certificate, a day selected by the Company which shall be at least one Business Day but not more than 60 Business Days prior to such Payment Date (and which shall correspond to the related record date for the Debentures).

"REDEMPTION AMOUNT" means for each Debenture, the product of (i) the principal amount of such Debenture and (ii) a fraction whose numerator is the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price and whose denominator is the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures.

"REDEMPTION PRICE" means an amount per Debenture equal to the Redemption Amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

"REGISTER" means the Corporate Unit Register and the Treasury Unit Register.

"REGISTRAR" means the Corporate Unit Registrar and the Treasury Unit Registrar.

"REMARKETING AGENT" has the meaning specified in Section 5.4(b).

"REMARKETING AGREEMENT" means the Remarketing Agreement dated __________, 200__ by and among the Company, FPL Group Capital, __________, as the

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remarketing agent and reset agent and The Bank of New York, as the purchase contract agent, including any amendments and supplements thereto.

"REMARKETING FEE" means an amount not exceeding ____ basis points (.____%) of (i) the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price from any amount of the proceeds from the remarketing of the Debentures in excess of the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price, in the case of any successful remarketing of Debentures on the [Initial Remarketing Date], or (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the remarketed Debentures from any amount of the proceeds from the remarketing of the Debentures in excess of the aggregate principal amount of those remarketed Debentures, in the case of any successful remarketing of Debentures on the [Secondary Remarketing Date], in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

"REORGANIZATION EVENT" has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(b).

"RESET AGENT" means __________, or such other Reset Agent as the Company and FPL Group Capital shall select from time to time.

"RESET ANNOUNCEMENT DATE" means the seventh Business Day immediately preceding the Reset Date, the date on which the Reset Spread, and the Applicable Benchmark Treasury will be announced by FPL Group Capital.

"RESET DATE" means the [Initial Reset Date], or, if the remarketing of the Debentures on the [Initial Remarketing Date] results in a Failed Remarketing, ___________, 200__, unless a remarketing of the Debentures on the [Secondary Remarketing Date] results in a Failed Remarketing.

"RESET RATE" means the Coupon Rate to be in effect for the Debentures on and after the Reset Date and determined as provided in Section 4.1.

"RESET SPREAD" means an amount determined by the Reset Agent which, when added to the Applicable Benchmark Treasury in effect on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Reset Date, will produce the rate the Debentures should bear in order to have an approximate market value on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Reset Date of ____% of (a) the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price, if the Reset Date is the [Initial Reset Date], or (b) their aggregate principal amount if the Reset Date is ___________, 200__; provided that the Reset Rate shall in no event exceed the maximum permitted by applicable law.

"RESPONSIBLE OFFICER," when used with respect to the Agent, means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Agent, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer trust officer or any other officer of the Agent who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such persons' knowledge of any familiarity with the particular subject.

"[SECONDARY REMARKETING]" means the remarketing which occurs on the
[Secondary Remarketing Date].

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"[SECONDARY REMARKETING DATE]" means the third Business Day immediately preceding ___________, 200__.

"SECURITY" means a Corporate Unit or a Treasury Unit.

"SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS" means indebtedness of any kind of the Company
(including the guarantee of the Debentures pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement)
unless the instrument under which such indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is in parity or subordinate in right of payment to the Contract Adjustment Payments.

"SETTLEMENT RATE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

"STATED AMOUNT" means [$50], which is equal to the stated amount of a Corporate Unit and the face amount of a Treasury Unit.

"TAX EVENT" means the receipt by FPL Group Capital of an opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, change in, or announced proposed change in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein affecting taxation, (b) any amendment to or change in an interpretation or application of any such laws or regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority or (c) any interpretation or pronouncement by any such legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority that provides for a position with respect to any such laws or regulations that differs from the generally accepted position on _________, 200__, which amendment, change or proposed change is effective or which interpretation or pronouncement is announced on or after _________, 200__, there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by FPL Group Capital on the Debentures would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by FPL Group Capital for Federal income tax purposes.

"TAX EVENT REDEMPTION" means, if a Tax Event shall occur and be continuing, the redemption of Debentures, in whole but not in part, at the option of FPL Group Capital on not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior written notice.

"TAX EVENT REDEMPTION DATE" means the date on which a Tax Event Redemption is to occur.

"TERMINATION DATE" means the date, if any, on which a Termination Event occurs.

"TERMINATION EVENT" means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) at any time on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a judgment, decree or court order shall have been entered granting relief under the Bankruptcy Code, adjudicating the Company to be insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization or liquidation of the Company or any other similar applicable Federal or State law, and, unless such judgment, decree or order shall have been entered within 60 days prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, such decree or order shall have continued undischarged and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or (ii) at any time on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a judgment, decree or court order for the appointment of a receiver or liquidator or trustee or assignee in bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company or of its property, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered, and, unless such judgment,

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decree or order shall have been entered within 60 days prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, such judgment, decree or order shall have continued undischarged and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or (iii) at any time on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date the Company shall file a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or shall consent to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it, or shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or liquidation under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar applicable Federal or State law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or liquidator or trustee or assignee in bankruptcy or insolvency of it or of its property, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.

"THRESHOLD APPRECIATION PRICE" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

"TIA" means, as of any time, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or any successor statute, as in effect at such time.

"TRADING DAY" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

"TREASURY PORTFOLIO" means:

(1) in connection with the remarketing on the [Initial Reset Date], a portfolio of zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities (a) consisting of interest or principal strips of U.S. Treasury securities that mature on or prior to ___________, 200__ in an aggregate amount equal to the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures, (b) with respect to the originally scheduled quarterly interest payment date on the Debentures that would have occurred on ___________, 200__, consisting of interest or principal strips of U.S. Treasury securities which mature on or prior to ___________, 200__ in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate interest payment that would be due on the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures that would have been included in Corporate Units assuming no remarketing of the Debentures on the [Initial Remarketing Date] and that the interest rate on the Debentures was not reset on the [Initial Reset Date] and (c) if the
[Initial Reset Date] occurs prior to ____________, 200__, consisting of interest or principal strips of U.S. Treasury securities which mature on or prior to ____________, 200__ with respect to the originally scheduled quarterly interest payment date on the Debentures that would have occurred on ____________, 200__ in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate interest payment that would be due on ____________, 200__ on the principal amount of the Debentures that would have been included in Corporate Units assuming no remarketing and assuming the Coupon Rate on the Debentures is not reset and assuming that interest on the Debentures accrued from the
[Initial Reset Date] to, but excluding, ____________, 200__; and

(2) in connection with a Tax Event Redemption (a) if the Tax Event Redemption Date occurs prior to the [Initial Reset Date], or, if the
[Initial Remarketing] is a Failed Remarketing, prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a portfolio of zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities consisting of (i) interest or principal strips of U.S. Treasury securities that mature on or prior to ___________, 200__ in an aggregate amount equal to the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures and (ii) with respect to each scheduled interest payment date on the Debentures that

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occurs after the Tax Event Redemption Date and on or before the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, interest or principal strips of U.S. Treasury securities that mature on or prior to such interest payment date in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate interest payment that would be due on the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures on such date, assuming the Coupon Rate of the Debentures is not reset on the Reset Date, and (b) if the Tax Event Redemption Date occurs on or after the [Initial Reset Date], or, if the [Secondary Remarketing] is a Failed Remarketing, on or after ___________, 200__, a portfolio of zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities consisting of (i) principal or interest strips of U.S. Treasury securities that mature on or prior to ___________, 200__ in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures and (ii) with respect to each scheduled interest payment date on the Debentures that occurs after the Tax Event Redemption Date and on or before ___________, 200__, interest or principal strips of U.S. Treasury securities that mature on the Business Day prior to such interest payment date in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate interest payment that would be due on the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures on such date, assuming the Coupon Rate of the Debentures is not reset on the Reset Date.

"TREASURY PORTFOLIO PURCHASE PRICE" means the lowest aggregate price quoted by a Primary Treasury Dealer to the Quotation Agent (a) in the case of the remarketing on the [Initial Remarketing Date] for the purchase of the Treasury Portfolio for settlement on the [Initial Reset Date] and (b) in the case of a Tax Event Redemption, on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Tax Event Redemption Date for the purchase of the Treasury Portfolio for settlement on the Tax Event Redemption Date.

"TREASURY SECURITY" means a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury security having a principal amount at maturity equal to $1,000 and maturing on ___________, 200__ (CUSIP No. __________).

"TREASURY UNITS" means a Security, initially issued in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit B hereto in a Stated Amount of [$50], which represents
(i) a [1/20] undivided beneficial ownership in a Treasury Security having a principal amount at maturity equal to $1,000, and (ii) the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder under one Purchase Contract.

"TREASURY UNIT CERTIFICATE" means a certificate evidencing the rights and obligations of a Holder in respect of the number of Treasury Units specified on such certificate.

"TREASURY UNIT REGISTER" and "TREASURY UNIT REGISTRAR" have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.5.

"UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT" means the Underwriting Agreement dated _________, 200__ among the Company, FPL Group Capital, __________ and __________.

"VICE PRESIDENT" means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title "vice president."

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SECTION 1.2. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS.

Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, upon any application or request by the Company to the Agent to take any action under any provision of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish to the Agent a Company Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Agreement relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Agreement shall include:

(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such individual to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

SECTION 1.3. FORM OF DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO AGENT.

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

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Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Agreement, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

SECTION 1.4. ACTS OF HOLDERS; RECORD DATES.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Agent and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and (subject to Section 7.1) conclusive in favor of the Agent and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any manner which the Agent deems sufficient.

(c) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Corporate Unit Register or the Treasury Unit Register, as the case may be.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Certificate shall bind every future Holder of the same Certificate and the Holder of every Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Agent or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.

(e) The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Agreement to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of the Outstanding Corporate Units and the Outstanding Treasury Units, as the case may be, on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action with respect to the Corporate Units or the Treasury Units as the case may be, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite number of Outstanding Securities on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite number of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the

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Agent in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in
Section 1.6.

With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the Company may designate any date as the "Expiration Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the Agent in writing, and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 1.6, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the Company shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.

SECTION 1.5. NOTICES.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Agreement to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

(1) the Agent by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if made, given, furnished or filed in writing and personally delivered or mailed, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to the Agent at The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21W, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Vice President, Corporate Trust Administration, or at any other address previously furnished in writing by the Agent to the Holders and the Company;

(2) the Company by the Agent or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if made, given, furnished or filed in writing and personally delivered or mailed, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to the Company at FPL Group, Inc., 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, Attention:
Treasurer, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Agent by the Company;

(3) the Collateral Agent by the Agent, the Company or any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if made, given, furnished or filed in writing and personally delivered or mailed, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to the Collateral Agent at __________, ________________, ____________, Attention: ____________, or at any other address previously furnished in writing by the Collateral Agent to the Agent, the Company and the Holders; or

(4) the Indenture Trustee by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if made, given, furnished or filed in writing and personally delivered or mailed, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to the Indenture Trustee at The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Vice

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President, Corporate Trust Administration, or at any other address previously furnished in writing by the Indenture Trustee to the Company.

SECTION 1.6. NOTICE TO HOLDERS; WAIVER.

Where this Agreement provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at its address as it appears in the applicable Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Agreement provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Agent, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Agent shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

SECTION 1.7. EFFECT OF HEADINGS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 1.8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 1.9. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.

In case any provision in this Agreement or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 1.10. BENEFITS OF AGREEMENT.

Nothing in this Agreement or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and, to the extent provided hereby, the Holders, any benefits or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement. The Holders from time to time shall be beneficiaries of this Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Securities evidenced by their Certificates by their acceptance of delivery of such Certificates.

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SECTION 1.11. GOVERNING LAW.

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREUNDER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION SHALL BE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE.

SECTION 1.12. LEGAL HOLIDAYS.

In any case where any Payment Date shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Corporate Unit Certificates or the Treasury Unit Certificates) payment of the Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, shall not be made on such date, but such payments shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Payment Date, and no interest shall accrue or be payable by the Company or any Holder for the period from and after any such Payment Date, except that, if such next succeeding Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Payment Date.

In any case where the Purchase Contract Settlement Date shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Corporate Unit Certificates or the Treasury Unit Certificates), the Purchase Contracts shall not be performed on such date, but the Purchase Contracts shall be performed on the immediately following Business Day with the same force and effect as if performed on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

SECTION 1.13. COUNTERPARTS.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by the parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 1.14. INSPECTION OF AGREEMENT.

A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times during normal business hours at the Corporate Trust Office for inspection by any Holder.

ARTICLE II

CERTIFICATE FORMS

SECTION 2.1. FORMS OF CERTIFICATES GENERALLY.

The Corporate Unit Certificates (including the form of Purchase Contract forming part of the Corporate Units evidenced thereby) shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, with such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as may be required by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Corporate Units are listed or any depositary therefor, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the

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Company executing such Corporate Unit Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of the Corporate Unit Certificates.

The definitive Corporate Unit Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers of the Company executing the Corporate Units evidenced by such Corporate Unit Certificates, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

The Treasury Unit Certificates (including the form of Purchase Contract forming part of the Treasury Units evidenced thereby) shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto, with such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as may be required by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Treasury Units may be listed or any depositary therefor, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Company executing such Treasury Unit Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of the Treasury Unit Certificates.

The definitive Treasury Unit Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers of the Company executing the Treasury Units evidenced by such Treasury Unit Certificates, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

Every Global Certificate authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT (AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED) AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE CLEARING AGENCY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A CERTIFICATE REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH CLEARING AGENCY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT.

SECTION 2.2. FORM OF AGENT'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION.

The form of the Agent's certificate of authentication of the Corporate Units shall be in substantially the form set forth on the form of the Corporate Unit Certificates set forth as Exhibit A hereto.

The form of the Agent's certificate of authentication of the Treasury Units shall be in substantially the form set forth on the form of the Treasury Unit Certificates set forth as Exhibit B hereto.

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ARTICLE III

THE SECURITIES

SECTION 3.1. TITLE AND TERMS; DENOMINATIONS.

The aggregate number of Corporate Units and Treasury Units evidenced by Certificates authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered hereunder is limited to ___________ units [(or __________ if the overallotment option provided for in the Underwriting Agreement is exercised in full)] except for Certificates authenticated, executed and delivered upon registration of transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Certificates pursuant to
Section 3.4, 3.5, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 5.9 or 8.5.

The Certificates shall be issuable only in registered form and only in denominations of a single Corporate Unit or Treasury Unit and any integral multiple thereof.

SECTION 3.2. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THE CERTIFICATES.

Each Corporate Unit Certificate shall evidence the number of Corporate Units specified therein, with each such Corporate Unit representing the ownership by the Holder thereof of a beneficial interest in a Debenture or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, subject to the Pledge of such Debenture or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, by such Holder pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the Holder thereof and the Company under one Purchase Contract. The Agent as attorney-in-fact for, and on behalf of, the Holder of each Corporate Unit shall pledge, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, each Debenture or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, forming a part of such Corporate Unit, to the Collateral Agent and grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in the right, title, and interest of such Holder in such Debenture or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, for the benefit of the Company, to secure the obligation of the Holder under one Purchase Contract to purchase the Common Stock of the Company.

Each Treasury Unit Certificate shall evidence the number of Treasury Units specified therein, with each such Treasury Unit representing the ownership by the Holder thereof of a [1/20], or [5%], undivided beneficial interest in a Treasury Security, subject to the Pledge of such Treasury Security by such Holder pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the Holder thereof and the Company under one Purchase Contract. The Agent as attorney-in-fact for, and on behalf of, the Holder of each Treasury Unit shall pledge, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, each Treasury Security forming a part of such Treasury Unit, to the Collateral Agent and grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in the right, title, and interest of such Holder in such Treasury Security for the benefit of the Company, to secure the obligation of the Holder under one Purchase Contract to purchase the Common Stock of the Company.

SECTION 3.3. EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION, DELIVERY AND DATING.

Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.13 and 3.14 hereof, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and at any time and from time to time thereafter, the Company may deliver Certificates executed by the Company to the Agent for authentication, execution on behalf of the Holders and delivery,

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together with its Issuer Order for authentication of such Certificates, and the Agent in accordance with such Issuer Order shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holders and deliver such Certificates.

The Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its President, one of its Vice Presidents, its Treasurer, one of its Assistant Treasurers, its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers on the Certificates may be manual or facsimile.

Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificates.

No Purchase Contract evidenced by a Certificate shall be valid until such Certificate has been executed on behalf of the Holder by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Agent, as such Holder's attorney-in-fact. Such signature by an authorized signatory of the Agent shall be conclusive evidence that the Holder of such Certificate has entered into the Purchase Contracts evidenced by such Certificate.

Each Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication.

No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by an authorized signatory of the Agent by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

SECTION 3.4. TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES.

Pending the preparation of definitive Certificates, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holders, and deliver, in lieu of such definitive Certificates, temporary Certificates which are in substantially the forms set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit B hereto, with such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as may be required by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Corporate Units or Treasury Units are listed, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Company executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of the Certificates.

If temporary Certificates are issued, the Company will cause definitive Certificates to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Certificates, the temporary Certificates shall be exchangeable for definitive Certificates upon surrender of the temporary Certificates at the Corporate Trust Office, at the expense of the Company and without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Certificates, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Certificates of like tenor and denominations and evidencing a like number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, as the temporary Certificate or Certificates so surrendered. Until so

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exchanged, the temporary Certificates shall in all respects evidence the same benefits and the same obligations with respect to the Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, evidenced thereby as definitive Certificates.

SECTION 3.5. REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.

The Agent shall keep at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the "Corporate Unit Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Agent shall provide for the registration of Corporate Unit Certificates and of transfers of Corporate Unit Certificates (the Agent, in such capacity, the "Corporate Unit Registrar") and a register (the "Treasury Unit Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Agent shall provide for the registration of the Treasury Unit Certificates and of transfers of Treasury Unit Certificates (the Agent, in such capacity, the "Treasury Unit Registrar").

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the designated transferee or transferees, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of any authorized denominations, like tenor, and evidencing a like number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be.

At the option of the Holder, Certificates may be exchanged for other Certificates, of any authorized denominations and evidencing a like number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, upon surrender of the Certificates to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver the Certificates which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

All Certificates issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of a Certificate shall evidence the ownership of the same number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, and be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same obligations, under this Agreement as the Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, evidenced by the Certificate surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Agent) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Agent, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of a Certificate, but the Company and the Agent may require payment from the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, other than any exchanges pursuant to Sections 3.6 and 8.5 not involving any transfer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent will not be obligated to authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder and deliver any Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange on or after the

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Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or on or after the Termination Date. In lieu of delivery of a new Certificate, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified above in this Section and receipt of appropriate registration or transfer instructions from such Holder, the Agent shall (i) if the Purchase Contract Settlement Date has occurred, deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Securities evidenced by such Certificate, (ii) in the case of Corporate Units, if a Termination Event shall have occurred prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, transfer the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures or the aggregate Stated Amount of the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, evidenced thereby, or (iii) in the case of Treasury Units, if a Termination Event shall have occurred prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, transfer the Treasury Securities evidenced thereby, in each case subject to the applicable conditions and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article V hereof.

SECTION 3.6. BOOK-ENTRY INTERESTS.

The Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the form of one or more fully registered Global Certificates, to be delivered to the Depositary or a nominee or custodian thereof by, or on behalf of, the Company. Such Global Certificates shall initially be registered on the books and records of the Company in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the Depositary, and no Beneficial Owner will receive a definitive Certificate representing such Beneficial Owner's interest in such Global Certificate, except as provided in
Section 3.9. The Agent shall enter into an agreement with the Depositary if so requested by the Company. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Certificates have been issued to Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 3.9:

(i) the provisions of this Section 3.6 shall be in full force and effect;

(ii) the Company shall be entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Agreement (including the payment of Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, and receiving approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Securities and the sole holder of the Global Certificate(s) and shall have no obligation to the Beneficial Owners;

(iii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 3.6 conflict with any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 3.6 shall control; and

(iv) the rights of the Beneficial Owners shall be exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Beneficial Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants. The Clearing Agency will make book entry transfers among Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments of Contract Adjustment Payments to such Clearing Agency Participants.

SECTION 3.7. NOTICES TO HOLDERS.

Whenever a notice or other communication to the Holders is required to be given under this Agreement, the Company or the Company's agent shall give such notices and communications to the Holders and, with respect to any Certificates registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or the nominee of a Clearing Agency, the Company or the Company's agent shall, except as set forth herein, have no obligations to the Beneficial Owners.

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SECTION 3.8. APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR CLEARING AGENCY.

If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as securities depositary with respect to the Securities, the Company may, in its sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency with respect to the Securities.

SECTION 3.9. DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES.

If (i) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as securities depositary with respect to the Securities and a successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such discontinuance pursuant to Section 3.8, or
(ii) the Company elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Clearing Agency with respect to the Securities, then upon surrender of the Global Certificates representing the Book-Entry Interests with respect to the Securities by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Company shall cause definitive Certificates to be delivered to Beneficial Owners in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. The Company shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions.

SECTION 3.10. MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST AND STOLEN CERTIFICATES.

If any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Agent, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Certificate at the cost of the Holder, evidencing the same number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, and bearing a Certificate number not contemporaneously outstanding.

If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Agent (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate, and
(ii) such security or indemnity at the cost of the Holder as may be required by them to hold each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Agent that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver to the Holder, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate, evidencing the same number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, and bearing a Certificate number not contemporaneously outstanding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to execute and deliver to the Agent, and the Agent will not be obligated to authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder and deliver any Certificate on or after the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or on or after the Termination Date. In addition, in lieu of delivery of a new Certificate, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified above in this Section and receipt of appropriate registration or transfer instructions from such Holder, the Agent may (i) if the Purchase Contract Settlement Date has occurred, deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Securities evidenced by such Certificate, or
(ii) if a Termination Event shall have occurred, transfer the Debentures, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or the Treasury Securities, as the case may be, forming a part of the Securities represented by such Certificate to such Holder, in each case subject to the

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applicable conditions and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article V hereof.

Upon the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section, the Company and the Agent may require payment from the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Agent) connected therewith.

Every new Certificate issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company and of the Holder in respect of the Security evidenced thereby, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate (and the Securities evidenced thereby) shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits and be subject to all the obligations of this Agreement equally and proportionately with any and all other Certificates delivered hereunder.

The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificates.

SECTION 3.11. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.

Prior to due presentment of a Certificate for registration of transfer, the Company, FPL Group Capital and the Agent, and any agent of the Company, FPL Group Capital or the Agent, may treat the Person in whose name such Certificate is registered on the Corporate Units Register or the Treasury Units Register, as applicable, as the owner of the Corporate Units or Treasury Units evidenced thereby, for the purpose of receiving interest on the Debentures or distributions on the maturing quarterly interest strips of the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, receiving payments of Contract Adjustment Payments, performance of the Purchase Contracts and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not any interest on the Debentures or the Contract Adjustment Payments payable in respect of the Purchase Contracts constituting a part of the Corporate Units or Treasury Units evidenced thereby shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, and neither the Company, FPL Group Capital nor the Agent, nor any agent of the Company, FPL Group Capital or the Agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Global Certificate, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, FPL Group Capital, the Agent or any agent of the Company, FPL Group Capital or the Agent, from treating the Clearing Agency as the sole Holder of such Global Certificate or from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by any Clearing Agency (or its nominee), as a Holder, with respect to such Global Certificate or impair, as between such Clearing Agency and owners of beneficial interests in such Global Certificate, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of rights of such Clearing Agency (or its nominee) as Holder of such Global Certificate.

SECTION 3.12. CANCELLATION.

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Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, after the occurrence of a Termination Event or pursuant to an Early Settlement, or upon the registration of a transfer or exchange of a Certificate, or a Collateral Substitution or the reestablishment of a Corporate Unit shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Agent, be delivered to the Agent and, if not already cancelled, shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Agent for cancellation any Certificates previously authenticated, executed and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Certificates so delivered shall, upon Issuer Order, be promptly cancelled by the Agent. No Certificates shall be authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holder and delivered in lieu of or in exchange for any Certificates cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. All cancelled Certificates held by the Agent shall upon written request be returned to the Company.

If the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall acquire any Certificate, such acquisition shall not operate as a cancellation of such Certificate unless and until such Certificate is delivered to the Agent cancelled or for cancellation.

SECTION 3.13. ESTABLISHMENT OR REESTABLISHMENT OF TREASURY UNITS.

A Holder of a Corporate Unit may, at any time on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, create or recreate a Treasury Unit and separate the Debenture or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, from the related Purchase Contract in respect of such Corporate Unit by substituting Treasury Securities for the Debentures, or appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, that form a part of such Corporate Unit in accordance with this Section 3.13; and if a successful remarketing of the Debentures has occurred on the [Initial Remarketing Date] or a Tax Event Redemption has occurred, Holders of such Corporate Units may make such Collateral Substitutions at any time on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Holders may make Collateral Substitutions and establish Treasury Units (i) only in integral multiples of [20] Corporate Units if only Debentures are being substituted for Treasury Securities, or (ii) only in integral multiples of [1,600] Corporate Units if the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio are being substituted for Treasury Securities. To create [20] Treasury Units (if a Tax Event Redemption has not occurred and Debentures remain a component of Corporate Units), or [1,600] Treasury Units (if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred or the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of the Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing of such Debentures), the Corporate Unit Holder shall:

(a) if the Treasury Portfolio has not replaced any Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing or a Tax Event Redemption, deposit with the Collateral Agent a Treasury Security having a principal amount at maturity of $1,000; or

(b) if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures or a Tax Event Redemption, on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, deposit with the Collateral Agent Treasury Securities having an aggregate principal amount at maturity of
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(c) in each case, transfer and surrender the related [20] Corporate Units, or, in the event the Treasury Portfolio is a component of Corporate Units,
[1,600] Corporate Units, to the Agent accompanied by a notice to the Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Pledge Agreement, stating that the Holder has transferred the relevant types and amounts of Treasury Securities to the Collateral Agent and requesting that the Agent instruct the Collateral Agent to release the applicable Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, underlying such Corporate Units, whereupon the Agent shall promptly give such instruction to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Pledge Agreement.

Upon receipt of the Treasury Securities described in clause (a) or (b) above and the instructions described in clause (c) above, in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Agent will release from the Pledge, to the Agent, on behalf of the Holder, Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, that had been components of such Corporate Unit, free and clear of the Company's security interest therein, and upon receipt thereof the Agent shall promptly:

(i) cancel the related Corporate Units surrendered and transferred;

(ii) transfer the applicable Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, that had been components of such Corporate Units to the Holder; and

(iii) authenticate, execute on behalf of such Holder and deliver a Treasury Unit Certificate executed by the Company in accordance with Section 3.3 evidencing the same number of Purchase Contracts as were evidenced by the cancelled Corporate Units.

Holders who elect to separate the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, from the related Purchase Contracts and to substitute Treasury Securities for such Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, shall be responsible for any fees or expenses payable to the Collateral Agent for its services as Collateral Agent in respect of the substitution, and the Company shall not be responsible for any such fees or expenses.

In the event a Holder making a Collateral Substitution pursuant to this
Section 3.13 fails to effect a book-entry transfer of the Corporate Units or fails to deliver a Corporate Unit Certificate to the Agent after depositing the appropriate Treasury Securities with the Collateral Agent, the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, constituting a part of such Corporate Unit, and any interest on such Debentures or distributions with respect to the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, shall be held in the name of the Agent or its nominee in trust for the benefit of such Holder, until such Corporate Unit is so transferred or the Corporate Unit Certificate is so delivered, as the case may be, or, until such Holder provides evidence satisfactory to the Company and the Agent that such Corporate Unit Certificate has been destroyed, lost or stolen, together with any indemnity that may be required by the Agent and the Company.

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Except as described in this Section 3.13, for so long as the Purchase Contract underlying a Corporate Unit remains in effect, such Corporate Unit shall not be separable into its constituent parts, and the rights and obligations of the Holder in respect of the Debenture or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and Purchase Contract comprising such Corporate Unit may be acquired, and may be transferred and exchanged, only as an entire Corporate Unit.

SECTION 3.14. ESTABLISHMENT OR REESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATE UNITS.

A Holder of a Treasury Unit may, at any time on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, create or recreate Corporate Units by depositing with the Collateral Agent Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount at maturity of, and in substitution for all, but not less than all, of the Treasury Securities comprising part of the Treasury Unit in accordance with this Section 3.14; provided, however, that if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures or a Tax Event Redemption, such Collateral Substitutions may be made at any time on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Holders of Treasury Units may make such Collateral Substitutions and establish Corporate Units (i) only in integral multiples of [20] Treasury Units if Treasury Securities are being replaced by only Debentures, or (ii) only in integral multiples of [1,600] Treasury Units if any Treasury Security is being replaced by the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio. To create [20] Corporate Units (if a Tax Event Redemption has not occurred and the Debentures remain components of Corporate Units), or [1,600] Corporate Units (if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred or the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures), the Treasury Unit Holder shall:

(a) if the Treasury Portfolio has not replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing or a Tax Event Redemption, on or prior to the fifth Business Day preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, deposit with the Collateral Agent $1,000 in aggregate principal amount of Debentures; or

(b) if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures or a Tax Event Redemption, on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, deposit with the Collateral Agent the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio for each
[1,600] Corporate Units being created by the Holder, and having an aggregate principal amount of [$80,000]; and

(c) in each case, transfer and surrender the related [20] Treasury Units, or in the event the Treasury Portfolio is a component of Corporate Units,
[1,600] Treasury Units, to the Agent accompanied by a notice to the Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Pledge Agreement, stating that the Holder has transferred the relevant amount of Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, to the Collateral Agent and requesting that the Agent instruct the Collateral Agent to release the Treasury Securities underlying such Treasury Units, whereupon the

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Agent shall promptly give such instruction to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Pledge Agreement.

Upon receipt of the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, described in clause (a) or (b) above and the instructions described in clause (c) above, in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Agent will effect the release of the Treasury Securities having a corresponding aggregate principal amount from the Pledge to the Agent free and clear of the Company's security interest therein, and upon receipt thereof the Agent shall promptly:

(i) cancel the related Treasury Units surrendered and transferred;

(ii) transfer the Treasury Securities that had been components of such Treasury Units to the Holder; and

(iii) authenticate, execute on behalf of such Holder and deliver a Corporate Unit Certificate executed by the Company in accordance with Section 3.3 evidencing the same number of Purchase Contracts as were evidenced by the cancelled Treasury Units.

Holders who elect to separate Treasury Securities from the related Purchase Contract and to substitute Debentures or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, for such Treasury Securities shall be responsible for any fees or expenses payable to the Collateral Agent for its services as Collateral Agent in respect of the substitution, and the Company shall not be responsible for any such fees or expenses.

In the event a Holder making a Collateral Substitution pursuant to this
Section 3.14 fails to effect a book-entry transfer of the Treasury Units or fails to deliver a Treasury Unit Certificate to the Agent after depositing the Debentures or Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio with the Collateral Agent, the Treasury Securities constituting a part of such Treasury Unit Certificate, and any interest on such Treasury Securities, shall be held in the name of the Agent or its nominee in trust for the benefit of such Holder, until such Treasury Unit is so transferred or the Treasury Unit is so delivered, or until such Holder provides evidence satisfactory to the Company and the Agent that such Treasury Unit has been destroyed, lost or stolen, together with any indemnity that may be required by the Agent and the Company.

Except as provided in this Section 3.14, for so long as the Purchase Contract underlying a Treasury Unit remains in effect, such Treasury Unit shall not be separable into its constituent parts and the rights and obligations of the Holder of such Treasury Unit in respect of the Treasury Security and Purchase Contract comprising such Treasury Unit may be acquired, and may be transferred and exchanged only as an entire Treasury Unit.

SECTION 3.15. TRANSFER OF COLLATERAL UPON OCCURRENCE OF TERMINATION EVENT.

Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event and the transfer to the Agent of the Debentures, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or the Treasury Securities, as the case may be, underlying the Corporate Units and the Treasury Units pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Agent shall request transfer instructions with respect to the Debentures, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury

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Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, from each Holder by written request mailed to such Holder at its address as it appears in the Corporate Unit Register or the Treasury Unit Register, as the case may be. Upon book-entry transfer of the Corporate Units or Treasury Units or delivery of a Corporate Unit Certificate or Treasury Unit Certificate to the Agent with such transfer instructions, the Agent shall transfer the Debentures, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, underlying such Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, to such Holder by book-entry transfer, or other appropriate procedures, in accordance with such instructions. In the event a Holder of Corporate Units or Treasury Units fails to effect such transfer or delivery, the Debentures, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, underlying such Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, and any interest thereon, shall be held in the name of the Agent or its nominee in trust for the benefit of such Holder, until such Corporate Units or Treasury Units are transferred or the Corporate Unit Certificate or Treasury Unit Certificate is surrendered or such Holder provides satisfactory evidence that such Corporate Unit Certificate or Treasury Unit Certificate has been destroyed, lost or stolen, together with any indemnity that may be required by the Agent and the Company. In the case of the Treasury Portfolio or any Treasury Securities, the Agent may dispose of the subject securities for cash and pay the applicable portion of such cash to the Holders in lieu of such Holders' Applicable Ownership Interest in such Treasury Portfolio, or any Treasury Securities, where such Holder would otherwise have been entitled to receive less than $1,000 of any such security.

SECTION 3.16. NO CONSENT TO ASSUMPTION.

Each Holder of a Security, by acceptance thereof, will be deemed expressly to have withheld any consent to the assumption under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, of the Purchase Contract by the Company, its trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidator or a person or entity performing similar functions, in the event that the Company becomes a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or subject to other similar State or Federal law providing for reorganization or liquidation.

ARTICLE IV

THE DEBENTURES

SECTION 4.1. PAYMENT OF INTEREST; RIGHTS TO INTEREST PRESERVED; INTEREST RATE RESET; NOTICE.

A payment of interest on the Debentures or distribution with respect to the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, which is paid on any Payment Date shall, subject to receipt thereof by the Agent from the Collateral Agent as provided by the terms of the Pledge Agreement, be paid to the Person in whose name the Corporate Unit Certificate (or one or more Predecessor Corporate Unit Certificates) of which such Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, is a part is registered at the close of business on the Record Date next preceding such Payment Date.

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Each Corporate Unit Certificate evidencing Debentures delivered under this Agreement upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Corporate Unit Certificate shall carry the rights to payment of interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue interest, which is carried by the Debentures underlying such other Corporate Unit Certificate.

In the case of any Corporate Unit with respect to which Cash Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is effected on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date pursuant to prior notice, or with respect to which Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is effected on an Early Settlement Date or with respect to which a Collateral Substitution is effected, in each case on a date that is after any Record Date and on or prior to the next succeeding Payment Date, interest on the Debentures or distributions with respect to the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, underlying such Corporate Units otherwise payable on such Payment Date shall be payable on such Payment Date notwithstanding such Cash Settlement or Early Settlement or Collateral Substitution, and such interest or distributions shall, subject to receipt thereof by the Agent, be payable to the Person in whose name the Corporate Unit Certificate (or one or more Predecessor Corporate Unit Certificates) was registered at the close of business on the Record Date. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence, in the case of any Corporate Units with respect to which Cash Settlement or Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is effected on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or an Early Settlement Date, as the case may be, or with respect to which a Collateral Substitution has been effected, payment of interest on the related Debentures or distributions with respect to the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, that would otherwise be payable after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or Early Settlement Date shall not be payable hereunder to the Holder of such Corporate Units; provided, however, that to the extent that such Holder continues to hold the separated Debentures that formerly comprised a part of such Holder's Corporate Units, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the payment of interest on such separated Debentures.

The Coupon Rate on the Debentures to be in effect on and after the Reset Date will be determined on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Reset Date to the Reset Rate (such Reset Rate to be effective from and after the Reset Date). If the [Initial Remarketing] and the [Secondary Remarketing] result in Failed Remarketings, the Coupon Rate on the Debentures will not be reset but will continue at the initial Coupon Rate. On the Reset Announcement Date, the Reset Spread and the Applicable Benchmark Treasury to be used to determine the Reset Rate will be announced by the Company or FPL Group Capital. In addition, on any Reset Announcement Date with respect to an [Initial Reset Date] occurring prior to ____________, 200__, the percentage undivided beneficial ownership interest determined by the Reset Agent for purposes of clause (2)(c) of the definition of "Applicable Ownership Interest" will be announced by the Company or FPL Group Capital. On the Business Day immediately following the Reset Announcement Date, the Company will cause a notice of the Reset Spread and Applicable Benchmark Treasury and, if applicable, the percentage undivided beneficial ownership interest determined by the Reset Agent to be published in an Authorized Newspaper.

Not later than 7 calendar days nor more than 15 calendar days prior to the Reset Announcement Date and the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, if such Purchase Contract Settlement Date is not also a Reset Date, the Company or FPL

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Group Capital will request that the Depositary (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) notify by first-class mail, postage prepaid, the Beneficial Owners or Clearing Agency Participants holding Corporate Units or Treasury Units, of the Reset Announcement Date and any procedures to be followed by such Holders of Corporate Units who intend to settle their obligation under the Purchase Contract with separate cash on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

SECTION 4.2. NOTICE AND VOTING.

Under and subject to the terms of the Pledge Agreement and this Agreement, the Agent will be entitled to exercise the voting and any other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Debentures but only to the extent instructed by the Holders as described below. Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which holders of Debentures are entitled to vote or upon any solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies of holders of Debentures, the Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the Holders of Corporate Units a notice (a) containing such information as is contained in the notice or solicitation, (b) stating that each Corporate Unit Holder on the record date set by the Agent therefor (which, to the extent possible, shall be the same date as the record date for determining the holders of Debentures entitled to vote) shall be entitled to instruct the Agent as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the Debentures constituting a part of such Holder's Corporate Units and (c) stating the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the written request of the Holders of Corporate Units on such record date, the Agent shall endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with the instructions set forth in such requests, the maximum number of Debentures as to which any particular voting instructions are received. In the absence of specific instructions from the Holder of Corporate Units, the Agent shall abstain from voting the Debentures constituting a part of such Holder's Corporate Units. The Company hereby agrees, if applicable, to solicit Holders of Corporate Units to timely instruct the Agent in order to enable the Agent to vote such Debentures.

SECTION 4.3. SUBSTITUTION OF THE TREASURY PORTFOLIO FOR DEBENTURES.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Redemption Price payable on the Tax Event Redemption Date with respect to the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent in exchange for the Pledged Debentures. Pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Agent will apply an amount equal to the Redemption Amount of such Redemption Price to purchase on behalf of the Holders of Corporate Units the Treasury Portfolio and promptly remit the remaining portion of such Redemption Price, if any, to the Agent for payment to the Holders of such Corporate Units. The Treasury Portfolio will be substituted for the outstanding Pledged Debentures, and will be held by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement to secure the obligation of each Holder of a Corporate Unit to purchase the Common Stock of the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date under the Purchase Contract constituting a part of such Corporate Unit. Following the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Holders of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Treasury Portfolio as the Holder of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent had in respect of the Debentures subject to the Pledge thereof as provided in Articles II, III, IV, V or VI of the Pledge Agreement, and any reference herein to the Pledged Debentures shall be deemed to be reference to such Treasury Portfolio. The

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Company may cause to be made in any Corporate Unit Certificates thereafter to be issued such change in phraseology and form (but not in substance) as may be appropriate to reflect the substitution of the Treasury Portfolio for Debentures as collateral.

(b) Upon the successful remarketing of the Pledged Debentures on the
[Initial Remarketing Date], the proceeds of such remarketing (after deducting any Remarketing Fee) shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent in exchange for the Pledged Debentures. Pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Agent will apply an amount equal to the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price to purchase on behalf of the Holders of Corporate Units the Treasury Portfolio and promptly remit the remaining portion of such proceeds to the Agent for payment to the Holders of such Corporate Units. The Treasury Portfolio will be substituted for the outstanding Pledged Debentures, and will be held by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement to secure the obligation of each Holder of a Corporate Unit to purchase the Common Stock of the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date under the Purchase Contract constituting a part of such Corporate Unit. Following the successful remarketing of the Debentures on the [Initial Remarketing Date], the Holders of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Treasury Portfolio as the Holders of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent had in respect of the Debentures subject to the Pledge thereof as provided in Articles II, III, IV, V or VI of the Pledge Agreement, and any reference herein to the Pledged Debentures shall be deemed to be reference to such Treasury Portfolio. The Company may cause to be made in any Corporate Unit Certificates thereafter to be issued such change in phraseology and form (but not in substance) as may be appropriate to reflect the substitution of the Treasury Portfolio for Debentures as collateral.

SECTION 4.4. CONSENT TO TREATMENT FOR TAX PURPOSES.

Each Holder of a Corporate Unit or a Treasury Unit, by its acceptance thereof, covenants and agrees to treat itself as the owner, for Federal, State and local income and franchise tax purposes, of (i) the related Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, in the case of the Corporate Units, or (ii) the Treasury Securities, in the case of the Treasury Units. Each Holder of a Corporate Unit, by its acceptance thereof, further covenants and agrees to treat the Debentures as indebtedness of FPL Group Capital for Federal, State and local income and franchise tax purposes.

ARTICLE V

THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS

SECTION 5.1. PURCHASE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

Each Purchase Contract shall, unless a Termination Event or an Early Settlement in accordance with Section 5.9 hereof has occurred, obligate the Holder of the related Security to purchase, and the Company to sell, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, for [$50] in cash (the "Purchase Price"), a number of newly issued shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Settlement Rate. The "Settlement Rate" is equal to (a) if the Applicable Market Value (as defined below) is equal to or greater than $____ (the "Threshold Appreciation Price"), ____ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract, (b) if the

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Applicable Market Value is less than the Threshold Appreciation Price, but is greater than $____, the number of shares of Common Stock equal to [$50.00] divided by the Applicable Market Value and (c) if the Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to $____, ____ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.6 (and in each case rounded upward or downward to the nearest [1/10,000th] of a share). As provided in Section 5.10, no fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued upon settlement of Purchase Contracts.

The "Applicable Market Value" means the average of the Closing Price per share of Common Stock on each of the [20] consecutive Trading Days ending on the third Trading Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. The "Closing Price" of the Common Stock on any date of determination means the closing sale price (or, if no closing price is reported, the last reported sale price) of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on such date or, if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on the NYSE on any such date, as reported in the composite transactions for the principal United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is so listed, or if the Common Stock is not so listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, the last sale price of the Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market, or if the Common Stock is not so reported, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, or, if such bid price is not available, the market value of the Common Stock on such date as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Company for this purpose. A "Trading Day" means a day on which the Common Stock (A) is not suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market at the close of business and (B) has traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the trading of the Common Stock at the close of business.

Each Holder of a Corporate Unit or a Treasury Unit, by its acceptance thereof, irrevocably authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the related Purchase Contract on its behalf as its attorney-in-fact (including the execution of Certificates on behalf of such Holder), agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, covenants and agrees to perform its obligations under such Purchase Contracts, consents to the provisions hereof, irrevocably authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the Pledge Agreement on its behalf as its attorney-in-fact, and consents to and agrees to be bound by the Pledge of the Debentures, the Treasury Portfolio or the Treasury Securities, as the case may be, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. Each Holder of a Corporate Unit or a Treasury Unit, by its acceptance thereof, further covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 5.4 and the Pledge Agreement, but subject to the terms thereof, payments in respect of the principal and interest on the Debentures or the Proceeds of the Treasury Securities or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to the Company in satisfaction of such Holder's obligations under such Purchase Contract and such Holder shall acquire no right, title or interest in such payments.

Upon registration of transfer of a Certificate, the transferee shall be bound (without the necessity of any other action on the part of such transferee, except as may be required by the Agent pursuant hereto), under the terms of this Agreement, the Purchase Contracts underlying such Certificate and the Pledge

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Agreement and the transferor shall be released from the obligations under this Agreement, the Purchase Contracts underlying the Certificates so transferred and the Pledge Agreement. The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Certificate, by its acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, to be bound by the provisions of this paragraph.

SECTION 5.2. CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS.

Subject to Section 5.3 herein, the Company shall pay, on each Payment Date, except the [Initial Reset Date], if the [Initial Reset Date] is not also a regular quarterly Payment Date, the Contract Adjustment Payments payable in respect of each Purchase Contract to the Person in whose name a Certificate (or one or more Predecessor Certificates) is registered on the Register at the close of business on the Record Date next preceding such Payment Date. The Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable at the Corporate Trust Office or, at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such Person's address as it appears on the Corporate Unit Register or Treasury Unit Register or by wire transfer to an account appropriately designated in writing by the Person entitled to payment.

Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company's obligation to pay Contract Adjustment Payments (including any accrued or Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments) shall cease.

Each Certificate delivered under this Agreement upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Certificate (including as a result of a Collateral Substitution or the reestablishment of a Corporate Unit) shall carry the rights to Contract Adjustment Payments accrued and unpaid, and to accrue Contract Adjustment Payments, which were carried by the Purchase Contracts which were represented by such other Certificates.

Subject to Section 5.9, in the case of any Security with respect to which Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is effected on an Early Settlement Date that is after any Record Date and on or prior to the next succeeding Payment Date, Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, otherwise payable on such Payment Date shall be payable on such Payment Date notwithstanding such Early Settlement, and such Contract Adjustment Payments shall, subject to receipt thereof by the Agent, be payable to the Person in whose name the Certificate evidencing such Security (or one or more Predecessor Certificates) was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence, in the case of any Security with respect to which Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is effected on an Early Settlement Date, Contract Adjustment Payments that would otherwise be payable after the Early Settlement Date with respect to such Purchase Contract shall not be payable.

The Company's obligations with respect to Contract Adjustment Payments (including any accrued or Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments), will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the Company's obligations under any Senior Indebtedness.

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SECTION 5.3. DEFERRAL OF PAYMENT DATES FOR CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS.

The Company shall have the right, at any time prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, to defer the payment of any or all of the Contract Adjustment Payments otherwise payable on any Payment Date, but only if the Company shall give the Holders and the Agent written notice of its election to defer such payment (specifying the amount to be deferred) at least ten Business Days prior to the earlier of (i) the next succeeding Payment Date or (ii) the date the Company is required to give notice of the Record Date or Payment Date with respect to payment of such Contract Adjustment Payments to the NYSE or other applicable self-regulatory organization or to Holders of the Securities, but in any event not less than one Business Day prior to such Record Date. In connection with any Contract Adjustment Payments so deferred, additional Contract Adjustment Payments on the amounts so deferred will accrue at the rate of ___% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months), compounding on each succeeding Payment Date, until paid in full (such deferred installments of Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, together with the accrued additional Contract Adjustment Payments accrued thereon, being referred to herein as the "Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments"). Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, shall be due on the next succeeding Payment Date except to the extent that payment is deferred pursuant to this Section 5.3. No Contract Adjustment Payments may be deferred to a date that is after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. If the Purchase Contracts are terminated upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Holder's right to receive Contract Adjustment Payments and Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments will terminate.

In the event that the Company elects to defer the payment of Contract Adjustment Payments on the Purchase Contracts until the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, each Holder will receive on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, in lieu of a cash payment, a number of shares of Common Stock (in addition to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Rate) equal to (x) the aggregate amount of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments payable to such Holder divided by (y) the Applicable Market Value.

No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued by the Company with respect to the payment of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. In lieu of fractional shares otherwise issuable with respect to such payment of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, the Holder will be entitled to receive an amount in cash as provided in Section 5.10.

In the event the Company exercises its option to defer the payment of Contract Adjustment Payments, then, until the Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments have been paid, the Company shall not declare or pay dividends on, make distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock or make guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing other than (i) purchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company 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 by the Company of its obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on the date of such event requiring the Company to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock,
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Company's capital stock for another class or series of the Company's capital stock, (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of the Company's capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts, (iv) dividends or distributions in capital stock of the Company (or rights to acquire capital stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of capital stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of capital stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Company's capital stock and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts) or (v) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of 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.

SECTION 5.4. PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE.

(a) (i) Unless the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of the Corporate Units or a Holder settles the underlying Purchase Contract through the early delivery of cash to the Agent in the manner described in Section 5.9, each Holder of a Corporate Unit must notify the Agent of its intention to pay in cash ("Cash Settlement") the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to the Purchase Contract on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date by presenting and surrendering to the Agent the Corporate Unit Certificate with a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto on the reverse side of such Certificate completed and executed. Such presentation, surrender and notice must be made at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. The Agent shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent of the receipt of such a notice from a Holder intending to make a Cash Settlement.

(ii) A Holder of a Corporate Unit who has so notified the Agent of its intention to make a Cash Settlement is required to pay the Purchase Price to the Collateral Agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in lawful money of the United States by certified or cashiers' check or wire transfer, in each case in immediately available funds payable to or upon the order of the Company. Any cash received by the Collateral Agent will be invested promptly by the Collateral Agent in Permitted Investments and paid to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in settlement of the Purchase Contract in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. Any funds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of the investment earnings from the investment in such Permitted Investments, will be distributed to the Agent when received for payment to the Holder.

(iii) If a Holder of a Corporate Unit fails to notify the Agent of its intention to effect a Cash Settlement in accordance with paragraph (a)(i) above, such failure shall constitute a default under the Purchase Contract and the Holder shall be deemed to have consented to the disposition of the Pledged Debentures pursuant to the remarketing as described in paragraph
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provided in paragraph (a)(i) above of its intention to pay the Purchase Price in cash, but fails to make such payment as required by paragraph
(a)(ii) above, such failure shall also constitute a default; however, the Debentures of such a Holder will not be remarketed but instead the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, will exercise its rights as a secured party with respect to such Debentures, including those rights specified in paragraph (c) below.

(b) In order to dispose of the Debentures of Corporate Unit Holders who have not notified the Agent of their intention to effect a Cash Settlement with respect to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date as provided in paragraph (a)(i) above, the Company shall engage a nationally recognized investment banking firm (the "Remarketing Agent") pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement to sell the Debentures. In order to facilitate the remarketing, the Agent shall notify the Remarketing Agent, by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the fourth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, of the aggregate number of Debentures to be remarketed. Concurrently, the Collateral Agent, pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, will present for remarketing the Debentures to the Remarketing Agent. Upon receipt of such notice from the Agent and the Debentures from the Collateral Agent, the Remarketing Agent will, on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, use its reasonable efforts to remarket the Debentures on such date at a price of approximately ____% (but not less than ____%) of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon. After deducting any Remarketing Fee then the Remarketing Agent will remit the remaining portion of the proceeds from such remarketing to the Collateral Agent. Such portion of the proceeds, equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Debentures, will automatically be applied by the Collateral Agent, in accordance with the Pledge Agreement to satisfy in full such Corporate Unit Holders' obligations to pay the Purchase Price for the Common Stock under the related Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Any proceeds in excess of those required to pay the Purchase Price and the Remarketing Fee will be remitted to the Agent for payment to the Holders of the related Corporate Units. Corporate Unit Holders whose Debentures are so remarketed will not otherwise be responsible for the payment of any Remarketing Fee in connection therewith. If such a remarketing results in a Failed Remarketing in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, will exercise its rights as a secured party with respect to such Debentures, including those actions specified in paragraph (c) below; provided, that if upon a Failed Remarketing the Collateral Agent exercises such rights for the benefit of the Company with respect to such Debentures, any accrued and unpaid interest on such Debentures will become payable by FPL Group Capital to the Agent for payment to the Holder of the Corporate Units to which such Debentures relate. Such payment will be made by FPL Group Capital on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in lawful money of the United States by certified or cashiers' check or wire transfer, in each case in immediately available funds payable to or upon the order of the Agent. The Company will cause a notice of such Failed Remarketing to be published on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in an Authorized Newspaper.

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Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Company reserves all of its rights as a secured party with respect thereto and, subject to applicable law and paragraph
(h) below, may, among other things, (i) retain the Debentures in full satisfaction of the Holders' obligations under the Purchase Contracts or (ii) sell the Debentures in one or more public or private sales and apply the proceeds of such sale in full satisfaction of the Holders' obligations under the Purchase Contract.

(d) (i) Unless a Holder of Treasury Units or Corporate Units (if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of the Corporate Units) settles the underlying Purchase Contract through the early delivery of cash to the Agent in the manner described in Section 5.9, each Holder of a Treasury Unit or a Corporate Unit (if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of the Corporate Units) must notify the Agent of its intention to pay in cash the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to the Purchase Contract on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date by presenting and surrendering to the Agent the Treasury Unit Certificate or Corporate Unit Certificate, as the case may be, with a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto on the reverse side of such Certificate completed and executed. Such presentation, surrender and notice must be made at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. The Agent shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent of the receipt of such a notice from a Holder intending to make a Cash Settlement.

(ii) A Holder of a Treasury Unit or Corporate Unit (if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures, as a component of the Corporate Units) who has so notified the Agent of its intention to make a Cash Settlement in accordance with paragraph (d)(i) above is required to pay the Purchase Price to the Collateral Agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in lawful money of the United States by certified or cashiers' check or wire transfer, in each case in immediately available funds payable to or upon the order of the Company. Any cash received by the Collateral Agent will be invested promptly by the Collateral Agent in Permitted Investments and paid to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in settlement of the Purchase Contract in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. Any funds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of the investment earnings from the investment in such Permitted Investments will be distributed to the Agent when received for payment to the Holder.

(iii) If a Holder of a Treasury Unit or a Corporate Unit (if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units,) fails to notify the Agent of its intention to effect a Cash Settlement in accordance with paragraph (d)(i) above, or if such Holder does notify the Agent as provided in paragraph (d)(i) above of its intention to pay the Purchase Price in cash, but fails to make such payment as required by paragraph (d)(ii) above, then such failure shall constitute a default under the Purchase Contract and upon the maturity of the Pledged

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Treasury Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, held by the Collateral Agent on the Business Day immediately prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the principal amount of the Treasury Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, received by the Collateral Agent will be invested promptly in overnight Permitted Investments. On the Purchase Contract Settlement Date an amount equal to the Purchase Price will be remitted to the Company as payment thereof without receiving any instructions from the Holder. In the event the sum of the proceeds from the related Pledged Treasury Securities or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and the investment earnings earned from such investments is in excess of the aggregate Purchase Price of the Purchase Contracts being settled thereby, the Collateral Agent will distribute such excess to the Agent for the benefit of the Holder of the related Treasury Unit or Corporate Unit when received.

(e) Any distribution to Holders of excess funds and interest described above, shall be payable at the Corporate Trust Office maintained for that purpose or, at the option of the Holder, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such address as it appears on the Register.

(f) The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock in respect of a Purchase Contract or deliver any certificate therefor to the Holder unless it shall have received payment in full of the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased thereunder in the manner herein set forth.

(g) Upon Cash Settlement with respect to a Purchase Contract, (i) the Collateral Agent will in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement cause the Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or the Pledged Treasury Securities underlying the relevant Security to be released from the Pledge by the Collateral Agent free and clear of any security interest of the Company and transferred to the Agent for delivery to the Holder thereof or its designee as soon as practicable and (ii) subject to the receipt thereof from the Collateral Agent, the Agent shall, by book-entry transfer, or other appropriate procedures, in accordance with instructions provided by the Holder thereof, transfer the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or such Treasury Securities (or, if no such instructions are given to the Agent by the Holder, the Agent shall hold the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or such Treasury Securities, and any distribution thereon, in the name of the Agent or its nominee in trust for the benefit of such Holder).

(h) The obligations of the Holders to pay the Purchase Price on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date are non-recourse obligations and are payable solely out of any Cash Settlement or the proceeds of any Collateral pledged to secure the obligations of the Holders with respect to such Purchase Price and in no event will Holders be liable for any deficiency between the proceeds of Collateral disposition and the Purchase Price.

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SECTION 5.5. ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

Unless a Termination Event shall have occurred, and except with respect to Purchase Contracts with respect to which there has been an Early Settlement, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, upon the Company's receipt of payment in full of the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased by the Holders pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Article and subject to
Section 5.6(b), the Company shall issue and deposit with the Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities, one or more certificates representing the newly issued shares of Common Stock registered in the name of the Agent (or its nominee) as custodian for the Holders (such certificates for shares of Common Stock, together with any dividends or distributions for which both a record date and payment date for such dividend or distribution has occurred after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, being hereinafter referred to as the "Purchase Contract Settlement Fund") to which the Holders are entitled hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, upon surrender of a Certificate to the Agent on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, together with settlement instructions thereon duly completed and executed, the Holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing that number of whole shares of Common Stock which such Holder is entitled to receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article V (after taking into account all Securities then held by such Holder) together with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.10 and any dividends or distributions with respect to such shares constituting part of the Purchase Contract Settlement Fund, but without any interest thereon, and any Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. Such shares shall be registered in the name of the Holder or the Holder's designee as specified in the settlement instructions provided by the Holder to the Agent. If any shares of Common Stock issued in respect of a Purchase Contract are to be registered to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate evidencing such Purchase Contract is registered, no such registration shall be made unless the Person requesting such registration has paid any transfer and other taxes required by reason of such registration in a name other than that of the registered Holder of the Certificate evidencing such Purchase Contract or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax either has been paid or is not payable.

SECTION 5.6. ADJUSTMENT OF SETTLEMENT RATE.

(a) Adjustments for Dividends, Distributions, Stock Splits, Etc.

(1) In case the Company shall pay or make a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock in Common Stock, the Settlement Rate, in effect at the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution, shall be increased by dividing such Settlement Rate by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and the denominator shall be the sum of such number of shares and the total number of shares constituting such dividend or other distribution, such increase to become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such determination. For the purposes of this paragraph (1), the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include any shares issuable in respect of any scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.

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(2) In case the Company shall issue rights, warrants or options to all holders of its Common Stock (that are not available on an equivalent basis to Holders of the Securities upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts underlying such Securities) entitling such holders of the Common Stock, for a period expiring within 45 days after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants (other than pursuant to any dividend reinvestment or share purchase plan, including such a plan that provides for purchases of Common Stock by non-shareholders), the Settlement Rate, in effect at the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such determination, shall be increased by dividing such Settlement Rate by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate of the offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase would purchase at such Current Market Price and the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination plus the number of shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase, such increase to become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such determination. For the purposes of this paragraph (2), the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include any shares issuable in respect of any scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock. The Company shall not issue any such rights, options or warrants in respect of shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.

(3) In case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided or split into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, the Settlement Rate, in effect at the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision or split becomes effective, shall be proportionately increased, and, conversely, in case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall each be combined into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the Settlement Rate, in effect at the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such combination becomes effective shall be proportionately reduced, such increase or reduction, as the case may be, to become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision, split or combination becomes effective.

(4) In case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including securities, but excluding any rights or warrants referred to in paragraph (2) of this Section, any dividend or distribution paid exclusively in cash and any dividend or distribution referred to in paragraph (1) of this Section), the Settlement Rate, in effect at the opening of business on the day following the day on which such dividend or distribution was effected, shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the rate determined by dividing the Settlement Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the date fixed for such determination less the then fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) of the portion of the assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed applicable to

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one share of Common Stock and the denominator shall be such Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock, such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution. In any case in which this paragraph (4) is applicable, paragraph (2) of this Section shall not be applicable.

(5) In case the Company shall, (I) by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its Common Stock cash (excluding any cash that is distributed in a Reorganization Event to which Section 5.6(b) applies or as part of a distribution referred to in paragraph (4) of this Section) in an aggregate amount that, combined together with (II) the aggregate amount of any other distributions to all holders of its Common Stock made exclusively in cash within the 12 months preceding the date of payment of such distribution and in respect of which no adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (5) or paragraph (6) of this
Section has been made and (III) the aggregate of any cash plus the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) of consideration payable in respect of any tender or exchange offer (other than consideration payable in respect of any odd-lot tender offer) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for all or any portion of the Common Stock concluded within the 12 months preceding the date of payment of the distribution described in clause (I) above and in respect of which no adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (5) or paragraph (6) of this Section has been made, exceeds [15%] of the product of the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution times the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date, then, and in each such case, immediately after the close of business on such date for determination, the Settlement Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by dividing the Settlement Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for determination of the shareholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be equal to the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the date fixed for such determination less an amount equal to the quotient of (x) the combined amount distributed or payable in the transactions described in clauses (I), (II) and (III) above and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date for determination and (ii) the denominator of which shall be equal to the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on such date for determination.

(6) In case (I) a tender or exchange offer made by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for all or any portion of the Common Stock shall expire and such tender or exchange offer (as amended upon the expiration thereof) shall require the payment to shareholders (based on the acceptance (up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange offer) of Purchased Shares (as defined below)) of an aggregate consideration having a fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) that combined together with
(II) the aggregate of the cash plus the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board Resolution), as of the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, of consideration payable in respect of any other tender or exchange offer (other than consideration payable in respect of any odd-lot tender offer), by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for all or any portion of the Common Stock expiring within the 12 months preceding the expiration of such tender or exchange offer and in respect of which no adjustment pursuant to paragraph (5)

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of this Section or this paragraph (6) has been made and (III) the aggregate amount of any distributions to all holders of the Company's Common Stock made exclusively in cash (other than regular quarterly cash dividends) within the 12 months preceding the expiration of such tender or exchange offer and in respect of which no adjustment pursuant to paragraph (5) of this Section or this paragraph (6) has been made, exceeds [15%] of the product of the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock as of the last time (the "Expiration Time") tenders could have been made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended) times the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares) on the Expiration Time, then, and in each such case, immediately prior to the opening of business on the day after the date of the Expiration Time, the Settlement Rate shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the rate determined by dividing the Settlement Rate immediately prior to the close of business on the date of the Expiration Time by a fraction
(i) the numerator of which shall be equal to (A) the product of (I) the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the date of the Expiration Time and (II) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares) on the Expiration Time less (B) the amount of cash plus the fair market value (determined as aforesaid) of the aggregate consideration payable to shareholders based on the transactions described in clauses (I), (II) and (III) above (assuming in the case of clause (I) the acceptance, up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange offer, of Purchased Shares), and (ii) the denominator of which shall be equal to the product of (A) the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock as of the Expiration Time and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares) as of the Expiration Time less the number of all shares validly tendered and not withdrawn as of the Expiration Time (the shares deemed so accepted, up to any such maximum, being referred to as the "Purchased Shares").

(7) The reclassification of Common Stock into securities including securities other than Common Stock (other than any reclassification upon a Reorganization Event to which Section 5.6(b) applies) shall be deemed to involve
(a) a distribution of such securities other than Common Stock to all holders of Common Stock (and the effective date of such reclassification shall be deemed to be "the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution" and the "date fixed for such determination" within the meaning of paragraph (4) of this Section), and (b) a subdivision, split or combination, as the case may be, of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such reclassification into the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately thereafter (and the effective date of such reclassification shall be deemed to be "the day upon which such subdivision or split becomes effective" or "the day upon which such combination becomes effective", as the case may be, and "the day upon which such subdivision, split or combination becomes effective" within the meaning of paragraph (3) of this Section).

(8) The "Current Market Price" per share of Common Stock on any day means the average of the daily Closing Prices for the five consecutive Trading Days selected by the Company commencing not more than 30 Trading Days before, and ending not later than, the earlier of the day in question and the day before the "ex date" with respect to the issuance or distribution requiring such computation. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "ex date," when used with respect to any issuance or distribution, shall mean the first date on which the Common Stock trades regular way on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market without the right to receive such issuance or distribution.

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(9) All adjustments to the Settlement Rate shall be calculated to the nearest [1/10,000th] of a share of Common Stock (or if there is not a nearest
[1/10,000th] of a share to the next lower [1/10,000th] of a share). No adjustment in the Settlement Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent therein; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this subparagraph are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. If an adjustment is made to the Settlement Rate pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (10) of this Section 5.6(a), an adjustment shall also be made to the Applicable Market Value solely to determine which of clauses (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of Settlement Rate in Section 5.1 will apply on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Such adjustment shall be made by multiplying the Applicable Market Value by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the Settlement Rate immediately after such adjustment pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (10) of this Section 5.6(a) and the denominator shall be the Settlement Rate immediately before such adjustment; provided, however, that if such adjustment to the Settlement Rate is required to be made pursuant to the occurrence of any of the events contemplated by paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7) or (10) of this Section 5.6(a) during the period taken into consideration for determining the Applicable Market Value, appropriate and customary adjustments shall be made to the Settlement Rate.

(10) The Company may make such increases in the Settlement Rate, in addition to those required by this Section, as it considers to be advisable in order to avoid or diminish the effect of any income tax to any holders of shares of Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of stock or issuance of rights or warrants to purchase or subscribe for stock or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reasons.

(b) Adjustment for Consolidation, Merger or Other Reorganization Event. In the event of (i) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person (other than a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the continuing corporation and in which the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger or consolidation is not exchanged for cash, securities or other property of the Company or another corporation), (ii) any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of the property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, (iii) any statutory exchange of securities of the Company with another Person (other than in connection with a merger or acquisition) or (iv) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company other than as a result of or after the occurrence of a Termination Event (any such event, a "Reorganization Event"), the Settlement Rate will be adjusted to provide that each Holder of Securities will receive on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date with respect to each Purchase Contract forming a part thereof, the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such Reorganization Event (without any interest thereon, and without any right to dividends or distribution thereon which have a record date that is prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date) by a Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on account of each Purchase Contract if the Purchase Contract Settlement Date had occurred immediately prior to such Reorganization Event assuming such Holder of Common Stock is not a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company or with which such statutory exchange of securities was effected or to which such sale, transfer, lease or conveyance was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a "Constituent Person"), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person to the extent such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common

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Stock held by Affiliates of the Company and non-affiliates and such Holder failed to exercise its rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such Reorganization Event (provided that if the kind or amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such Reorganization Event is not the same for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to such Reorganization Event by other than a Constituent Person or an Affiliate thereof and in respect of which such rights of election shall not have been exercised ("non-electing share"), then for the purpose of this Section the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such Reorganization Event by each non-electing share shall be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality of the non-electing shares). In the event of such a Reorganization Event, the Person formed by such consolidation, merger or exchange or the Person which acquires the assets of the Company or, in the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the Company or a liquidating trust created in connection therewith, shall execute and deliver to the Agent an agreement supplemental hereto providing that the Holders of each Outstanding Security shall have the rights provided by this Section 5.6. Such supplemental agreement shall provide for adjustments which, for events subsequent to the effective date of such supplemental agreement, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section. The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events.

SECTION 5.7. NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENTS AND CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS.

(a) Whenever the Settlement Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall:

(i) forthwith compute the Settlement Rate in accordance with Section 5.6 and prepare and transmit to the Agent a Company Certificate setting forth the Settlement Rate, the method of calculation thereof in reasonable detail, and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which such adjustment is based; and

(ii) within 10 Business Days following the occurrence of an event that requires an adjustment to the Settlement Rate pursuant to Section 5.6 (or if the Company is not aware of such occurrence, as soon as practicable after becoming so aware), provide a written notice to the Holders of the Securities of the occurrence of such event and a statement in reasonable detail setting forth the method by which the adjustment to the Settlement Rate was determined and setting forth the adjusted Settlement Rate.

(b) The Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Securities to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Settlement Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities or property, which may at the time be issued or delivered with respect to any Purchase Contract, and the Agent makes no representation with respect thereto. The Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Purchase Contract or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article.

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SECTION 5.8. TERMINATION EVENT; NOTICE.

The Purchase Contracts and all obligations and rights of the Company and the Holders thereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of the Holders to receive and the obligation of the Company to pay any Contract Adjustment Payments or any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, and the rights and obligations of the Holders to purchase Common Stock, will immediately and automatically terminate, without the necessity of any notice or action by any Holder, the Agent or the Company, if, on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a Termination Event shall have occurred. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company shall promptly but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter give written notice thereof to the Agent, the Collateral Agent and to the Holders at their addresses as they appear in the applicable Register. Upon and after the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Securities shall thereafter represent the right to receive the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, forming a part of such Securities in the case of Corporate Units, or Treasury Securities in the case of Treasury Units, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3 of the Pledge Agreement.

SECTION 5.9. EARLY SETTLEMENT.

(a) A holder of Corporate Units may settle the related Purchase Contracts in their entirety at any time on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in the manner described herein, but only in integral multiples of [20] Corporate Units; provided, however, if the Treasury Portfolio has become a component of the Corporate Units, Holders of Corporate Units may settle early only in integral multiples of [1,600] Corporate Units. A holder of Treasury Units may settle the related Purchase Contracts in their entirety at any time on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in the manner described herein (in either case, an "Early Settlement") but only in integral multiples of [20] Treasury Units. The right to Early Settlement is subject to there being in effect, if so required under Federal securities laws, a registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock to be delivered in respect of the Purchase Contracts being settled. Upon Early Settlement, (i) the holder's rights to receive Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, on the Purchase Contracts being settled will be forfeited, (ii) the holder's right to receive additional Contract Adjustment Payments in respect of such Purchase Contracts will terminate and (iii) no adjustment will be made to or for the holder on account of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, or any amount accrued in respect of Contract Adjustment Payments. In order to exercise the right to effect any Early Settlement with respect to any Purchase Contracts, the Holder of the Certificate evidencing Securities shall deliver such Certificate to the Agent at the Corporate Trust Office duly endorsed for transfer to the Company or in blank with the form of Election to Settle Early on the reverse thereof duly completed and executed and accompanied by payment (payable to the Company in immediately available funds in an amount (the "Early Settlement Amount")) equal to the sum of (i) [$50] times the number of Purchase Contracts being settled, plus, (ii) if such delivery is made with respect to any Purchase Contracts during the period from the close of business on any Record Date next preceding any Payment Date to the opening of business on such Payment Date, an amount equal to the Contract Adjustment Payments payable, if any, on such Payment Date with respect to such Purchase Contracts; provided that no payment is required if the Company has elected to defer the Contract Adjustment Payments which would otherwise be payable on the Payment Date. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence and subject to the second to last paragraph of Section 5.2, no payment

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or adjustment shall be made upon Early Settlement of any Purchase Contract on account of any Contract Adjustment Payments accrued on such Purchase Contract or on account of any dividends on the Common Stock issued upon such Early Settlement. In order for any of the foregoing requirements to be considered satisfied or effective with respect to a Purchase Contract underlying any Security on or by a particular Business Day, such requirement must be met at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day; the first Business Day on which all of the foregoing requirements have been satisfied by 5:00 p.m., New York City time shall be the "Early Settlement Date" with respect to such Security.

(b) Upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Securities, the Company shall issue, and the Holder shall be entitled to receive, ____ newly issued shares of Common Stock per Corporate Unit or Treasury Unit (the "Early Settlement Rate") (regardless of the market price of the Common Stock on the date of Early Settlement); provided, however, that upon the Early Settlement of the Purchase Contracts, the Holder of such related Securities will forfeit the right to receive any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments. The Early Settlement Rate shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Settlement Rate is adjusted, in accordance with Section 5.6. As promptly as practicable after Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.9, the Company shall issue and shall deliver to the Agent at the Corporate Trust Office a certificate or certificates for the full number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Early Settlement together with payment in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 5.10.

(c) No later than the third Business Day after the applicable Early Settlement Date the Company shall cause (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts to be issued and delivered, and (ii) the related Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, in the case of Corporate Units, or the related Treasury Securities, in the case of Treasury Units, to be released from the Pledge by the Collateral Agent and transferred, in each case to the Agent for delivery to the Holder thereof or its designee.

(d) Upon Early Settlement of any Purchase Contracts, and subject to receipt of shares of Common Stock from the Company and the Debentures, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, from the Collateral Agent, as applicable, the Agent shall, in accordance with the instructions provided by the Holder thereof on the applicable form of Election to Settle Early on the reverse of the Certificate evidencing the related Securities, (i) transfer to the Holder the Debentures, Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, forming a part of such Securities, and (ii) deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates for the full number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Early Settlement together with payment in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 5.10.

(e) In the event that Early Settlement is effected with respect to Purchase Contracts underlying less than all the Securities evidenced by a Certificate, upon such Early Settlement the Company shall execute and the Agent shall authenticate, countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a Certificate evidencing the Securities as to which Early Settlement was not effected.

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SECTION 5.10. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES.

No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered upon settlement on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or upon Early Settlement of any Purchase Contracts. If Certificates evidencing more than one Purchase Contract shall be surrendered for settlement at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock which shall be delivered upon settlement shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Purchase Contracts evidenced by the Certificates so surrendered. Instead of any fractional share of Common Stock which would otherwise be deliverable upon settlement of any Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or upon Early Settlement, the Company, through the Agent, shall make a cash payment in respect of such fractional interest in an amount equal to such fractional share times the (i) the Threshold Appreciation Price, in the case of an Early Settlement or (ii) the Applicable Market Value, in all other circumstances. The Company shall provide the Agent from time to time with sufficient funds to permit the Agent to make all cash payments required by this Section 5.10 in a timely manner.

SECTION 5.11. CHARGES AND TAXES.

The Company will pay all stock transfer and similar taxes attributable to the initial issuance and delivery of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Contracts and in payment of any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any such tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any exchange of or substitution for a Certificate evidencing a Security or any issuance of a share of Common Stock in a name other than that of the registered Holder of a Certificate surrendered in respect of the Securities evidenced thereby, other than in the name of the Agent, as custodian for such Holder, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such share certificates or Certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the transfer or issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid or that no such tax is due.

ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES

SECTION 6.1. UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS AND TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK.

The Holder of any Corporate Unit or Treasury Unit shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional (subject to the right of the Company to defer payment thereof pursuant to Section 5.3, the prepayment of Contract Adjustment Payments pursuant to Section 5.9(a) and the forfeiture of any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments upon Early Settlement pursuant to Section 5.9(b) or upon the occurrence of a Termination Event), to receive payment of each installment of the Contract Adjustment Payments with respect to the Purchase Contract constituting a part of such Security on the respective Payment Date for such Security and to purchase Common Stock (subject to Section 5.6) pursuant to such Purchase Contract and, in each such case, to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment and right to purchase Common Stock (subject to Section 5.6), and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

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SECTION 6.2. RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

If any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Agreement and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company and such Holder shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of such Holder shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

SECTION 6.3. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificates in the last paragraph of
Section 3.10, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

SECTION 6.4. DELAY OR OMISSION NOT WAIVER.

No delay or omission of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy upon a default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such right. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by such Holders.

SECTION 6.5. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.

All parties to this Agreement agree, and each Holder of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, by its acceptance of such Corporate Units or Treasury Units shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Agreement, or in any suit against the Agent for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Agent, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the Agent, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than [10%] of the Outstanding Securities, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of payment of interest on any Debentures or Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, on any Purchase Contract on or after the respective Payment Date therefor (subject to
Section 5.3) in respect of any Security held by such Holder, or for enforcement of the right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Purchase Contracts constituting part of any Security held by such Holder.

SECTION 6.6. WAIVER OF STAY OR EXTENSION LAWS.

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted,

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now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Agreement; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Agent or the Holders, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

ARTICLE VII

THE AGENT

SECTION 7.1. CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

(a) Prior to a Default and after the curing or waiving of all such Defaults that may have occurred,

(1) the Agent undertakes to perform, with respect to the Securities, such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Agent; and

(2) the Agent may, with respect to the Securities, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Agent, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement; but in the case of any certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Agent, the Agent shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Agreement.

(b) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Agent from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section;

(2) the Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Agent was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(3) no provision of this Agreement shall require the Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

(c) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Agent shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

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(d) The Agent is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the Pledge Agreement in its capacity as Agent and to grant the Pledge. The Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges, immunities and indemnities contained in this Agreement with respect to any duties of the Agent under, or actions taken by the Agent pursuant to, such Pledge Agreement and any Remarketing Agreement entered into by the Agent to effectuate Section 5.4 hereof or Section 6.3 of the Pledge Agreement.

(e) In case a Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived), and is actually known by a Responsible Officer of the Agent, the Agent shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

(f) At the request of the Company, the Agent is authorized to execute and deliver one or more Remarketing Agreements to, among other things, effectuate
Section 5.4.

SECTION 7.2. NOTICE OF DEFAULT.

Within 90 days after the occurrence of any Default hereunder of which a Responsible Officer of the Agent has actual knowledge, the Agent shall transmit by mail to the Company and the Holders of Securities, as their names and addresses appear in the Register, notice of such Default hereunder, unless such Default shall have been cured or waived; provided that, except for a Default in any payment obligation hereunder, the Agent shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Agent in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Securities.

SECTION 7.3. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF AGENT.

Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1:

(a) the Agent may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Certificate, Issuer Order or Issuer Request, and any resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

(c) whenever in the administration of this Agreement the Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Agent (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon a Company Certificate;

(d) the Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

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(e) the Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Agent, in its discretion, may make reasonable further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters related to the execution, delivery and performance of the Purchase Contracts as it may see fit, and, if the Agent shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be given a reasonable opportunity to examine the books, records and premises of the Company personally or by agent or attorney;

(f) the Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys or an Affiliate and the Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney or an Affiliate appointed with due care by it hereunder;

(g) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Agent, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Agent in each of its capacities hereunder;

(h) the Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Agreement, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Agent security or indemnity satisfactory to the Agent against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction; and

(i) the Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.

SECTION 7.4. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES.

The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the Agent assumes no responsibility for their accuracy. The Agent makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of either this Agreement or of the Securities, or of the Pledge Agreement or the Pledge. The Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the proceeds in respect of the Purchase Contracts.

SECTION 7.5. MAY HOLD SECURITIES.

Any Registrar or any other agent of the Company, or the Agent and its Affiliates, in their individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company, the Collateral Agent or any other Person with the same rights it would have if it were not Registrar or such other agent, or the Agent.

SECTION 7.6. MONEY HELD IN CUSTODY.

Money held by the Agent in custody hereunder need not be segregated from the other funds except to the extent required by law or provided herein. The Agent shall be under no obligation to invest or pay interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.

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SECTION 7.7. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.

The Company agrees:

(a) to pay to the Agent from time to time such compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as the parties shall agree from time to time in writing (which compensation shall not be limited by any provisions of law in regards to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Agent upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Agent in accordance with any provision of this Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and

(c) to indemnify the Agent and any predecessor Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.

"Agent" for purposes of this Section 7.7 shall include any predecessor Agent; provided, however, that the negligence or bad faith of any Agent hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Agent hereunder.

When the Agent incurs expenses or renders services in an action or proceeding commenced pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Pledge Agreement upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.

The provisions of this Section 7.7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement.

SECTION 7.8. CORPORATE AGENT REQUIRED; ELIGIBILITY.

There shall at all times be an Agent hereunder which shall be (i) not an Affiliate of the Company and (ii) a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having (or being a member of a bank holding company having) a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance

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with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

SECTION 7.9. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.

(a) No resignation or removal of the Agent and no appointment of a successor Agent pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Agent in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 7.10.

(b) The Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Company 60 days prior to the effective date of such resignation. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Agent required by Section 7.10 shall not have been delivered to the Agent within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Agent.

(c) The Agent may be removed at any time by Act of the Holders of a majority in number of the Outstanding Securities delivered to the Agent and the Company.

(d) If at any time

(1) the Agent fails to comply with Section 310(b) of the TIA, after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

(2) the Agent shall cease to be eligible under Section 7.8 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or

(3) the Agent shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Agent or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then, in any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Agent, or (ii) any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Agent and the appointment of a successor Agent.

(e) If the Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the Corporate Trust Office of Agent for any cause, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Agent and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 7.10. If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Company and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 7.10, the Agent or any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Agent.

(f) The Company shall give, or shall cause such successor Agent to give, notice of each resignation and each removal of the Agent and each appointment of a successor Agent by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail,

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postage prepaid, to all Holders as their names and addresses appear in the applicable Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Agent and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

(g) If the Agent has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the TIA, the Agent and the Company shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the TIA.

SECTION 7.10. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY SUCCESSOR.

(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Agent, every such successor Agent so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Agent an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Agent shall become effective and such successor Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, agencies and duties of the retiring Agent; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Agent, such retiring Agent shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Agent and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Agent all property and money held by such retiring Agent hereunder.

(b) Upon request of any such successor Agent, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Agent all such rights, powers and agencies referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section.

(c) No successor Agent shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Agent shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.

SECTION 7.11. MERGER, CONVERSION, CONSOLIDATION OR SUCCESSION TO BUSINESS.

Any Person into which the Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Agent, shall be the successor of the Agent hereunder, provided such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Certificates shall have been authenticated and executed on behalf of the Holders, but not delivered, by the Agent then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such Agent may adopt such authentication and execution and deliver the Certificates so authenticated and executed with the same effect as if such successor Agent had itself authenticated and executed such Securities.

SECTION 7.12. PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION; COMMUNICATIONS TO HOLDERS.

(a) The Agent shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders received by the Agent in its capacity as Registrar.

(b) If three or more Holders (herein referred to as "applicants") apply in writing to the Agent, and furnish to the Agent reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Security for a period of at least six months preceding the date of such application, and such application states that the applicants desire

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to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Agreement or under the Securities and is accompanied by a copy of the form of proxy or other communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then the Agent shall mail to all the Holders copies of the form of proxy or other communication which is specified in such request, with reasonable promptness after a tender to the Agent of the materials to be mailed and of payment, or provision for the payment, of the reasonable expenses of such mailing.

SECTION 7.13. NO OBLIGATIONS OF AGENT.

Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Pledge Agreement, the Agent assumes no obligations and shall not be subject to any liability under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or any Purchase Contract in respect of the obligations of the Holder of any Security thereunder. The Company agrees, and each Holder of a Certificate, by his acceptance thereof, shall be deemed to have agreed, that the Agent's execution of the Certificates on behalf of the Holders shall be solely as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Holders, and that the Agent shall have no obligation to perform such Purchase Contracts on behalf of the Holders, except to the extent expressly provided in Article V hereof.

SECTION 7.14. TAX COMPLIANCE.

(a) The Agent, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Company, will comply with all applicable certification, information reporting and withholding (including "backup" withholding) requirements imposed by applicable tax laws, regulations or administrative practice with respect to (i) any payments made with respect to the Securities or (ii) the issuance, delivery, holding, transfer, redemption or exercise of rights under the Securities. Such compliance shall include, without limitation, the preparation and timely filing of required returns and the timely payment of all amounts required to be withheld to the appropriate taxing authority or its designated agent.

(b) The Agent shall comply with any written direction received from the Company with respect to the application of such requirements to particular payments or Holders or in other particular circumstances, and may for purposes of this Agreement conclusively rely on any such direction in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.1(a)(2) hereof.

(c) The Agent shall maintain all appropriate records documenting compliance with such requirements, and shall make such records available, on written request, to the Company or its authorized representative within a reasonable period of time after receipt of such request.

ARTICLE VIII

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS

SECTION 8.1. SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS.

Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Agent, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more agreements supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Company and the Agent, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Certificates;

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(ii) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holder or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;

(iii) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Agent;

(iv) to make provision with respect to the rights of Holders pursuant to the requirements of Section 5.6(b); or

(v) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to such matters or questions arising under this Agreement, provided such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders.

SECTION 8.2. SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS.

With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding Purchase Contracts voting together as one class, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Agent, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Agent may enter into an agreement or agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of modifying in any manner the terms of the Purchase Contracts, or the provisions of this Agreement or the rights of the Holders in respect of the Securities; provided, however, that, except as contemplated herein, no such supplemental agreement shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,

(a) change any Payment Date;

(b) change the amount or the type of Collateral required to be Pledged to secure a Holder's Obligations under the Purchase Contract, impair the right of the Holder of any Purchase Contract to receive distributions on the related Collateral (except for the rights of Holders of Corporate Units to substitute the Treasury Securities for the Pledged Debentures or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or the rights of holders of Treasury Units to substitute Debentures or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio for the Pledged Treasury Securities) or otherwise adversely affect the Holder's rights in or to such Collateral or adversely alter the rights in or to such Collateral;

(c) reduce any Contract Adjustment Payments or any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payment, or change any place where, or the coin or currency in which, any Contract Adjustment Payment is payable;

(d) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any Purchase Contract;

(e) reduce the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to any Purchase Contract, increase the price to purchase shares of Common Stock upon settlement of any Purchase Contract, change the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or the right to Early Settlement or otherwise adversely affect the Holder's rights under any Purchase Contract; or

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(f) reduce the percentage of the outstanding Purchase Contracts the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental agreement;

provided, that if any amendment or proposal referred to above would adversely affect only the Corporate Units or the Treasury Units, then only the Holders of the affected class of Security as of the record date for the Holders entitled to vote thereon will be entitled to vote on or consent to such amendment or proposal, and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the consent of Holders of not less than a majority of such class; provided further, however, that no such agreement, whether with or without the consent of Holders, shall affect Section 3.16 hereof.

It shall not be necessary for any Act of the Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental agreement, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

SECTION 8.3. EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS.

In executing, or accepting the additional agencies created by, any supplemental agreement permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the agencies created by this Agreement, the Agent shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental agreement is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental agreement which affects the Agent's own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

SECTION 8.4. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS.

Upon the execution of any supplemental agreement under this Article, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental agreement shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes; and every Holder of Certificates theretofore or thereafter authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

SECTION 8.5. REFERENCE TO SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS.

Certificates authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered after the execution of any supplemental agreement pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Agent, bear a notation in form approved by the Agent as to any matter provided for in such supplemental agreement. If the Company shall so determine, new Certificates so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Agent and the Company, to any such supplemental agreement may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered by the Agent in exchange for Outstanding Certificates.

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ARTICLE IX

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

SECTION 9.1. COVENANT NOT TO MERGE, CONSOLIDATE, SELL OR CONVEY PROPERTY EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

The Company covenants that it will not merge or consolidate with or into any other Person or sell, assign, transfer, lease or convey all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person or group of affiliated Persons in one transaction or a series of related transactions, unless (i) either the Company shall be the continuing entity or the successor (if other than the Company) shall be a Person, other than an individual, organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or a State thereof or the District of Columbia and such entity shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Company under the Purchase Contracts, this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement by one or more supplemental agreements in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Collateral Agent, executed and delivered to the Agent and the Collateral Agent by such Person, and (ii) the Company or such successor entity, as the case may be, shall not, immediately after such merger or consolidation, or such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance, be in default in its payment obligations or in any material default in the performance of any of its other obligations hereunder, or under any of the Securities or the Pledge Agreement.

SECTION 9.2. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF SUCCESSOR ENTITY.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance and upon any such assumption by a successor entity in accordance with Section 9.1, such successor entity shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the Company. Such successor entity thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of FPL Group, Inc. any or all of the Certificates evidencing Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Agent; and, upon the order of such successor corporation, instead of the Company, and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Agreement prescribed, the Agent shall authenticate and execute on behalf of the Holders and deliver any Certificates which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Agent for authentication and execution, and any Certificate evidencing Securities which such successor entity thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Agent for that purpose. All the Certificates so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Agreement as the Certificates theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as though all of such Certificates had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance such change in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Certificates evidencing Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

SECTION 9.3. OPINION OF COUNSEL GIVEN TO AGENT.

The Agent, subject to Sections 7.1 and 7.3, shall receive an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance, and any such assumption, complies

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with the provisions of this Article and that all conditions precedent to the consummation of any such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance have been met.

ARTICLE X

COVENANTS

SECTION 10.1. PERFORMANCE UNDER PURCHASE CONTRACTS.

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Securities that it will duly and punctually perform its obligations under the Purchase Contracts in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contracts and this Agreement.

SECTION 10.2. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.

The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York an office or agency where Certificates may be presented or surrendered for acquisition of shares of Common Stock upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or Early Settlement and for transfer of Collateral upon occurrence of a Termination Event, where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, for a Collateral Substitution or establishment of a Corporate Unit and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Agreement may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Agent of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Agent with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office, and the Company hereby appoints the Agent as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where Certificates may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Agent of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The Company hereby designates as the place of payment for the Securities the Corporate Trust Office and appoints the Agent at its Corporate Trust Office as paying agent in such city.

SECTION 10.3. COMPANY TO RESERVE COMMON STOCK.

The Company shall at all times prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock the full number of shares of Common Stock issuable against tender of payment in respect of all Purchase Contracts constituting a part of the Securities evidenced by Outstanding Certificates.

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SECTION 10.4. COVENANTS AS TO COMMON STOCK.

The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which may be issued against tender of payment in respect of any Purchase Contract constituting a part of the Outstanding Securities will, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

ARTICLE XI

TRUST INDENTURE ACT

SECTION 11.1. TRUST INDENTURE ACT; APPLICATION.

(a) This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the TIA that are required or deemed to be part of this Agreement and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions; and

(b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Agreement limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the TIA, such imposed duties shall control.

SECTION 11.2. LISTS OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES.

(a) The Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent (a) semiannually, not later than _________ and _________ in each year, commencing _________, 200__, a list, in such form as the Agent may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders ("List of Holders") as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the delivery thereof, and (b) at such other times as the Agent may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a List of Holders as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided that, the Company shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Agent by the Company. The Agent may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of Holders.

(b) The Agent shall comply with its obligations under Section 311(a) of the TIA, subject to the provisions of Section 311(b) and Section 312(b) of the TIA.

SECTION 11.3. REPORTS BY THE AGENT.

Not later than __________ of each year, commencing __________, 200__, the Agent shall provide to the Holders such reports, if any, as are required by
Section 313(a) of the TIA in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313(a) of the TIA. Such reports shall be as of the preceding ___________. The Agent shall also comply with the requirements of Sections 313(b), (c) and (d) of the TIA.

SECTION 11.4. PERIODIC REPORTS TO AGENT.

The Company shall provide to the Agent such documents, reports and information as required by Section 314(a) (if any) and the compliance certificate required by Section 314(a) of the TIA in the form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314(a) of the TIA.

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SECTION 11.5. EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

The Company shall provide to the Agent such evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement as and to the extent required by Section 314(c) of the TIA. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) of the TIA may be given in the form of a Company's Certificate. Any opinion required to be given pursuant to
Section 314(c)(2) of the TIA may be given in the form of an Opinion of Counsel.

SECTION 11.6. DEFAULTS; WAIVER.

The Holders of a majority of the Outstanding Purchase Contracts voting together as one class may, by vote or consent, on behalf of all of the Holders, waive any past Default and its consequences, except a Default

(a) in the payment on any Security, or

(b) in respect of a provision hereof which under Section 8.2 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected.

Upon such waiver, any such Default shall cease to exist, and any Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 11.7. AGENT'S KNOWLEDGE OF DEFAULTS.

The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless a Responsible Officer shall have obtained written notice of such Default.

SECTION 11.8. CONFLICTING INTERESTS.

The Indenture, the Guarantee Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2002 between the Company and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent, attorney-in-fact and trustee and the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002 between the Company and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent, attorney-in-fact and trustee shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Agreement for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the TIA.

SECTION 11.9. DIRECTION OF AGENT.

Sections 315(d)(3) and 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA are hereby expressly excluded from this Agreement, as permitted by the TIA.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Purchase Contract Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:

Name:


Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Purchase Contract Agent and Trustee

By:

Name:


Title:

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF CORPORATE UNIT CERTIFICATE

THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT (AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED) AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE CLEARING AGENCY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A CERTIFICATE REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH CLEARING AGENCY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

No. _____
CUSIP No. __________
Number of Corporate Units _______

FPL GROUP, INC.

Form of Face of Corporate Unit Certificate

___% Corporate Units
([$50] Stated Amount)

This Corporate Unit Certificate certifies that ___________ is the registered Holder of the number of Corporate Units set forth above. Each Corporate Unit represents (a) a stock purchase contract (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, a "Purchase Contract") of FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), and (b) either (A) beneficial ownership of a Series __ Debenture due ___________, 200__ of FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital"), ("Debenture") having a principal amount of [$50], or (B) upon the occurrence of a successful
[Initial Remarketing] or a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, subject to the Pledge of such Debenture or such Applicable Ownership Interest in

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the Treasury Portfolio by such Holder pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein without definition herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Contract Agreement referred to below.

Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, the Debenture and/or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, constituting part of each Corporate Unit evidenced hereby have been pledged to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, to secure the obligations of the Holder under the Purchase Contract comprising a portion of such Corporate Units.

The Pledge Agreement provides that all payments of the principal amount of Debentures or the Stated Amount of the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or payments of interest on any Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest of the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, constituting part of the Corporate Units received by the Collateral Agent shall be paid by the Collateral Agent by wire transfer in same day funds (i) in the case of (A) payments of interest with respect to Pledged Debentures or cash distributions on the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (2) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and (B) any payments of the principal amount of Debentures or the Stated Amount of the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, with respect to any Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, that have been released from the Pledge pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, to the Agent to the account designated by the Agent, no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day such payment is received by the Collateral Agent (provided that in the event such payment is received by the Collateral Agent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 12:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, then such payment shall be made no later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in the case of payments of the principal amount of Debentures or the Stated Amount of the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, of any Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (as defined herein) in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement, in full satisfaction of the respective obligations of the Holders of the Corporate Units of which such Pledged Debentures or the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, are a part under the Purchase Contracts forming a part of such Corporate Units. Payment of interest on any Pledged Debenture or cash distribution on the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (2) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, forming part of a Corporate Unit evidenced hereby which are payable quarterly in arrears on ___________, _________, _________ and _________ each year, commencing _________, 200__ and on the [Initial Reset Date] if the remarketing of the Pledged Debentures on the third Business Day immediately preceding the [Initial Reset Date] is successful and the [Initial Reset Date] is not ____________, 200__ or ____________, 200__ (each, a "Payment Date"), shall, subject to receipt thereof by the Agent from the Collateral Agent, be paid to the Person in whose name this Corporate Unit Certificate (or a

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Predecessor Corporate Unit Certificate) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this Corporate Unit Certificate to purchase, and the Company to sell, not later than ___________, 200__ (the "Purchase Contract Settlement Date"), at a price of
[$50] in cash (the "Purchase Price"), a number of newly-issued shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value ("Common Stock"), of the Company equal to the applicable Settlement Rate (as defined below), unless on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date there shall have occurred a Termination Event or an Early Settlement with respect to the Corporate Units of which such Purchase Contract is a part, all as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement and more fully described on the reverse hereof.

The "Settlement Rate" is equal to (a) if the Applicable Market Value (as defined below) is equal to or greater than $____ (the "Threshold Appreciation Price"), ____ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract, (b) if the Applicable Market Value is less than the Threshold Appreciation Price but is greater than $____, the number of shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract equal to [$50] divided by the Applicable Market Value, and (c) if the Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to $____, ____ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued upon settlement of Purchase Contracts, as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement.

The Company shall pay, on each Payment Date other than the [Initial Reset Date], if the [Initial Reset Date] is not also a regular quarterly Payment Date, in respect of each Purchase Contract forming part of a Corporate Unit evidenced hereby, an amount (the "Contract Adjustment Payments") equal to ___% per annum of the Stated Amount; computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, subject to deferral at the option of the Company as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement and more fully described on the reverse hereof. Such Contract Adjustment Payments shall be payable to the Person in whose name this Corporate Unit Certificate (or a Predecessor Corporate Unit Certificate or a Predecessor Treasury Unit Certificate) is registered on the Register at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date.

Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable at the Corporate Trust Office or, at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such Person's address as it appears on the Corporate Unit Register or by wire transfer to an account appropriately designated in writing by the Person entitled to payment.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Agent by manual signature, this Corporate Unit Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pledge Agreement or the Purchase Contract Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:

Name:


Title:

HOLDER SPECIFIED ABOVE (as to
obligations of such Holder under the
Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby)

By: THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
not individually but solely as
Attorney-in-Fact of such Holder

By:

Name:


Title:

Dated:

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AGENT'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Corporate Unit Certificates referred to in the within mentioned Purchase Contract Agreement.

Dated:                                   THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
                                         as Purchase Contract Agent


                                         By:
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                    Authorized Signatory

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(FORM OF REVERSE OF CORPORATE UNIT CERTIFICATE)

Unless the context otherwise requires, each provision of this Security shall be part of the Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby. This Security and each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby is governed by a Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of ___________, 200__ (as may be supplemented from time to time, the "Purchase Contract Agreement"), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent and trustee (including any successor thereunder, herein called the "Agent"), to which the Purchase Contract Agreement and supplemental agreements thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Agent, the Company, and the Holders and of the terms upon which the Corporate Unit Certificates are, and are to be, executed and delivered.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby, which is settled through Early Settlement, shall obligate the Holder of the related Corporate Units to purchase at the applicable Purchase Price, and the Company to sell, a number of newly issued shares of Common Stock equal to the Early Settlement Rate.

The "Applicable Market Value" means the average of the Closing Prices per share of Common Stock on each of the [20] consecutive Trading Days ending on the third Trading Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. The "Closing Price" of the Common Stock on any date of determination means the closing sale price (or, if no closing price is reported, the last reported sale price) of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on such date or, if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on the NYSE on any such date, as reported in the composite transactions for the principal United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is so listed, or if the Common Stock is not so listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, the last sale price of the Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market, or if the Common Stock is not so reported, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, or, if such bid price is not available, the market value of the Common Stock on such date as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company. A "Trading Day" means a day on which the Common Stock (A) is not suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter-market at the close of business and (B) has traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter-market that is the primary market for the trading of the Common Stock.

In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Holder of the Corporate Units evidenced hereby shall pay, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the applicable Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby by effecting a Cash Settlement. A Holder of Corporate Units who does not make such payment in accordance with the Purchase Contract Agreement or who does not notify the Agent of such Holder's intention, at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, to make an effective Cash Settlement or an Early Settlement, shall have defaulted in its obligations under the related Purchase Contract. A Holder of Corporate Units who fails to notify the Agent of such Holder's intention to

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effect a Cash Settlement in accordance with the Purchase Contract Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to the disposition of the applicable Pledged Debentures pursuant to the remarketing described in the Purchase Contract Agreement. If a Holder of Corporate Units does notify the Agent of its intention to pay the applicable Purchase Price but fails to do so, the Collateral Agent shall exercise its rights as a secured creditor for the benefit of the Company under the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement and shall apply the Proceeds of the sale of the related applicable Pledged Debentures held by the Collateral Agent to satisfy the Holder's obligations under such Purchase Contract to purchase Common Stock at the Purchase Price.

The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock in respect of a Purchase Contract or deliver any certificates therefor to the Holder unless it shall have received payment in full of the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased thereunder in the manner set forth in the Purchase Contract Agreement.

Under and subject to the terms of the Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Agent will be entitled to exercise the voting and any other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Debentures but only to the extent instructed by the Holders as described below in this paragraph. Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which holders of Debentures are entitled to vote or upon the solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies of holders of Debentures, the Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the Holders of Corporate Units a notice (a) containing such information as is contained in the notice or solicitation (b) stating that each Corporate Unit Holder on the record date set by the Agent therefor (which, to the extent possible, shall be the same date as the record date for determining the holders of Debentures entitled to vote) shall be entitled to instruct the Agent as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the Debentures constituting a part of such Holder's Corporate Units and (c) stating the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the written request of the Corporate Unit Holders on such record date, the Agent shall endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with the instructions set forth in such requests, the maximum number of Debentures as to which any particular voting instructions are received. In the absence of specific instructions from the Holder of Corporate Units, the Agent shall abstain from voting the Debenture evidenced by such Corporate Units.

Upon the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Redemption Price payable on the Tax Event Redemption Date with respect to the Applicable Principal Amount of Debentures shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent in exchange for the Pledged Debentures. Pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Agent will apply an amount equal to the Redemption Amount of such Redemption Price to purchase, on behalf of the Holders of Corporate Units the Treasury Portfolio and promptly remit the remaining portion of such Redemption Price, if any, to the Agent for payment to the Holders of such Corporate Units. The Treasury Portfolio will be substituted for the Pledged Debentures, and will be held by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement to secure the obligation of each Holder of a Corporate Unit to purchase the Common Stock of the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date under the Purchase Contract constituting a part of such Corporate Unit. Following the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or following a successful [Initial Remarketing], the Holders of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations

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with respect to the Treasury Portfolio as the Holder of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent had in respect of the Debentures, as the case may be, subject to the Pledge thereof as provided in Articles II, III, IV, V, and VI, of the Pledge Agreement and any reference herein to the Pledged Debentures shall be deemed to be reference to such Treasury Portfolio. The Company may cause to be made in any Corporate Unit Certificate therewith to be issued such change in phraseology and form (but not in substance) as may be appropriate to reflect the substitution of the Treasury Portfolio for Debentures as Collateral.

The Corporate Unit Certificates are issuable only in registered form and only in denominations of a single Corporate Unit and any integral multiple thereof. The transfer of any Corporate Unit Certificate will be registered and Corporate Unit Certificates may be exchanged as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement. The Corporate Unit Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents permitted by the Purchase Contract Agreement. No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company and the Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. A Holder who elects to substitute Treasury Securities for Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, thereby creating Treasury Units, shall be responsible for any fees or expenses payable in connection therewith. Except as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement, for so long as the Purchase Contract underlying a Corporate Unit remains in effect, such Corporate Unit shall not be separable into its constituent parts, and the rights and obligations of the Holder of such Corporate Unit in respect of Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and the Purchase Contract constituting such Corporate Unit may be acquired, and may be transferred and exchanged only as an entire Corporate Unit. The holder of any Corporate Units may substitute for the Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause
(1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio securing its obligation under the related Purchase Contract, Treasury Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Pledged Debentures or Stated Amount of the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. From and after such Collateral Substitution, the Security for which such Pledged Treasury Securities secures the Holder's obligation under the Purchase Contract shall be referred to as a "Treasury Unit." A Holder may make such Collateral Substitution only in integral multiples of [20] Corporate Units for [20] Treasury Units; provided, however, that if a Tax Event Redemption or a successful [Initial Remarketing] has occurred and the Treasury Portfolio has become a component of the Corporate Units, a Holder may make such Collateral Substitutions only in integral multiples of [1,600] Corporate Units for [1,600] Treasury Units. All such adjustments to the equivalent aggregate principal amount of this Corporate Unit Certificate shall be duly recorded by placing an appropriate notation on the Schedule attached hereto.

A Holder of Treasury Units may create or recreate Corporate Units by depositing with the Collateral Agent Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, with a Stated Amount, in the case of such Debentures, or with the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, in the case of such appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities in exchange for the release of such Pledged

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Treasury Securities in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement.

Subject to the next succeeding paragraph, the Company shall pay, on each Payment Date, except the [Initial Reset Date], if the [Initial Reset Date] is not also a quarterly Payment Date, the Contract Adjustment Payments payable in respect of each Purchase Contract to the Person in whose name the Corporate Unit Certificate evidencing such Purchase Contract is registered on the Register at the close of business on the Record Date next preceding such Payment Date. The Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable at the Corporate Trust Office or, at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such address as it appears on the Corporate Unit Register or by wire transfer to an account appropriately designated in writing by such person.

The Company shall have the right, at any time prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, to defer the payment of any or all of the Contract Adjustment Payments otherwise payable on any Payment Date, but only if the Company shall give the Holders and the Agent written notice of its election to defer such payment (specifying the amount to be deferred) as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement. Any Contract Adjustment Payments so deferred shall bear additional Contract Adjustment Payments thereon at the rate of ___% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months), compounding on each succeeding Payment Date, until paid in full (such deferred installments of Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, together with the additional Contract Adjustment Payments accrued thereon, are referred to herein as the "Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments"). Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, shall be due on the next succeeding Payment Date except to the extent that payment is deferred pursuant to the Purchase Contract Agreement. No Contract Adjustment Payments may be deferred to a date that is after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

In the event that the Company elects to defer the payment of Contract Adjustment Payments on the Purchase Contracts until the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Holder of this Corporate Unit Certificate will receive on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, in lieu of a cash payment, a number of shares of Common Stock (in addition to the number of shares equal to the Settlement Rate) equal to (x) the aggregate amount of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments payable to the Holder of this Corporate Unit Certificate divided by (y) the Applicable Market Value.

In the event the Company exercises its option to defer the payment of Contract Adjustment Payments, then, until the Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments have been paid, the Company shall not declare or pay dividends on, make distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock or make guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing (other than (i) purchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company 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 by the Company of its obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on the date of such event requiring the Company to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock,
(ii) as a result of a reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of the Company's capital stock for another class or series of the Company's capital

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stock, (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of the Company's capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts, (iv) dividends or distributions in capital stock of the Company (or rights to acquire capital stock) or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of capital stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of the Company's capital stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts) or (v) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of 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.

The Purchase Contracts and all obligations and rights of the Company and the Holders thereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of the Holders to receive and the obligation of the Company to pay any Contract Adjustment Payments or any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, and the rights and obligations of the Holders to purchase Common Stock shall immediately and automatically terminate, without the necessity of any notice or action by any Holder, the Agent or the Company, if, on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a Termination Event shall have occurred. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company shall promptly but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter give written notice to the Agent, the Collateral Agent and to the Holders at their addresses as they appear in the Corporate Unit Register. Upon and after the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Collateral Agent shall release the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, forming a part of the Corporate Units evidenced hereby from the Pledge in accordance with the provisions of the Pledge Agreement.

Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement, a Holder of Corporate Units may settle the related Purchase Contracts in their entirety at any time on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, but only in integral multiples of [20] Corporate Units; provided, however, that if the Treasury Portfolio has become a component of the Corporate Units, Holders of Corporate Units may settle early only in integral multiples of [1,600] Corporate Units at any time on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. In order to exercise the right to effect any such early settlement ("Early Settlement") with respect to any Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Corporate Unit Certificate, the Holder of this Corporate Unit Certificate shall deliver this Corporate Unit Certificate to the Agent at the Corporate Trust Office duly endorsed for transfer to the Company or in blank with the form of Election to Settle Early set forth below duly completed and executed and accompanied by payment payable to the Company in immediately available funds in an amount (the "Early Settlement Amount") equal to the sum of
(i) [$50] times the number of Purchase Contracts being settled, plus (ii) if such delivery is made with respect to any Purchase Contracts during the period from the close of business on any Record Date next preceding any Payment Date to the opening of business on such Payment Date, an amount equal to the Contract Adjustment Payments payable, if any, on such Payment Date with respect to such Purchase Contracts. Upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Securities, the Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio underlying such Securities shall be released from the Pledge as provided in the Pledge Agreement and the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of Common Stock on account of each Purchase Contract forming part of a Corporate Unit as to

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which Early Settlement is effected equal to the Early Settlement Rate which shall be equal to ____ newly issued shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract (the "Early Settlement Rate"); provided however, that upon the Early Settlement of the Purchase Contracts, (i) the Holder thereof will forfeit the right to receive any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, on such Purchase Contracts, (ii) the Holder's right to receive additional Contract Adjustment Payments in respect of such Purchase Contracts will terminate, and (iii) no adjustment will be made to or for the Holder on account of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, or any amount accrued in respect of Contract Adjustment Payments. The Early Settlement Rate shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Settlement Rate is adjusted as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement.

Upon registration of transfer of this Corporate Unit Certificate, the transferee shall be bound (without the necessity of any other action on the part of such transferee, except as may be required by the Agent pursuant to the Purchase Contract Agreement), under the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby and the transferor shall be released from the obligations under the Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Corporate Unit Certificate. The Company covenants and agrees, and the Holder, by its acceptance hereof, likewise covenants and agrees, to be bound by the provisions of this paragraph.

The Holder of this Corporate Unit Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, irrevocably authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the related Purchase Contracts forming part of the Corporate Units evidenced hereby on its behalf as its attorney-in-fact, expressly withholds any consent to the assumption of the Purchase Contracts by the Company, its trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidator or a person or entity performing similar functions, in the event that the Company becomes the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code or subject to other similar Federal or State law providing for reorganization or liquidation, agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, covenants and agrees to perform its obligations under such Purchase Contracts, consents to the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement, authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the Pledge Agreement on its behalf as its attorney-in-fact, and consents to and agrees to be bound by the Pledge of the Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, underlying this Corporate Unit Certificate pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. The Holder, by its acceptance hereof, further covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, but subject to the terms thereof, payments in respect of the principal and interest of the Pledged Debentures, or the Stated Amount of the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to the Company in satisfaction of such Holder's obligations under such Purchase Contract and such Holder shall acquire no right, title or interest in such payments.

The Holder of this Corporate Unit Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, covenants and agrees to treat itself as the owner, for Federal, State and local income and franchise tax purposes, of the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio forming part of the Corporate Units evidenced hereby. The Holder of this Corporate Unit Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, further covenants and agrees to treat the Debentures

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forming part of the Corporate Units evidenced hereby as indebtedness of FPL Group Capital for Federal, State and local income and franchise tax purposes.

Subject to certain exceptions, the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement may be amended with the consent of the Holders of a majority of the Purchase Contracts. In addition, certain amendments to the Purchase Contract Agreement may be made without any consent of the Holders as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement.

THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREUNDER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION SHALL BE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE.

The Company, FPL Group Capital and the Agent and any agent of the Company, FPL Group Capital or the Agent may treat the Person in whose name this Corporate Unit Certificate is registered on the Corporate Unit Register as the owner of the Corporate Units evidenced hereby for the purpose of receiving payments of interest payable quarterly and on the [Initial Reset Date], if the remarketing of the Debentures on the third Business Day immediately preceding the [Initial Reset Date] is successful and the [Initial Reset Date] is not ____________, 200__ or ____________, 200__, on the Debentures, receiving payments of Contract Adjustment Payments and any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, performance of the Purchase Contracts and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not any payments in respect thereof be overdue and notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, and neither the Company, FPL Group Capital, the Agent nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Purchase Contracts shall not, prior to the settlement thereof, in accordance with the Purchase Contract Agreement, entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock.

A copy of the Purchase Contract Agreement is available for inspection at the offices of the Agent.

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM --              as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT --    __________________ Custodian __________________ (Minor)
                        under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act _____________ (State)

TEN ENT --              as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN --               as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
                        tenants in common

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.


ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto



(Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D.


or other Identifying Number of Assignee)



(Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

the within Corporate Unit Certificates and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing


attorney to transfer said Corporate Unit Certificates on the books of FPL Group, Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: __________________________   ____________________________________________
                                                     Signature

                                    NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
                                    must correspond with the name as it appears
                                    upon the face of the within Corporate Unit
                                    Certificates in every particular, without
                                    alteration or enlargement or any change
                                    whatsoever.

Signature Guarantee: ____________

Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate for shares of Common Stock deliverable upon settlement on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date of the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Corporate Units evidenced by this Corporate Unit Certificate (after taking into account all Securities then held by such Holder) be registered in the name of, and delivered, together with a check in payment for any fractional share, to the undersigned at the address indicated below unless a different name and address have been indicated below. If shares are to be registered in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay any transfer tax payable incident thereto.

Dated: __________________________ ____________________________________________ Signature

Signature Guarantee: ____________

Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

If shares are to be registered in REGISTERED HOLDER the name of and delivered to a
Person other than the Holder,
please (i) print such Person's name
and address and (ii) provide a
guarantee of your signature:

Please print name and address of Registered Holder:

______________________________________    ______________________________________
                Name                                      Name
______________________________________    ______________________________________

______________________________________    ______________________________________

______________________________________    ______________________________________
               Address                                   Address
________________________________________________________________________________

Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number, if any

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ELECTION TO SETTLE EARLY

The undersigned Holder of this Corporate Unit Certificate hereby irrevocably exercises the option to effect Early Settlement in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement with respect to the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Corporate Units evidenced by this Corporate Unit Certificate specified below. The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate for shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such Early Settlement (after taking into account all Securities of such Holder submitted by such Holder for Early Settlement) be registered in the name of, and delivered, together with a check in payment for any fractional share and any Corporate Unit Certificate representing any Corporate Units evidenced hereby as to which Early Settlement of the related Purchase Contracts is not effected, to the undersigned at the address indicated below unless a different name and address have been indicated below. Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, deliverable upon such Early Settlement will be transferred in accordance with the transfer instructions set forth below. If shares are to be registered in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay any transfer tax payable incident thereto.

Dated: __________________________ ____________________________________________ Signature

Signature Guarantee: ____________

Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Number of Securities evidenced hereby as to which Early Settlement of the related Purchase Contracts is being elected:

If shares of Common Stock or
Corporate Unit Certificates are to
be registered in the name of and
delivered to and Pledged
Debentures, or the Treasury REGISTERED HOLDER Portfolio, as the case may be, are
to be transferred to a Person other
than the Holder, please print such
Person's name and address:

Please print name and address of Registered Holder:

______________________________________    ______________________________________
                Name                                      Name
______________________________________    ______________________________________
               Address                                   Address
______________________________________    ______________________________________

______________________________________    ______________________________________


Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number, if any

Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number, if any Transfer Instructions for Pledged Debentures, or the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, Transferable Upon Early Settlement or a Termination Event:




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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATES]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

The following increases or decreases in this Global Certificate have been made:

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                        OF THE GLOBAL          OF THE GLOBAL         FOLLOWING SUCH          OF TRUSTEE OR
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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF TREASURY UNIT CERTIFICATE

THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT (AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED) AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE CLEARING AGENCY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A CERTIFICATE REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH CLEARING AGENCY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

No. _____
CUSIP No. __________
Number of Treasury Units _______

FPL GROUP, INC.

Form of Face of Treasury Unit Certificate
([$50] Stated Amount)

This Treasury Unit Certificate certifies that ___________ is the registered Holder of the number of Treasury Units set forth above. Each Treasury Unit represents (a) a stock purchase contract (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, a "Purchase Contract") of FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), and (b) a [1/20], or [5%] undivided beneficial ownership interest in a Treasury Security, subject to the Pledge of such Treasury Security by such Holder pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein without definition herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Contract Agreement referred to below.

Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, the Treasury Securities constituting part of each Treasury Unit evidenced hereby have been pledged to the Collateral

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Agent, for the benefit of the Company, to secure the obligations of the Holder under the Purchase Contract comprising a portion of such Treasury Unit.

The Pledge Agreement provides that all payments of the principal of any Treasury Securities received by the Collateral Agent shall be paid by the Collateral Agent by wire transfer in same day funds (i) in the case of any principal payments with respect to any Treasury Securities that have been released from the Pledge pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, to the Holders of the applicable Treasury Units to the accounts designated by them in writing for such purpose no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day such payment is received by the Collateral Agent (provided that in the event such payment is received by the Collateral Agent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 12:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, then such payment shall be made no later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in the case of the principal of any Pledged Treasury Securities, to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (as defined herein) in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement, in full satisfaction of the respective obligations of the Holders of the Treasury Units of which such Pledged Treasury Securities are a part under the Purchaser Contracts forming a part of such Treasury Units.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this Treasury Unit Certificate to purchase, and the Company to sell, not later than ___________, 200__ (the "Purchase Contract Settlement Date"), at a price of
[$50] in cash (the "Purchase Price"), a number of newly issued shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value ("Common Stock"), of the Company, equal to the applicable Settlement Rate (as defined below), unless, on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date there shall have occurred a Termination Event or an Early Settlement with respect to the Treasury Units of which such Purchase Contract is a part, all as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement and more fully described on the reverse hereof.

The "Settlement Rate" is equal to (a) if the Applicable Market Value (as defined below) is equal to or greater than $____ (the "Threshold Appreciation Price"), ____ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract, (b) if the Applicable Market Value is less than the Threshold Appreciation Price but is greater than $____, the number of shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract equal to [$50] divided by the Applicable Market Value, and (c) if the Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to $____, ____ shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued upon settlement of Purchase Contracts, as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement.

The Company shall pay, on each Payment Date other than the [Initial Reset Date], if the [Initial Reset Date] is not also a regular quarterly Payment Date, in respect of each Purchase Contract forming part of a Treasury Unit evidenced hereby, an amount (the "Contract Adjustment Payments") equal to ___% per annum of the Stated Amount; computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, subject to deferral at the option of the Company as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement and more fully described on the reverse hereof. Such Contract Adjustment Payments shall be payable to the Person in whose name this Treasury Unit Certificate (or a Predecessor Treasury Unit Certificate or a Predecessor Corporate Unit Certificate) is registered on the Register at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date.

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Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable at the Corporate Trust Office or, at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such Person's address as it appears on the Treasury Unit Register or by wire transfer to an account appropriately designated in writing by the Person entitled to payment.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Agent by manual signature, this Treasury Unit Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pledge Agreement or the Purchase Contract Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:

Name:


Title:

HOLDER SPECIFIED ABOVE (as to
obligations of such Holder under the
Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby)

By: The Bank of New York,
not individually but solely as
Attorney-in-Fact of such Holder

By:

Name:


Title:

Dated:

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AGENT'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Treasury Unit Certificates referred to in the within mentioned Purchase Contract Agreement.

Dated:                                   THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
                                         as Purchase Contract Agent


                                         By:
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                    Authorized Signatory

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(FORM OF REVERSE OF TREASURY UNIT CERTIFICATE)

Unless the context otherwise requires, each provision of this Security shall be part of the Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby. This Security and each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby is governed by a Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of ___________, 200__ (as may be supplemented from time to time, the "Purchase Contract Agreement"), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent and trustee (including any successor thereunder, herein called the "Agent"), to which the Purchase Contract Agreement and supplemental agreements thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Agent, the Company, and the Holders and of the terms upon which the Treasury Unit Certificates are, and are to be, executed and delivered.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby, which is settled through Early Settlement, shall obligate the Holder of the related Treasury Units to purchase at the applicable Purchase Price, and the Company to sell, a number of newly issued shares of Common Stock equal to the Early Settlement Rate.

In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Holder of the Treasury Units evidenced hereby shall pay, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the applicable Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby by effecting a Cash Settlement. A Holder of Treasury Units who does not make such payment in accordance with the Purchase Contract Agreement or who does not notify the Agent of such Holder's intention, at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, to make an effective Cash Settlement or an Early Settlement, shall have defaulted in its obligations under the related Purchase Contract and the Collateral Agent shall exercise its rights as a secured creditor for the benefit of the Company under the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement and shall apply the Proceeds of the sale of the related applicable Pledged Treasury Securities held by the Collateral Agent to satisfy the Holder's obligations under such Purchase Contract to purchase Common Stock at the Purchase Price.

The "Applicable Market Value" means the average of the Closing Prices per share of Common Stock on each of the [20] consecutive Trading Days ending on the third Trading Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. The "Closing Price" of the Common Stock on any date of determination means the closing sale price (or, if no closing price is reported, the last reported sale price) of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on such date or, if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on the NYSE on any such date, as reported in the composite transactions for the principal United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is so listed, or if the Common Stock is not so listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, the last sale price of the Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market, or if the Common Stock is not so reported, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, or, if such bid price is not available, the market value of the Common Stock on such date as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company. A "Trading Day" means a day on which the Common Stock (A) is not suspended from trading on any national or regional securities

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exchange or association or over-the-counter market at the close of business and (B) has traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the trading of the Common Stock.

The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock in respect of a Purchase Contract or deliver any certificates therefor to the Holder unless it shall have received payment in full of the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased thereunder in the manner set forth in the Purchase Contract Agreement.

The Treasury Unit Certificates are issuable only in registered form and only in denominations of a single Treasury Unit and any integral multiple thereof. The transfer of any Treasury Unit Certificate will be registered and Treasury Unit Certificates may be exchanged as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement. The Treasury Unit Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents permitted by the Purchase Contract Agreement. No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company and the Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. A Holder who elects to substitute Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, for Treasury Securities, thereby recreating Corporate Units, shall be responsible for any fees or expenses payable in connection therewith. Except as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement, for so long as the Purchase Contract underlying a Treasury Unit remains in effect, such Treasury Unit shall not be separable into its constituent parts, and the rights and obligations of the Holder of such Treasury Unit in respect of the Treasury Security and the Purchase Contract constituting such Treasury Unit may be acquired, and may be transferred and exchanged, only as an entire Treasury Unit. The holder of any Treasury Units may substitute for the Treasury Securities securing its obligation under the related Purchase Contract, Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. From and after such Collateral Substitution, the Security for which such Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio secures the Holder's obligation under the Purchase Contract shall be referred to as a "Corporate Unit." A Holder may make such Collateral Substitution only in integral multiples of [20] Treasury Units for
[20] Corporate Units; provided, however, that if a Tax Event Redemption or a successful [Initial Remarketing] has occurred and the Treasury Portfolio has become a component of the Corporate Units, a Holder may make such Collateral Substitutions only in integral multiples of [1,600] Treasury Units for [1,600] Corporate Units. All such adjustments to the equivalent aggregate principal amount of this Treasury Unit Certificate shall be duly recorded by placing an appropriate notation on the Schedule attached hereto.

A Holder of a Corporate Unit may, at any time, on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, create or recreate a Treasury Unit by depositing with the Collateral Agent Treasury Securities in an aggregate principal amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities equal to the aggregate principal amount in the case of Debentures, or an

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aggregate Stated Amount of the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. Any such recreation of a Treasury Unit may be effected only in integral multiples of [20] Corporate Units for [20] Treasury Units; provided, however, that if a Tax Event Redemption or a successful [Initial Remarketing] has occurred and the Treasury Portfolio has become a component of the Corporate Units, a Holder may make such Collateral Substitutions only in integral multiples of [1,600] Corporate Units for [1,600] Treasury Units at any time on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. From and after such substitution, the Holder's Security shall be referred to as a "Treasury Unit." All such adjustments to the equivalent aggregate principal amount of this Treasury Unit Certificate shall be duly recorded by placing an appropriate notation on the Schedule attached hereto.

Subject to the next succeeding paragraph, the Company shall pay, on each Payment Date, except the [Initial Reset Date], if the [Initial Reset Date] is not also a quarterly Payment Date, the Contract Adjustment Payments payable in respect of each Purchase Contract to the Person in whose name the Treasury Unit Certificate evidencing such Purchase Contract is registered on the Register at the close of business on the Record Date next preceding such Payment Date. The Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable at the Corporate Trust Office or, at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such address as it appears on the Treasury Unit Register or by wire transfer to an account appropriately designated in writing by such person.

The Company shall have the right, at any time prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, to defer the payment of any or all of the Contract Adjustment Payments otherwise payable on any Payment Date, but only if the Company shall give the Holders and the Agent written notice of its election to defer such payment (specifying the amount to be deferred) as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement. Any Contract Adjustment Payments so deferred shall bear additional Contract Adjustment Payments thereon at the rate of ___% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months), compounding on each succeeding Payment Date, until paid in full (such deferred installments of Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, together with the additional Contract Adjustment Payments accrued thereon, are referred to herein as the "Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments"). Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, shall be due on the next succeeding Payment Date except to the extent that payment is deferred pursuant to the Purchase Contract Agreement. No Contract Adjustment Payments may be deferred to a date that is after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

In the event that the Company elects to defer the payment of Contract Adjustment Payments on the Purchase Contracts until the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Holder of this Treasury Unit Certificate will receive on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, in lieu of a cash payment, a number of shares of Common Stock (in addition to the number of shares equal to the Settlement Rate) equal to (x) the aggregate amount of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments payable to the Holder of this Treasury Unit Certificate divided by (y) the Applicable Market Value.

In the event the Company exercises its option to defer the payment of Contract Adjustment Payments, then, until the Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments have been paid, the Company shall not declare or pay dividends on, make

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distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock or make guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing (other than (i) purchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company 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 by the Company of its obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on the date of such event requiring the Company to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock,
(ii) as a result of a reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of the Company's capital stock for another class or series of the Company's capital stock, (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of the Company's capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts, (iv) dividends or distributions in capital stock of the Company (or rights to acquire capital stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of capital stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of capital stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Company's capital stock and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts) or (v) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of 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.

The Purchase Contracts and all obligations and rights of the Company and the Holders thereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of the Holders to receive and the obligation of the Company to pay any Contract Adjustment Payments or any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, and the rights and obligations of the Holders to purchase Common Stock shall immediately and automatically terminate, without the necessity of any notice or action by any Holder, the Agent or the Company, if, on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a Termination Event shall have occurred. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company shall promptly but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter give written notice to the Agent, the Collateral Agent and to the Holders, at their addresses as they appear in the Treasury Unit Register. Upon and after the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Collateral Agent shall release the Treasury Securities from the Pledge in accordance with the provisions of the Pledge Agreement.

Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement, a Holder of Treasury Units may settle the related Purchase Contracts in their entirety on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, but only in integral multiples of [20] Treasury Units. In order to exercise the right to effect any such early settlement ("Early Settlement") with respect to any Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Treasury Unit Certificate, the Holder of this Treasury Unit Certificate shall deliver this Treasury Unit Certificate to the Agent at the Corporate Trust Office duly endorsed for transfer to the Company or in blank with the form of Election to Settle Early set forth below duly completed and executed and accompanied by payment payable to the Company in immediately available funds in an amount (the "Early Settlement Amount") equal to the sum of (i) [$50] times the number of Purchase Contracts being settled, plus (ii) if such delivery is made with respect to any Purchase Contracts during the period from the close of business on any Record Date next preceding any Payment Date to the opening of business on such Payment Date, an amount equal to the Contract Adjustment

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Payments payable, if any, on such Payment Date with respect to such Purchase Contracts. Upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Securities, the Pledged Treasury Securities underlying such Securities shall be released from the Pledge as provided in the Pledge Agreement and the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of Common Stock on account of each Purchase Contract forming part of a Treasury Unit as to which Early Settlement is effected equal to the Early Settlement Rate which shall be equal to ____ newly issued shares of Common Stock per Purchase Contract (the "Early Settlement Rate"); provided however, that upon the Early Settlement of the Purchase Contracts, (i) the Holder thereof will forfeit the right to receive any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, if any, on such Purchase Contracts,
(ii) the Holder's right to receive additional Contract Adjustment Payments in respect of such Purchase Contracts will terminate, and (iii) no adjustment will be made to or for the Holder on account of Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, or any amount accrued in respect of Contract Adjustment Payments. The Early Settlement Rate shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Settlement Rate is adjusted as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement.

Upon registration of transfer of this Treasury Unit Certificate, the transferee shall be bound (without the necessity of any other action on the part of such transferee, except as may be required by the Agent pursuant to the Purchase Contract Agreement), under the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby and the transferor shall be released from the obligations under the Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Treasury Unit Certificate. The Company covenants and agrees, and the Holder, by its acceptance hereof, likewise covenants and agrees, to be bound by the provisions of this paragraph.

The Holder of this Treasury Unit Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, irrevocably authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the related Purchase Contracts forming part of the Treasury Units evidenced hereby on its behalf as its attorney-in-fact, expressly withholds any consent to the assumption of the Purchase Contracts by the Company, its trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidator or a person or entity performing similar functions, in the event that the Company becomes the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code or subject to other similar Federal or State law providing for reorganization or liquidation, agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, covenants and agrees to perform its obligations under such Purchase Contracts, consents to the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement, authorizes the Agent to enter into and perform the Pledge Agreement on its behalf as its attorney-in-fact, and consents to the Pledge of the Treasury Securities underlying this Treasury Unit Certificate pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. The Holder, by its acceptance hereof, further covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, but subject to the terms thereof, payments in respect to the Stated Amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to the Company in satisfaction of such Holder's obligations under such Purchase Contract and such Holder shall acquire no right, title or interest in such payments.

Subject to certain exceptions, the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement may be amended with the consent of the Holders of a majority of the Purchase Contracts. In addition, certain amendments to the Purchase Contract Agreement may be made without any consent of the Holders as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement.

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THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREUNDER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION SHALL BE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE.

The Company, FPL Group Capital and the Agent and any agent of the Company, FPL Group Capital or the Agent may treat the Person in whose name this Treasury Unit Certificate is registered on the Treasury Unit Register as the owner of the Treasury Units evidenced hereby for the purpose of receiving payments on the Treasury Securities, receiving payments of Contract Adjustment Payments and any Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments, performance of the Purchase Contracts and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not any payments in respect thereof be overdue and notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, and neither the Company, FPL Group Capital, the Agent nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Purchase Contracts shall not, prior to the settlement thereof, in accordance with the Purchase Contract Agreement, entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock.

A copy of the Purchase Contract Agreement is available for inspection at the offices of the Agent.

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM --              as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT --    __________________ Custodian __________________ (Minor)
                        under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act _____________ (State)

TEN ENT --              as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN --               as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
                        tenants in common

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.


ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto



(Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D.


or other Identifying Number of Assignee)



(Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

the within Treasury Unit Certificates and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing


attorney to transfer said Treasury Unit Certificates on the books of FPL Group, Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: __________________________   ____________________________________________
                                                     Signature

                                    NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
                                    must correspond with the name as it appears
                                    upon the face of the within Treasury Unit
                                    Certificates in every particular, without
                                    alteration or enlargement or any change
                                    whatsoever.

Signature Guarantee: ____________

Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate for shares of Common Stock deliverable upon settlement on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date of the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Treasury Units evidenced by this Treasury Unit Certificate (after taking into account all Securities then held by such Holder) be registered in the name of, and delivered, together with a check in payment for any fractional share, to the undersigned at the address indicated below unless a different name and address have been indicated below. If shares are to be registered in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay any transfer tax payable incident thereto.

Dated: __________________________ ____________________________________________ Signature

Signature Guarantee: ____________

Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

If shares are to be registered in REGISTERED HOLDER the name of and delivered to a
Person other than the Holder,
please (i) print such Person's name
and address and (ii) provide a
guarantee of your signature:

Please print name and address of Registered Holder:

______________________________________    ______________________________________
                Name                                      Name
______________________________________    ______________________________________

______________________________________    ______________________________________

______________________________________    ______________________________________
               Address                                   Address
________________________________________________________________________________

Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number, if any

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ELECTION TO SETTLE EARLY

The undersigned Holder of this Treasury Unit Certificate hereby irrevocably exercises the option to effect Early Settlement in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement with respect to the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Treasury Units evidenced by this Treasury Unit Certificate specified below. The option to effect Early Settlement may be exercised only with respect to Purchase Contracts underlying Treasury Units with an aggregate Stated Amount equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate for shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such Early Settlement (after taking into account all Securities then held by such Holder) be registered in the name of, and delivered, together with a check in payment for any fractional share and any Treasury Unit Certificate representing any Treasury Units evidenced hereby as to which Early Settlement of the related Purchase Contracts is not effected, to the undersigned at the address indicated below unless a different name and address have been indicated below. Pledged Treasury Securities deliverable upon such Early Settlement will be transferred in accordance with the transfer instructions set forth below. If shares are to be registered in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay any transfer tax payable incident thereto.

Dated: __________________________ ____________________________________________ Signature

Signature Guarantee: ____________

Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Number of Securities evidenced hereby as to which Early Settlement of the related Purchase Contracts is being elected:

If shares of Common Stock or
Treasury Unit Certificates are to
be registered in the name of and
delivered to and Pledged
Treasury Securities are to be REGISTERED HOLDER transferred to a Person other than
the Holder, please print such
Person's name and address:

Please print name and address of Registered Holder:

______________________________________    ______________________________________
                Name                                      Name
______________________________________    ______________________________________
               Address                                   Address
______________________________________    ______________________________________

______________________________________    ______________________________________


Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number, if any

Transfer Instructions for Pledged Treasury Securities Transferable Upon Early Settlement or a Termination Event:




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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATES]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

The following increases or decreases in this Global Certificate have been made:

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                        OF THE GLOBAL          OF THE GLOBAL         FOLLOWING SUCH          OF TRUSTEE OR
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EXHIBIT C

NOTICE TO SETTLE BY SEPARATE CASH

The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street
New York, New York 10286
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Telecopy: (212) _______

Re: Securities of FPL Group, Inc. (the "Company")

The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably notifies you in accordance with Section 5.4 of the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of ___________, 200__ among the Company, yourselves, as Purchase Contract Agent and as Attorney-in-Fact for the Holders of the Purchase Contracts, that such Holder has elected to pay to the Collateral Agent, on or prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, (in lawful money of the United States by [certified or cashiers check or] wire transfer, in each case in immediately available funds), $_________ as the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock issuable to such Holder by the Company under the related Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. The undersigned Holder hereby instructs you to notify promptly the Collateral Agent of the undersigned Holder's election to make such cash settlement with respect to the Purchase Contracts related to such Holder's
[Corporate Units] [Treasury Units].

Date: _________________________          By: ___________________________________
                                             Name:
                                             Title:

Signature Guarantee: ________________

Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Please print name and address of Registered Holder:

Name________________________________________   Social Security or other Taxpayer
                                               Identification Number, if any
Address_____________________________________

____________________________________________   _________________________________

____________________________________________

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EXHIBIT 4(AQ)


FPL GROUP, INC.,

_____________________,
as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent
and Securities Intermediary,

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Purchase Contract Agent

PLEDGE AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF __________, 200__



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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RECITALS       ................................................................1
ARTICLE I.     DEFINITIONS.....................................................2
ARTICLE II.    PLEDGE; CONTROL AND PERFECTION..................................6
SECTION 2.1    The Pledge......................................................6
SECTION 2.2    Control and Perfection..........................................7
ARTICLE III.   DISTRIBUTIONS ON PLEDGED COLLATERAL.............................8
ARTICLE IV.    SUBSTITUTION, RELEASE, REPLEDGE AND SETTLEMENT OF DEBENTURES...10
SECTION 4.1    Substitution for Debentures and the Creation of
               Treasury Units.................................................10
SECTION 4.2    Substitution of Treasury Securities and the Creation of
               Corporate Units................................................11
SECTION 4.3    Termination Event..............................................12
SECTION 4.4    Cash Settlement................................................13
SECTION 4.5    Early Settlement...............................................14
SECTION 4.6    Application of Proceeds Settlement.............................14
ARTICLE V.     VOTING RIGHTS-- DEBENTURES.....................................16
ARTICLE VI.    RIGHTS AND REMEDIES; DISTRIBUTION OF THE DEBENTURES;
               TAX EVENT REDEMPTION; REMARKETING..............................17
SECTION 6.1    Rights and Remedies of the Collateral Agent....................17
SECTION 6.2    Tax Event Redemption; Remarketing..............................18
SECTION 6.3    Initial Remarketing............................................19
SECTION 6.4    Substitutions..................................................19
ARTICLE VII.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS......................20
SECTION 7.1    Representations and Warranties.................................20
SECTION 7.2    Covenants......................................................21
ARTICLE VIII.  THE COLLATERAL AGENT...........................................21
SECTION 8.1    Appointment, Powers and Immunities.............................21
SECTION 8.2    Instructions of the Company....................................22
SECTION 8.3    Reliance.......................................................22
SECTION 8.4    Rights in Other Capacities.....................................23
SECTION 8.5    Non-Reliance...................................................23
SECTION 8.6    Compensation and Indemnity.....................................23
SECTION 8.7    Failure to Act.................................................24
SECTION 8.8    Resignation of Collateral Agent................................24
SECTION 8.9    Right to Appoint Agent or Advisor..............................25
SECTION 8.10   Survival.......................................................25
SECTION 8.11   Exculpation....................................................25
ARTICLE IX.    AMENDMENT......................................................26
SECTION 9.1    Amendment Without Consent of Holders...........................26
SECTION 9.2    Amendment with Consent of Holders..............................26
SECTION 9.3    Execution of Amendments........................................27

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SECTION 9.4    Effect of Amendments...........................................27
SECTION 9.5    Reference to Amendments........................................28
ARTICLE X.     MISCELLANEOUS..................................................28
SECTION 10.1   No Waiver......................................................28
SECTION 10.2   Governing Law..................................................28
SECTION 10.3   Notices........................................................29
SECTION 10.4   Successors and Assigns.........................................29
SECTION 10.5   Counterparts...................................................29
SECTION 10.6   Severability...................................................29
SECTION 10.7   Expenses, etc..................................................29
SECTION 10.8   Security Interest Absolute.....................................30

EXHIBIT A      Instruction From Purchase Contract Agent To Collateral Agent..A-1
EXHIBIT B      Instruction To Purchase Contract Agent........................B-1
EXHIBIT C      Instruction To Custodial Agent Regarding Remarketing..........C-1
EXHIBIT D      Instruction To Custodial Agent Regarding Withdrawal
               From Remarketing..............................................D-1

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PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of __________, 200__ (this "Agreement"), by and among FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), as pledgee, _______________, a ________________, not individually but solely as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent"), as custodial agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Custodial Agent") and as a "securities intermediary" as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the Code (as defined herein) (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Securities Intermediary"), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, not individually but solely as purchase contract agent and as attorney-in-fact of the Holders (as defined in the Purchase Contract Agreement (as hereinafter defined)) from time to time of the New Securities (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Purchase Contract Agent") under the Purchase Contract Agreement (terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the meaning ascribed to them in the Purchase Contract Agreement)./1/

RECITALS

The Company and the Purchase Contract Agent are parties to the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the "Purchase Contract Agreement"), pursuant to which there may be issued up to __________ new securities (the "New Securities") of the Company, having a stated amount of $[50] (the "Stated Amount") per New Security.

The New Securities will initially consist of __________ units (referred to as "Equity Units") with a stated amount, per Equity Unit, equal to $[50]. The Equity Units will initially consist of __________ Corporate Units and __________ Treasury Units. Each Corporate Unit will initially be comprised of (a) a stock purchase contract (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, a "Purchase Contract") under which (i) the Holder will purchase from the Company not later than __________, 200__ ("Purchase Contract Settlement Date"), for $[50] in cash, a number of newly issued shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") equal to the applicable Settlement Rate and (ii) the Company will pay certain Contract Adjustment Payments to the Holders as provided in the Purchase Contract Agreement, and (b) either (A) prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date so long as no Tax Event Redemption has occurred, (i) beneficial ownership of a Series __ Debenture due __________, 200__ issued by FPL Group Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") (a "Debenture"), having a principal amount of $[50] or (ii) following a successful remarketing of the Debentures on the Initial Remarketing Date, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, or (B) upon the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio.

Each Treasury Unit will initially be comprised of (a) a Purchase Contract under which (i) the Holder will purchase from the Company not later than the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, for $[50] in cash, a number of newly issued shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Settlement Rate and (ii) the Company will pay certain Contract Adjustment Payments to the Holders as provided


1 This form of Pledge Agreement contemplates that the Corporate Units will include Debentures as a component of such securities. In the event that preferred trust securities are included instead of Debentures, appropriate revisions will be made to this form of Pledge Agreement to reflect such change.

in the Purchase Contract Agreement, and (b) (i) a [1/20], or [5]%, undivided beneficial ownership interest in a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury security having a principal amount at maturity equal to $1,000 and maturing on __________, 200__ (CUSIP No. __________) ("Treasury Security").

[Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Company may issue up to __________ additional Corporate Units and, if the Company issues such additional Corporate Units, the related Debentures will be pledged hereunder.]

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement and the Purchase Contracts, the Holders, from time to time, of the New Securities have irrevocably authorized the Purchase Contract Agent, as attorney-in-fact of such Holders, among other things, to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of and in the name of such Holders and to grant the pledge provided hereby of the Debentures, any Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio and any Treasury Securities to secure each Holder's obligations under the related Purchase Contract, as provided herein and subject to the terms hereof. Upon such pledge, the Debentures will be beneficially owned by the Holders but will be owned of record by the Purchase Contract Agent subject to the Pledge hereunder, and the Treasury Securities (and the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) will be beneficially owned by the Holders but will be held in book-entry form by the Securities Intermediary subject to the pledge hereunder.

Accordingly, the Company, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent, on its own behalf and as attorney-in-fact of the Holders from time to time of the New Securities, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular; and

(b) the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

"AGREEMENT" means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more agreements supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof.

"BANKRUPTCY CODE" means title 11 of the United States Code, or any other law of the United States that from time to time provides a uniform system of bankruptcy laws.

2

"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York (in the State of New York) are permitted or required by any applicable law to close.

"CASH" means any coin or currency of the United States as at the time shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

"CODE" has the meaning specified in Section 6.1 hereof.

"COLLATERAL" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.

"COLLATERAL ACCOUNT" means the securities account (number __________) maintained at __________ in the name "The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent on behalf of the Holders of New Securities subject to the security interest of __________ as Collateral Agent under the Pledge Agreement dated as of __________, 200__, for the benefit of FPL Group, Inc., as pledgee" and any successor account.

"COLLATERAL AGENT" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

"COMMON STOCK" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

"COMPANY" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this Agreement until a successor shall have become such, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor.

"CUSTODIAL AGENT" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

"DEBENTURES" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

"EQUITY UNITS" has the meanings specified in the Recitals.

"FPL GROUP CAPITAL" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

"INDENTURE" means the Indenture (For Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital and the Indenture Trustee pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued, as originally executed and delivered and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental thereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions thereof and shall include the terms of a particular series of securities established as contemplated by Section 301 thereof.

"INDENTURE TRUSTEE" means The Bank of New York, as trustee under the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee.

["INITIAL RESET DATE" means any Business Day, as selected by FPL Group Capital in its sole discretion, from _______, 200__ to ___________, 200__.]

"INTERMEDIARY" means any entity that in the ordinary course of its business maintains securities accounts for others and is acting in that capacity.

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"NEW SECURITIES" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

"PERMITTED INVESTMENTS" means any one of the following which shall mature not later than the next succeeding Business Day (i) any evidence of indebtedness with an original maturity of 365 days or less issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or insured, by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof or such indebtedness constitutes a general obligation of it); (ii) deposits, certificates of deposit or acceptances with an original maturity of 365 days or less of any institution which is a member of the Federal Reserve System having combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than U.S. $200 million at the time of deposit; (iii) investments with an original maturity of 365 days or less of any Person that is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by a bank referred to in clause (ii); (iv) investments in commercial paper, other than commercial paper issued by the Company or its affiliates, of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, which commercial paper has a rating at the time of purchase at least equal to "A-1" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Service, a Division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P"), or at least equal to "P-1" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"); and (v) investments in money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, rated in the highest applicable rating category by S&P or Moody's.

"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

"PLEDGE" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.

"PLEDGED APPLICABLE OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE TREASURY PORTFOLIO" has the

meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.

"PLEDGED DEBENTURES" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.

"PLEDGED SECURITIES" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.

"PLEDGED TREASURY SECURITIES" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.

"PROCEEDS" means all interest, dividends, cash, instruments, securities, financial assets (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the Code) and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed upon the sale, exchange, collection or disposition of the Collateral or any proceeds thereof.

"PURCHASE CONTRACT" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

"PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

"PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

"SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

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"SECURITY ENTITLEMENT" has the meaning set forth in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the Code.

"SEPARATE DEBENTURES" means any Debentures that are not Pledged Debentures.

"STATED AMOUNT" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

"TRADES" means the Treasury/Reserve Automated Debt Entry System maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York pursuant to the TRADES Regulations.

"TRADES REGULATIONS" means the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, published at 31 C.F.R. Part 357, as amended from time to time. Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms defined in the TRADES Regulations are used herein as therein defined.

"TRANSFER" means, with respect to the Collateral and in accordance with the instructions of the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent or the Holder, as applicable:

(i) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1 hereof, in the case of Collateral consisting of securities which cannot be delivered by book-entry or which the parties agree are to be delivered in physical form, delivery in appropriate physical form to the recipient accompanied by any duly executed instruments of transfer, assignments in blank, transfer tax stamps and any other documents necessary to constitute a legally valid transfer to the recipient; and

(ii) in the case of Collateral consisting of securities maintained in book-entry form by causing a "securities intermediary" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the Code) to (i) credit a Security Entitlement with respect to such securities to a "securities account" (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of the Code) maintained by or on behalf of the recipient and (ii) to issue a confirmation to the recipient with respect to such credit. In the case of Collateral to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, the securities intermediary shall be the Securities Intermediary and the securities account shall be the Collateral Account.

"TREASURY SECURITY" has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

"VALUE" with respect to any item of Collateral on any date means, as to (i) Debentures, the aggregate principal amount thereof, (ii) Cash, the face amount thereof and (iii) Treasury Securities, the aggregate principal amount thereof at maturity, provided however, that in the case of the remarketing of the Debentures on the third Business Day immediately preceding [the Initial Reset Date], Value means the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price.

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ARTICLE II.

PLEDGE; CONTROL AND PERFECTION

SECTION 2.1 THE PLEDGE

The Holders from time to time acting through the Purchase Contract Agent, as their attorney-in-fact, and the Purchase Contract Agent, as such attorney-in-fact, hereby pledge and grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, as collateral security for the performance when due by such Holders of their respective obligations under the related Purchase Contracts, a security interest in all of the right, title and interest of such Holders and the Purchase Contract Agent (a) in the Debentures and Treasury Securities constituting a part of the New Securities and any Treasury Securities delivered in exchange for any Debentures, and any Debentures delivered in exchange for any Treasury Securities, in accordance with Article IV hereof, in each case that have been Transferred to or received by the Collateral Agent and not released by the Collateral Agent to such Holders or the Purchase Contract Agent under the provisions of this Agreement; (b) in payments made by Holders pursuant to Section 4.4 hereof; (c) in the Collateral Account and all securities, financial assets, Cash and other property credited thereto and all Security Entitlements related thereto; (d) in the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio purchased on behalf of the Holders of Corporate Units by the Collateral Agent upon the occurrence of a successful remarketing of the Debentures or a Tax Event Redemption as provided in Section 6.2 hereof and (e) all Proceeds of the foregoing (all of the foregoing, collectively, the "Collateral"). Prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent, on behalf of the initial Holders of the New Securities, shall cause the Debentures comprising a part of the Corporate Units, and the Treasury Securities comprising a part of the Treasury Units, to be Transferred to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Company. Such Debentures shall be Transferred by physically delivering such Debentures to the Collateral Agent endorsed in blank. Treasury Securities and the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, shall be Transferred to the Collateral Account maintained by the Collateral Agent at the Securities Intermediary by book-entry transfer to the Collateral Account in accordance with the TRADES Regulations and other applicable law and by the notation by the Securities Intermediary on its books that a Security Entitlement with respect to such Treasury Securities or Treasury Portfolio, has been credited to the Collateral Account. For purposes of perfecting the Pledge under applicable law, including, to the extent applicable, the TRADES Regulations or the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in any applicable jurisdiction, the Collateral Agent shall be the agent of the Company as provided herein. The pledge provided in this Section 2.1 is herein referred to as the "Pledge" and the Debentures, Treasury Securities or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio subject to the Pledge, excluding any Debentures or Treasury Securities or interest in the Treasury Portfolio released from the Pledge as provided in Article IV hereof, are hereinafter referred to as "Pledged Debentures," "Pledged Treasury Securities," or "Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio," respectively, and collectively, "Pledged Securities." Subject to the Pledge and the provisions of Section 2.2 hereof, the Holders from time to time shall have full beneficial ownership of the Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall have the right to have the Debentures or any other New Securities held in physical form reregistered in its name or in the name of its agent or the Securities Intermediary and credited to the Collateral Account.

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Except as may be required in order to release Debentures (or if (i) a Tax Event Redemption or (ii) a successful remarketing of the Debentures has occurred, the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) or Treasury Securities in connection with a Holder's election to convert its investment from Corporate Units to Treasury Units, or from Treasury Units to Corporate Units, as the case may be, or except as otherwise required to release Pledged Securities as specified herein, neither the Collateral Agent nor the Securities Intermediary shall relinquish physical possession of any certificate evidencing Debentures (or if (i) a Tax Event Redemption or (ii) a successful remarketing of the Debentures has occurred, the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) or Treasury Securities prior to the termination of this Agreement. If it becomes necessary for the Collateral Agent to relinquish physical possession of a certificate in order to release a portion of the Debentures evidenced thereby from the Pledge, the Collateral Agent shall use its best efforts to obtain physical possession of a replacement certificate evidencing any Debentures remaining subject to the Pledge hereunder registered to it or endorsed in blank within ten days of the date it relinquished possession. The Collateral Agent shall promptly notify the Company of its failure to obtain possession of any such replacement certificate as required hereby.

SECTION 2.2 CONTROL AND PERFECTION

(a) In connection with the Pledge granted in Section 2.1, and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Holders from time to time acting through the Purchase Contract Agent, as their attorney-in-fact, hereby authorize and direct the Securities Intermediary (without the necessity of obtaining the further consent of the Purchase Contract Agent or any of the Holders), and the Securities Intermediary agrees, to comply with and follow any instructions and entitlement orders (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the Code) that the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Company may give in writing with respect to the Collateral Account, the Collateral credited thereto and any Security Entitlements with respect to any thereof. Such instructions and entitlement orders may, without limitation, direct the Securities Intermediary to transfer, redeem, sell, liquidate, assign, deliver or otherwise dispose of the Debentures, the Treasury Securities, any Treasury Portfolio and any Security Entitlements with respect thereto and to pay and deliver any income, proceeds or other funds derived therefrom to the Company. The Purchase Contract Agent and the Holders from time to time, acting through the Purchase Contract Agent, each hereby further authorize and direct the Collateral Agent, as agent of the Company, to itself issue instructions and entitlement orders, and to otherwise take action, with respect to the Collateral Account, the Collateral credited thereto and any Security Entitlements with respect thereto, pursuant to the terms and provisions hereof, all without the necessity of obtaining the further consent of the Purchase Contract Agent or any of the Holders. The Collateral Agent shall be the agent of the Company and shall act as directed in writing by the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall issue entitlement orders to the Securities Intermediary when and as required by the terms hereof or as directed by the Company.

(b) The Securities Intermediary hereby confirms and agrees that: (i) all securities or other property underlying any financial assets credited to the Collateral Account shall be registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary, indorsed to the Securities Intermediary or in blank or credited to another collateral account maintained in the name of the Securities Intermediary and in no case will any financial asset credited to the Collateral Account

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be registered in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent, the Company or any Holder, payable to the order of, or specially indorsed to, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Company or any Holder except to the extent the foregoing have been specially indorsed to the Securities Intermediary or in blank; (ii) all property delivered to the Securities Intermediary pursuant to this Pledge Agreement (including, without limitation, any Debentures, the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or any Treasury Securities) will be promptly credited to the Collateral Account; (iii) the Collateral Account is an account to which financial assets are or may be credited, and the Securities Intermediary shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, treat the Purchase Contract Agent as the "entitlement holder" (as defined in the Code) with respect to the Collateral Account; (iv) the Securities Intermediary has not entered into, and until the termination of this Agreement will not enter into, any agreement with any other Person relating to the Collateral Account and/or any financial assets credited thereto pursuant to which it has agreed to comply with entitlement orders (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the Code) of such other Person; and (v) the Securities Intermediary has not entered into, and until the termination of this Agreement will not enter into, any agreement with the Company, the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent or the Holders of the New Securities purporting to limit or condition the obligation of the Securities Intermediary to comply with entitlement orders as set forth in this Section 2.2 hereof.

(c) The Securities Intermediary hereby agrees that each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Collateral Account shall be treated as a "financial asset" within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of the Code.

(d) In the event of any conflict between this Agreement (or any portion hereof) and any other agreement now existing or hereafter entered into, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

(e) The Purchase Contract Agent hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and the Company, and each of them severally, with full power of substitution, as the Purchase Contract Agent's attorney-in-fact to take on behalf of, and in the name, place and stead of the Purchase Contract Agent and the Holders, any action necessary or desirable to perfect and to keep perfected the security interest in the Collateral referred to in Section 2.1. The grant of such power-of-attorney shall not be deemed to require of the Collateral Agent any specific duties or obligations not otherwise assumed by the Collateral Agent hereunder.

ARTICLE III.

DISTRIBUTIONS ON PLEDGED COLLATERAL

So long as the Purchase Contract Agent is the registered owner of the Pledged Debentures, it shall receive all payments thereon. If the Pledged Debentures are reregistered, such that the Collateral Agent becomes the registered holder, all payments of principal or interest on such Pledged Debentures, together with any payments of principal or interest or cash distributions in respect of any other Pledged Securities received by the Collateral Agent that are properly payable hereunder shall be paid by the Collateral Agent by wire transfer in same day funds:

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(i) In the case of (A) payment of interest with respect to the Pledged Debentures or cash distributions on the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (2) of the definition of the term "Applicable Ownership Interest" in the Purchase Contract Agreement), as the case may be, and (B) any payments of principal with respect to any Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, that have been released from the Pledge pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof, to the Purchase Contract Agent, for the benefit of the relevant Holders of Corporate Units, to the account designated by the Purchase Contract Agent for such purpose, no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day such payment is received by the Collateral Agent (provided that in the event such payment is received by the Collateral Agent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 12:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, then such payment shall be made no later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day);

(ii) In the case of any principal payments with respect to any Treasury Securities that have been released from the Pledge pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof, to the Holders of the Treasury Units to the accounts designated by them to the Collateral Agent in writing for such purpose no later than 2:00
p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day such payment is received by the Collateral Agent (provided that in the event such payment is received by the Collateral Agent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 12:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, then such payment shall be made no later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day); and

(iii) In the case of payments of the principal of any Pledged Debentures or on the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of the term "Applicable Ownership Interest") in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or the principal of any Pledged Treasury Securities, to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 4.6(a) or 4.6(b) hereof, in full satisfaction of the respective obligations of the Holders under the related Purchase Contracts.

All payments received by the Purchase Contract Agent as provided herein shall be applied by the Purchase Contract Agent pursuant to the provisions of the Purchase Contract Agreement. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchase Contract Agent or a Holder of Corporate Units shall receive any payments of principal on account of any Debenture or, if applicable, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of such term) in the Treasury Portfolio that, at the time of such payment, is a Pledged Debenture or the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or the Purchase Contract Agent or a Holder of Treasury Units shall receive any payments of principal on account of any Treasury Securities that, at the time of such payment, are Pledged Treasury Securities, the Purchase Contract Agent or such Holder, as the case may be, shall transfer the Proceeds of such payment of principal on such Pledged Debenture, Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, or Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent shall hold such Proceeds for the benefit of the Company as Collateral for the performance when due by such Holder of its obligations under the related Purchase Contracts.

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ARTICLE IV.

SUBSTITUTION, RELEASE, REPLEDGE AND SETTLEMENT OF DEBENTURES

SECTION 4.1 SUBSTITUTION FOR DEBENTURES AND THE CREATION OF TREASURY UNITS

A Holder of a Corporate Unit may create or recreate a Treasury Unit and separate the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, from the related Purchase Contract in respect of such Corporate Unit by substituting Treasury Securities for all, but not less than all, of the Debentures or Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio that form a part of such Corporate Unit in accordance with this
Section 4.1 and 3.13 of the Purchase Contract Agreement; provided, however, that if the Treasury Portfolio has not replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing or a Tax Event Redemption, such Collateral Substitutions may only be made on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date; if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures or a Tax Event Redemption, such Collateral Substitutions may only be made on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Holders may make Collateral Substitutions and establish Treasury Units (i) only in integral multiples of [20] Corporate Units if only Debentures are being substituted by Treasury Securities, or (ii) only in integral multiples of [1,600] Corporate Units if the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio are being substituted for Treasury Securities. For example, to create [20] Treasury Units (if a Tax Event Redemption has not occurred and Debentures remain components of Corporate Units), or [1,600] Treasury Units (if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred or the Treasury Portfolio has replaced Debentures as components of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures), the Corporate Unit Holder shall

(a) if the Treasury Portfolio has not replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing or a Tax Event Redemption, on or prior to the fifth Business Day preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, deposit with the Collateral Agent a Treasury Security having a principal amount at maturity of $1,000; or

(b) if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures or a Tax Event Redemption, prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, deposit with the Collateral Agent Treasury Securities having an aggregate principal amount at maturity of $[80,000]; and

(c) in each case, transfer and surrender the related [20] Corporate Units, or, in the event the Treasury Portfolio is a component of Corporate Units, [1,600] Corporate Units, to the Purchase Contract Agent accompanied by a notice to the Purchase Contract Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, stating that the Holder has transferred the relevant amount of Treasury Securities to the Collateral Agent and requesting that the Purchase Contract Agent instruct the Collateral Agent to release the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, underlying such Corporate Units, whereupon the Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly give such instruction to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

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Upon receipt of the Treasury Securities described in clause (a) or (b) above and the instructions described in clause (c) above from the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent shall release the Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and shall promptly Transfer such Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, free and clear of the lien, pledge or security interest created hereby, to the Purchase Contract Agent.

SECTION 4.2 SUBSTITUTION OF TREASURY SECURITIES AND THE CREATION OF CORPORATE UNITS

A Holder of a Treasury Unit may create or recreate Corporate Units by depositing with the Collateral Agent Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount at maturity of, and in substitution for all, but not less than all, of the Treasury Securities comprising part of the Treasury Unit in accordance with this Section 4.2 and 3.14 of the Purchase Contract Agreement; provided, however, that if the Treasury Portfolio has not replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing or a Tax Event Redemption, such Collateral Substitutions may only be made on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date; and if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures or a Tax Event Redemption, such Collateral Substitutions may only be made on or prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Holders of Treasury Units may make such Collateral Substitutions and establish Corporate Units (i) only in integral multiples of [20] Treasury Units if Treasury Securities are being replaced by Debentures, or (ii) only in integral multiples of [1,600] Treasury Units if any Treasury Security is being replaced by the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio. To create [20] Corporate Units (if a Tax Event Redemption has not occurred and the Debentures remain components of Corporate Units), or [1,600] Corporate Units (if a Tax Event Redemption has occurred or the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures), the Treasury Unit Holder shall

(a) if the Treasury Portfolio has not replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing or a Tax Event Redemption, on or prior to the fifth Business Day preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, deposit with the Collateral Agent $1,000 in aggregate principal amount of Debentures; or

(b) if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures as a component of Corporate Units as a result of a successful remarketing of the Debentures or a Tax Event Redemption, prior to the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, deposit with the Collateral Agent the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio having an aggregate principal amount at maturity of $[80,000]; and

(c) in each case, transfer and surrender the related [20] Treasury Units, or in the event the Treasury Portfolio is a component of Corporate Units,
[1,600] Treasury Units, to the Purchase Contract Agent accompanied by a notice to the Purchase Contract Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, stating that the Holder has transferred the relevant amount of Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury

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Portfolio, as the case may be, to the Collateral Agent and requesting that the Purchase Contract Agent instruct the Collateral Agent to release the Pledged Treasury Securities underlying such Treasury Units, whereupon the Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly give such instruction to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

Upon receipt of the Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, described in clause (a) or (b) above and the instructions described in clause (c) above, from the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent shall release the related Pledged Treasury Securities and shall promptly Transfer such Pledged Treasury Securities, free and clear of the lien, pledge or security interest created hereby, to the Purchase Contract Agent.

SECTION 4.3 TERMINATION EVENT

Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of written notice from the Company or the Purchase Contract Agent that there has occurred a Termination Event, the Collateral Agent shall release all Collateral from the Pledge and shall promptly Transfer any Pledged Debentures (or, if (i) a Tax Event Redemption or (ii) a successful remarketing of the Debentures, as the case may be, has occurred, the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) and Pledged Treasury Securities to the Purchase Contract Agent for the benefit of the Holders of the Corporate Units and the Treasury Units, respectively, free and clear of any lien, pledge or security interest or other interest created hereby.

If such Termination Event shall result from the Company's becoming a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, and if the Collateral Agent shall for any reason fail promptly to effectuate the release and Transfer of all Pledged Debentures, the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or the Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, as provided by this Section 4.3, any Holder may, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall, upon receipt from the Holders of security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by the Purchase Contract Agent in compliance with this paragraph, (i) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain an opinion of a nationally recognized law firm reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent to the effect that, as a result of the Company being the debtor in such a bankruptcy case, the Collateral Agent will not be prohibited from releasing or Transferring the Collateral as provided in this Section 4.3, and shall deliver such opinion to the Collateral Agent within ten days after the occurrence of such Termination Event, and if (y) any such Holder or the Purchase Contract Agent shall be unable to obtain such opinion within ten days after the occurrence of such Termination Event or (z) the Collateral Agent shall continue, after delivery of such opinion, to refuse to effectuate the release and Transfer of all Pledged Debentures, the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or the Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, as provided in this Section 4.3, then any Holder may, and the Purchase Contract Agent, shall within 15 days after the occurrence of such Termination Event commence an action or proceeding in the court with jurisdiction of the Company's case under the Bankruptcy Code seeking an order requiring the Collateral Agent to effectuate the release and transfer of all Pledged Debentures, the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or of the Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, as provided by this Section 4.3 or (ii) commence an action or proceeding in the court with jurisdiction of the Company's case under the Bankruptcy Code like that described in subsection (i)(z) hereof within ten days after the occurrence of such Termination Event.

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SECTION 4.4 CASH SETTLEMENT

(a) Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of (i) a notice from the Purchase Contract Agent that a Holder of a Corporate Unit or Treasury Unit has elected, in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 5.4(a)(i) or
(d)(i) of the Purchase Contract Agreement, respectively, to settle its Purchase Contract with Cash and (ii) payment by such Holder of the amount required to settle the Purchase Contract prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in lawful money of the United States by certified or cashiers' check or wire transfer in immediately available funds payable to or upon the order of the Company, then the Collateral Agent shall, upon written direction of the Company, promptly invest any Cash received from a Holder in connection with a Cash Settlement in Permitted Investments. Upon receipt of the proceeds upon the maturity of the Permitted Investments on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Collateral Agent shall pay the portion of such proceeds and deliver any certified or cashiers' checks received, in an aggregate amount equal to the Purchase Price, to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, and shall distribute any funds in respect of the interest earned from the Permitted Investments to the Purchase Contract Agent for payment to the relevant Holder.

(b) If a Holder of Corporate Units fails to notify the Purchase Contract Agent of its intention to make a Cash Settlement in accordance with
Section 5.4(a)(i) of the Purchase Contract Agreement, such failure shall constitute a default under the Purchase Contract Agreement and hereunder, and the Holder shall be deemed to have consented to the disposition of the Pledged Debentures pursuant to the remarketing as described in Section 5.4(b) of the Purchase Contract Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference and
Section 4.6 hereof, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, will exercise its rights as a secured party with respect to applicable Pledged Debentures at the direction of the Company to cause the remarketing of such Pledged Debentures. If a Holder of Corporate Units does notify the Purchase Contract Agent as provided in Section 5.4(a)(i) of the Purchase Contract Agreement of its intention to make a Cash Settlement, but fails to make such payment as required by Section 5.4(a)(ii) of the Purchase Contract Agreement, such failure shall constitute a default under the related Purchase Contracts and hereunder, and the Pledged Debentures of such a Holder will not be remarketed but instead the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, will exercise its rights as a secured party with respect to such Debentures at the direction of the Company to retain or dispose of the Collateral in accordance with applicable law. In addition, in the event of a Failed Remarketing as described in Section 5.4(b) of the Purchase Contract Agreement, such Failed Remarketing shall constitute a default hereunder by such Holder, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, will also exercise its rights as a secured party with respect to such Debentures at the direction of the Company to retain or dispose of the Collateral in accordance with applicable law.

(c) If a Holder of Treasury Units or Corporate Units (if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures) fails to notify the Purchase Contract Agent of such Holder's intention to make a Cash Settlement in accordance with
Section 5.4(d)(i) of the Purchase Contract Agreement, or if a Holder of Treasury Units or Corporate Units (if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures) notifies the Purchase Contract Agent as provided in Section 5.4(d)(i) of the Purchase Contract Agreement of its intention to make a Cash Settlement, but fails to make such payment as required by Section 5.4(d)(ii) of the Purchase Contract

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Agreement, such failure shall constitute a default under the related Purchase Contracts and hereunder by such Holder and upon the maturity of the related Pledged Treasury Securities or the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, if any, held by the Collateral Agent on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the principal amount of such Pledged Treasury Securities or the portion of the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio corresponding to such Purchase Contracts received by the Collateral Agent shall, upon written direction of the Company, be invested promptly in Permitted Investments. On the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, an aggregate amount equal to the Purchase Price will be remitted to the Company as payment thereof. In the event the sum of the proceeds from the Pledged Treasury Securities or the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and the investment earnings earned from such investments is in excess of the aggregate Purchase Price of the Purchase Contracts being settled thereby, the Collateral Agent will distribute such excess to the Purchase Contract Agent for the benefit of the Holder of the related Treasury Units or Corporate Units when received.

SECTION 4.5 EARLY SETTLEMENT

Upon written notice to the Collateral Agent by the Purchase Contract Agent that a Holder of a New Security has elected to effect Early Settlement of its entire obligation under the Purchase Contract forming a part of such New Security in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract and the Purchase Contract Agreement, and that the Purchase Contract Agent has received from such Holder, and paid to the Company as confirmed in writing by the Company, the related Early Settlement Amount pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract and the Purchase Contract Agreement and that all conditions to such Early Settlement have been satisfied, then the Collateral Agent shall release from the Pledge, (a) the Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio in the case of a Holder of Corporate Units or (b) Pledged Treasury Securities in the case of a Holder of Treasury Units, in each case that had been components of such New Security, and shall transfer such Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby, to the Purchase Contract Agent for the benefit of such Holder.

SECTION 4.6 APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS SETTLEMENT

(a) In the event a Holder of Corporate Units, unless the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures, has not elected to make an effective Cash Settlement by notifying the Purchase Contract Agent in the manner provided for in Section 5.4(a)(i) of the Purchase Contract Agreement or has not made an Early Settlement of the Purchase Contracts underlying its Corporate Units, such Holder shall be deemed to have elected to pay for the shares of Common Stock to be issued under such Purchase Contracts from the Proceeds of the related Pledged Debentures. The Collateral Agent shall by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the fourth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, without any instruction from such Holder of Corporate Units, present the related Pledged Debentures to the Remarketing Agent for remarketing. Upon receiving such Pledged Debentures, the Remarketing Agent, pursuant to the terms of the Remarketing Agreement, will use its reasonable efforts to remarket such Pledged Debentures on such date at a price of approximately ____% (but not less than ___%) of the aggregate Value of such Pledged Debentures, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon. After deducting as the Remarketing Fee an amount not exceeding

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__ basis points (.__%) of the aggregate Value of the Pledged Debentures from any amount of such Proceeds in excess of the aggregate Value of such Debentures, plus such accrued and unpaid interest of the remarketed Pledged Debentures, the Remarketing Agent will remit the entire amount of the Proceeds of a successful remarketing to the Collateral Agent. On the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Collateral Agent shall apply that portion of the Proceeds from such remarketing equal to the aggregate Value of the Pledged Debentures, to satisfy in full the obligations of such Holders of Corporate Units to pay the Purchase Price to purchase the Common Stock under the related Purchase Contracts. The remaining portion of such Proceeds, if any, shall be distributed by the Collateral Agent to the Purchase Contract Agent for payment to the Holders. If the Remarketing Agent advises the Collateral Agent in writing that it cannot remarket the related Pledged Debentures of such Holders of Corporate Units at a price not less than ___% of the aggregate Value of such Pledged Debentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest, or if the remarketing does not occur because a condition precedent to such remarketing has not been fulfilled, thus resulting in a Failed Remarketing, the Collateral Agent will, for the benefit of the Company, at the written direction of the Company, retain or dispose of the Pledged Debentures in accordance with applicable law and satisfy in full, from any such disposition or retention, such Holder's obligation to pay the Purchase Price for the Common Stock under the related Purchase Contracts.

(b) In the event a Holder of Treasury Units or, if the Treasury Portfolio has replaced the Debentures, Corporate Units, has not made an Early Settlement of the Purchase Contracts underlying its Treasury Units or Corporate Units, as the case may be, such Holder shall be deemed to have elected to pay for the shares of Common Stock to be issued under such Purchase Contracts from the Proceeds of the related Pledged Treasury Securities or the related Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be. On the Business Day immediately prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Collateral Agent shall, at the written direction of the Purchase Contract Agent, invest the Cash proceeds of the maturing Pledged Treasury Securities or the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, in overnight Permitted Investments. Without receiving any instruction from any such Holder of Treasury Units or Corporate Units, the Collateral Agent shall apply the Proceeds of the related Pledged Treasury Securities or Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio to the settlement of the related Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. In the event the sum of the Proceeds from the related Pledged Treasury Securities or related Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio and the investment earnings from the investment in overnight Permitted Investments is in excess of the aggregate Purchase Price of the Purchase Contracts being settled thereby on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Collateral Agent shall distribute such excess, when received, to the Purchase Contract Agent for the benefit of the Holders.

The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock in respect of the Purchase Contract(s) or deliver any certificate therefor to the Holder unless it shall have received payment in full of the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased thereunder.

(c) Pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement, on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding each Reset Date, but no earlier than the Payment Date immediately preceding such Reset Date, holders of Separate Debentures may elect to have their Separate Debentures remarketed by delivering the Separate

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Debentures, together with a notice of such election, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, to the Custodial Agent. The Custodial Agent will hold the Separate Debentures in an account separate from the Collateral Account. A holder of Separate Debentures electing to have its Separate Debentures remarketed will also have the right to withdraw such election by written notice to the Custodial Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Reset Date, upon which notice the Custodial Agent will return the Separate Debentures to such holder. On the fourth Business Day immediately preceding the Reset Date, the Custodial Agent will deliver to the Remarketing Agent for remarketing all Separate Debentures delivered to the Custodial Agent pursuant to this Section 4.6(c) and not withdrawn pursuant to the terms hereof prior to such date. The portion of the proceeds from such remarketing equal to the aggregate Value of the Separate Debentures will automatically be remitted by the Remarketing Agent to the Custodial Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Separate Debentures. In addition, after deducting as the Remarketing Fee an amount not exceeding __ basis points (.__%) of the Value of the remarketed Separate Debentures, from any amount of such proceeds in excess of the aggregate Value of the remarketed Separate Debentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, the Remarketing Agent will remit to the Custodial Agent the remaining portion of the proceeds, if any, for the benefit of such holders. If, despite using its reasonable efforts, the Remarketing Agent advises the Custodial Agent in writing that it cannot remarket the related Separate Debentures of such holders, together with the remarketed Pledged Debentures, at a price not less than ___% of the aggregate Value of the Separate Debentures and the Pledged Debentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon or, if a condition to the remarketing shall not have been fulfilled, thus in either case resulting in a Failed Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent will promptly return the Separate Debentures to the Custodial Agent for redelivery to such holders.

ARTICLE V.

VOTING RIGHTS -- DEBENTURES

The Purchase Contract Agent may exercise, or refrain from exercising, any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Debentures or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract Agreement; provided, that the Purchase Contract Agent shall not exercise or, as the case may be, shall not refrain from exercising such right if, in the judgment of the Company evidenced in writing and delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent, such action would impair or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the value of all or any of the Pledged Debentures; and provided, further, that the Purchase Contract Agent shall give the Company and the Collateral Agent at least five days' prior written notice of the manner in which it intends to exercise, or its reasons for refraining from exercising, any such right. Upon receipt of any notices and other communications in respect of any Pledged Debentures, including notice of any meeting at which holders of Debentures are entitled to vote or solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies of holders of Debentures, the Collateral Agent shall use reasonable efforts to send promptly to the Purchase Contract Agent such notice or communication, and as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of a written request therefor from the Purchase Contract Agent, execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent such proxies and other instruments in

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respect of such Pledged Debentures (in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) as are prepared by the Purchase Contract Agent with respect to the Pledged Debentures.

ARTICLE VI.

RIGHTS AND REMEDIES; DISTRIBUTION OF THE DEBENTURES;
TAX EVENT REDEMPTION; REMARKETING

SECTION 6.1 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT

(a) In addition to the rights and remedies specified in Section 4.4 hereof or otherwise available at law or in equity, after an event of default hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor thereto) as in effect in the State of New York from time to time (the "Code") (whether or not the Code is in effect in the jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted) and the TRADES Regulations and such additional rights and remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where any rights and remedies hereunder may be asserted. Wherever reference is made in this Agreement to any section of the Code, such reference shall be deemed to include a reference to any provision of the Code which is a successor to, or amendment of, such section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such remedies may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) retention of the Pledged Debentures or other Collateral in full satisfaction of the Holders' obligations under the Purchase Contracts or (ii) sale of the Pledged Debentures or other Collateral in one or more public or private sales and application of the proceeds in full satisfaction of the Holders' obligations under the Purchase Contracts.

(b) Without limiting any rights or powers otherwise granted by this Agreement to the Collateral Agent, in the event the Collateral Agent is unable to make payments to the Company on account of the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clauses (1) or (2) of the definition of the term "Applicable Ownership Interest") or on account of principal payments of any Pledged Treasury Securities as provided in Article III hereof in satisfaction of the obligations of the Holder of the New Securities of which such Pledged Treasury Securities, or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clause (1) of the definition of the term "Applicable Ownership Interest") of the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, is a part under the related Purchase Contracts, the inability to make such payments shall constitute a default hereunder and the Collateral Agent shall have and may exercise, with reference to such Pledged Treasury Securities, or such appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest (as specified in clauses (1) or (2) of the definition of the term "Applicable Ownership Interest") of the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, and such obligations of such Holder, any and all of the rights and remedies available to a secured party under the Code and the TRADES Regulations after default by a debtor, and as otherwise granted herein or under any other law.

(c) Without limiting any rights or powers otherwise granted by this Agreement to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to receive and collect all payments of (i) principal of, or interest on, the Pledged Debentures, (ii) the principal amount of the Pledged Treasury Securities, or (iii) the appropriate Pledged Applicable

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Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, subject, in each case, to the provisions of Article III, and as otherwise provided herein.

(d) The Purchase Contract Agent individually and as attorney-in-fact for each Holder of New Securities, in the event such Holder becomes the Holder of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, agrees that, from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent or such Holder it shall execute and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order to maintain the Pledge, and the perfection and priority thereof, and to confirm the rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder. The Purchase Contract Agent shall have no liability to any Holder for executing any documents or taking any such acts requested by the Collateral Agent hereunder, except for liability for its own negligent act, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct.

SECTION 6.2 TAX EVENT REDEMPTION; REMARKETING

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Tax Event Redemption prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Collateral Agent will, upon the written instruction of the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent, deliver the Pledged Debentures to the Indenture Trustee for payment of the Redemption Price. The Collateral Agent shall, or in the event the Pledged Debentures are registered in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent shall, direct the Indenture Trustee to pay the Redemption Price therefor payable on the Tax Event Redemption Date on or prior to 12:30 p.m., New York City time, by check or wire transfer in immediately available funds at such place and to such account as may be designated by the Collateral Agent. In the event the Collateral Agent receives such Redemption Price, subject to the provisions of
Section 4.3, the Collateral Agent will, at the written direction of the Company, apply an amount equal to the Redemption Amount of such Redemption Price to purchase from the Quotation Agent, the Treasury Portfolio and promptly remit the remaining portion of such Redemption Price to the Purchase Contract Agent for payment to the Holders of Corporate Units. The Collateral Agent shall Transfer the Treasury Portfolio to the Collateral Account to secure the obligation of all Holders of Corporate Units to purchase Common Stock of the Company under the Purchase Contracts constituting a part of such Corporate Units, in substitution for the Pledged Debentures. Thereafter the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Treasury Portfolio as it had in respect of the Pledged Debentures, as provided in Articles II, III, IV, V and VI, and any reference herein to the Pledged Debentures shall be deemed to be a reference to the Treasury Portfolio.

(b) Upon the successful remarketing of the Debentures on the third Business Day immediately preceding [the Initial Reset Date], the proceeds of such remarketing (after deducting any Remarketing Fee) shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent in exchange for the Pledged Debentures. Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent will apply an amount equal to the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price to purchase on behalf of the Holders of Corporate Units the Treasury Portfolio and promptly remit the remaining portion of such proceeds to the Purchase Contract Agent for payment to the Holders of such Corporate Units. The Treasury Portfolio will be substituted for the outstanding Pledged Debentures, and will be held by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to secure the obligation of each Holder of a Corporate Unit to purchase the Common Stock of the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date under the Purchase Contract constituting a part of such

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Corporate Unit. Following the successful remarketing of the Debentures on the third Business Day immediately preceding [the Initial Reset Date], the Holders of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Treasury Portfolio as the Holder of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent had in respect of the Pledged Debentures subject to the Pledge thereof as provided in Articles II, III, IV, V and VI of this Agreement, and any reference herein to the Pledged Debentures shall be deemed to be reference to the Treasury Portfolio.

SECTION 6.3 INITIAL REMARKETING

The Collateral Agent shall, by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the fourth Business Day immediately preceding [the Initial Reset Date], without any instruction from any Holder of Corporate Units, present the related Pledged Debentures to the Remarketing Agent for remarketing. Upon receiving such Pledged Debentures, the Remarketing Agent, pursuant to the terms of the Remarketing Agreement and the Supplemental Remarketing Agreement, will use its reasonable efforts to remarket such Pledged Debentures on such date at a price of approximately ____% (but not less than ___%) of the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Pledged Debentures. After deducting as the Remarketing Fee an amount not exceeding __ basis points (.__%) of the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price from any amount of such Proceeds in excess of the sum of (i) the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price and (ii) the amount of accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Pledged Debentures, the Remarketing Agent will remit the entire amount of the Proceeds of such remarketing to the Collateral Agent on or prior to 12:00 p.m., New York City time on [the Initial Reset Date]. In the event the Collateral Agent receives such Proceeds, the Collateral Agent will, at the written direction of the Company, apply an amount equal to the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price to purchase from the Quotation Agent the Treasury Portfolio and remit the remaining portion of such Proceeds, if any, to the Purchase Contract Agent for payment to the Holders of Corporate Units. The Collateral Agent shall Transfer the Treasury Portfolio to the Collateral Account to secure the obligation of all Holders of Corporate Units to purchase Common Stock of the Company under the Purchase Contracts constituting a part of such Corporate Units, in substitution for the Pledged Debentures. Thereafter the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Treasury Portfolio as it had in respect of the Pledged Debentures as provided in Articles II, III, IV, V and VI, and any reference herein to the Pledged Debentures shall be deemed to be a reference to such Treasury Portfolio, and any reference herein to interest on the Pledged Debentures shall be deemed to be a reference to distributions on such Treasury Portfolio.

SECTION 6.4 SUBSTITUTIONS

Whenever a Holder has the right to substitute Treasury Securities, Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, for Collateral held by the Collateral Agent, such substitution shall not constitute a novation of the security interest created hereby.

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ARTICLE VII.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS

SECTION 7.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Holders from time to time, acting through the Purchase Contract Agent as their attorney-in-fact (it being understood that the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be liable for any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of a Holder), hereby represent and warrant to the Collateral Agent, which representations and warranties shall be deemed repeated on each day a Holder Transfers Collateral that:

(a) such Holder has the power to grant a security interest in and lien on the Collateral;

(b) such Holder is the sole beneficial owner of the Collateral and, in the case of Collateral delivered in physical form, is the sole holder of such Collateral and is the sole beneficial owner of, or has the right to Transfer, the Collateral it Transfers to the Collateral Agent, free and clear of any security interest, lien, encumbrance, call, liability to pay money or other restriction other than the security interest and lien granted under Article II hereof;

(c) upon the Transfer of the Collateral to the Collateral Account or physical delivery of the Debentures to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, will have a valid and perfected first priority security interest therein (assuming that any central clearing operation or any Intermediary or other entity not within the control of the Holder involved in the Transfer of the Collateral, including the Collateral Agent, gives the notices and takes the action required of it hereunder and under applicable law for perfection of that interest and assuming the establishment and exercise of control pursuant to
Section 2.2 hereof); and

(d) the execution and performance by the Holder of its obligations under this Agreement will not result in the creation of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance on the Collateral other than the security interest and lien granted under Article II hereof or violate any provision of any existing law or regulation applicable to it or of any mortgage, charge, pledge, indenture, contract or undertaking to

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which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets.

SECTION 7.2 COVENANTS

The Holders from time to time, acting through the Purchase Contract Agent as their attorney-in-fact (it being understood that the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be liable for any covenant made by or on behalf of a Holder), hereby covenant to the Collateral Agent that for so long as the Collateral remains subject to the Pledge:

(a) neither the Purchase Contract Agent nor such Holders will create or purport to create or allow to subsist any mortgage, charge, lien, pledge or any other security interest whatsoever over the Collateral or any part of it other than pursuant to this Agreement; and

(b) neither the Purchase Contract Agent nor such Holders will sell or otherwise dispose (or attempt to dispose) of the Collateral or any part of it except for the beneficial interest therein, subject to the pledge hereunder, transferred in connection with the Transfer of the New Securities.

ARTICLE VIII.

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

It is hereby agreed as follows:

SECTION 8.1 APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND IMMUNITIES

The Collateral Agent shall act as agent for the Company hereunder with such powers as are specifically vested in the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary: (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth or incorporated in this Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations shall be inferred from this Agreement against any of them, nor shall any of them be bound by the provisions of any agreement by any party hereto beyond the specific or incorporated terms hereof; (b) shall not be responsible for any recitals contained in this Agreement, or in any certificate or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by it under, this Agreement, the New Securities or the Purchase Contract Agreement (except as specifically incorporated by reference herein), or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than as against the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary), the New Securities or the Purchase Contract Agreement or any other document referred to or provided for herein (except as specifically incorporated by reference herein) or therein or for any failure by the Company or any other Person (except the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the

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case may be) to perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or for the perfection, priority or, except as expressly required hereby, maintenance of any security interest created hereunder; (c) shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection proceedings hereunder (except in the case of the Collateral Agent, pursuant to directions furnished under Section 8.2 hereof, subject to Section 8.6 hereof); (d) shall not be responsible for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or in connection herewith or therewith, except for its own negligence or willful misconduct; and (e) shall not be required to advise any party as to selling or retaining, or taking or refraining from taking any action with respect to, the New Securities or other property deposited hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof. Subject to the foregoing, during the term of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall take all reasonable action in connection with the safekeeping and preservation of the Collateral hereunder.

No provision of this Agreement shall require the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder. In no event shall the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary be liable for any amount in excess of the Value of the Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary, each in its individual capacity, hereby waive any right of setoff, bankers lien, liens or perfection rights as Securities Intermediary or any counterclaim with respect to any of the Collateral.

SECTION 8.2 INSTRUCTIONS OF THE COMPANY

The Company shall have the right, by one or more instruments in writing executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for the realization of any right or remedy available to the Collateral Agent, or of exercising any power conferred on the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, or to direct the taking or refraining from taking of any action authorized by this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) such direction shall not conflict with the provisions of any law or of this Agreement and (ii) the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall be adequately indemnified as provided herein. Nothing in this Section 8.2 shall impair the right of the Collateral Agent in its discretion to take any action or omit to take any action which it deems proper and which is not inconsistent with such direction. The Company shall promptly confirm in writing any oral instructions furnished to the Collateral Agent by the Company.

SECTION 8.3 RELIANCE

Each of the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled conclusively to rely upon any certification, order, judgment, opinion, notice or other communication (including, without limitation, any thereof by telephone, telecopy, telex or facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons (without being required to determine the correctness of any fact stated therein), and upon advice and statements of legal counsel and other experts selected by the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall in all cases be fully protected in acting,

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or in refraining from acting, hereunder in accordance with instructions given by the Company in accordance with this Agreement.

SECTION 8.4 RIGHTS IN OTHER CAPACITIES

The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary and their affiliates may (without having to account therefor to the Company) accept deposits from, lend money to, make their investments in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Purchase Contract Agent and any Holder of New Securities (and any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates) as if it were not acting as the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, and the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary and their affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from the Purchase Contract Agent and any Holder of New Securities without having to account for the same to the Company; provided that each of the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Collateral Agent covenants and agrees with the Company that it shall not accept, receive or permit there to be created in favor of itself and shall take no affirmative action to permit there to be created in favor of any other Person, any security interest, lien or other encumbrance of any kind in or upon the Collateral.

SECTION 8.5 NON-RELIANCE

None of the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent or the Collateral Agent shall be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder of New Securities of this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agreement, the New Securities or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or to inspect the properties or books of the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder of New Securities. The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide the Company with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder of New Securities (or any of their respective affiliates) that may come into the possession of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary or any of their respective affiliates.

SECTION 8.6 COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY

The Company agrees: (i) to pay each of the Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Company and the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent, as the case may be, for all services rendered by each of them hereunder and (ii) to indemnify the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary for, and to hold each of them harmless from and against, any loss, liability or reasonable out-of-pocket expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its powers and duties under this Agreement, including the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of such powers and duties. The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall each promptly notify the Company of any third party claim which may give rise to indemnity hereunder and give the Company the opportunity to participate in the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably

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satisfactory to the indemnified party, and no such claim shall be settled without the written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

SECTION 8.7 FAILURE TO ACT

In the event of any ambiguity in the provisions of this Agreement or any dispute between or conflicting claims by or among the parties hereto or any other Person with respect to any funds or property deposited hereunder, the Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent shall be entitled, after prompt notice to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent, at its sole option, to refuse to comply with any and all claims, demands or instructions with respect to such property or funds so long as such dispute or conflict shall continue, and neither the Collateral Agent nor the Custodial Agent shall be or become liable in any way to any of the parties hereto for its failure or refusal to comply with such conflicting claims, demands or instructions. The Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent shall be entitled to refuse to act until either (i) such conflicting or adverse claims or demands shall have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or settled by agreement between the conflicting parties as evidenced in a writing, satisfactory to the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent, as the case may be, or (ii) the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent, as the case may be, shall have received security or an indemnity satisfactory to the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent, as the case may be, sufficient to save the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent, as the case may be, harmless from and against any and all loss, liability or reasonable out-of-pocket expense which the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent, as the case may be, may without negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith on its part incur by reason of its acting. The Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent may in addition elect to commence an interpleader action or seek other judicial relief or orders as the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent, as the case may be, may deem necessary. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Collateral Agent nor the Custodial Agent shall be required to take any action that is in its opinion contrary to law or to the terms of this Agreement, or which would in its opinion subject it or any of its officers, employees or directors to liability.

SECTION 8.8 RESIGNATION OF COLLATERAL AGENT

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent as provided below, (a) the Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent as attorney-in-fact for the Holders of New Securities,
(b) the Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent may be removed at any time by the Company and (c) if the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent fails to perform any of its material obligations hereunder in any material respect for a period of not less than 20 days after receiving written notice of such failure by the Purchase Contract Agent and such failure shall be continuing, the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent may be removed by the Purchase Contract Agent. The Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly notify the Company of any removal of the Collateral Agent pursuant to clause (c) of the immediately preceding sentence. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Company shall have the right to appoint a successor Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent, as the case may be. If no successor Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent, as the case may be, shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent's or Custodial Agent's giving of notice of resignation or such removal, then the retiring Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent, as the case may be, may petition any court of competent

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jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent, as the case may be. Each of the Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent shall be a bank which has an office in New York, New York with a combined capital and surplus of at least $75,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent, as the case may be, hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent, as the case may be, such successor shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent, as the case may be, and the retiring Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent, as the case may be, shall take all appropriate action to transfer any money and property held by it hereunder (including the Collateral) to such successor. The retiring Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent shall, upon such succession, be discharged from its duties and obligations as Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent hereunder. After any retiring Collateral Agent's or Custodial Agent's resignation hereunder as Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent, the provisions of this Article VIII shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Collateral Agent or Custodial Agent. Any resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement as the simultaneous resignation or removal of the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary.

SECTION 8.9 RIGHT TO APPOINT AGENT OR ADVISOR

The Collateral Agent shall have the right to appoint agents or advisors in connection with any of its duties hereunder, and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by, or in reliance upon the advice of, such agents or advisors selected in good faith. The appointment of agents pursuant to this Section 8.9 shall be subject to prior consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

SECTION 8.10 SURVIVAL

The provisions of this Article VIII shall survive termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent or the Custodial Agent.

SECTION 8.11 EXCULPATION

Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall any of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary or their officers, employees or agents be liable under this Agreement to any third party for indirect, special, punitive, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including lost profits, whether or not the likelihood of such loss or damage was known to the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, or any of them, incurred without any act or deed that is found to be attributable to negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary.

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ARTICLE IX.

AMENDMENT

SECTION 9.1 AMENDMENT WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS

Without the consent of any Holders or the holders of any Separate Debentures, the Company, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Purchase Contract Agent, at any time and from time to time, may amend this Agreement, in form satisfactory to the Company, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Purchase Contract Agent, for any of the following purposes:

(a) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company; or

(b) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company so long as such covenants or such surrender do not adversely affect the validity, perfection or priority of the security interests granted or created hereunder; or

(c) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent, Securities Intermediary or Purchase Contract Agent; or

(d) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein which may be inconsistent with any other such provisions herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to such matters or questions arising under this Agreement, provided such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders.

SECTION 9.2 AMENDMENT WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS

With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the Purchase Contracts at the time outstanding, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary may amend this Agreement for the purpose of modifying in any manner the provisions of this Agreement or the rights of the Holders in respect of the New Securities; provided, however, that no such supplemental agreement shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding New Security adversely affected thereby,

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(a) change the amount or type of Collateral underlying a New Security (except for the rights of holders of Corporate Units to substitute the Treasury Securities for the Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, or the rights of Holders of Treasury Units to substitute Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, for the Pledged Treasury Securities), impair the right of the Holder of any New Security to receive distributions on the underlying Collateral or otherwise adversely affect the Holder's rights in or to such Collateral; or

(b) otherwise effect any action that would require the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding New Security affected thereby pursuant to the Purchase Contract Agreement if such action were effected by an agreement supplemental thereto; or

(c) reduce the percentage of Purchase Contracts the consent of whose Holders is required for any such amendment.

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

SECTION 9.3 EXECUTION OF AMENDMENTS

In executing any amendment permitted by this Article IX, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Purchase Contract Agent shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 6.1 hereof, with respect to the Collateral Agent, and Section 7.1 of the Purchase Contract Agreement, with respect to the Purchase Contract Agent) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and that all conditions precedent, if any, to the execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied.

SECTION 9.4 EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS

Upon the execution of any amendment under this Article IX, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such amendment shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes; and every Holder of New Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered under the Purchase Contract Agreement shall be bound thereby.

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SECTION 9.5 REFERENCE TO AMENDMENTS

Security Certificates authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered after the execution of any amendment pursuant to this Article IX may, and shall if required by the Collateral Agent or the Purchase Contract Agent, bear a notation in form approved by the Purchase Contract Agent and the Collateral Agent as to any matter provided for in such amendment. If the Company shall so determine, new Security Certificates so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent and the Company, to any such amendment may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered by the Purchase Contract Agent in accordance with the Purchase Contract Agreement in exchange for Outstanding New Security Certificates.

ARTICLE X.

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.1 NO WAIVER

No failure on the part of the Collateral Agent or any of its agents to exercise, and no course of dealing with respect to, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Collateral Agent or any of its agents of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

SECTION 10.2 GOVERNING LAW

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREUNDER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION SHALL BE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE. Without limiting the foregoing, the above choice of law is expressly agreed to by the Company, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Holders from time to time acting through the Purchase Contract Agent, as their attorney-in-fact, in connection with the establishment and maintenance of the Collateral Account. The Company, the Collateral Agent and the Holders from time to time of the New Securities, acting through the Purchase Contract Agent as their attorney-in-fact, hereby submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any New York state court sitting in New York City for the purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company, the Collateral Agent and the Holders from time to time of the New Securities, acting through the Purchase Contract Agent as their attorney-in-fact, irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

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SECTION 10.3 NOTICES

All notices, requests, consents and other communications provided for herein (including, without limitation, any modifications of, or waivers or consents under, this Agreement) shall be given or made in writing (including, without limitation, by telecopy) delivered to the intended recipient at the "Address for Notices" specified below its name on the signature pages hereof (or in the case of Holders, may be made and deemed given as provided in Sections 1.5 and 1.6 of the Purchase Contract Agreement) or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when transmitted by telecopier or personally delivered or, in the case of a mailed notice, upon receipt, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid (except as aforesaid). [Any notices provided under
Section 4.1 of the Purchase Contract Agreement with respect to the determination of the Initial Reset Date will be timely provided by the Company to the Collateral Agent.]

SECTION 10.4 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the Company, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Holders from time to time of the New Securities, by their acceptance of the same, shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the provisions hereof and to have ratified the agreements of, and the grant of the Pledge hereunder by, the Purchase Contract Agent.

SECTION 10.5 COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.

SECTION 10.6 SEVERABILITY

If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 10.7 EXPENSES, ETC.

The Company agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent for: (a) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of the necessary services of a Securities Intermediary and of counsel to the Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent), in connection with (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery or performance of this Agreement and (ii) any modification, supplement or waiver of any of the terms of this Agreement; (b) all reasonable costs and expenses of the Collateral Agent (including, without limitation,

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reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with (i) any enforcement or proceedings resulting or incurred in connection with causing any Holder of New Securities to satisfy its obligations under the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the New Securities and (ii) the enforcement of this Section 10.7; and
(c) all transfer, stamp, documentary or other similar taxes, assessments or charges levied by any governmental or revenue authority in respect of this Agreement or any other document referred to herein and all costs, expenses, taxes, assessments and other charges incurred in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated hereby.

SECTION 10.8 SECURITY INTEREST ABSOLUTE

All rights of the Collateral Agent and security interests hereunder, and all obligations of the Holders from time to time hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any provision of the Purchase Contracts or the New Securities or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or any other term of, or any increase in the amount of, all or any of the obligations of Holders of New Securities under the related Purchase Contracts, or any other amendment or waiver of any term of, or any consent to any departure from any requirement of, the Purchase Contract Agreement or any Purchase Contract or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto; or

(c) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or discharge of, a borrower, a guarantor or a pledgor.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Pledge Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:

Name:


Title:

Address for Notices:

FPL Group, Inc.
700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopy:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as
Purchase Contract Agent and
as attorney-in-fact of the
Holders from time to time
of the New Securities

By:

Name:


Title:

Address for Notices:

The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street
New York, New York 10286
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Telecopy:



as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary

By:
Name:


Title:

Address for Notices:




Attention: _____________ Telecopy: ______________

EXHIBIT A

INSTRUCTION FROM PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT TO COLLATERAL AGENT

______________, as Collateral Agent

Attention: _________________

Re: Securities of FPL Group, Inc. (the "Company")

We hereby notify you in accordance with Section [4.1] [4.2] of the Pledge Agreement, dated as of __________, 200__ (the "Pledge Agreement"), among the Company, yourselves, as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary and ourselves, as Purchase Contract Agent and as attorney-in-fact for the Holders of [Corporate Units] [Treasury Units] from time to time, that the Holder of securities listed below (the "Holder") has elected to substitute $____ [principal amount at maturity of Treasury Securities] [principal amount of Debentures] [the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio] in exchange for an equal Value of [Pledged Debentures] [the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio]
[Pledged Treasury Securities] held by you in accordance with the Pledge Agreement and has delivered to us a notice stating that the Holder has Transferred [Debentures] [the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio] [Treasury Securities] to you, as Collateral Agent. We hereby instruct you, upon receipt of such [Treasury Securities] [Debentures]
[appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio] so Transferred, to release the [Pledged Debentures] [appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio] [Pledged Treasury Securities] related to such [Corporate Units] [Treasury Units] to us in accordance with the Holder's instructions. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth or incorporated by reference in the Pledge Agreement.

Date:__________________________          _______________________________________


                                         By:____________________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:
                                            Signature Guarantee:________________

A-1

Please print name and address of registered Holder electing to substitute
[Treasury Securities] [Debentures or the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio] for [Pledged Debentures or appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio] [Pledged Treasury Securities]:

______________________________              _________________________________
            Name                            Social Security or other Taxpayer
                                            Identification Number, if any

          Address

________________________________

________________________________


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EXHIBIT B

INSTRUCTION TO PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT

The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street
New York, New York 10286

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Re: Securities of FPL Group, Inc. (the "Company")

The undersigned Holder hereby notifies you that it has delivered to __________, as Collateral Agent, $____ [principal amount at maturity of Treasury Securities] [principal amount of Debentures] [of the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio] in exchange for an equal Value of
[Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be,] [Pledged Treasury Securities] held by the Collateral Agent, in accordance with Section [4.1] [4.2] of the Pledge Agreement, dated as of __________, 200__ (the "Pledge Agreement"), among you, the Company and the Collateral Agent. The undersigned Holder hereby instructs you to instruct the Collateral Agent to release to you on behalf of the undersigned Holder the [Pledged Debentures or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio] [Pledged Treasury Securities] related to such [Corporate Units] [Treasury Units]. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth or incorporated by reference in the Pledge Agreement.

Date:__________________________          _______________________________________
                                         Signature


                                         Signature Guarantee:___________________

B-1

Please print name and address of
Registered Holder:

______________________________              _________________________________
            Name                            Social Security or other Taxpayer
                                            Identification Number, if any

Address

________________________________

________________________________


B-2

EXHIBIT C

INSTRUCTION TO CUSTODIAL AGENT REGARDING REMARKETING

__________, as Custodial Agent

Attention: _________________

Re: Securities of FPL Group Capital Inc (the "Company")

The undersigned hereby notifies you in accordance with Section 4.6(c) of the Pledge Agreement, dated as of __________, 200__ (the "Pledge Agreement"), among the Company, yourselves, as Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary and Custodial Agent, and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent and as attorney-in-fact for the Holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, that the undersigned elects to deliver $________ principal amount of Debentures for delivery to the Remarketing Agent on the Business Day immediately preceding the [Initial Remarketing Date] [Secondary Remarketing Date] for remarketing pursuant to Section 4.6(c) of the Pledge Agreement. The undersigned will, upon request of the Remarketing Agent, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Remarketing Agent or by the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Debentures tendered hereby.

The undersigned hereby instructs you, upon receipt of the proceeds of such remarketing from the Remarketing Agent to deliver such proceeds to the undersigned in accordance with the instructions indicated herein under "A. Payment Instructions". The undersigned hereby instructs you, in the event of Failed Remarketing, upon receipt of the Debentures tendered herewith from the Remarketing Agent, to deliver such Debentures to the person(s) and the address(es) indicated herein under "B. Delivery Instructions."

With this notice, the undersigned hereby (i) represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Debentures tendered hereby and that the undersigned is the record owner of any Debentures tendered herewith in physical form or a participant in The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") and the beneficial owner of any Debentures tendered herewith by book-entry transfer to your account at DTC and (ii) agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of Section 4.6(c) of the Pledge Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth or incorporated by reference in the Pledge Agreement.

Date:__________________________          _______________________________________


                                         By:____________________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:
                                            Signature Guarantee:________________

C-1

Please print name and address:

______________________________              _________________________________
            Name                            Social Security or other Taxpayer
                                            Identification Number, if any

          Address

________________________________

________________________________


A. PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS                   B. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

Proceeds of the remarketing should be     In the event of a Failed Remarketing,
paid by check in the name of the          Debentures which are in physical form
person(s) set forth below and mailed      should be delivered to the person(s)
to the address set forth below.           set forth below and mailed to the
                                          address set forth below.

Name(s)                                   Name(s)

____________________________________      ______________________________________
          (Please Print)                              (Please Print)

Address                                   Address

____________________________________      ______________________________________

____________________________________      ______________________________________
          (Please Print)                              (Please Print)

____________________________________      ______________________________________
            (Zip Code)                                  (Zip Code)

____________________________________      ______________________________________
   (Tax Identification or Social              (Tax Identification or Social
          Security Number)                           Security Number)

                                          In the event of a Failed Remarketing,
                                          Debentures which are in book-entry
                                          form should be credited to the account
                                          at The Depositary Trust Company set
                                          forth below.

                                                  ______________________
                                                    DTC Account Number

                                          Name of Account
                                           Party:__________________________

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EXHIBIT D

INSTRUCTION TO CUSTODIAL AGENT REGARDING
WITHDRAWAL FROM REMARKETING

__________, as Custodial Agent

Attention: _________________

Re: Securities of FPL Group Capital Inc (the "Company")

The undersigned hereby notifies you in accordance with Section 4.6(c) of the Pledge Agreement, dated as of __________, 200__ (the "Pledge Agreement"), among the Company, yourselves, as Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary and Custodial Agent and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent and as attorney-in-fact for the Holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, that the undersigned elects to withdraw the $_____ principal amount of Debentures delivered to the Custodial Agent on ____________ for remarketing pursuant to Section 4.6(c) of the Pledge Agreement. The undersigned hereby instructs you to return such Debentures to the undersigned in accordance with the undersigned's instructions. With this notice, the Undersigned hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of Section 4.6(c) of the Pledge Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth or incorporated in the Pledge Agreement.

Date:__________________________          _______________________________________


                                         By:____________________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:
                                            Signature Guarantee:________________

D-1

Please print name and address:

______________________________              _________________________________
            Name                            Social Security or other Taxpayer
                                            Identification Number, if any

Address

________________________________

________________________________


D-2

EXHIBIT 4(AR)

REMARKETING AGREEMENT

REMARKETING AGREEMENT, dated as of _________, 200__ (the "Agreement") by and among FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group" or the "Company"), FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Group ("FPL Group Capital"), and The Bank of New York, not individually but solely as purchase contract agent, trustee and attorney-in-fact of the holders of Purchase Contracts ("Purchase Contract Agent"), and _________ ("_________"), as remarketing agent (the "Remarketing Agent") and reset agent (the "Reset Agent")./1/

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, FPL Group will issue $_________ aggregate stated amount of its Equity Units (initially consisting of Corporate Units (as defined below) under the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of _________, 200__ (the "Purchase Contract Agreement"), by and between the Purchase Contract Agent and FPL Group; and

WHEREAS, the Corporate Units will initially consist of _________ units referred to as "Corporate Units"; and

WHEREAS, FPL Group Capital will issue concurrently as a component of the Corporate Units $_________ aggregate principal amount of its Series __ Debentures due _________, 200__ ("Debentures") issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1999 (the "Indenture"), between The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee, and FPL Group Capital, and FPL Group will absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal, interest and premium, if any, on the Debentures pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee; and

WHEREAS, the Debentures that are a component of the Corporate Units will be pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (the "Pledge Agreement"), dated as of _________, 200__, by and among FPL Group, _________, as collateral agent, securities intermediary and custodial agent (the "Collateral Agent"), and the Purchase Contract Agent, to secure a Corporate Unit holder's obligations to purchase common stock, $.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"), of FPL Group under the related Purchase Contract on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date; and

WHEREAS, unless a Tax Event Redemption has occurred, the Debentures of Corporate Unit holders who have not settled their Purchase Contracts early will be remarketed (the "[Initial Remarketing]") on the third Business Day immediately preceding the [Initial Reset Date] (as defined below) (the "[Initial Remarketing Date]"); the [Initial Reset Date] shall mean any Business Day, as selected by FPL Group Capital in its sole discretion, from _________, 200__ to ___________, 200__; and


1 This form of Remarketing Agreement contemplates that the Corporate Units will include Debentures as a component of such securities. In the event that preferred trust securities are included instead of Debentures, appropriate revisions will be made to this form of Remarketing Agreement to reflect such substitution.

WHEREAS, unless a Tax Event Redemption has occurred, if the [Initial Remarketing] results in a Failed Remarketing, the Debentures of Corporate Unit holders who have not given notice on or prior to the fifth Business Day prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date that they intend to settle the Purchase Contracts related to their Corporate Units with separate cash and who have not settled their Purchase Contracts early will be remarketed (the "[Secondary Remarketing]") on the third Business Day immediately preceding ___________, 200__ (the "[Secondary Remarketing Date]"; each of the [Initial Remarketing] and the [Secondary Remarketing] is referred to herein as a "Remarketing," and each of the [Initial Remarketing Date] and the [Secondary Remarketing Date] is referred to herein as a "Remarketing Date"); and

WHEREAS, holders of the Debentures that are not components of Corporate Units may elect to have their Debentures remarketed on the [Initial Remarketing Date] or the [Secondary Remarketing Date], by providing notice of such election within five Business Days prior to the applicable Remarketing Date, and delivering their Debentures to the Custodial Agent; and

WHEREAS, the interest rate on the Debentures will be reset to the Reset Rate on the third Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Remarketing Date to be determined by the Reset Agent (as defined herein) as the rate that such Debentures should bear in order to have an approximate market value of _____%, as of the [Initial Reset Date] or _________, 200__, as the case may be, (i) of the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Debentures (in the case of the First Remarketing) on the third Business Day immediately preceding the [Initial Reset Date] or (ii) of the Aggregate Principal Amount of the Debentures, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon (in the case of the [Secondary Remarketing]) on the third Business Day immediately preceding ___________, 200__, such Reset Rate to be effective on the applicable Reset Date, provided that (i) in the determination of such Reset Rate, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital shall, if applicable, limit the Reset Rate to the maximum permitted by law and (ii) in the event that the [Secondary Remarketing] results in a Failed Remarketing the interest rate on the Debentures will not be reset; and

WHEREAS, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital have requested _________ to act as the Reset Agent and the Remarketing Agent and in such capacities to perform the services described herein; and

WHEREAS, _________ is willing to act as Reset Agent and as Remarketing Agent and _________ as such in each such capacity is willing to perform such duties on the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants herein made, and subject to the conditions herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Contract Agreement or, if not therein stated, the Pledge Agreement.

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Section 2. Appointment and Obligations of the Reset Agent and the Remarketing Agent. FPL Group and FPL Group Capital hereby appoint

(a) _________, and _________ hereby accepts such appointment, as the Reset Agent to determine, in consultation with FPL Group Capital and in the manner provided for in the Officer's Certificate establishing the terms of the Debentures and in the Indenture, the Applicable Benchmark Treasury, the applicable Reset Spread and, in the case of an Initial Reset Date prior to ____________, 200__, the portion of the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio relating to the interest payment that would have been due on the Debentures on ____________, 200__, in each case on the seventh Business Day preceding the applicable Reset Date and the applicable Reset Rate on the third Business Day immediately preceding each applicable Reset Date; and

(b) _________, and _________ hereby accepts such appointment, as the exclusive Remarketing Agent to remarket the Debentures (x) of Debenture holders electing to have their Debentures remarketed on either the [Initial Remarketing Date] or the [Secondary Remarketing Date], as the case may be, or (y) (i) of all Corporate Unit holders as to the [Initial Remarketing] and (ii) if the [Initial Remarketing] has resulted in a Failed Remarketing, of Corporate Unit holders who have not early settled the related Purchase Contracts and have, in the case of the [Secondary Remarketing], failed to notify the Purchase Contract Agent, on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, of their intention to settle the related Purchase Contracts through Cash Settlement, for settlement on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (all such Debentures specified in clauses (x) and (y) above are hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Debentures"), such remarketing in each case will be pursuant to the Supplemental Remarketing Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, among FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Purchase Contract Agent and the Remarketing Agent (with such changes as FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Purchase Contract Agent and the Remarketing Agent may agree upon, it being understood that changes may be necessary in the representations, warranties, covenants and other provisions of the Supplemental Remarketing Agreement due to changes in law or facts and circumstances). Pursuant to the Supplemental Remarketing Agreement, the Remarketing Agent will agree, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, that the Remarketing Agent will use its reasonable efforts to remarket the Subject Debentures on the applicable Remarketing Date at a price of approximately (i) _____% of the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Subject Debentures (in the case of the [Initial Remarketing]), and (ii) _____% of the aggregate principal amount of such Subject Debentures, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Subject Debentures (in the case of the [Secondary Remarketing]). The Remarketing Agent shall not remarket any Subject Debentures for a price less than (x) _____% of the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Subject Debentures (in the case of the [Initial Remarketing]) and (y) _____% of the aggregate principal amount of such Debentures, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Subject Debentures (in the case of the [Secondary Remarketing]), and shall not be required to purchase any Subject Debentures not successfully remarketed. The proceeds of such remarketing shall be paid to the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 6.2(b) of the Pledge Agreement and Section 4.3(b) of the Purchase Contract Agreement (in the case of the [Initial Remarketing]) and Section 4.6 of

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the Pledge Agreement and Section 5.4 of the Purchase Contract Agreement (in the case of the [Secondary Remarketing]) (all of which Sections are incorporated herein by reference). If fewer than all of the Subject Debentures are remarketed in accordance with the terms hereof, a Remarketing shall be deemed to have failed as to all Subject Debentures.

A holder of Debentures not pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement shall have no right to have such Debentures remarketed unless (i) the Remarketing Agent conducts a Remarketing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) the Subject Debentures have not been called for redemption as a result of a Tax Event, (iii) the Remarketing Agent is able to find a purchaser or purchasers for all Subject Debentures, and (iv) such purchaser or purchasers deliver the purchase price therefor to the Remarketing Agent. The Remarketing Agent is not obligated to purchase any Subject Debentures that would otherwise remain unsold in a Remarketing. The Remarketing Agent shall not be obligated in any case to provide funds to make payment upon tender of Subject Debentures for remarketing.

Section 3. Fees. With respect to the Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent shall retain as a Remarketing Fee, an amount to be agreed upon by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Remarketing Agent, not exceeding ____ basis points (.____%) of the aggregate principal amount of (i) the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price (in the case of the [Initial Remarketing]) and (ii) the Aggregate Principal Amount of the Subject Debentures remarketed (in the case of the [Secondary Remarketing]), from any amount received in connection with such Remarketing in excess of (x) the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price (in the case of the [Initial Remarketing]) and (y) the aggregate principal amount of such remarketed Subject Debentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest (in the case of the [Secondary Remarketing]). In addition, the Reset Agent shall receive from FPL Group Capital a reasonable and customary fee for acting as the Reset Agent (the "Reset Agent Fee"); provided, however, that if the Remarketing Agent shall also act as the Reset Agent, then the Reset Agent shall not be entitled to receive any such Reset Agent Fee. Payment of such Reset Agent Fee shall be made by FPL Group Capital on the third Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Remarketing Date in immediately available funds or, upon the instructions of the Reset Agent, by certified or official bank check or checks or by wire transfer.

Section 4. Replacement and Resignation of Remarketing Agent and Reset Agent.

(a) FPL Group and FPL Group Capital may in their absolute discretion replace _________ as the Remarketing Agent and/or the Reset Agent hereunder by giving notice prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the eighth Business Day immediately prior to any Remarketing Date. Any such replacement shall become effective upon FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's appointment of a successor or successors to perform the services that would otherwise be performed hereunder by the Remarketing Agent and/or the Reset Agent. Upon providing such notice, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital shall use all reasonable efforts to appoint such a successor or successors and to enter into a remarketing agreement with such successor or successors as soon as reasonably practicable.

(b) _________ may resign at any time and be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder as the Remarketing Agent and/or the Reset Agent by giving notice prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the eighth Business Day immediately prior to either Remarketing Date. Any such resignation shall become

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effective upon FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's appointment of a successor or successors to perform the services that would otherwise be performed hereunder by the Remarketing Agent and/or the Reset Agent. Upon receiving notice from the Remarketing Agent and/or the Reset Agent that it wishes to resign hereunder, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital shall appoint such a successor or successors and enter into a remarketing agreement with it or them as soon as reasonably practicable.

Section 5. Dealing in the Securities. The Remarketing Agent, when acting hereunder or acting in its individual or any other capacity, may, to the extent permitted by law, buy, sell, hold or deal in any of the Debentures. With respect to any Debentures owned by it, the Remarketing Agent may exercise any vote or join in any action with like effect as if it did not act in any capacity hereunder. The Remarketing Agent, in its individual capacity, either as principal or agent, may also engage in or have an interest in any financial or other transaction with FPL Group or FPL Group Capital as freely as if it did not act in any capacity hereunder.

Section 6. Registration Statement and Prospectus. In connection with a remarketing, if and to the extent required (in the opinion of counsel for the Remarketing Agent or FPL Group and FPL Group Capital) by applicable law, regulations or interpretations in effect at the time of such remarketing, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital shall use their reasonable efforts to have a registration statement relating to the Subject Debentures effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), by the third Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Remarketing Date, and shall furnish a current prospectus and/or prospectus supplement to be used in such remarketing by the Remarketing Agent under the Supplemental Remarketing Agreement.

Section 7. Conditions to the Remarketing Agent's Obligations. (a) The obligations of the Remarketing Agent to remarket and purchase the Subject Debentures shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Supplemental Remarketing Agreement.

(b) If at any time during the term of this Agreement, any Event of Default (as defined therein) under the Indenture, or event that with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would become an Event of Default under the Indenture, has occurred and is continuing, then the obligations and duties of the Remarketing Agent under this Agreement shall be suspended until such Event of Default or event has been cured. FPL Group and FPL Group Capital will cause the Indenture Trustee to give the Remarketing Agent notice of all such Events of Default and events of which the Indenture Trustee is aware.

Section 8. Indemnification. (a) FPL Group and FPL Group Capital each severally and jointly agree to indemnify the Remarketing Agent and the Reset Agent, and its respective affiliates, directors and officers and each person who controls the Remarketing Agent or Reset Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, (each such person being an "Indemnified Party,") from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under any applicable federal or state statute, regulation or common law, and related to or arising out of any acts or omissions of the Remarketing Agent and Reset Agent in connection with its respective duties and obligations as contemplated by Section 2 of this Agreement and will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable attorney fees and expenses) as they are incurred in connection with

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the investigation or defense of any pending or threatened claim or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party. Neither FPL Group nor FPL Group Capital will be liable to any Indemnified Party under the foregoing indemnification provision to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the Remarketing Agent's or Reset Agent's bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence. FPL Group and FPL Group Capital also agree that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to FPL Group, FPL Group Capital or any of their respective security holders or creditors related to or arising out of any acts or omissions of the Remarketing Agent and Reset Agent in connection with their respective duties and obligations as contemplated by Section 2 hereof, except to the extent that any loss, claim, damage or liability is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the Remarketing Agent's or Reset Agent's bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence.

(b) If the indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) shall be unenforceable for any reason, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital each severally and jointly agree to contribute to the losses, claims, damages and liabilities for which such indemnification shall be unenforceable, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect (i) the relative fault of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital on the one hand and the Remarketing Agent and/or Reset Agent, as the case may be, on the other in connection with the acts or omissions which have resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, (ii) the relative benefits to FPL Group and FPL Group Capital of the work performed by the Remarketing Agent and Reset Agent as contemplated by the Agreement, on the one hand, and the value of the engagement to the Remarketing Agent and Reset Agent on the other hand, and (iii) any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that no Indemnified Party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any party who is not also guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. FPL Group and FPL Group Capital and the Remarketing Agent and Reset Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(b) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above.

(c) Each Indemnified Party shall give written notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to FPL Group and FPL Group Capital of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder but failure to so notify FPL Group and FPL Group Capital hereunder of any such action shall not relieve FPL Group or FPL Group Capital of any liability hereunder except to the extent FPL Group or FPL Group Capital is materially prejudiced as a result of such failure to notify. FPL Group and FPL Group Capital may participate at their own expense in the defense of any such action and may, at their option, jointly assume the defense thereof with counsel selected by FPL Group and FPL Group Capital and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, and such Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it. If the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and FPL Group or FPL Group Capital or both and counsel for FPL Group and/or FPL Group Capital shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest involved in the representation by a single counsel of both the Indemnified Party and FPL Group and/or FPL Group Capital, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select separate counsel, satisfactory to FPL Group and FPL Group Capital, provided that, in no event shall FPL Group and FPL Group Capital be liable for the fees

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and expenses of more than one counsel separate from their own counsel in addition to local counsel for all Indemnified Parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Remarketing Agent and the Reset Agent each agree that without the prior written consent of the other parties to such action who are parties to this Agreement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, it will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any claim or proceeding in respect of which such party intends to seek indemnity or contribution under the provisions of this Section 8, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such other parties from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such other parties.

Section 9. Termination of Remarketing Agreement. Unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof and except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date hereof until the first day after the date on which no Debentures are outstanding, or, if earlier, the Business Day immediately following (i) the
[Initial Reset Date] or (ii) the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, as applicable, in the case of a successful Remarketing. Notwithstanding any such termination, the obligations set forth in Sections 3 and 8 hereof shall survive and remain in full force and effect until all amounts payable under said Sections 3 and 8 shall have been paid in full. In addition, each former Remarketing Agent and Reset Agent shall be entitled to the rights and benefits, and subject to the obligations, under Section 8 hereof, notwithstanding any such termination or the replacement or resignation of such Remarketing Agent or Reset Agent.

Section 10. Performance; Duty of Care. The duties and obligations of the Remarketing Agent and of the Reset Agent hereunder shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement and the Supplemental Remarketing Agreement.

Section 11. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREUNDER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION SHALL BE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE.

Section 12. Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of FPL Group or FPL Group Capital hereunder may not be assigned or delegated to any other person without the prior written consent of the Remarketing Agent, the Reset Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent. The rights and obligations of the Remarketing Agent or the Reset Agent hereunder may not be assigned or delegated to any other person without the prior written consent of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Remarketing Agent and the Reset Agent, and their respective successors and assigns. The terms "successors" and "assigns" shall not include any purchaser of Securities merely because of such purchase.

Section 13. Headings. Section headings have been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience of reference only, and it is agreed that

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such section headings are not a part of this Agreement and will not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

Section 14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or deemed to be or shall, in fact, be invalid, inoperative or unenforceable as applied in any particular case in any or all jurisdictions because it conflicts with any provisions of any constitution, statute, rule or public policy or for any other reason, such circumstances shall not have the effect of rendering the provision in question invalid, inoperative or unenforceable in any other case, circumstances or jurisdiction, or of rendering any other provision or provisions of this Agreement invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to any extent whatsoever.

Section 15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be regarded as an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same document.

Section 16. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by any instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

Section 17. Notices. Unless otherwise specified, any notices, requests, consents or other communications given or made hereunder or pursuant hereto shall be made in writing or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication, including telephone, telegraph or telecopy, and confirmed in writing. All written notices and confirmations of notices by telecommunication shall be deemed to have been validly given or made when delivered or mailed, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid or transmitted by facsimile. All such notices, requests, consents or other communications shall be addressed as follows: if to FPL Group or FPL Group Capital, to FPL Group, Inc., 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, Attention: Treasurer; if to the Remarketing Agent or the Reset Agent, _________, _______________, Attention: __________; and if to the Purchase Contract Agent, The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration, or to such other address, or such facsimile number, as any of the above shall specify to the others in writing.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company, FPL Group Capital, the Remarketing Agent, the Reset Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent has caused this Remarketing Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by one of its duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:

CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED:

______________________,
as Remarketing Agent and Reset Agent

By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
not individually but solely as Purchase
Contract Agent, trustee and as attorney-in-fact for the holders of the Purchase Contracts

By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT A TO
REMARKETING AGREEMENT

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL REMARKETING AGREEMENT

This Supplemental Remarketing Agreement (the "Agreement") supplements a Remarketing Agreement, dated _________, 200__, among the parties hereto (the "Remarketing Agreement"), and the terms hereof together with the terms of the Remarketing Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the remarketing of the Subject Debentures named in Schedule I hereto. _________ (the "Remarketing agent") hereby agrees, subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth or incorporated herein, to use its reasonable efforts to remarket the Subject Debentures as set forth in Schedule I hereto. All such Subject Debentures have been tendered for remarketing by the holders thereof, or are Pledged Debentures of holders of Corporate Units [who have not given notice that they intend to settle the Purchase Contracts related to their Corporate Units by a Cash Settlement] and have not early settled their Purchase Contracts.

1. Definitions. Terms defined in the Remarketing Agreement are used herein with the meaning ascribed to them therein. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Contract Agreement, the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of _________, 200__ (the "Underwriting Agreement"), among FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the underwriters named therein and the Indenture, as applicable.

2. Registration Statement and Prospectus. If required (in the opinion of counsel to either the Remarketing Agent or FPL Group and FPL Group Capital) by applicable law, FPL Group and FPL Group Capital have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"), and there has become effective, a registration statement on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-_____ and 333-_____-01), including a prospectus, relating to the Subject Debentures. Such registration statement, and the documents incorporated by reference therein, as amended to the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter referred to as the "Registration Statement," and the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented to the date of this Agreement to relate to the Subject Debentures and to the remarketing of the Subject Debentures and the documents incorporated by reference therein, is hereinafter referred to as the "Prospectus" (including in each case all documents incorporated by reference).

3. Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

(a) If the Remarketing Agent has determined, based on advice of counsel, that applicable law, regulations or interpretations of the Commission make it necessary or advisable to deliver a current prospectus or other offering document in connection with this remarketing, the entirety of the Underwriting Agreement (other than the Schedules thereto and Sections [1], [5], [6] and [11] thereof and Subsections [7(e)], [7(h)], [8(c)(ii)] and [8(g)] thereof) shall be incorporated by reference into this Agreement and, to the extent they are relevant to a remarketing of the Subject Debentures, made applicable hereto, except as explicitly amended hereby; provided that (i) the following sentence shall be added at the beginning of Section 3(__): "The Remarketing Agreement, as


supplemented by the Supplemental Remarketing Agreement, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of FPL Group Capital." (ii) the following sentence shall be added at the beginning of Subsection 4(__): "The Remarketing Agreement, as supplemented by the Supplemental Remarketing Agreement, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of FPL Group." and (iii) the following Section [11] shall replace Section [11] of the Underwriting Agreement in its entirety:

"[11]. INDEMNIFICATION.

(a) FPL Group and FPL Group Capital, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Remarketing Agent, each officer and director of the Remarketing Agent and each person who controls the Remarketing Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which it may become subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or common law and to reimburse the Remarketing Agent, officer, director and controlling person for any legal or other expenses
(including, to the extent hereinafter provided, reasonable counsel fees) when and as incurred by them in connection with investigating any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities or in connection with defending any actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) of Section [11] shall not apply to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arising out of, or based upon, any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or any such omission or alleged omission, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing, to FPL Group or FPL Group Capital by or on behalf of the Remarketing Agent, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to either thereof, or arising out of, or based upon, statements in or omissions from the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1 of the respective Trustees under the Indenture and the Guarantee Agreement and of the Purchase Contract Agent under the Purchase Contract Agreement; and provided, further, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) of Section [11] in respect of any preliminary prospectus (and for purposes of clause (ii) below, the Prospectus) shall not inure to the benefit of the Remarketing Agent (or of any person controlling the Remarketing Agent) on account of any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arising from the remarketing of the Subject Debentures to any person if the Remarketing Agent shall have failed to send or give to such person (i) with or prior to the written confirmation of such remarketing, a copy of the Prospectus or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, if any amendments or supplements thereto shall have been furnished at or prior to the time of written confirmation of the sale involved, but exclusive of any Incorporated Documents, unless the alleged omission or alleged untrue statement with

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respect to such preliminary prospectus is not corrected in the Prospectus or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented at the time of confirmation, or (ii) with or prior to the remarketing of such Subject Debentures to such person, a copy of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus which shall have been furnished subsequent to such written confirmation and prior to the delivery of such Subject Debentures to such person, but exclusive of any Incorporated Documents, unless the alleged omission or alleged untrue statement with respect to such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus was not corrected in the Prospectus or such amendment or supplement at the time of such delivery of such Subject Debentures. The indemnity agreement of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital contained in this subsection (a) of Section
[11] and the representations and warranties of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital contained in Sections 3 and 4, respectively, of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Remarketing Agent, officer, director or any such controlling person, and shall survive the remarketing of the Subject Debentures. The Remarketing Agent agrees promptly to notify each of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any such controlling person in connection with the remarketing of the Subject Debentures.

(b) The Remarketing Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital, their respective officers and directors, and each person who controls FPL Group or FPL Group Capital, as the case may be, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or other statute or common law, and to reimburse each of them for any legal or other expenses (including, to the extent hereinafter provided, reasonable counsel fees) when and as incurred by them in connection with investigating any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, or in connection with defending any actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to FPL Group or FPL Group Capital by or on behalf of the Remarketing Agent expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to either thereof. The Remarketing Agent hereby furnishes to FPL Group and FPL Group Capital expressly for use in the Registration Statement and Prospectus: [insert information provided by the Remarketing Agent, if any]. FPL Group and FPL Group Capital each acknowledge that the statements set forth in the preceding sentence constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Remarketing Agent expressly for inclusion in any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or the Registration Statement. The

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indemnity agreement of the Remarketing Agent contained in this subsection
(b) of Section [11] shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of FPL Group, FPL Group Capital or any of their respective officers or directors or any such controlling person, and shall survive the remarketing of the Subject Debentures. FPL Group and FPL Group Capital agree promptly to notify the Remarketing Agent of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against FPL Group, FPL Group Capital (or any controlling person of either thereof) or any of their respective officers or directors in connection with the remarketing of the Subject Debentures.

(c) FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Remarketing Agent each agree that, upon the receipt of notice of the commencement of any action against it, its officers and directors, or any person controlling it as aforesaid, in respect of which indemnity or contribution may be sought under the indemnification provisions of this Section [11] of this Agreement, it will promptly give written notice of the commencement thereof to the party or parties against whom indemnity or contribution shall be sought thereunder, but the omission so to notify such indemnifying party or parties of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party or parties from any liability which it or they may have to the indemnified party otherwise than on account of such indemnity agreement. In case such notice of any such action shall be so given, such indemnifying party or parties shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume (in conjunction with any other indemnifying parties) the defense of such action, in which event such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by such indemnifying party or parties and satisfactory to the indemnified party or parties who shall be defendant or defendants in such action, and such defendant or defendants shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them; but if an indemnifying party shall elect not to assume the defense of such action, such indemnifying party will reimburse such indemnified party or parties for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel for the indemnifying party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest involved in the representation by such counsel of both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel, satisfactory to the indemnifying party or parties, to participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties at the expense of the indemnifying party or parties (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party or parties shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action). FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Remarketing Agent each agree that without the prior written consent of the other parties to such action who are parties to this agreement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, it will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any claim or proceeding in respect of which such party intends to seek indemnity or contribution under the indemnification provisions of this Section [11], unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such other parties from all liability

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arising out of such claim or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such other parties.

(d) If, or to the extent, the indemnification provided for in subsections (a) or (b) above shall be unenforceable under applicable law by an indemnified party, each indemnifying party agrees to contribute to such indemnified party with respect to any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses for which each such indemnification provided for in subsections (a) or (b) above shall be unenforceable, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect (i) the relative fault of FPL Group and FPL Group Capital on the one hand and the Remarketing Agent and/or Reset Agent, as the case may be, on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which have resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, (ii) the relative benefits received by FPL Group and FPL Group Capital on the one hand and the Remarketing Agent on the other hand from the remarketing of the Subject Debentures pursuant to this agreement, and (iii) any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that no indemnified party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution with respect thereto from any indemnifying party not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by FPL Group and FPL Group Capital or the Remarketing Agent and/or Reset Agent and each such party's relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Remarketing Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), the Remarketing Agent shall not be required to contribute in excess of the amount equal to the excess of (i) the total price at which the Subject Debentures remarketed by it were offered, over (ii) the amount of any damages which the Remarketing Agent has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission."

(b) To the extent the Underwriting Agreement is applicable hereto, references therein to (i) the "Underwriter" or "Underwriters" or the "Representative" or "Representatives", as the case may be, shall be deemed to refer to the Remarketing Agent; (ii) "Securities" shall be deemed to refer to the Subject Debentures; (iii) "this Agreement" shall be deemed to refer to the Remarketing Agreement as supplemented by this Agreement, (iv) "the date hereof" shall be deemed to refer to the third Business Day preceding [the Initial Reset Date] [the Purchase Contract Settlement Date], and (v) "Closing Date" shall be deemed to refer to the Remarketing Closing Date specified in Schedule I hereto (the "Remarketing Closing Date"). To the extent the provisions of such Underwriting Agreement refer to the "Prospectus" or the "Registration Statement," such references shall be deemed to (i) refer to any prospectus or

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registration statement, or other offering document, that FPL Group and FPL Group Capital are required to prepare or file with respect to the Subject Debentures pursuant to applicable law, regulations or interpretations of the Commission in effect at the time of the remarketing of such Subject Debentures, including all documents incorporated by reference therein and (ii) refer to each such document as amended or supplemented to the third Business Day preceding the Remarketing Date. The term "Incorporated Documents" in such Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to include those filed and incorporated through the date hereof. References to issuance and/or sale of Debentures shall be deemed to refer to remarketing of the Subject Debentures.

4. Purchase and Sale; Remarketing Fee. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth or incorporated herein, the Remarketing Agent agrees to use its reasonable efforts to remarket, and to purchase from the registered holder or holders thereof in the manner specified in Section 5 hereof, the principal amount of the Subject Debentures set forth in Schedule I hereto at a purchase price not less than _____% of [the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Subject Debentures] [the aggregate principal amount of such Debentures, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon]. In connection therewith under the terms of the Debentures, the registered holder or holders thereof have agreed, in the manner specified in Section 5 hereof, to pay to the Remarketing Agent a Remarketing Fee equal to an amount determined by agreement of FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the Remarketing Agent, which shall not exceed ____ basis points (.____%) of [the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price] [the aggregate principal amount of the remarketed Debentures], from any amount received from such Remarketing in excess of [the applicable Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price] [the aggregate principal amount of such remarketed Debentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon]. If fewer than all of the Subject Debentures are remarketed in accordance with the terms hereof, the Remarketing shall be deemed to have failed as to all Subject Debentures.

5. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of payment for the remarketed Subject Debentures and payment of the Remarketing Fee shall be made on the Remarketing Closing Date (as defined in Schedule I hereto) at the location and time specified in Schedule I hereto (or such later date not later than five Business Days after such date as the Remarketing Agent shall designate), which date and time may be postponed by agreement among the Remarketing Agent, FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and the registered holder or holders of the Subject Debentures. Delivery of the Subject Debentures to be remarketed shall be made by the Collateral Agent and the Custodial Agent, as applicable, to the Remarketing Agent on the fourth Business Day immediately preceding [the Initial Reset Date]
[the Purchase Contract Settlement Date]. Upon a successful Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent may deduct the Remarketing Fee from any amount of such Remarketing proceeds in excess of the [Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price]
[aggregate principal amount of such remarketed Debentures plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,] or if the remarketed Debentures are represented by a Global Security, payment of the Remarketing Fee may be made by any method of transfer agreed upon by the Remarketing Agent and the Depositary for the Debentures under the Indenture.

If the Debentures are not represented by a Global Security, certificates for the Debentures shall be registered in such names and denominations as the Remarketing Agent may request, and FPL Group Capital agrees to have such certificates available for inspection, packaging and checking by the Remarketing

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Agent in New York, New York not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day prior to the Remarketing Closing Date.

6. Notices. Unless otherwise specified, any notices, requests, consents or other communications given or made hereunder or pursuant hereto shall be made in writing or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication, including telephone, telegraph or telecopy, and confirmed in writing. All written notices and confirmations of notices by telecommunication shall be deemed to have been validly given or made when delivered or mailed, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid or transmitted by facsimile. All such notices, requests, consents or other communications shall be addressed as follows: if to FPL Group or FPL Group Capital, to FPL Group, Inc., 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach Florida 33408, Attention: Treasurer; if to the Remarketing Agent or the Reset Agent, to _________, _______________, Attention: __________; and if to the Purchase Contract Agent, The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or to such other address or such facsimile number as any of the above shall specify to the other in writing.

7. Termination. This agreement may be terminated by the Remarketing Agent by delivering written notice thereof to FPL Group and FPL Group Capital, at any time prior to [the Initial Reset Date] [the Purchase Contract Settlement Date] if after the date hereof and at or prior to [the Initial Reset Date] [the Purchase Contract Settlement Date]:

(a) (i) there shall have occurred any general suspension of trading in securities on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE") or there shall have been established by the NYSE or by the Commission or by any federal or state agency or by the decision of any court any limitation on prices for such trading or any general restrictions on the distribution of securities, or trading in any securities of FPL Group or FPL Group Capital shall have been suspended or limited by any exchange located in the United States or on the over-the-counter market located in the United States or a general banking moratorium declared by New York or federal authorities or (ii) there shall have occurred any new material outbreak of hostilities, including, but not limited to, an escalation of hostilities which existed prior to the date of this agreement or other national or international calamity or crisis, the effect of any such event specified in (i) or (ii) above on the financial markets of the United States shall be such as to make it impracticable for the Remarketing Agent to enforce contracts for the remarketing of the Subject Debentures; or

(b) (i) there shall have been any downgrading or any notice of any intended or potential downgrading in the ratings accorded to the Debentures or any securities of FPL Group Capital which are of the same class as the Debentures by either [Moody's Investor Service, Inc. ("Moody's")] or
[Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P")], or (ii) either [Moody's] or [S&P] shall have publicly announced that either has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its ratings of the Debentures or any securities of FPL Group Capital which are of the same class as the Debentures, the effect of any such event specified in (i) or (ii) above which, in the reasonable judgment of the Remarketing Agreement, makes it impracticable or inadvisable for the Remarketing Agent to remarket the Subject Debentures.

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This agreement may also be terminated at any time prior to the [the Initial Reset Date] [the Purchase Contract Settlement Date], if in the judgment of the Remarketing Agent the subject matter of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus prepared and furnished by FPL Group and FPL Group Capital reflects a material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of FPL Group and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or FPL Group Capital and its subsidiaries taken as a whole which renders it either inadvisable to proceed with such remarketing, if any, or inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Subject Debentures to be remarketed hereunder. Any termination of this agreement pursuant to this Section 7 shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in subsections ___ and ___ of Section __ hereof.

8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be regarded as an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same document.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Remarketing Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:

CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED:

______________,
as Remarketing Agent

By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
not individually but solely as Purchase
Contract Agent, trustee and as attorney-in-fact for the holders of the Purchase Contracts

By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:

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SCHEDULE I

Title of Subject Debentures: Series __ Debentures due _________, 200__.

Principal Amount of Subject Debentures: $

Reset Spread: __%

Applicable Benchmark Treasury:

Underwriting Agreement, dated as of _________, 200__, between FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, _________ and _________, as representatives of the underwriters named therein.

Remarketing Fee: _____ % ($_____)

Remarketing Closing Date, Time and Location: _______________________


EXHIBIT 4(at)

TRUST AGREEMENT
OF
FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST III

This TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of June 2, 2004, is entered into by and among FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, as depositor (the "Depositor"), The Bank of New York (Delaware), as trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the "Property Trustee"), and Paul I. Cutler, as trustee (the Administrative Trustee, together with any administrative trustees appointed by the Depositor after the date hereof, the "Administrative Trustees" and collectively with the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee, the "Trustees"). The Depositor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows:

1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as "FPL Group Capital Trust III", in which name the Trustees, or the Depositor to the extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts, and sue and be sued.

2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). The Trustees hereby acknowledge receipt of such amount from the Depositor, which amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. The Trustees hereby declare that they will hold the trust estate for the Depositor. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a statutory trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Statutory Trust Act"), and that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in the form attached hereto with such changes therein as the Trustees executing such form may approve, approval of any such changes to be conclusively evidenced by execution of such form.

3. The Depositor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and restated Trust Agreement, satisfactory to each such party (as contemplated by the 1933 Act Registration Statement (as defined below)), to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of preferred securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities") and common securities by the Trust as such securities will be described therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such amended and restated Trust Agreement, the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any licenses, consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees may take all actions deemed proper as necessary to effect the transactions contemplated herein.

4. Each of the Administrative Trustees and the Depositor, acting singly or together are hereby authorized and directed (i) to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and execute, in each case on behalf of the Trust, (a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act Registration Statement") (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto), relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the Preferred Trust Securities of


the Trust and certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A or other appropriate form (the "1934 Act Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the Preferred Trust Securities of the Trust under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) to prepare and file with the Commission any preliminary prospectus or prospectus or supplement thereto relating to the Preferred Trust Securities required to be filed under the Securities Act, (iii) to prepare and file with one or more national securities exchanges (each, an "Exchange") or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") and execute on behalf of the Trust one or more listing applications and all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred Trust Securities to be listed on any such Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, (iv) to prepare, file and execute on behalf of the Trust such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorneys for service of process, and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Trust Securities under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Depositor or the Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable,
(v) negotiate, execute, deliver and perform, on behalf of the Trust, such underwriting agreements with one or more underwriters relating to the offering of the Preferred Trust Securities in such form as the Depositor shall approve,
(vi) to prepare, execute, deliver and perform a depository agreement with the initial clearing agency and (vii) to apply for and obtain a tax identification number for the Trust.

In the event that any filing referred to in this Section 4 is required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, any Exchange, the NASD or state securities or blue sky laws, to be executed on behalf of the Trust by one or more of the Trustees, each of the Trustees, in its or his/her capacity as Trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and, to the extent so required, directed to join in any such filing and to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, in their capacities as trustees of the Trust, respectively, shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, any Exchange, the NASD, or state securities or blue sky laws.

In connection with the filings referred to in this Section 4, Dennis P. Coyle, Esq., Thomas R. McGuigan, P.A. and Robert J. Reger, Jr., Esq., and each, of them, are hereby constituted and appointed as the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the Depositor and each Administrative Trustee with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the Depositor or such Trustee, in the Depositor's or such Trustee's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all filings and amendments (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to any of such filings (including the 1933 Act Registration Statement and the 1934 Act Registration Statement) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, any Exchange or the NASD, and securities or blue sky administrators, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as the Depositor or such Trustee might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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5. This Trust Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts.

6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase or decrease the number of Trustees; provided that, to the extent required by the Statutory Trust Act, one Trustee shall be an entity that has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Depositor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any time. Any Trustee may resign upon thirty days prior written notice to the Depositor.

7. The Bank of New York (Delaware), in its capacity as trustee, shall not have the powers or the duties of the Trustee set forth herein (except as may be required under the Statutory Trust Act) and shall be a Trustee hereunder for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Act.

8. The Trust may be dissolved and terminated before the issuance of the Preferred Trust Securities at the election of the Depositor. Upon dissolution of the Trust pursuant to this Section 8, each of the Administrative Trustees, acting singly, is hereby authorized to prepare, execute and file a Certificate of Cancellation in respect of the Trust with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

9. This Trust Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof, except to the extent that the laws of any other jurisdiction are mandatorily applicable.

10. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Depositor shall indemnify and hold harmless each Trustee, any affiliate of each Trustee, and any officer, director, shareholder, member, partner or employee of each Trustee, and any employee of the Trust (each such person, an "Indemnified Person") from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or claim incurred by such Indemnified Person without negligence (gross negligence, in the case of any Administrative Trustee or the Delaware Trustee or other person who is an Indemnified Person by virtue of the relationship thereto), bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Indemnified Person, or in the case of any such affiliate, officer, director, shareholder, member, partner or employee, on the part of the related Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Trust Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trust Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.,
as Depositor

By: /s/ Paul I. Cutler
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Paul I. Cutler
   Title:   Treasurer

THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
as Delaware Trustee

By: /s/ Kristine K. Gullo
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Kristine K. Gullo
   Title: Assistant Vice President

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Property Trustee

By: /s/ Craig S. Wenzler
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Craig S. Wenzler
   Title: Assistant Vice President


 /s/ Paul I. Cutler
-------------------------------------------
   Paul I. Cutler,
   as Administrative Trustee

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CERTIFICATE OF TRUST

OF

FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST III

This Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Capital Trust III (the "Trust"), dated June 2, 2004, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustees, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C.ss.3801 et seq.) (the "Act").

1. Name. The name of the statutory trust being formed hereby is FPL Group Capital Trust III.

2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware is The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware 19711.

3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

4. Counterparts. This Certificate of Trust may be executed in one or more counterparts.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a)(1) of the Act.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(DELAWARE), not in its
individual capacity but
solely as trustee

By: /s/ Kristine K. Gullo
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Kristine K. Gullo
   Title: Assistant Vice President

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee

By: /s/ Craig S. Wenzler
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Craig S. Wenzler
   Title: Assistant Vice President


 /s/ Paul I. Cutler
-------------------------------------------
Paul I. Cutler, not in his individual
capacity but solely as trustee

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EXHIBIT 4(AU)

TRUST AGREEMENT
OF
FPL GROUP TRUST I

This TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of June 2, 2004, is entered into by and among FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, as depositor (the "Depositor"), The Bank of New York (Delaware), as trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the "Property Trustee"), and Paul I. Cutler, as trustee (the Administrative Trustee, together with any administrative trustees appointed by the Depositor after the date hereof, the "Administrative Trustees" and collectively with the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee, the "Trustees"). The Depositor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows:

1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as "FPL Group Trust I", in which name the Trustees, or the Depositor to the extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts, and sue and be sued.

2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). The Trustees hereby acknowledge receipt of such amount from the Depositor, which amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. The Trustees hereby declare that they will hold the trust estate for the Depositor. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a statutory trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Statutory Trust Act"), anD that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in the form attached hereto with such changes therein as the Trustees executing such form may approve, approval of any such changes to be conclusively evidenced by execution of such form.

3. The Depositor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and restated Trust Agreement, satisfactory to each such party (as contemplated by the 1933 Act Registration Statement (as defined below)), to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of preferred securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities") and common securities by the Trust as such securities will be described therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such amended and restated Trust Agreement, the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any licenses, consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees may take all actions deemed proper as necessary to effect the transactions contemplated herein.

4. Each of the Administrative Trustees and the Depositor, acting singly or together are hereby authorized and directed (i) to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and execute, in each case on behalf of the Trust, (a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act Registration Statement") (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto), relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the Preferred Trust Securities of


the Trust and certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A or other appropriate form (the "1934 Act Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the Preferred Trust Securities of the Trust under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) to prepare and file with the Commission any preliminary prospectus or prospectus or supplement thereto relating to the Preferred Trust Securities required to be filed under the Securities Act, (iii) to prepare and file with one or more national securities exchanges (each, an "Exchange") or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") and execute on behalf of the Trust one or more listing applications and all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred Trust Securities to be listed on any such Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, (iv) to prepare, file and execute on behalf of the Trust such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorneys for service of process, and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Trust Securities under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Depositor or the Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable,
(v) negotiate, execute, deliver and perform, on behalf of the Trust, such underwriting agreements with one or more underwriters relating to the offering of the Preferred Trust Securities in such form as the Depositor shall approve,
(vi) to prepare, execute, deliver and perform a depository agreement with the initial clearing agency and (vii) to apply for and obtain a tax identification number for the Trust.

In the event that any filing referred to in this Section 4 is required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, any Exchange, the NASD or state securities or blue sky laws, to be executed on behalf of the Trust by one or more of the Trustees, each of the Trustees, in its or his/her capacity as Trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and, to the extent so required, directed to join in any such filing and to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, in their capacities as trustees of the Trust, respectively, shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, any Exchange, the NASD, or state securities or blue sky laws.

In connection with the filings referred to in this Section 4, Dennis P. Coyle, Esq., Thomas R. McGuigan, P.A. and Robert J. Reger, Jr., Esq., and each, of them, are hereby constituted and appointed as the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the Depositor and each Administrative Trustee with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the Depositor or such Trustee, in the Depositor's or such Trustee's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all filings and amendments (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to any of such filings (including the 1933 Act Registration Statement and the 1934 Act Registration Statement) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, any Exchange or the NASD, and securities or blue sky administrators, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as the Depositor or such Trustee might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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5. This Trust Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts.

6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase or decrease the number of Trustees; provided that, to the extent required by the Statutory Trust Act, one Trustee shall be an entity that has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Depositor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any time. Any Trustee may resign upon thirty days prior written notice to the Depositor.

7. The Bank of New York (Delaware), in its capacity as trustee, shall not have the powers or the duties of the Trustee set forth herein (except as may be required under the Statutory Trust Act) and shall be a Trustee hereunder for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Act.

8. The Trust may be dissolved and terminated before the issuance of the Preferred Trust Securities at the election of the Depositor. Upon dissolution of the Trust pursuant to this Section 8, each of the Administrative Trustees, acting singly, is hereby authorized to prepare, execute and file a Certificate of Cancellation in respect of the Trust with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

9. This Trust Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof, except to the extent that the laws of any other jurisdiction are mandatorily applicable.

10. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Depositor shall indemnify and hold harmless each Trustee, any affiliate of each Trustee, and any officer, director, shareholder, member, partner or employee of each Trustee, and any employee of the Trust (each such person, an "Indemnified Person") from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or claim incurred by such Indemnified Person without negligence (gross negligence, in the case of any Administrative Trustee or the Delaware Trustee or other person who is an Indemnified Person by virtue of the relationship thereto), bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Indemnified Person, or in the case of any such affiliate, officer, director, shareholder, member, partner or employee, on the part of the related Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Trust Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trust Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.,
as Depositor

By: /s/ Paul I. Cutler
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Paul I. Cutler
   Title:   Treasurer

THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
as Delaware Trustee

By: /s/ Kristine K. Gullo
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Kristine K. Gullo
   Title: Assistant Vice President

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Property Trustee

By: /s/ Craig S. Wenzler
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Craig S. Wenzler
   Title: Assistant Vice President


 /s/ Paul I. Cutler
-------------------------------------------
     Paul I. Cutler,
     as Administrative Trustee

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CERTIFICATE OF TRUST

OF

FPL GROUP TRUST I

This Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Trust I (the "Trust"), dated June 2, 2004, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustees, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C.ss.3801 et seq.) (the "Act").

1. Name. The name of the statutory trust being formed hereby is FPL Group Trust I.

2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware is The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware 19711.

3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

4. Counterparts. This Certificate of Trust may be executed in one or more counterparts.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a)(1) of the Act.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(DELAWARE), not in its
individual capacity but
solely as trustee

By: /s/ Kristine K. Gullo
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Kristine K. Gullo
   Title: Assistant Vice President

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee

By: /s/ Craig S. Wenzler
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Craig S. Wenzler
   Title: Assistant Vice President


 /s/ Paul I. Cutler                 ,
------------------------------------
Paul I. Cutler, not in his individual
capacity but solely as trustee

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EXHIBIT 4(av)

TRUST AGREEMENT
OF
FPL GROUP TRUST II

This TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of June 2, 2004, is entered into by and among FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, as depositor (the "Depositor"), The Bank of New York (Delaware), as trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the "Property Trustee"), and Paul I. Cutler, as trustee (the Administrative Trustee, together with any administrative trustees appointed by the Depositor after the date hereof, the "Administrative Trustees" and collectively with the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee, the "Trustees"). The Depositor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows:

1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as "FPL Group Trust II", in which name the Trustees, or the Depositor to the extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts, and sue and be sued.

2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). The Trustees hereby acknowledge receipt of such amount from the Depositor, which amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. The Trustees hereby declare that they will hold the trust estate for the Depositor. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a statutory trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Statutory Trust Act"), anD that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in the form attached hereto with such changes therein as the Trustees executing such form may approve, approval of any such changes to be conclusively evidenced by execution of such form.

3. The Depositor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and restated Trust Agreement, satisfactory to each such party (as contemplated by the 1933 Act Registration Statement (as defined below)), to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of preferred securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities") and common securities by the Trust as such securities will be described therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such amended and restated Trust Agreement, the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any licenses, consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees may take all actions deemed proper as necessary to effect the transactions contemplated herein.

4. Each of the Administrative Trustees and the Depositor, acting singly or together are hereby authorized and directed (i) to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and execute, in each case on behalf of the Trust, (a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act Registration Statement") (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto), relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the Preferred Trust Securities of


the Trust and certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A or other appropriate form (the "1934 Act Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the Preferred Trust Securities of the Trust under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) to prepare and file with the Commission any preliminary prospectus or prospectus or supplement thereto relating to the Preferred Trust Securities required to be filed under the Securities Act, (iii) to prepare and file with one or more national securities exchanges (each, an "Exchange") or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") and execute on behalf of the Trust one or more listing applications and all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred Trust Securities to be listed on any such Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, (iv) to prepare, file and execute on behalf of the Trust such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorneys for service of process, and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Trust Securities under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Depositor or the Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable,
(v) negotiate, execute, deliver and perform, on behalf of the Trust, such underwriting agreements with one or more underwriters relating to the offering of the Preferred Trust Securities in such form as the Depositor shall approve,
(vi) to prepare, execute, deliver and perform a depository agreement with the initial clearing agency and (vii) to apply for and obtain a tax identification number for the Trust.

In the event that any filing referred to in this Section 4 is required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, any Exchange, the NASD or state securities or blue sky laws, to be executed on behalf of the Trust by one or more of the Trustees, each of the Trustees, in its or his/her capacity as Trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and, to the extent so required, directed to join in any such filing and to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, in their capacities as trustees of the Trust, respectively, shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, any Exchange, the NASD, or state securities or blue sky laws.

In connection with the filings referred to in this Section 4, Dennis P. Coyle, Esq., Thomas R. McGuigan, P.A. and Robert J. Reger, Jr., Esq., and each, of them, are hereby constituted and appointed as the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the Depositor and each Administrative Trustee with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the Depositor or such Trustee, in the Depositor's or such Trustee's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all filings and amendments (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to any of such filings (including the 1933 Act Registration Statement and the 1934 Act Registration Statement) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, any Exchange or the NASD, and securities or blue sky administrators, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as the Depositor or such Trustee might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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5. This Trust Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts.

6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase or decrease the number of Trustees; provided that, to the extent required by the Statutory Trust Act, one Trustee shall be an entity that has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Depositor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any time. Any Trustee may resign upon thirty days prior written notice to the Depositor.

7. The Bank of New York (Delaware), in its capacity as trustee, shall not have the powers or the duties of the Trustee set forth herein (except as may be required under the Statutory Trust Act) and shall be a Trustee hereunder for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of ss. 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Act.

8. The Trust may be dissolved and terminated before the issuance of the Preferred Trust Securities at the election of the Depositor. Upon dissolution of the Trust pursuant to this Section 8, each of the Administrative Trustees, acting singly, is hereby authorized to prepare, execute and file a Certificate of Cancellation in respect of the Trust with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

9. This Trust Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof, except to the extent that the laws of any other jurisdiction are mandatorily applicable.

10. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Depositor shall indemnify and hold harmless each Trustee, any affiliate of each Trustee, and any officer, director, shareholder, member, partner or employee of each Trustee, and any employee of the Trust (each such person, an "Indemnified Person") from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or claim incurred by such Indemnified Person without negligence (gross negligence, in the case of any Administrative Trustee or the Delaware Trustee or other person who is an Indemnified Person by virtue of the relationship thereto), bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Indemnified Person, or in the case of any such affiliate, officer, director, shareholder, member, partner or employee, on the part of the related Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Trust Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trust Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.,
as Depositor

By: /s/ Paul I. Cutler
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Paul I. Cutler
   Title:   Treasurer

THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
as Delaware Trustee

By: /s/ Kristine K. Gullo
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Kristine K. Gullo
   Title: Assistant Vice President

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Property Trustee

By: /s/ Craig S. Wenzler
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Craig S. Wenzler
   Title: Assistant Vice President


 /s/ Paul I. Cutler
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   Paul I. Cutler,
   as Administrative Trustee

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CERTIFICATE OF TRUST

OF

FPL GROUP TRUST II

This Certificate of Trust of FPL Group Trust II (the "Trust"), dated June 2, 2004, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustees, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C.ss.3801 et seq.) (the "Act").

1. Name. The name of the statutory trust being formed hereby is FPL Group Trust II.

2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware is The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware 19711.

3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

4. Counterparts. This Certificate of Trust may be executed in one or more counterparts.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a)(1) of the Act.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(DELAWARE), not in its
individual capacity but
solely as trustee

By: /s/ Kristine K. Gullo
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Kristine K. Gullo
   Title: Assistant Vice President

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee

By: /s/ Craig S. Wenzler
   ----------------------------------------
   Name: Craig S. Wenzler
   Title: Assistant Vice President


 /s/ Paul I. Cutler                 ,
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Paul I. Cutler, not in his individual
capacity but solely as trustee

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EXHIBIT 4(aw)


AMENDED AND RESTATED

TRUST AGREEMENT

among

FPL GROUP, INC.,

as Depositor,

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Property Trustee,

THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
as Delaware Trustee,

THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEES NAMED HEREIN

and

THE SEVERAL HOLDERS OF THE TRUST SECURITIES

Dated as of ___________, 200_

FPL GROUP [/2/ CAPITAL] TRUST __


1 For use in connection with Junior Subordinated Debentures of FPL Group, Inc.

2 For use in connection with Junior Subordinated Debentures of FPL Group Capital Inc.


FPL GROUP [/2/ CAPITAL] TRUST __

Certain Sections of this Trust Agreement relating to

                         Sections 310 through 318 of the
                          Trust Indenture Act of 1939:

Trust Indenture                                                  Trust Agreement
  Act Section                                                            Section
---------------                                                          -------

Section 310(a)(1)       ....................................      8.07
           (a)(2)       ....................................      8.07
           (a)(3)       ....................................      8.09
           (a)(4)       ....................................      Not Applicable
           (b)          ....................................      8.08
Section 311(a)          ....................................      8.13
           (b)          ....................................      8.13
Section 312(a)          ....................................      5.07
           (b)          ....................................      5.07
           (c)          ....................................      5.07
Section 313(a)          ....................................      8.14(a)
           (b)          ....................................      8.14(a)
           (c)          ....................................      8.14(a)
           (d)          ....................................      8.14(b)
Section 314(a)          ....................................      8.15
           (b)          ....................................      Not Applicable
           (c)(1)       ....................................      8.16
           (c)(2)       ....................................      8.16
           (c)(3)       ....................................      Not Applicable
           (d)          ....................................      Not Applicable
           (e)          ....................................      1.01
Section 315(a)          ....................................      8.01, 8.03
           (b)          ....................................      8.02
           (c)          ....................................      8.01(a)
           (d)          ....................................      8.01, 8.03
           (e)          ....................................      Not Applicable
Section 316(a)          ....................................      6.01
           (a)(1)(A)    ....................................      6.01
           (a)(1)(B)    ....................................      Not Applicable
           (a)(2)       ....................................      Not Applicable
           (b)          ....................................      Not Applicable
           (c)          ....................................      6.07
Section 317(a)(1)       ....................................      Not Applicable
           (a)(2)       ....................................      Not Applicable
           (b)          ....................................      5.09
Section 318(a)          ....................................      10.10

Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Trust Agreement.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE I

DEFINED TERMS

Section 1.01. Definitions.....................................................1

ARTICLE II

CONTINUATION OF THE TRUST

Section 2.01.  Name...........................................................11
Section 2.02.  Office of the Delaware Trustee; Principal Place of
                 Business.....................................................11
Section 2.03.  Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Organizational
                 Expenses.....................................................11
Section 2.04.  Issuance of the Preferred Trust Securities.....................11
Section 2.05.  Subscription and Purchase of Debentures; Issuance of the
                 Common Trust Securities......................................11
Section 2.06.  Declaration of Trust; Appointment of Additional
                 Administrative Trustees......................................12
Section 2.07.  Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions...............12
Section 2.08.  Assets of Trust................................................16
Section 2.09.  Title to Trust Property........................................16

ARTICLE III

PAYMENT ACCOUNT

Section 3.01. Payment Account................................................17

ARTICLE IV

DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION

Section 4.01.  Distributions..................................................17
Section 4.02.  Redemption.....................................................18
Section 4.03.  Subordination of Common Trust Securities.......................20
Section 4.04.  Payment Procedures.............................................21
Section 4.05.  Tax Returns and Reports........................................21
Section 4.06.  Payments under Indenture.......................................21

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ARTICLE V

TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES

Section 5.01.  Initial Ownership..............................................22
Section 5.02.  The Trust Securities Certificates..............................22
Section 5.03.  Execution and Delivery of Trust Securities Certificates........22
Section 5.04.  Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Trust Securities
                 Certificates.................................................22
Section 5.05.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Securities
                 Certificates.................................................23
Section 5.06.  Persons Deemed Securityholders.................................24
Section 5.07.  Access to List of Securityholders' Names and Addresses.........24
Section 5.08.  Maintenance of Office or Agency................................25
Section 5.09.  Appointment of Paying Agent....................................25
Section 5.10.  Ownership of Common Trust Securities by Depositor..............26
Section 5.11.  Definitive Preferred Trust Securities Certificates.............26
Section 5.12.  Book-Entry System..............................................26
Section 5.13.  Rights of Securityholders......................................27
Section 5.14.  Cancellation by Transfer Agent and Registrar...................27

ARTICLE VI

ACTS OF SECURITYHOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING

Section 6.01.  Limitations on Voting Rights...................................28
Section 6.02.  Notice of Meetings.............................................29
Section 6.03.  Meetings of Holders of Preferred Trust Securities..............29
Section 6.04.  Voting Rights..................................................30
Section 6.05.  Proxies, etc...................................................30
Section 6.06.  Securityholder Action by Written Consent.......................30
Section 6.07.  Record Date for Voting and Other Purposes......................30
Section 6.08.  Acts of Securityholders........................................31
Section 6.09.  Inspection of Records..........................................32

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE
AND THE DELAWARE TRUSTEE

Section 7.01. Property Trustee...............................................32
Section 7.02. Delaware Trustee...............................................33

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ARTICLE VIII

THE TRUSTEES

Section 8.01.  Certain Duties and Responsibilities............................33
Section 8.02.  Notice of Defaults.............................................35
Section 8.03.  Certain Rights of Property Trustee.............................35
Section 8.04.  Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.........37
Section 8.05.  May Hold Securities............................................38
Section 8.06.  Compensation; Fees; Indemnity..................................38
Section 8.07.  Certain Trustees Required; Eligibility.........................39
Section 8.08.  Conflicting Interests..........................................39
Section 8.09.  Co-Trustees and Separate Trustee...............................40
Section 8.10.  Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor..............41
Section 8.11.  Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.........................42
Section 8.12.  Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
                 Business.....................................................43
Section 8.13.  Preferential Collection of Claims Against Depositor or
                 Trust........................................................43
Section 8.14.  Reports by Property Trustee....................................44
Section 8.15.  Reports to the Property Trustee................................44
Section 8.16.  Evidence of Compliance With Conditions Precedent...............44
Section 8.17.  Number of Trustees.............................................45
Section 8.18.  Delegation of Power............................................45
Section 8.19.  Fiduciary Duty.................................................45
Section 8.20.  Delaware Trustee...............................................46

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

Section 9.01.  Dissolution Upon Expiration Date...............................47
Section 9.02.  Early Dissolution..............................................47
Section 9.03.  Termination....................................................47
Section 9.04.  Liquidation....................................................47

Section 9.05. Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of the Trust.................................................49

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 10.01. Payment of Expenses of the Trust...............................50
Section 10.02. Limitation of Rights of Securityholders........................51
Section 10.03. Amendment......................................................51
Section 10.04. Separability...................................................52
Section 10.05. Governing Law..................................................52
Section 10.06. Successors.....................................................52
Section 10.07. Headings.......................................................53

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Section 10.08. Notice and Demand..............................................53
Section 10.09. Agreement Not to Petition......................................53
Section 10.10. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act..............................54
Section 10.11. Counterparts...................................................54

Exhibit A - Certificate of Trust of FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __.........A-1
Exhibit B - Form of Certificate Evidencing Common Trust Securities...........B-1
Exhibit C - Form of Certificate Evidencing Preferred Trust Securities........C-1
Exhibit D - Form of Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities.................D-1

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AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of _________, 200_, among (i) FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, as depositor (the "Depositor"), (ii) The Bank of New York, a banking corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, as trustee (the "Property Trustee" and, in its separate capacity and not in its capacity as Property Trustee, the "Bank"), (iii) The Bank of New York (Delaware), a banking corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as Delaware trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), (iv) __________, __________ and _________, each an individual, and each of whose address is c/o FPL Group, Inc., 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida, 33408 (each, an "Administrative Trustee" and collectively the "Administrative Trustees") (the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Administrative Trustees are referred to herein each as a "Trustee" and collectively as the "Trustees"), and (v) the several Holders, as hereinafter defined.

R E C I T A L S:

The Depositor, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and __________, as Administrative Trustee, have heretofore duly created and continued a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act by the entering into that certain Trust Agreement, dated as of _________, 200_ the "Original Trust Agreement"), and by the execution and filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of the Certificate of Trust of the Trust (as hereinafter defined), dated _________, 200_ (substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and, as it may be amended from time to time, the "Certificate of Trust").

The Trust [/2/, the Debenture Issuer (as defined below)] and the Depositor [1 , acting also as Debenture Issuer (as defined below),] have entered into the Underwriting Agreement (as defined below).

The parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Original Trust Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein to provide for, among other things, (i) the issuance of the Common Trust Securities, as hereinafter defined, by the Trust to the Depositor, (ii) the issuance and sale of the Preferred Trust Securities, as hereinafter defined, by the Trust, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, and (iii) the acquisition by the Trust from the Debenture Issuer, as hereinafter defined, of all of the right, title and interest in the Debentures, as hereinafter defined.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each party, for the benefit of the other party and for the benefit of the Securityholders, hereby amends and restates the Original Trust Agreement in its entirety and agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINED TERMS

SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:


(i) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

(ii) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(iii) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an "Article" or a "Section" refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Trust Agreement; and

(iv) the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Trust Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

"ACT" has the meaning specified in Section 6.08.

"ADDITIONAL AMOUNT" means, with respect to Trust Securities of a given Liquidation Amount for a given period, the amount of Additional Interest (as defined in the Subordinated Indenture) paid by the Debenture Issuer on a Like Amount of Debentures for such period.

"ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEE" means each of the individuals identified as an "Administrative Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement solely in his or her capacity as Administrative Trustee of the Trust formed and continued hereunder and not in his or her individual capacity, or such trustee's successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

"ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCE" means any of the circumstances described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the definition of "Tax Event" herein.

"AFFILIATE" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

"AGREEMENT AS TO EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES" means the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, dated _________, 200_, between FPL Group, Inc., in its capacity as Depositor, and the Trust, as amended and supplemented from time to time, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D.

"AUTHORIZED OFFICER" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer or any other officer or agent of the Depositor duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Depositor to act in respect of matters relating to this Trust Agreement.

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"BANK" has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust Agreement.

"BANKRUPTCY EVENT" means, with respect to any Person:

(i) the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises judging such Person a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjudication or composition of or in respect of such Person under Federal bankruptcy law or any other applicable Federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of such Person or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

(ii) the institution by such Person of proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or of the consent by it to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under Federal bankruptcy law or any other applicable Federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of such Person or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.

"BANKRUPTCY LAWS" has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.

"BUSINESS DAY" means a day other than (x) a Saturday or a Sunday, (y) a day on which banks in The City of New York, New York or Florida are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed or (z) a day on which the Property Trustee's Corporate Trust Office or the Debenture Trustee's principal corporate trust office is closed for business.

"CERTIFICATE OF TRUST" has the meaning specified in the recitals hereof.

"CLEARING AGENCY" means an organization registered as a "clearing agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

"CLOSING DATE" means the date of execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement.

"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this Trust Agreement such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.

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"COMMON TRUST SECURITY" means a security representing an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the assets of the Trust having a Liquidation Amount of $__ and having the rights provided therefor in this Trust Agreement, including the right to receive Distributions, Debentures and a Liquidation Distribution as provided herein.

"COMMON TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATE" means a certificate evidencing ownership of Common Trust Securities, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B.

"CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE" means the corporate trust office of the Property Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 101 Barclay Street, 8W, New York, New York 10286.

"COVERED PERSON" means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder, partner, member, representative, employee or agent of the Trust or the Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Trust Securities.

"DEBENTURE EVENT OF DEFAULT" means an "Event of Default" as defined in the Subordinated Indenture with respect to the Debentures.

[/2/"DEBENTURE GUARANTOR" means FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, in its capacity as guarantor of the Debentures, and its successors.]

"DEBENTURE ISSUER" means FPL Group [/1/ Inc.] [/2/ Capital Inc], a Florida corporation, in its capacity as issuer of the Debentures, and its successors.

"DEBENTURE REDEMPTION DATE" means "Redemption Date" as defined in the Subordinated Indenture with respect to the Debentures.

"DEBENTURE TRUSTEE" means The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee under the Subordinated Indenture, and its permitted successors and assigns as such trustee.

"DEBENTURES" means $__________ aggregate principal amount of the Debenture Issuer's ____% Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series due _________, 20__ issued pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture [/2/ and guaranteed by the Debenture Guarantor].

"DEFINITIVE PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES" means Preferred Trust Securities Certificates issued in certificated, fully registered form as provided in Section 5.11.

"DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST ACT" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time.

"DELAWARE TRUSTEE" means the banking corporation identified as the "Delaware Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement solely in its capacity as Delaware Trustee of the Trust and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

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"DEPOSITOR" has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust Agreement and includes FPL Group, Inc., in its capacity as Holder of the Common Trust Securities, and its successors.

"DISTRIBUTION DATE" has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a).

"DISTRIBUTIONS" means amounts payable in respect of the Trust Securities as provided in Section 4.01.

"EARLY TERMINATION EVENT" has the meaning specified in Section 9.02.

"EVENT OF DEFAULT" means any one of the following events:

(i) the occurrence of a Debenture Event of Default; or

(ii) default by the Trust in the payment of any Distribution when it becomes due and payable, and continuation of such default for a period of 30 days; or

(iii) default by the Trust in the payment of any Redemption Price, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions, of any Trust Security when it becomes due and payable; or

(iv) default in the performance, or breach of any covenant or warranty of the Trustees in this Trust Agreement (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or breach is specifically dealt with in clause (ii) or (iii) above) and continuation of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Trust, the defaulting trustee, and the Depositor by the Holders of at least 33% in Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder; unless Holders in Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities not less than the Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities the Holders of which gave such notice, shall agree in writing to an extension of such period prior to its expiration; provided, however, that the Holders of such Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities shall be deemed to have agreed to an extension of such period if corrective action is initiated by the Trustees within such period and is being diligently pursued in good faith; or

(v) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Trust.

"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.

"EXPIRATION DATE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01.

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"INDEMNIFIED PERSON" means any Trustee, any Affiliate of any Trustee, or any officer, director, shareholder, member, partner, employee, representative or agent of any Trustee, or any employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.

"INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.

"INVESTMENT COMPANY EVENT" means the receipt by the Trust, the Depositor or the Debenture Issuer of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, as a result of a change in law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority after _________, 200_, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be considered an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

"LIEN" means any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, mortgage, deed of trust, adverse ownership interest, hypothecation, assignment, security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever.

"LIKE AMOUNT" means (i) Trust Securities having a Liquidation Amount equal to the principal amount of Debentures to be contemporaneously redeemed in accordance with the Subordinated Indenture and the proceeds of which will be used to pay the Redemption Price of such Trust Securities plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date of such payment and (ii) Debentures having a principal amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities of the Holders to which such Debentures are distributed.

"LIQUIDATION AMOUNT" means the stated amount of $__ per Trust Security.

"LIQUIDATION DATE" means the date on which Debentures are to be distributed to Holders of Trust Securities in connection with a dissolution and liquidation of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.04.

"LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION" has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(e).

"OFFER" has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(c).

"OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Depositor and delivered to the appropriate Trustee. Any Officer's Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Trust Agreement shall include:

(i) a statement that the officer signing the Officer's Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

(ii) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by such officer in rendering the Officer's Certificate;

(iii) a statement that such officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable

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such officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(iv) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such officer, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

"OPINION OF COUNSEL" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Trust, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee or the Depositor, or an employee of any thereof, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Property Trustee. Any Opinion of Counsel delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Trust Agreement shall include statements comparable to the statements referred to in the definition of "Officer's Certificate" herein. Any Opinion of Counsel relating to income tax matters may rely on published opinions of the Internal Revenue Service.

"ORIGINAL TRUST AGREEMENT" has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Trust Agreement.

"OUTSTANDING," when used with respect to Preferred Trust Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Preferred Trust Securities theretofore delivered under this Trust Agreement, except:

(i) Preferred Trust Securities theretofore canceled by the Transfer Agent and Registrar or delivered to the Transfer Agent and Registrar for cancellation;

(ii) Preferred Trust Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Property Trustee or any Paying Agent for the Holders of such Preferred Trust Securities (or provision therefor satisfactory to the Property Trustee has been made); provided that, if such Preferred Trust Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Trust Agreement (or provision therefor satisfactory to the Property Trustee has been made); and

(iii) Preferred Trust Securities which have been paid or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Preferred Trust Securities have been delivered pursuant to this Trust Agreement, including pursuant to Sections 5.04, 5.05 or 5.11;

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Preferred Trust Securities owned, whether of record or beneficially, by the Depositor, the Trust Securities Guarantor, any Administrative Trustee or any Affiliate of the Depositor, the Trust Securities Guarantor or any Administrative Trustee shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that (a) in determining whether any Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Preferred Trust Securities which such Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded and (b) the foregoing shall not apply at any time when all of the Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities are owned by the Depositor, the Trust Securities Guarantor, one or more of the Administrative Trustees and/or any such Affiliate. Preferred Trust Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the

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satisfaction of the Administrative Trustees the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Preferred Trust Securities and that the pledgee is not the Depositor or the Trust Securities Guarantor, or any Affiliate of the Depositor or the Trust Securities Guarantor.

"OWNER" means each Person who is the beneficial owner of a Trust Securities Certificate as reflected in the records of the Securities Depository or, if a Securities Depository participant is not the beneficial owner, then as reflected in the records of a Person maintaining an account with such Securities Depository (directly or indirectly), in accordance with the rules of such Securities Depository.

"PAYING AGENT" means any paying agent or co-paying agent appointed pursuant to Section 5.09 and shall initially be the Property Trustee.

"PAYMENT ACCOUNT" means a segregated non-interest-bearing corporate trust account maintained by the Property Trustee with the Bank, or such other banking institution as the Depositor shall select for the benefit of the Securityholders in which all amounts paid in respect of the Debentures will be held and from which the Paying Agent, pursuant to Section 5.09, shall make payments to the Securityholders in accordance with Sections 4.01 and 4.02.

"PERSON" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity of whatever nature.

"PREFERRED TRUST SECURITY" means a security representing an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the assets of the Trust having a Liquidation Amount of $__ and having rights provided therefor in this Trust Agreement, including the right to receive Distributions, Debentures and a Liquidation Distribution as provided herein and, in certain circumstances, a preference over the Common Trust Securities.

"PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATE" means a certificate evidencing ownership of Preferred Trust Securities, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C.

"PROPERTY TRUSTEE" means the commercial bank or trust company identified as the "Property Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement solely in its capacity as Property Trustee of the Trust and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

"REDEMPTION DATE" means, with respect to any Trust Security to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Trust Agreement; provided that each Debenture Redemption Date shall be a Redemption Date for a Like Amount of Trust Securities.

"REDEMPTION PRICE" means, with respect to any date fixed for redemption of any Trust Security, the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security.

"RELEVANT TRUSTEE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.10.

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"RESPONSIBLE OFFICER," when used with respect to the Property Trustee, means an officer of the Property Trustee assigned by the Property Trustee to administer its corporate trust matters.

"SECURITIES DEPOSITORY" shall have the meaning specified in Section
5.12. The Depository Trust Company will be the initial Securities Depository.

"SECURITIES REGISTER" shall mean the Securities Register as described in Section 5.04.

"SECURITYHOLDER" or "HOLDER" means a Person in whose name a Trust Security or Securities is registered in the Securities Register; any such Person shall be a beneficial owner of such security within the meaning of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act.

"SUBORDINATED INDENTURE" means the Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities), dated as of [/1/ __________] [/2/ March 1, 2004], among the Debenture Issuer [/2/, the Debenture Guarantor, as guarantor,] and the Debenture Trustee, as trustee, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

"TAX EVENT" means the receipt by the Trust or the Depositor of an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in the laws or treaties (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authorities thereof or therein; (b) 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 such administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation) (each, an "Administrative Action"), or (c) any amendment to, clarification of, or change in the official position or the interpretation of any such Administrative Action or judicial decision or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to such Administrative Action or judicial decision that differs from the theretofore generally accepted position, in each case by any legislative body, court, governmental authority or regulatory body, irrespective of the time or manner in which such amendment, clarification or change is introduced or made known, which amendment, clarification, or change is effective, or which Administrative Action is taken or which judicial decision, interpretation or pronouncement is issued, in each case after _________, 200_, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be, subject to United States Federal income tax with respect to interest received on the Debentures,
(ii) interest payable by the Debenture Issuer on the Debentures is not, or will not be, fully deductible by the Debenture Issuer for United States Federal income tax purposes, or (iii) the Trust is, or will be, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.

"TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR" shall mean the transfer agent and registrar for the Preferred Trust Securities appointed by the Trust and shall be initially the Property Trustee.

"TRUST" means the Delaware statutory trust created by the Original Trust Agreement and the filing of the Certificate of Trust and continued hereby and identified on the cover page to this Trust Agreement.

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"TRUST AGREEMENT" means this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, as the same may be modified, amended or supplemented in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, including (i) all exhibits hereto and (ii) for all purposes of this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and any such modification, amendment or supplement, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and any such modification, amendment or supplement, respectively.

"TRUST INDENTURE ACT" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as amended and in force at the date as of which this Trust Agreement was executed; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

"TRUST PROPERTY" means (i) the Debentures, (ii) any cash on deposit in, or owing to, the Payment Account and (iii) all proceeds and rights in respect of the foregoing and any other property and assets for the time being held by the Property Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement.

"TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATE" means any one of the Common Trust Securities Certificates or the Preferred Trust Securities Certificates.

"TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTEE" means the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement executed and delivered by the Trust Securities Guarantor, as guarantor and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, for the benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities, as amended from time to time.

"TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTOR" means FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, and its successors, as guarantor under the Trust Securities Guarantee.

"TRUST SECURITY" means any one of the Common Trust Securities or the Preferred Trust Securities. The Common Trust Securities and the Preferred Trust Securities represent the sole beneficial interests in the Trust, and the Trust shall not issue any interests other than the Trust Securities.

"TRUSTEES" mean, collectively, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Administrative Trustees.

"UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT" means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of __________, 200_, among the Trust, FPL Group, Inc. [/2/, FPL Group Capital Inc] and the underwriters named therein.

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ARTICLE II

CONTINUATION OF THE TRUST

SECTION 2.01. NAME. The Trust continued hereby shall be known as "FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __", as such name may be modified from time to time by the Administrative Trustees following written notice to the Holders of Trust Securities and the other Trustees, in which name the Trustees may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the Trust and sue and be sued.

SECTION 2.02. OFFICE OF THE DELAWARE TRUSTEE; PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. The office of the Delaware Trustee in the State of Delaware is c/o The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware 19711, or at such other address in Delaware as the Delaware Trustee may designate by written notice to the Securityholders, the Depositor and the Trust Securities Guarantor. The principal place of business of the Trust is c/o FPL Group, Inc., 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408.

SECTION 2.03. INITIAL CONTRIBUTION OF TRUST PROPERTY; ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES. The Property Trustee acknowledges receipt in trust from the Depositor in connection with the Original Trust Agreement of the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), which constituted the initial Trust Property. The Depositor shall pay organizational expenses of the Trust as they arise or shall, upon request of any Trustee, promptly reimburse such Trustee for any such expenses paid by such Trustee. The Depositor shall make no claim upon the Trust Property for the payment of such expenses.

SECTION 2.04. ISSUANCE OF THE PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES. On _________, 200_, an authorized representative of the Depositor [/1/, also acting as Debenture Issuer,] [/2/, the Debenture Issuer] and the Trust, each executed and delivered the Underwriting Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, one of the Administrative Trustees, on behalf of the Trust in accordance with Section 5.02, executed and delivered a Preferred Trust Securities Certificate, registered in the name of the nominee of The Depository Trust Company, having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $_________.

SECTION 2.05. SUBSCRIPTION AND PURCHASE OF DEBENTURES; ISSUANCE OF THE COMMON TRUST SECURITIES. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, the Administrative Trustees, on behalf of the Trust, subscribed to and purchased from the Debenture Issuer Debentures, registered in the name of the Property Trustee and having an aggregate principal amount equal to $__________ and, in satisfaction of the purchase price for such Debentures,
(x) the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust and in exchange for a Common Trust Securities Certificate executed and delivered by one of the Administrative Trustees, on behalf of the Trust and registered in the name of the Depositor, representing ___________ Common Trust Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $__________, delivered to the Debenture Issuer $___________ representing proceeds from the sale of the Common Trust Securities, and (y) the Underwriters, on behalf of the Trust, delivered to the Debenture Issuer the sum of $__________ representing the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Trust Securities pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

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SECTION 2.06. DECLARATION OF TRUST; APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEES. The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are, and the Trust shall have power and authority, and is hereby authorized and empowered without the need for any further action, (i) to issue and sell Trust Securities and invest the proceeds thereof in Debentures, and (ii) to engage in those activities necessary or incidental thereto. The Depositor hereby appoints the Trustees as trustees of the Trust, to have all the rights, powers and duties to the extent set forth herein, and the Trustees hereby accept such appointment. The Property Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the Trust Property in trust upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the benefit of the Securityholders. The Trustees shall have all rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in accordance with applicable law with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust. Anything in this Trust Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of the Property Trustee or the Administrative Trustees set forth herein. The Delaware Trustee shall be one of the Trustees of the Trust for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807(a) of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act.

SECTION 2.07. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. (a) The Trustees shall conduct the affairs of the Trust in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement. Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section and Article VIII and in accordance with the following provisions (A) and (B), the Trustees shall have the authority to enter into all transactions and agreements determined by the Trustees to be appropriate in exercising the authority, express or implied, otherwise granted to the Trustees under this Trust Agreement, and to perform all acts in furtherance thereof, including without limitation, the following:

(A) As among the Trustees, the Administrative Trustees, acting singularly or together, shall have the power, duty and authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the following matters:

(i) the issuance and sale of the Trust Securities pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;

(ii) without the consent of any Person, to cause the Trust to enter into and to execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the Trust, such agreements as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the consummation of the Underwriting Agreement;

(iii) the qualification of the Trust to do business in any jurisdiction as may be necessary or desirable;

(iv) the registration of the Preferred Trust Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under state securities or blue sky laws, and the qualification of this Trust Agreement as a trust indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

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(v) the listing, if any, of the Preferred Trust Securities upon such national securities exchange or exchanges or automated quotation system or systems as shall be determined by the Depositor and the registration of the Preferred Trust Securities under the Exchange Act, and the preparation and filing of all periodic and other reports and other documents pursuant to the foregoing;

(vi) the appointment or removal of a Paying Agent and Transfer Agent and Registrar in accordance with this Trust Agreement;

(vii) establishing a record date with respect to all actions to be taken hereunder that require a record date to be established, including for the purposes of Section 316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act and with respect to Distributions, voting rights, redemptions, and exchanges, and issuance of relevant notices to Holders of the Trust Securities as to such actions;

(viii) the due preparation and filing of all applicable tax returns and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to the Trust on behalf of the Trust;

(ix) all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights, franchises and privileges as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of the Trust Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for which the Trust was created;

(x) the acquisition of the Debentures with the proceeds of the sale of the Trust Securities; provided, however, the Administrative Trustees shall cause legal title to all of the Debentures to be vested in, and the Debentures to be held of record in the name of, the Property Trustee for the benefit of the Trust and the Holders of the Trust Securities;

(xi) to the extent provided in this Trust Agreement, the winding up of the affairs of and liquidation of the Trust and the preparation, execution and filing of the certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of Delaware;

(xii) the delivery of the certificate to the Property Trustee required by Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act, which certificate may be executed by any Administrative Trustee;

(xiii) any action incidental to the foregoing as the Administrative Trustees may from time to time determine is necessary or advisable to protect and conserve the Trust Property for the benefit of the Securityholders (without consideration of the effect of any such action on any particular Securityholder);

(xiv) all actions and performance of such duties as may be required of the Administrative Trustees pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement; and

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(xv) the execution and delivery of all documents or instruments, the performance of all duties and powers, and the doing of all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters necessary or incidental to the foregoing;

(B) As among the Trustees, the Property Trustee shall have the power, duty and authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the following ministerial matters:

(i) the establishment of the Payment Account;

(ii) the receipt of and holding of legal title to the Debentures;

(iii) the collection and deposit in the Payment Account of interest, principal and any other payments made in respect of the Debentures;

(iv) the distribution of amounts owed to the Securityholders in respect of the Trust Securities in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement;

(v) the sending of notices of default and other information regarding the Trust Securities and the Debentures to the Securityholders in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement;

(vi) the distribution of the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement;

(vii) to the extent provided in this Trust Agreement, the winding up of the affairs of and liquidation of the Trust and the execution of the certificate of cancellation to be prepared and filed by the Administrative Trustees with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

(viii) the taking of any ministerial action incidental to the foregoing as the Property Trustee may from time to time determine is necessary or advisable to protect and conserve the Trust Property for the benefit of the Securityholders (without consideration of the effect of any such action on any particular Securityholder); and

(ix) the taking of all actions and performing such duties as may be required of the Property Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement.

Subject to this Section 2.07(a)(B), the Property Trustee shall have none of the duties, powers or authority of the Administrative Trustees set forth in Sections 2.07(a)(A) and 2.07(c) or the Depositor set forth in Section
2.07(c). The Property Trustee shall have the power and authority to exercise all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the Subordinated Indenture, subject to the terms of this Trust Agreement, and, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Property Trustee may, for the benefit of Holders of the Trust Securities, in its discretion, proceed to protect and enforce its rights as holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement.

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(b) So long as this Trust Agreement remains in effect, the Trust (or the Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust) shall not undertake any business, activities or transaction except as expressly provided herein or contemplated hereby. In particular, the Trustees, acting on behalf of the Trust, shall not
(i) acquire any investments or engage in any activities not authorized by this Trust Agreement, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, pledge, set-off or otherwise dispose of any of the Trust Property or interests therein, including to Securityholders, except as expressly provided herein, (iii) take any action that would reasonably be expected to cause the Trust to fail or cease to qualify as a "grantor trust" for United States Federal income tax purposes, (iv) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or (v) take or consent to any action that would result in the placement of a Lien on any of the Trust Property. The Trustees shall defend all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming any Lien on any of the Trust Property adverse to the interest of the Trust or the Securityholders in their capacity as Securityholders.

(c) In connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Trust Securities, each of the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees, acting singularly or together, shall have the right and responsibility to assist the Trust with respect to, or effect on behalf of the Trust, the following (and any actions taken by the Depositor in furtherance of the following prior to the date of this Trust Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects):

(i) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission and to execute and file a registration statement on Form S-3 in relation to the Preferred Trust Securities, including any amendments thereto and to take any action necessary or desirable to sell the Preferred Trust Securities in a transaction or series of transactions pursuant thereto;

(ii) to determine the states in which to take appropriate action to qualify or register for sale all or part of the Preferred Trust Securities and to do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by or on behalf of the Trust, and advise the Trustees of actions they must take on behalf of the Trust, and prepare for execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust or on behalf of the Trust, as the Depositor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such states in connection with the sale of Preferred Trust Securities;

(iii) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to the New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the NASDAQ National Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Preferred Trust Securities;

(iv) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of the Preferred Trust Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments thereto;

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Preferred Trust Securities ("Offer") and negotiate the terms of an Underwriting Agreement and pricing agreement providing for the Offer;

(vi) to execute and deliver on behalf of the Trust the Underwriting Agreement and such other agreements as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the consummation thereof; and

(vii) to take any other actions necessary or desirable to carry out any of the foregoing activities.

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of the Trust and to operate the Trust so that (i) the Trust will not be deemed to be an "investment company" required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, (ii) the Trust will not be classified other than as a "grantor trust" for United States Federal income tax purposes and (iii) the Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer for United States Federal income tax purposes. In this connection, the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Trust or this Trust Agreement, that each of the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees determines in its discretion to be necessary or desirable for such purposes, as long as such action does not materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities.

SECTION 2.08. ASSETS OF TRUST. The assets of the Trust shall consist of the Trust Property.

SECTION 2.09. TITLE TO TRUST PROPERTY. Legal title to all Trust Property shall be vested at all times in the Property Trustee (in its capacity as such) and shall be held and administered by the Property Trustee for the benefit of the Securityholders in accordance with this Trust Agreement.

ARTICLE III

PAYMENT ACCOUNT

SECTION 3.01. PAYMENT ACCOUNT. (a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Property Trustee shall establish the Payment Account. The Property Trustee and any Paying Agent appointed by the Administrative Trustees shall have exclusive control and sole right of withdrawal with respect to the Payment Account for the purpose of making deposits in and withdrawals from the Payment Account in accordance with this Trust Agreement. All monies and other property deposited or held from time to time in the Payment Account shall be held by the Property Trustee in the Payment Account for the exclusive benefit of the Holders of Trust Securities and for distribution as herein provided, including (and subject to) any priority of payments provided for herein. The Property Trustee shall have no liability in any respect whatsoever in regards to any moneys or other property deposited in the Payment Account at an institution other than the Property Trustee.

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payments or proceeds with respect to, the Debentures. Amounts held in the Payment Account shall not be invested by the Property Trustee pending distribution thereof.

ARTICLE IV

DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION

SECTION 4.01. DISTRIBUTIONS. (a) Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be cumulative, and will accumulate whether or not there are funds of the Trust available for the payment of Distributions. Distributions shall accrue from the Closing Date, and, except in the event (and to the extent) that the Debenture Issuer exercises its right to extend the interest payment period for the Debentures pursuant to Section 312 of the Subordinated Indenture, shall be payable quarterly in arrears on ___________, ___________, ___________, and ___________ of each year, commencing on ___________, 200_. If any date on which Distributions are otherwise payable on the Trust Securities is not a Business Day, then the payment of such Distribution shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, payment of such Distributions shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect as if made on such date (each date on which Distributions are payable in accordance with this Section 4.01(a), a "Distribution Date").

(b) Distributions payable on the Trust Securities shall be fixed at a rate of ___% per annum of the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities. The amount of Distributions payable for any quarterly period shall be computed on the same basis as interest is calculated on the Debentures under Section 310 of the Subordinated Indenture. If the interest payment period for the Debentures is extended pursuant to Section 312 of the Subordinated Indenture, then Distributions on the Trust Securities will be deferred for the period equal to the extension of the interest payment period for the Debentures and the rate per annum at which Distributions on the Trust Securities accumulate shall be increased by an amount such that the aggregate amount of Distributions that accumulate on all Trust Securities during any such extended interest payment period is equal to the aggregate amount of interest (including, to the extent permitted by law, interest payable on unpaid interest at the percentage rate per annum set forth above, compounded quarterly) that accrues during any such extended interest payment period on the Debentures. Such deferred Distributions shall be paid to the Holders of Trust Securities in whose names such Trust Securities are registered on the relevant record date for such Distributions specified in Section 4.01(d) hereof. Upon receipt of the notice from the Debenture Issuer of its election to extend the interest payment period, the Property Trustee shall give written notice of such extension and the deferral of the related Distribution on the Trust Securities in the manner provided in
Section 10.08. The amount of Distributions payable for any period shall include the Additional Amounts, if any.

(c) Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be made and shall be deemed payable on each Distribution Date only to the extent that the Trust has funds legally available in the Payment Account for the payment of such Distributions.

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(d) Distributions (including Additional Amounts, if any) on the Trust Securities with respect to a Distribution Date shall be payable to the Holders thereof as they appear on the Securities Register for the Trust Securities on the relevant record date, which shall be one Business Day prior to the relevant Distribution Date, if Trust Securities are in book-entry only form, and 15 days prior to the relevant Distribution Date if Trust Securities are not in book-entry only form.

SECTION 4.02. REDEMPTION. (a) On each Debenture Redemption Date and at the maturity date ("Maturity Date") for the Debentures (as defined in the Subordinated Indenture), the Property Trustee will be required to redeem a Like Amount of Trust Securities at the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be.

(b) Notice of redemption shall be given by the Property Trustee by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date to each Holder of Trust Securities to be redeemed, at such Holder's address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of redemption or liquidation shall state:

(i) the Redemption Date;

(ii) the Redemption Price and the amount of accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date to be paid on the Redemption Date;

(iii) the CUSIP number;

(iv) if less than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be redeemed, the identification and the total Liquidation Amount of the particular Trust Securities to be redeemed;

(v) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date will become due and payable upon each such Trust Security to be redeemed and that Distributions thereon will cease to accrue on and after such date; and

(vi) if the Preferred Trust Securities are no longer held in book-entry only form, the place and address where the Holders shall surrender their Preferred Trust Securities Certificates.

(c) The Trust Securities redeemed on each Redemption Date shall be redeemed at the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date with the proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption of Debentures. Redemptions of the Trust Securities shall be made and the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date shall be deemed payable on each Redemption Date only to the extent that the Trust has funds legally and immediately available in the Payment Account for such payment.

(d) If the Property Trustee gives a notice of redemption in respect of any Preferred Trust Securities, then on or prior to the Redemption Date, subject

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to Section 4.02(c), the Property Trustee shall irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date and will give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date to the Holders thereof upon surrender of their Preferred Trust Securities Certificates and Common Trust Securities Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Distributions on the Trust Securities with respect to Distribution Dates occurring on or prior to the Redemption Date for any Trust Securities called for redemption shall be payable to the Holders of such Trust Securities as they appear on the Securities Register for the Trust Securities on the relevant record dates for the related Distribution Dates. If notice of redemption shall have been given and funds deposited as required, then on the Redemption Date, all rights of Securityholders holding Trust Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the right of such Securityholders to receive the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date thereof, but without interest thereon, and such Trust Securities will cease to be Outstanding. In the event that any Redemption Date is not a Business Day, then payment of the Redemption Price payable on such date plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to such Redemption Date shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect as if made on such date. In the event that payment of the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date in respect of any Trust Securities called for redemption is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the Trust or by the Trust Securities Guarantor pursuant to the Trust Securities Guarantee, Distributions on such Trust Securities will continue to accrue, at the then applicable rate, from the Redemption Date originally established by the Trust for such Trust Securities to the date such Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions is actually paid, in which case the actual payment date will be deemed the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to such date.

(e) Payment of the Redemption Price on the Trust Securities shall be made to the Holders thereof as they appear on the Securities Register for the Trust Securities on the relevant Redemption Date.

(f) Subject to Section 4.03(a), if less than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be redeemed on a Redemption Date, then the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Trust Securities to be redeemed shall be allocated to the Common Trust Securities and to the Preferred Trust Securities in the proportion that the aggregate Liquidation Amount of each is to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of all outstanding Trust Securities. The particular Preferred Trust Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Property Trustee from the Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Property Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to $__ or integral multiples thereof) of the Liquidation Amount of Preferred Trust Securities of a denomination larger than $__. The Property Trustee shall promptly notify the Transfer Agent and Registrar in writing of the Preferred Trust Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Preferred Trust Securities selected for partial redemption, the Liquidation Amount thereof to be redeemed. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the

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redemption of Preferred Trust Securities shall relate, in the case of any Preferred Trust Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the Liquidation Amount of Preferred Trust Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.

(g) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.02 and to applicable law (including, without limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Depositor or its Affiliates may, at any time and from time to time, purchase outstanding Preferred Trust Securities by tender, in the open market or by private agreement.

SECTION 4.03. SUBORDINATION OF COMMON TRUST SECURITIES. (a) Payment of
Distributions (including Additional Amounts, if applicable) on, and the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date of, the Trust Securities, as applicable, shall be made pro rata based on the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities; provided, however, that if on any Distribution Date or Redemption Date an Event of Default resulting from a Debenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no payment of any Distribution (including Additional Amounts, if applicable) on, or Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date of, any Common Trust Security, and no other payment on account of the redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of Common Trust Securities, shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated and unpaid Distributions (including Additional Amounts, if applicable) on all Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities for all distribution periods terminating on or prior thereto, or in the case of payment of the Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date the full amount of such Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date on all Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities, shall have been made or provided for, and all funds immediately available to the Property Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of all Distributions (including Additional Amounts, if applicable) on, or Redemption Price plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date of, Preferred Trust Securities then due and payable.

(b) In the case of the occurrence of any Event of Default resulting from a Debenture Event of Default, the Holder of the Common Trust Securities will be deemed to have waived any right to act with respect to any such Event of Default under this Trust Agreement until the effect of all such Events of Default with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities has been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until all such Events of Default under this Trust Agreement with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Property Trustee shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, act solely on behalf of the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities and not the Holder of the Common Trust Securities, and only the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities will have the right to direct the Property Trustee to act on their behalf.

SECTION 4.04. PAYMENT PROCEDURES. Payments in respect of the Preferred Trust Securities shall be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Securities Register or, if the Preferred Trust Securities are held by a Securities Depository, such Distributions shall be made to the Securities Depository in immediately available funds, which shall credit the relevant Persons' accounts at such Securities Depository on the applicable Distribution Dates. Payments in respect of the Common Trust Securities shall be made in such manner as shall be mutually

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agreed between the Property Trustee and the Holder of the Common Trust Securities.

SECTION 4.05. TAX RETURNS AND REPORTS. The Administrative Trustees shall prepare (or cause to be prepared), at the Depositor's expense and direction, and file all United States Federal, state and local tax and information returns and reports required to be filed by or in respect of the Trust. In this regard, the Administrative Trustees shall (a) prepare and file (or cause to be prepared or filed) the Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 (or any successor form) required to be filed in respect of the Trust in each taxable year of the Trust and (b) prepare and furnish (or cause to be prepared and furnished), to the extent required by law, to each Securityholder the related Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 (or any successor form) and the information required to be provided on such form. The Administrative Trustees shall provide the Depositor and the Property Trustee with a copy of all such returns, reports and schedules promptly after such filing or furnishing. The Trustees shall comply with United States Federal withholding and backup withholding tax laws and information reporting requirements with respect to any payments to Securityholders under the Trust Securities.

SECTION 4.06. PAYMENTS UNDER INDENTURE. Any amount payable hereunder to any Holder of Preferred Trust Securities shall be reduced by the amount of any corresponding payment such Holder has directly received pursuant to Section 808 of the Subordinated Indenture.

ARTICLE V

TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES

SECTION 5.01. INITIAL OWNERSHIP. Upon the creation of the Trust by the contribution by the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.03 and until the issuance of the Trust Securities, and at any time during which no Trust Securities are outstanding, the Depositor shall be the sole beneficial owner of the Trust.

SECTION 5.02. THE TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES. The Trust Securities Certificates shall be issued in denominations of $__ Liquidation Amount and integral multiples thereof. The Trust Securities Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature of at least one Administrative Trustee and, if executed on behalf of the Trust by facsimile signature, the Preferred Trust Securities shall be countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar or its agent. Trust Securities Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trust and, in the case of Preferred Trust Securities, if executed by facsimile signature, countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar or its agent, shall be validly issued and entitled to the benefits of this Trust Agreement, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them shall have ceased to be so authorized prior to the delivery of such Trust Securities Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of delivery of such Trust Securities Certificates. A transferee of a Trust Securities Certificate shall become a Securityholder, and shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Securityholder hereunder, upon due registration of such Trust Securities Certificate in such transferee's name pursuant to Section 5.04 or
5.12. Every Person, by virtue of having become a Securityholder, shall be deemed

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to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Trust Agreement, the Trust Securities Guarantee and the Subordinated Indenture.

SECTION 5.03. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Trustees, or any one of them, shall cause Trust Securities Certificates, in an aggregate Liquidation Amount as provided in Sections 2.04 and 2.05, to be executed on behalf of the Trust, and in the case of Preferred Trust Securities executed by facsimile signature, countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar, or its agent, and delivered to or upon the written order of the Depositor signed by an Authorized Officer of the Depositor, without further corporate action by the Depositor, in authorized denominations.

SECTION 5.04. REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES. The Transfer Agent and Registrar shall keep or cause to be kept, at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.08, a Securities Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall provide for the registration of Preferred Trust Securities Certificates and the Common Trust Securities Certificates (subject to Section 5.10 in the case of the Common Trust Securities Certificates) and registration of transfers and exchanges of Preferred Trust Securities Certificates and Common Trust Securities (subject to Section 5.10 in the case of the Common Trust Securities Certificates) as herein provided. The Property Trustee shall be the initial Transfer Agent and Registrar.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Preferred Trust Securities Certificate at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.08, the Administrative Trustees, or any one of them, shall execute on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature and, if executed on behalf of the Trust by facsimile signature, cause the Transfer Agent and Registrar or its agent to countersign and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Preferred Trust Securities Certificates in authorized denominations of a like aggregate Liquidation Amount. At the option of a Holder, Preferred Trust Securities Certificates may be exchanged for other Preferred Trust Securities Certificates in authorized denominations of the same class and of a like aggregate Liquidation Amount upon surrender of the Preferred Trust Securities Certificates to be exchanged at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.08.

Every Preferred Trust Securities Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Administrative Trustees and the Transfer Agent and Registrar duly executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Preferred Trust Securities Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be canceled and subsequently disposed of by the Transfer Agent and Registrar in accordance with its customary procedures. The Trust shall not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any Preferred Trust Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 calendar days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any Preferred Trust Securities called for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or
(ii) 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 such Preferred Trust Securities being redeemed in part.

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No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Preferred Trust Securities Certificates, but the Transfer Agent and Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Preferred Trust Securities Certificates.

SECTION 5.05. MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST OR STOLEN TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES. If (a) any mutilated Trust Securities Certificate shall be surrendered to the Transfer Agent and Registrar, or if the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall receive evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Trust Securities Certificate and (b) there shall be delivered to the Transfer Agent and Registrar and the Administrative Trustees such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and the Depositor harmless, then in the absence of notice that such Trust Securities Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Administrative Trustees, or any one of them, on behalf of the Trust shall execute by manual or facsimile signature and, if execution on behalf of the Trust is by facsimile signature, in the case of Preferred Trust Securities shall also cause the Transfer Agent and Registrar or its agent to countersign; and the Administrative Trustees, or any one of them, and, if executed on behalf of the Trust by facsimile signature, in the case of Preferred Trust Securities the Transfer Agent and Registrar or its agent, shall make available for delivery, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Trust Securities Certificate, a new Trust Securities Certificate of like class, tenor and denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Trust Securities Certificate under this Section, the Administrative Trustees or the Transfer Agent and Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate Trust Securities Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence of an undivided beneficial interest in the Trust Property, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Securities Certificate shall be found at any time.

The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Trust Securities Certificates.

SECTION 5.06. PERSONS DEEMED SECURITYHOLDERS. Prior to due presentation of a Trust Securities Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustees and the Transfer Agent and Registrar, and any agent of the Trustees and the Transfer Agent and Registrar, shall be entitled to treat the Person in whose name any Trust Securities Certificate shall be registered in the Securities Register as the absolute owner of such Trust Securities Certificate for the purpose of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Trustees nor the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.

SECTION 5.07. ACCESS TO LIST OF SECURITYHOLDERS' NAMES AND ADDRESSES. The Administrative Trustees shall furnish or cause to be furnished (x) to the Depositor or the Property Trustee, within 30 days after receipt by any Administrative Trustee of a request therefor from the Depositor or the Property Trustee, as the case may be, in writing and (y) to the Property Trustee, semiannually on ___________, and ___________ of each year beginning ___________, 200_, a list, in such form as the Depositor or the Property Trustee, as the case may be, may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Securityholders as of a recent date and the Property Trustee shall preserve such information and similar information received by it in any other capacity and afford to the Holders access to information so preserved by it, all to such

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extent, if any, and in such manner as shall be required by the Trust Indenture Act; provided that the Administrative Trustees shall not be obligated to provide such list at any time such list does not differ from the most recent list given to the Depositor and the Property Trustee by the Administrative Trustees or at any time the Property Trustee is the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Each Holder, by receiving and holding a Trust Securities Certificate, shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold either the Depositor or any Trustees accountable by reason of the disclosure of its name and address, regardless of the source from which such information was derived.

SECTION 5.08. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY. The Depositor shall or shall cause the Transfer Agent and Registrar to maintain in The City of New York, an office or offices or agency or agencies where Preferred Trust Securities Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Depositor, the Trust or the Transfer Agent and Registrar in respect of the Trust Securities and the Trust Agreement may be served. The Depositor initially designates The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, 8W, New York, New York 10286 as its principal office for such purposes. The Depositor shall or shall cause the Transfer Agent and Registrar to give prompt written notice to the Depositor, the Trust Securities Guarantor, the Property Trustee, the Administrative Trustees and to the Securityholders of any change in the location of the Securities Register or any such office or agency. If at any time the Depositor shall fail to maintain such office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Property Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Property Trustee, and the Depositor hereby appoints the Property Trustee its agent and the agent of the Trust to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

SECTION 5.09. APPOINTMENT OF PAYING AGENT. The Paying Agent shall make Distributions to Securityholders from the Payment Account and shall report the amounts of such Distributions to the Administrative Trustees and the Property Trustee. Any Paying Agent shall have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Payment Account for the purpose of making the Distributions referred to above. The Property Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate of the Paying Agent stating in effect the amount of such funds so to be withdrawn and that same are to be applied by the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section
5.09. The Administrative Trustees or any one of them may revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent if the Administrative Trustee or any one of them determines in its sole discretion that the Paying Agent shall have failed to perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement in any material respect. The Paying Agent shall initially be the Property Trustee, and it may choose any co-paying agent that is acceptable to the Administrative Trustees, the Debenture Issuer, and the Depositor. The Paying Agent shall be permitted to resign upon 30 days' written notice to the Administrative Trustees, the Property Trustee, the Debenture Issuer and the Depositor. In the event of the removal or resignation of the Property Trustee as Paying Agent, the Administrative Trustees shall appoint a successor that is reasonably acceptable to the Property Trustee, the Debenture Issuer and the Depositor to act as Paying Agent (which shall be a bank, trust company or an Affiliate of the Depositor). The Administrative Trustees shall cause such successor Paying Agent or any additional Paying Agent appointed by the Administrative Trustees to execute and deliver to the Trustees an instrument in which such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustees that as Paying Agent, such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent will hold all sums, if any, held by it for payment to the Securityholders in trust for the benefit of the Securityholders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Securityholders. The Paying Agent

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shall return all unclaimed funds to the Property Trustee and upon resignation or removal of a Paying Agent such Paying Agent shall also return all funds in its possession to the Property Trustee. The provisions of Sections 8.01, 8.03 and 8.06 shall apply to the Paying Agent appointed hereunder, and the Paying Agent shall be bound by the requirements with respect to paying agents of securities issued pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act. Any reference in this Trust Agreement to the Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the context requires otherwise.

SECTION 5.10. OWNERSHIP OF COMMON TRUST SECURITIES BY DEPOSITOR. On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall acquire, and thereafter retain, beneficial and record ownership of the Common Trust Securities. Except in connection with a transaction involving the Depositor that would be permitted under Article Eleven of the Subordinated Indenture, any attempted transfer of the Common Trust Securities shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be void. The Administrative Trustees shall cause each Common Trust Securities Certificate issued to the Depositor to contain a legend stating "THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT." Common Trust Securities Certificates representing the Common Trust Securities shall be issued to the Depositor in the form of a typewritten or definitive Common Trust Securities Certificate.

SECTION 5.11. DEFINITIVE PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES. Definitive Preferred Trust Securities Certificates shall be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustees, as evidenced by the execution thereof by the Administrative Trustees, or any one of them. The Administrative Trustees, or any one of them, shall execute on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature, and, if executed by facsimile on behalf of the Trust, countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar or its agent, the Definitive Preferred Trust Securities Certificates initially in accordance with the instructions of the Depositor complying with Section 5.03. Neither the Transfer Agent and Registrar nor any of the Administrative Trustees shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions.

SECTION 5.12. BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM. Some or all of the Preferred Trust Securities may be registered in the name of a securities depository ("Securities Depository") or a nominee therefor, and held in the custody of the Securities Depository or a custodian thereof. In such event, a single certificate will be issued and delivered to the Securities Depository for such Preferred Trust Securities, in which case the Owners of such Preferred Trust Securities will not receive physical delivery of certificates for Preferred Trust Securities. Unless Definitive Preferred Trust Securities Certificate are delivered to the Owners of Preferred Trust Securities as provided herein, all transfers of beneficial ownership interests in such Preferred Trust Securities will be made by book-entry only, and no investor or other party purchasing, selling or otherwise transferring beneficial ownership of the Preferred Trust Securities will receive, hold or deliver any certificate for Preferred Trust Securities. The Depositor, the Trustees and the Paying Agent will recognize the Securities Depository or its nominee as the Holder of Preferred Trust Securities for all purposes, including payment, notices and voting and shall have no payment, notice or communication obligations to the Owners.

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The Administrative Trustees, at the direction and expense of the Depositor, may from time to time appoint a Securities Depository or a successor thereto and enter into a letter of representations or other agreement with such Securities Depository to establish procedures with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities. Any Securities Depository shall be a Clearing Agency.

The Depositor and the Trustees covenant and agree to meet the requirements of a Securities Depository for the Preferred Trust Securities with respect to required notices and other provisions of the letter of representations or agreement executed with respect to such Preferred Trust Securities.

Whenever the beneficial ownership of any Preferred Trust Securities is determined through the books of a Securities Depository, the requirements in this Trust Agreement of holding, delivering or transferring such Preferred Trust Securities shall be deemed modified with respect to such Preferred Trust Securities to meet the requirements of the Securities Depository with respect to actions of the Trustees, the Depositor and the Paying Agent. Any provisions hereof permitting or requiring delivery of such Preferred Trust Securities shall, while such Preferred Trust Securities are in a book-entry system, be satisfied by the notation on the books of the Securities Depository in accordance with applicable state law.

Definitive Preferred Trust Securities Certificates will be issued and delivered to the Owners of such Preferred Trust Securities in accordance with registration instructions of the Securities Depository if (a) the Securities Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities, and the Depositor does not appoint a successor Securities Depository within 90 days after such discontinuance, or (b) the Depositor at its option advises the Trustees in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Securities Depository.

SECTION 5.13. RIGHTS OF SECURITYHOLDERS. The legal title to the Trust Property is vested exclusively in the Property Trustee (in its capacity as such) in accordance with Section 2.09, and the Securityholders shall not have any right or title therein other than an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the assets of the Trust conferred by their Trust Securities and they shall have no right to call for any partition or division of property, profits or rights of the Trust except as described below. The Trust Securities shall be personal property giving only the rights specifically set forth therein and in this Trust Agreement. The Preferred Trust Securities shall have no preemptive or similar rights and when issued and delivered to Securityholders against payment of the purchase price therefor will be fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. Under the Trust Agreement and the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, the issuance of the Preferred Trust Securities is not subject to preemptive rights.

SECTION 5.14. CANCELLATION BY TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. All Trust Securities Certificates surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Transfer Agent and Registrar, be delivered to the Transfer Agent and Registrar and, if not theretofore canceled, shall be promptly canceled by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. No Trust Securities Certificates shall be issued in lieu of or in exchange for any Trust Securities Certificates canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Trust Agreement. All canceled

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Trust Securities Certificates held by the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall be disposed of in accordance with its customary procedures.

ARTICLE VI

ACTS OF SECURITYHOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING

SECTION 6.01. LIMITATIONS ON VOTING RIGHTS. (a) Except as provided in Sections 6.01, 8.10 and 10.03 and as otherwise required by law, no Holder of Preferred Trust Securities shall have any right to vote or in any manner otherwise control the administration, operation and management of the Trust or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Trust Securities Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Securityholders from time to time as partners or members of an association. If the Property Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures or this Trust Agreement, a Holder of Preferred Trust Securities may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, institute a legal proceeding directly against [/2/ the Depositor, as guarantor under the Subordinated Indenture, or] the Debenture Issuer [/2/, as the case may be,] to enforce the Property Trustee's rights under the Debentures or this Trust Agreement, subject to all the provisions thereof including restrictions relating to such rights, without first instituting any legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder of Preferred Trust Securities may directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such Holder of principal of or interest on the Debentures having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation preference amount of the Preferred Trust Securities of such Holder on or after the due dates specified in the Debentures. The Depositor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holders of Preferred Trust Securities in respect of any amounts paid to such Holders by virtue of this Section 6.01.

(b) So long as any Debentures are held by the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall not (i) direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or executing any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect to such Debentures, (ii) waive any past default which is waivable under Section 813 of the Subordinated Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or
(iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Subordinated Indenture or the Debentures, where such consent shall be required, without, in each case, obtaining the prior approval of the Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities; provided, however, that where a consent under the Subordinated Indenture would require the consent of each Holder of Debentures affected thereby, no such consent shall be given by the Property Trustee without the prior written consent of each Holder of Preferred Trust Securities. The Property Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Preferred Trust Securities, except pursuant to a subsequent vote of the Preferred Trust Securities. The Property Trustee shall notify all Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities of any notice of default received from the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures. In addition to obtaining the foregoing approvals of the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities, prior to taking any of the foregoing actions, the Property Trustee shall, at the expense of the Depositor, obtain an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that such

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action will not cause the Trust to be classified other than as a "grantor trust" for United States Federal income tax purposes.

(c) Except as provided in Section 10.03, if any proposed amendment to the Trust Agreement provides for, or the Trustees otherwise propose to effect,
(i) any action that would materially adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Holders of the Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Trust Agreement or otherwise, or (ii) the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement, then the Holders of Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities as a class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities.

(d) The Holders of a majority in Outstanding Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Trust Securities shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Property Trustee in respect of this Trust Agreement or the Debentures or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement; provided, however, that, subject to Section 8.01, the Property Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Property Trustee being advised by counsel determines that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken, or if the Property Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Property Trustee, determine that the proceedings so directed would be illegal or involve it in personal liability or be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not party to such direction, and provided further that nothing in this Trust Agreement shall impair the right of the Property Trustee to take any action deemed proper by the Property Trustee and which is not inconsistent with such direction.

SECTION 6.02. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Notice of all meetings of the Holders of Preferred Trust Securities, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, shall be given by the Administrative Trustees pursuant to Section 10.08 to each Holder of a Preferred Trust Security, at such Holder's registered address, at least 15 days and not more than 90 days before the meeting. At any such meeting, any business properly before the meeting may be so considered whether or not stated in the notice of the meeting. Any adjourned meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice.

SECTION 6.03. MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES. No annual meeting of Securityholders is required to be held. The Administrative Trustees, however, shall call a meeting of Securityholders to vote on any matter upon the written request of the Holders of 25% of the then Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities (based upon their aggregate Liquidation Amount) and the Administrative Trustees or the Property Trustee may, at any time in their discretion, call a meeting of Holders of Preferred Trust Securities to vote on any matters as to which the Holders of Preferred Trust Securities are entitled to vote.

Holders of at least a majority of the then Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities (based upon their aggregate Liquidation Amount), present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of Securityholders.

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If a quorum is present at a meeting, an affirmative vote by the Holders of Preferred Trust Securities present, in person or by proxy, holding at least a majority of the then Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities (based upon their aggregate Liquidation Amount) present, either in person or by proxy, at such meeting shall constitute the action of the Securityholders, unless this Trust Agreement requires a greater number of affirmative votes.

SECTION 6.04. VOTING RIGHTS. Securityholders shall be entitled to one vote for each $__ of Liquidation Amount represented by their Outstanding Trust Securities in respect of any matter as to which such Securityholders are entitled to vote.

SECTION 6.05. PROXIES, ETC. At any meeting of Securityholders, any Securityholder entitled to vote thereat may vote by proxy, provided that no proxy shall be voted at any meeting unless it shall have been placed on file with the Administrative Trustees, or with such other officer or agent of the Trust as the Administrative Trustees may direct, for verification prior to the time at which such vote shall be taken. Only Securityholders of record shall be entitled to vote. When Trust Securities are held jointly by several Persons, any one of them may vote at any meeting in person or by proxy in respect of such Trust Securities, but if more than one of them shall be present at such meeting in person or by proxy, and such joint owners or their proxies so present disagree as to any vote to be cast, such vote shall not be received in respect of such Trust Securities. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Securityholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, or, if earlier, until eleven months after it is sent and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. No proxy shall be valid more than three years after its date of execution.

SECTION 6.06. SECURITYHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT. Any action which may be taken by Securityholders at a meeting may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice if Securityholders holding a majority of all Outstanding Trust Securities entitled to vote in respect of such action (or such larger proportion thereof as shall be required by any express provision of this Trust Agreement) shall consent to the action in writing (based upon their aggregate Liquidation Amount).

SECTION 6.07. RECORD DATE FOR VOTING AND OTHER PURPOSES. For the purposes of determining the Securityholders who are entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting or to vote by written consent without prior notice, or to participate in any Distribution on the Trust Securities in respect of which a record date is not otherwise provided for in this Trust Agreement, or for the purpose of any other action, the Administrative Trustees may from time to time fix a date, not more than 90 days prior to the date of any meeting of Securityholders or the payment of Distribution or other action including action to be taken by written consent, as the case may be, as a record date for the determination of the identity of the Securityholders of record for such purposes.

SECTION 6.08. ACTS OF SECURITYHOLDERS. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Trust Agreement to be given, made or taken by Securityholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Securityholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Administrative Trustees. Such instrument or instruments (and the action

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embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Securityholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Trust Agreement and (subject to Section 8.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustees, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgements of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which any Trustee deems sufficient.

The ownership of Preferred Trust Securities shall be proved by the Securities Register.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Securityholder of any Trust Security shall bind every future Securityholder of the same Trust Security and the Securityholder of every Trust Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustees or the Trust in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Trust Security.

Without limiting the foregoing, a Securityholder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Trust Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such Liquidation Amount.

If any dispute shall arise between or among the Securityholders and the Administrative Trustees with respect to the authenticity, validity or binding nature of any request, demand, authorization, direction, consent, waiver or other Act of such Securityholder or Trustee under this Article VI, then the determination of such matter by the Property Trustee shall be conclusive with respect to such matter.

SECTION 6.09. INSPECTION OF RECORDS. Subject to Section 5.07 concerning access to the list of Securityholders, upon reasonable notice to the Administrative Trustees and the Property Trustee, the other records of the Trust shall be open to inspection by any Securityholder during normal business hours for any purpose reasonably related to such Securityholder's interest as a Securityholder.

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ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PROPERTY
TRUSTEE AND THE DELAWARE TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.01. PROPERTY TRUSTEE. The Property Trustee and any successor Property Trustee hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the Depositor and the Securityholders that:

(a) the Property Trustee is a banking corporation, trust company or national association duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York;

(b) the Property Trustee has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Trust Agreement;

(c) this Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Property Trustee and constitutes the valid and legally binding agreement of the Property Trustee enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles;

(d) the execution, delivery and performance by the Property Trustee of this Trust Agreement do not require any approval of stockholders of the Property Trustee and will not (i) violate, conflict with or constitute a breach of the Property Trustee's charter or by-laws, or (ii) violate any law, governmental rule or regulation of the State of New York or the United States of America governing the banking or trust powers of the Property Trustee or any order, judgment or decree applicable to the Property Trustee; and

(e) the execution, delivery and performance by the Property Trustee of this Trust Agreement does not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, or the registration with or the taking of any other action with respect to any governmental authority or agency under any Federal or state banking authority having jurisdiction over its trust powers.

SECTION 7.02. DELAWARE TRUSTEE. The Delaware Trustee and any successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants for the benefit of the Depositor and the Securityholders that:

(a) the Delaware Trustee is a banking corporation, trust company or national association duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware;

(b) the Delaware Trustee has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Trust Agreement;

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(c) this Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Delaware Trustee and constitutes the valid and legally binding agreement of the Delaware Trustee enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles;

(d) the Delaware Trustee is a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and, in either case, a Person that satisfies for the Trust the requirements of Section 3807(a) of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act;

(e) the execution, delivery and performance by the Delaware Trustee of this Trust Agreement do not require any approval of stockholders of the Delaware Trustee and will not (i) violate, conflict with or constitute a breach of the Delaware Trustee's charter or by-laws or (ii) violate any law, governmental rule or regulation of the State of Delaware or the United States of America governing the banking or trust powers of the Delaware Trustee or any order, judgment or decree applicable to the Delaware Trustee; and

(f) the execution, delivery and performance by the Delaware Trustee of this Trust Agreement does not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, or the registration with or the taking of any other action with respect to any governmental authority or agency under any Federal or state banking authority having jurisdiction over its banking or trust powers.

ARTICLE VIII

THE TRUSTEES

SECTION 8.01. CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) The rights, immunities, duties and responsibilities of the Trustees shall be restricted to those set forth in the express provisions of this Trust Agreement and, in the case of the Property Trustee, as provided in the Trust Indenture Act, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Trust Agreement against any of the Trustees. For purposes of Sections 315(a) and 315(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the term "default" is hereby defined as an Event of Default which has occurred and is continuing. No provision of this Trust Agreement shall require any of the Trustees to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Trust Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustees shall be subject to the provisions of this Section and the applicable provisions of the Trust Indenture Act. To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Administrative Trustee has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or to the Securityholders, such Administrative Trustee shall not be liable to the Trust or to any Securityholder for such Trustee's good faith reliance on the provisions of this Trust Agreement. The provisions of this Trust Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the Administrative Trustees otherwise existing at law or in

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equity, are agreed by the Depositor and the Securityholders to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Administrative Trustees.

(b) All payments made by the Property Trustee or a Paying Agent in respect of the Trust Securities shall be made only from the income and proceeds from the Trust Property and only to the extent that there shall be sufficient income or proceeds from the Trust Property to enable the Property Trustee or Paying Agent to make payments in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Securityholder, by its acceptance of a Trust Security, agrees that it will look solely to the income and proceeds from the Trust Property to the extent available for distribution to it as herein provided and that the Trustees are not personally liable to it for any amount distributable in respect of any Trust Security or for any other liability in respect of any Trust Security. This
Section 8.01(b) does not limit the liability of the Trustees expressly set forth elsewhere in this Trust Agreement or, in the case of the Property Trustee, in the Trust Indenture Act.

(c) Subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, all duties and responsibilities of the Property Trustee contained in this Trust Agreement are subject to the following:

(i) the Property Trustee's sole duty with respect to the custody, safe keeping and physical preservation of the Trust Property shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as the Property Trustee deals with similar property for its own account, subject to the protections, exculpations and limitations on liability afforded to the Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement, the Trust Indenture Act, the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and, to the extent applicable, Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act or any successor rule thereunder;

(ii) the Property Trustee shall have no duty or liability for or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the Trust Property or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in connection therewith;

(iii) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the Depositor. Money held by the Property Trustee need not be segregated from other funds held by it except in relation to the Payment Account established by the Property Trustee pursuant to this Trust Agreement and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and

(iv) the Property Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by the Administrative Trustees or the Depositor with their respective duties under this Trust Agreement, nor shall the Property Trustee be liable for the default or misconduct of the Administrative Trustees or the Depositor.

(d) The Administrative Trustees shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by the other Trustees or the Depositor with their respective duties under this Trust Agreement, nor shall any Administrative Trustee be liable for the default or misconduct of any other Administrative Trustee, the other Trustees or the Depositor.

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SECTION 8.02. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS. (a) Within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of any default known to the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall transmit, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 10.08, notice of such default to the Securityholders, the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees, unless such default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice, provided that, except in the case of a payment default, the Property Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or Responsible Officers of the Property Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders. For the purpose of this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.

(b) Within five Business Days after receipt of notice of the Debenture Issuer's exercise of its right to defer the payment of interest on the Debentures pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture, the Property Trustee shall transmit, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 10.08, notice of such exercise to the Securityholders and the Administrative Trustees, unless such exercise shall have been revoked.

SECTION 8.03. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF PROPERTY TRUSTEE. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.01 and except as provided by law, including the Trust Indenture Act:

(i) the Property Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting in good faith upon any resolution, Opinion of Counsel, certificate, written representation of a Holder or transferee, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(ii) whenever in the administration of this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Property Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officer's Certificate which, upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Depositor or the Administrative Trustees;

(iii) the Property Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection (which counsel may be counsel to the Property Trustee, Depositor or the Trust Securities Guarantor or any of their Affiliates, and may include any of their employees) and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon and in accordance with such advice;

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Agreement at the request or direction of any Securityholder pursuant to this Trust Agreement, unless such Securityholder shall have offered to the Property Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) and liabilities which might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction; provided that, nothing contained in this Section 8.03(iv) shall be taken to relieve the Property Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement;

(v) the Property Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Property Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Property Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Depositor personally or by agent or attorney;

(vi) the Property Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through its agents or attorneys, and the Property Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

(vii) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Trust Agreement;

(viii) the Property Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any default or Event of Default with respect to the Trust Securities unless either (A) a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee shall have actual knowledge of the default or Event of Default or (B) written notice of such default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Property Trustee by the Depositor, the Administrative Trustees or by any Holder of the Trust Securities;

(ix) no provision of this Trust Agreement shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Property Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Property Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation; and no permissive or discretionary power or authority available to the Property Trustee shall be construed to be a duty;

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(x) no provision of this Trust Agreement shall require the Property Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Property Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Trust Agreement or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it;

(xi) the Property Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Trust Agreement from any court of competent jurisdiction;

(xii) whenever in the administration of this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Property Trustee (A) may request instructions from the Holders of the Trust Securities, which instructions may only be given by the Holders of the same Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities as would be entitled to direct the Property Trustee under the terms of this Trust Agreement in respect of such remedies, rights or actions, (B) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and (C) shall be protected in acting in accordance with such instructions; and

(xiii) unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any direction or act of the Depositor contemplated by this Trust Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officer's Certificate.

SECTION 8.04. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES. The recitals contained herein and in the Trust Securities Certificates shall be taken as the statements of the Trust, and the Trustees do not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to the title to, or value or condition of, the property of the Trust or any part thereof, nor as to the validity or sufficiency of this Trust Agreement, the Debentures or the Trust Securities. The Trustees shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Trust of the proceeds of the Trust Securities.

SECTION 8.05. MAY HOLD SECURITIES. Any Trustee or any agent of any Trustee or the Trust, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Trust Securities and, subject to Sections 8.08 and 8.13, and except as provided in the definition of the term "Outstanding" in Article I, may otherwise deal with the Trust with the same rights it would have if it were not a Trustee or such agent.

SECTION 8.06. COMPENSATION; FEES; INDEMNITY. The Depositor agrees:

(i) to pay to the Trustees from time to time such reasonable compensation as shall be agreed in writing with the Depositor for all services rendered by the Trustees hereunder (which compensation shall

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not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

(ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustees upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustees in accordance with any provision of this Trust Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of their agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to their negligence (gross negligence, in the case of any Administrative Trustee), bad faith or willful misconduct; and

(iii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify each Trustee for, and to hold each Trustee harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense incurred without negligence (gross negligence, in the case of any Administrative Trustee or the Delaware Trustee), bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts under this Trust Agreement, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.

No Trustee may claim any Lien or charge on any Trust Property as a result of any amount due pursuant to this Section 8.06.

In addition to the rights provided to each Trustee pursuant to the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph of this Section 8.06 and without prejudice to any rights available to the Trustees under applicable law, when a Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default resulting from a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Trust, the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.

The provisions of this Section 8.06 shall survive the termination of this Trust Agreement.

SECTION 8.07. CERTAIN TRUSTEES REQUIRED; ELIGIBILITY. (a) There shall at all times be a Property Trustee hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities. The Property Trustee shall be a Person that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Property Trustee with respect to the Trust Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article VIII.

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(b) There shall at all times be one or more Administrative Trustees hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities. Each Administrative Trustee shall be either a natural person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind such entity.

(c) There shall at all times be a Delaware Trustee with respect to the Trust Securities. The Delaware Trustee shall either be (i) a natural person who is at least 21 years of age and a resident of the State of Delaware or (ii) a legal entity with its principal place of business in the State of Delaware that otherwise meets the requirements of applicable Delaware law and that shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind such entity.

SECTION 8.08. CONFLICTING INTERESTS. If the Property Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Property Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Trust Agreement. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Property Trustee shall not be deemed to have conflicting interest by virtue of being trustee under Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital Inc and The Bank of New York, as trustee, the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between the Depositor and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2002 between the Depositor and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent, attorney-in-fact and trustee, the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002 between the Depositor and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent, attorney-in-fact and trustee, the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2004, between the Depositor and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, the Subordinated Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2004, among the Depositor, as Debenture Guarantor, FPL Group Capital Inc and The Bank of New York, as trustee, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2004, among the Depositor, The Bank of New York, as property trustee, The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware trustee, the administrative trustees named therein and several holders of trust securities, the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and the Subordinated Indenture and such agreements, guarantees and the securities of any series issued under any of the foregoing shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Trust Agreement for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 8.09. CO-TRUSTEES AND SEPARATE TRUSTEE. At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of the Trust Indenture Act or of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Property may at the time be located, the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees, by agreed action of the majority of such Trustees (except as provided in the following sentence), shall have power to appoint, and upon the written request of the Administrative Trustees, the Depositor shall for such purpose join with the Administrative Trustees in the execution, delivery, and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to appoint, one or more Persons approved by the Property Trustee either to act as co-trustee, jointly with the Property Trustee, of all or any part of such Trust Property, or to act as separate trustee of any such property, in either case with such powers as may be provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such Person or Persons in the capacity aforesaid, any property, title, right or power deemed necessary or desirable, subject to the other provisions of this Section. If the Depositor does not join in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to

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do, or in case a Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Property Trustee alone shall have power to make such appointment.

Should any written instrument from the Depositor be required by any co-trustee or separate trustee so appointed for more fully confirming to such co-trustee or separate trustee such property, title, right, or power, any and all such instruments shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged, and delivered by the Depositor.

Every co-trustee or separate trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the following terms, namely:

(1) The Trust Securities shall be executed and delivered and all rights, powers, duties, and obligations hereunder in respect of the custody of securities, cash and other personal property held by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Trustees designated for such purpose hereunder, shall be exercised, solely by such Trustees.

(2) The rights, powers, duties, and obligations hereby conferred or imposed upon the Property Trustee in respect of any property covered by such appointment shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Property Trustee or by the Property Trustee and such co-trustee or separate trustee jointly, as shall be provided in the instrument appointing such co-trustee or separate trustee, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed, the Property Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such rights, powers, duties, and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee or separate trustee.

(3) The Property Trustee at any time, by an instrument in writing executed by it, with the written concurrence of the Depositor, may accept the resignation of or remove any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed under this
Section 8.09, and, in case a Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Property Trustee shall have power to accept the resignation of, or remove, any such co-trustee or separate trustee without the concurrence of the Depositor. Upon the written request of the Property Trustee, the Depositor shall join with the Property Trustee in the execution, delivery, and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to effectuate such resignation or removal. A successor to any co-trustee or separate trustee so resigned or removed may be appointed in the manner provided in this Section.

(4) No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any Trustee, or any other such trustee hereunder.

(5) The Property Trustee shall not be liable by reason of any act of a co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder.

(6) Any Act of Holders delivered to the Property Trustee shall be deemed to have been delivered to each such co-trustee and separate trustee.

SECTION 8.10. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR. No resignation or removal of any Trustee (as the case may be, the "Relevant Trustee") and no appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee pursuant to this

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Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Relevant Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of
Section 8.11.

The Relevant Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Securityholders, the Depositor and the other Trustees, except that notice is only required to be delivered to the Securityholders in the event that the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee is the resigning Relevant Trustee. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Relevant Trustee required by Section 8.11 shall not have been delivered to the resigning Relevant Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Relevant Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee.

Unless a Debenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Relevant Trustee may be removed at any time by Act of the Holder of the Common Trust Securities. If a Debenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, or both of them, may be removed at such time by Act of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities, delivered to the Relevant Trustee (in its individual capacity and on behalf of the Trust). An Administrative Trustee may be appointed, replaced or removed solely by the Holder of the Common Trust Securities at any time.

If the Relevant Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of continuing to act as Relevant Trustee at a time when no Debenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Holder of the Common Trust Securities, by Act of the Holder of the Common Trust Securities delivered to the retiring Relevant Trustee, shall promptly appoint a successor Relevant Trustee or Trustees, and the retiring Relevant Trustee shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of continuing to act as the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, at a time when a Debenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Holders of Preferred Trust Securities, by Act of the Holders of Preferred Trust Securities of a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Trust Securities delivered to such retiring Trustee, shall promptly appoint a successor Relevant Trustee or Trustees, and such successor shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If an Administrative Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting as Administrative Trustee, at a time when a Debenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Holder of the Common Trust Securities by Act of the Holder of the Common Trust Securities delivered to the Administrative Trustees shall promptly appoint a successor Administrative Trustee or Trustees and such successor Administrative Trustee or Trustees shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section
8.11. If no successor Relevant Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Holder of the Common Trust Securities or the Holders of Preferred Trust Securities and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 8.11, any Securityholder who has been a Securityholder of Trust Securities for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee.

The Property Trustee shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of a Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee and each appointment of a successor to such Trustee to all Securityholders in the manner provided in

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Section 10.08 and shall give notice to the Depositor. Such notice shall include the name of the successor Relevant Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office if it is the Property Trustee.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Trust Agreement, in the event any Administrative Trustee or a Delaware Trustee who is a natural person dies or becomes in the opinion of the Depositor, incompetent or incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death, incompetence or incapacity may be filled by (i) the unanimous act of remaining Administrative Trustees if there are at least two of them or (ii) otherwise by the Depositor (with the successor in each case being an individual who satisfies the eligibility requirements for Administrative Trustees or Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, set forth in
Section 8.07). Additionally, notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Trust Agreement, in the event the Depositor reasonably believes that any Administrative Trustee who is a natural person has become incompetent or incapacitated, the Depositor, by notice to the remaining Trustees, may terminate the status of such Person as an Administrative Trustee (in which case the vacancy so created will be filled in accordance with the preceding sentence).

No Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any successor Trustee.

SECTION 8.11. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY SUCCESSOR. In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Relevant Trustee, the retiring Relevant Trustee (if requested by the Depositor) and each successor Trustee shall execute and deliver an amendment hereto wherein each successor Relevant Trustee shall accept such appointment and which shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Relevant Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee and upon the execution and delivery of such amendment the resignation or removal of the retiring Relevant Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Relevant Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee; but, on request of the Trust or any successor Relevant Trustee such retiring Relevant Trustee shall, upon payment of all sums owed to it, duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all Trust Property, all proceeds thereof and money held by such retiring Relevant Trustee hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities and the Trust.

Upon request of any such successor Relevant Trustee, the retiring Relevant Trustee shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Relevant Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the preceding paragraph.

No successor Relevant Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Relevant Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article VIII.

SECTION 8.12. MERGER, CONVERSION, CONSOLIDATION OR SUCCESSION TO BUSINESS. Any Person into which the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee or any Administrative Trustee that is not a natural person may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any

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merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Relevant Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of such Relevant Trustee, shall be the successor of such Relevant Trustee hereunder, provided such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article VIII, without the execution or filing of any paper, the giving of any notice or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

SECTION 8.13. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST DEPOSITOR OR TRUST. If and when the Property Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Depositor or the Trust (or any other obligor upon the Debentures or the Trust Securities), the Property Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Depositor or Trust (or any such other obligor). For purposes of Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act:

(a) the term "cash transaction" means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand; and

(b) the term "self-liquidating paper" means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Depositor or the Trust (or any such obligor) for the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by the Property Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the Depositor or the Trust (or any such obligor) arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation.

SECTION 8.14. REPORTS BY PROPERTY TRUSTEE. (a) The Property Trustee shall transmit to Securityholders such reports concerning the Property Trustee and its actions under this Trust Agreement as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. Such of those reports as are required to be transmitted by the Property Trustee pursuant to Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act shall be dated as of the next preceding ___________, and shall be transmitted no later than July 15 of each year, commencing ___________, 200_.

(b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Property Trustee with each national exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or such other interdealer quotation system or self-regulatory organization upon which the Trust Securities are listed or traded, if any, with the Commission and with the Depositor. The Depositor will notify the Property Trustee of any such listing or trading.

SECTION 8.15. REPORTS TO THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE. The Depositor and the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall provide to the Property Trustee such documents, reports and information, if any, and the compliance certificate required by Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act, in the

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form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, provided that such compliance certificate shall be delivered annually on or before ___________ in each year, beginning ___________, 200_. Any officer signing an Officer's Certificate given pursuant to this Section 8.15 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Depositor. Delivery of such reports, information and documents by the Depositor to the Property Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Property Trustee's receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Depositor's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Property Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer's Certificates).

SECTION 8.16. EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. Each of the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall provide to the Property Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Trust Agreement (including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) that relate to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officer's Certificate.

SECTION 8.17. NUMBER OF TRUSTEES. (a) The number of Trustees shall be __________, provided that the Depositor, by written instrument, may increase or decrease the number of Administrative Trustees.

(b) If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of Administrative Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 8.17(a), or if the number of Trustees is increased pursuant to Section 8.17(a), a vacancy shall occur. The vacancy shall be filled with a Trustee appointed in accordance with
Section 8.10.

(c) The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a Trustee shall not operate to annul, dissolve or terminate the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number of Administrative Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled by the appointment of an Administrative Trustee in accordance with Section 8.10, the Administrative Trustees in office, regardless of their number (and notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement), shall have all the powers granted to the Administrative Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Administrative Trustees by this Trust Agreement.

SECTION 8.18. DELEGATION OF POWER. (a) Any Administrative Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Sections 2.07(a) and 2.07(c), including any registration statement or amendment thereto filed with the Commission, or making any other governmental filing; and

(b) the Administrative Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to time to such of their number the doing of such things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or the names of the Administrative Trustees or otherwise as the Administrative Trustees may deem expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.

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SECTION 8.19. FIDUCIARY DUTY. (a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this Trust Agreement shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Trust Agreement. The provisions of this Trust Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the duties imposed on the Property Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnified Person;

(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein and subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act:

(i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between an Indemnified Person and any Covered Person; or

(ii) whenever this Trust Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the Trust or any Holder of Trust Securities, the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person, the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified Person shall not constitute a breach of this Trust Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at law or in equity or otherwise; and

(c) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein and subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, whenever in this Trust Agreement an Indemnified Person is permitted or required to make a decision

(i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it reasonably desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Trust or any other Person; or

(ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Trust Agreement or by applicable law.

SECTION 8.20. DELAWARE TRUSTEE. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that in fulfilling its obligations as Delaware Trustee

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hereunder on behalf of the Trust (i) any agreements or instruments executed and delivered by The Bank of New York (Delaware) are executed and delivered not in its individual capacity but solely as Delaware Trustee under this Trust Agreement in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Trust is made and intended not as representations, warrants, covenants, undertakings and agreements by The Bank of New York (Delaware) in its individual capacity but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust, and (iii) under no circumstances shall The Bank of New York (Delaware) in its individual capacity be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaking by the Trust under this Trust Agreement, except if such breach or failure is due to any gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Delaware Trustee.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

SECTION 9.01. DISSOLUTION UPON EXPIRATION DATE. Unless earlier dissolved, the Trust shall automatically dissolve on December 31, 20__ (the "Expiration Date") and the Trustees shall take such action as is required by
Section 9.04.

SECTION 9.02. EARLY DISSOLUTION. Upon the first to occur of any of the following events (such first occurrence, an "Early Termination Event"):

(i) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event in respect of, or the dissolution or liquidation of, the Depositor;

(ii) the redemption of all of the Preferred Trust Securities;

(iii) an order for judicial dissolution of the Trust having been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(iv) the election by the Depositor to dissolve the Trust and, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, to cause the distribution of the Debentures to the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities in liquidation of the Trust;

the Trust shall dissolve and the Trustees shall take such action as is required by Section 9.04.

SECTION 9.03. TERMINATION. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Trust and the Trustees created hereby shall terminate upon the latest to occur of the following: (i) the distribution by the Property Trustee to Securityholders upon the liquidation of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.04, or upon the redemption of all of the Trust Securities pursuant to Section 4.02 or 9.04(d), of all amounts required to be distributed hereunder upon the final payment of the Trust Securities; (ii) the payment of any expenses owed by the Trust; and (iii) the discharge of all administrative duties of the Administrative Trustees, including the performance of any tax reporting obligations with respect to the Trust or the Securityholders.

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SECTION 9.04. LIQUIDATION. (a) Upon the Expiration Date or if an Early Termination Event specified in clause (i), (iii) or (iv) of Section 9.02 occurs, after satisfaction of creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, the Trust shall be liquidated by the Property Trustee as expeditiously as the Property Trustee determines to be appropriate by distributing to each Securityholder a Like Amount of Debentures, subject to Section 9.04(e). Notice of liquidation shall be given by the Administrative Trustees by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not later than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Liquidation Date to each Holder of Trust Securities at such Holder's address appearing in the Securities Register. All notices of liquidation shall:

(i) state the Liquidation Date;

(ii) state that from and after the Liquidation Date, the Trust Securities will no longer be deemed to be Outstanding and any Trust Securities Certificates not surrendered for exchange will be deemed to represent a Like Amount of Debentures; and

(iii) provide such information with respect to the mechanics by which Holders may exchange Trust Securities Certificates for Debentures, or, if Section 9.04(e) applies, receive a Liquidation Distribution, as the Administrative Trustees or the Property Trustee shall deem appropriate.

(b) Except where Sections 9.02(ii) or 9.04(e) or the first sentence of 9.04(d) apply, in order to effect the liquidation of the Trust hereunder, and any resulting distribution of the Debentures to Securityholders, the Administrative Trustees shall establish a record date for such distribution (which shall be not more than 45 days prior to the Liquidation Date) and, either itself acting as exchange agent or through the appointment of a separate exchange agent, shall establish such procedures as it shall deem appropriate to effect the distribution of Debentures in exchange for the Outstanding Trust Securities Certificates.

(c) Except where Sections 9.02(ii) or 9.04(e) or the first sentence of 9.04(d) apply, after any Liquidation Date, (i) the Trust Securities will no longer be deemed to be Outstanding, (ii) certificates representing a Like Amount of Debentures will, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, be issued to Holders of Trust Securities Certificates, upon surrender of such Trust Securities Certificates to the Administrative Trustees or their agent for exchange, (iii) any Trust Securities Certificates not so surrendered for exchange will be deemed to represent a Like Amount of Debentures, accruing interest at the rate provided for in the Debentures from the last Distribution Date on which a Distribution was made on such Trust Securities Certificates until such Trust Securities Certificates are so surrendered (and until such Trust Securities Certificates are so surrendered, no payments or interest or principal will be made to Holders of Trust Securities Certificates with respect to such Debentures) and (iv) all rights of Securityholders holding Trust Securities will cease, except the right of such Securityholders to receive, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, Debentures upon surrender of Trust Securities Certificates.

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(d) If at any time a Tax Event shall occur and be continuing, and either (i) in the Opinion of Counsel to the Trust or the Depositor experienced in such matters, there would in all cases, after effecting the dissolution of the Trust, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, and the distribution of the Debentures to the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities in exchange therefor, be more than an insubstantial risk that an Adverse Tax Consequence would continue to exist or
(ii) the Debentures are not held by the Trust, then the Debenture Issuer shall have the right to redeem the Debentures, in whole but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of the Tax Event. Whether or not a Tax Event has occurred, the Depositor has the right, at any time, to dissolve the Trust and, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, cause the Debentures to be distributed to the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities in liquidation of the Trust.

(e) In the event that, notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Section 9.04, whether because of an order for dissolution entered by a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, distribution of the Debentures in the manner provided herein is determined by the Property Trustee not to be practical, the Trust Property shall be liquidated, and the Trust shall be wound-up, by the Property Trustee in such manner as the Property Trustee determines. In such event, Securityholders will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Securityholders, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, an amount equal to the Liquidation Amount per Trust Security plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"). If, upon any such winding up, the Liquidation Distribution can be paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then, subject to the next succeeding sentence, the amounts payable by the Trust on the Trust Securities shall be paid on a pro rata basis (based upon Liquidation Amounts). The Holder of the Common Trust Securities will be entitled to receive Liquidation Distributions upon any such winding-up pro rata (determined as aforesaid) with Holders of Preferred Trust Securities, except that, if a Debenture Event of Default (or event that with the lapse of time or giving of notice would become an Event of Default) has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Trust Securities shall have a priority over the Common Trust Securities.

SECTION 9.05. MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS, AMALGAMATIONS OR REPLACEMENTS OF THE TRUST. The Trust may not merge, consolidate, amalgamate with or into, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any other Person, except pursuant to this
Section 9.05. At the request of the Depositor, with the consent of the Administrative Trustees and without the consent of any Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities, the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, the Trust may merge, consolidate, amalgamate, with or into, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided, that (i) such successor entity either (a) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities or (b) substitutes for the Preferred Trust Securities other securities having substantially the same terms as the Preferred Trust Securities (the "Successor Securities") so long as the

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Successor Securities rank the same as the Preferred Trust Securities rank in priority with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise, (ii) a trustee of such successor entity possessing substantially the same powers and duties as the Property Trustee is appointed to hold the Debentures, (iii) the Successor Securities are listed or traded, or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance, on any national securities exchange or other organization on which the Preferred Trust Securities are then listed or traded, if any, (iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not cause the Preferred Trust Securities (including any Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, (v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect, (vi) such successor entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of the Trust, (vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Depositor has received an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that (a) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect, and (b) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, neither the Trust nor such successor entity will be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act and (viii) the Depositor or its permitted transferee owns all of the common securities of such successor entity and guarantees the obligations of such successor entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by the Trust Securities Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not, except with the consent of Holders of all the Preferred Trust Securities, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any other Person or permit any other Person to consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into, or replace it if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease would cause the Trust or the successor entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 10.01. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF THE TRUST. Pursuant to the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities, the Depositor has agreed to pay to the Trust, and reimburse the Trust for, the full amount of any costs, expenses or liabilities of the Trust (other than obligations of the Trust to pay the Holders of any Preferred Trust Securities or Common Trust Securities), including, without limitation, any taxes, duties or other governmental charges of whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed on the Trust by the United States or any other taxing authority. Such payment obligation includes any such costs, expenses or liabilities of the Trust that are required by applicable law to be satisfied in connection with a termination of the Trust.

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SECTION 10.02. LIMITATION OF RIGHTS OF SECURITYHOLDERS. The death, incapacity, bankruptcy, dissolution or termination of any Person having an interest, beneficial or otherwise, in a Trust Security shall not operate to terminate this Trust Agreement, nor dissolve, terminate or annul the Trust, nor entitle the legal representatives or heirs of such Person or any Securityholder for such Person, to claim an accounting, take any action or bring any proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the arrangements contemplated hereby, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

SECTION 10.03. AMENDMENT. (a) In addition to amendments contemplated by Section 8.11, this Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by a majority of the Administrative Trustees and the Depositor, without the consent of any Securityholders, (i) to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision herein or therein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or therein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Trust Agreement, (ii) to change the name of the Trust or (iii) to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of this Trust Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the Trust will not be classified for United States Federal income tax purposes other than as a "grantor trust" at any time that any Trust Securities are outstanding or to ensure the Trust's exemption from the status of an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act; provided, however, that such action in any of clauses (i) - (iii) shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Securityholder and, in the case of clause (i), any such amendments of this Trust Agreement shall become effective when notice thereof is given to the Securityholders.

(b) Except as provided in Sections 6.01(c) and 10.03(c), any provision of this Trust Agreement may be amended by the Administrative Trustees and the Depositor with (i) the consent of Holders of Trust Securities representing not less than a majority (based upon Liquidation Amounts) of the Outstanding Trust Securities and (ii) 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 such amendment will not affect the Trust's status as a grantor trust for Federal income tax purposes or the Trust's exemption from status as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act.

(c) In addition to and notwithstanding any other provision in this Trust Agreement, without the consent of each affected Securityholder, this Trust Agreement may not be amended to (i) adversely change the amount or timing of any Distribution on the Trust Securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any Distribution required to be made in respect of the Trust Securities as of a specified date, (ii) restrict the right of a Securityholder to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date or (iii) modify the provisions of this clause (c).

(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, no amendment to this Trust Agreement may be made if, as a result of such amendment, the Trust would not be classified as a "grantor trust" for United States Federal income tax purposes or would cause the Trust to fail or cease to qualify for the exemption from status of an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act afforded by Rule 3a-5 thereunder.

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(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Trust Agreement to the contrary, the Depositor and the Trustees may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any amendment which imposes any additional obligation on the Depositor or any Trustee or, in the case of the Trustees, which affects any of their respective rights, duties or immunities hereunder. (f) In the event that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is made, the Administrative Trustees shall promptly provide to the Depositor a copy of such amendment.

(f) In the event that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is made, the Administrative Trustees shall promptly provide to the Depositor a copy of such amendment.

(g) The Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee may join in the execution of any amendment to the Trust Agreement and are entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any amendment to this Trust Agreement entered into pursuant to this Section 10.03 is authorized or permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Section 10.03, has been duly authorized by and lawfully executed and delivered on behalf of the other requisite parties, and that it is proper for the Property Trustee under the provisions of this
Section 10.03 to accept the additional trusts created thereby and, if so requested, for the Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee to join in the execution thereof.

SECTION 10.04. SEPARABILITY. In case any provision in this Trust Agreement or in the Trust Securities Certificates shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 10.05. GOVERNING LAW. THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF EACH OF THE SECURITYHOLDERS, THE TRUST, THE DEPOSITOR, THE TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTOR AND THE TRUSTEES WITH RESPECT TO THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND THE TRUST SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION ARE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE.

SECTION 10.06. SUCCESSORS. This Trust Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor to the Depositor, the Trust Securities Guarantor, the Trust or the Relevant Trustees or any of them, including any successor by operation of law.

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SECTION 10.07. HEADINGS. The Article and Section headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Trust Agreement.

SECTION 10.08. NOTICE AND DEMAND. Any notice, demand or other communication which by any provision of this Trust Agreement is required or permitted to be given or served to or upon any Securityholder or the Depositor may be given or served in writing by deposit thereof, postage prepaid, in the United States mail, hand delivery or facsimile transmission, in each case, addressed, (i) in the case of a Holder of Preferred Trust Security, to such Holder as such Holder's name and address may appear on the Securities Register, and (ii) in the case of the Depositor, the Holder of the Common Trust Securities or the Trust Securities Guarantor, to FPL Group, Inc., 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, facsimile no. (561) 694-3707 (until another address is given to the Property Trustee). Such notice, demand or other communication to or upon a Securityholder shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, upon hand delivery, mailing or facsimile transmission.

Any notice, demand or other communication which by any provision of this Trust Agreement is required or permitted to be given or served to or upon the Trust, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee or the Administrative Trustees shall be given in writing addressed (until another address is given to the other parties hereto) as follows: (i) with respect to the Property Trustee, to The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, 8W, New York, New York 10286, Attention: _____________, with a copy to The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., 10161, Centurion Parkway, Jacksonville, Florida 32256, Attention:
____________, (ii) with respect to the Delaware Trustee, to The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware 19711 with copies to the Property Trustee at the address set forth in (i) above, Attention:
____________ and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., 10161, Centurion Parkway, Jacksonville, Florida 32256, Attention: ___________, and (iii) with respect to the Trust or the Administrative Trustees, at the address above for notice to the Depositor, marked "Attention: Administrative Trustees for FPL Group [2 Capital] Trust __". Such notice, demand or other communication to or upon the Trust, the Delaware Trustee or the Property Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made only upon actual receipt of the writing by the Trust, the Delaware Trustee or the Property Trustee.

SECTION 10.09. AGREEMENT NOT TO PETITION. Each of the Trustees and the Depositor agrees for the benefit of the Securityholders that, until at least one year and one day after the Trust has been terminated in accordance with Article IX, it shall not file, or join in the filing of, a petition against the Trust under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, liquidation or other similar law (including, without limitation, the United States Bankruptcy Code) (collectively, "Bankruptcy Laws") or otherwise join in the commencement of any proceeding against the Trust under any Bankruptcy Law. In the event the Depositor takes action in violation of this Section 10.09, the Property Trustee agrees, for the benefit of Securityholders, that it shall file an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest the filing of such petition by the Depositor against the Trust or the commencement of such action and raise the defense that the Depositor has agreed in writing not to take such action and should be estopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as counsel for the Property Trustee or the Trust may assert. The provisions of this
Section 10.09 shall survive the termination of this Trust Agreement.

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SECTION 10.10. CONFLICT WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT. (a) This Trust Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required or deemed to be part of this Trust Agreement and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.

(b) The Property Trustee shall be the only Trustee which is a trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.

(c) If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof which is required or deemed to be included in this Trust Agreement by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required or deemed provision shall control.

(d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Trust Agreement shall not affect the nature of the Trust Securities as equity securities representing interests in the Trust.

THE RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF A TRUST SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN BY OR ON BEHALF OF A SECURITYHOLDER, WITHOUT ANY SIGNATURE OR FURTHER MANIFESTATION OF ASSENT, SHALL CONSTITUTE THE UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE SECURITYHOLDER AND ALL OTHERS HAVING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SUCH TRUST SECURITY OF ALL THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENT OF THE TRUST, SUCH SECURITYHOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS THAT THOSE TERMS AND PROVISIONS SHALL BE BINDING, OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE AS BETWEEN THE TRUST AND SUCH SECURITYHOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS.

SECTION 10.11. COUNTERPARTS. This Trust Agreement may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page and this Trust Agreement may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages. All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature page.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.,
as Depositor

By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Property Trustee

By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
as Delaware Trustee

By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:


as Administrative Trustee


as Administrative Trustee

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EXHIBIT A

CERTIFICATE OF TRUST

OF

FPL GROUP [/2/ CAPITAL] TRUST __

This Certificate of Trust of FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __ (the "Trust"), dated _________, 200_, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustees, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C.ss.3801 et seq.) (the "Act").

1. Name. The name of the statutory trust being formed hereby is FPL Group [2 Capital] Trust __.

2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware is The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware 19711.

3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

4. Counterparts. This Certificate of Trust may be executed in one or more counterparts.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a)(1) of the Act.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(DELAWARE), not in its individual
capacity but solely as trustee

By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its
individual capacity but solely as
trustee

By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:


____________, not in his individual capacity but solely as trustee

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EXHIBIT B

THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT

Certificate Number Number of Common Trust Securities

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Certificate Evidencing Common Trust Securities of FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __

Common Trust Securities
(liquidation amount $__ per Common Trust Security)

FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that FPL Group, Inc. (the "Holder") is the registered owner of _____ common securities of the Trust representing an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust and designated the FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __ Common Trust Securities (liquidation amount $__ per Common Trust Security) (the "Common Trust Securities"). Except as permitted by Section 5.10 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below), the Common Trust Securities are not transferable and any attempted transfer hereof shall be void. The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Trust Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Common Trust Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust dated as of ___________, 200_, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Trust Agreement"), including the designation of the terms of the Common Trust Securities as set forth therein.

Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Trust Agreement. The Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust Agreement to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Trust at its principal place of business or registered office.

Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.

By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Trust Securities as evidence of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, an Administrative Trustee of the Trust has executed this certificate for and on behalf of the Trust this ___ day of ________, _____.

FPL GROUP [/2/ CAPITAL] TRUST __

By:____________________________________
not in his individual capacity, but
solely as Administrative Trustee

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EXHIBIT C

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO FPL GROUP [/2/ CAPITAL] TRUST __ OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]

Certificate Number Number of Preferred Trust Securities

P-

CUSIP NO.

Certificate Evidencing Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __

____% Preferred Trust Securities
(liquidation amount $__ per Preferred Trust Security)

FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that ____________ (the "Holder") is the registered owner of _____ preferred securities of the Trust representing an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust and designated the FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __ ___% Preferred Trust Securities (liquidation amount $__ per Preferred Trust Security) (the "Preferred Trust Securities"). The Preferred Trust Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer as provided in Section 5.04 or 5.12 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below). The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Preferred Trust Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Preferred Trust Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust dated as of __________, 200_, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Trust Agreement"), including the designation of the terms of the Preferred Trust Securities as set forth therein.

Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Trust Agreement. The holder of this certificate is entitled to the benefits of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement of FPL Group, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, dated as of ___________, 200_, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Guarantee Agreement"), to the extent provided therein. The Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust

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Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Trust at its principal place of business or registered office.

Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.

By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Preferred Trust Securities as evidence of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, an Administrative Trustee of the Trust has executed this certificate for and on behalf of the Trust this ___ day of ________, ____.

FPL GROUP [/2/ CAPITAL] TRUST __

By:____________________________________
not in his individual capacity, but
solely as Administrative Trustee

[Countersigned and] Registered:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as
Transfer Agent and Registrar

By:____________________________________
(Authorized Signature)

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Preferred Trust Security to:






(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)


(Insert address and zip code of assignee)




of the Preferred Trust Securities represented by this Certificate and irrevocably appoints




attorney to transfer such Preferred Trust Securities Certificate on the books of the Trust. The attorney may substitute another to act for him or her.

Date: ____________________________

Signature: ________________________

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Preferred Trust Securities Certificate)

Signature: ________________________

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Preferred Trust Securities Certificate)

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EXHIBIT D

AGREEMENT AS TO EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES

AGREEMENT, dated as of ___________, 200_ (this "Agreement"), by and between FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), and FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust").

WHEREAS, the Trust intends to issue its common trust securities (the "Common Trust Securities") to FPL Group and receive junior subordinated debentures ("Debentures") from FPL Group /2/ Capital Inc ("FPL Group Capital") guaranteed on a subordinated basis by FPL Group] and issue its trust preferred securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities") to the public with such powers, preferences and special rights and restrictions as are set forth in the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust dated as of ___________, 200_, by and among FPL Group, as depositor, and the Trustees named therein, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Trust Agreement");

[/1/ WHEREAS, FPL Group is the issuer of the Debentures;]

[/2/ WHEREAS, FPL Group Capital, the issuer of the Debentures, is a subsidiary of FPL Group;]

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the acceptance of the Preferred Trust Securities by each holder thereof, which acceptance FPL Group hereby agrees shall benefit FPL Group [/2/ and FPL Group Capital] and which acceptance FPL Group acknowledges will be made in reliance upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, FPL Group and the Trust hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Section 1.01. Definitions. Each capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the definition of that term in the Trust Agreement.

Section 1.02. Assumption by FPL Group. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, FPL Group hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assumes the full payment, when and as due, of any and all Obligations (as hereinafter defined) to each person or entity to whom the Trust is now or hereafter becomes indebted or liable (the "Beneficiaries"). As used herein, "Obligations" means any indebtedness, expenses or liabilities of the Trust, other than obligations of the Trust to pay to holders of any Preferred Trust Securities and Common Trust Securities the amounts due such holders pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Trust Securities, the Common Trust Securities, the Subordinated Indenture (including Article Fourteen thereunder) or the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement referenced below, as the case may be. This Agreement is intended to be for the sole benefit of, and to be enforceable by, all such Beneficiaries, whether or not such Beneficiaries have received notice hereof.

Section 1.03. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the date on which there are no Beneficiaries remaining; provided, however, that this Agreement shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any holder of

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Preferred Trust Securities or any Beneficiary must restore payment of any sums paid under the Preferred Trust Securities, under any Obligation, under the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement dated the date hereof by and between FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, or under this Agreement for any reason whatsoever. This Agreement is continuing, irrevocable, unconditional and absolute.

Section 1.04. Waiver of Notice. FPL Group hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Agreement and of any Obligation to which it applies or may apply, and FPL Group hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.

Section 1.05. No Impairment. The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of FPL Group under this Agreement shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:

(a) the extension of time for the payment by the Trust of all or any portion of the Obligations or for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with, the Obligations;

(b) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Beneficiaries to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Beneficiaries with respect to the Obligations or any action on the part of the Trust granting indulgence or extension of any kind; or

(c) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Trust or any of the assets of the Trust.

Neither the Trust nor any Beneficiary shall have any obligation to give notice to, or obtain the consent of, FPL Group with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.

Section 1.06. Enforcement. A Beneficiary may enforce this Agreement directly against FPL Group, and FPL Group waives any right or remedy to require that any action be brought against the Trust or any other person or entity before proceeding against FPL Group.

ARTICLE II

Section 2.01. Binding Effect. All of the obligations, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of FPL Group and shall inure to the benefit of the Beneficiaries and their successors and assigns.

Section 2.02. Amendment. So long as there remains any Beneficiary or any Preferred Trust Securities of any series shall be outstanding, this Agreement shall not be modified or amended in any manner adverse to such Beneficiary or to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities.

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Section 2.03. Notices. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be given in writing by delivering the same against receipt therefor by facsimile transmission (confirmed by mail) or by registered or certified mail, addressed as follows (and if so given, shall be deemed given when mailed), to wit:

FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __ c/o ______________, Administrative Trustee 700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, Florida 33408 Facsimile: (561) 694-3707

FPL Group, Inc.
700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, Florida 33408 Facsimile: (561) 694-3707

Section 2.04. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION ARE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE.

Section 2.05. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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THIS AGREEMENT AS TO EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES is executed in New York,

New York as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:

FPL GROUP [/2/ CAPITAL] TRUST __

By:____________________________________
not in his individual capacity, but
solely as Administrative Trustee

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EXHIBIT 4(ax)


FPL GROUP, INC.
ISSUER

TO

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
TRUSTEE


INDENTURE

(FOR UNSECURED SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
RELATING TO TRUST SECURITIES)

DATED AS OF _______, 20__



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

RECITAL OF THE COMPANY.........................................................1


ARTICLE One Definitions And Other Provisions Of General Application............1

     SECTION 101.  Definitions.................................................1
                   "Act,"......................................................2
                   "Additional Interest".......................................2
                   "Affiliate".................................................2
                   "Authenticating Agent"......................................2
                   "Authorized Officer"........................................2
                   "Board of Directors"........................................2
                   "Board Resolution"..........................................2
                   "Business Day,".............................................2
                   "Commission"................................................2
                   "Common Securities".........................................2
                   "Company"...................................................3
                   "Company Request" or "Company Order"........................3
                   "Corporate Trust Office"....................................3
                   "Corporation"...............................................3
                   "Defaulted Interest"........................................3
                   "Discount Security".........................................3
                   "Dollar" or "$".............................................3
                   "Eligible Obligations"......................................3
                   "Event of Default"..........................................3
                   "Exchange Act"..............................................3
                   "Governmental Authority"....................................3
                   "Government Obligations"....................................3
                   "Holder"....................................................4
                   "Indenture".................................................4
                   "Interest Payment Date,"....................................4
                   "Maturity,".................................................4
                   "Notice of Default,"........................................4
                   "Officer's Certificate".....................................4
                   "Opinion of Counsel"........................................4
                   "Outstanding,"..............................................4
                   "Paying Agent"..............................................5
                   "Periodic Offering".........................................5
                   "Person"....................................................6
                   "Place of Payment,".........................................6
                   "Predecessor Security"......................................6
                   "Preferred Securities"......................................6
                   "Redemption Date,"..........................................6
                   "Redemption Price,".........................................6
                   "Regular Record Date".......................................6
                   "Required Currency".........................................6
                   "Responsible Officer,"......................................6
                   "Securities"................................................6
                   "Securities Act"............................................6

                   "Security Register" and "Security Registrar"................6
                   "Senior Indebtedness".......................................7
                   "Special Record Date".......................................7
                   "Stated Interest Rate"......................................7
                   "Stated Maturity,"..........................................7
                   "Tranche"...................................................7
                   "Trust".....................................................7
                   "Trust Agreement"...........................................7
                   "Trust Indenture Act".......................................8
                   "Trust Securities Guarantee"................................8
                   "Trustee"...................................................8
                   "United States".............................................8
     SECTION 102.  Compliance Certificates and Opinions........................8
     SECTION 103.  Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee......................8
     SECTION 104.  Acts of Holders.............................................9
     SECTION 105.  Notices, etc. to Trustee and Company.......................11
     SECTION 106.  Notice to Holders of Securities; Waiver....................12
     SECTION 107.  Conflict with Trust Indenture Act..........................12
     SECTION 108.  Effect of Headings and Table of Contents...................12
     SECTION 109.  Successors and Assigns.....................................12
     SECTION 110.  Separability Clause........................................12
     SECTION 111.  Benefits of Indenture......................................12
     SECTION 112.  Governing Law..............................................13
     SECTION 113.  Legal Holidays.............................................13

ARTICLE Two Security Forms.................................................   13

     SECTION 201.  Forms Generally............................................13
     SECTION 202.  Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication............14

ARTICLE Three The Securities 14

     SECTION 301.  Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.......................14
     SECTION 302.  Denominations..............................................17
     SECTION 303.  Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.............17
     SECTION 304.  Temporary Securities.......................................20
     SECTION 305.  Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange........20
     SECTION 306.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities...........21
     SECTION 307.  Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.............22
     SECTION 308.  Persons Deemed Owners......................................23
     SECTION 309.  Cancellation by Security Registrar.........................23
     SECTION 310.  Computation of Interest....................................23
     SECTION 311.  Payment to Be in Proper Currency...........................23
     SECTION 312.  Extension of Interest Payment..............................24
     SECTION 313.  Additional Interest........................................24

ARTICLE Four Redemption Of Securities.........................................24

     SECTION 401.  Applicability of Article...................................24
     SECTION 402.  Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee......................24
     SECTION 403.  Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.....................25

     SECTION 404.  Notice of Redemption.......................................25
     SECTION 405.  Securities Payable on Redemption Date......................26
     SECTION 406.  Securities Redeemed in Part................................27

ARTICLE Five Sinking Funds....................................................27

     SECTION 501.  Applicability of Article...................................27
     SECTION 502.  Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with
                     Securities...............................................27
     SECTION 503.  Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund..................27

ARTICLE Six Covenants.........................................................28

     SECTION 601.  Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.................28
     SECTION 602.  Maintenance of Office or Agency............................28
     SECTION 603.  Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust..........29
     SECTION 604.  Corporate Existence........................................30
     SECTION 605.  Maintenance of Properties..................................30
     SECTION 606.  Annual Officer's Certificate as to Compliance..............30
     SECTION 607.  Waiver of Certain Covenants................................30
     SECTION 608.  Restrictions on Dividends and Debt Payments................31
     SECTION 609.  Maintenance of Trust Existence.............................32
     SECTION 610.  Rights of Holders of Preferred Securities..................32

ARTICLE Seven Satisfaction And Discharge......................................32

     SECTION 701.  Satisfaction and Discharge of Securities...................32
     SECTION 702.  Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture....................34
     SECTION 703.  Application of Trust Money.................................35

ARTICLE Eight Events Of Default; Remedies.....................................35

     SECTION 801.  Events of Default..........................................35
     SECTION 802.  Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment........ 37
     SECTION 803.  Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement
                     by Trustee...............................................38
     SECTION 804.  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim...........................38
     SECTION 805.  Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession
                     of Securities............................................39
     SECTION 806.  Application of Money Collected.............................39
     SECTION 807.  Limitation on Suits........................................39
     SECTION 808.  Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal,
                     Premium and Interest.....................................40
     SECTION 809.  Restoration of Rights and Remedies.........................40
     SECTION 810.  Rights and Remedies Cumulative.............................40
     SECTION 811.  Delay or Omission Not Waiver...............................40
     SECTION 812.  Control by Holders of Securities...........................41
     SECTION 813.  Waiver of Past Defaults....................................41
     SECTION 814.  Undertaking for Costs......................................41
     SECTION 815.  Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws....................42

ARTICLE Nine The Trustee......................................................42

     SECTION 901.  Certain Duties and Responsibilities........................42

     SECTION 902.  Notice of Defaults.........................................43
     SECTION 903.  Certain Rights of Trustee..................................43
     SECTION 904.  Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of
                     Securities...............................................44
     SECTION 905.  May Hold Securities........................................45
     SECTION 906.  Money Held in Trust........................................45
     SECTION 907.  Compensation and Reimbursement.............................45
     SECTION 908.  Disqualification; Conflicting Interests....................46
     SECTION 909.  Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility....................46
     SECTION 910.  Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor..........47
     SECTION 911.  Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.....................48
     SECTION 912.  Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession
                     to Business..............................................49
     SECTION 913.  Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company..........49
     SECTION 914.  Co-trustees and Separate Trustees..........................50
     SECTION 915.  Appointment of Authenticating Agent........................51

ARTICLE Ten Holders' Lists And Reports By Trustee and Company.................52

     SECTION 1001. Lists of Holders...........................................52
     SECTION 1002. Reports by Trustee and Company.............................53

ARTICLE Eleven Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance Or Other Transfer............53

     SECTION 1101. Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain
                     Terms....................................................53
     SECTION 1102. Successor Entity Substituted...............................53
     SECTION 1103. Limitation.................................................54

ARTICLE Twelve Supplemental Indentures........................................54

     SECTION 1201. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.........54
     SECTION 1202. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders............56
     SECTION 1203. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.......................57
     SECTION 1204. Effect of Supplemental Indentures..........................57
     SECTION 1205. Conformity With Trust Indenture Act........................57
     SECTION 1206. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.........57
     SECTION 1207. Modification Without Supplemental Indenture................58

ARTICLE Thirteen Meetings Of Holders; Action Without Meeting..................58

     SECTION 1301. Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called..................58
     SECTION 1302. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings.........................58
     SECTION 1303. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings.......................59
     SECTION 1304. Quorum; Action.............................................59
     SECTION 1305. Attendance at Meetings; Determination of Voting
                     Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meetings..............60
     SECTION 1306. Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings............60
     SECTION 1307. Action Without Meeting.....................................61

ARTICLE Fourteen Subordination Of Securities..................................61

     SECTION 1401. Securities Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness of the
                     Company..................................................61
     SECTION 1402. Payment Over of Proceeds of Securities.....................61

     SECTION 1403. Disputes with Holders of Certain Senior Indebtedness.......63
     SECTION 1404. Subrogation................................................63
     SECTION 1405. Obligation of the Company Unconditional....................63
     SECTION 1406. Priority of Senior Indebtedness Upon Maturity..............64
     SECTION 1407. Trustee as Holder of Senior Indebtedness...................64
     SECTION 1408. Notice to Trustee to Effectuate Subordination..............64
     SECTION 1409. Modification, Extension, etc. of Senior Indebtedness.......65
     SECTION 1410. Trustee Has No Fiduciary Duty to Holders of Senior
                     Indebtedness.............................................65
     SECTION 1411. Paying Agents Other Than the Trustee.......................65
     SECTION 1412. Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness Not Impaired......65
     SECTION 1413. Effect of Subordination Provisions; Termination............65

ARTICLE Fifteen Immunity Of Incorporators, Stockholders,
     Officers And Directors...................................................66

     SECTION 1501. Liability Solely Corporate.................................66


FPL GROUP, INC.

RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
AND INDENTURE, DATED AS OF ________, 20__

TRUST INDENTURE ACT SECTION INDENTURE SECTION

ss.310   (a)(1)...........................................            909
         (a)(2)...........................................            909
         (a)(3)...........................................            914(b)
         (a)(4)...........................................        Not Applicable
         (b)  ............................................            908
              ............................................            910
ss.311   (a)  ............................................            913
         (b)  ............................................            913
         (c)  ............................................            913
ss.312   (a)  ............................................           1001
         (b)  ............................................           1001
         (c)  ............................................           1001
ss.313   (a)  ............................................           1002
         (b)  ............................................           1002
         (c)  ............................................           1002
         (d)  ............................................           1002
ss.314   (a)  ............................................           1002
         (a)(4)...........................................            606
         (b)  ............................................        Not Applicable
         (c)(1)...........................................            102
         (c)(2)...........................................            102
         (c)(3)...........................................        Not Applicable
         (d)  ............................................        Not Applicable
         (e)  ............................................            102
ss.315   (a)  ............................................            901
              ............................................            903
         (b)  ............................................            902
         (c)  ............................................            901
         (d)  ............................................            901
         (e)  ............................................            814
ss.316   (a)  ............................................            812
              ............................................            813
         (a)(1)(A)........................................            802
              ............................................            812
         (a)(1)(B)........................................            813
         (a)(2)...........................................        Not Applicable
         (b)  ............................................            808
ss.317   (a)(1)...........................................            803
         (a)(2)...........................................            804
         (b)  ............................................            603
ss.318   (a)  ............................................            107

Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.


SUBORDINATED INDENTURE, dated as of _______, 20__, among FPL GROUP, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (herein called the "Company"), having its principal office at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation having its principal corporate trust office at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 8W, New York, New York 10286, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee").

RECITAL OF THE COMPANY

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the "Securities"), in an unlimited aggregate principal amount to be issued in one or more series as contemplated herein; and all acts necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been performed.

For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Article One of this Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of any series thereof, as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

SECTION 101. DEFINITIONS.

For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

(b) all terms used herein without definition which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term "generally accepted accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States at the date of such computation or, at the election of the Company from time to time, at the date of the execution and delivery of this Indenture; provided, however, that in determining generally accepted accounting principles applicable to the Company, the Company shall, to the extent required, conform to any order, rule or regulation of any administrative agency, regulatory authority or other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company;

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(d) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(e) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an "Article" or a "Section" refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture.

Certain terms, used principally in Article Nine, are defined in that Article.

"ACT," when used with respect to any Holder of a Security, has the meaning specified in Section 104.

"ADDITIONAL INTEREST" has the meaning specified in Section 313.

"AFFILIATE" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "CONTROL" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "CONTROLLING" and "CONTROLLED" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

"AUTHENTICATING AGENT" means any Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 915 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate one or more series of Securities.

"AUTHORIZED OFFICER" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any other officer or agent of the Company duly authorized by their respective Board of Directors to act in respect of matters relating to this Indenture.

"BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means either the board of directors of the Company or any committee of that board duly authorized to act in respect of matters relating to this Indenture.

"BOARD RESOLUTION" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

"BUSINESS DAY," when used with respect to a Place of Payment or any other particular location specified in the Securities or this Indenture, means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, which is not a day on which banking institutions or trust companies in such Place of Payment or other location are generally authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed, except as may be otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301.

"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the date of execution and delivery of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body, if any, performing such duties at such time.

"COMMON SECURITIES" means any common trust interests issued by a Trust or similar securities issued by permitted successors to such Trust in accordance with the Trust Agreement pertaining to such Trust.

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"COMPANY" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor Person.

"COMPANY REQUEST" OR "COMPANY ORDER" means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by an Authorized Officer and delivered to the Trustee.

"CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE" means the corporate trust office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 101 Barclay Street, 8W, New York, New York 10286.

"CORPORATION" means a corporation, association, bank, company, limited liability company, joint stock company, or statutory trust.

"DEFAULTED INTEREST" has the meaning specified in Section 307.

"DISCOUNT SECURITY" means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 802. The term "INTEREST" with respect to a Discount Security means interest, if any, borne by such Security at a Stated Interest Rate.

"DOLLAR" OR "$" means a dollar or other equivalent unit in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

"ELIGIBLE OBLIGATIONS" means:

(a) with respect to Securities denominated in Dollars, Government Obligations; or

(b) with respect to Securities denominated in a currency other than Dollars or in a composite currency, such other obligations or instruments as shall be specified with respect to such Securities, as contemplated by
Section 301.

"EVENT OF DEFAULT" has the meaning specified in Section 801.

"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.

"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means the government of the United States or of any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia or of any county, municipality or other political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any department, agency, authority or other instrumentality of any of the foregoing.

"GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS" means:

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States and entitled to the benefit of the full faith and credit thereof; and

(b) certificates, depositary receipts or other instruments which evidence a direct ownership interest in obligations described in clause (a) above or in any specific interest or principal payments due in respect

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thereof; provided, however, that the custodian of such obligations or specific interest or principal payments shall be a bank or trust company (which may include the Trustee or any Paying Agent) subject to Federal or state supervision or examination with a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000; and provided, further, that except as may be otherwise required by law, such custodian shall be obligated to pay to the holders of such certificates, depositary receipts or other instruments the full amount received by such custodian in respect of such obligations or specific payments and shall not be permitted to make any deduction therefrom.

"HOLDER" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.

"INDENTURE" means this instrument as originally executed and delivered and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures or other instruments supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental indenture or other instrument, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this Indenture and any such supplemental indenture or such other instrument, respectively. The term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.

"INTEREST PAYMENT DATE," when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.

"MATURITY," when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided in such Security or in this Indenture, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, upon call for redemption or otherwise.

"NOTICE OF DEFAULT,"means a written notice of the kind specified in
Section 801(c).

"OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer, and delivered to the Trustee.

"OPINION OF COUNSEL" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, or an employee thereof, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

"OUTSTANDING," when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

(a) Securities theretofore canceled or delivered to the Security Registrar for cancellation;

(b) Securities deemed to have been paid for all purposes of this Indenture in accordance with Section 701 (whether or not the Company's indebtedness in respect thereof shall be satisfied and discharged for any other purpose); and

(c) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it and the Company that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser or purchasers in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company;

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provided, however, that in determining whether or not the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, or the Outstanding Securities of any series or Tranche, have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder or whether or not a quorum is present at a meeting of Holders of Securities,

(x) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor (unless the Company, such Affiliate or such obligor owns all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, or all Outstanding Securities of each such series and each such Tranche, as the case may be, determined without regard to this clause (x)) shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver or upon any such determination as to the presence of a quorum, only Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded; provided, however, that Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor;

(y) the principal amount of a Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 802; and

(z) the principal amount of any Security which is denominated in a currency other than Dollars or in a composite currency that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of Dollars which could have been purchased by the principal amount (or, in the case of a Discount Security, the Dollar equivalent on the date determined as set forth below of the amount determined as provided in
(y) above) of such currency or composite currency evidenced by such Security, in each such case certified to the Trustee in an Officer's Certificate, based (i) on the average of the mean of the buying and selling spot rates quoted by three banks which are members of the New York Clearing House Association selected by the Company in effect at 11:00 A.M. (New York time) in The City of New York on the fifth Business Day preceding any such determination or (ii) if on such fifth Business Day it shall not be possible or practicable to obtain such quotations from such three banks, on such other quotations or alternative methods of determination which shall be as consistent as practicable with the method set forth in (i) above;

provided, further, that, in the case of any Security the principal of which is payable from time to time without presentment or surrender, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding at any time for all purposes of this Indenture shall be the original principal amount thereof less the aggregate amount of principal thereof theretofore paid.

"PAYING AGENT" means any Person, including the Company, authorized by the Company to pay the principal of and premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Securities on behalf of the Company.

"PERIODIC OFFERING" means an offering of Securities of a series from time to time any or all of the specific terms of which Securities, including without limitation the rate or rates of interest or formula for determining the rate or rates of interest, if any, thereon, the Stated Maturity or Maturities

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thereof and the redemption provisions, if any, with respect thereto, are to be determined by the Company or its agents upon the issuance of such Securities.

"PERSON" means a legal person, including any individual, Corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity of whatever nature.

"PLACE OF PAYMENT," when used with respect to the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, means the place or places, specified as contemplated by Section 301, at which, subject to Section 602, principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of such series or Tranche are payable.

"PREDECESSOR SECURITY" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed (to the extent lawful) to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.

"PREFERRED SECURITIES" means any preferred trust interests issued by a Trust or similar securities issued by permitted successors to such Trust in accordance with the Trust Agreement pertaining to such Trust.

"REDEMPTION DATE," when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

"REDEMPTION PRICE," when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.

"REGULAR RECORD DATE" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.

"REQUIRED CURRENCY" has the meaning specified in Section 311.

"RESPONSIBLE OFFICER," when used with respect to the Trustee, means any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any assistant secretary, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

"SECURITIES" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.

"SECURITY REGISTER" AND "SECURITY REGISTRAR" have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.

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"SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS" means all of the Company's obligations, whether presently existing or from time to time hereafter incurred, created, assumed or existing, to pay principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees and any other payment in respect of any of the following:

(a) obligations for borrowed money, including without limitation, such obligations as are evidenced by credit agreements, notes, debentures, bonds or other securities or instruments;

(b) capitalized lease obligations;

(c) all obligations of the types referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above of others which the Company has assumed, endorsed, guaranteed, contingently agreed to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes liable for, under any agreement; or

(d) all renewals, extensions or refundings of obligations of the kinds described in any of the preceding categories.

unless, in the case of any particular obligation, indebtedness, renewal, extension or refunding, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or the assumption or guarantee of the same expressly provides that such obligation, indebtedness, renewal, extension or refunding is not superior in right of payment to or is pari passu with the Securities; and provided further that trade accounts payable or long-term purchase obligations shall not be deemed to be Senior Indebtedness.

"SPECIAL RECORD DATE" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.

"STATED INTEREST RATE" means a rate (whether fixed or variable) at which an obligation by its terms is stated to bear simple interest. Any calculation or other determination to be made under this Indenture by reference to the Stated Interest Rate on a Security shall be made without regard to the effective interest cost to the Company of such Security and without regard to the Stated Interest Rate on, or the effective cost to the Company of, any other indebtedness in respect of which the Company's obligations are evidenced or secured in whole or in part by such Security.

"STATED MATURITY," when used with respect to any Security or any obligation or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date on which the principal of such obligation or such installment of principal or interest is stated in such Security to be due and payable (without regard to any provisions for redemption, prepayment, acceleration, purchase or extension).

"TRANCHE" means a group of Securities which (a) are of the same series and (b) have identical terms except as to principal amount and/or date of issuance.

"TRUST" means FPL Group Trust I, a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any other trust designated pursuant to Section 301 hereof or any permitted successor under the Trust Agreement pertaining to such Trust.

"TRUST AGREEMENT" means the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of _________, 20__, relating to FPL Group Trust I, or an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement relating to a Trust designated pursuant to Section 301 hereof, in each case, among FPL Group, Inc., as Depositor, the trustees named therein and the several holders referred to therein, as such agreement or agreements, as the case may be, may be amended from time to time.

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"TRUST INDENTURE ACT" means, as of any time, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or any successor statute, as in effect at such time.

"TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTEE" means the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement between FPL Group, Inc., as guarantor, and a guarantee trustee for the benefit of the holders of Preferred Securities issued by such Trust.

"TRUSTEE" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such with respect to one or more series of Securities pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

"UNITED STATES" means the United States of America, its Territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its political jurisdiction.

SECTION 102. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(a) a statement that each Person signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of each such Person, such Person has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such Person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

SECTION 103. FORM OF DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO TRUSTEE.

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one

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such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which such Officer's Certificate or opinion are based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

Where (i) any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, or (ii) two or more Persons are each required to make, give or execute any such application, request, consent, certificate, statement, opinion or other instrument under this Indenture, any such applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Whenever, subsequent to the receipt by the Trustee of any Board Resolution, Officer's Certificate, Opinion of Counsel or other document or instrument, a clerical, typographical or other inadvertent or unintentional error or omission shall be discovered therein, a new document or instrument may be substituted therefor in corrected form with the same force and effect as if originally filed in the corrected form and, irrespective of the date or dates of the actual execution and/or delivery thereof, such substitute document or instrument shall be deemed to have been executed and/or delivered as of the date or dates required with respect to the document or instrument for which it is substituted. Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, if any such corrective document or instrument indicates that action has been taken by or at the request of the Company which could not have been taken had the original document or instrument not contained such error or omission, the action so taken shall not be invalidated or otherwise rendered ineffective but shall be and remain in full force and effect, except to the extent that such action was a result of willful misconduct or bad faith. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Securities issued under the authority of such defective document or instrument shall nevertheless be the valid obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of this Indenture equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Securities, except as aforesaid.

SECTION 104. ACTS OF HOLDERS.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing or, alternatively, may be embodied in and evidenced by the record of Holders voting in favor thereof, either in person or by proxies duly appointed in writing, at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article Thirteen, or a combination of such instruments and any such record. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments and any such record (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments and so voting at any such meeting. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a

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writing appointing any such agent, or of the holding by any Person of a Security, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 901) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. The record of any meeting of Holders shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 1306.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof or may be proved in any other manner which the Trustee and the Company deem sufficient. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.

(c) The principal amount (except as otherwise contemplated in clause
(y) of the first proviso to the definition of Outstanding) and serial numbers of Securities held by any Person, and the date of holding the same, shall be proved by the Security Register;

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election, waiver or other Act of a Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

(e) Until such time as written instruments shall have been delivered to the Trustee with respect to the requisite percentage of principal amount of Securities for the action contemplated by such instruments, any such instrument executed and delivered by or on behalf of a Holder may be revoked with respect to any or all of such Securities by written notice by such Holder or any subsequent Holder, proven in the manner in which such instrument was proven.

(f) Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, authenticated and delivered after any Act of Holders may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any action taken by such Act of Holders. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to such action may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series or Tranche.

(g) If the Company shall solicit from Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by Company Order, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on the record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of the Outstanding Securities have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities shall be computed as of the record date. Any such Act, given as aforesaid, shall be effective whether or not the Holders which authorized or agreed or consented to such Act remain Holders after such record date

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and whether or not the Securities held by such Holders remain Outstanding after such record date.

SECTION 105. NOTICES, ETC. TO TRUSTEE AND COMPANY.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with, the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company, or the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and delivered personally to an officer or other responsible employee of the addressee, or transmitted by facsimile transmission or other direct written electronic means to such telephone number or other electronic communications address as the parties hereto shall from time to time designate, or transmitted by registered mail, charges prepaid, to the applicable address set opposite such party's name below or to such other address as such party hereto may from time to time designate:

If to the Trustee, to:

The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street, Floor 8W
New York, New York 10286

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Telephone: (212) 815-4812
Facsimile: (646) 835-8457

With a copy to:

The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. 10161 Centurion Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32256

Attention: Craig Kaye
Telephone: (904) 998-4724
Facsimile: (904) 645-1921

If to the Company, to:

FPL Group, Inc.
700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408

Attention: Treasurer
Telephone: (561) 694-4000
Facsimile: (561) 694-3707

Any communication contemplated herein shall be deemed to have been made, given, furnished and filed if personally delivered, on the date of delivery, if transmitted by facsimile transmission or other direct written electronic means, on the date of transmission, and if transmitted by registered mail, on the date of receipt.

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SECTION 106. NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF SECURITIES; WAIVER.

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given, and shall be deemed given, to Holders if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice to Holders by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.

Any notice required by this Indenture may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event otherwise to be specified therein, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

SECTION 107. CONFLICT WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT.

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof which is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture by, or is otherwise governed by, any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such other provision shall control; and if any provision hereof otherwise conflicts with the Trust Indenture Act, the Trust Indenture Act shall control.

SECTION 108. EFFECT OF HEADINGS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The Article and Section headings in this Indenture and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 109. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company and Trustee shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 110. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.

In case any provision in this Indenture or the Securities shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 111. BENEFITS OF INDENTURE.

Nothing in this Indenture or the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, their successors hereunder, the Holders and, so long as the notice described in Section 1413 hereof has not been given, the holders of Senior Indebtedness, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture, provided, however, that for so long as any Preferred Securities remain outstanding, the holders of such Preferred Securities, subject to certain limitations set forth in this

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Indenture, may enforce the Company's obligations hereunder, directly against the Company, as third party beneficiaries of this Indenture without proceeding against the Trust issuing such Preferred Securities.

SECTION 112. GOVERNING LAW.

This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles thereunder, except to the extent that the law of any other jurisdiction shall be mandatorily applicable.

SECTION 113. LEGAL HOLIDAYS.

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities other than a provision in Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, or in an indenture supplemental hereto, or in the Board Resolution or Officer's Certificate which establishes the terms of the Securities of such series or Tranche, which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section) payment of interest or principal and premium, if any, need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, except that if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect, and in the same amount, as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity, as the case may be, and, if such payment is made or duly provided for on such Business Day, no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, to such Business Day.

ARTICLE TWO

SECURITY FORMS

SECTION 201. FORMS GENERALLY.

The definitive Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form or forms thereof established in the indenture supplemental hereto establishing such series or in a Board Resolution establishing such series, or in an Officer's Certificate pursuant to such supplemental indenture or Board Resolution, in each case with such appropriate terms, insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form or forms of Securities of any series are established in a Board Resolution or in an Officer's Certificate pursuant to a Board Resolution, such Board Resolution and Officer's Certificate, if any, shall be delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Sections 301 or 1201(g), the Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons. The definitive Securities shall be produced in such manner as shall be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

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SECTION 202. FORM OF TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION.

The Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth below:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

By:____________________________________
Authorized Signatory

ARTICLE THREE

THE SECURITIES

SECTION 301. AMOUNT UNLIMITED; ISSUABLE IN SERIES.

The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited; provided, however, that all Securities shall be issued to a Trust to evidence the acquisition of Securities by a Trust with the proceeds of the issuance of Preferred Securities and Common Securities of such Trust.

The Securities may be issued in one or more series. Subject to the last paragraph of this Section, prior to the authentication and delivery of Securities of any series there shall be established by specification in a supplemental indenture or in a Board Resolution, or in an Officer's Certificate (which need not comply with Section 102) pursuant to a supplemental indenture or a Board Resolution:

(a) the title of the Securities of such series (which shall distinguish the Securities of such series from Securities of all other series);

(b) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such series pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 406 or 1206 and, except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);

(c) the Person or Persons (without specific identification) to whom interest on Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, shall be payable on any Interest Payment Date, if other than the Persons in whose names such Securities (or one or more Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;

(d) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of such series or any Tranche thereof, is payable or any formulary or other method or other means by which such date or dates shall be determined, by reference to an index or other fact or event ascertainable outside of this Indenture or otherwise (without regard to any provisions for redemption, prepayment, acceleration, purchase or extension);

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(e) the rate or rates at which the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, shall bear interest, if any (including the rate or rates at which overdue principal shall bear interest, if different from the rate or rates at which such Securities shall bear interest prior to Maturity, and, if applicable, the rate or rates at which overdue premium or interest shall bear interest, if any), or any formulary or other method or other means by which such rate or rates shall be determined, by reference to an index or other fact or event ascertainable outside of this Indenture or otherwise; the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue; the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date, if any, for the interest payable on such Securities on any Interest Payment Date; the right of the Company, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of any such extension as contemplated by Section 312; and the basis of computation of interest, if other than as provided in Section 310;

(f) the place or places at which or methods (if other than as provided elsewhere in this Indenture) by which (1) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, shall be payable, (2) registration of transfer of Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, may be effected, (3) exchanges of Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, may be effected and (4) notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, and this Indenture may be served; the Security Registrar and any Paying Agent or Agents for such series or Tranche; and if such is the case, that the principal of such Securities shall be payable without presentment or surrender thereof;

(g) the period or periods within which, or the date or dates on which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and any restrictions on such redemptions, including but not limited to a restriction on a partial redemption by the Company of the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, resulting in delisting of such Securities from any national exchange, the Nasdaq national market or such other interdealer quotation system or self-regulatory organization upon which Securities are listed or traded;

(h) the obligation or obligations, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase or repay the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, pursuant to any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which or the date or dates on which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed or purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and applicable exceptions to the requirements of Section 404 in the case of mandatory redemption or redemption or repayment at the option of the Holder;

(i) the denominations in which Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, shall be issuable if other than denominations of $25 and any integral multiple thereof;

(j) the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, shall be payable (if other than in Dollars) and the manner in which the equivalent of the principal amount thereof in Dollars is to be determined for any purpose, including for the purpose of determining the principal amount deemed to be Outstanding at any time;

(k) if the principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in a coin or currency

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other than that in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made;

(l) if the principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, are to be payable, or are to be payable at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in securities or other property, the type and amount of such securities or other property, or the formulary or other method or other means by which such amount shall be determined, and the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, any such election may be made;

(m) if the amount payable in respect of principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, may be determined with reference to an index or other fact or event ascertainable outside of this Indenture, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined to the extent not established pursuant to clause (e) of this paragraph;

(n) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 802;

(o) any Events of Default, in addition to those specified in Section 801, or any exceptions to those specified in Section 801 with respect to the Securities of such series, and any covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, in addition to those set forth in Article Six, or any exceptions to those set forth in Article Six;

(p) the terms, if any, pursuant to which the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, may be converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or any other Person;

(q) the obligations or instruments, if any, which shall be considered to be Eligible Obligations in respect of the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, denominated in a currency other than Dollars or in a composite currency, and any additional or alternative provisions for the reinstatement of the Company's indebtedness in respect of such Securities after the satisfaction and discharge thereof as provided in Sections 701 and 702 (or any exceptions to those set forth in Sections 701 and 702);

(r) if the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, are to be issued in global form, (i) any limitations on the rights of the Holder or Holders of such Securities to transfer or exchange the same or to obtain the registration of transfer thereof, (ii) any limitations on the rights of the Holder or Holders thereof to obtain certificates therefor in definitive form in lieu of global form and (iii) any and all other matters incidental to such Securities;

(s) if the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, are to be issuable as bearer securities, any and all matters incidental thereto which are not specifically addressed in a supplemental indenture as contemplated by clause (g) of Section 1201;

(t) to the extent not established pursuant to clause (r) of this paragraph, any limitations on the rights of the Holders of the Securities of such Series, or any Tranche thereof, to transfer or exchange such Securities or to obtain the registration of transfer thereof; and if a service charge will be made for the registration of transfer or exchange of Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, the amount or terms thereof;

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(u) any exceptions to Section 113, or variation in the definition of Business Day, with respect to the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof;

(v) any collateral security, assurance or guarantee for the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof;

(w) the designation of the Trust to which Securities of such series are to be issued;

(x) the terms, if any, relating to any Additional Interest that may limit or restrict payments of Additional Interest; and

(y) any other terms of the Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture.

With respect to Securities of a series subject to a Periodic Offering, the indenture supplemental hereto or the Board Resolution which establishes such series, or the Officer's Certificate pursuant to such supplemental indenture or Board Resolution, as the case may be, may provide general terms or parameters for Securities of such series and provide either that the specific terms of Securities of such series, or any Tranche thereof, shall be specified in a Company Order or that such terms shall be determined by the Company or its agents in accordance with procedures specified in a Company Order as contemplated by clause (b) of Section 303.

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical, except as to principal amount and date of issue and except as may be set forth in the terms of such series as contemplated above. The Securities of each series shall be subordinated in right of payment to Senior Indebtedness as provided in Article Fourteen.

Unless otherwise provided with respect to a series of Securities as contemplated in Section 301(b), the aggregate principal amount of a series of Securities may be increased and additional Securities of such series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect to such series as increased.

SECTION 302. DENOMINATIONS.

Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, or any Tranche thereof, the Securities of each series shall be issuable in denominations of $25 and any integral multiple thereof.

SECTION 303. EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION, DELIVERY AND DATING.

Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, or any Tranche thereof, the Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by an Authorized Officer and may have the corporate seal of the Company affixed thereto or reproduced thereon and attested by any other Authorized Officer. The signature of any or all of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at the time of execution Authorized Officers shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.

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The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Securities of a series, for original issue, at one time or from time to time in accordance with the Company Order referred to below, upon receipt by the Trustee of:

(a) the instrument or instruments establishing the form or forms and terms of the Securities of such series, as provided in Sections 201 and 301;

(b) a Company Order requesting the authentication and delivery of such Securities and to the extent that the terms of such Securities shall not have been established in an indenture supplemental hereto or in a Board Resolution, or in an Officer's Certificate pursuant to a supplemental indenture or Board Resolution, all as contemplated by Sections 201 and 301, either (i) establishing such terms or (ii) in the case of Securities of a series subject to a Periodic Offering, specifying procedures, acceptable to the Trustee, by which such terms are to be established (which procedures may provide, to the extent acceptable to the Trustee, for authentication and delivery pursuant to oral or electronic instructions from the Company or any agent or agents thereof, which oral instructions are to be promptly confirmed electronically or in writing), in either case in accordance with the instrument or instruments delivered pursuant to clause (a) above;

(c) the Securities of such series, each executed on behalf of the Company by an Authorized Officer;

(d) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that:

(i) (A) the form or forms of such Securities have been duly authorized by the Company, and (B) the form or forms of the Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

(ii) (A) the terms of such Securities have been duly authorized by the Company, and (B) the terms of the Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and

(iii) such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued and delivered by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will have been duly issued under this Indenture and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits provided by this Indenture, and enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject, as to enforcement, to laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights, including, without limitation, bankruptcy and insolvency laws and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

provided, however, that, with respect to Securities of a series subject to a Periodic Offering, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive such Opinion of Counsel only once at or prior to the time of the first authentication and delivery of Securities of such series, and that in lieu of the opinions described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above such Opinion of Counsel may, alternatively, state, respectively,

(x) that, when the terms of such Securities shall have been established pursuant to a Company Order or Orders, or pursuant to such procedures (acceptable to the Trustee) as may be specified from time to time by a Company Order or Orders, all as contemplated by and in accordance with the instrument or instruments delivered pursuant to clause (a) above, such terms will have been duly authorized by the

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Company, and will have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and

(y) that such Securities when (1) executed by the Company, (2) authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in accordance with this Indenture, (3) issued and delivered by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel and (4) in the case of Securities, paid for, all as contemplated by and in accordance with the aforesaid Company Order or Orders or specified procedures referred to in paragraph (x) above, as the case may be, will have been duly issued under this Indenture and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture, and enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject, as to enforcement, to laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights, including, without limitation, bankruptcy and insolvency laws and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

With respect to Securities of a series subject to a Periodic Offering, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the authorization by the Company of any of such Securities, the forms and terms thereof and the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof, upon the Opinion of Counsel and other documents delivered pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 and this Section, as applicable, at or prior to the time of the first authentication of Securities of such series, unless and until such opinion or other documents have been superseded or revoked or expire by their terms. In connection with the authentication and delivery of Securities of a series pursuant to a Periodic Offering, the Trustee shall be entitled to assume that the Company's instructions to authenticate and deliver such Securities do not violate any applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company.

If the forms or terms of the Securities of any series have been established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or an Officer's Certificate as permitted by Sections 201 or 301, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issuance of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will materially or adversely affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, or any Tranche thereof, each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, or any Tranche thereof, no Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent by manual signature of an authorized officer hereof, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder to the Company, or any Person acting on its behalf, but shall never have been issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Security Registrar for cancellation as provided in Section 309 together with a written statement (which need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel) stating that such Security has never been issued and sold by the Company, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits hereof.

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SECTION 304. TEMPORARY SECURITIES.

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities; provided, however, that temporary Securities need not recite specific redemption, sinking fund, conversion or exchange provisions.

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, after the preparation of definitive Securities of such series or Tranche, the temporary Securities of such series or Tranche shall be exchangeable, without charge to the Holder thereof, for definitive Securities of such series or Tranche upon surrender of such temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 602 in a Place of Payment for such Securities. Upon such surrender of temporary Securities, the Company shall, except as aforesaid, execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor definitive Securities of the same series and Tranche, of authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

Until exchanged in full as hereinabove provided, temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of the same series and Tranche and of like tenor authenticated and delivered hereunder.

SECTION 305. REGISTRATION, REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.

The Company shall cause to be kept in each office designated pursuant to Section 602, with respect to the Securities of each series or any Tranche thereof, a register (all registers kept in accordance with this Section being collectively referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities of such series or Tranche and the registration of transfer thereof. The Company shall designate one Person to maintain the Security Register for the Securities of each series on a consolidated basis, and such Person is referred to herein, with respect to such series, as the "Security Registrar." Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may designate one or more of its offices or an office of any Affiliate as an office in which a register with respect to the Securities of one or more series, or any Tranche or Tranches thereof, shall be maintained, and the Company may designate itself or any Affiliate as the Security Registrar with respect to one or more of such series. The Security Register shall be open for inspection by the Trustee and the Company at all reasonable times.

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of such series or Tranche at the office or agency of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 602 in a Place of Payment for such series or Tranche, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series and Tranche, of authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, any Security of such series or Tranche may be exchanged at the option of the Holder, for one or more new Securities of the same series and Tranche, of authorized denominations

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and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at any such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

All Securities delivered upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be valid obligations of the Company evidencing the same obligation, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar) be duly endorsed or shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar, as the case may be, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, no service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 406 or 1206 not involving any transfer.

The Company shall not be required to execute or to provide for the registration of transfer of or the exchange of (a) Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, during a period of 15 days immediately preceding the date notice is to be given identifying the serial numbers of the Securities of such series or Tranche called for redemption or (b) any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

SECTION 306. MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST AND STOLEN SECURITIES.

If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and Tranche, and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (a) evidence to their satisfaction of the ownership of and the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (b) such security or indemnity as may be reasonably required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security is held by a Person purporting to be the owner of such Security, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and Tranche, and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.

Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other

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governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) in connection therewith.

Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone other than the Holder of such new Security, and any such new Security shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of such series duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

SECTION 307. PAYMENT OF INTEREST; INTEREST RIGHTS PRESERVED.

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.

Subject to Section 312, any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the related Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (a) or (b) below:

(a) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a date (herein called a "Special Record Date") for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall promptly cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such series at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date.

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(b) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Section 305, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

SECTION 308. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.

Prior to the due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if any, and (subject to Sections 305 and 307) interest, if any, on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

SECTION 309. CANCELLATION BY SECURITY REGISTRAR.

All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Security Registrar, be delivered to the Security Registrar and, if not theretofore canceled, shall be promptly canceled by the Security Registrar. The Company may at any time deliver to the Security Registrar for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever or which the Company shall not have issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Security Registrar. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Securities held by the Security Registrar shall be disposed of in accordance with the customary procedures of the Security Registrar as at the time of disposition shall be in effect, and the Security Registrar shall promptly deliver a certificate of disposition to the Trustee and the Company unless, by a Company Order delivered to the Security Registrar and the Trustee, the Company shall direct that canceled Securities be returned to it. The Security Registrar shall promptly deliver evidence of any cancellation of a Security in accordance with this Section 309 to the Trustee and the Company.

SECTION 310. COMPUTATION OF INTEREST.

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and for any period shorter than a full calendar month, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed during such period.

SECTION 311. PAYMENT TO BE IN PROPER CURRENCY.

In the case of the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, denominated in any currency other than Dollars or in a composite currency (the "Required Currency"), except as otherwise specified with respect to such Securities as contemplated by Section 301, the obligation of the Company to make

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any payment of the principal thereof, or the premium, if any, or interest, if any, thereon, shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender by the Company, or recovery by the Trustee, in any currency other than the Required Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the Trustee timely holding the full amount of the Required Currency then due and payable. If any such tender or recovery is in a currency other than the Required Currency, the Trustee may take such actions as it considers appropriate to exchange such currency for the Required Currency. The costs and risks of any such exchange, including without limitation the risks of delay and exchange rate fluctuation, shall be borne by the Company, the Company shall remain fully liable for any shortfall or delinquency in the full amount of Required Currency then due and payable, and in no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable therefor except in the case of its negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 312. EXTENSION OF INTEREST PAYMENT.

The Company shall have the right at any time, so long as no Event of Default hereunder has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, to extend interest payment periods from time to time on all Securities of such series, if so specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to such Securities and upon such terms as may be specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to such Securities.

SECTION 313. ADDITIONAL INTEREST.

So long as any Preferred Securities remain outstanding, if the Trust which issued such Preferred Securities shall be required to pay, with respect to its income derived from the interest payments on the Securities of any series, any amounts for or on account of any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed by the United States, or any other taxing authority, then, in any such case, the Company will pay as interest on such series such additional interest ("Additional Interest") as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received and retained by such Trust after the payment of such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges shall result in such Trust's having such funds as it would have had in the absence of any such payments.

Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of interest on the Securities, such mention shall be deemed to include the payment of Additional Interest to the extent that, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable in respect thereof.

ARTICLE FOUR

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

SECTION 401. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE.

Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series or Tranche) in accordance with this Article.

SECTION 402. ELECTION TO REDEEM; NOTICE TO TRUSTEE.

The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or an Officer's Certificate. The Company shall, at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee and in the case of Securities of a series held by a Trust, the Property Trustee under the related Trust Agreement, in writing of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities (a) prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this

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Indenture or (b) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officer's Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition.

SECTION 403. SELECTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED.

If less than all the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee from the Outstanding Securities of such series or Tranche not previously called for redemption, by such method as shall be provided for any particular series or Tranche, or, in the absence of any such provision, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may, in any case, provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such series or Tranche or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities of such series or Tranche of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such series or Tranche; provided, however, that if, as indicated in an Officer's Certificate, the Company shall have offered to purchase all or any principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding of any series, or any Tranche thereof, and less than all of such Securities as to which such offer was made shall have been tendered to the Company for such purchase, the Trustee, if so directed by Company Order, shall select for redemption all or any principal amount of such Securities which have not been so tendered.

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company and the Security Registrar in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected to be redeemed in part, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.

SECTION 404. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.

Notice of redemption shall be given in the manner provided in Section 106 to the Holders of the Securities to be redeemed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date.

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, all notices of redemption shall state:

(a) the Redemption Date,

(b) the Redemption Price, or the formula pursuant to which the Redemption Price is to be determined if the Redemption Price cannot be determined at the time the notice is given,

(c) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series or Tranche are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Securities to be redeemed and the portion of the principal amount of any Security to be redeemed in part,

(d) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date,

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(e) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest, if any, unless it shall have been specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to such Securities that such surrender shall not be required,

(f) that the redemption is for a sinking or other fund, if such is the case,

(g) the CUSIP numbers, if any, assigned to such Securities; provided however, that such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of CUSIP numbers, and the redemption of such Securities shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers, and

(h) such other matters as the Company shall deem desirable or appropriate.

Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities in accordance with Section 301, with respect to any notice of redemption of Securities at the election of the Company, unless, upon the giving of such notice, such Securities shall be deemed to have been paid in accordance with
Section 701, such notice may state that such redemption shall be conditional upon the receipt by the Paying Agent or Agents for such Securities, on or prior to the date fixed for such redemption, of money sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities and that if such money shall not have been so received such notice shall be of no force or effect and the Company shall not be required to redeem such Securities. In the event that such notice of redemption contains such a condition and such money is not so received, the redemption shall not be made and within a reasonable time thereafter notice shall be given, in the manner in which the notice of redemption was given, that such money was not so received and such redemption was not required to be made, and the Paying Agent or Agents for the Securities otherwise to have been redeemed shall promptly return to the Holders thereof any of such Securities which had been surrendered for payment upon such redemption.

Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company, and any notice of non-satisfaction of a condition for redemption as aforesaid, shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company. Notice of mandatory redemption of Securities shall be given by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.

SECTION 405. SECURITIES PAYABLE ON REDEMPTION DATE.

Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, and the conditions, if any, set forth in such notice having been satisfied, the Securities or portions thereof so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless, in the case of an unconditional notice of redemption, the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest, if any) such Securities or portions thereof, if interest-bearing, shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with such notice, such Security or portion thereof shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that no such surrender shall be a condition to such payment if so specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to such Security; and provided, further, that except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to such Security, any installment of interest on any Security the Stated Maturity of which installment is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holder of such Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the related Regular Record Date according to the terms of such Security and subject to the provisions of Section 307.

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SECTION 406. SECURITIES REDEEMED IN PART.

Upon the surrender of any Security which is to be redeemed only in part at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and Tranche, of any authorized denomination requested by such Holder and of like tenor and in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.

ARTICLE FIVE

SINKING FUNDS

SECTION 501. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE.

The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series or Tranche.

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment". If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 502. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of the series or Tranche in respect of which it was made as provided for by the terms of such Securities.

SECTION 502. SATISFACTION OF SINKING FUND PAYMENTS WITH SECURITIES.

The Company (a) may deliver to the Trustee Outstanding Securities (other than any previously called for redemption) of a series or Tranche in respect of which a mandatory sinking fund payment is to be made and (b) may apply as a credit Securities of such series or Tranche which have been (i) redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities or (ii) repurchased by the Company in the open market, by tender offer or otherwise, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of such mandatory sinking fund payment; provided, however, that no Securities shall be applied in satisfaction of a mandatory sinking fund payment if such Securities shall have been previously so applied. Securities so applied shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such mandatory sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

SECTION 503. REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES FOR SINKING FUND.

Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate specifying:

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(a) the amount of the next succeeding mandatory sinking fund payment for such series or Tranche;

(b) the amount, if any, of the optional sinking fund payment to be made together with such mandatory sinking fund payment;

(c) the aggregate sinking fund payment;

(d) the portion, if any, of such aggregate sinking fund payment which is to be satisfied by the payment of cash; and

(e) the portion, if any, of such aggregate sinking fund payment which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of such series or Tranche pursuant to Section 502 and stating the basis for such credit and that such Securities have not previously been so credited, and the Company shall also deliver to the Trustee not later than 45 days prior to such sinking fund payment date, any Securities to be so delivered.

If the Company shall not deliver such Officer's Certificate, the next succeeding sinking fund payment for such series or Tranche shall be made entirely in cash in the amount of the mandatory sinking fund payment. Not less than 40 days before each such sinking fund payment date, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 403 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in
Section 404. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 405 and 406.

ARTICLE SIX

COVENANTS

SECTION 601. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST.

The Company shall pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any (including Additional Interest), on the Securities of each series in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this Indenture.

SECTION 602. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.

The Company shall maintain in each Place of Payment for the Securities of each series, or any Tranche thereof, an office or agency where payment of such Securities shall be made or such Securities shall be surrendered for payment, where the registration of transfer or exchange of such Securities may be effected and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of such Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of each such office or agency and prompt notice to the Holders of any such change in the manner specified in Section 106. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency in respect of Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, payment of such Securities may be made, registration of transfer or exchange thereof may be effected and notices and demands in respect thereof may be served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent for all such purposes in any such event.

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The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies with respect to the Securities of one or more series, or any Tranche thereof, for any or all of the foregoing purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of such series or Tranche, no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes in each Place of Payment for such Securities in accordance with the requirements set forth above. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee, and prompt notice to the Holders in the manner specified in Section 106, of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any office or agency required by this Section may be maintained at an office of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, in which event the Company or such Affiliate, as the case may be, shall perform all functions to be performed at such office or agency.

SECTION 603. MONEY FOR SECURITIES PAYMENTS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.

If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on any of such Securities, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and premium, if any, or interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any failure by the Company (or any other obligor on such Securities) to make any payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on such Securities.

Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities, deposit with such Paying Agents sums sufficient (without duplication) to pay the principal and premium or interest so becoming due, such sums to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any failure by it so to act.

The Company shall cause each Paying Agent for the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, other than the Company or the Trustee, to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall:

(a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest, if any, on such Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;

(b) give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or any other obligor upon such Securities) to make any payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on such Securities; and

(c) at any time during the continuance of any such failure, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent and furnish to the Trustee such information as it possesses regarding the names and addresses of the Persons entitled to such sums.

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The Company may at any time pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent and, if so stated in a Company Order delivered to the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of Article Seven; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal and premium, if any, or interest, if any, has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust; and, upon such payment or discharge, the Holder of such Security shall, as an unsecured general creditor and not as a Holder of an Outstanding Security, look only to the Company for payment of the amount so due and payable and remaining unpaid, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such payment to the Company, may at the expense of the Company cause to be mailed, on one occasion only, notice to such Holder that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be paid to the Company.

SECTION 604. CORPORATE EXISTENCE.

Subject to the rights of the Company under Article Eleven, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.

SECTION 605. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES.

The Company shall cause (or, with respect to property owned in common with others, make reasonable effort to cause) all its properties used or useful in the conduct of its business to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and shall cause (or, with respect to property owned in common with others, make reasonable effort to cause) to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as, in the judgment of the Company, may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the Company from discontinuing, or causing the discontinuance of, the operation and maintenance of any of its properties if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of its business.

SECTION 606. ANNUAL OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE AS TO COMPLIANCE.

Not later than April 1 in each year, commencing April 1, ____, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate which need not comply with Section 102, executed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, as to such officer's knowledge of the Company's compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture, such compliance to be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice under this Indenture.

SECTION 607. WAIVER OF CERTAIN COVENANTS.

The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in (a) Sections 602, 608, 609 or any

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additional covenant or restriction specified with respect to the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, as contemplated by Section 301 or by clause
(b) of Section 1201 if before the time for such compliance the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series and Tranches with respect to which compliance with Section 602, 608, 609 or such additional covenant or restriction is to be omitted, considered as one class, shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition and (b) Section 604, 605 or Article Eleven if before the time for such compliance the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities Outstanding under this Indenture shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition; but, in the case of (a) or (b), no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however, so long as a Trust holds Securities of any series, such Trust may not waive compliance or waive any default in compliance by the Company with any covenant or other term contained in this Indenture or the Securities of such series without the approval of the holders of a majority (or such greater percentage as shall be required by the Trust Agreement pertaining to such Trust) in aggregate liquidation preference of the outstanding Preferred Securities issued by such Trust affected, obtained as provided in the Trust Agreement pertaining to such Trust.

SECTION 608. RESTRICTIONS ON DIVIDENDS AND DEBT PAYMENTS.

So long as any Preferred Securities of any series remain outstanding, if at such time (a) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default (whether before or after expiration of any period of grace) resulting from a payment default hereunder or (b) the Company shall have elected to extend any interest payment period as provided in Section 312, and any such period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, then the Company shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on its capital stock, (ii) redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of its capital stock, (iii) pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment to the Securities, or (iv) make any payments with respect to any guarantee of debt securities if such guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Securities.

The foregoing provisions do not prevent or restrict the Company from making: (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 interest payment period is extended requiring it to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock, (2) any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described in clauses (i) and (ii) above as a result of a reclassification of its capital stock, or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of its capital stock for another class or series of its capital stock, (3) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of its capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts, (4) dividends or distributions paid or made in its capital stock (or rights to acquire its capital stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of capital stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of capital stock (or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its capital stock and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts),
(5) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the future, (6) payments under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of junior subordinated debentures executed and delivered by the Company concurrently with the issuance by a trust of any preferred trust securities, so

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long as the amount of payments made on any preferred trust securities or junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred trust securities or junior 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is then entitled if paid in full.

SECTION 609. MAINTENANCE OF TRUST EXISTENCE.

So long as Preferred Securities of any series remain outstanding, the Company shall (i) maintain direct or indirect ownership of all interests in the Trust which issued such Preferred Securities, other than such Preferred Securities, (ii) not voluntarily (to the extent permitted by law) dissolve, liquidate or wind up such Trust, except in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of such Trust, (iii) remain the sole Depositor under the Trust Agreement (the "Depositor") of such Trust and timely perform in all material respects all of its duties as Depositor of such Trust, and (iv) use reasonable efforts to cause such Trust to remain a statutory trust and otherwise continue to be treated as a grantor trust for Federal income tax purposes, provided that any permitted successor to the Company under this Indenture may succeed to the Company as Depositor of such Trust; and provided further that the Company may permit such Trust to consolidate or merge with or into another statutory or business trust or other permitted successor under the Trust Agreement pertaining to such Trust so long as the Company (or such permitted successor) agrees to comply with this
Section 609 with respect to such successor statutory or business trust or other permitted successor.

SECTION 610. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES.

The Company agrees that, for so long as any Preferred Securities remain outstanding, its obligations under this Indenture will also be for the benefit of the holders from time to time of Preferred Securities, and the Company acknowledges and agrees that such holders will be entitled to enforce this Indenture, as third party beneficiaries, directly against the Company to the same extent as if such holders of Preferred Securities held a principal amount of Securities equal to the stated liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities held by such holders.

ARTICLE SEVEN

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 701. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF SECURITIES.

Any Security or Securities, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, shall be deemed to have been paid for all purposes of this Indenture, and the entire indebtedness of the Company in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been satisfied and discharged, if there shall have been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company), in trust:

(a) money in an amount which shall be sufficient, or

(b) in the case of a deposit made prior to the Maturity of such Securities or portions thereof, Eligible Obligations, which shall not contain provisions permitting the redemption or other prepayment thereof at the option of the issuer thereof, the principal of and the interest on which when due, without any regard to reinvestment thereof, will provide moneys which, together with the money, if any, deposited with or held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, shall be sufficient, or

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(c) a combination of (a) or (b) which shall be sufficient,

to pay when due the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including any Additional Interest), if any, due and to become due on such Securities or portions thereof on or prior to Maturity; provided, however, that in the case of the provision for payment or redemption of less than all the Securities of any series or Tranche, such Securities or portions thereof shall have been selected by the Trustee as provided herein and, in the case of a redemption, the notice requisite to the validity of such redemption shall have been given or irrevocable authority shall have been given by the Company to the Trustee to give such notice, under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee; and provided, further, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee and such Paying Agent:

(x) if such deposit shall have been made prior to the Maturity of such Securities, a Company Order stating that the money and Eligible Obligations deposited in accordance with this Section shall be held in trust, as provided in Section 703;

(y) if Eligible Obligations shall have been deposited, an Opinion of Counsel that the obligations so deposited constitute Eligible Obligations and do not contain provisions permitting the redemption or other prepayment at the option of the issuer thereof, and an opinion of an independent public accountant of nationally recognized standing, selected by the Company, to the effect that the requirements set forth in clause (b) above have been satisfied; and

(z) if such deposit shall have been made prior to the Maturity of such Securities, an Officer's Certificate stating the Company's intention that, upon delivery of such Officer's Certificate, its indebtedness in respect of such Securities or portions thereof will have been satisfied and discharged as contemplated in this Section.

Upon the deposit of money or Eligible Obligations, or both, in accordance with this Section, together with the documents required by clauses
(x), (y) and (z) above, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Request, acknowledge in writing that the Security or Securities or portions thereof with respect to which such deposit was made are deemed to have been paid for all purposes of this Indenture and that the entire indebtedness of the Company in respect thereof has been satisfied and discharged as contemplated in this Section. In the event that all of the conditions set forth in the preceding paragraph shall have been satisfied in respect of any Securities or portions thereof except that, for any reason, the Officer's Certificate specified in clause (z) (if otherwise required) shall not have been delivered, such Securities or portions thereof shall nevertheless be deemed to have been paid for all purposes of this Indenture, and the Holders of such Securities or portions thereof shall nevertheless be no longer entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or of any of the covenants of the Company under Article Six (except the covenants contained in Sections 602 and 603) or any other covenants made in respect of such Securities or portions thereof as contemplated by
Section 301 or Section 1201(b), but the indebtedness of the Company in respect of such Securities or portions thereof shall not be deemed to have been satisfied and discharged prior to Maturity for any other purpose, and the Holders of such Securities or portions thereof shall continue to be entitled to look to the Company for payment of the indebtedness represented thereby; and, upon Company Request, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing that such Securities or portions thereof are deemed to have been paid for all purposes of this Indenture.

If payment at Stated Maturity of less than all of the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, is to be provided for in the manner and with the effect provided in this Section, the Trustee shall select such Securities, or portions of principal amount thereof, in the manner specified by Section 403 for selection for redemption of less than all the Securities of a series or Tranche.

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In the event that Securities which shall be deemed to have been paid for purposes of this Indenture, and, if such is the case, the Company's indebtedness in respect thereof shall have been satisfied and discharged, all as provided in this Section do not mature and are not to be redeemed within the 60 day period commencing with the date of the deposit of moneys or Eligible Obligations, as aforesaid, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, give a notice, in the same manner as a notice of redemption with respect to such Securities, to the Holders of such Securities to the effect that such deposit has been made and the effect thereof.

Notwithstanding that any Securities shall be deemed to have been paid for purposes of this Indenture, as aforesaid, the obligations of the Company and the Trustee in respect of such Securities under Sections 304, 305, 306, 403, 404, 406, 503 (as to notice of redemption), 602, 603, 907, 909, 910 and 915 and this Article Seven shall survive.

The Company shall pay, and shall indemnify the Trustee or any Paying Agent with which Eligible Obligations shall have been deposited as provided in this Section against, any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against such Eligible Obligations or the principal or interest received in respect of such Eligible Obligations, including, but not limited to, any such tax payable by any entity deemed, for tax purposes, to have been created as a result of such deposit.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) if, at any time after a Security would be deemed to have been paid for purposes of this Indenture, and, if such is the case, the Company's indebtedness in respect thereof would be deemed to have been satisfied or discharged, pursuant to this
Section (without regard to the provisions of this paragraph), the Trustee or any Paying Agent, as the case may be, (i) shall be required to return the money or Eligible Obligations, or combination thereof, deposited with it as aforesaid to the Company or its representative under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or (ii) are unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, such Security shall thereupon be deemed retroactively not to have been paid and any satisfaction and discharge of the Company's indebtedness in respect thereof shall retroactively be deemed not to have been effected, and such Security shall be deemed to remain Outstanding and (b) any satisfaction and discharge of the Company's indebtedness in respect of any Security shall be subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 603.

SECTION 702. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE.

This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect (except as hereinafter expressly provided), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when

(a) no Securities remain Outstanding hereunder; and

(b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company;

provided, however, that if, in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 701, any Security, previously deemed to have been paid for purposes of this Indenture, shall be deemed retroactively not to have been so paid, this Indenture shall thereupon be deemed retroactively not to have been satisfied and discharged, as aforesaid, and to remain in full force and effect, and the Company shall execute and deliver such instruments as the Trustee shall reasonably request to evidence and acknowledge the same.

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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as aforesaid, the obligations of the Company and the Trustee under Sections 304, 305, 306, 403, 404, 406, 503 (as to notice of redemption), 602, 603, 907, 909, 910 and 915 and this Article Seven shall survive.

Upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as provided in this Section, the Trustee shall assign, transfer and turn over to the Company or to the order of the Company, subject to the lien provided by Section 907, any and all money, securities and other property then held by the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities other than money and Eligible Obligations held by the Trustee pursuant to Section 703 and shall execute and deliver to the Company such instruments as, in the judgment of the Company, shall be necessary, desirable or appropriate to effect or evidence the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

SECTION 703. APPLICATION OF TRUST MONEY.

Neither the Eligible Obligations nor the money deposited pursuant to
Section 701, nor the principal or interest payments on any such Eligible Obligations, shall be withdrawn or used for any purpose other than, and such Eligible Obligations and money deposited and the principal and interest payments on any such Eligible Obligations shall be held in trust for, the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities or portions of principal amount thereof in respect of which such deposit was made, all subject, however, to the provisions of Section 603; provided, however, that, so long as there shall not have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default, any cash received from such principal or interest payments on such Eligible Obligations, if not then needed for such purpose, shall, to the extent practicable, be invested in Eligible Obligations of the type described in clause
(b) in the first paragraph of Section 701 maturing at such times and in such amounts as shall be sufficient, together with any other moneys and the proceeds of any other Eligible Obligations then held by the Trustee, to pay when due the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, due and to become due on such Securities or portions thereof on and prior to the Maturity thereof, and interest earned from such reinvestment shall be paid over to the Company or to the order of the Company as received, free and clear of any trust, lien or pledge under this Indenture except the lien provided by Section 907; and provided, further, that, so long as there shall not have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default, any moneys held in accordance with this Section on the Maturity of all such Securities in excess of the amount required to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, then due on such Securities shall be paid over to the Company or to the order of the Company free and clear of any trust, lien or pledge under this Indenture except the lien provided by Section 907; and provided, further, that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, moneys to be paid over to the Company or to the order of the Company pursuant to this Section shall be held until such Event of Default shall have been waived or cured.

ARTICLE EIGHT

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

SECTION 801. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

"Event of Default," wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events, subject to such additions and exceptions as may be provided pursuant to Section 301:

(a) failure to pay interest, including any Additional Interest, if any, on any Security of such series within 30 days after the same becomes due and payable (whether or not payment is prohibited by the subordination

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provisions of Article Fourteen hereof); provided, however, that a valid extension of the interest payment period by the Company as contemplated in
Section 312 of this Indenture shall not constitute a default in the payment of interest for this purpose; or

(b) failure to pay the principal of or premium, if any, on any Security of such series when it becomes due and payable (whether or not payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions of Article Fourteen hereof); or

(c) failure to perform, or breach of, any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in the performance of which or breach of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more series of Securities other than such series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder, unless the Trustee, or the Trustee and the Holders of a principal amount of Securities of such series not less than the principal amount of Securities the Holders of which gave such notice, as the case may be, shall agree in writing to an extension of such period prior to its expiration; provided, however, that the Trustee, or the Trustee and the Holders of such principal amount of Securities of such series, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have agreed to an extension of such period if corrective action is initiated by the Company within such period and is being diligently pursued in good faith; or

(d) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (1) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (2) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition by one or more Persons other than the Company seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official for the Company or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order shall have remained unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

(e) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by the Company to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in a case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against the Company, or the filing by the Company of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by the Company to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the Company in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the authorization of such action by the Board of Directors; or

(f) any other Event of Default specified with respect to Securities of such series.

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SECTION 802. ACCELERATION OF MATURITY; RESCISSION AND ANNULMENT.

If an Event of Default applicable to the Securities of one or more series, but not applicable to all Outstanding Securities, shall have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 33% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each such series may then declare the principal amount of all Securities of such series (or, if any of the Securities of such series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified in the terms thereof as contemplated by Section 301) and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately (provided that the payment of principal and interest on such Securities shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in this Indenture), by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such declaration of acceleration, such principal amount (or specified amount) and interest accrued thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default applicable to all Outstanding Securities shall have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 33% in principal amount of all Securities then Outstanding (considered as one class), and not the Holders of the Securities of any one of such series, may declare the principal of all Securities (or, if any of the Securities of such series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified in the terms thereof as contemplated by Section 301) and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately (provided that the payment of principal and interest on such Securities shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in this Indenture), by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such declaration of acceleration, such principal amount (or specified amount) and interest accrued thereon shall become immediately due and payable.

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series shall have been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due shall have been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Event or Events of Default giving rise to such declaration of acceleration shall, without further act, be deemed to have been waived, and such declaration and its consequences shall, without further act, be deemed to have been rescinded and annulled, if

(a) the Company shall have paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay

(1) all overdue interest (including Additional Interest), if any, on all Securities of such series then Outstanding;

(2) the principal of and premium, if any, on any Securities of such series then Outstanding which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities;

(3) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities;

(4) all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 907;

and

(b) if, after application of money paid or deposited in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 802, Securities of such series would remain Outstanding, any other Event or Events of Default with respect to

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Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of such series which shall have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, shall have been cured or waived as provided in
Section 813.

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 803. COLLECTION OF INDEBTEDNESS AND SUITS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY TRUSTEE.

If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 801 shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of the series with respect to which such Event of Default shall have occurred, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and premium, if any, and interest, if any, and, to the extent permitted by law, interest on premium, if any, and on any overdue principal and interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under
Section 907. Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, the rate or rates at which Securities shall bear interest on overdue principal, premium, interest and Additional Interest, if any, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, the same rate or rates at which such Securities shall bear interest prior to Maturity.

If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

SECTION 804. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for amounts due to the Trustee under Section 907) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

(b) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amounts due it under Section 907.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

SECTION 805. TRUSTEE MAY ENFORCE CLAIMS WITHOUT POSSESSION OF SECURITIES.

All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

SECTION 806. APPLICATION OF MONEY COLLECTED.

Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or premium, if any, or interest, if any, upon presentation of the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money shall have been collected and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 907;

SECOND: Subject to the provisions of Articles Fourteen, the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Securities for principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest), if any, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, respectively; and

THIRD: To the Company.

SECTION 807. LIMITATION ON SUITS.

No Holder shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:

(a) such Holder shall have previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;

(b) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series in respect of which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, considered as one class, shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

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(c) such Holder or Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity shall have failed to institute any such proceeding; and

(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series in respect of which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, considered as one class;

it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.

SECTION 808. UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and (subject to Section 307 and 312) interest (including Additional Interest), if any, on such Security on the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

SECTION 809. RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company and Trustee and such Holder shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and such Holder shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

SECTION 810. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

SECTION 811. DELAY OR OMISSION NOT WAIVER.

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence

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therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

SECTION 812. CONTROL BY HOLDERS OF SECURITIES.

If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing in respect of a series of Securities, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series; provided, however, that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to more than one series of Securities, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all such series, considered as one class, shall have the right to make such direction, and not the Holders of the Securities of any one of such series; and provided, further, that

(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and could not involve the Trustee in personal liability in circumstances where indemnity would not, in the Trustee's sole discretion, be adequate, and

(b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

SECTION 813. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default

(a) in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest), if any, on any Security of such series, or

(b) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Section 1202 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected;

provided, however, that so long as a Trust holds the Securities of any series, such Trust may not waive any past default without the consent of a majority (or such greater percentage as shall be required by the Trust Agreement pertaining to such Trust) in aggregate liquidation preference of the outstanding Preferred Securities issued by such Trust affected, obtained as provided in the Trust Agreement pertaining to such Trust. Any such waiver by holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation preference of outstanding Preferred Securities issued by any such Trust shall be deemed to be on behalf of all holders of Preferred Securities issued by any such Trust.

Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any and all Events of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 814. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.

The Company and the Trustee agree, and each Holder by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this

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Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series in respect of which such suit may be brought, considered as one class, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Security on or after the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).

SECTION 815. WAIVER OF USURY, STAY OR EXTENSION LAWS.

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

ARTICLE NINE

THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 901. CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series,

(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform, with respect to Securities of such series, such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may, with respect to Securities of such series, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

(b) In case an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee shall exercise, with respect to the Securities of such series, such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

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(i) this subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any one or more series, as provided herein, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series; and

(iv) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

SECTION 902. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.

The Trustee shall give notice of any default hereunder with respect to the Securities of any series to the Holders of Securities of such series in the manner and to the extent required to do so by the Trust Indenture Act, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 801(c), no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 45 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become, an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series.

SECTION 903. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.

Subject to the provisions of Section 901 and to the applicable provisions of the Trust Indenture Act:

(a) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order, or as otherwise expressly provided herein, and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution thereof;

(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking,

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suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officer's Certificate;

(d) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holder pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall (subject to applicable legal requirements) with prior notice to the Company be entitled to examine, during normal business hours, the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;

(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

(h) except as otherwise provided in Section 801, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series for which it is acting as Trustee unless either
(1) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge of the Event of Default or (2) written notice of such Event of Default shall have been given to the Trustee by the Company or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities;

(i) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture; and

(j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder.

SECTION 904. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES.

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities (except the Trustee's certificates of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

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SECTION 905. MAY HOLD SECURITIES.

Each of the Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company or the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and/or Preferred Securities and, subject to Sections 908 and 913, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

SECTION 906. MONEY HELD IN TRUST.

Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds, except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on or investment of any money received by it hereunder except as expressly provided herein or otherwise agreed with, and for the sole benefit of, the Company.

SECTION 907. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.

The Company agrees

(a) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent that any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to the Trustee's negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith; and

(c) to indemnify the Trustee and hold it harmless from and against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such other than property and funds held in trust under Section 703 (except as otherwise provided in Section 703). "Trustee" for purposes of this Section shall include any predecessor Trustee; provided, however, that the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of any Trustee hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee hereunder.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 801(d) or Section
801(e), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.

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The provisions of this Section 907 shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

SECTION 908. DISQUALIFICATION; CONFLICTING INTERESTS.

If the Trustee shall have or acquire any conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, it shall either eliminate such conflicting interest or resign to the extent, in the manner and with the effect, and subject to the conditions, provided in the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital Inc and The Bank of New York, as trustee, the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between the Company, as guarantor and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2002, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent, attorney-in-fact and trustee, the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent, attorney-in-fact and trustee, the Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities), dated as of March 1, 2004, among FPL Group Capital Inc, the Company, as guarantor and The Bank of New York, as indenture trustee, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2004, among the Company, as depositor, The Bank of New York, as property trustee, The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware trustee, the administrative trustees named therein and several holders of trust securities, the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2004, between the Company, as guarantor and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, the Trust Agreement and the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and such agreements, guarantees and the Securities of any other series shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Indenture for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 909. CORPORATE TRUSTEE REQUIRED; ELIGIBILITY.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be

(a) a Corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States, any State or Territory thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, or

(b) if and to the extent permitted by the Commission by rule, regulation or order upon application, a Corporation or other Person organized and doing business under the laws of a foreign government, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 or the Dollar equivalent of the applicable foreign currency and subject to supervision or examination by authority of such foreign government or a political subdivision thereof substantially equivalent to supervision or examination applicable to United States institutional trustees,

and, in either case, qualified and eligible under this Article and the Trust Indenture Act. If such Corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of such supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section and the Trust Indenture Act, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

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SECTION 910. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.

(a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 911.

(b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 911 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

(c) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Trustee and to the Company; provided that so long as any Preferred Securities remain outstanding, the Trust which issued such Preferred Securities shall not execute any Act to remove the Trustee without the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation preference of Preferred Securities issued by such Trust outstanding, obtained as provided in the Trust Agreement pertaining to such Trust.

(d) If at any time:

(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 908 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder for at least six months, or

(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 909 or
Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or

(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then, in any such case, (x) the Company by Board Resolutions may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities or (y) subject to Section 814, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.

(e) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause (other than as contemplated in clause (y) in subsection (d) of this Section), with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by Board Resolutions, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time (subject to Section 914) there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 911. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon

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its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 911, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 911, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

(f) So long as no event which is, or after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become, an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and except with respect to a Trustee appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section, if the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee (i) Board Resolutions appointing a successor Trustee, effective as of a date specified therein, and (ii) an instrument of acceptance of such appointment, effective as of such date, by such successor Trustee in accordance with Section 911, the Trustee shall be deemed to have resigned as contemplated in subsection (b) of this Section, the successor Trustee shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Company pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section and such appointment shall be deemed to have been accepted as contemplated in Section 911, all as of such date, and all other provisions of this Section and Section 911 shall be applicable to such resignation, appointment and acceptance except to the extent inconsistent with this subsection (f).

(g) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

SECTION 911. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY SUCCESSOR.

(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of all series, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of all sums owed to it, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.

(b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each

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successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee, upon payment of all sums owed to it, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.

(c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any instruments which fully vest in and confirm to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in subsection (a) or
(b) of this Section, as the case may be.

(d) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.

SECTION 912. MERGER, CONVERSION, CONSOLIDATION OR SUCCESSION TO BUSINESS.

Any Corporation or other Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such Corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

SECTION 913. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY.

If the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities (other than by reason of a relationship described in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), the Trustee shall be subject to any and all applicable provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company, or such other obligor. For purposes of Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act:

(a) the term "cash transaction" means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand;

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(b) the term "self-liquidating paper" means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Company or such obligor for the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by the Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the Company, or such obligor arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation.

SECTION 914. CO-TRUSTEES AND SEPARATE TRUSTEES.

At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, the Company and the Trustee shall have power to appoint, and, upon the written request of the Trustee or of the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding, the Company shall for such purpose join with the Trustee in the execution and delivery of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to appoint, one or more Persons approved by the Trustee either to act as co-trustee, jointly with the Trustee, or to act as separate trustee, in either case with such powers as may be provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in the capacity aforesaid, any property, title, right or power deemed necessary or desirable, subject to the other provisions of this Section. If the Company does not join in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to do, or if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have power to make such appointment.

Should any written instrument or instruments from the Company be required by any co-trustee or separate trustee to more fully confirm to such co-trustee or separate trustee such property, title, right or power, any and all such instruments shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Company.

Every co-trustee or separate trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the following conditions:

(a) the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered, and all rights, powers, duties and obligations hereunder in respect of the custody of securities, cash and other personal property held by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Trustee hereunder, shall be exercised solely, by the Trustee;

(b) the rights, powers, duties and obligations hereby conferred or imposed upon the Trustee in respect of any property covered by such appointment shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed either by the Trustee or by the Trustee and such co-trustee or separate trustee jointly, as shall be provided in the instrument appointing such co-trustee or separate trustee, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed, the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee or separate trustee.

(c) the Trustee at any time, by an instrument in writing executed by it, with the concurrence of the Company, may accept the resignation of or remove any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed under this Section, and, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee shall have power to accept the resignation of, or remove, any such

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co-trustee or separate trustee without the concurrence of the Company. Upon the written request of the Trustee, the Company shall join with the Trustee in the execution and delivery of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to effectuate such resignation or removal. A successor to any co-trustee or separate trustee so resigned or removed may be appointed in the manner provided in this Section;

(d) no co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of the Trustee, or any other such trustee hereunder, and the Trustee shall not be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any such co-trustee or separate trustee; and

(e) any Act of Holders delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been delivered to each such co-trustee and separate trustee.

SECTION 915. APPOINTMENT OF AUTHENTICATING AGENT.

The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents acceptable to the Company with respect to the Securities of one or more series, or any Tranche thereof, which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series or Tranche, issued upon original issuance, exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a Corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States, any State or Territory thereof or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.

Any Corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any Corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such Corporation shall be otherwise eligible

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under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.

The provisions of Sections 308, 904 and 905 shall be applicable to each Authenticating Agent.

If an appointment with respect to the Securities of one or more series, or any Tranche thereof, shall be made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series or Tranche may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication substantially in the following form:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

By:____________________________________
As Authenticating Agent

By:____________________________________
Authorized Signatory

If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Company wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Company in writing (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint, in accordance with this Section and in accordance with such procedures as shall be acceptable to the Trustee, an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Company with respect to such series of Securities.

ARTICLE TEN

HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

SECTION 1001. LISTS OF HOLDERS.

Semiannually, not later than June 1 and December 1 in each year, commencing ______, 20__, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee information as to the names and addresses of the Holders, and the Trustee shall preserve such information and similar information received by it in any other capacity and afford to the Holders access to information so preserved by it, all to such extent, if any, and in such manner as shall be required by the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that no such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar.

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SECTION 1002. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY.

Not later than July 15 in each year, commencing July 15, 20__, the Trustee shall transmit to the Holders, the Commission and each securities exchange upon which any Securities are listed, a report, dated as of the next preceding April 15, with respect to any events and other matters described in
Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, in such manner and to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee shall transmit to the Holders, the Commission and each securities exchange upon which any Securities are listed, and the Company shall file with the Trustee (within 30 days after filing with the Commission in the case of reports which pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act must be filed with the Commission and furnished to the Trustee) and transmit to the Holders, such other information, reports and other documents, if any, at such times and in such manner, as shall be required by the Trust Indenture Act. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the listing of any Securities on any securities exchange or of the delisting thereof.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR OTHER TRANSFER

SECTION 1101. COMPANY MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC., ONLY ON CERTAIN TERMS.

The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other entity, or convey or otherwise transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless

(a) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all Outstanding Securities and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, or other transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transactions have been complied with.

SECTION 1102. SUCCESSOR ENTITY SUBSTITUTED.

Upon any consolidation by the Company with or merger by the Company into any other Person or any conveyance, or other transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 1101, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities Outstanding hereunder.

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SECTION 1103. LIMITATION.

Nothing in this Indenture shall be deemed to prevent or restrict:

(a) any consolidation or merger after the consummation of which the Company would be the surviving or resulting entity,

(b) any consolidation of the Company with any other Person all of the outstanding voting securities of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company; or any merger of any of such Persons into any other of such Persons; or any conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of its properties substantially as an entirety by any thereof to any other thereof,

(c) any conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of any part of the properties and/or assets of the Company which does not constitute the entirety, or substantially the entirety, of its properties and assets,

(d) the approval by the Company of, or the consent by the Company to, any consolidation or merger to which any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Company may be a party or any conveyance, transfer or lease by any such subsidiary or affiliate of any of its properties or assets, or

(e) any other transaction not contemplated by Section 1101.

ARTICLE TWELVE

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 1201. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS.

Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

(a) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities, all as provided in Article Eleven; or

(b) to add one or more covenants of the Company or other provisions for the benefit of all Holders or for the benefit of the Holders of, or to remain in effect only so long as there shall be Outstanding, Securities of one or more specified series, or one or more specified Tranches thereof, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or

(c) to add any additional Events of Default with respect to all or any series of Securities Outstanding hereunder; or

(d) to change or eliminate any provision of this Indenture or to add any new provision to this Indenture; provided, however, that if such change, elimination or addition shall adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series or Tranche Outstanding on the date of such indenture supplemental hereto in any material respect, such change,

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elimination or addition shall become effective (i) with respect to such series or Tranche only pursuant to the provisions of Section 1202 hereof or
(ii) when no Security of such series or Tranche remains Outstanding; or

(e) to provide collateral security for all but not part of the Securities; or

(f) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series or Tranche as contemplated by Sections 201 and 301; or

(g) to provide for the authentication and delivery of bearer securities and coupons appertaining thereto representing interest, if any, thereon and for the procedures for the registration, exchange and replacement thereof and for the giving of notice to, and the solicitation of the vote or consent of, the holders thereof, and for any and all other matters incidental thereto; or

(h) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a separate or successor Trustee or co-trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 911(b); or

(i) to provide for the procedures required to permit the Company to utilize, at its option, a non-certificated system of registration for all, or any series or Tranche of, the Securities; or

(j) to change any place or places where (1) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all or any series of Securities, or any Tranche thereof, shall be payable, (2) all or any series of Securities, or any Tranche thereof, may be surrendered for registration of transfer, (3) all or any series of Securities, or any Tranche thereof, may be surrendered for exchange and (4) notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of all or any series of Securities, or any Tranche thereof, and this Indenture may be served; or

(k) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other changes to the provisions hereof or to add other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such other changes or additions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series or Tranche in any material respect.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Trust Indenture Act as in effect at the date of the execution and delivery of this Indenture or at any time thereafter shall be amended and

(x) if any such amendment shall require one or more changes to any provisions hereof or the inclusion herein of any additional provisions, or shall by operation of law be deemed to effect such changes or incorporate such provisions by reference or otherwise, this Indenture shall be deemed to have been amended so as to conform to such amendment to the Trust Indenture Act, and the Company and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holders, enter into an indenture supplemental hereto to effect or evidence such changes or additional provisions; or

(y) if any such amendment shall permit one or more changes to, or the elimination of, any provisions hereof which, at the date of the execution and delivery hereof or at any time thereafter, are required

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by the Trust Indenture Act to be contained herein, this Indenture shall be deemed to have been amended to effect such changes or elimination, and the Company and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holders, enter into an indenture supplemental hereto to evidence such amendment hereof.

SECTION 1202. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS.

With the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series then Outstanding under this Indenture, considered as one class, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by Board Resolutions, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under the Indenture; provided, however, that if there shall be Securities of more than one series Outstanding hereunder and if a proposed supplemental indenture shall directly affect the rights of the Holders of Securities of one or more, but less than all, of such series, then the consent only of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series so directly affected, considered as one class, shall be required; and provided, further, that if the Securities of any series shall have been issued in more than one Tranche and if the proposed supplemental indenture shall directly affect the rights of the Holders of Securities of one or more, but less than all, of such Tranches, then the consent only of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all Tranches so directly affected, considered as one class, shall be required; and provided, further, that no such supplemental indenture shall:

(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on (except as provided in Section 312 hereof), any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon (or the amount of any installment of interest thereon) or change the method of calculating such rate or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of a Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 802, or change the coin or currency (or other property), in which any Security or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity of any Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), without, in any such case, the consent of the Holder of such Security, or

(b) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series or any Tranche thereof, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of the Holders of which is required for any waiver of compliance with any provision of this Indenture or of any default hereunder and its consequences, or reduce the requirements of Section 1304 for quorum or voting, without, in any such case, the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Security of such series or Tranche, or

(c) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 607 or
Section 813 with respect to the Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, or except to increase the percentages in principal amount referred to in this Section or such other Sections or to provide that other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby; provided, however, that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to "the Trustee" and concomitant changes in this Section, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 911(b), 914 and 1201(h).

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as any of the Preferred Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee may not consent to a supplemental indenture under this Section 1202 without the prior consent, obtained as provided in a Trust Agreement pertaining to a Trust which issued such Preferred Securities, of the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation preference of all Preferred Securities issued by such Trust affected, considered as one class, or, in the case of changes described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, 100% in aggregate liquidation preference of all such Preferred Securities then outstanding which would be affected thereby, considered as one class.

A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or of one or more Tranches thereof, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series or Tranches with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series or Tranche. It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof. A waiver by a Holder of such Holder's right to consent under this Section shall be deemed to be a consent of such Holder.

SECTION 1203. EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 901) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties, immunities or liabilities under this Indenture or otherwise.

SECTION 1204. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby. Any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article may restate this Indenture in its entirety, and, upon the execution and delivery thereof, any such restatement shall supersede this Indenture as theretofore in effect for all purposes.

SECTION 1205. CONFORMITY WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT.

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

SECTION 1206. REFERENCE IN SECURITIES TO SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.

Securities of any series, or any Tranche thereof, authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series, or

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any Tranche thereof, so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series or Tranche.

SECTION 1207. MODIFICATION WITHOUT SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.

If the terms of any particular series of Securities shall have been established in a Board Resolution or an Officer's Certificate pursuant to a Board Resolution as contemplated by Section 301, and not in an indenture supplemental hereto, additions to, changes in or the elimination of any of such terms may be effected by means of a supplemental Board Resolution or Officer's Certificate, as the case may be, delivered to, and accepted in writing by, the Trustee; provided, however, that such supplemental Board Resolution or Officer's Certificate shall not be accepted by the Trustee or otherwise be effective unless all conditions set forth in this Indenture which would be required to be satisfied if such additions, changes or elimination were contained in a supplemental indenture shall have been appropriately satisfied. Upon the acceptance thereof by the Trustee, any such supplemental Board Resolution or Officer's Certificate shall be deemed to be a "supplemental indenture" for purposes of Sections 1204 and 1206.

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

MEETINGS OF HOLDERS; ACTION WITHOUT MEETING

SECTION 1301. PURPOSES FOR WHICH MEETINGS MAY BE CALLED.

A meeting of Holders of Securities of one or more, or all, series, or any Tranche or Tranches thereof, may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to this Article to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series or Tranches.

SECTION 1302. CALL, NOTICE AND PLACE OF MEETINGS.

(a) The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders of Securities of one or more, or all, series, or any Tranche or Tranches thereof, for any purpose specified in Section 1301, to be held at such time and at such place in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York as the Trustee shall determine, or, with the approval of the Company, at any other place. Notice of every such meeting, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given, in the manner provided in Section 106, not less than 21 nor more than 180 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

(b) If the Trustee shall have been requested to call a meeting of the Holders of Securities of one or more, or all, series, or any Tranche or Tranches thereof, by the Company or by the Holders of 33% in aggregate principal amount of all of such series and Tranches, considered as one class, for any purpose specified in Section 1301, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have given the notice of such meeting within 21 days after receipt of such request or shall not thereafter proceed to cause the meeting to be held as provided herein, then the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series and Tranches in the amount above specified, as the case may be, may determine the time and the place in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or in such other place as shall be determined or approved by the Company, for such meeting and may call such meeting for such purposes by giving notice thereof as provided in subsection (a) of this Section.

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(c) Any meeting of Holders of Securities of one or more, or all, series, or any Tranche or Tranches thereof, shall be valid without notice if the Holders of all Outstanding Securities of such series or Tranches are present in person or by proxy and if representatives of the Company and the Trustee are present, or if notice is waived in writing before or after the meeting by the Holders of all Outstanding Securities of such series, or any Tranche or Tranches thereof, or by such of them as are not present at the meeting in person or by proxy, and by the Company and the Trustee.

SECTION 1303. PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT MEETINGS.

To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders of Securities of one or more, or all, series, or any Tranche or Tranches thereof, a Person shall be
(a) a Holder of one or more Outstanding Securities of such series or Tranches, or (b) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy for a Holder or Holders of one or more Outstanding Securities of such series or Tranches by such Holder or Holders. The only Persons who shall be entitled to attend any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series or Tranche shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and their counsel.

SECTION 1304. QUORUM; ACTION.

The Persons entitled to vote a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of the series and Tranches with respect to which a meeting shall have been called as hereinbefore provided, considered as one class, shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of Holders of Securities of such series and Tranches; provided, however, that if any action is to be taken at such meeting which this Indenture expressly provides may be taken by the Holders of a specified percentage, which is less than a majority, in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series and Tranches, considered as one class, the Persons entitled to vote such specified percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series and Tranches, considered as one class, shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum within one hour of the time appointed for any such meeting, the meeting shall, if convened at the request of Holders of Securities of such series and Tranches, be dissolved. In any other case the meeting may be adjourned for such period as may be determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such meeting. In the absence of a quorum at any such adjourned meeting, such adjourned meeting may be further adjourned for such period as may be determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such adjourned meeting. Except as provided by Section 1305(e), notice of the reconvening of any meeting adjourned for more than 30 days shall be given as provided in Section 1302(a) not less than 10 days prior to the date on which the meeting is scheduled to be reconvened. Notice of the reconvening of an adjourned meeting shall state expressly the percentage, as provided above, of the principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series and Tranches which shall constitute a quorum.

Except as limited by Section 1202, any resolution presented to a meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is present as aforesaid may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of the series and Tranches with respect to which such meeting shall have been called, considered as one class; provided, however, that, except as so limited, any resolution with respect to any action which this Indenture expressly provides may be taken by the Holders of a specified percentage, which is less than a majority, in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series and Tranches, considered as one class, may be adopted at a meeting or an adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is present as aforesaid by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such specified percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series and Tranches, considered as one class.

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Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of Securities duly held in accordance with this Section shall be binding on all the Holders of Securities of the series and Tranches with respect to which such meeting shall have been held, whether or not present or represented at the meeting.

SECTION 1305. ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS; DETERMINATION OF VOTING RIGHTS; CONDUCT AND ADJOURNMENT OF MEETINGS.

(a) Attendance at meetings of Holders of Securities may be in person or by proxy; and, to the extent permitted by law, any such proxy shall remain in effect and be binding upon any future Holder of the Securities with respect to which it was given unless and until specifically revoked by the Holder or future Holder of such Securities before being voted.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders of Securities in regard to proof of the holding of such Securities and of the appointment of proxies and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall deem appropriate. Except as otherwise permitted or required by any such regulations, the holding of Securities shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 104 and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 104. Such regulations may provide that written instruments appointing proxies, regular on their face, may be presumed valid and genuine without the proof specified in Section 104 or other proof.

(c) The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders as provided in Section 1302(b), in which case the Company or the Holders of Securities of the series and Tranches calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Persons entitled to vote a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series and Tranches represented at the meeting, considered as one class.

(d) At any meeting each Holder or proxy shall be entitled to one vote for each $1 principal amount of Securities held or represented by him; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not Outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not Outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote, except as a Holder of a Security or proxy.

(e) Any meeting duly called pursuant to Section 1302 at which a quorum is present may be adjourned from time to time by Persons entitled to vote a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series and Tranches represented at the meeting, considered as one class; and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

SECTION 1306. COUNTING VOTES AND RECORDING ACTION OF MEETINGS.

The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders shall be by written ballots on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders or of their representatives by proxy and the principal amounts and serial numbers of the Outstanding Securities, of the series and Tranches with respect to which the meeting shall have been called, held or represented by them. The

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permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in triplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was given as provided in Section 1302 and, if applicable, Section 1304. Each copy shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one such copy shall be delivered to each of the Company and the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.

SECTION 1307. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING.

In lieu of a vote of Holders at a meeting as hereinbefore contemplated in this Article, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action may be made, given or taken by Holders by written instruments as provided in Section 104.

ARTICLE FOURTEEN

SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES

SECTION 1401. SECURITIES SUBORDINATE TO SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COMPANY.

The Company, for itself, its successors and assigns, covenants and agrees, and each Holder of the Securities of each series, by its acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest ( including any Additional Interest), if any, on each and all of the Securities is hereby expressly subordinated and junior in right of payment, and subject, to the extent and in the manner set forth in this Article, in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company.

Each Holder of the Securities of each series, by its acceptance thereof, authorizes and directs the Trustee on its behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this Article, and appoints the Trustee its attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

SECTION 1402. PAYMENT OVER OF PROCEEDS OF SECURITIES.

In the event (a) of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in respect of the Company or a substantial part of its property and assets, or of any proceedings for liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Company, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, or (b) subject to the provisions of Section 1403, that (i) a default shall have occurred with respect to the payment of principal of or interest on or other monetary amounts due and payable on any Senior Indebtedness, or (ii) there shall have occurred a default (other than a default in the payment of principal or interest or other monetary amounts due and payable) in respect of any Senior Indebtedness, as defined therein or in the instrument under which the same is outstanding, permitting the holder or holders thereof, or any other Person on its or their behalf to accelerate the maturity thereof (with notice or lapse of time, or both), and such default shall have continued beyond the period of grace, if any, in respect thereof, and, in the cases of subclauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (b), such default shall not have been cured or waived or shall not have ceased to exist, or (c) that the principal of and/or premium, if any, and/or accrued interest (including Additional Interest), if any, on the Securities of any series shall have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 801 and such declaration shall not have been rescinded and annulled as provided in Section 802, then:

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(1) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness shall first be entitled to receive payment of the full amount due thereon, or provision shall be made for such payment in money or money's worth, before the Holders of any of the Securities are entitled to receive a payment on account of the principal of, premium if any, or interest on the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities, including, without limitation, any payments made pursuant to Articles Four and Five;

(2) any payment by, or distribution of property or assets of, the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which any Holder or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, shall be paid or delivered by the Person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of such Senior Indebtedness held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution (or provision therefor) to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, before any payment or distribution is made to the Holders of the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities or to the Trustee under this Indenture; and

(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by, or distribution of property or assets of, the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, in respect of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the Securities or in connection with any repurchase by the Company of the Securities, shall be received by the Trustee or any Holder before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, or provision is made for such payment in money or money's worth, such payment or distribution in respect of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the Securities or in connection with any repurchase by the Company of the Securities shall be paid over to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution (or provision therefor) to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the 123rd day following the date of deposit of cash or Eligible Obligations pursuant to
Section 701 or 702 (provided all conditions set out in such Section shall have been satisfied), the funds so deposited and any interest thereon will not be subject to any rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness including, without limitation, those arising under this Article Fourteen; provided that no event described in clauses (d) and (e) of Section 801 with respect to the Company has occurred during such 123-day period.

For purposes of this Article only, the words "cash, property or securities" shall not be deemed to include shares of stock of the Company as reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the Company or any other Person provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment which are subordinate in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness which may at the time be outstanding to the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article. The consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into, another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the conveyance or transfer of its property and assets as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to another Person upon the terms and conditions provided for in Article Eleven hereof shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section 1402 if such other Person shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, comply with the conditions stated in Article Eleven hereof. Nothing in Section 1401 or in this

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Section 1402 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 907.

SECTION 1403. DISPUTES WITH HOLDERS OF CERTAIN SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.

Any failure by the Company to make any payment on or perform any other obligation in respect of Senior Indebtedness, other than any indebtedness incurred by the Company or assumed or guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the Company for money borrowed (or any deferral, renewal, extension or refunding thereof) or any other obligation as to which the provisions of this Section shall have been waived by the Company in the instrument or instruments by which the Company incurred, assumed, guaranteed or otherwise created such indebtedness or obligation, shall not be deemed a default under clause (b) of Section 1402 if
(i) the Company shall be disputing its obligation to make such payment or perform such obligation and (ii) either (A) no final judgment relating to such dispute shall have been issued against the Company which is in full force and effect and is not subject to further review, including a judgment that has become final by reason of the expiration of the time within which a party may seek further appeal or review, or (B) in the event that a judgment that is subject to further review or appeal has been issued, the Company shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or other proceeding for review and a stay or execution shall have been obtained pending such appeal or review.

SECTION 1404. SUBROGATION.

Senior Indebtedness shall not be deemed to have been paid in full unless the holders thereof shall have received cash (or securities or other property satisfactory to such holders) in full payment of such Senior Indebtedness then outstanding. Upon the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, the rights of the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive any further payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Company applicable to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness until all amounts owing on the Securities shall be paid in full; and such payments or distributions of cash, property or securities received by the Holders of the Securities, by reason of such subrogation, which otherwise would be paid or distributed to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness shall, as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of Senior Indebtedness, it being understood that the provisions of this Article are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, on the other hand.

SECTION 1405. OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY UNCONDITIONAL.

Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as among the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Company other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy.

Upon any payment or distribution of assets, cash or property or securities of the Company referred to in this Article, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree of a court of

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competent jurisdiction in which such dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon, and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article.

The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a representative of such holder or a trustee under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of such Senior Indebtedness or such representative or trustee on behalf of such holder. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness, or its representative or representatives or trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the right of such Person under this Article, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment or distribution.

SECTION 1406. PRIORITY OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS UPON MATURITY.

Upon the maturity of the principal of any Senior Indebtedness by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise, all matured principal of Senior Indebtedness and interest, premium and other payment obligation, if any, thereon shall first be paid in full before any payment of principal or premium, if any, or interest, if any, is made upon the Securities or before any Securities can be acquired by the Company or any sinking fund payment is made with respect to the Securities (except that required sinking fund payments may be reduced by Securities acquired before such maturity of such Senior Indebtedness).

SECTION 1407. TRUSTEE AS HOLDER OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.

The Trustee shall be entitled to all rights set forth in this Article with respect to any Senior Indebtedness at any time held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness. Nothing in this Article shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.

SECTION 1408. NOTICE TO TRUSTEE TO EFFECTUATE SUBORDINATION.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment of moneys to or by the Trustee unless and until the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from the Company, from a Holder or from a holder of any Senior Indebtedness or from any representative or representatives of such holder or any trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee shall be entitled, subject to Section 901, in all respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided, however, that, if prior to the fifth Business Day preceding the date upon which by the terms of this Indenture any such moneys may become payable for any purpose, or in the event of the execution of an instrument pursuant to Section 701 or 702 acknowledging that Securities or portions thereof are deemed to have been paid for all purposes of this Indenture, acknowledging that the entire indebtedness of the Company in respect thereof has been satisfied and discharged or acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, then if prior to the second Business Day preceding the date of such execution, the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such moneys the notice provided for in this Section, then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the

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Trustee may, in its discretion, receive such moneys and/or apply the same to the purpose for which they were received, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, which may be received by it on or after such date; provided, however, that no such application shall affect the obligations under this Article of the persons receiving such moneys from the Trustee.

SECTION 1409. MODIFICATION, EXTENSION, ETC. OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.

The holders of Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued may, without affecting in any manner the subordination of the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities, at any time or from time to time and in their absolute discretion, agree with the Company to change the manner, place or terms of payment, change or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, any Senior Indebtedness, or amend or supplement any instrument pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness is issued, or exercise or refrain from exercising any other of their rights under the Senior Indebtedness including, without limitation, the waiver of default thereunder, all without notice to or assent from the Holders or the Trustee.

SECTION 1410. TRUSTEE HAS NO FIDUCIARY DUTY TO HOLDERS OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.

With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and objectives as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or deliver to the Holders or the Company or any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled by virtue of this Article or otherwise.

SECTION 1411. PAYING AGENTS OTHER THAN THE TRUSTEE.

In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term "Trustee" as used in this Article shall in such case (unless the context shall otherwise require) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article in addition to or in place of the Trustee; provided, however, that Sections 1407, 1408 and 1410 shall not apply to the Company if it acts as Paying Agent.

SECTION 1412. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS NOT IMPAIRED.

No right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness to enforce the subordination herein shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with.

SECTION 1413. EFFECT OF SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS; TERMINATION.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, other than as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, all the provisions of this Indenture shall be subject to the provisions of this Article, so far as the same may be applicable thereto.

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Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Article Fourteen shall be of no further effect, and the Securities shall no longer be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment of Senior Indebtedness, if, and to the extent, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee a notice to such effect. Any such notice delivered by the Company shall not be deemed to be a supplemental indenture for purposes of Article Twelve.

ARTICLE FIFTEEN

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

SECTION 1501. LIABILITY SOLELY CORPORATE.

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest), if any, on any Securities, or any part thereof, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, or of the indebtedness represented thereby, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement under this Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future of the Company or of any predecessor or successor of the Company (either directly or through the Company, or a predecessor or successor of the Company), whether by virtue of any constitutional provision, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that this Indenture and all the Securities are solely corporate obligations, and that, except as otherwise provided as contemplated by
Section 301, no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, or be incurred by, any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor of the Company, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any predecessor or successor of the Company, because of the indebtedness hereby authorized or under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or to be implied herefrom or therefrom, and that any such personal liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Securities.


This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, in New York, New York, as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.,
as Issuer

By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee

By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:


EXHIBIT 4(ay)

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC
FPL GROUP, INC.

OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE

CREATING THE ___ JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES, SERIES DUE __

____________, the ___________________________________ of FPL Group Capital Inc (the "Company"), and ____________, the ___________________________________ of FPL Group, Inc. (the "Guarantor"), pursuant to the authority granted in the accompanying Board Resolutions (all capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein or in Exhibit A hereto, but are defined in the Indenture referred to below, shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture), and Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture, do hereby certify to The Bank of New York (the "Trustee"), as Trustee under the Indenture of the Company (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities) dated as of March 1, 2004 (the "Indenture") that:

1. The securities to be issued under the Indenture shall be designated "_____ Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series due ___" (the "Debentures of the ____ Series") and shall be issued in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The Debentures of the ____ Series are to be issued to The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee (the "Property Trustee") of FPL Group Capital Trust __, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust");

2. The Debentures of the ____ Series shall mature and the principal shall be due and payable together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon on ___________, ____;

3. The Debentures of the ____ Series shall bear interest as provided in the form thereof set forth as Exhibit A hereto;

4. Each installment of interest on a Debenture of the ____ Series shall be payable as provided in the form thereof set forth as Exhibit A hereto;

5. Registration and registration of transfers and exchanges in respect of the Debentures of the ____ Series may be effected at the office or agency of the Company in The City of New York, New York. Notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Debentures of the ____ Series may be served at the office or agency of the Company in The City of New York, New York. The Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee will initially be the agency of the Company for such payment, registration and registration of transfers and exchanges and service of notices and demands and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent for all such purposes; provided, however, that the Company reserves the right to change, by one or more Officer's Certificates, any such office or agency and such agent. The Trustee will initially be the Security Registrar and the Paying Agent for the Debentures of the ____ Series;

6. The Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any given Interest Payment Date with respect to the Debentures of the ____ Series shall be the close of business on the 15th calendar day next preceding such Interest Payment Date, provided that if the Debentures of the ______ Series are held by a securities depository in book-entry form, the Regular Record Date will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date;

7. [Redemption provisions, if any will be inserted];


8. [If at any time a Tax Event (as defined in the form of the Debentures of the _____ Series set forth as Exhibit A hereto) shall occur and be continuing, and either (i) in the opinion of tax counsel to the Trust or the Guarantor experienced in such matters, there would in all cases, after effecting the dissolution of the Trust, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, and the distribution of the Debentures of the ____ Series to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities issued by the Trust (the "Preferred Trust Securities"), in exchange therefor, be more than an insubstantial risk that an Adverse Tax Consequence (as defined in the form of the Debentures of the ____ Series set forth as Exhibit A hereto) would continue to exist or (ii) the Debentures of the ____ Series are not held by the Trust, then the Company shall have the right to redeem the Debentures of the ____ Series, in whole but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of the Tax Event, at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date;]

[If at any time an Investment Company Act Event (as defined in the form of the Debentures of the ____ Series set forth as Exhibit A hereto) shall occur and be continuing, then the Company shall have the right to redeem the Debentures of the ____ Series, in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of the Investment Company Act Event, at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date;]

9. So long as any Debentures of the ____ Series are Outstanding, the failure of the Company to pay interest, including Additional Interest, if any, on any Debentures of the ____ Series within 30 days after the same becomes due and payable (whether or not payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions of Article Fourteen and Article Fifteen of the Indenture) shall constitute an Event of Default; provided, however, that a valid extension of the interest payment period by the Company as contemplated in Section 312 of the Indenture and paragraph (10) of this Certificate shall not constitute a failure to pay interest for this purpose;

10. Pursuant to Section 312 of the Indenture, so long as no Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, the Company shall have the right, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Debentures of the ____ Series, to extend the interest payment period to a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly periods (an "Extension Period"); provided that no Extension Period shall extend beyond the Stated Maturity or end on a day other than an Interest Payment Date. During the Extension Period interest (calculated for each Interest Period in the manner provided for in Exhibit A hereto, as if the interest payment period had not been so extended) will be compounded [quarterly]. At the end of the Extension Period, which shall be an Interest Payment Date, the Company shall pay all interest accrued and unpaid thereon (together with interest thereon at the rate specified for the Debentures of the ______ Series, compounded [quarterly], to the extent permitted by applicable law) and Additional Interest, if any, to the Person in whose name the Debentures of the____ Series are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for the Interest Payment Date on which such Extension Period ended; provided that any such accrued and unpaid interest payable at Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable. With respect to the Debentures of _____ Series, the term "Interest Period" shall mean each period from, and including, an Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, except that the first Interest Period shall commence on the date of original issuance. However, during any such Extension Period, neither the Guarantor nor the Company shall

(A) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on its capital stock, or

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(B) redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of its capital stock, or

(C) pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment to the Debentures of the _____ Series or the Guarantee (as the case may be), or

(D) make any payments with respect to any guarantee of debt securities by the Guarantor if such guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Debentures of the _____ Series or the Guarantee (as the case may be) ("Restricted Payments").

The foregoing provisions shall not prevent or restrict the Guarantor or the Company from making:

(a) 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 interest payment period is extended requiring it to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock;

(b) any payment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described in clauses (A) and (B) 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;

(c) 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;

(d) 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);

(e) 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;

(f) payments under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of junior subordinated debentures executed and delivered by the Guarantor 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred trust securities or junior 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is then entitled if paid in full;

(g) dividends or distributions by the Company on its capital stock to the extent owned by the Guarantor; or

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(h) redemptions, purchases, acquisitions or liquidation payments by the Company with respect to its capital stock to the extent owned by the Guarantor.

Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further extend the interest payment period, provided that such Extension Period together with all such previous and further extensions thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly periods at any one time or extend beyond the Maturity of the Debentures of the ____ Series. Upon the termination of any such Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, including interest on deferred interest payments, the Company may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof. The Company will give the Trust and the Trustee notice of its election of an Extension Period before the earlier of (i) the Business Day prior to the record date for the distribution on the Preferred Trust Securities which would occur but for such election or (ii) the date the Administrative Trustees of the Trust are required to give notice to any securities exchange or any other applicable self-regulatory organization of the record date for such distribution. The Trustee will cause the Trust to send notice of such election to the holders of Preferred Trust Securities;

11. At any time, the Guarantor will have the right to dissolve the Trust and, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, if any, of the Trust as provided by applicable law, cause a proportionate amount of the Debentures of the ____ Series to be distributed to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities and the Common Trust Securities;

12. In the event that, at any time subsequent to the initial authentication and delivery of the Debentures of the ____ Series, the Debentures of the ____ Series are to be held in global form by a securities depositary, the Company may at such time establish the matters contemplated in clause (r) in the second paragraph of Section 301 of the Indenture in an Officer's Certificate supplemental to this certificate;

13. No service charge shall be made for the registration of transfer or exchange of the Debentures of the ____ Series; provided, however, that the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with the exchange or transfer;

14. The Trust for Debentures of the ____ Series shall be FPL Group Capital Trust __, a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust Agreement for Debentures of the ____ Series shall be the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of _________, 200__ relating to the Trust, as it may be modified, amended or supplemented from time to time;

15. If the Company shall make any deposit of money and/or Eligible Obligations with respect to any Debentures of the ____ Series, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, as contemplated by Section 701 of the Indenture, the Company shall not deliver an Officer's Certificate described in clause (z) in the first paragraph of said Section 701 unless the Company shall also deliver to the Trustee, together with such Officer's Certificate, either:

(A) an instrument wherein the Company, notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of its indebtedness in respect of the Debentures of the ____ Series, shall assume the obligation (which shall be absolute and unconditional) to irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or Paying Agent such additional sums of money, if any, or additional Eligible Obligations (meeting the requirements of Section 701), if any, or any combination thereof, at such time or times, as shall be necessary, together with the money and/or Eligible Obligations theretofore so deposited, to pay when due the principal of and premium, if any, and interest due and to become due on such Debentures of the

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____ Series or portions thereof, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of said Section 701; provided, however, that such instrument may state that the obligation of the Company to make additional deposits as aforesaid shall be subject to the delivery to the Company by the Trustee of a notice asserting the deficiency accompanied by an opinion of an independent public accountant of nationally recognized standing, selected by the Trustee, showing the calculation thereof; or

(B) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, as a result of (i)
the receipt by the Company from, or the publication by, the Internal Revenue Service of a ruling or (ii) a change in law occurring after the date of this certificate, the Holders of such Debentures of the ____ Series, or portions of the principal amount thereof, will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the satisfaction and discharge of the Company's indebtedness in respect thereof and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts, at the same times and in the same manner as if such satisfaction and discharge had not been effected;

16. The Company reserves the right to require legends on Debentures of the ____ Series as it may determine are necessary to ensure compliance with the securities laws of the United States and the states therein and any other applicable laws;

17. The Debentures of the ____ Series shall have such other terms and provisions as are provided in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto;

18. The undersigned has read all of the covenants and conditions contained in the Indenture relating to the issuance of the Debentures of the ____ Series and the definitions in the Indenture relating thereto and in respect of which this certificate is made;

19. The statements contained in this certificate are based upon the familiarity of the undersigned with the Indenture, the documents accompanying this certificate, and upon discussions by the undersigned with officers and employees of the Company familiar with the matters set forth herein;

20. In the opinion of the undersigned, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenants and conditions have been complied with; and

21. In the opinion of the undersigned, such conditions and covenants and conditions precedent, if any (including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) to the authentication and delivery of the Debentures of the ____ Series requested in the accompanying Company Order No. __, have been complied with.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Officer's Certificate on behalf of the Company this _____ day of _________, ____ in New York, New York.

By:_________________________________

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Officer's Certificate on behalf of the Guarantor this _____ day of _________, ____ in New York, New York.

By:_________________________________

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EXHIBIT A

NO._______________ CUSIP NO. ___________

[FORM OF FACE OF JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE]

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

[_______] JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES, SERIES DUE _____

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (herein referred to as the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of __________, 200__ of FPL Group Capital Trust __, a Delaware statutory trust, or registered assigns, the principal sum of ____________________ Dollars on ____________ and to pay interest on said principal sum ________ on ______, ______, ______ and ______ of each year commencing ______ (each an "Interest Payment Date") at the rate of ______% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. [Provision for reset of interest rate will be inserted, if applicable.] Interest on the Securities of this series will accrue from and including __________, to and excluding the first Interest Payment Date, and thereafter will accrue from and including the last Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. No interest will accrue on the Securities with respect to the day on which the Securities mature. In the event that any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then payment of interest payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of such delay); provided, however, that if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be payable to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the "Regular Record Date" for such interest installment which shall be the close of business on the 15th calendar day next preceding such Interest Payment Date, provided that if the Securities are held by a securities depository in book-entry form, the Regular Record Date will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and provided further that interest payable at Maturity or on any Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder of this Security on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, the State of New York in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company, interest on this Security may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such address shall appear on the Security Register or by a wire transfer to an account designated by the Person entitled thereto.


Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed in New York, New York.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

By:_______________________________________

[FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

Dated:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

By:_________________________________
Authorized Signatory

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[FORM OF GUARANTEE]

FPL GROUP, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida (the "Guarantor", which term includes any successor under the Indenture (the "Indenture") referred to in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed), for value received, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Holder of the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, including Additional Interest, if any, on such Security when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Guarantor may have (except the defense of payment). In case of the failure of the Company punctually to make any such payment, the Guarantor hereby agrees to cause such payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, and as if such payment were made by the Company. The Guarantor's obligation to make a guarantee payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holder of the Security or to a Paying Agent, or by causing the Company to pay such amount to such Holder or a Paying Agent.

The Guarantor hereby agrees that its payment obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of such Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of such Security or the Indenture, or any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto (except that the Guarantor will have the benefit of any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Company in accordance with the Indenture), by the Holder of such Security or the Trustee or any other circumstance which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantor, increase the principal amount of such Security, or increase the interest rate thereon (including Additional Interest, if any), or change any redemption provisions thereof (including any change to increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof) or change the Stated Maturity thereof.

The Guarantor hereby waives the benefits of diligence, presentment, demand for payment, any requirement that the Trustee or the Holder of such Security exhaust any right or take any action against the Company or any other Person, the filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to such Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged in respect of such Security except by complete performance of the payment obligations contained in such Security and in this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall constitute a guaranty of payment and not of collection. The Guarantor hereby agrees that, in the event of a default in payment of principal, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on such Security, whether at its Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise, legal proceedings may be instituted by the Trustee on behalf of, or by, the Holder of such Security, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, directly against the Guarantor to enforce this Guarantee without first proceeding against the Company.

The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder with respect to such Security shall be continuing and irrevocable until the date upon which the entire principal of, premium, if any, and interest, including Additional Interest, if any, on such Security has been, or has been deemed pursuant to the provisions of Article Seven of the Indenture to have been, paid in full or otherwise discharged.

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The obligations evidenced by this Guarantee are, to the extent provided in the Indenture, subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantor, and this Guarantee is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect thereto. Each Holder of a Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the Trustee his attorney-in fact for any and all such purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his acceptance hereof, hereby waives all notice of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the Indenture by each holder of Senior Indebtedness, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred, and waives reliance by each such Holder upon said provisions.

The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holder of a Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by the Guarantor on account of such Security pursuant to the provisions of this Guarantee or the Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all Securities issued under the Indenture which are then due and payable shall have been paid in full.

This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue notwithstanding any petition filed by or against the Company for liquidation or reorganization, the Company becoming insolvent or making an assignment for the benefit of creditors or a receiver or trustee being appointed for all or any significant part of the Company's property and assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Holder of such Security, whether as a "voidable preference," "fraudulent transfer," or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any such payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned on such Security, such Security shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed paid only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

This Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication of the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed shall have been manually executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture.

All terms used in this Guarantee which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in such Indenture.

This Guarantee shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this instrument to be duly executed in New York, New York.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:_________________________________

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE]

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities), dated as of March 1, 2004 (herein, together with any amendments thereto, called the "Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), among the Company, FPL Group, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture, including the Board Resolutions and Officer's Certificate filed with the Trustee on _____________, creating the series designated on the face hereof (herein called, the "Officer's Certificate"), for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof.

[Redemption provisions, if any, will be inserted]

[If at any time a Tax Event (as defined below) shall occur and be continuing, and either (i) in the opinion of tax counsel to the Trust or the Guarantor experienced in such matters, there would in all cases, after effecting the dissolution of the Trust, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, and the distribution of this Security to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities issued by the Trust (the "Preferred Trust Securities"), in exchange therefor, be more than an insubstantial risk that an Adverse Tax Consequence (as defined below) would continue to exist or (ii) this Security is not held by the Trust, then the Company shall have the right to redeem this Security, in whole but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of the Tax Event, at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including the Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date.]

["Tax Event" means the receipt by the Trust, the Guarantor or the Company of an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the laws or treaties (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authorities thereof or therein; (b) 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 such administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation) (each, an "Administrative Action"), or (c) any amendment to, clarification of, or change in the official position or the interpretation of any such Administrative Action or judicial decision or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to such Administrative Action or judicial decision that differs from the theretofore generally accepted position, in each case by any legislative body, court, governmental authority or regulatory body, irrespective of the time or manner in which such amendment, clarification or change is introduced or made known, which amendment, clarification, or change is effective, or which Administrative Action is taken or which judicial decision, interpretation or pronouncement is issued, in each case on or after _________, 200_, there is more than an insubstantial risk that
(i) the Trust is, or will be, subject to United States Federal income tax with respect to interest received on this Security, (ii) interest payable by the Company on this Security is not, or will not be, fully deductible by the Company for United States Federal income tax purposes, or (iii) the Trust is, or will be, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges (each of the circumstances described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) being an "Adverse Tax Consequence").]

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[If at any time an Investment Company Act Event (as defined below) shall occur and be continuing, then the Company shall have the right to redeem this Security, in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of the Investment Company Act Event, at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date.

An "Investment Company Act Event" occurs when the Trust, the Guarantor or the Company has received an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of a change in law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority after __________, 200_, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be considered an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.]

Interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holder of such Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the related Regular Record Date referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in the Indenture, subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect thereto. Each Holder of this Security, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his acceptance hereof, hereby waives all notice of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the Indenture by each holder of Senior Indebtedness, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred, and waives reliance by each such Holder upon said provisions.

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Security upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture including the Officer's Certificate described above.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of and interest on the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration

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of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series at the time Outstanding in respect of which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all series at the time Outstanding in respect of which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

Pursuant to Section 312 of the Indenture, so long as no Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, the Company shall have the right, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Securities of this series, to extend the interest payment period to a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly periods (an "Extension Period"); provided that no Extension Period shall extend beyond the Stated Maturity or end on a day other than an Interest Payment Date. During the Extension Period interest (calculated for each Interest Period in the manner provided for on the face hereof, as if the interest payment period had not been so extended) will be compounded [quarterly]. At the end of the Extension Period, which shall be an Interest Payment Date, the Company shall pay all interest accrued and unpaid hereon (together with interest hereon at the rate specified for the Securities of this series, compounded [quarterly], to the extent permitted by applicable law) and Additional Interest, if any, to the Person in whose name the Securities of this series are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for the Interest Payment Date on which such Extension Period ended; provided that any such accrued and unpaid interest payable at Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable. During any such Extension Period, neither the Guarantor nor the Company shall (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on its capital stock, or (ii) redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of its capital stock, or (iii) pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment to the Securities of this series or the Guarantee (as the case may be), or (iv) make any payments with respect to any guarantee of debt securities if such guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Securities of this series or the Guarantee (as the case may be) ("Restricted Payments").

The foregoing provisions shall not prevent or restrict the Guarantor or the Company from making:

(a) 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,

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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 interest payment period is extended requiring it to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock;

(b) any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described in clauses (i) and (ii) 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;

(c) 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;

(d) 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);

(e) 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;

(f) payments under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of junior subordinated debentures executed and delivered by the Guarantor 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred trust securities or junior 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is then entitled if paid in full;

(g) dividends or distributions by the Company on its capital stock to the extent owned by the Guarantor; or

(h) redemptions, purchases, acquisitions or liquidation payments by the Company with respect to its capital stock to the extent owned by the Guarantor.

Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further extend the interest payment period, provided that such Extension Period together with all such previous and further extensions thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly periods at any one time or extend beyond the Maturity of the Securities of this series. Upon the termination of any such Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, including interest on deferred interest payments, the Company may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof. The Company shall give the Trustee notice of its election of an Extension Period before the Business Day prior to the record date for the distribution which would occur but for such election and the Trustee will cause the Trust to send notice of such election to the holders of Preferred Trust Securities.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $[1,000][25] and integral multiples thereof.

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As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor and of authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

All terms used in this Security which are defined either in the Indenture or in the Officer's Certificate shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture or in the Officer's Certificate.

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EXHIBIT 4(az)

FPL GROUP, INC.

OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE

CREATING THE ___ JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES, SERIES DUE __

____________, the ___________________________________ of FPL Group, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to the authority granted in the accompanying Board Resolutions (all capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein or in Exhibit A hereto, but are defined in the Indenture referred to below, shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture), and Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture, do hereby certify to The Bank of New York (the "Trustee"), as Trustee under the Indenture of the Company (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities) dated as of __________, 200__ (the "Indenture") that:

1. The securities to be issued under the Indenture shall be designated "_____ Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series due ___" (the "Debentures of the ____ Series") and shall be issued in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The Debentures of the ____ Series are to be issued to The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee (the "Property Trustee") of FPL Group Trust __, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust");

2. The Debentures of the ____ Series shall mature and the principal shall be due and payable together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon on ___________, ____;

3. The Debentures of the ____ Series shall bear interest as provided in the form thereof set forth as Exhibit A hereto;

4. Each installment of interest on a Debenture of the ____ Series shall be payable as provided in the form thereof set forth as Exhibit A hereto;

5. Registration and registration of transfers and exchanges in respect of the Debentures of the ____ Series may be effected at the office or agency of the Company in The City of New York, New York. Notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Debentures of the ____ Series may be served at the office or agency of the Company in The City of New York, New York. The Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee will initially be the agency of the Company for such payment, registration and registration of transfers and exchanges and service of notices and demands and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent for all such purposes; provided, however, that the Company reserves the right to change, by one or more Officer's Certificates, any such office or agency and such agent. The Trustee will initially be the Security Registrar and the Paying Agent for the Debentures of the ____ Series;

6. The Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any given Interest Payment Date with respect to the Debentures of the ____ Series shall be the close of business on the 15th calendar day next preceding such Interest Payment Date, provided that if the Debentures of the ______ Series are held by a securities depository in book-entry form, the Regular Record Date will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date;

7. [Redemption provisions, if any will be inserted];

8. [If at any time a Tax Event (as defined in the form of the Debentures of the _____ Series set forth as Exhibit A hereto) shall occur and be continuing, and either (i) in the opinion of tax counsel to the Trust or the Company experienced in such matters, there would in all cases, after


effecting the dissolution of the Trust, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, and the distribution of the Debentures of the ____ Series to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities issued by the Trust (the "Preferred Trust Securities"), in exchange therefor, be more than an insubstantial risk that an Adverse Tax Consequence (as defined in the form of the Debentures of the ____ Series set forth as Exhibit A hereto) would continue to exist or (ii) the Debentures of the ____ Series are not held by the Trust, then the Company shall have the right to redeem the Debentures of the ____ Series, in whole but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of the Tax Event, at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date;]

[If at any time an Investment Company Act Event (as defined in the form of the Debentures of the ____ Series set forth as Exhibit A hereto) shall occur and be continuing, then the Company shall have the right to redeem the Debentures of the ____ Series, in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of the Investment Company Act Event, at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date;]

9. So long as any Debentures of the ____ Series are Outstanding, the failure of the Company to pay interest, including Additional Interest, if any, on any Debentures of the ____ Series within 30 days after the same becomes due and payable (whether or not payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions of Article Fourteen of the Indenture) shall constitute an Event of Default; provided, however, that a valid extension of the interest payment period by the Company as contemplated in Section 312 of the Indenture and paragraph (10) of this Certificate shall not constitute a failure to pay interest for this purpose;

10. Pursuant to Section 312 of the Indenture, so long as no Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, the Company shall have the right, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Debentures of the ____ Series, to extend the interest payment period to a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly periods (an "Extension Period"); provided that no Extension Period shall extend beyond the Stated Maturity or end on a day other than an Interest Payment Date. During the Extension Period interest (calculated for each Interest Period in the manner provided for in Exhibit A hereto, as if the interest payment period had not been so extended) will be compounded [quarterly]. At the end of the Extension Period, which shall be an Interest Payment Date, the Company shall pay all interest accrued and unpaid thereon (together with interest thereon at the rate specified for the Debentures of the ______ Series, compounded [quarterly], to the extent permitted by applicable law) and Additional Interest, if any, to the Person in whose name the Debentures of the____ Series are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for the Interest Payment Date on which such Extension Period ended; provided that any such accrued and unpaid interest payable at Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable. With respect to the Debentures of _____ Series, the term "Interest Period" shall mean each period from, and including, an Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, except that the first Interest Period shall commence on the date of original issuance. However, during any such Extension Period, the Company shall not

(A) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on its capital stock, or

(B) redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of its capital stock, or

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(C) pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment to the Debentures of the _____ Series; or

(D) make any payments with respect to any guarantee of debt securities by the Company if such guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Debentures of the _____ Series ("Restricted Payments").

The foregoing provisions shall not prevent or restrict the Company from making:

(a) 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 interest payment period is extended requiring it to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock;

(b) any payment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described in clauses (A) and (B) 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;

(c) 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;

(d) 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);

(e) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the future; or

(f) payments under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of junior subordinated debentures executed and delivered by the Company 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred trust securities or junior 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is then entitled if paid in full.

Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further extend the interest payment period, provided that such Extension Period together with all such previous and further extensions thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly periods at any one time or extend beyond the Maturity of the Debentures of the ____ Series. Upon the termination of any such Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, including interest on deferred interest payments, the Company may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above

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requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof. The Company will give the Trust and the Trustee notice of its election of an Extension Period before the earlier of (i) the Business Day prior to the record date for the distribution on the Preferred Trust Securities which would occur but for such election or (ii) the date the Administrative Trustees of the Trust are required to give notice to any securities exchange or any other applicable self-regulatory organization of the record date for such distribution. The Trustee will cause the Trust to send notice of such election to the holders of Preferred Trust Securities;

11. At any time, the Company will have the right to dissolve the Trust and, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, if any, of the Trust as provided by applicable law, cause a proportionate amount of the Debentures of the ____ Series to be distributed to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities and the Common Trust Securities;

12. In the event that, at any time subsequent to the initial authentication and delivery of the Debentures of the ____ Series, the Debentures of the ____ Series are to be held in global form by a securities depositary, the Company may at such time establish the matters contemplated in clause (r) in the second paragraph of Section 301 of the Indenture in an Officer's Certificate supplemental to this certificate;

13. No service charge shall be made for the registration of transfer or exchange of the Debentures of the ____ Series; provided, however, that the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with the exchange or transfer;

14. The Trust for Debentures of the ____ Series shall be FPL Group Trust __, a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust Agreement for Debentures of the ____ Series shall be the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of _________, 200__ relating to the Trust, as it may be modified, amended or supplemented from time to time;

15. If the Company shall make any deposit of money and/or Eligible Obligations with respect to any Debentures of the ____ Series, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, as contemplated by Section 701 of the Indenture, the Company shall not deliver an Officer's Certificate described in clause (z) in the first paragraph of said Section 701 unless the Company shall also deliver to the Trustee, together with such Officer's Certificate, either:

(A) an instrument wherein the Company, notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of its indebtedness in respect of the Debentures of the ____ Series, shall assume the obligation (which shall be absolute and unconditional) to irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or Paying Agent such additional sums of money, if any, or additional Eligible Obligations (meeting the requirements of Section 701), if any, or any combination thereof, at such time or times, as shall be necessary, together with the money and/or Eligible Obligations theretofore so deposited, to pay when due the principal of and premium, if any, and interest due and to become due on such Debentures of the ____ Series or portions thereof, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of said Section 701; provided, however, that such instrument may state that the obligation of the Company to make additional deposits as aforesaid shall be subject to the delivery to the Company by the Trustee of a notice asserting the deficiency accompanied by an opinion of an independent public accountant of nationally recognized standing, selected by the Trustee, showing the calculation thereof; or

(B) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, as a result of (i)

the receipt by the Company from, or the publication by, the Internal

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Revenue Service of a ruling or (ii) a change in law occurring after the date of this certificate, the Holders of such Debentures of the ____ Series, or portions of the principal amount thereof, will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the satisfaction and discharge of the Company's indebtedness in respect thereof and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts, at the same times and in the same manner as if such satisfaction and discharge had not been effected;

16. The Company reserves the right to require legends on Debentures of the ____ Series as it may determine are necessary to ensure compliance with the securities laws of the United States and the states therein and any other applicable laws;

17. The Debentures of the ____ Series shall have such other terms and provisions as are provided in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto;

18. The undersigned has read all of the covenants and conditions contained in the Indenture relating to the issuance of the Debentures of the ____ Series and the definitions in the Indenture relating thereto and in respect of which this certificate is made;

19. The statements contained in this certificate are based upon the familiarity of the undersigned with the Indenture, the documents accompanying this certificate, and upon discussions by the undersigned with officers and employees of the Company familiar with the matters set forth herein;

20. In the opinion of the undersigned, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenants and conditions have been complied with; and

21. In the opinion of the undersigned, such conditions and covenants and conditions precedent, if any (including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) to the authentication and delivery of the Debentures of the ____ Series requested in the accompanying Company Order No. __, have been complied with.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Officer's Certificate on behalf of the Company this _____ day of _________, ____ in New York, New York.

By:_________________________________

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EXHIBIT A

NO._______________ CUSIP NO. ___________

[FORM OF FACE OF JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE]

FPL GROUP, INC.

[_______] JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES, SERIES DUE _____

FPL GROUP, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (herein referred to as the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of __________, 200__ of FPL Group Trust __, a Delaware statutory trust, or registered assigns, the principal sum of ____________________ Dollars on ____________ and to pay interest on said principal sum ________ on ______, ______, ______ and ______ of each year commencing ______ (each an "Interest Payment Date") at the rate of ______% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
[Provision for reset of interest rate will be inserted, if applicable.] Interest on the Securities of this series will accrue from and including __________, to and excluding the first Interest Payment Date, and thereafter will accrue from and including the last Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. No interest will accrue on the Securities with respect to the day on which the Securities mature. In the event that any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then payment of interest payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of such delay); provided, however, that if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be payable to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the "Regular Record Date" for such interest installment which shall be the close of business on the 15th calendar day next preceding such Interest Payment Date, provided that if the Securities are held by a securities depository in book-entry form, the Regular Record Date will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and provided further that interest payable at Maturity or on any Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder of this Security on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, the State of New York in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company, interest on this Security may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such address shall appear on the Security Register or by a wire transfer to an account designated by the Person entitled thereto.

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Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed in New York, New York.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:_______________________________________

[FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

Dated:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

By:_________________________________
Authorized Signatory

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE]

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities), dated as of ________ (herein, together with any amendments thereto, called the "Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture, including the Board Resolutions and Officer's Certificate filed with the Trustee on _____________, creating the series designated on the face hereof (herein called, the "Officer's Certificate"), for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof.

[Redemption provisions, if any, will be inserted]

[If at any time a Tax Event (as defined below) shall occur and be continuing, and either (i) in the opinion of tax counsel to the Trust or the Company experienced in such matters, there would in all cases, after effecting the dissolution of the Trust, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, if any, as provided by applicable law, and the distribution of this Security to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities issued by the Trust (the "Preferred Trust Securities"), in exchange therefor, be more than an insubstantial risk that an Adverse Tax Consequence (as defined below) would continue to exist or (ii) this Security is not held by the Trust, then the Company shall have the right to redeem this Security, in whole but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of the Tax Event, at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including the Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date.]

["Tax Event" means the receipt by the Trust or the Company of an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the laws or treaties (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authorities thereof or therein; (b) 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 such administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation) (each, an "Administrative Action"), or (c) any amendment to, clarification of, or change in the official position or the interpretation of any such Administrative Action or judicial decision or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to such Administrative Action or judicial decision that differs from the theretofore generally accepted position, in each case by any legislative body, court, governmental authority or regulatory body, irrespective of the time or manner in which such amendment, clarification or change is introduced or made known, which amendment, clarification, or change is effective, or which Administrative Action is taken or which judicial decision, interpretation or pronouncement is issued, in each case on or after _________, 200_, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be, subject to United States Federal income tax with respect to interest received on this Security,
(ii) interest payable by the Company on this Security is not, or will not be, fully deductible by the Company for United States Federal income tax purposes, or (iii) the Trust is, or will be, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges (each of the circumstances described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) being an "Adverse Tax Consequence").]

[If at any time an Investment Company Act Event (as defined below) shall occur and be continuing, then the Company shall have the right to redeem

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this Security, in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of the Investment Company Act Event, at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date.

An "Investment Company Act Event" occurs when the Trust or the Company has received an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of a change in law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority after __________, 200_, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be considered an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.]

Interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holder of such Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the related Regular Record Date referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in the Indenture, subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect thereto. Each Holder of this Security, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his acceptance hereof, hereby waives all notice of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the Indenture by each holder of Senior Indebtedness, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred, and waives reliance by each such Holder upon said provisions.

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Security upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture including the Officer's Certificate described above.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of and interest on the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

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As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series at the time Outstanding in respect of which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all series at the time Outstanding in respect of which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

Pursuant to Section 312 of the Indenture, so long as no Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, the Company shall have the right, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Securities of this series, to extend the interest payment period to a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly periods (an "Extension Period"); provided that no Extension Period shall extend beyond the Stated Maturity or end on a day other than an Interest Payment Date. During the Extension Period interest (calculated for each Interest Period in the manner provided for on the face hereof, as if the interest payment period had not been so extended) will be compounded [quarterly]. At the end of the Extension Period, which shall be an Interest Payment Date, the Company shall pay all interest accrued and unpaid hereon (together with interest hereon at the rate specified for the Securities of this series, compounded [quarterly], to the extent permitted by applicable law) and Additional Interest, if any, to the Person in whose name the Securities of this series are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for the Interest Payment Date on which such Extension Period ended; provided that any such accrued and unpaid interest payable at Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable. During any such Extension Period, the Company shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on its capital stock, or
(ii) redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of its capital stock, or (iii) pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment to the Securities of this series, or (iv) make any payments with respect to any guarantee of debt securities if such guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Securities of this series ("Restricted Payments").

The foregoing provisions shall not prevent or restrict the Company from making:

(a) 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 interest payment period is extended requiring it to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock;

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(b) any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described in clauses (i) and (ii) 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;

(c) 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;

(d) 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);

(e) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the future; or

(f) payments under any preferred trust securities guarantee or guarantee of junior subordinated debentures executed and delivered by the Company 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is paid on all preferred trust securities or junior 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 junior subordinated debentures (as the case may be) is then entitled if paid in full.

Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further extend the interest payment period, provided that such Extension Period together with all such previous and further extensions thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly periods at any one time or extend beyond the Maturity of the Securities of this series. Upon the termination of any such Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, including interest on deferred interest payments, the Company may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof. The Company shall give the Trustee notice of its election of an Extension Period before the Business Day prior to the record date for the distribution which would occur but for such election and the Trustee will cause the Trust to send notice of such election to the holders of Preferred Trust Securities.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $[1,000][25] and integral multiples thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor and of authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the absolute

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owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

All terms used in this Security which are defined either in the Indenture or in the Officer's Certificate shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture or in the Officer's Certificate.

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EXHIBIT 4(ba)


PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

between

FPL GROUP, INC.,

as Guarantor

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,

as Guarantee Trustee

Relating to FPL GROUP [/2/ CAPITAL] TRUST __

Dated as of __________, 200_




1 For use in connection with Junior Subordinated Debentures of FPL Group, Inc.

2 For use in connection with Junior Subordinated Debentures of FPL Group Capital Inc


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01 Definitions..................................................1

ARTICLE II

TRUST INDENTURE ACT

SECTION 2.01     Trust Indenture Act; Application.............................4
SECTION 2.02     Lists of Holders of Preferred Trust Securities...............4
SECTION 2.03     Reports by the Guarantee Trustee.............................4
SECTION 2.04     Periodic Reports to Guarantee Trustee........................4
SECTION 2.05     Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.............5
SECTION 2.06     Events of Default; Waiver....................................5
SECTION 2.07     Event of Default; Notice.....................................5
SECTION 2.08     Conflicting Interests........................................5

ARTICLE III

POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 3.01     Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee....................6
SECTION 3.02     Certain Rights of the Guarantee Trustee.......................7
SECTION 3.03     Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee.........9

ARTICLE IV

GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 4.01     Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility................................9
SECTION 4.02     Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnity....................10
SECTION 4.03     Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Guarantee Trustee....11

ARTICLE V

GUARANTEE

SECTION 5.01     Guarantee....................................................11
SECTION 5.02     Waiver of Notice and Demand..................................11
SECTION 5.03     Obligations Not Affected.....................................12
SECTION 5.04     Rights of Holders............................................12
SECTION 5.05     Guarantee of Payment.........................................13

(i)

SECTION 5.06 Subrogation..................................................13
SECTION 5.07 Independent Obligations......................................13

ARTICLE VI

SUBORDINATION

SECTION 6.01 Subordination................................................13

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION

SECTION 7.01 Termination..................................................14

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.01     Successors and Assigns.......................................14
SECTION 8.02     Amendments...................................................14
SECTION 8.03     Notices......................................................14
SECTION 8.04     Benefit......................................................16
SECTION 8.05     Interpretation...............................................16
SECTION 8.06     Governing Law................................................16
SECTION 8.07     Counterparts.................................................16

(ii)

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

Section of                                                            Section of
Trust Indenture Act                                                    Guarantee
of 1939, as amended                                                    Agreement
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310(a)...................................................................4.01(a)
310(b).............................................................4.01(c), 2.08
310(c)..............................................................Inapplicable
311(a)...................................................................2.02(b)
311(b)...................................................................2.02(b)
311(c)..............................................................Inapplicable
312(a)...................................................................2.02(a)
312(b)...................................................................2.02(b)
313.........................................................................2.03
314(a)......................................................................2.04
314(b)..............................................................Inapplicable
314(c)......................................................................2.05
314(d)..............................................................Inapplicable
314(e)................................................................1.01,2.05,
                                                                            3.02
314(f)......................................................................2.01
315(a)................................................................3.01, 3.02
315(b)......................................................................2.07
315(c)......................................................................3.01
315(d)...................................................................3.01(c)
315(e)...................................................................2.01(a)
316(a)................................................................5.04, 2.06
316(b).............................................................2.06(b), 5.03
316(c)......................................................................8.01
317(a)..............................................................Inapplicable
317(b)..............................................................Inapplicable
318(a)...................................................................2.01(b)
318(b)......................................................................2.01
318(c)...................................................................2.01(a)

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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.

(iii)

This PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT ("Guarantee Agreement"), dated as of __________, 200_, is executed and delivered by FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Preferred Trust Securities (as defined herein, the "Securities") of FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Issuer").

WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement"), dated as of __________, 200_, among the Trustees named therein, FPL Group, Inc., as Depositor and the several Holders (as defined therein), the Issuer is issuing as of the date hereof $__________ aggregate Liquidation Amount of its ____% Preferred Trust Securities (the "Preferred Trust Securities") representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer and having the terms set forth in the Trust Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Preferred Trust Securities are to be issued for sale by the Issuer and the proceeds thereof, together with the proceeds from the issuance of the Issuer's Common Trust Securities (as defined herein) are to be invested in $__________ principal amount of Debentures (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of the Debenture Issuer (as defined in the Trust Agreement), which Debentures will be deposited with The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement, as trust assets; and

WHEREAS, as an incentive for Holders to purchase Preferred Trust Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent set forth herein, to pay to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase of Preferred Trust Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of the Holders from time to time.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS. As used in this Guarantee Agreement, the terms set forth below shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings. Capitalized or otherwise defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.

"AUTHORIZED OFFICER" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, or any other officer or agent of the Guarantor duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Guarantor to act in respect of matters relating to this Guarantee Agreement.

"COMMON TRUST SECURITIES" means the common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer that will be issued to FPL Group, Inc., as Depositor and has the terms set forth in the Trust Agreement.


"EVENT OF DEFAULT" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its payment obligations under this Guarantee Agreement; provided, however, that, except with respect to a default in payment of any Guarantee Payments, the Guarantor shall have received notice of default from the Guarantee Trustee or any Holder (with a copy to the Guarantee Trustee) and shall not have cured such default within 90 days after receipt of such notice, unless the Holder shall agree in writing to an extension of such period prior to its expiration; provided, however, that such Holder shall be deemed to have agreed to an extension of such period if corrective action is initiated by the Guarantee Trustee within such period and is being diligently pursued.

"GUARANTEE PAYMENTS" means the following payments or distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities, to the extent not paid or made by or on behalf of the Issuer, or for which payment has not been provided: (i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions that are required to be paid on such Preferred Trust Securities but only if and to the extent that the Property Trustee has available in the Payment Account funds legally available and sufficient to make such payment at such time, (ii) the redemption price (the "Redemption Price"), and all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of redemption, with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities called for redemption by the Issuer but only if and to the extent that the Property Trustee has available in the Payment Account funds legally available and sufficient to make such payment, and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Preferred Trust Securities as provided in the Trust Agreement or upon a redemption of all of the Preferred Trust Securities upon maturity or redemption of the Debentures as provided in the Trust Agreement), the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the Liquidation Amount of all Preferred Trust Securities and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Preferred Trust Securities to the date of payment but only if and to the extent that the Property Trustee has legally available in the Payment Account funds sufficient to make such payment at such time, and (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining legally available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer as required by applicable law (in either case, the "Liquidation Distribution"), provided that any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease permitted under Section 9.05 of the Trust Agreement shall not be deemed a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Issuer for purposes of clause
(iii) hereof.

"GUARANTEE TRUSTEE" means The Bank of New York, until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement and thereafter means each such Successor Guarantee Trustee.

"HOLDER" means a Person in whose name a Preferred Trust Security or Preferred Trust Securities is registered in the Securities Register; provided, however, that in determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Preferred Trust Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder" shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.

"MAJORITY IN LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF THE PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES" means a vote by Holders, voting separately as a class, of more than 50% of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of all then outstanding Preferred Trust Securities.

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"OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Guarantor, and delivered to the Guarantee Trustee. Any Officer's Certificate or Opinion of Counsel delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Guarantee Agreement shall include:

(a) a statement that the officer or counsel signing the Officer's Certificate or the Opinion of Counsel has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

(b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by such officer or counsel in rendering the Officer's Certificate or the Opinion of Counsel;

(c) a statement that such officer or counsel has made such examination or investigation as, in such officer's or counsel's opinion, is necessary to enable such officer or counsel to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such officer or counsel, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

"OPINION OF COUNSEL" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantor or an Affiliate of the Guarantor, or an employee of any thereof, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Guarantee Trustee. Any Opinion of Counsel pertaining to income tax matters may rely on published rulings of the Internal Revenue Service.

"RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" means, with respect to the Guarantee Trustee, any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any assistant secretary, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or assistant trust officer or any other officer of the Guarantee Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Guarantee Agreement.

"SUBORDINATED INDENTURE" means the Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities) dated as of [/1/ ________] [/2/ March 1, 2004], among FPL Group, Inc. [/2/, as guarantor, the Debenture Issuer] and The Bank of New York, as trustee pursuant to which the Debentures are issued, together with any indenture supplemental thereto.

"SUCCESSOR GUARANTEE TRUSTEE" means a successor Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.01.

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ARTICLE II

TRUST INDENTURE ACT

SECTION 2.01 TRUST INDENTURE ACT; APPLICATION. (a) This Guarantee Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required or deemed to be part of this Guarantee Agreement and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions; and

(b) If and to the extent that any provision of this Guarantee Agreement limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.

SECTION 2.02 LISTS OF HOLDERS OF PREFERRED TRUST SECURITIES. (a) The Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee (a) semiannually, not later than __________ and __________ in each year, commencing __________, 200_, a list, in such form as the Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Preferred Trust Securities ("List of Holders") as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the delivery thereof, and (b) at such other times as the Guarantee Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Guarantor and the Issuer of any such request, a List of Holders as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided that, the Guarantor shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor or the Issuer; and provided, further, that the Guarantor shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders so long as the Guarantee Trustee shall be the Security Registrar. The Guarantee Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of Holders.

(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations under
Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, subject to the provisions of Sections 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 2.03 REPORTS BY THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE. Within 60 days after each ___________, commencing ___________, 200_, the Guarantee Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports, if any, as are required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any such report shall be dated as of the next preceding ___________. The Guarantee Trustee shall also comply with the other requirements of Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 2.04 PERIODIC REPORTS TO GUARANTEE TRUSTEE. The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Holders such documents, reports and information, if any, as required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act and shall deliver to the Guarantee Trustee the compliance certificate required by Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act, each, in the form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act.

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SECTION 2.05 EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent provided for in this Guarantee Agreement as and to the extent required by Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act may be given in the form of an Officer's Certificate.

SECTION 2.06 EVENTS OF DEFAULT; WAIVER. (a) The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of Preferred Trust Securities may, by vote, on behalf of all of the Holders, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Guarantee Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

(b) The right of any Holder to receive payment of the Guarantee Payments in accordance with this Guarantee Agreement, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, shall not be impaired without the consent of each such Holder.

SECTION 2.07 EVENT OF DEFAULT; NOTICE. (a) The Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders, a notice of such Event or Events of Default known to the Guarantee Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice, provided that, except in the case of a default in the payment of a Guarantee Payment, the Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or Responsible Officers of the Guarantee Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.

(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default unless either (1) a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee shall have actual knowledge of the Event of Default or (2) a written notice of such Event of Default shall have been given to the Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor, the Issuer or by any Holder.

SECTION 2.08 CONFLICTING INTERESTS. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under the Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital Inc and The Bank of New York, as trustee, the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between the Guarantor and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2002, between the Guarantor and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent, attorney-in-fact and trustee, the Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, between the Guarantor and The Bank of New York, as purchase contract agent, attorney-in-fact and trustee, the Trust Agreement, the Subordinated Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2004, among the Guarantor, FPL Group Capital Inc and The Bank of New York, as trustee, the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2004, among the Guarantor and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2004, among the Guarantor, as depositor, The Bank of New York, as property trustee, The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware trustee, the administrative trustees named therein and

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several holders of trust securities, the Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2004, between the Guarantor, as guarantor and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee, the Trust Agreement, the Subordinated Indenture and such agreements, guarantees, and the securities of any series issued thereunder shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Guarantee Agreement for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

ARTICLE III

POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 3.01 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE. (a) This Guarantee Agreement shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Guarantee Agreement or any rights hereunder to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights pursuant to Section 5.04 or to a Successor Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant to the appointment of such Successor Guarantee Trustee.

(b) The Guarantee Trustee, prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Guarantee Agreement against the Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.06), the Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

(c) No provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:

(A) the duties and obligations of the Guarantee Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Guarantee Agreement, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Guarantee Agreement against the Guarantee Trustee; and

(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the

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truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Guarantee Agreement; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof or of the Trust Indenture Act are specifically required to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Guarantee Agreement or of the Trust Indenture Act (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);

(ii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Guarantee Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such judgment was made;

(iii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Trust Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee Agreement; and

(iv) no provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall require the Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Guarantee Agreement or adequate indemnity, satisfactory to the Guarantee Trustee in the exercise of its reasonable judgment, against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly provided, every provision of this Guarantee Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Guarantee Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.01(b) and 3.01(c).

SECTION 3.02 CERTAIN RIGHTS OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.01:

(i) the Guarantee Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;

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(ii) any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this Guarantee Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officer's Certificate, or as otherwise expressly provided herein;

(iii) whenever, in the administration of this Guarantee Agreement, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officer's Certificate which, upon receipt of such request from the Guarantee Trustee, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor;

(iv) the Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel of its choice, and the written advice or Opinion of Counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion; such counsel may be counsel to the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantor or any of the Affiliates thereof and may include any of the employees thereof; the Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Guarantee Agreement from any court of competent jurisdiction;

(v) the Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement at the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the Guarantee Trustee such adequate security and indemnity as would satisfy a reasonable person in the position of the Guarantee Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the Guarantee Trustee; provided that, nothing contained in this Section 3.02(a)(v) shall be taken to relieve the Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, of its obligation under the last sentence of Section 3.01(b) to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement;

(vi) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit;

(vii) the Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

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(viii) whenever in the administration of this Guarantee Agreement the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (1) may request instructions from the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Trust Securities, (2) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and
(3) shall be protected in relying on or acting in accordance with such instructions; and

(ix) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Guarantee Agreement.

(b) No provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty to act in accordance with such permissive power or authority.

SECTION 3.03 NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OF GUARANTEE AGREEMENT. The recitals contained in this Guarantee Agreement shall be taken as the statements of the Guarantor, and the Guarantee Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Guarantee Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Guarantee Agreement except that it is duly authorized and qualified to enter into and perform its responsibilities under this Guarantee Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 4.01 GUARANTEE TRUSTEE; ELIGIBILITY. (a) There shall at all times be a Guarantee Trustee which shall:

(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and

(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least Fifty million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred

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to above, then, for the purposes of this Section 4.01(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.

(b) If at any time the Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under Section 4.01(a), the Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in
Section 4.03(c).

(c) If the Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act after giving effect to the provisions of Section 2.08 hereof, the Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 4.02 COMPENSATION, REIMBURSEMENT AND INDEMNITY. The Guarantor agrees:

(a) to pay the Guarantee Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Guarantor and the Guarantee Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Guarantee Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Guarantee Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Guarantee Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and expenses of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith; and

(c) to indemnify each of the Guarantee Trustee and any predecessor Guarantee Trustee for, and to hold it harmless from and against, any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon the income of the Guarantee Trustee) incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance of the trusts created by, or the administration of, this Guarantee Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.

The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Guarantee Agreement.

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SECTION 4.03 APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE.
(a) Subject to Section 4.03(b), unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Guarantee Trustee may be appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor.

(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed by the Guarantor and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.

(c) The Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until a Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or resignation. The Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the resigning Guarantee Trustee.

(d) If no Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.03 within 60 days after delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of resignation or removal, the Guarantee Trustee resigning or being removed may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Guarantee Trustee.

(e) The Guarantor shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Guarantee Trustee and each appointment of a Successor Guarantee Trustee to all Holders in the manner provided in Section 8.03 hereof. Each notice shall include the name of the Successor Guarantee Trustee and the address of its corporate trust office.

(f) No Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Guarantee Trustee.

ARTICLE V

GUARANTEE

SECTION 5.01 GUARANTEE. Subject to Section 6.01 hereof, the Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by or on behalf of the Issuer [/2/ or by the Guarantor pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture]), as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which the Issuer may have or assert. The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.

SECTION 5.02 WAIVER OF NOTICE AND DEMAND. The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee Agreement and of any liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Guarantee Trustee, Issuer or any other Person

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before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.

SECTION 5.03 OBLIGATIONS NOT AFFECTED. The obligation of the Guarantor to make the Guarantee Payments under this Guarantee Agreement shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:

(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the Preferred Trust Securities to be performed or observed by the Issuer (except that the Guarantor will have the benefit of any release or waiver granted in accordance with the Subordinated Indenture or the Trust Agreement);

(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other sums payable under the terms of the Preferred Trust Securities or the extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with, the Preferred Trust Securities (other than an extension of time for payment of Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or other sum payable that results from the extension of any interest payment period on the Debentures permitted by the Subordinated Indenture) (except that the Guarantor will have the benefit of any extension of time granted in accordance with the Subordinated Indenture or the Trust Agreement);

(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Trust Securities, or any action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;

(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of the Issuer;

(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Preferred Trust Securities;

(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or hereby incurred; or

(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 5.03 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.

There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.

SECTION 5.04 RIGHTS OF HOLDERS. The Guarantor expressly acknowledges that: (i) this Guarantee Agreement will be deposited with the Guarantee Trustee

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to be held for the benefit of the Holders; (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantee Trustee has the right to enforce this Guarantee Agreement on behalf of the Holders; (iii) the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Trust Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee in respect of this Guarantee Agreement or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee Agreement, and (iv) if the Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce this Guarantee Agreement, any Holder may enforce this Guarantee Agreement, or institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce the Guarantee Trustee's rights under this Guarantee Agreement, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee, or any other Person.

SECTION 5.05 GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT. This Guarantee Agreement creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection. This Guarantee Agreement will not be discharged except (i) by payment of the Guarantee Payments in full by the Guarantor (without duplication), or (ii) upon the termination of this Guarantee Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof.

SECTION 5.06 SUBROGATION. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all, if any, rights of the Holders against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to the Holders by the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee Agreement, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts of Guarantee Payments are due and unpaid under this Guarantee Agreement. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to or for such Holder in accordance with the Trust Agreement.

SECTION 5.07 INDEPENDENT OBLIGATIONS. The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Preferred Trust Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.03.

ARTICLE VI

SUBORDINATION

SECTION 6.01 SUBORDINATION. This Guarantee Agreement will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment, and subject to, all other liabilities of the Guarantor,
[/2/ including the subordinated guarantee of the Debentures pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture], except those made pari passu or subordinate by their terms, (ii) pari passu with the most senior preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor and with any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect of any of the most senior preferred stock or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor and (iii) senior to all common stock of the Guarantor. [This Guarantee Agreement will rank pari passu with the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2004, between the

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Guarantor and The Bank of New York, as guarantee trustee.] Each Person, by virtue of having become a Holder of a Security, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Guarantee Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Subordinated Indenture.

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION

SECTION 7.01 TERMINATION. This Guarantee Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon: (i) full payment of the Redemption Price of all Preferred Trust Securities, and all accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date of redemption, (ii) the distribution of Debentures to Holders in exchange for all of the Preferred Trust Securities, or (iii) full payment of the amounts payable to or for the Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement upon liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guarantee Agreement will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder must restore payment of any sums paid with respect to Preferred Trust Securities or under this Guarantee Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.01 AMENDMENTS. This Guarantee Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing duly executed by the Guarantor and the Guarantee Trustee. Except with respect to any changes which do not materially adversely affect the rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required) and subject to Section 2.06(b) hereof, this Guarantee Agreement may only be amended with the prior approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Trust Securities. No amendment may impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of any Guarantee Payments in accordance with this Guarantee Agreement as in effect on the date hereof or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment without, in each case, the consent of each such Holder. Any such approval shall be deemed to be on behalf of the Holders of all the Preferred Trust Securities. The provisions of Article VI of the Trust Agreement concerning meetings or consents of Holders shall apply to the giving of such approval.

SECTION 8.02 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. All guarantees and agreements contained in this Guarantee Agreement shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities then outstanding. Except in connection with a consolidation, merger or other transfer involving the Guarantor that is permitted under Article Eleven of the Subordinated Indenture and pursuant to which the assignee or successor, if any, agrees in writing to perform the Guarantor's obligations hereunder, the Guarantor shall not assign its obligations hereunder.

SECTION 8.03 NOTICES. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and delivered, facsimiled or mailed by first class mail as follows:

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(a) if given to the Guarantor, to the address set forth below or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Guarantee Trustee and the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities:

FPL Group, Inc. 700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, Florida 33408 Facsimile: (561) 694-3707 Attention: Treasurer

(b) if given to the Issuer, in care of the Administrative Trustees, at the Issuer's (and the Administrative Trustees') address set forth below or such other address as the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Issuer may give notice of to the Guarantee Trustee and the Holders:

FPL Group [/2/ Capital] Trust __ c/o FPL Group, Inc. 700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, Florida 33408 Facsimile: (561) 694-3707 Attention: Treasurer

(c) if given to the Guarantee Trustee, to the address set forth below or such other address as the Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Guarantor and the Holders of the Preferred Trust Securities:

The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street, 8W New York, New York 10286 Facsimile: (646) 835-8457

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

With a copy to:

The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.

10161 Centurion Parkway
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
Facsimile: (904) 645-1921
Attention:

(d) if given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the Securities Register.

All notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, facsimiled with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.

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SECTION 8.04 BENEFIT. This Guarantee Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Holders and, subject to Section 3.01(a), is not separately transferable from the Preferred Trust Securities.

SECTION 8.05 INTERPRETATION. In this Guarantee Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) a term defined anywhere in this Guarantee Agreement has the same meaning throughout;

(b) all references to "the Guarantee Agreement" or "this Guarantee Agreement" are to this Guarantee Agreement as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;

(c) all references in this Guarantee Agreement to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Guarantee Agreement unless otherwise specified;

(d) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when used in this Guarantee Agreement unless otherwise defined in this Guarantee Agreement or unless the context otherwise requires;

(e) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and

(f) the masculine, feminine or neuter genders used herein shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.

SECTION 8.06 GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THEREUNDER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION ARE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE.

SECTION 8.07 COUNTERPARTS.

This Guarantee Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed, in New York, New York, as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.,
as Guarantor

By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Guarantee Trustee

By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:


EXHIBIT 4(BD)

FORM OF
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
FPL GROUP, INC.

These Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of FPL Group, Inc. (the "Company") were adopted pursuant to the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to the Florida Business Corporation Act, Section 607.0602 and 607.0825, Florida Statutes, for the purpose of establishing and designating a series of its Serial Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, before the issuance of any shares of that series and determining the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such series and no shareholder action was required in accordance with Section 607.0602.

1. The name of the corporation is FPL Group, Inc.

2. The text of the amendment determining the terms of Series __ of the Company's Serial Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, is set forth below:

(a) The new series of Preferred Stock established by this resolution is hereby designed "____________ Preferred Stock, Series ____".

(b) The _____________ Preferred Stock, Series ____, is hereby authorized to be issued in the amount of _____ shares.

(c) The dividend rate of the _________ Preferred Stock, Series ____, shall be [dividend rate and/or method of calculation to be inserted].

(d) [Redemption provisions to be inserted].

(e) [Sinking fund provisions, if any, and conversion privileges, if any, to be inserted].

(f) [Amounts payable in the event of liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Company to be inserted.]

(g) [Voting rights, if any, to be inserted.]

(h) [Other terms, if any, to be inserted.]

3. The above amendment was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to resolutions adopted on ____________ and, in accordance with such resolutions and the duly-delegated authority of the Board of Directors, the approval of a senior executive officer of the Company on ____________.

This, the ____ day of ____________, 200_.

FPL GROUP, INC.

By:

EXHIBIT 4(BE)

FORM OF
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

These Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of FPL Group Capital Inc (the "Company") were adopted pursuant to the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to the Florida Business Corporation Act, Section 607.0602 and 607.0825, Florida Statutes, for the purpose of establishing and designating a series of its Serial Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, before the issuance of any shares of that series and determining the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such series and no shareholder action was required in accordance with Section 607.0602.

1. The name of the corporation is FPL Group Capital Inc.

2. The text of the amendment determining the terms of Series __ of the Company's Serial Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, is set forth below:

(a) The new series of Preferred Stock established by this resolution is hereby designed "____________ Preferred Stock, Series ____".

(b) The _____________ Preferred Stock, Series ____, is hereby authorized to be issued in the amount of _____ shares.

(c) The dividend rate of the _________ Preferred Stock, Series ____, shall be [dividend rate and/or method of calculation to be inserted].

(d) [Redemption provisions to be inserted].

(e) [Sinking fund provisions, if any, and conversion privileges, if any, to be inserted].

(f) [Amounts payable in the event of liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Company to be inserted.]

(g) [Voting rights, if any, to be inserted.]

(h) [Other terms, if any, to be inserted.]

3. The above amendment was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to resolutions adopted on ____________ and, in accordance with such resolutions and the duly-delegated authority of the Board of Directors, the approval of a senior executive officer of the Company on ____________.

This, the ____ day of ____________, 200_.

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

By:

EXHIBIT 4(bf)


PREFERRED STOCK GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

from

FPL GROUP, INC.

to

Holders of

FPL GROUP CAPITAL INC

_____________________ Serial Preferred Stock

Dated as of __________, 20__



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS..........................................................1
   SECTION 1.01  Definitions...................................................1
ARTICLE II GUARANTEE...........................................................2
   SECTION 2.01  Guarantee.....................................................2
   SECTION 2.02  Waiver of Notice and Demand...................................3
   SECTION 2.03  Absolute and Unconditional....................................3
   SECTION 2.04  Enforcement of Guarantee......................................3
   SECTION 2.05  Guarantee of Payment..........................................3
   SECTION 2.06  Subrogation...................................................3
   SECTION 2.07  Reinstatement of Obligations..................................4
   SECTION 2.08  Certain Rights, Remedies and Powers of Guaranteed Persons.....4
   SECTION 2.9   Form of Guarantee.............................................4
ARTICLE III WAIVER OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT........................................4
   SECTION 3.01  Events of Default; Waiver.....................................4
ARTICLE IV LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION...........................5
   SECTION 4.01  Limitation of Transactions....................................5
   SECTION 4.02  Subordination.................................................5
ARTICLE V TERMINATION..........................................................6
   SECTION 5.01  Termination...................................................6
ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS.......................................................6
   SECTION 6.01  Amendments....................................................6
   SECTION 6.02  Subsidiary....................................................6
   SECTION 6.03  Successors and Assigns........................................7
   SECTION 6.04  Notices.......................................................7
   SECTION 6.05  Benefit.......................................................7
   SECTION 6.06  Interpretation................................................7
   SECTION 6.07  Governing Law.................................................8
   SECTION 6.08  Separability..................................................8
   SECTION 6.09  Counterparts..................................................8

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PREFERRED STOCK GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

This PREFERRED STOCK GUARANTEE AGREEMENT ("Guarantee Agreement"), dated as of ______________________, is executed and delivered by FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Guarantor"), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Preferred Stock (as defined herein) of FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation (the "Issuer");

WHEREAS, pursuant to its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, the Issuer is authorized to issue up to ____________ shares of its _______ Serial Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, of which ______ shares of Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") are being issued as of the date hereof; and

WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase Preferred Stock, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent set forth herein, to pay to the Holders of the Preferred Stock the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase of Preferred Stock, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of the Holders from time to time.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS. As used in this Guarantee Agreement, the terms set forth below shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings.

"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

"Articles of Amendment" refers to the articles of amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Issuer filed by the Issuer with the Department of State of the State of Florida which sets forth the designation, preferences and relative rights and other terms of the Preferred Stock with respect to which a Guarantee is granted hereunder.

"Common Stock" means the common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Guarantor.

"Dividends" means the periodic dividends payable to Holders of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock set forth in the Articles of Amendment.


"Dividend Payments" means any accumulated and unpaid Dividends which have been properly declared by the board of directors of the Issuer on the Preferred Stock out of funds legally available therefor.

"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its payment obligations under this Guarantee Agreement.

"Guarantee" means the guarantee relating to the Preferred Stock to be issued by the Guarantor as provided in this Guarantee Agreement.

"Guarantee Payments" shall mean the following payments or distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Preferred Stock then outstanding, to the extent provided for in the Articles of Amendment and to the extent not paid when payable by the Issuer: (i) any Dividend Payments, (ii) the Redemption Price and (iii) the Liquidation Distribution.

"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and records of the Issuer, of any outstanding Preferred Stock with respect to which the Guarantee is issued hereunder; provided, however, that in determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Preferred Stock have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder" shall not include the Guarantor or any entity which is an Affiliate of the Guarantor.

"Liquidation Distribution" means the aggregate of the liquidation amount payable by the Issuer upon the Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms set forth in the Articles of Amendment upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Issuer.

"Majority of the Preferred Stock" means Holder(s) of outstanding Preferred Stock voting together as a single class, whose number of shares of Preferred Stock represents more than 50% of the number of all outstanding Preferred Stock.

"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, joint stock company, unincorporated organization or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.

"Preferred Stock" has the meaning set forth in the first WHEREAS clause above.

"Redemption Price" means the amount payable by the Issuer on redemption of the Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms set forth in the Articles of Amendment upon shares of Preferred Stock duly called for redemption.

ARTICLE II

GUARANTEE

SECTION 2.01 GUARANTEE. The Guarantor hereby fully and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder the due and punctual payment of the Guarantee Payments, as and to the extent applicable (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer) when and as the same shall become due and payable, according to the terms of the Preferred Stock as set forth in the Articles of Amendment, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which the Issuer may have or assert. In case of the failure of the

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Issuer or any successor thereto punctually to pay any such Guarantee Payments, as and to the extent applicable, the Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable, as if such payment were made by the Issuer. The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to or for the benefit of the Holders or by payment by the Issuer of such amounts to or for the benefit of the Holders.

SECTION 2.02 WAIVER OF NOTICE AND DEMAND. The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee Agreement and of any liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.

SECTION 2.03 ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL. The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations under this Guarantee Agreement shall be as if it were a principal obligor and not merely a surety and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Preferred Stock, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by the Holder of any shares of Preferred Stock with respect to any terms thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer or any action to enforce the same, or any circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Preferred Stock and that the Guarantor shall be liable as a principal obligor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in this Section 2.03.

SECTION 2.04 ENFORCEMENT OF GUARANTEE. Any Holder of Preferred Stock may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce its rights under this Guarantee Agreement, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer or any other Person.

SECTION 2.05 GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT. This Guarantee Agreement creates a guarantee of payment and not merely of collection. This Guarantee Agreement will not be discharged except (i) by payment of the Dividend Payments, the Redemption Price or the Liquidation Distribution, if and as applicable, in full by the Issuer, (ii) by payment of the Guarantee Payments in full (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer) by the Guarantor or (iii) upon termination of this Guarantee Agreement pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof.

SECTION 2.06 SUBROGATION. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Holders against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to the Holders by the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee Agreement, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this Guarantee Agreement. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for the applicable

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Holders and to pay over such amount to or for the applicable Holders.

SECTION 2.07 REINSTATEMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. If any Holder of Preferred Stock is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer or the Guarantor, or any custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official acting in relation to the Issuer or the Guarantor, any amount paid to such Holder in respect of Guarantee Payments on such Preferred Stock, the Guarantee issued under this Guarantee Agreement, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.

SECTION 2.08 CERTAIN RIGHTS, REMEDIES AND POWERS OF GUARANTEED PERSONS. The Holders of Preferred Stock shall have all of the rights and remedies available under applicable law and may proceed by appropriate court action to enforce the terms hereof and to recover damages for the breach hereof. Each and every remedy of each such Person shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other remedy now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. At the option of any such Person, the Guarantor may be joined in any action or proceeding commenced by such Person against the Issuer in respect of any obligations guaranteed pursuant to this Guarantee Agreement, and recovery may be had against the Guarantor in such action or proceeding or in any independent action or proceeding against the Guarantor, without any requirement that any remedy or claim against the Issuer be first asserted, prosecuted or exhausted.

SECTION 2.09 FORM OF GUARANTEE. The Guarantee to be endorsed upon any stock certificate representing Preferred Stock shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations as are required or permitted hereby, and may include such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and legends as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange. The definitive Guarantee to be endorsed upon the Preferred Stock shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner provided that such manner is permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Preferred Stock may be listed. In the alternative, each stock certificate representing Preferred Stock may omit the form of Guarantee set forth in Exhibit A if a legend is included on such stock certificate indicating that a copy of this Guarantee Agreement will be provided upon request.

ARTICLE III

WAIVER OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 3.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT; WAIVER. (a) Holders of Preferred Stock may by vote or consent of at least a Majority of the Preferred Stock, on behalf of the Holders of all Preferred Stock, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Guarantee Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

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(b) The right of any Holder of Preferred Stock to receive payment of the Guarantee Payments in accordance with this Guarantee Agreement, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, shall not be impaired without the consent of each such Holder.

ARTICLE IV

LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION

SECTION 4.01 LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS. So long as any shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Guarantor will not (i) declare or pay any dividends or other distributions on its capital stock or (ii) redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of its capital stock, if at such time the Guarantor shall be in default with respect to its Guarantee Payments; provided that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent or restrict the Guarantor from making:

(a) 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 Guarantor defaults with respect to its Guarantee Payments, requiring it to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock;

(b) any payment, distribution, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described 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;

(c) 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;

(d) 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); and

(e) 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.

SECTION 4.02 SUBORDINATION. This Guarantee Agreement will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment, and subject, to all liabilities of the Guarantor, except those made pari passu or subordinate by their terms, (ii) pari passu with the most senior preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor and with any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect of any of the most senior preferred stock or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor, and (iii) senior to all common stock now or

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hereafter issued by the Guarantor. The Guarantor's obligations under this Guarantee Agreement will rank pari passu with respect to obligations under other guarantee agreements which it may enter into from time to time to the extent that such agreements shall be entered into in substantially the form hereof and provide for comparable guarantees by the Guarantor of payment on preferred stock issued by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates. Each Person, by virtue of having become a Holder of the Preferred Stock, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Guarantee Agreement.

ARTICLE V

TERMINATION

SECTION 5.01 TERMINATION. This Guarantee Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon: (i) full payment of the Redemption Price of all Preferred Stock, (ii) the distribution of Common Stock or other securities of the Issuer, the Guarantor or any other Person upon conversion of or in exchange for all of the Preferred Stock, (iii) full payment of the amounts payable to or for the Holders in accordance with the Articles of Amendment upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Issuer, or (iv) such date when no shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guarantee Agreement will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder must restore to the Issuer or Guarantor payment of any sums paid by the Issuer and guaranteed by the Guarantee, or any Guarantee Payments.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 6.01 AMENDMENTS. Except with respect to any changes which do not materially adversely affect the rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this Guarantee Agreement may only be amended with the prior approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority of the Preferred Stock. Any such approval shall be deemed to be on behalf of the Holders of all of the Preferred Stock. The provisions of the Articles of Amendment concerning meetings or consents of Holders shall apply to the giving of such approval. No amendment may impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of any Guarantee Payments in accordance with this Guarantee Agreement as in effect on the date hereof or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment without, in each case, the consent of each such Holder.

SECTION 6.02 SUBSIDIARY. The Guarantor represents that Guarantor owns all the issued and outstanding common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Issuer, and that this Guarantee Agreement may reasonably be expected to benefit, directly or indirectly, the Guarantor. The Guarantor further represents that the consideration received for this Guarantee Agreement is reasonably worth at least as much as the liability and obligation incurred by the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement.

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SECTION 6.03 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. All guarantees and agreements contained in this Guarantee Agreement shall bind the successors, assignees, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders of shares of the Preferred Stock then outstanding. Except in connection with a consolidation, merger, conveyance or other transfer or business combination involving the Guarantor in which the resulting or acquiring entity (if other than the Guarantor) agrees in writing to be legally responsible for the Guarantee issued under this Guarantee Agreement, the Guarantor shall not assign its obligations hereunder.

SECTION 6.04 NOTICES. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and delivered, facsimiled or mailed by first class mail as follows:

(a) if given to the Guarantor, to the address set forth below or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Holders:

FPL Group, Inc.
700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, Florida 33408 Facsimile: (561) 694-3707 Attention: Treasurer

(b) if given to any Holder of Preferred Stock, at the address set forth on the books and records of the Issuer.

All notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, facsimiled with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.

SECTION 6.05 BENEFIT. This Guarantee Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Holders and is not separately transferable from the Preferred Stock.

SECTION 6.06 INTERPRETATION. In this Guarantee Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) a term defined anywhere in this Guarantee Agreement has the same meaning throughout;

(b) all references to "the Guarantee Agreement" or "this Guarantee Agreement" are to this Guarantee Agreement as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;

(c) all references in this Guarantee Agreement to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Guarantee Agreement unless otherwise specified;

(d) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and

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(e) the masculine, feminine or neuter genders used herein shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.

SECTION 6.07 GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREUNDER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION ARE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE.

SECTION 6.08 SEPARABILITY. Wherever possible, each provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Guarantee Agreement.

SECTION 6.09 COUNTERPARTS. This Guarantee Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed, in New York, New York, as of the day and year first above written.

FPL GROUP, INC.
as Guarantor

By:

Name:


Title:

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF GUARANTEE

For value received, FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Guarantor") hereby fully and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder the due and punctual payment of the Guarantee Payments, as and to the extent applicable (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer) when and as the same shall become due and payable, according to the terms of the Preferred Stock as set forth in the Articles of Amendment, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which the Issuer may have or assert. In case of the failure of the Issuer or any successor thereto punctually to pay any such Guarantee Payments, as and to the extent applicable, the Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable, as if such payment were made by the Issuer. The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to or for the benefit of the Holders or by payment by the Issuer of such amounts to or for the benefit of the Holders.

The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of the Guarantee Agreement and of any liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.

The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement shall be as if it were a principal obligor and not merely a surety and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Preferred Stock, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by the Holder of any shares of Preferred Stock with respect to any terms thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer or any action to enforce the same, or any circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Preferred Stock and that the Guarantor shall be liable as a principal obligor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of the Guarantee Agreement notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in Section 2.03 of the Guarantee Agreement.

Any Holder of Preferred Stock may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce its rights under the Guarantee Agreement, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer or any other Person.

The Guarantee Agreement creates a guarantee of payment and not merely of collection. The Guarantee Agreement will not be discharged except (i) by payment of the Dividend Payments, the Redemption Price or the Liquidation Distribution, if and as applicable, in full by the Issuer, (ii) by payment of the Guarantee Payments in full (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer) by the Guarantor or (iii) upon termination of the Guarantee Agreement pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof.


The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Holders against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid by the Guarantor to the Holders by the Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under the Guarantee Agreement, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under the Guarantee Agreement. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for the applicable Holders and to pay over such amount to or for the applicable Holders.

If any Holder of Preferred Stock is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer or the Guarantor, or any custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official acting in relation to the Issuer or the Guarantor, any amount paid to such Holder in respect of such Guarantee Payments, the Guarantee issued under the Guarantee Agreement, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.

All terms used in this Guarantee that are defined in the Preferred Stock Guarantee Agreement to which this Guarantee relates shall have the meanings assigned to them in such Preferred Stock Guarantee Agreement, dated as of _______________, from the Guarantor to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.

This Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless and until the Preferred Stock to which this Guarantee relates is duly authorized, issued and outstanding.

Reference is made to the Preferred Stock Guarantee Agreement for further provisions with respect to this Guarantee.

THE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREUNDER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION ARE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE.

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EXHIBIT 5(A)

STEEL Steel Hector & Davis LLP HECTOR 200 South Biscayne Boulevard & DAVIS Miami, Florida 33131-2398 305.577.7000 305.577.7001 Fax www.steelhector.com

June 4, 2004

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Capital Inc
FPL Group Capital Trust II
FPL Group Capital Trust III
FPL Group Trust I
FPL Group Trust II
700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As counsel for FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital"), FPL Group Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, FPL Group Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, FPL Group Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust, and FPL Group Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (together with FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III and FPL Group Trust I, the "Trusts"), we have participated in the preparation of a joint registration statement on Form S-3 to be filed on or about the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), in connection with the registration by:

(a) FPL Group of up to a total of $1,400,000,000 of (i) its guarantee relating to FPL Group Capital's Debt Securities (as defined below) ("Debt Securities Guarantee"); (ii) its guarantee of the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures (as defined below) ("Subordinated Debenture Guarantee");
(iii) its junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures"); (iv) its guarantee of Preferred Trust Securities (as defined below) of the Trusts ("Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee"); (v) shares of its common stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock"), including the preferred share purchase rights ("Rights") attached thereto (collectively, "Shares"); (vi) shares of its serial preferred stock, $.01 par value ("FPL Group Preferred Stock"); (vii) contracts to purchase Shares or other agreements or instruments requiring it to sell Shares (collectively, "Stock Purchase Contracts"); and
(viii) units, each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and debt securities of FPL Group Capital (including, but not limited to, Debt Securities), preferred trust securities of one or more FPL Group subsidiary trusts or other subsidiary entities (including, but not limited to, Preferred Trust Securities), or debt securities of third parties, including, but not limited to, U.S. Treasury securities ("Stock Purchase Units") and (ix) its guarantee ("Preferred Stock Guarantee") of FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock (as defined below),

(b) FPL Group Capital of up to a total of $1,400,000,000 of its (i) unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities"); (ii) junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures"); and (iii) shares of its preferred stock, $.01 par value ("FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock"), and

(c) the Trusts of up to a total of $1,400,000,000 of their preferred trust securities ("Preferred Trust Securities").

In connection therewith, we have reviewed such documents and records as we have deemed necessary to enable us to express an opinion on the matters covered hereby, including (i) FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended to the date hereof ("FPL Group Charter") and FPL Group's Bylaws as amended to


FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Capital Inc
FPL Group Capital Trust II
FPL Group Capital Trust III
FPL Group Trust I
FPL Group Trust II
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the date hereof; (ii) the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, between FPL Group and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as amended by an Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2000 (the "First Amendment"), a Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2002 (the "Second Amendment"), and a Third Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2004 (the "Third Amendment") (such Rights Agreement, as so amended, the "Rights Agreement"), providing for the issuance of the Rights; (iii) resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of FPL Group on (a) June 17, 1996, providing, among other things, for distribution of the Rights and approving the Rights Agreement dated as of July 1, 1996, (b) July 30, 2000, with respect to the First Amendment, (c) December 20, 2002, with respect to the Second Amendment, and (d) March 19, 2004, with respect to the Third Amendment; and (iv) such other corporate records, certificates and other documents and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. We have assumed that there will be no changes to such documents and agreements, or expiration thereof, after the date hereof which would affect the opinions expressed herein.

We have also reviewed the relevant statutory provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act, such other legal authority in Florida as we have deemed relevant and, because the issuance of the Rights would, if challenged, present as to a Florida corporation a case of first impression in the courts of Florida and because the issuance of interests such as the Rights has to our knowledge yet to be the subject of any reported appellate opinion of a Florida court, we have reviewed certain case law with respect to the distribution of such Rights in other jurisdictions.

For purposes of the opinion related to the Rights expressed herein, we have assumed that (1) FPL Group has sufficient authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock fully to provide for the exercise of the Rights without amendment of the FPL Group Charter to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, (2) no member of the Board of Directors of FPL Group has any personal interest therein (except for an interest arising solely from ownership of Common Stock), and (3) in approving the Rights Agreement and the transactions provided for therein, each member of the Board of Directors of FPL Group has discharged his duties in the good faith exercise of his business judgment, in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest of FPL Group and its shareholders and with such care as an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances and that he did not act solely or primarily to perpetuate his office. Nothing has come to our attention, after due inquiry with respect thereto, that would lead us to believe that we are not justified in relying on such assumptions.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Debt Securities and the Debt Securities Guarantee will be valid, legal and binding obligations of FPL Group Capital and FPL Group, respectively, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group Capital, acting within the authority granted by resolutions of the Board of Directors of FPL Group Capital, approves and establishes the terms and provisions of the Debt Securities in accordance with the Indenture (For Unsecured Debt Securities) dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital and The Bank of New York, as Trustee; and

b. the Debt Securities are issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.


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2. The FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures will be valid, legal and binding obligations of FPL Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a subordinated indenture ("FPL Group Subordinated Indenture") with respect to such FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures shall have been executed and delivered by a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group and by the trustee under such FPL Group Subordinated Indenture;

b. a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group, acting within the authority granted by resolutions of the Board of Directors of FPL Group, approves and establishes the terms and provisions of the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures in accordance with the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture; and

c. the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures are issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

3. The FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee will be valid, legal and binding obligations of FPL Group Capital and FPL Group, respectively, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group Capital, acting within the authority granted by resolutions of the Board of Directors of FPL Group Capital, approves and establishes the terms and provisions of the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures in accordance with the Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities) dated as of March 1, 2004, among FPL Group Capital, FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as Trustee;

b. a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group, acting within the authority granted by resolutions of the Board of Directors of FPL Group, endorses the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee onto the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures; and

c. the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures are issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

4. The shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable when:

a. FPL Group's Board of Directors (or a senior executive officer of FPL Group pursuant to express authority conferred on such officer by the Board of Directors) shall have adopted appropriate resolutions approving and authorizing the issuance and sale of the Common Stock and any other action necessary to the consummation of the proposed issuance and sale thereof; and

b. the Common Stock shall have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by such resolutions, and otherwise as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

5. The Rights, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, between FPL Group and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as amended by an Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2000 (the "First Amendment"), a Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2002 (the "Second Amendment"), and a Third Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2004 (the "Third Amendment") (such Rights Agreement, as so amended, the "Rights Agreement"), and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, will be, subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement, (a) validly issued and (b) binding obligations of FPL


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Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

6. The shares of FPL Group Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable when:

a. FPL Group's Board of Directors (or a senior executive officer of FPL Group pursuant to express authority conferred on such officer by the Board of Directors) shall have adopted appropriate resolutions establishing the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such shares of FPL Group Preferred Stock and approving and authorizing the issuance and sale of the FPL Group Preferred Stock and authorizing any other action necessary to the consummation of the proposed issuance and sale thereof;

b. articles of amendment to FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, establishing the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such FPL Group Preferred Stock shall have been filed with the appropriate office of the Department of State of the State of Florida; and

c. the FPL Group Preferred Stock shall have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by such resolutions, and otherwise as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

7. The shares of FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable when:

a. FPL Group Capital's Board of Directors (or a senior executive officer of FPL Group Capital pursuant to express authority conferred on such officer by the Board of Directors) shall have adopted appropriate resolutions establishing the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such shares of FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock and approving and authorizing the issuance and sale of the FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock and authorizing any other action necessary to the consummation of the proposed issuance and sale thereof;

b. articles of amendment to FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, establishing the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock shall have been filed with the appropriate office of the Department of State of the State of Florida; and

c. the FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock shall have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by such resolutions, and otherwise as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

8. The Preferred Stock Guarantee will be a valid, legal and binding obligation of FPL Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a preferred stock guarantee agreement ("Preferred Stock Guarantee Agreement") with respect to such Preferred Stock Guarantee shall have been executed and delivered by a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group; and

b. the FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock is issued and sold in accordance with its respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.


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9. The Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units will be valid, legal and binding obligations of FPL Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. FPL Group's Board of Directors (or a senior executive officer of FPL Group pursuant to express authority conferred on such officer by the Board of Directors) shall have adopted appropriate resolutions to establish the terms of such Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units, as the case may be; and

b. such Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units, as the case may be, shall have been issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

10. The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee will be a valid, legal and binding obligation of FPL Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a preferred trust securities guarantee agreement ("Subordinated Guarantee Agreement") with respect to such Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee shall have been executed and delivered by a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group and by the trustee under such Subordinated Guarantee Agreement; and

b. the Preferred Trust Securities are issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

Notwithstanding that the Registration Statement provides for the registration, in accordance with Commission policy, of an aggregate of $2,800,000,000 of securities, as noted in the combined prospectus, and consistent with the resolutions of FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's respective Board of Directors, the aggregate amount of securities which may be offered for sale to the public by all registrants included in the Registration Statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement under the caption "Legal Opinions." In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

We are members of the Florida Bar and this opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Florida and the federal laws of the United States insofar as they bear on the matters covered hereby. As to all matters of New York law, we have relied, with your consent, upon the opinion of even date herewith rendered to you by Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, New York, New York. As to all matters of Delaware law, we have relied, with your consent, on the opinions of even date rendered to you by Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. As to all matters of Florida law, Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, is authorized to rely upon this opinion as if it were addressed to it.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Steel Hector & Davis LLP

STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP


EXHIBIT 5(B)

THELEN REID & PRIEST LLP
Attorneys at Law

875 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022-6225

Tel. 212.603.2000 Fax 212.603.2001

www.thelenreid.com

June 4, 2004

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Capital Inc
FPL Group Capital Trust II
FPL Group Capital Trust III
FPL Group Trust I
FPL Group Trust II
700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As counsel for FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital"), FPL Group Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, FPL Group Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, FPL Group Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust, and FPL Group Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (together with FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III and FPL Group Trust I, the "Trusts"), we have participated in the preparation of a joint registration statement on Form S-3 to be filed on or about the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), in connection with the registration by:

(a) FPL Group of up to a total of $1,400,000,000 of (i) its guarantee relating to FPL Group Capital's Debt Securities (as defined below) ("Debt Securities Guarantee"); (ii) its guarantee of the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures (as defined below) ("Subordinated Debenture Guarantee");
(iii) its junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures"); (iv) its guarantee of Preferred Trust Securities (as defined below) of the Trusts ("Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee"); (v) shares of its common stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock"), including the preferred share purchase rights ("Rights") attached thereto (collectively, "Shares"); (vi) shares of its serial preferred stock, $.01 par value ("FPL Group Preferred Stock"); (vii) contracts to purchase Shares or other agreements or instruments requiring it to sell Shares (collectively, "Stock Purchase Contracts"); and
(viii) units, each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and debt securities of FPL Group Capital (including, but not limited to, Debt Securities), preferred trust securities of one or more FPL Group subsidiary trusts or other subsidiary entities (including, but not limited to, Preferred Trust Securities), or debt securities of third parties, including, but not limited to, U.S. Treasury securities ("Stock Purchase Units") and (ix) its guarantee ("Preferred Stock Guarantee") of FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock (as defined below),

(b) FPL Group Capital of up to a total of $1,400,000,000 of its (i) unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities"); (ii) junior subordinated debentures ("FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures"); and (iii) shares of its preferred stock, $.01 par value ("FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock"), and

(c) the Trusts of up to a total of $1,400,000,000 of their preferred trust securities ("Preferred Trust Securities").

In connection therewith, we have reviewed such documents and records as we have deemed necessary to enable us to express an opinion on the matters covered hereby.


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Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Debt Securities and the Debt Securities Guarantee will be valid, legal and binding obligations of FPL Group Capital and FPL Group, respectively, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group Capital, acting within the authority granted by resolutions of the Board of Directors of FPL Group Capital, approves and establishes the terms and provisions of the Debt Securities in accordance with the Indenture (For Unsecured Debt Securities) dated as of June 1, 1999, between FPL Group Capital and The Bank of New York, as Trustee; and

b. the Debt Securities are issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

2. The FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures will be valid, legal and binding obligations of FPL Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a subordinated indenture ("FPL Group Subordinated Indenture") with respect to such FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures shall have been executed and delivered by a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group and by the trustee under such FPL Group Subordinated Indenture;

b. a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group, acting within the authority granted by resolutions of the Board of Directors of FPL Group, approves and establishes the terms and provisions of the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures in accordance with the FPL Group Subordinated Indenture; and

c. the FPL Group Junior Subordinated Debentures are issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

3. The FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee will be valid, legal and binding obligations of FPL Group Capital and FPL Group, respectively, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group Capital, acting within the authority granted by resolutions of the Board of Directors of FPL Group Capital, approves and establishes the terms and provisions of the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures in accordance with the Indenture (For Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities relating to Trust Securities) dated as of March 1, 2004, among FPL Group Capital, FPL Group and The Bank of New York, as Trustee;

b. a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group, acting within the authority granted by resolutions of the Board of Directors of FPL Group, endorses the Subordinated Debenture Guarantee onto the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures; and

c. the FPL Group Capital Junior Subordinated Debentures are issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.


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4. The shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable when:

a. FPL Group's Board of Directors (or a senior executive officer of FPL Group pursuant to express authority conferred on such officer by the Board of Directors) shall have adopted appropriate resolutions approving and authorizing the issuance and sale of the Common Stock and any other action necessary to the consummation of the proposed issuance and sale thereof; and

b. the Common Stock shall have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by such resolutions, and otherwise as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

5. The Rights, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, between FPL Group and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as amended by an Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2000 (the "First Amendment"), a Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2002 (the "Second Amendment"), and a Third Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2004 (the "Third Amendment") (such Rights Agreement, as so amended, the "Rights Agreement"), and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, will be, subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement, (a) validly issued and (b) binding obligations of FPL Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity.

6. The shares of FPL Group Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable when:

a. FPL Group's Board of Directors (or a senior executive officer of FPL Group pursuant to express authority conferred on such officer by the Board of Directors) shall have adopted appropriate resolutions establishing the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such shares of FPL Group Preferred Stock and approving and authorizing the issuance and sale of the FPL Group Preferred Stock and authorizing any other action necessary to the consummation of the proposed issuance and sale thereof;

b. articles of amendment to FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, establishing the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such FPL Group Preferred Stock shall have been filed with the appropriate office of the Department of State of the State of Florida; and

c. the FPL Group Preferred Stock shall have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by such resolutions, and otherwise as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

7. The shares of FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable when:

a. FPL Group Capital's Board of Directors (or a senior executive officer of FPL Group Capital pursuant to express authority conferred on such officer by the Board of Directors) shall have adopted appropriate resolutions establishing the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such shares of FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock and approving and authorizing the issuance and sale of the FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock and authorizing any other action necessary to the consummation of the proposed issuance and sale thereof;

b. articles of amendment to FPL Group Capital's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, establishing the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock shall have been filed with the appropriate office of the Department of State of the State of Florida; and


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c. the FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock shall have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by such resolutions, and otherwise as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

8. The Preferred Stock Guarantee will be a valid, legal and binding obligation of FPL Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a preferred stock guarantee agreement ("Preferred Stock Guarantee Agreement") with respect to such Preferred Stock Guarantee shall have been executed and delivered by a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group; and

b. the FPL Group Capital Preferred Stock is issued and sold in accordance with its respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

9. The Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units will be valid, legal and binding obligations of FPL Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. FPL Group's Board of Directors (or a senior executive officer of FPL Group pursuant to express authority conferred on such officer by the Board of Directors) shall have adopted appropriate resolutions to establish the terms of such Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units, as the case may be; and

b. such Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units, as the case may be, shall have been issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

10. The Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee will be a valid, legal and binding obligation of FPL Group, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity, when:

a. a preferred trust securities guarantee agreement ("Subordinated Guarantee Agreement") with respect to such Preferred Trust Securities Guarantee shall have been executed and delivered by a duly-authorized officer of FPL Group and by the trustee under such Subordinated Guarantee Agreement; and

b. the Preferred Trust Securities are issued and sold in accordance with their respective terms and provisions and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.

The opinion set forth in paragraph 5 herein is subject to the same limitations and qualifications contained in the opinion of Steel Hector & Davis LLP referred to below.

Notwithstanding that the Registration Statement provides for the registration, in accordance with Commission policy, of an aggregate of $2,800,000,000 of securities, as noted in the combined prospectus, and consistent with the resolutions of FPL Group's and FPL Group Capital's respective Board of Directors, the aggregate amount of securities which may be offered for sale to the public by all registrants included in the Registration Statement may not exceed $1,400,000,000.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement under the caption "Legal Opinions." In


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giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

We are members of the New York Bar and this opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States insofar as they bear on the matters covered hereby. As to all matters of Florida law, we have relied, with your consent, upon the opinion of even date herewith rendered to you by Steel Hector & Davis LLP, Miami, Florida. As to all matters of Delaware law, we have relied, with your consent, on the opinions of even date rendered to you by Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. As to all matters of New York law, Steel Hector & Davis LLP, is authorized to rely upon this opinion as if it were addressed to it.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Thelen Reid & Priest LLP

THELEN REID & PRIEST LLP


EXHIBIT 5(C)

MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

222 Delaware Avenue, 10th Floor
Wilmington, Delaware 19801-1621
(302) 888-6800
Facsimile (302) 888-6989
www.morrisjames.com
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2306
Wilmington, DE 19899-2306

June 4, 2004

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Capital Inc
FPL Group Capital Trust II
700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408

RE: FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST II

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Delaware counsel for FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital"), and FPL Group Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), for the purpose of giving the opinions set forth herein. At your request, this opinion letter is being furnished to you.

For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies furnished to us of the following:

(a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on February 27, 2003 (the "Certificate");

(b) The Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated as of February 27, 2003, by and among FPL Group, as depositor, and the trustees of the Trust named therein (the "Initial Trust Agreement");


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(c) The Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-3, including a prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating, among other things, to the Preferred Trust Securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a "Preferred Trust Security" and collectively, the "Preferred Trust Securities"), as proposed to be filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, FPL Group Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust, and FPL Group Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") on or about the date hereof (other than the documents incorporated by reference);

(d) A form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust (including Exhibits A, B, C and D attached thereto) (the "Trust Agreement"), to be entered into among FPL Group, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the holders, from time to time, of preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and

(e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated a recent date, obtained from the Secretary of State.

Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this opinion letter shall have the respective meanings provided in the Initial Trust Agreement, except that reference herein to any document shall mean such document as in effect on the date hereof.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have relied upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, and such other certificates or documents as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion letter, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures.


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For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed (i) that the Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation and termination of the Trust, and that the Trust Agreement and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended; (ii) except to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, the due creation, due formation or due organization, as the case may be, and the valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, formation or organization; (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons who are parties or signatories to the documents examined by us;
(iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents; (v) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has duly authorized, executed and delivered such documents; (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Preferred Trust Security is to be issued by the Trust (collectively, the "Preferred Trust Security Holders") of a Preferred Trust Securities Certificate for the Preferred Trust Security and the payment for the Preferred Trust Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Trust Agreement, and as described in the Prospectus; and (vii) that the Preferred Trust Securities are issued to the Preferred Trust Security Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement. We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement or Prospectus and assume no responsibility for its contents.

The opinions in this letter are limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (other than the securities laws of the State of Delaware) and we have not considered and express no opinion on the effect of or concerning matters involving the laws of any other jurisdiction, or rules, regulations, orders and decisions relating to such laws, including, without limitation, the federal laws of the United States of America.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801 et seq.

2. The Preferred Trust Securities will be validly issued, and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and non-assessable undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust.


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3. The Preferred Trust Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Preferred Trust Security Holders may be obligated to make payments and provide indemnity and/or security as set forth in the Trust Agreement.

We consent to the filing of this opinion letter with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Opinions" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. We also consent to the reliance by Steel Hector & Davis LLP and Thelen Reid & Priest LLP as to all matters of Delaware law upon this opinion in connection with opinions to be rendered by them on the date hereof. Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person or relied upon for any other purpose.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP


EXHIBIT 5(D)

MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

222 Delaware Avenue, 10th Floor
Wilmington, Delaware 19801-1621
(302) 888-6800
Facsimile (302) 888-6989
www.morrisjames.com
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2306
Wilmington, DE 19899-2306

June 4, 2004

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Capital Inc
FPL Group Capital Trust III
700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408

RE: FPL GROUP CAPITAL TRUST III

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Delaware counsel for FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation ("FPL Group Capital"), and FPL Group Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), for the purpose of giving the opinions set forth herein. At your request, this opinion letter is being furnished to you.

For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies furnished to us of the following:

(a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on June 2, 2004 (the "Certificate");

(b) The Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated as of June 2, 2004, by and among FPL Group, as depositor, and the trustees of the Trust named therein (the "Initial Trust Agreement");


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(c) The Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-3, including a prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating, among other things, to the Preferred Trust Securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a "Preferred Trust Security" and collectively, the "Preferred Trust Securities"), as proposed to be filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital, the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, FPL Group Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust, and FPL Group Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") on or about the date hereof (other than the documents incorporated by reference);

(d) A form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust (including Exhibits A, B, C and D attached thereto) (the "Trust Agreement"), to be entered into among FPL Group, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the holders, from time to time, of preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and

(e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated a recent date, obtained from the Secretary of State.

Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this opinion letter shall have the respective meanings provided in the Initial Trust Agreement, except that reference herein to any document shall mean such document as in effect on the date hereof.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have relied upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, and such other certificates or documents as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion letter, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures.


MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Capital Inc
FPL Group Capital Trust III
June 4, 2004

Page 3

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed (i) that the Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation and termination of the Trust, and that the Trust Agreement and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended; (ii) except to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, the due creation, due formation or due organization, as the case may be, and the valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, formation or organization; (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons who are parties or signatories to the documents examined by us;
(iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents; (v) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has duly authorized, executed and delivered such documents; (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Preferred Trust Security is to be issued by the Trust (collectively, the "Preferred Trust Security Holders") of a Preferred Trust Securities Certificate for the Preferred Trust Security and the payment for the Preferred Trust Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Trust Agreement, and as described in the Prospectus; and (vii) that the Preferred Trust Securities are issued to the Preferred Trust Security Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement. We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement or Prospectus and assume no responsibility for its contents.

The opinions in this letter are limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (other than the securities laws of the State of Delaware) and we have not considered and express no opinion on the effect of or concerning matters involving the laws of any other jurisdiction, or rules, regulations, orders and decisions relating to such laws, including, without limitation, the federal laws of the United States of America.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801 et seq.

2. The Preferred Trust Securities will be validly issued, and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and non-assessable undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust.


MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

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FPL Group Capital Inc
FPL Group Capital Trust III
June 4, 2004

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3. The Preferred Trust Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Preferred Trust Security Holders may be obligated to make payments and provide indemnity and/or security as set forth in the Trust Agreement.

We consent to the filing of this opinion letter with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Opinions" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. We also consent to the reliance by Steel Hector & Davis LLP and Thelen Reid & Priest LLP as to all matters of Delaware law upon this opinion in connection with opinions to be rendered by them on the date hereof. Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person or relied upon for any other purpose.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP


EXHIBIT 5(E)

MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

222 Delaware Avenue, 10th Floor
Wilmington, Delaware 19801-1621
(302) 888-6800
Facsimile (302) 888-6989
www.morrisjames.com
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2306
Wilmington, DE 19899-2306

June 4, 2004

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Trust I
700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408

RE: FPL GROUP TRUST I

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Delaware counsel for FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), and FPL Group Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), for the purpose of giving the opinions set forth herein. At your request, this opinion letter is being furnished to you.

For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies furnished to us of the following:

(a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on June 2, 2004 (the "Certificate");

(b) The Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated as of June 2, 2004, by and among FPL Group, as depositor, and the trustees of the Trust named therein (the "Initial Trust Agreement");

(c) The Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-3, including a prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating, among other things, to the Preferred Trust Securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the


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FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Trust I
June 4, 2004

Page 2

assets of the Trust (each, a "Preferred Trust Security" and collectively, the "Preferred Trust Securities"), as proposed to be filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation, the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, FPL Group Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, and FPL Group Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") on or about the date hereof (other than the documents incorporated by reference);

(d) A form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust (including Exhibits A, B, C and D attached thereto) (the "Trust Agreement"), to be entered into among FPL Group, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the holders, from time to time, of preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and

(e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated a recent date, obtained from the Secretary of State.

Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this opinion letter shall have the respective meanings provided in the Initial Trust Agreement, except that reference herein to any document shall mean such document as in effect on the date hereof.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have relied upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, and such other certificates or documents as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion letter, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed (i) that the Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation and termination of the Trust, and that the Trust Agreement and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended; (ii) except


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FPL Group Trust I
June 4, 2004

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to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, the due creation, due formation or due organization, as the case may be, and the valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, formation or organization; (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons who are parties or signatories to the documents examined by us;
(iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents; (v) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has duly authorized, executed and delivered such documents; (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Preferred Trust Security is to be issued by the Trust (collectively, the "Preferred Trust Security Holders") of a Preferred Trust Securities Certificate for the Preferred Trust Security and the payment for the Preferred Trust Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Trust Agreement, and as described in the Prospectus; and (vii) that the Preferred Trust Securities are issued to the Preferred Trust Security Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement. We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement or Prospectus and assume no responsibility for its contents.

The opinions in this letter are limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (other than the securities laws of the State of Delaware) and we have not considered and express no opinion on the effect of or concerning matters involving the laws of any other jurisdiction, or rules, regulations, orders and decisions relating to such laws, including, without limitation, the federal laws of the United States of America.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801 et seq.

2. The Preferred Trust Securities will be validly issued, and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and non-assessable undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust.

3. The Preferred Trust Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Preferred Trust Security Holders may be obligated to make payments and provide indemnity and/or security as set forth in the Trust Agreement.


MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Trust I
June 4, 2004

Page 4

We consent to the filing of this opinion letter with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Opinions" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. We also consent to the reliance by Steel Hector & Davis LLP and Thelen Reid & Priest LLP as to all matters of Delaware law upon this opinion in connection with opinions to be rendered by them on the date hereof. Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person or relied upon for any other purpose.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP


EXHIBIT 5(F)

MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

222 Delaware Avenue, 10th Floor
Wilmington, Delaware 19801-1621
(302) 888-6800
Facsimile (302) 888-6989
www.morrisjames.com
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2306
Wilmington, DE 19899-2306

June 4, 2004

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Trust II
700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408

RE: FPL GROUP TRUST II

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Delaware counsel for FPL Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("FPL Group"), and FPL Group Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), for the purpose of giving the opinions set forth herein. At your request, this opinion letter is being furnished to you.

For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies furnished to us of the following:

(a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on June 2, 2004 (the "Certificate");

(b) The Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated as of June 2, 2004, by and among FPL Group, as depositor, and the trustees of the Trust named therein (the "Initial Trust Agreement");

(c) The Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-3, including a prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating, among other things, to the Preferred Trust Securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the


MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Trust II
June 4, 2004

Page 2

assets of the Trust (each, a "Preferred Trust Security" and collectively, the "Preferred Trust Securities"), as proposed to be filed by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital Inc, a Florida corporation, the Trust, FPL Group Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, FPL Group Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust, and FPL Group Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") on or about the date hereof (other than the documents incorporated by reference);

(d) A form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust (including Exhibits A, B, C and D attached thereto) (the "Trust Agreement"), to be entered into among FPL Group, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the holders, from time to time, of preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and

(e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated a recent date, obtained from the Secretary of State.

Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this opinion letter shall have the respective meanings provided in the Initial Trust Agreement, except that reference herein to any document shall mean such document as in effect on the date hereof.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have relied upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, and such other certificates or documents as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion letter, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed (i) that the Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation and termination of the Trust, and that the Trust Agreement and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended; (ii) except


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FPL Group Trust II
June 4, 2004

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to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, the due creation, due formation or due organization, as the case may be, and the valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, formation or organization; (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons who are parties or signatories to the documents examined by us;
(iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents; (v) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has duly authorized, executed and delivered such documents; (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Preferred Trust Security is to be issued by the Trust (collectively, the "Preferred Trust Security Holders") of a Preferred Trust Securities Certificate for the Preferred Trust Security and the payment for the Preferred Trust Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Trust Agreement, and as described in the Prospectus; and (vii) that the Preferred Trust Securities are issued to the Preferred Trust Security Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement. We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement or Prospectus and assume no responsibility for its contents.

The opinions in this letter are limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (other than the securities laws of the State of Delaware) and we have not considered and express no opinion on the effect of or concerning matters involving the laws of any other jurisdiction, or rules, regulations, orders and decisions relating to such laws, including, without limitation, the federal laws of the United States of America.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss.3801 et seq.

2. The Preferred Trust Securities will be validly issued, and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and non-assessable undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust.

3. The Preferred Trust Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Preferred Trust Security Holders may be obligated to make payments and provide indemnity and/or security as set forth in the Trust Agreement.


MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group Trust II
June 4, 2004

Page 4

We consent to the filing of this opinion letter with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Opinions" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. We also consent to the reliance by Steel Hector & Davis LLP and Thelen Reid & Priest LLP as to all matters of Delaware law upon this opinion in connection with opinions to be rendered by them on the date hereof. Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person or relied upon for any other purpose.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP


EXHIBIT 23(A)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of FPL Group, Inc., FPL Group Capital Inc, FPL Group Capital Trust II, FPL Group Capital Trust III, FPL Group Trust I and FPL Group Trust II on Form S-3 of our report dated February 26, 2004 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs relating to FPL Group, Inc.'s changes in 2003 in its methods of accounting for special-purpose entities and for asset retirement obligations and change in 2002 in its method of accounting for goodwill), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FPL Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2003 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Miami, Florida

June 2, 2004


EXHIBIT 25(a)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                59-2449419
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Guarantee of Debt Securities of FPL Group Capital Inc


(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

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       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

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EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(b)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group Capital Inc
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                59-2576416
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Debt Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

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EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(c)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                59-2449419
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Stock Purchase Contracts
(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

-4-

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(d)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group Capital Inc
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                59-2576416
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Junior Subordinated Debentures
(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

-4-

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(e)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                59-2449419
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Junior Subordinated Debentures
(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

-4-

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(f)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group Capital Trust II
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                71-6208700
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Preferred Trust Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

-4-

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(g)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group Capital Trust III
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                20-6218691
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Preferred Trust Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

-4-

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(h)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group Trust I
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                20-6218700
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Preferred Trust Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

-4-

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(I)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                              13-5160382
(State of incorporation                               (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                          identification no.)
One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                       10286
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip code)

                           ---------------------------

FPL Group Trust II
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                               20-6218704
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                           ---------------------------

Preferred Trust Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH
IT IS SUBJECT.


             Name                                          Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Superintendent of Banks of the State        2 Rector Street, New York, N.Y.
     of New York                                 10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

     Federal Reserve Bank of New York            33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation       Washington, D.C.  20429

     New York Clearing House Association         New York, New York   10005

(B) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

2

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

3

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 1st day of June, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By: /S/    MARY LAGUMINA
    --------------------------
    Name:  MARY LAGUMINA
    Title: VICE PRESIDENT

4

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(j)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                59-2449419
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Guarantee of Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group Capital Trust II


(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

-4-

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(k)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                59-2449419
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Guarantee of Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group Capital Trust III


(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

-4-

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(l)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                               13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                           identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

FPL Group, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                59-2449419
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                    33408
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Guarantee of Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group Trust I


(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name                                                 Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Superintendent of Banks of the State of      2 Rector Street,
    New York                                     New York, N.Y. 10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York             33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation        Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association          New York, New York 10005

    (b)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

-2-

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

-3-

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of May, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ---------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

-4-

EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========
LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
                                                                   ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
                                                                   ===========


I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]


EXHIBIT 25(M)


FORM T-1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                                   13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                    (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                               identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                            10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip code)

FPL Group, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Florida                                                     59-2449419
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                              identification no.)

700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida                                         33408
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip code)

                                  -------------

Guarantee of Preferred Trust Securities of FPL Group Trust II


(Title of the indenture securities)



1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH
IT IS SUBJECT.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Name                                   Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Superintendent of Banks of the State       2 Rector Street, New York, N.Y.
     of New York                                10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

     Federal Reserve Bank of New York           33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                N.Y. 10045

     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation      Washington, D.C. 20429

     New York Clearing House Association        New York, New York 10005

(B) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Yes.

2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

None.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17 C.F.R. 229.10(D).

1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

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7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 1st day of June, 2004.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By: /S/    MARY LAGUMINA
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   Name:  MARY LAGUMINA
   Title: VICE PRESIDENT

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EXHIBIT 7


Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2004, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                            In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..             $2,589,012
   Interest-bearing balances...........................              8,872,373
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities.........................              1,382,393
   Available-for-sale securities.......................             21,582,893
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell................................
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices..............                792,900
   Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell..............................................                932,155
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale.........................                555,415
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income............................................             36,884,850
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses......................................                628,457
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance..............................             36,256,393
Trading Assets.........................................              3,654,160
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases).............................................                929,969
Other real estate owned................................                    319
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies................................                247,156
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding.........................................                215,581
Intangible assets......................................
   Goodwill............................................              2,687,623
   Other intangible assets.............................                752,283


Other assets...........................................              7,905,137
                                                                   -----------
Total assets...........................................            $89,355,762
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:

   In domestic offices.................................            $33,940,195
   Noninterest-bearing.................................             13,973,047
   Interest-bearing....................................             19,967,148
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs............................             22,717,175
   Noninterest-bearing.................................                447,242
   Interest-bearing....................................             22,269,933
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
     under agreements to repurchase....................
   Federal funds purchased in domestic
     offices...........................................                442,904
   Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase........................................                671,802
Trading liabilities....................................              2,452,604
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases).......                                 10,779,148
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding.........................................                217,705
Subordinated notes and debentures......................              2,390,000
Other liabilities......................................              7,230,967
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities......................................            $80,842,500
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Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries......................................                  141,523

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus...........................................                        0
Common stock...........................................              1,135,284
Surplus................................................              2,080,657
Retained earnings......................................              5,021,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................                134,784
Other equity capital components........................                      0
Total equity capital...................................              8,371,739
                                                                   -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.            $89,355,762
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I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

Thomas A. Renyi     ]
Gerald L. Hassell   ]         Directors
Alan R. Griffith    ]