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NEXTERA ENERGY INC 8-K Report, Rights Modification (Jul 5, 2006)

Filed July 5, 2006For Securities:NEENEE-PNNEE-PSNEE-PTNEE-PWNEE-PVNEE-PU

Summary

This 8-K filing by FPL Group, Inc. (now NextEra Energy, Inc.) on July 5, 2006, primarily reports the expiration of its shareholder rights agreement, originally dated July 1, 1996. This expiration, effective June 30, 2006, means that shares of FPL Group common stock no longer come with the right to purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock under specific conditions. As a direct consequence of the rights agreement's expiration, FPL Group also amended its Restated Articles of Incorporation on July 3, 2006. This amendment removed the authorization for the Series A Preferred Stock, effectively returning the previously authorized but unissued shares to the status of general authorized but unissued serial preferred stock. Investors should note that no payment or action is required from shareholders due to these changes, as the expiration and amendment were pre-planned events according to the terms of the original agreement.

Key Highlights

  • 1Expiration of the FPL Group Shareholder Rights Agreement as of June 30, 2006.
  • 2The expiration means common stock no longer includes rights to purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
  • 3Amendment to FPL Group's Restated Articles of Incorporation on July 3, 2006.
  • 4The amendment eliminated the specific authorization for Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
  • 53 million authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock revert to authorized but unissued status.
  • 6Shareholders are not entitled to any payment or action due to the expiration and amendment.
  • 7The filing is primarily administrative, documenting the conclusion of a pre-existing rights plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main event is the expiration of FPL Group's shareholder rights agreement and the subsequent amendment to its articles of incorporation to remove the authorized Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.

No, shareholders do not need to take any action. The expiration of the rights agreement and the amendment to the articles of incorporation were planned events and do not entitle shareholders to any payment or require any action from them.

The Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock is no longer specifically authorized. The 3 million shares that were previously authorized for this purpose have reverted to the status of general authorized but unissued serial preferred stock.

Based on the filing, this appears to be a routine expiration of a shareholder rights plan that was put in place in 1996. There is no indication in this document that it is related to any current acquisition or other significant corporate event.