SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
On December 18, 2007, Northern Frontier Wind Funding, LLC (Frontier Wind Funding), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Energy, LLC (FPL Energy) entered into a $250 million five-year, variable-rate, term loan maturing no later than December 31, 2012, of which approximately $230 million was funded on December 18, 2007 and the balance of which is expected to be funded by the end of 2007. FPL Energy is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (FPL Group). Principal and interest on the loan are payable quarterly. The loan agreement contains default and related acceleration provisions relating to failure to make required payments, certain events in bankruptcy and other covenants. The loan is secured by a pledge of Frontier Wind Funding's interest in Class A membership interests in Northern Frontier Wind, LLC (Frontier Wind). The proceeds from the loan were, and will be, used to reimburse, in part, capital contributions made by Frontier Wind, Frontier Wind Funding and Northern Frontier Wind Holding, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Energy, which entities, through their subsidiaries, own all or a portion of the ownership interests in facilities with 598 megawatts of wind generation and associated transmission facilities located in Colorado, Minnesota and North Dakota.
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In addition, on December 17, 2007, Frontier Wind Funding sold its Class B membership interests in Frontier Wind to certain third-party investors for approximately $705 million, of which approximately $641 million was received at closing. The remaining amount is expected to be received by the end of 2007.
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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On December 14, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of FPL Group and FPL Group's Board of Directors approved the FPL Group, Inc. Executive Annual Incentive Plan (Annual Incentive Plan), subject to receipt of shareholder approval under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). In addition, on December 14, 2007 the Compensation Committee approved (i) base salary rates for the executive officers named in FPL Group's 2007 proxy statement (named executive officers) for the year beginning January 1, 2008, (ii) an adjusted earnings target and corporate performance indicators for FPL Group for 2008 under the Annual Incentive Plan, and (iii) target award percentages for 2008 for the named executive officers under the Annual Incentive Plan, as more fully described below:
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Executive Compensation: The Compensation Committee approved 2008 base salary rates for the named executive officers as follows:
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