FPL Group, Inc. Announces New Stock Transfer Agent.Business Editors JUNO BEACH This article is about the beach codenamed in WWII. For other uses, see Juno Beach (disambiguation) Juno Beach was one of the landing sites for Allied invaders on the coast of Normandy during D-Day. It was situated between Sword Beach and Gold Beach. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2003 FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FPL) today announced that it has selected Computershare (ASX ASX See: Australian Stock Exchange :CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. ), based in Chicago, IL, to become its new stock transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursement DISBURSEMENT. Literally, to take money out of a purse. Figuratively, to pay out money; to expend money; and sometimes it signifies to advance money. 2. and reinvestment agent effective January 1, 2004. "We are making this change to provide more enhanced services to our shareholders while reducing our overall administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. . We believe this change will have a positive impact on how our individual shareholders interact with FPL Group," said Mary Lou Kromer, vice president, Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. of FPL Group, Inc. "This is an exciting opportunity for Computershare to work with FPL Group. Through Computershare's advanced technology and programs, we expect FPL Group's shareholders will receive the utmost in service," said Steve Rothbloom, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Computershare North America. Detailed information will be mailed directly to FPL Group registered shareholders shortly. Shareholders are asked not to contact Computershare until after January 1, 2004. Shareholders may continue to contact the company's current stock transfer agent and registrar, EquiServe, through Wednesday, December 31, 2003, for any shareholder related questions. Beginning January 2004, shareholders may contact Computershare in several ways: by phone at 1-888-218-4392, via the Internet at http://www.computershare.com or by mail addressed to Computershare Investor Services LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , 2 North LaSalle Street, Chicago IL 60602. About FPL Group FPL Group, with annual revenues of more than $9 billion, is nationally known as a high-quality, efficient, and customer-driven organization focused on energy-related products and services. With a growing presence in 26 states, it is widely recognized as one of the country's premier power companies. Its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company, serves more than 4 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL Energy, LLC, an FPL Group energy-generating subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels. Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.FPLGroup.com, http://www.FPL.com and http://www.FPLEnergy.com. About Computershare Computershare (ASX:CPU) is a leading financial services and technology provider for the global securities industry, providing services and solutions to listed companies, investors, employees, exchanges and other financial institutions. It is the largest and only global transfer agent, managing more than 60 million shareholder accounts for over 7,000 corporations in ten countries on five continents. It also provides sophisticated trading technology to financial markets in fourteen countries across each major time zone. Additional information may be found at http://www.computershare.com. Note to Editors: High-resolution logos and executive head shots are available for download at http://www.fpl.com/news/contents/logos.shtml. |
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