FPL Group's CEO, CFO Affirm Corporation's Financial Reports are Accurate; CEO Hay Backs Full Disclosure of Corporate Finances.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)--Aug. 12, 2002 Lew Hay, chairman and 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. of FPL FPL feline panleukopenia. Group, Inc., and Moray Moray, alternate spelling of Murray Moray. For Scottish names spelled thus, use Murray. Moray, council area and former county, Scotland Moray (mûr`ē) Dewhurst, chief financial officer, Friday filed sworn statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission attesting to the completeness and accuracy of FPL Group's most recent annual and quarterly financial reports. Hay and Dewhurst complied with a new SEC directive and the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, both of which are designed to assure the investing public that the company's financial reports are in compliance with federal securities laws. Earlier in the year, the two executives voluntarily signed the company's financial statement in its annual report, personally certifying the accuracy of the company's financial results. "The senior officers of every company should be expected to know where its revenues are coming from, how the company earns its income, what risks the company is undertaking in carrying out its business and, when all is said and done, to vouch for vouch for verb 1. guarantee, back, certify, answer for, swear to, stick up for (informal) stand witness, give assurance of, asseverate, go bail for verb 2. the accuracy of its books. Certifying our SEC filings today confirms our ongoing commitment to provide accurate and relevant financial information important to current and prospective investors," said Hay. The SEC order requires the principal executive and financial officers of 947 companies to each file with the commission a sworn written statement in which the officers must personally attest To solemnly declare verbally or in writing that a particular document or testimony about an event is a true and accurate representation of the facts; to bear witness to. To formally certify by a signature that the signer has been present at the execution of a particular writing so as that the company's most recent periodic reports are materially truthful and complete or explain why such a statement would be incorrect. The order applies to companies with annual revenues in excess of $1.2 billion. FPL Group, with annual revenues of more than $8 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 20 states, it is widely recognized as one of the country's premier power companies. Its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company, serves approximately 4 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL Energy, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , an FPL Group energy-generating subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels Renewable fuels are alternative fuel sources such as ethanol, biodiesel (e.g. soy, vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant greases) or hydrogen, in contrast to non-renewable fuels such as natural gas, LPG (propane). . Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.fplgroup.com, http://www.fpl.com and http://www.fplenergy.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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