FPL Group Announces Increase in Dividend and Two-for-One Stock Split.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. -- The board of directors of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FPL) today increased the quarterly common stock dividend from 68 cents to 71 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. . The dividend is payable March 15 to stockholders of record March 4. In addition, the board of directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the company's common stock. The authorized FPL Group common shares which are presently 400 million will be 800 million. The record date for the stock split will also be March 4; the split will be effective and shares distributed on March 15, 2005. The company said the stock split demonstrates continued confidence in the growth of FPL Group and is intended to increase the liquidity of the stock and create an expanded universe
The term Expanded Universe (sometimes called an Extended Universe) is generally used to denote the 'extension' of a media franchise (i.e. of potential shareholders. After giving effect to the stock split, the subsequent quarterly dividend per share will be 35.5 cents per share. The stock split will increase the number of shares presently outstanding from approximately 195,662,000 to approximately 391,324,000. FPL Group, with annual revenues of more than $10 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 4.2 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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