Edgar Filing: STALL JOHN A

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

STALL JOHN A

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FPL GROUP INC [FPL]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
Dir/SVP Nuclear Div of Sub

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

FPL GROUP, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/11/2005

(Street)

JUNO BEACH, FL 33408

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		2,000	D	$ 43.31	86,568 ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		1,100	D	$ 43.32	85,468 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		1,600	D	$ 43.34	83,868 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		2,100	D	$ 43.35	81,768 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		800	D	$ 43.36	80,968 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		1,900	D	$ 43.37	79,068 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		1,300	D	$ 43.38	77,768 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		1,200	D	$ 43.39	76,568 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		3,000	D	$ 43.4	73,568 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		200	D	$ 43.43	73,368 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		500	D	$ 43.47	72,868 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/11/2005		S⁽¹⁾		300	D	$ 43.52	72,568 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock								2,957 ⁽⁶⁾	I	By Thrift Plans Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Shares

⁽³⁾

Common Stock

⁽³⁾

1,256 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 26.32 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁴⁾

02/11/2012

Common Stock

50,000 ⁽⁶⁾

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 27.56 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁵⁾

02/13/2013

Common Stock

50,000 ⁽⁶⁾

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 32.46 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁷⁾

02/12/2014

Common Stock

50,000 ⁽⁶⁾

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 36.95 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁸⁾

01/03/2015

Common Stock

30,000 ⁽⁶⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STALL JOHN A FPL GROUP, INC. 700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD JUNO BEACH, FL 33408				Dir/SVP Nuclear Div of Sub

Signatures

Edward F. Tancer (Attorney-in-fact)		07/12/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 11, 2005.
(2)	Reflects the March 15, 2005 two-for-one split of the Issuer's common stock (the "Stock Split"), which resulted in the acquisition by the reporting person of 44,284 shares of Issuer common stock (including 11,838 shares deferred until the reporting person's retirement).
(3)	Phantom shares previously credited to a Supplemental Matching Contribution Account for the reporting person pursuant to the FPL Group, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. Phantom shares represent the number of phantom shares of the Issuer's common stock credited to the reporting person if the phantom shares had been invested in the Issuer's company stock fund in its Thrift Plan to date. Includes an annual credit for cash dividends that would be payable to the record holder of the number of shares of Issuer common stock equal to the Phantom Shares on a market value basis. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment with the Issuer and its subsidiaries. This filing is not an admission that the phantom shares are derivative securities.
(4)	The options are fully vested and currently exercisable.
(5)	33,334 of the options are fully vested and currently exercisable, and 16,666 will vest and become exercisable on February 13, 2006. These amounts are adjusted to reflect the Stock Split.
(6)	Adjusted to reflect the Stock Split.
(7)	16,668 of the options are fully vested and currently exercisable and 16,666 will vest and become exercisable on each of February 12, 2006 and February 12, 2007. These amounts are adjusted to reflect the Stock Split.
(8)	10,000 of the options will vest and become exercisable on each of January 3, 2006, January 3, 2007 and January 3, 2008. These amounts are adjusted to reflect the Stock Split.
(9)	Includes 23,676 shares (reflecting the Stock Split) deferred until the reporting person's retirement.

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