Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
On May 18, 2009, Heartland Wind II, LLC (Heartland Wind II), an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NextEra Energy
Resources), entered into an approximately $343 million limited-recourse senior
secured variable rate term loan agreement that will fund in full later this
week. NextEra Energy Resources is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL
Group, Inc. Interest on the loan will be payable quarterly and the principal
will be partially amortizing with a balloon payment at maturity in May 2017.
The proceeds of the loan will be used to reimburse, in part, capital
contributions made by NextEra Energy Resources to develop and construct wind
generation facilities totaling 298.5 megawatts and associated transmission
facilities located in North Dakota and Iowa. The loan will be secured by liens
on those wind generation assets and associated transmission facilities, and
certain other assets of, and the ownership interest in, Heartland Wind II. The
loan agreement contains default and related acceleration provisions relating to
the failure to make required payments, certain events in bankruptcy and other
covenants applicable to Heartland Wind II.