Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Poppell James W
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FPL GROUP INC [FPL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
FPL GROUP, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD.		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec VP, Human Resources
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

JUNO BEACH, FL 33408		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,153
D
 
Common Stock 1,726
I
By Thrift Plans Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Shares   (1)   (1) Phantom Shares 100 $ (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Poppell James W
FPL GROUP, INC.
700 UNIVERSE BLVD.
JUNO BEACH, FL 33408		       Exec VP, Human Resources  

Signatures

Alissa E. Ballot (Attorney-in-Fact) 12/15/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Phantom shares are annually credited to an unfunded Supplemental Matching Contribution Account ("SMCA") for the reporting person pursuant to the FPL Group, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan in an amount determined by dividing an amount equal to (a) certain matching contributions in excess of the limits of the Issuer's Thrift Plan ("Thrift Plan") plus (b) theoretical earnings thereon, by (c) the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on December 31 of the relevant year. The value of the SMCA is payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment with the Issuer and its subsidiaries.

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