Financial Highlights
For the Years Ended December 31,
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1999
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1998
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% change
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Financial Results
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Operating Revenues
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$6,438
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$6,661
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(3.3)
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Operating Income
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$920¹
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$1,252
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(26.5)
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Net Income, excluding nonrecurring items
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$681²
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$664
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2.6
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Earnings Per Share, excluding nonrecurring
items (basic and assuming dilution)
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$3.98²
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$3.85
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3.4
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Cash Flow from Operating Activities
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$1,563
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$1,743
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(10.3)
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Total Assets
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$13,441
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$12,029
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11.7
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Common Stock Data
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Average Shares Outstanding (millions)
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171
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173
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(1.2)
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Dividends Per Share
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$2.08
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$2.00
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4.0
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Book Value Per Share
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$31.47
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$29.76
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5.7
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Market Price Per Share (high/low)
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$61 15/16-$41 1/8
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$72 8/16-$56 1/16
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Operating Data
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Energy Sales (millions kwh)
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92,483
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91,041
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1.6
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FPL Customer Accounts (average; thousands)
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3,756
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3,680
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2.1
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Employee (year end)
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10,717
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10,375
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3.3
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1 - Includes effects of impairment loss on Maine
assets and settlement of litigation between FPL and FMPA.
2 - Excludes effects of gain on sale of Adelphia
Communications Corporation stock, impairment loss on Maine assets,
settlement of litigation between FPL and FMPA and the gain on the
redemption of a one-third ownership interest in a cable limited
partnership.
Including these items, net income and earnings
per share were $697 million and $4.07, respectively.

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