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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 8-K



CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of earliest event reported:  May 18, 2017


Commission
File
Number
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter, address of principal executive offices and
registrant's telephone number
 
IRS Employer
Identification
Number
1-8841
 
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
 
59-2449419
 
 
700 Universe Boulevard
Juno Beach, Florida 33408
(561) 694-4000
 
 


State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization:  Florida

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)
NextEra Energy, Inc. (Company) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (2017 Annual Meeting) on May 18, 2017. At the 2017 Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director, approved three other proposals as set forth below, chose “1 Year” as the frequency with which the Company should hold a non-binding shareholder advisory vote to approve its compensation of its named executive officers and did not approve one shareholder proposal. The proposals are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2017 Annual Meeting (Proxy Statement), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2017.

(b)
The final voting results with respect to each proposal voted upon at the 2017 Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1

The Company's shareholders elected each of the twelve nominees to the Company's Board of Directors (Board) for a one-year term by a majority of the votes cast, as set forth below:

 
 
FOR
 
%
VOTES
CAST
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTENTIONS
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
Sherry S. Barrat
 
351,930,161

 
96.1
%
 
14,404,665

 
1,505,361

 
55,568,034

James L. Camaren
 
361,071,157

 
98.6
%
 
5,249,810

 
1,519,220

 
55,568,034

Kenneth B. Dunn
 
364,595,114

 
99.5
%
 
1,732,845

 
1,512,228

 
55,568,034

Naren K. Gursahaney
 
363,936,082

 
99.4
%
 
2,310,860

 
1,593,245

 
55,568,034

Kirk S. Hachigian
 
362,557,510

 
99.0
%
 
3,696,810

 
1,585,867

 
55,568,034

Toni Jennings
 
363,955,578

 
99.3
%
 
2,414,049

 
1,470,560

 
55,568,034

Amy B. Lane
 
363,238,961

 
99.2
%
 
3,086,963

 
1,514,263

 
55,568,034

James L. Robo
 
337,526,358

 
92.5
%
 
27,172,389

 
3,141,440

 
55,568,034

Rudy E. Schupp
 
361,263,429

 
98.6
%
 
5,015,850

 
1,560,908

 
55,568,034

John L. Skolds
 
364,438,834

 
99.5
%
 
1,831,364

 
1,569,989

 
55,568,034

William H. Swanson
 
364,637,941

 
99.5
%
 
1,674,635

 
1,527,611

 
55,568,034

Hansel E. Tookes, II
 
360,862,620

 
98.5
%
 
5,404,659

 
1,572,908

 
55,568,034


Proposal 2

The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2017, as set forth below:

FOR
 
%
VOTES
CAST
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTENTIONS
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
406,536,560
 
96.4%
 
15,054,041
 
1,817,620
 

Proposal 3

The Company's shareholders approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company's compensation of its named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:

FOR
 
%
VOTES
CAST
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTENTIONS
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
350,015,382
 
95.9%
 
15,063,060
 
2,761,745
 
55,568,034


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Proposal 4

By non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s shareholders chose “1 Year” as the frequency with which the Company should hold a non-binding advisory shareholder vote to approve its compensation of its named executive officers, as set forth below:

1 YEAR
 
2 YEARS
 
3 YEARS
 
ABSTENTIONS
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
322,954,479
 
1,690,566
 
41,211,354
 
1,983,788
 
55,568,034


Proposal 5

The Company's shareholders approved the NextEra Energy, Inc. 2017 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan, as set forth below:

FOR
 
%
VOTES
CAST
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTENTIONS
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
350,705,037
 
96.1%
 
14,323,136
 
2,812,014
 
55,568,034

Proposal 6

The Company's shareholders did not approve a non-binding shareholder proposal requesting a semiannual report disclosing political contribution policies and expenditures, as set forth below:

FOR
 
%
VOTES
CAST
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTENTIONS
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
148,084,383
 
41.2%
 
211,717,569
 
8,038,235
 
55,568,034

(d)
In light of the shareholder vote on Proposal 4 referenced above, the Board has determined that the Company will hold a non-binding shareholder advisory vote to approve the Company’s compensation of its named executive officers as disclosed in its annual meeting proxy statement (say-on-pay vote) every year until it next holds a non-binding shareholder advisory vote on the frequency with which the Company should hold future say-on-pay votes.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

NextEra Energy, Inc.
(Registrant)

Date:  May 24, 2017

 
CHARLES E. SIEVING
 
 
Charles E. Sieving
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
 


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