Cutler Paul I Form 4 NEXTERA ENERGY / PAUL I CUTLER ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CUTLER PAUL I

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.

700 UNIVERSE BLVD.

(Street)

JUNO BEACH FL 33408

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEXTERA ENERGY INC [ NEE ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Treasurer / Treasurer of Sub

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/17/2017		A(1)		3,028	A	$0	68,209	D
Common Stock	02/17/2017		A(1)		7,882	A	$0	76,091	D
Common Stock	02/17/2017		A(2)		5,386	A	$0	81,477	D
Common Stock	02/17/2017		F(3)		1,481	D	$126.86	79,996	D
Common Stock	02/17/2017		F(4)		722	D	$126.86	79,274	D
Common Stock								14,968	I	By Retirement Savings Plan Trust

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Shares	(5)	02/17/2017		A		325		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	(5)	(5)	3,158	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$126.86	02/17/2017		A		9,932		(6)	02/17/2027	Common Stock	9,932	$0	9,932	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock grant made pursuant to Issuer's 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3.

2. Shares acquired in settlement of performance share awards (which were not derivative securities) under Issuer's Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3.

3. Stock withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations on shares acquired February 17, 2017 in settlement of performance share awards.

4. Restricted stock withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations on vesting of restricted stock granted February 14, 2014, February 13, 2015 and February 12, 2016.

5. Annual credit of phantom shares to an unfunded Supplemental Matching Contribution Account ("SMCA") for the reporting person pursuant to the NextEra Energy, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") in an amount approved on the transaction date by the Issuer's Compensation Committee, which amount is determined by dividing an amount equal to (a) certain matching contributions in excess of the limits of the Issuer's Retirement Savings Plan plus (b) theoretical earnings, by the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the last business day of the relevant year ($119.46 in 2016). The value of the SMCA is payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment with the Issuer and its subsidiaries.

6. Options to buy 3,310 shares become exercisable on 02/15/2018 and options to buy 3,311 shares become exercisable on each of 02/15/2019 and 02/15/2020.

Remarks:

	W. Scott Seeley (Attorney-in-Fact)	02/21/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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