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
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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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