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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: September 9, 2019
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | NEE | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 4.872% Corporate Units | NEE.PRO | New York Stock Exchange | ||
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 ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
SECTION 8 - OTHER EVENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 9, 2019, NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) sold $1.5 billion of equity units (initially consisting of Corporate Units) to Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Each equity unit was issued in a stated amount of $50 consisting of a contract to purchase NEE common stock (stock purchase contract) and, initially, a 5% undivided beneficial ownership interest in a Series J Debenture due September 1, 2024, issued in the principal amount of $1,000 by NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. (NEECH). Each stock purchase contract will require the holder to purchase NEE common stock for cash, based on a price per share range of $224.12 to $280.15. Total annual distributions on the equity units will be at the rate of 4.872%, consisting of interest on the debentures and payments under the stock purchase contracts. The holders of the equity units must complete the stock purchase by no later than September 1, 2022, and their purchase obligations may be satisfied with proceeds raised from a remarketing of the NEECH debentures that are a component of the equity units, if such remarketing is successful. The debentures are guaranteed by NEE. The equity units were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-226056, 333-226056-01 and 333-226056-02. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to report as exhibits certain documents in connection with the sale of the equity units.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit Number | Description | ||
| 5(a) | |||
| 5(b) and 8 | |||
| 101 | Interactive data files for this Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL | ||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | ||
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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.
Date: September 9, 2019
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
(Registrant)
| JAMES M. MAY |
James M. May Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |