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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 23, 2024

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
1-8841NEXTERA 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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par ValueNEENew York Stock Exchange
6.926% Corporate Units
NEE.PRR
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 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (2024 Annual Meeting) on May 23, 2024. At the 2024 Annual Meeting, NEE's shareholders approved three proposals and did not approve two shareholder proposals. The proposals are described in detail in NEE's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2024 Annual Meeting (Proxy Statement), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2024.

(b)The final voting results with respect to each proposal voted upon at the 2024 Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1

NEE's shareholders elected each of the eleven nominees to the Board for a one-year term, as set forth below:

  FOR %
VOTES
CAST
FOR		AGAINST ABSTENTIONSBROKER
NON-VOTES
Nicole S. Arnaboldi1,559,817,285 99.5 %7,828,923 4,283,223 222,389,999 
James L. Camaren1,493,235,815 95.3 %74,179,152 4,514,464 222,389,999 
Naren K. Gursahaney1,478,701,248 94.3 %88,752,712 4,475,471 222,389,999 
Kirk S. Hachigian1,464,840,995 93.5 %102,538,441 4,549,995 222,389,999 
Maria G. Henry
1,561,152,449 99.6 %6,295,308 4,481,674 222,389,999 
John W. Ketchum1,457,477,330 93.0 %109,679,610 4,772,491 222,389,999 
Amy B. Lane1,529,858,438 97.6 %37,712,300 4,358,693 222,389,999 
David L. Porges1,538,713,419 98.2 %28,827,685 4,388,327 222,389,999 
Deborah L. "Dev" Stahlkopf
1,549,405,509 98.8 %18,221,168 4,302,754 222,389,999 
John A. Stall1,553,165,269 99.1 %14,451,296 4,312,866 222,389,999 
Darryl L. Wilson1,531,008,449 97.7 %36,369,321 4,551,661 222,389,999 

Proposal 2

NEE's shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as NEE's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024, as set forth below:

FOR%
VOTES
CAST
FOR		AGAINSTABSTENTIONSBROKER
NON-VOTES
1,682,482,12394.0%106,624,7005,212,607—

Proposal 3

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

FOR%
VOTES
CAST
FOR		AGAINSTABSTENTIONSBROKER
NON-VOTES
1,385,898,88088.8%173,968,67812,061,873222,389,999



Proposal 4

NEE’s shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal entitled “Board Matrix” that requested disclosure, in matrix format, of each director/nominee's self-identified gender and racial ethnicity, as well as individual skills and attributes most relevant to NEE, as set forth below:

FOR%
VOTES
CAST
FOR		AGAINSTABSTENTIONSBROKER
NON-VOTES
634,056,81640.6%928,217,9769,654,639222,389,999

Proposal 5

NEE’s shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal entitled “Climate Lobbying Report” that requested a report on NEE's lobbying and trade association memberships in relation to NEE's emissions goal, as set forth below:

FOR%
VOTES
CAST
FOR		AGAINSTABSTENTIONSBROKER
NON-VOTES
503,797,45632.5%1,048,526,58019,605,395222,389,999




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:  May 28, 2024


NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
(Registrant)



CHARLES E. SIEVING
Charles E. Sieving
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal, Environmental and Federal Regulatory Affairs Officer