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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
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| ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF PROXY MATERIALS | | | | | 1 | | |
| ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING | | | | | 2 | | |
| BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING | | | | | 8 | | |
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| INFORMATION ABOUT NEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS AND MANAGEMENT | | | | | 15 | | |
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| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD MATTERS | | | | | 17 | | |
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| AUDIT-RELATED MATTERS | | | | | 28 | | |
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| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | | | | | 30 | | |
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| DIRECTOR COMPENSATION | | | | | 32 | | |
| UNITHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2024 ANNUAL MEETING | | | | | 33 | | |
| NO INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | | | | | 33 | | |
| | Unit Owner | | | | Ownership | | | | Original Votes | | | | Original Voting % of Total Outstanding Votes | | | | 5% of Outstanding Units Director Voting Limitation Votes Removed | | | | Actual Votes after 5% of Outstanding Units Director Voting Limitation | | | | Voting % After 5% of Outstanding Units Director Voting Limitation | | |
| | NextEra Energy Group | | | | 57% | | | | 570 | | | | 57% | | | | (520) | | | | 50 | | | | 11.6% | | |
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10% Holder
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| | | 10% | | | | 100 | | | | 10% | | | | (50) | | | | 50 | | | | 11.6% | | |
| | Other Public Unitholders | | | | 33% | | | | 330 | | | | 33% | | | | - | | | | 330 | | | | 76.7% | | |
| | TOTAL | | | | 100% | | | | 1,000 | | | | 100% | | | | (570) | | | | 430 | | | | 100.0% | | |
| | Unit Owner | | | | Votes Cast After 5% of Outstanding Director Voting Limitation | | | | % of Votes Cast of Total Outstanding Units Votes | | | | 10% of Votes Cast Director Election Cutback Votes Removed | | | | Votes Cast After 10% of Votes Cast Director Election Cutback | | | | % of Votes Cast After 10% of Votes Cast Director Election Cutback | | |
| | NextEra Energy Group | | | | 50 | | | | 11.6% | | | | (8) | | | | 42 | | | | 9.77% | | |
| | 10% Holder | | | | 50 | | | | 11.6% | | | | (8) | | | | 42 | | | | 9.77% | | |
| | Other Public Unitholders | | | | 330 | | | | 76.7% | | | | - | | | | 330 | | | | 76.74% | | |
| | Proportional Votes | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 16 | | | | 3.72% | | |
| | TOTAL | | | | 430 | | | | 100.0% | | | | (16) | | | | 430 | | | | 100% | | |
| | Unit Owner | | | | Votes Cast | | | | % of Votes Cast of Total Outstanding Votes | | | | General 10% of Votes Cast Cutback Votes Removed | | | | Actual Votes Cast After General 10% of Votes Cast Cutback | | | | % of Votes Cast After General 10% of Votes Cast Cutback | | |
| | NextEra Energy Group | | | | 570 | | | | 57% | | | | - | | | | 570 | | | | 57% | | |
| | 10% Holder | | | | 100 | | | | 10% | | | | (1) | | | | 99 | | | | 9.9% | | |
| | Other Public Unitholders | | | | 330 | | | | 33% | | | | - | | | | 330 | | | | 33% | | |
| | Proportional Votes | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1 | | | | 0.1% | | |
| | TOTAL | | | | 1,000 | | | | 100% | | | | (1) | | | | 1000 | | | | 100% | | |
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THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES
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THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS NEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS’ INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2023
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THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL, BY NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, OF THE COMPENSATION OF NEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS’ NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT
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THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR 1 YEAR AS THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE UNITHOLDER NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION OF NEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS’ NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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Title of Class
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Amount and Nature
of Beneficial Ownership |
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Percent of Class
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NextEra Energy, Inc.
700 Universe Blvd. Juno Beach, FL 33408(1) |
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100,602,000
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100%
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BlackRock, Inc.
55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055(2) |
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7,507,728
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9.0%
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FMR LLC
245 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210(3) |
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6,159,962
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7.12%
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| | Common Units | | | |
NextEra Energy, Inc.
700 Universe Blvd. Juno Beach, FL 33408(1) |
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650,459
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0.32%
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Name
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Units Beneficially Owned
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Units Owned
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Units Which May Be
Acquired Within 60 Days |
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Total Units
Beneficially Owned |
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| | Susan D. Austin | | | |
23,660
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0
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23,660
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| | Robert J. Byrne | | | |
30,920
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0
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30,920
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| | Terrell Kirk Crews II | | | |
4,068
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0
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4,068
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| | Mark E. Hickson | | | |
18,303
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0
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18,303
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| | John W. Ketchum | | | |
31,552
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0
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31,552
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| | Peter H. Kind | | | |
30,590
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0
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30,590
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| | Rebecca J. Kujawa | | | |
17,522
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0
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17,522
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| | James L. Robo(1) | | | |
193,348
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0
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193,348
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All directors and executive officers as a group (10 persons)
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193,670
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0
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193,670
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| Pipeline Entity | | | Transportation Reimbursements | |
| LaSalle Pipeline, LP | | | $1,480,000 | |
| Mission Natural Gas Company, LP | | | $61,000 | |
| Mission Valley Pipeline Company, LP | | | $701,000 | |
| Monument Pipeline, LP | | | $1,942,000 | |
| NET Mexico Pipeline Partners, LLC | | | $100,000 | |
| South Shore Pipeline L.P. | | | $1,862,000 | |
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Name
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Age
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Position(1)
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| | John W. Ketchum(2) | | | |
52
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| | | Chief Executive Officer | | |
| | Terrell Kirk Crews II(3) | | | |
44
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| | | Chief Financial Officer | | |
| | Mark E. Hickson(4) | | | |
56
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| | | Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development | | |
| | Rebecca J. Kujawa(5) | | | |
47
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| | | President | | |
| | Charles E. Sieving(6) | | | |
50
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| | | General Counsel | | |
| | James May(7) | | | |
46
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| | | Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | | |
| | Michael Dunne(8) | | | |
47
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| | | Treasurer and Assistant Secretary | | |
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2022
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2021
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| | Audit Fees(1) | | | |
$ 2,389,000
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$ 2,594,000
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| | Audit-Related Fees(2) | | | |
2,525,000
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2,243,000
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| | Tax Fees | | | |
-
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| | All Other Fees | | | |
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| | Total Fees | | | |
$ 4,914,000
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$ 4,837,000
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Name
(a) |
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Fees Earned
or Paid in Cash ($) (b) |
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Unit
Awards(1) ($) (c) |
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Option
Awards ($) (d) |
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($) (e) |
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Change in
Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) (f) |
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All Other
Compensation ($) (g) |
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Total
($) (h) |
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| | Susan D. Austin | | | | | $ | 82,500 | | | | | | $ | 142,971 | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | | | | $ | 225,471 | | | |
| | Robert J. Byrne | | | | | | 97,500 | | | | | | | 142,971 | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | 240,471 | | | |
| | Peter H. Kind | | | | | | 97,500 | | | | | | | 142,971 | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | 240,471 | | | |
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