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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEXTERA ENERGY INC [ NEE ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/16/2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 | 02/16/2012 | F(1) | 583 | D | $60.43 | 9,505 | D | |||
Common Stock | 02/17/2012 | A(2) | 2,641 | A | $0 | 12,146 | D | |||
Common Stock | 02/17/2012 | A(3) | 3,291 | A | $0 | 15,437 | D | |||
Common Stock | 02/17/2012 | F(4) | 870 | D | $60.22 | 14,567 | D | |||
Common Stock | 486 | I | By Retirement Savings Plans Trust |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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) | 02/17/2012 | A | 213 | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | (5) | (5) | 295 | D | ||||
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $60.22 | 02/17/2012 | A | 3,748 | (6) | 02/17/2022 | Common Stock | 3,748 | $0 | 3,748 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Restricted stock withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations on vesting of restricted stock granted February 12, 2010 and February 18, 2011. |
2. Restricted stock grant made pursuant to Issuer's 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3. |
3. 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. |
4. Stock withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations on shares acquired February 17, 2012 in settlement of performance share awards. |
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 ($60.88 in 2011). 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 1,250 shares become exercisable on 02/15/2013 and options to buy 1,249 shares become exercisable on each of 02/15/2014 and 02/15/2015. |
Remarks: |
Alissa E. Ballot (Attorney-in-Fact) | 02/21/2012 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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