Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Long-term debt consists of the following:


	December 31,
	2023					2022
	Maturity Date	Balance		Weighted- Average Interest Rate		Balance			Weighted- Average Interest Rate
		(millions)				(millions)
FPL:
First mortgage bonds – fixed	2024-2053	$	19,790	4.26	%	$	15,790		4.03	%

Pollution control, solid waste disposal and industrial development revenue bonds – variable(a)	2024-2052	1,319		3.75	%	1,366			3.20	%
Senior unsecured notes – primarily variable(b)(c)	2024-2073	4,027		5.04	%	4,042			3.99	%
Other long-term debt – primarily variable(c)	2025-2046	387		4.74	%	7			7.90	%
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount		(249)				(203)
Total long-term debt of FPL		25,274				21,002
Less current portion of long-term debt		1,665				1,547
Long-term debt of FPL, excluding current portion		23,609				19,455







NEER:

NextEra Energy Resources:
Senior secured limited-recourse long-term debt – variable(c)(d)	2024-2036	5,943		7.53	%	3,582			6.24	%
Senior secured limited-recourse long-term loans – fixed	2028-2052	2,350		3.45	%	2,452			3.43	%


Other long-term debt – primarily variable(c)(d)	2024-2048	1,183		7.19	%	777			6.33	%

NEET – long-term debt – primarily fixed(d)	2024-2053	2,524		5.38	%	2,348			5.10	%
Unamortized debt issuance costs and premium		(174)				(108)
Total long-term debt of NEER		11,826				9,051
Less current portion of long-term debt		1,031				694
Long-term debt of NEER, excluding current portion		10,795				8,357
NEECH:
Debentures – fixed	2024-2062	24,365		4.06	%	17,865			2.99	%
Debentures – variable(c)	2024	400		6.40	%	2,200			4.14	%
Debentures, related to NEE's equity units – fixed	2027	2,000		4.60	%	6,500			2.28	%
Junior subordinated debentures – primarily fixed(d)	2057-2082	3,723		5.47	%	3,723			5.23	%

Japanese yen denominated long-term debt – fixed(e)	2030	71		2.63	%	506		(d)	0.73	%
Australian dollar denominated long-term debt – fixed(e)	2026	339		2.20	%	338			2.20	%
Other long-term debt – fixed	2024	157		0.92	%	164			0.92	%
Other long-term debt – variable(c)	2024	300		6.02	%	675			5.02	%

Unamortized debt issuance costs, premium		(149)				(135)
Total long-term debt of NEECH		31,206				31,836
Less current portion of long-term debt		4,205				4,392
Long-term debt of NEECH, excluding current portion		27,001				27,444
Total long-term debt		$	61,405			$	55,256

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(a)Includes tax exempt bonds that permit individual bondholders to tender the bonds for purchase at any time prior to maturity. In the event these tax exempt bonds are tendered for purchase, they would be remarketed by a designated remarketing agent in accordance with the related indenture. If the remarketing is unsuccessful, FPL would be required to purchase these tax exempt bonds. At December 31, 2023, these tax exempt bonds totaled approximately $1,319 million. All tax exempt bonds tendered for purchase have been successfully remarketed. FPL's syndicated revolving credit facilities are available to support the purchase of the tax exempt bonds. Variable interest rate is established at various intervals by the remarketing agent.

(b)At December 31, 2023, includes approximately $1,812 million of floating rate notes that permit individual noteholders to require repayment at specified dates prior to maturity. FPL’s syndicated revolving credit facilities are available to support the purchase of the floating rate notes.

(c)Variable rate is based on an underlying index plus a specified margin.

(d)Interest rate contracts, primarily swaps, have been entered into with respect to certain of these debt issuances. See Note 3.

(e)Foreign currency contracts have been entered into with respect to these debt issuances. See Note 3. The Japanese yen denominated long-term debt includes a variable rate loan that matured in 2023.

As of December 31, 2023, minimum annual maturities of long-term debt for NEE are approximately $6,901 million, $8,037 million, $1,874 million, $7,731 million and $7,685 million for 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028, respectively. The respective amounts for FPL are approximately $1,665 million, $1,920 million, $641 million, $328 million and $1,992 million.

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, short-term borrowings had a weighted-average interest rate of 5.62% (5.50% for FPL) and 4.58% (4.41% for FPL), respectively. Subsidiaries of NEE, including FPL, had credit facilities with total capacity at December 31, 2023 of approximately $19.6 billion ($4.0 billion for FPL) which provide for the funding of loans and/or issuance of letters of

credit. At December 31, 2023, letters of credit outstanding under these credit facilities totaled approximately $3.4 billion ($3 million for FPL) and borrowings outstanding under these credit facilities totaled $255 million ($255 million for FPL). Between January 1, 2024 and February 16, 2024, NEE's credit facilities' total capacity increased $900 million ($500 million for FPL) and borrowings under its credit facilities increased $1,650 million ($0 for FPL). In January 2024, FPL received $3.4 billion of capital contributions from NEE which were used to repay commercial paper and $1.0 billion of senior unsecured notes.

NEE has guaranteed certain payment obligations of NEECH, including most of those under NEECH's debt, including all of its debentures and commercial paper issuances, as well as most of its payment guarantees and indemnifications. NEECH has guaranteed certain debt and other obligations of subsidiaries within the NEER segment.

In August 2022, NEECH completed a remarketing of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of its Series J Debentures due September 1, 2024 that were issued in September 2019 as components of equity units issued concurrently by NEE (September 2019 equity units). The debentures are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by NEE. In connection with the remarketing of the debentures, the interest rate on the debentures was reset to 4.255% per year, and interest is payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 2022. In connection with the settlement of the contracts to purchase NEE common stock that were issued as components of the September 2019 equity units, on September 1, 2022, NEE issued approximately 21.6 million shares of common stock in exchange for $1.5 billion.

In March 2023, NEECH completed a remarketing of $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of its Series K Debentures due March 1, 2025 that were issued in February 2020 as components of equity units issued concurrently by NEE (February 2020 equity units). The debentures are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by NEE. In connection with the remarketing of the debentures, the interest rate on the debentures was reset to 6.051% per year, and interest is payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 2023. In connection with the settlement of the contracts to purchase NEE common stock that were issued as components of the February 2020 equity units, on March 1, 2023, NEE issued approximately 33.4 million shares of common stock in exchange for $2.5 billion.

In August 2023, NEECH completed a remarketing of $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its Series L Debentures due September 1, 2025 that were issued in September 2020 as components of equity units issued concurrently by NEE (September 2020 equity units). The debentures are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by NEE. In connection with the remarketing of the debentures, the interest rate on the debentures was reset to 5.749% per year, and interest is payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 2023. In connection with the settlement of the contracts to purchase NEE common stock that were issued as components of the September 2020 equity units, on September 1, 2023, NEE issued approximately 27.3 million shares of common stock in exchange for $2.0 billion.

In September 2022, NEE sold $2.0 billion of equity units (initially consisting of Corporate Units). Each equity unit has a stated amount of $50 and consists of a contract to purchase NEE common stock (stock purchase contract) and, initially, a 5% undivided beneficial ownership interest in a Series M Debenture due September 1, 2027, issued in the principal amount of $1,000 by NEECH. Each stock purchase contract requires the holder to purchase by no later than September 1, 2025 (the final settlement date) for a price of $50 in cash, a number of shares of NEE common stock (subject to antidilution adjustments) based on a price per share range described in the following sentence. If purchased on the final settlement date, as of December 31, 2023, the number of shares issued per equity unit would (subject to antidilution adjustments) range from 0.5640 shares if the applicable market value of a share of NEE common stock is less than or equal to $88.88 (the reference price) to 0.4512 shares if the applicable market value of a share is equal to or greater than $111.10 (the threshold appreciation price), with the applicable market value to be determined using the average closing prices of NEE common stock over a 20-day trading period ending August 27, 2025. Total annual distributions on the equity units are at the rate of 6.926%, consisting of interest on the debentures (4.60% per year) and payments under the stock purchase contracts (2.326% per year). The interest rate on the debentures is expected to be reset on or after March 1, 2025. A holder of an equity unit may satisfy its purchase obligation with proceeds raised from remarketing the NEECH debentures that are part of its equity unit. The undivided beneficial ownership interest in the NEECH debenture that is a component of each Corporate Unit is pledged to NEE to secure the holder's obligation to purchase NEE common stock under the related stock purchase contract. If a successful remarketing does not occur on or before the third business day prior to the final settlement date, and a holder has not notified NEE of its intention to settle the stock purchase contract with cash, the debentures that are components of the Corporate Units will be used to satisfy in full the holders' obligations to purchase NEE common stock under the related stock purchase contracts on the final settlement date. The debentures are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by NEE.

Prior to the issuance of NEE’s common stock, the stock purchase contracts, if dilutive, will be reflected in NEE’s diluted earnings per share calculations using the treasury stock method. Under this method, the number of shares of NEE common stock used in calculating diluted earnings per share is deemed to be increased by the excess, if any, of the number of shares that would be issued upon settlement of the stock purchase contracts over the number of shares that could be purchased by NEE in the market, at the average market price during the period, using the proceeds receivable upon settlement.

On January 31, 2024, NEECH sold a total of $3.8 billion principal amount of its debentures, with interest rates ranging from 4.90% to 5.55% and maturity dates ranging from 2026 to 2054, and $600 million of its floating rate debentures due in 2026.