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 25, 2012
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. 700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, Florida 33408 (561) 694-4000 | 59-2449419 | ||
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 registrants under any of the following provisions: |
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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) | The Company held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“2012 Annual Meeting”) on May 25, 2012 in Juno Beach, Florida. At the 2012 Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved three proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2012 Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2012. |
(b) | The final voting results with respect to each proposal voted upon at the 2012 Annual Meeting are set forth below. |
Proposal 1
The Company's shareholders elected each of the twelve nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term by a majority of the votes cast, as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-votes | |||||
Sherry S. Barrat | 279,893,008 | 3,057,056 | 762,368 | 71,547,717 | ||||
Robert M. Beall, II | 267,898,060 | 15,033,853 | 780,519 | 71,547,717 | ||||
James L. Camaren | 281,550,868 | 1,382,738 | 778,826 | 71,547,717 | ||||
Kenneth B. Dunn | 270,239,028 | 12,703,272 | 770,132 | 71,547,717 | ||||
J. Brian Ferguson | 270,144,145 | 12,784,682 | 783,605 | 71,547,717 | ||||
Lewis Hay, III | 271,009,098 | 11,891,406 | 811,928 | 71,547,717 | ||||
Toni Jennings | 269,501,901 | 13,476,571 | 733,960 | 71,547,717 | ||||
Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. | 281,123,240 | 1,831,184 | 758,008 | 71,547,717 | ||||
Rudy E. Schupp | 269,034,562 | 13,892,916 | 784,954 | 71,547,717 | ||||
William H. Swanson | 281,443,197 | 1,503,124 | 766,111 | 71,547,717 | ||||
Michael H. Thaman | 279,741,976 | 3,212,886 | 757,570 | 71,547,717 | ||||
Hansel E. Tookes, II | 280,665,316 | 2,272,427 | 774,689 | 71,547,717 | ||||
Proposal 2
The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012, as set forth below:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
349,386,370 | 4,697,235 | 1,176,544 | -- | |||
Proposal 3
The Company's shareholders approved, by non-binding advisory vote, NextEra Energy's compensation of its named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting, as set forth below:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
209,546,051 | 70,018,444 | 4,147,937 | 71,547,717 | |||
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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.
NextEra Energy, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: May 29, 2012
CHARLES E. SIEVING | ||
Charles E. Sieving | ||
Executive Vice President & General Counsel | ||
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