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 21, 2015
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. | 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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SECTION 3 – SECURITIES AND TRADING MARKETS
Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
(a) | As described in Item 5.07 of this Current Report, at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of NextEra Energy, Inc. (Company) held on May 21, 2015 (2015 Annual Meeting), the Company’s shareholders approved certain amendments to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation (Charter). As described in Proposals 4 through 8 of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2015 Annual Meeting (Proxy Statement), the Charter amendments (1) eliminated the supermajority vote and “for cause” requirements for shareholder removal of a director, (2) eliminated a provision of the Charter which included supermajority vote requirements regarding business combinations with interested shareholders, (3) eliminated the supermajority vote requirement, and provided that the vote required is a majority of outstanding shares, for shareholder approval of certain amendments to the Charter, any amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws or the adoption of any new bylaws, and eliminated an exception to the required vote, and (4) lowered the minimum share ownership threshold for shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders from a majority to 20% of outstanding shares. On May 21, 2015, the Company filed Articles of Amendment to the Company's Charter (Articles of Amendment) with the Department of State of the State of Florida implementing the Charter amendments. On May 22, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors (Board) approved Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (Restated Articles) reflecting the Charter amendments and the Company filed such Restated Articles with the Department of State of the State of Florida. See Item 5.03(a) of this Current Report for a description of amendments (Bylaw Amendments) to the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (Bylaws). |
The foregoing description of the Charter amendments and the description of the Bylaw Amendments in Item 5.03(a) of this Current Report, which is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.03(a), are qualified in all respects by reference to the text of the amendments to the Charter set forth in Proposals 4 through 8 of the Proxy Statement, and to the text of the Articles of Amendment, the Restated Articles and the Bylaws, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 3(i)(a) and 3(i)(b) and Exhibit 3(ii) to this Current Report and incorporated by reference in this Item 3.03(a).
SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
(a) | On May 22, 2015, the Board adopted the Bylaw Amendments, effective on the adoption date, and adopted the Bylaws reflecting the Bylaw Amendments. Consistent with the approval by the Company's shareholders at the 2015 Annual Meeting of certain amendments to the Charter as reported under Item 5.07 and described in Item 3.03(a) of this Current Report, the Bylaw Amendments: |
(1) | eliminated the supermajority vote requirement and the “for cause” requirement for shareholder removal of a director; |
(2) | eliminated the supermajority vote requirement, and provided that the vote required is a majority of outstanding shares, for shareholder approval of amendments to the Bylaws or the adoption of any new bylaws; and |
(3) | lowered the minimum share ownership threshold for shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders from a majority to 20% of outstanding shares. |
The foregoing description of the Bylaw Amendments is qualified in all respects by reference to the text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to this Current Report and incorporated by reference in this Item 5.03(a).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) | The Company held the 2015 Annual Meeting on May 21, 2015 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved eight proposals and did not approve two shareholder proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement. |
(b) | The final voting results with respect to each proposal voted upon at the 2015 Annual Meeting are set forth below. |
Proposal 1
The Company's shareholders elected each of the thirteen nominees to the Board for a one-year term by a majority of the votes cast, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||
Sherry S. Barrat | 306,085,865 | 97.7% | 7,133,791 | 981,080 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
Robert M. Beall, II | 308,362,783 | 98.4% | 4,866,704 | 971,249 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
James L. Camaren | 306,833,494 | 98.0% | 6,377,055 | 990,187 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
Kenneth B. Dunn | 312,029,488 | 99.6% | 1,210,248 | 961,000 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
Naren K. Gursahaney | 311,926,530 | 99.6% | 1,268,449 | 1,005,757 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
Kirk S. Hachigian | 311,563,254 | 99.5% | 1,653,576 | 983,906 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
Toni Jennings | 310,696,771 | 99.2% | 2,536,868 | 967,097 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
Amy B. Lane | 311,116,970 | 99.3% | 2,111,361 | 972,405 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
James L. Robo | 307,437,804 | 98.3% | 5,258,581 | 1,504,351 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
Rudy E. Schupp | 308,362,192 | 98.4% | 4,861,380 | 977,164 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
John L. Skolds | 312,094,829 | 99.6% | 1,127,633 | 978,274 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
William H. Swanson | 309,707,174 | 98.9% | 3,508,892 | 984,670 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
Hansel E. Tookes, II | 310,494,019 | 99.1% | 2,717,363 | 989,354 | 63,060,515 | |||||||||
Proposal 2
The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2015, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
372,788,226 | 99.1% | 3,412,095 | 1,060,930 | _ | ||||
Proposal 3
The Company's shareholders approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company's compensation of its named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
304,407,715 | 97.5% | 7,878,590 | 1,914,431 | 63,060,515 | ||||
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Proposal 4
The Company's shareholders approved an amendment to Article IV of the Charter to eliminate the supermajority vote requirement for shareholder removal of a director, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
308,032,623 | 98.5% | 4,801,195 | 1,366,918 | 63,060,515 | ||||
Proposal 5
The Company's shareholders approved an amendment to eliminate Article VI of the Charter, which includes supermajority vote requirements regarding business combinations with interested shareholders, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
308,955,868 | 98.8% | 3,703,080 | 1,541,788 | 63,060,515 | ||||
Proposal 6
The Company's shareholders approved an amendment to Article VII of the Charter to eliminate the supermajority vote requirement, and provide that the vote required is a majority of outstanding shares, for shareholder approval of certain amendments to the Charter, any amendments to the Bylaws or the adoption of any new bylaws, and eliminate an exception to the required vote, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
307,672,702 | 98.4% | 5,022,105 | 1,505,929 | 63,060,515 | ||||
Proposal 7
The Company's shareholders approved an amendment to Article IV of the Charter to eliminate the “for cause” requirement for shareholder removal of a director, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
305,146,277 | 97.6% | 7,567,251 | 1,487,208 | 63,060,515 | ||||
Proposal 8
The Company's shareholders approved an amendment to Article V of the Charter to lower the minimum share ownership threshold for shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders from a majority to 20% of outstanding shares, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
194,587,788 | 62.2% | 118,160,694 | 1,452,254 | 63,060,515 | ||||
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Proposal 9
The Company's shareholders did not approve a non-binding shareholder proposal relating to political contribution disclosure to require a semiannual report disclosing political contribution policies and expenditures, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
118,091,103 | 39.6% | 180,332,189 | 15,777,444 | 63,060,515 | ||||
Proposal 10
The Company's shareholders did not approve a non-binding shareholder proposal to reduce the threshold for shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders to 10% of outstanding shares, as set forth below:
FOR | % VOTES CAST FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
125,256,463 | 40.1% | 186,943,791 | 2,000,482 | 63,060,515 | ||||
SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | ||
3(i)(a) | Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of NextEra Energy, Inc. filed May 21, 2015 | ||
3(i)(b) | Restated Articles of Incorporation of NextEra Energy, Inc. filed May 22, 2015 | ||
3(ii) | Amended and Restated Bylaws of NextEra Energy, Inc. effective May 22, 2015 | ||
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 28, 2015
CHARLES E. SIEVING | ||
Charles E. Sieving Executive Vice President & General Counsel | ||
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