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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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