FORM 8-A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida   

700 Universe Boulevard

Juno Beach, Florida 33408

(561) 694-4000

    59-2449419
(State of incorporation)    (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code, and phone number)   

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

to be so registered

  

Name of each exchange on which

each class is to be registered

7.234% Corporate Units   New York Stock Exchange

 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file numbers to which this form relates:

333-278184, 333-278184-01 and 333-278184-02.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

The Commission is respectfully requested to send copies of all notices, orders and communications to:

 

Charles E. Sieving, Esq.

Executive Vice President, Chief

Legal, Environmental and Federal

Regulatory Affairs Officer

NextEra Energy, Inc.

700 Universe Boulevard

Juno Beach, Florida 33408

(561) 694-4000

   

Thomas P. Giblin, Jr., Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

101 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10178

(212) 309-6000

   

Julia M. Tosi, Esq.

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

1000 Key Tower,

127 Public Square

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216) 479-8500

 

 

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The class of securities to be registered hereby is Corporate Units (“Corporate Units”) of NextEra Energy, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), each consisting of (i) a purchase contract to be issued by the Company that will obligate holders of such Corporate Units to purchase the Company’s common stock, $.01 par value, by no later than November 1, 2027, and (ii) initially a 5% undivided beneficial ownership interest in a Series O Debenture due November 1, 2029 (the “Debentures”) to be issued in the principal amount of $1,000 by NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“NEE Capital”), which Debentures are absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company.

For a description of the Corporate Units, reference is made to (i) the Company’s Prospectus Supplement dated October 29, 2024 and accompanying Prospectus dated March 22, 2024, and (ii) Registration Statement Nos. 333-278184, 333-278184-01 and 333-278184-02 (“File No. 333-278184”) on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on March 22, 2024, by the Company, NEE Capital and Florida Power & Light Company, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

   

Description

1.    Form of Purchase Contract Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(cg) to Form S-3, File No. 333-278184).
2.    Form of Pledge Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(ch) to Form S-3, File No. 333-278184).
3.    Form of Remarketing Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1(h) to Form S-3, File No. 333-278184).
4.    Form of Corporate Unit Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to Exhibit 4(cg) to Form S-3, File No.  333-278184).
5.    Indenture (For Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of June  1, 1999, between NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, relating to NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.’s Unsecured Debt Securities (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Form 8-K dated July 16, 1999, File No. 1-8841).
6.    First Supplemental Indenture to Indenture (For Unsecured Debt Securities) dated as of June 1, 1999, dated as of September  21, 2012, between NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(e) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September  30, 2012, File No. 1-8841).

 

2

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

Dated: October 29, 2024     NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
    By:  

/s/ David Flechner

    Name:   David Flechner
    Title:   Vice President, Compliance &
      Corporate Secretary

 

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