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NEXTERA ENERGY INC Capital/Financing Update 2021

May 10, 2021

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Capital/Financing Update

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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 10, 2021

Commission File Number Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters, address of principal executive offices and registrants' telephone number IRS Employer Identification Number
1-8841 NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. 59-2449419
2-27612 FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 59-0247775

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 registrants under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Registrants Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
NextEra Energy, Inc. Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value NEE New York Stock Exchange
4.872% Corporate Units NEE.PRO New York Stock Exchange
5.279% Corporate Units NEE.PRP New York Stock Exchange
6.219% Corporate Units NEE.PRQ New York Stock Exchange
Florida Power & Light Company None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrants have elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

SECTION 8 - OTHER EVENTS

Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 10, 2021, Florida Power & Light Company sold $1.0 billion principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes, Series due May 10, 2023 (Notes). The Notes will bear interest at a rate equal to Compounded SOFR (a compounded Secured Overnight Financing Rate as specified therein) plus 0.25%. The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-254632, 333-254632-01 and 333-254632-02. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to report as exhibits certain documents in connection with the sale of the Notes.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description NextEra Energy, Inc. Florida Power & Light Company
4 Officer's Certificate of Florida Power & Light Company, dated May 10, 2021, creating the Floating Rate Notes, Series due May 10, 2023 x x
5(a) Opinion and Consent, dated May 10, 2021, of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, counsel to Florida Power & Light Company, with respect to the Notes x x
5(b) Opinion and Consent, dated May 10, 2021, of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, counsel to Florida Power & Light Company, with respect to the Notes x x
101 Interactive data files for this Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL x x
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) x x

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 10, 2021

NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.

(Registrant)

JAMES M. MAY
James M. May Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

(Registrant)

KEITH FERGUSON
Keith Ferguson Controller