NEE Form 4: Director Nicole Arnaboldi Gains 46 Deferred Phantom Units

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Form 4 Overview: NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) filed a Form 4 disclosing that director Nicole S. Arnaboldi acquired 46 Phantom Stock Units on 16 June 2025 at a reference price of $73.78 per unit, reflecting the NYSE closing price of NEE common shares on that date.

Deferred Compensation Plan Mechanics: The units were credited under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan and are cash-settled, meaning they do not represent immediate ownership of common stock. Following the credit, Arnaboldi’s total balance in the plan stands at 6,045 phantom units. Accounts are ultimately payable in cash, mirroring the value of a theoretical investment in the company’s stock fund, including reinvested dividends.

Materiality Assessment: The transaction—worth roughly $3,400 in notional value—is immaterial relative to NextEra Energy’s market capitalization and has no direct impact on share count, cash flow, or governance structure. It does, however, signal continued participation by a board member in equity-linked compensation, modestly aligning incentives with shareholders.

Key Takeaways for Investors:

• Only 46 additional units acquired; no open-market purchase or sale of common shares.
• Director status remains unchanged; no changes in control or ownership stakes.
• Transaction coded “A” (acquisition) and filed individually, indicating routine deferred-compensation activity rather than opportunistic trading.

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Routine, cash-settled phantom unit credit; negligible financial impact.

The filing reports a small, plan-driven accrual of 46 phantom units by director Nicole Arnaboldi. Because phantom units settle in cash and do not alter the equity base, the event is neither dilutive nor directly additive to insider equity ownership. Dollar value is trivial versus NextEra’s multi-billion-dollar market cap, so price impact is expected to be nil. Investors can view the action as continued alignment but should not read it as a directional signal on NEE stock.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Governance-neutral; reflects standard deferred-comp plan participation.

The transaction occurs under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan, highlighting that board members elect to defer a portion of compensation into equity-linked units. Such structures are common among large-cap utilities and support long-term incentive alignment without issuing new shares. No policy concerns or red flags arise, and the small size avoids any concentration-of-power issues. Overall governance impact is neutral.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Arnaboldi Nicole S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

700 UNIVERSE BLVD.

(Street)

JUNO BEACH FL 33408

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEXTERA ENERGY INC [ NEE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/16/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units	(1)	06/16/2025		A		46		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	0(1)	$73.78(2)	6,045(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Phantom Stock Units approximate the number of phantom shares of the Issuer's common stock attributable to phantom units credited to the reporting person's account under the NextEra Energy, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Amounts deferred under the Plan, including amounts attributable to reinvested dividends, are deemed to be invested in a number of unfunded theoretical units equal to the number of units which would have been credited if the deferred amounts had been invested in the Issuer's company stock fund in its Retirement Savings Plan (the "Stock Fund"). The Stock Fund is accounted for in units of a unitized pool of stock and cash. Phantom Stock Units are estimated based on the number of theoretical units credited to the reporting person. Accounts are payable in cash at the end of the deferral period.

2. Closing price of Issuer's common stock on NYSE on the relevant date (price used to value units in the Stock Fund).

3. Differences in holdings between any given dates may result from varying percentages of cash and stock held in the Stock Fund on those dates.

	David Flechner, Attorney-in-Fact	06/18/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What did director Nicole S. Arnaboldi report in the latest Form 4 for NEE?

She acquired 46 Phantom Stock Units on 16 June 2025 under NextEra Energy’s Deferred Compensation Plan.

Do Phantom Stock Units issued to NEE directors dilute existing shareholders?

No. The units are cash-settled and do not create new shares or voting rights, so there is no dilution.

How many phantom units does Arnaboldi hold after the 6/16/25 transaction?

Her total deferred-compensation balance is now 6,045 phantom units.

Was the transaction an open-market purchase of NEE common stock?

No. It was an automatic credit within the Deferred Compensation Plan, not an open-market buy.

Does this Form 4 signal any change in control or major insider buying at NextEra Energy?

The filing reflects a routine, immaterial plan credit and does not indicate a change in control or substantial insider buying.