Document:

ex10b

Exhibit 10(b)

Form of

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

under the 

NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2011 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
This Restricted Stock Award Agreement (“Agreement”), between NextEra Energy, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Company”) and ___________________ (hereinafter called the “Grantee”) is dated ___________________.  All capitalized terms used in this Agreement which are not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the NextEra Energy, Inc. 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”).
1.    Grant of Restricted Stock Award. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee _________ shares of Stock, which shares (the “Awarded Shares”) shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof, as well as all other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan.  The par value of the Awarded Shares shall be deemed paid by the promise by the Grantee to perform future Service to the Company or an Affiliate.  Subject to the terms of section 3(d) hereof, the Grantee shall have the right to receive dividends on the Awarded Shares as and when paid.
2.    Vesting–Restrictions and Limitations. (a) Subject to the limitations and other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Awarded Shares shall vest, the Company shall remove all restrictions from the Awarded Shares and the Grantee shall obtain unrestricted ownership of the Awarded Shares in accordance with the schedule set forth below:  
		
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	___ shares on the later to occur of (i) the date which is [1 year following grant], or (ii) the date on which the Committee makes the certification described in section 2(b)(i) hereof (the “First Vest”);

		
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	___ shares on the later to occur of (i) the date which is [2 years following grant], or (ii) the date on which the Committee makes the certification described in section 2(b)(ii) hereof (the “Second Vest”); and

		
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	___ shares on the later to occur of (i) the date which is [3 years following grant], or (ii) the date on which the Committee makes the certification described in section 2(b)(iii) hereof (the “Final Vest”).

The period from the Grant Date of any Awarded Shares through the date immediately preceding the date on which such Awarded Shares vest shall, with respect to such Awarded Shares, be hereinafter referred to as the “Restricted Period.”
(b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2(a) hereof, 
(i)    The First Vest shall be conditioned on, subject to and shall not occur until certification by the Committee (by resolution or in such other manner as the Committee deems appropriate) that the performance target established by the Committee for purposes of this Agreement (such performance target being hereinafter referred to as the “Performance Target”), for [year of grant] has been achieved.  If the Committee does not or cannot certify that the Performance Target has been achieved 

by December 31, [following year], then the Grantee shall forfeit the right to the Awarded Shares subject to the First Vest, and such Awarded Shares shall be cancelled.
(ii)    The Second Vest shall be conditioned on, subject to and shall not occur until certification by the Committee (by resolution or in such other manner as the Committee deems appropriate) that the Performance Target for [year following year of grant] has been achieved.  If the Committee does not or cannot certify that the Performance Target has been achieved by December 31, [following year], then the Grantee shall forfeit the right to the Awarded Shares subject to the Second Vest, and such Awarded Shares shall be cancelled.
(iii)    The Final Vest shall be conditioned on, subject to and shall not occur until certification by the Committee (by resolution or in such other manner as the Committee deems appropriate) that the Performance Target for [two years following year of grant] has been achieved.  If the Committee does not or cannot certify that the Performance Target has been achieved by December 31, [following year], then the Grantee shall forfeit the right to the Awarded Shares subject to the Final Vest, and such Awarded Shares shall be cancelled.
(c)    Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2(a), 2(b) and 4 hereof or any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan, if (i) the Grantee is a party to an Executive Retention Employment Agreement with the Company (as amended from time to time, “Retention Agreement”) and has not waived his or her rights, either entirely or in pertinent part, under such Retention Agreement, and (ii) the Effective Date (as defined in the Retention Agreement) has occurred and the Employment Period (as defined in the Retention Agreement) has commenced and has not terminated pursuant to section 3(b) of the Retention Agreement then, so long as the Grantee is then providing Service, the Awarded Shares shall vest upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Retention Agreement), instead of in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in this section 2.
(d)    Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2(a), 2(b) and 4 hereof or any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan, if the Grantee is not a party to a Retention Agreement with the Company upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined, as of the date hereof, in the Plan for all purposes of this Agreement), and so long as the Grantee is still providing Service on the date of such occurrence, 50% of the Awarded Shares shall vest upon such Change in Control.  The remainder of the Awarded Shares shall remain outstanding (on a converted basis, if applicable) and shall remain subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.  If the Grantee remains in Service from the date of a Change in Control to the date of the first anniversary of such Change in Control, or if prior to the first anniversary of such Change in Control, the Grantee is involuntarily terminated other than for Cause or Disability, the 50% of the Awarded Shares outstanding immediately prior to such Change in Control that did not become vested at the time of such Change in Control shall vest on the earlier of (a) the first anniversary of such Change in Control or (b) the date on which the Grantee’s Service is terminated. 
(e)    If as a result of a Change of Control or Change in Control, as applicable, the shares of Stock are exchanged for or converted into a different form of equity security and/or the right to receive other property (including cash), payment in respect of the Awarded Shares shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be made in the same form.
3.    Terms and Conditions.  The Awarded Shares shall be registered in the name of the Grantee effective on the Grant Date.  The Company shall issue the Awarded Shares either (i) in certificated form, subject to a restrictive legend substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent, and shall provide for retention of custody of the Awarded Shares prior to vesting and/or (ii) in the form of a book-entry or direct registration, subject to restrictions and instructions of like effect.  Prior to vesting (and if the Awarded Shares have not theretofore been forfeited in accordance 

herewith), the Grantee shall have the right to enjoy all shareholder rights (including without limitation the right to receive dividends (subject to forfeiture as more fully set forth below) and to vote the Awarded Shares at all meetings of the shareholders of the Company at which holders of Stock have the right to vote) with the exception that:
		
	(a)
	The Grantee shall not be entitled to delivery of unrestricted shares until vesting.

		
	(b)
	The Grantee may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of the Awarded Shares prior to vesting.

		
	(c)
	In addition to the provisions set forth in section 4 hereof, a breach by the Grantee of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall result in the immediate forfeiture of all then unvested Awarded Shares.

		
	(d)
	Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if all or a portion of the Awarded Shares do not vest, whether upon the termination of the Grantee’s Service (including without limitation Service to any successors to the Company or an Affiliate), or otherwise (including without limitation if the Company fails to meet one or more Performance Targets established as described in section 2(b) hereof or if the Grantee breaches any provision hereof, including without limitation the provisions of section 9 hereof), all dividends paid to the Grantee on Awarded Shares which have not vested (and which shall not thereafter vest in accordance with section 4 hereof) shall be forfeited, and shall be repaid to the Company within thirty (30) days after the date on which the Grantee’s obligation to repay such dividends accrues.  For purposes hereof, such obligation to repay such dividends shall accrue (1) on such date as the Committee establishes that a Performance Target has not been met, as to all dividends paid on Awarded Shares which are forfeited due to failure to meet such Performance Target; (2) on the date of termination of Service, as to all dividends paid on Awarded Shares which are forfeited upon such termination of Service; and (3) upon forfeiture of unvested Awarded Shares upon a breach by the Grantee of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (including without limitation any such forfeiture occurring after termination of Service).

4.    Termination of Service.  Except as otherwise set forth herein, with respect to any Awarded Shares, the Grantee must remain in continuous Service (including to any successors to the Company or an Affiliate) from the effective date of this Agreement through the relevant vesting date for such Awarded Shares as set forth in (or determined in accordance with) section 2 hereof in order for such Awarded Shares to vest and in order to retain the dividends paid prior to vesting with respect to such Awarded Shares.  Except as otherwise set forth (a) herein, (b) in the Plan in connection with a Change in Control if the Grantee is not a party to a Retention Agreement, (c) in a Retention Agreement to which the Grantee is a party in connection with a Change of Control (as defined in such Retention Agreement), or [for Mr. Hay only] (d) in the Employment Letter (as hereinafter defined), in the event that the Grantee’s Service (including to any successors to the Company or an Affiliate) terminates for any reason prior to vesting, his or her rights hereunder shall be determined as follows:
		
	(a)
	If the Grantee’s termination of Service is due to resignation, discharge, or retirement prior to age 65 not meeting the condition set forth in section 4(c) hereof, all rights to Awarded Shares not theretofore vested (including without limitation rights to dividends not theretofore paid and rights to retain dividends on Awarded Shares which have not theretofore vested, as more fully set forth in section 3(d) hereof) under this Agreement shall be 

immediately forfeited.  Forfeited dividends shall be repaid to the Company within thirty (30) days after the Grantee’s termination of Service.
		
	(b)
	 If the Grantee’s termination of Service is due to (1) Disability, (2) death or (3) retirement on or after age 65 not meeting the condition set forth in section 4(c) hereof, a pro rata share of the then-unvested portion of the Awarded Shares (determined as follows: (A) with respect to any unvested Awarded Shares included in the First Vest, the product of (x) the quotient (which shall not exceed 1.0) of (a) the total number of full days of the Grantee’s Service completed during the Restricted Period divided by (b) 365, multiplied by (y) such unvested portion of the Awarded Shares, and rounded to the nearest share of Stock; (B) with respect to any unvested Awarded Shares included in the Second Vest, the product of (x) the quotient (which shall not exceed 1.0) of (a) the total number of full days of the Grantee’s Service completed during the Restricted Period divided by (b) 730, multiplied by (y) such unvested portion of the Awarded Shares, and rounded to the nearest share of Stock; and (C) with respect to any unvested Awarded Shares included in the Third Vest, the product of (x) the quotient (which shall not exceed 1.0) of (a) the total number of full days of the Grantee’s Service completed during the Restricted Period divided by (b) 1,095, multiplied by (y) such unvested portion of the Awarded Shares, and rounded to the nearest share of Stock) shall vest (a) in the event of Disability or death, on the date of termination of Service or (b) in the event of retirement on or after age 65 which does not meet the condition set forth in section 4(c) hereof, on the vesting schedule and otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions (including without limitation satisfaction of the applicable Performance Targets) set forth in section 2 hereof, notwithstanding that the Grantee’s Service shall have previously terminated.  For purposes of this section 4(b), 0.5 of a share of Stock shall be rounded up to the nearest share.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, after termination of Service but prior to vesting of all or any portion of the Awarded Shares, the Grantee breaches any provision hereof, including without limitation the provisions of section 9 hereof, the Grantee shall immediately forfeit all rights to the then-unvested Awarded Shares and any dividends theretofore paid on such then-unvested Awarded Shares. Forfeited dividends shall be repaid to the Company within thirty (30) days after the date on which the Grantee’s obligation to repay such dividends accrues.

		
	(c)
	If the Grantee’s termination of Service is due to retirement on or after age 50, and if, but only if, such retirement is evidenced by a writing which specifically acknowledges that this provision shall apply to such retirement and is executed by the Company’s chief executive officer (or, if the Grantee is an executive officer, by a member of the Committee or the chief executive officer at the direction of the Committee, other than with respect to himself), the then-unvested portion of the Awarded Shares shall vest on the vesting schedule and otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions (including without limitation satisfaction of the applicable Performance Targets) set forth in section 2 hereof, notwithstanding that the Grantee’s Service shall have previously terminated.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, after termination of Service but prior to vesting of all or a portion of the Awarded Shares, the Grantee breaches any provision hereof, including without limitation the provisions of section 9 hereof, the Grantee shall immediately forfeit all rights to the then-unvested Awarded Shares and any dividends theretofore paid on such then-unvested Awarded Shares.  Forfeited dividends shall be repaid to the Company within thirty (30) days after the date on which the Grantee’s obligation to repay such dividends accrues.

		
	(d)
	If the Grantee's Service is terminated prior to vesting of all or a portion of the Awarded Shares for any reason other than as set forth in sections 4(a), (b) and (c) hereof, or if an ambiguity exists as to the interpretation of those sections, the Committee shall determine whether the Grantee's then-unvested Awarded Shares shall be forfeited or whether the Grantee shall be entitled to full vesting or pro rata vesting as set forth above based upon completed days of service during the Restricted Period, and any Awarded Shares which may vest shall do so on the vesting schedule and otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions (including without limitation satisfaction of the applicable Performance Targets) set forth in section 2 hereof, notwithstanding that the Grantee’s Service shall have previously terminated.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, after termination of Service but prior to vesting of all or a portion of the Awarded Shares, the Grantee breaches any provision hereof, including without limitation the provisions of section 9 hereof, the Grantee shall immediately forfeit all rights to the then-unvested Awarded Shares and any dividends theretofore paid on such then-unvested Awarded Shares.  Forfeited dividends shall be repaid to the Company within thirty (30) days after the date on which the Grantee’s obligation to repay such dividends accrues.

[the following applies only to Mr. Hay] Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan, if the Employment Period (as defined in the Retention Agreement) is not then in effect, and the Grantee terminates Service for Good Reason (as defined in the Grantee’s Amended and Restated Employment Letter with the Company (such Amended and Restated Employment Letter, as amended from time to time, the “Employment Letter”) or the Company terminates the Grantee’s Service without Cause (as defined in the Employment Letter), then the Grantee shall continue to vest in the Awarded Shares on the schedule and otherwise on the terms and conditions (including without limitation satisfaction of the applicable Performance Targets) set forth in section 2 hereof until the date which is two years after the date on which the Grantee’s Service is terminated.  Awarded Shares which are scheduled to vest after the date which is two years after the date on which the Grantee’s Service is terminated in accordance herewith shall be forfeited effective on the date on which the Grantee’s Service is terminated.
5.    Income Taxes.  The Grantee shall notify the Company immediately of any election made with respect to this Agreement under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Upon vesting and delivery of Awarded Shares to the Grantee, the Company shall have the right to withhold from any such distribution, in order to meet the Company’s obligations for the payment of withholding taxes, shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory withholding for taxes (including federal and state income taxes and payroll taxes applicable to the supplemental taxable income relating to such distribution) and any other tax liabilities for which the Company has an obligation relating to such distribution. 
6.    Nonassignability.  The Grantee's rights and interest in the Awarded Shares may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of prior to vesting except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
7.    Effect Upon Employment.  This Agreement is not to be construed as giving any right to the Grantee for continuous employment by the Company or a Subsidiary or other Affiliate.  The Company and its Subsidiaries and other Affiliates retain the right to terminate the Grantee at will and with or without cause at any time (subject to any rights the Grantee may have under the Grantee’s Retention Agreement [for Mr. Hay only] and the Employment Letter).
8.    Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company and the Grantee and their respective heirs, successors and assigns.

9.    Protective Covenants.  In consideration of the Awarded Shares granted under this Agreement, the Grantee covenants and agrees as follows: (the “Protective Covenants”):
		
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	During the Grantee's Service with the Company, and for a two-year period following the termination of the Grantee's Service with the Company, the Grantee agrees not to (i) compete or attempt to compete for, or act as a broker or otherwise participate in, any projects in which the Company has at any time done any work or undertaken any development efforts, or (ii) directly or indirectly solicit any of the Company’s customers, vendors, contractors, agents, or any other parties with which the Company has an existing or prospective business relationship, for the benefit of the Grantee or for the benefit of any third party, nor shall the Grantee accept consideration or negotiate or enter into agreements with such parties for the benefit of the Grantee or any third party.

		
	(b)
	During the Grantee's Service with the Company, and for a two-year period following the termination of the Grantee's Service with the Company, the Grantee shall not, directly or indirectly, on behalf of the Grantee or for any other business, person or entity, entice, induce or solicit or attempt to entice, induce or solicit any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates to leave the Company's employ (or the employ of such Subsidiary or other Affiliate) or to hire or to cause any employee of the Company to become employed for any reason whatsoever.

		
	(c)
	The Grantee shall not, at any time or in any way, disparage the Company or its current or former officers, directors, and employees, orally or in writing, or make any statements that may be derogatory or detrimental to the Company’s good name or business reputation.  

		
	(d)
	The Grantee acknowledges that the Company would not have an adequate remedy at law for monetary damages if the Grantee breaches these Protective Covenants.  Therefore, in addition to all remedies to which the Company may be entitled for a breach or threatened breach of these Protective Covenants, including but not limited to monetary damages, the Company shall be entitled to specific enforcement of these Protective Covenants and to injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for a breach or threatened breach.  In addition, upon any breach of these Protective Covenants or any separate confidentiality agreement or confidentiality provision between the Company and the Grantee, all the Grantee’s rights to receive theretofore unvested Awarded Shares and dividends relating thereto under this Agreement shall be forfeited.

		
	(e)
	For purposes of this section 9, the term “Company” shall include all Subsidiaries and other Affiliates of the Company (such Subsidiaries and other Affiliates being hereinafter referred to as the “NextEra Entities”). The Company and the Grantee agree that each of the NextEra Entities is an intended third-party beneficiary of this section 9, and further agree that each of the NextEra Entities is entitled to enforce the provisions of this section 9 in accordance with its terms.

		
	(f)
	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the terms of these Protective Covenants shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in effect.

10.    Incorporation of Plan's Terms; Other Governing Provisions.  This Agreement is made under and subject to the provisions of the Plan, and all the provisions of the Plan are also provisions of this Agreement, provided, however, (a) if there is a difference or conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the mandatory provisions of the Plan, such mandatory provisions of the Plan shall govern, (b) if there is a difference or conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the non-mandatory provisions of the Plan, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern, and (c) if there is a difference or conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and/or a provision of the Plan with a provision of a Retention Agreement or the Employment Letter, as applicable, such provision of such Retention Agreement or the Employment Letter, as the case  may be, shall govern.  Any Retention Agreement and the Employment Letter, as applicable, each constitute “another agreement with the Grantee” within the meaning of the Plan (including without limitation sections 17.3 and 17.4 thereof).  The Company and Committee retain all authority and powers granted by the Plan and not expressly limited by this Agreement.  The Grantee acknowledges that he or she may not and shall not rely on any statement of account or other communication or document issued in connection with the Plan other than the Plan, this Agreement, and any document signed by an authorized representative of the Company that is designated as an amendment of the Plan or this Agreement. 
11.    Interpretation.  The Committee shall have the authority to interpret and construe all provisions of this Agreement, and any such interpretation or construction, and any other determination contemplated to be made under the Plan or this Agreement, by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive, absent manifest error.
12.    Governing Law/Jurisdiction/Waiver of Jury Trial.  This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.  All suits, actions, and proceedings relating to this Agreement or the Plan shall be brought only in the courts of the State of Florida located in Palm Beach County or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in West Palm Beach, Florida.  The Company and the Grantee hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of the courts described in this section 12 for the purpose of all suits, actions, and proceedings relating to the Agreement or the Plan.  The Company and the Grantee each waive all objections to venue and to all claims that a court chosen in accordance with this section 12 is improper based on a venue or a forum non conveniens claim.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT WHICH ANY PARTY MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING, LITIGATION OR COUNTERCLAIM BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

13.    Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part and in any manner not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, at any time and from time to time, by written agreement between the Company and the Grantee.
14.    Adjustments.  If the number of outstanding shares of Stock is increased or decreased or the shares of Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number of shares or kind of capital stock or other securities of the Company on account of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, combination of stock, exchange of stock, stock dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock, or other increase or decrease in shares of Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, then the number of Awarded Shares shall be adjusted proportionately.  No adjustment shall be made in connection with the payment by the Company of any cash dividend on its Stock or in connection with the issuance by the Company of any warrants, rights, or options to acquire additional shares of Stock or of securities convertible into Stock.

15.    Data Privacy.  By entering into this Agreement, the Grantee:  (i) authorizes the Company or any of the NextEra Entities, and any agent of the Company or any of the NextEra Entities administering the Plan or providing Plan recordkeeping services, to disclose to the Company or any of the NextEra Entities such information and data as the Company or any such NextEra Entities shall reasonably request in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement; and (ii) authorizes the Company or any of the NextEra Entities to store and transmit such information in electronic form, provided such information is appropriately safeguarded in accordance with Company policy.
By signing this Agreement, the Grantee accepts and agrees to all of the foregoing terms and provisions and to all the terms and provisions of the Plan incorporated herein by reference and confirms that the Grantee has received a copy of the Plan.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

	
			
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Exhibit “A”

LEGEND TO BE PLACED ON STOCK CERTIFICATE
The shares represented by this certificate are subject to the provisions of the NextEra Energy, Inc. 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and a Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the holder hereof and NextEra Energy, Inc. and may not be sold or transferred except in accordance therewith.  Copies of the Plan and Agreement are kept on file by the Executive Services Department of NextEra Energy, Inc.ex10c

Exhibit 10(c)

NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
2013 EXECUTIVE ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

Article I

PLAN OBJECTIVES

Section 1.1    Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to achieve the following objectives: (i) recognize outstanding performers who have contributed significantly to the Company’s success and to the success of such performers’ respective business units, (ii) align corporate goals and strategy to executive compensation strategy, and (iii) provide a compensation environment which will attract, retain and motivate key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
Article II
PLAN DURATION
Section 2.1    Term.  The Plan shall be effective for ten (10) consecutive Plan Years beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2022.
Article III
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall apply for purposes of the Plan unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:
Section 3.1    “Affiliate” means any company or other entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including any Subsidiary.  
Section 3.2    “Award” means an award that is (a) described in section 5.1, and (b) calculated under section 7.1.
Section 3.3    “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.
Section 3.4    “Base Salary” means, for any Participant for a Plan Year, such Participant’s annual rate of base salary as of January 1 of the Plan Year (including any base salary determined within the first ninety (90) days after January 1 of the Plan Year), or, for Participant’s whose employment begins after January 1 of the Plan Year, the date on which such Participant’s employment begins.
Section 3.5    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Section 3.6    “Change of Control” means the first to occur of any of the following events:
(a)    The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 

promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (x) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions (collectively, the “Excluded Acquisitions”) shall not constitute a Change of Control (it being understood that shares acquired in an Excluded Acquisition may nevertheless be considered in determining whether any subsequent acquisition by such individual, entity or group (other than an Excluded Acquisition) constitutes a Change of Control): (i) any acquisition directly from the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) any acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary; (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary; (iv) any acquisition by an underwriter temporarily holding Company securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; (v) any acquisition in connection with which, pursuant to Rule 13d-1 promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, the individual, entity or group is permitted to, and actually does, report its beneficial ownership on Schedule 13G (or any successor Schedule); provided that, if any such individual, entity or group subsequently becomes required to or does report its beneficial ownership on Schedule 13D (or any successor Schedule), then, for purposes of this paragraph, such individual, entity or group shall be deemed to have first acquired, on the first date on which such individual, entity or group becomes required to or does so report, beneficial ownership of all of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and/or Outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by it on such date; or (vi) any acquisition in connection with a Business Combination (as hereinafter defined) which, pursuant to subparagraph (c) below, does not constitute a Change of Control; or
(b)    Individuals who, as of the Effective Date constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an individual, entity or group other than the Board; or
(c)    Consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other business combination (any of the foregoing, a “Business Combination”) of the Company or any Subsidiary with any other corporation, in any case with respect to which:
(1)    the Outstanding Company Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination do not, immediately following such Business Combination, continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the resulting or surviving entity or any ultimate parent thereof) more than 55% of the outstanding common stock and of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the resulting or surviving entity (or any ultimate parent thereof); or
(2)    less than a majority of the members of the board of directors of the resulting or surviving entity (or any ultimate parent thereof) in such Business Combination (the “New Board”) consists of individuals (“Continuing Directors”) who were members of the Incumbent Board (as defined in 

subparagraph (b) above) immediately prior to consummation of such Business Combination (excluding from Continuing Directors for this purpose, however, any individual whose election or appointment to the Board was at the request, directly or indirectly, of the entity which entered into the definitive agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary providing for such Business Combination); or
(d)    (i) Consummation of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than to a corporation with respect to which, following such sale or other disposition, more than 55% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities as the case may be or (ii) shareholder approval of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
The term “the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company” shall mean a sale or other disposition transaction or series of related transactions involving assets of the Company or of any Subsidiary (including the stock of any Subsidiary) in which the value of the assets or stock being sold or otherwise disposed of (as measured by the purchase price being paid therefor or by such other method as the Board determines is appropriate in a case where there is no readily ascertainable purchase price) constitutes more than two-thirds of the fair market value of the Company (as hereinafter defined).  The “fair market value of the Company” shall be the aggregate market value of the then Outstanding Company Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) plus the aggregate market value of the Company’s other outstanding equity securities.  The aggregate market value of the shares of Outstanding Company Common Stock shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Outstanding Company Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) outstanding on the date of the execution and delivery of a definitive agreement with respect to the transaction or series of related transactions (the “Transaction Date”) by the average closing price of the shares of Outstanding Company Common Stock for the ten trading days immediately preceding the Transaction Date.  The aggregate market value of any other equity securities of the Company shall be determined in a manner similar to that prescribed in the immediately preceding sentence for determining the aggregate market value of the shares of Outstanding Company Common Stock or by such other method as the Board shall determine is appropriate.
Section 3.7    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the corresponding provisions of any succeeding law.
Section 3.8    “Company” means NextEra Energy, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, and any successor thereto.  Where the context requires, “Company” shall also include all direct and indirect subsidiaries of NextEra Energy, Inc.
Section 3.9    “Corporate Performance Objectives” means for any Plan Year one or more objective performance objectives selected and established by the Committee in accordance with the requirements of Article VI.

Section 3.10    “Committee” means a committee consisting of those members of the Compensation Committee of the Company who are outside directors as defined in section 162(m) of the Code or such other committee consisting of outside directors as defined in section 162(m) of the Code as the Board may appoint to serve as the Committee.  The Committee shall at all times consist of at least two members who are outside directors as defined in section 162(m) of the Code.  To the extent of the delegation set forth in section 8.3, references in the Plan or any instrument issued in relation to the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to be references to the Committee’s delegate.
Section 3.11    “Disability” shall, for purposes of determining the vesting of an Award, be considered to exist at the Participant’s termination of employment if, on such date, the Participant is suffering from a medical condition which qualifies him (or would, if he were a participant in such plan and upon completion of any applicable waiting or elimination period, qualify him) for benefits under the NextEra Energy, Inc. Executive Long Term Disability Plan at the time the Award is made.
Section 3.12    “Discharge for Cause” means termination of employment (a) upon the finding of the Committee of an intentional failure to perform stated duties, breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal dishonesty which results in material loss to the Company or one of its Affiliates, or willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses), or final cease-and-desist order which results in material loss to the Company or one of its Affiliates or (b) pursuant to the provisions of any written employment agreement between the Participant and his employer governing discharge for cause.
Section 3.13    “Effective Date” means January 1, 2013, subject to approval of the material terms of Code section 162(m) compensation payable in cash under the Plan by the requisite vote of the Company’s shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders held in 2013, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Section 3.14    “Employee” means any individual employed by the Company or an Affiliate as an employee, but does not mean an individual who renders service solely as a director or independent contractor.
Section 3.15    “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Section 3.16    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including the corresponding provisions of any succeeding law.
Section 3.17    “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, as amended from time to time and applied in preparing the financial statements of the Company.
Section 3.18    “Good Reason” means (a) a material diminution in base salary, authority, duties or responsibilities, or (b) a material change (more than 100 miles) in the geographic location where the Participant is employed, provided that the Participant has given notice to the Company or an Affiliate of the existence of these conditions within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the conditions and the Company or such an Affiliate has been given at least thirty (30) days to cure the conditions.
Section 3.19    “Participant” means an Employee who is selected by the Committee as eligible to participate in the Plan for a Plan Year.
Section 3.20    “Plan” means the NextEra Energy, Inc. Executive Annual Incentive Plan as amended and in effect from time to time.

Section 3.21    “Plan Year” means the calendar year.
Section 3.22    “Retirement” means, with respect to any Employee, voluntary or involuntary termination of employment (other than a Discharge for Cause) occurring at or after the Employee’s sixty-fifth (65th) birthday, or, with the consent of the Committee, prior to such date.
Section 3.23    “Section 162(m) Employee” means at any date (a) any individual who, with respect to the previous taxable year of the Company, was a “covered employee” of the Company within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that the term “Section 162(m) Employee” shall not include any such individual who is designated by the Committee, in its discretion, at the time of any Award or at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected not to be such a “covered employee” with respect to the current taxable year of the Company and (b) any individual who is designated by the Committee, in its discretion, at the time of any Award or at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected to be such a “covered employee” with respect to the current taxable year of the Company or with respect to the taxable year of the Company in which any applicable Award will be paid.
Section 3.24    “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) or non-corporate entity with respect to which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, membership interests or other ownership interests of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of such corporation or non-corporate entity.  In addition, any other entity may be designated by the Committee as a Subsidiary, provided that such entity could be considered as a subsidiary according to GAAP. 
Section 3.25    “Taxable Year” means the taxable year of the Company for federal income tax purposes.
Article IV
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION; TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION; REPAYMENT
Section 4.1    Eligibility.  The Committee shall annually select the individual Employees, if any, eligible for participation in the Plan, who shall be key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.  
Section 4.2    Participation.  An Employee who holds or assumes an eligible position shall be a Participant for a Plan Year only if selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan for the Plan Year.  An Employee who holds an eligible position on the first day of a Plan Year, or who is hired, transferred or promoted into an eligible position during the first two (2) months of the Plan Year, may participate in the Plan for that Plan Year only if selected for participation during the first ninety (90) days of the Plan Year.  An Employee who is hired, transferred or promoted into an eligible position after the first two (2) months of the Plan Year may participate for the Plan Year only if selected to participate within thirty (30) days after assuming an eligible position; provided, however, that in no event shall a person who is a Section 162(m) Employee be added to the Plan for any Plan Year after the close of the eighth month of the Plan Year.  An Employee who is hired, transferred or promoted into an eligible position during a Plan Year and selected to participate in the Plan for that Plan Year shall, in the discretion of the Committee, receive a prorated award for that Plan Year unless the Committee determines otherwise.
Section 4.3    Termination of Employment - Change of Control.  Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, in the specific terms of an Award, or in the provisions of a written employment or change of 

control/retention agreement between the Company and the Participant, a Participant who terminates employment with the Company on or after the effective date of a Change of Control shall be eligible for a prorated Award for the Plan Year in which the Change of Control occurs, and for the full amount of such Award if such termination occurs after such Plan Year but before payment otherwise is due with respect thereto, provided that his termination was not (i) a Discharge for Cause or (ii) voluntary without Good Reason.  If a prorated Award is paid out under this section 4.3, the amount of such Award shall be calculated and paid after the end of the Plan Year at the same time as other Awards for that Plan Year are paid, provided that in no event shall the amount of such Award prior to proration be less than the amount paid to such Participant under the Plan for the preceding Plan Year.
Section 4.4    Other Terminations.  Unless otherwise provided in the specific terms of an Award, or in the provisions of a written employment or change of control/retention agreement between the Company and the Participant, the Committee shall have the authority to determine whether a Participant who ceases employment prior to the end of a Plan Year, whether by reason of Retirement, Death, Disability or otherwise, is eligible to receive a prorated Award for that Plan Year; provided, however, that following the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Committee may not exercise its authority to deny to any Participant a prorated Award (or any portion of an Award if such Participant ceases employment after the end of that Plan Year but prior to payment with respect thereto) unless such Participant’s termination of employment is (i) a Discharge for Cause or (ii) voluntary without Good Reason; and, provided, further, that for any Section 162(m) Employee who ceases employment other than due to Death or Disability, and except for a prorated Award payment to be made under section 4.3, prorated Awards shall be authorized only if the relevant performance goal for the Plan Year has been satisfied.   In the event that the Committee determines that a Participant who otherwise ceases employment prior to the end of a Plan Year is eligible to receive a prorated Award for that Plan Year, the amount of such Award shall be calculated and paid after the end of the Plan Year at the same time as other Awards for that Plan Year are paid.
Section 4.5    Prorated Awards.  Prorated Awards shall be calculated by dividing the applicable annual Award by twelve (12) and multiplying the result by the number of months of the Participant’s service during the Plan Year, rounded to the next lowest whole month.
Section 4.6    Repayment.  Any Award granted pursuant to the Plan or payment with respect thereto shall be subject to mandatory forfeiture and repayment by the Participant to the Company to the extent the Participant is, or in the future becomes, subject to (i) any Company “clawback” or recoupment policy that is adopted to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or otherwise, or (ii) any law, rule or regulation (a “Law”) which imposes mandatory recoupment under circumstances set forth in such Law, provided the “clawback” or recoupment policy or Law requires forfeiture or repayment of the Award or payment with respect thereto.
Article V
AWARD OPPORTUNITY
Section 5.1    Target Awards.  For each Plan Year, the Committee shall establish a target Award opportunity for each Participant.  The target Award opportunity for each Plan Year shall be a percentage of the Participant’s Base Salary for the Plan Year or a specific dollar amount that may be earned upon the achievement of prescribed performance objectives. 
Section 5.2    Alternate Award Opportunity Levels.  In addition to a target Award opportunity, the Committee may, in its discretion, establish Award opportunity levels for degrees of attainment that are above or below target levels of achievement.  

Section 5.3    Maximum Award Opportunity Level.  In no event shall the maximum Award opportunity, or the Award actually paid, to any Participant for any Plan Year exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
Article VI
ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
Section 6.1    Corporate Performance Objectives.
(a)    Not later than a date which is within the first ninety (90) days of each Plan Year, the Committee shall establish one or more specific Corporate Performance Objectives for such Plan Year, including target levels and, if deemed appropriate by the Committee, one or more threshold, above target or other enhanced or reduced achievement levels associated with each Corporate Performance Objective.  If the Committee adds a Participant to the Plan for a Plan Year after initially establishing the award opportunities and Corporate Performance Objectives for the Plan Year, it shall establish the Corporate Performance Objectives applicable to the new Participant within thirty (30) days after adding the Participant to the Plan. The Corporate Performance Objectives for a Plan Year shall be based on one or more of the following criteria:
(i)Adjusted earnings,
(ii)    Return on equity (which includes adjusted return on equity),
(iii)    Earnings per share growth (which includes adjusted earnings per share growth),
(iv)    Basic earnings per common share,
(v)    Diluted earnings per common share 
(vi)    Adjusted earnings per common share,
(vii)    Net income,
(viii)    Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes,
(ix)    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization,
(x)    Operating cash flow,
(xi)    Operations and maintenance expense,
(xii)    Total shareholder return,
(xiii)    Operating income,
(xiv)    Strategic business objectives, consisting of one or more objectives based upon meeting specified cost targets, business expansion goals, new growth opportunities, market penetration, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures, or goals relating to capital raising and capital management,

(xv)    Customer satisfaction, as measured by, among other things, one or more of: service cost, service levels, responsiveness, business value, and residential value,  
(xvi)    Environmental, including, among other things, one or more of: improvement in, or attainment of, emissions levels, project completion milestones, and prevention of significant environmental violations,
(xvii)    Common share price,
(xviii)    Production measures, consisting of, among other things, one or more of: capacity utilization, generating equivalent availability, production cost, fossil generation activity, generating capacity factor, Institute of Nuclear Power Operation (INPO) Index performance, and World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) Index performance,
(xix)    Bad debt expense,
(xx)    Service reliability,
(xxi)    Service quality,
(xxii)    Improvement in, or attainment of, expense levels, including, among other things, one or more of: operations and maintenance expense, capital expenditures,  and total expenditures,
(xxiii)    Budget achievement,
(xxiv)    Health and safety, as measured by, among other things, one or more of: recordable case rate and severity rate,
(xxv)    Reliability, as measured by, among other things, one or more of: outage frequency, outage duration, frequency of momentary interruptions, average frequency of customer interruptions, and average number of momentary interruptions per customer,
(xxvi)    Ethics and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards,
(xxvii)    Risk management,
(xxviii)    Workforce quality, as measured by, among other things, one or more of: diversity measures, talent and leadership development, workforce hiring, and employee satisfaction,
(xxix)    Cost recovery,
(xxx)    Any combination of the foregoing. 
The Corporate Performance Objectives may be expressed on an absolute and/or relative basis, or a before- or after-tax basis, or a consolidated or business-unit basis, may be based on or otherwise employ comparisons based on internal targets, the past performance of the Company and/or the past or current performance of 

other companies and may include or exclude any or all extraordinary, non-core, non-operating or non-recurring items, or such other items as the Committee may determine.
(b)    Those Corporate Performance Objectives which have meanings ascribed to them by GAAP shall have the meanings assigned to them under GAAP as in effect and applied to the Company on the date on which the Corporate Performance Objectives are established, without giving effect to any subsequent changes in GAAP, unless the Committee specifically provides otherwise when it establishes the Corporate Performance Objectives.  
Section 6.2    Award Matrix, Formula or Methodology.  The Committee shall assign a percentage weight to each Corporate Performance Objective established by the Committee for each Plan Year.  The weight assigned to any Corporate Performance Objectives which are not established in any Plan Year shall be zero, and the aggregate weight assigned to all Corporate Performance Objectives established by the Committee for any Plan Year shall equal one hundred percent (100%).  The Committee may assign different weightings to Corporate Performance Objectives for each Participant or for classes of Participants.  The Committee shall establish a matrix, formula or other methodology which shall set forth or otherwise define the relationship between the Corporate Performance Objectives, the target and other applicable performance levels with respect thereto, the weighting of such Corporate Performance Objectives, if any, and the corresponding award opportunity for each Participant.
Section 6.3    Adjustments.  Under normal business conditions, once established for a Plan Year as provided herein, Corporate Performance Objectives shall not be subject to revision or alteration. However, unusual conditions may warrant a reexamination of such criteria. Such conditions may include, but not be limited to, a Change of Control, declaration and distribution of stock dividends or stock splits, mergers, consolidation or reorganizations, acquisitions or dispositions of material business units, or infrequently occurring or extraordinary gains or losses.  In the event the Committee determines that, upon reexamination, alteration of the Corporate Performance Objectives is appropriate, the Committee shall reestablish the Corporate Performance Objectives to maintain as closely as possible the previously established expected level of overall performance of the Participants, taken as a whole, as is practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments to award opportunities or Corporate Performance Objectives applicable to a Section 162(m) Employee for a Plan Year shall conform to the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
Section 6.4    Other Discretionary Adjustments.  The Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine to adjust the amount of an Award computed by applying the award matrix, formula or methodology contemplated by section 6.2 for any or all Participants if it determines that prevailing circumstances (including, but not limited to, the subjective appraisal of the Participant’s performance for the Plan Year) so warrant; provided, however, that in the case of Section 162(m) Employees, any such adjustment shall result in a reduced payment.
Article VII
DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF AWARDS
Section 7.1    Certification of Corporate Performance Objectives.  As promptly as practicable, but in any event within seventy-five (75) days after the end of each Plan Year, the Committee shall certify the performance of the Company relative to the Corporate Performance Objective or Objectives established for Participants. Each Participant’s Award shall be determined by multiplying either (i) the Participant’s Base Salary for the Plan Year multiplied by such Participant’s target Award opportunity established as a percentage of the Participant’s Base Salary for the Plan Year pursuant to section 5.1 or (ii) 

the specific dollar amount established as the Participant’s target Award opportunity pursuant to section 5.1, by the percentage or ordinal “score” determined by applying the matrix, formula or methodology established pursuant to sections 6.2 and 6.3, adjusted, if applicable, to take into account such subjective and objective factors as the Committee deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, the extent to which Participant’s overall individual performance met expectations.  Awards under the Plan shall be paid as soon as practicable following the end of the Plan Year but in no event later than March 15 of the year immediately following the Plan Year.
Section 7.2    Form of Award Payment.  Unless the Committee otherwise determines, Awards shall be payable in cash.  If the Committee so determines, Awards shall be payable (or may, in the Participant’s discretion, be payable), in whole or in part, by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”), in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the NextEra Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan, as such plan may from time to time be amended, or any equity compensation plan adopted by the Company as a successor plan thereto (collectively, the “LTIP”), which Common Stock shall have a fair market value (determined as set forth in the LTIP) on the date the Award is determined substantially equivalent to, but in no event greater than, the Award (or portion thereof to be paid in Common Stock) determined in accordance with section 7.1.
Section 7.3    Deferral of Awards.  In lieu of receiving a cash payment in respect of Awards payable under the Plan, Participants may elect to defer Awards pursuant to the terms of the NextEra Energy, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan if such plan is then adopted and in effect.
Article VIII
ADMINISTRATION
Section 8.1    Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.
Section 8.2    Committee Action.  The Committee shall hold such meetings, and may make such administrative rules and regulations, as it may deem proper.  A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the action of a majority of the members of the Committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, as well as actions taken pursuant to the unanimous written consent of all of the members of the Committee without holding a meeting, shall be deemed to be actions of the Committee.  All actions of the Committee shall be final and conclusive and shall be binding upon the Company and all other interested parties.  Any person dealing with the Committee shall be fully protected in relying upon any written notice, instruction, direction or other communication signed by the Secretary of the Committee, by two (2) members of the Committee or by a representative of the Committee authorized to sign the same in its behalf.
Section 8.3    Committee Responsibilities.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and such limitations as may be imposed by the Board, the Committee shall have plenary authority and responsibility for the management and administration of the Plan and shall have such authority as shall be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out its responsibilities, including, without limitation, the authority:
(a)    to interpret and construe the Plan, and to determine all questions that may arise under the Plan as to eligibility for participation in the Plan;
(b)    to adopt rules and regulations for the operation and administration of the Plan; and
(c)    to take any other action not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan that it may deem necessary or appropriate.

The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more executive officers of the Company the authority to take any action or exercise any discretion required or permitted to be taken or exercised by the Committee with respect to any Employee or Participant other than the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or any Section 162(m) Covered Employee.  Action taken or discretion exercised pursuant to such delegated authority shall be reported to the Committee.  To the extent of any such delegation, references in the Plan or any instrument issued in relation to the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to be references to the Committee’s delegate.
Article IX
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Section 9.1    Amendment.  The Board may amend or revise the Plan in whole or in part at any time; provided, however, that to the extent required to comply with section 162(m) of the Code, no such amendment or revision shall be effective if it amends a material term of the Plan unless approved by the requisite vote of shareholders.
Section 9.2    Termination.  The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time by giving written notice of such suspension or termination to the Committee.
Article X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1    No Right to Continued Employment.  Neither the establishment of the Plan nor any provisions of the Plan nor any action of the Board or the Committee with respect to the Plan shall be held or construed to confer upon any Participant any right to continuation of his or her position as an Employee.  The Company and any Affiliate reserve the right to dismiss any Participant or otherwise deal with any Participant to the same extent as though the Plan had not been adopted.
Section 10.2    Non-Alienation of Benefits.  Except as may otherwise be required by law, no distribution or payment under the Plan to any Participant, former Participant or beneficiary shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, whether voluntary or involuntary, and any attempt to so anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void; nor shall any such distribution or payment be in any way liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person entitled to such distribution or payment.  If any Participant, former Participant or beneficiary is adjudicated bankrupt or purports to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge any such distribution or payment, voluntarily or involuntarily, the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may cancel such distribution or payment or may hold or cause to be held or applied to such distribution or payment, or any part thereof, to or for the benefit of such Participant, former Participant or beneficiary, in such manner as the Committee shall direct; provided, however, that no such action by the Committee shall cause the acceleration or deferral of any benefit payments from the date on which such payments are scheduled to be made.
Section 10.3    No Effect Prior to Shareholder Approval.  The Plan shall become effective on January 1, 2013 only if the material terms of Code Section 162(m) compensation payable in cash under the Plan are approved by the requisite vote of shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders held in 2013, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.  Awards established under the Plan prior to such shareholder approval are established contingent on obtaining such approval.  If such approval is not obtained, such Awards shall be of no force or effect.

Section 10.4    Status of Plan Under ERISA.  The Plan is intended to be a non-qualified incentive compensation program that is exempt from the regulatory requirements of ERISA.  The Plan is not intended to comply with the requirements of section 401(a) of the Code or to be subject to Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA.  The Plan shall be administered and construed so as to effectuate this intent.
Section 10.5    Construction and Language.  Wherever appropriate in the Plan, words used in the singular may be read in the plural, words used in the plural may be read in the singular, and the masculine gender may be read as referring equally to the feminine gender or the neuter.
Section 10.6    Governing Law.  The Plan shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof, except to the extent that such laws are preempted by federal law.  The federal and state courts having jurisdiction in Palm Beach County, Florida shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim, action, complaint or lawsuit brought under the terms of the Plan or in any way relating to the rights or obligations of any person under the Plan, or the acts or omissions of the Company, the Board, the Committee or any duly authorized person acting in their behalf in relation to the Plan.  By participating in the Plan, the Participant, for himself and any other person claiming any rights under the Plan through him, agrees to submit himself, and any such legal action described herein that he shall bring, to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the adjudication and resolution of such disputes.
Section 10.7    Headings.  The headings of Articles and sections are included solely for convenience of reference.  If there is any conflict between such headings and the text of the Plan, the text shall control.
Section 10.8    Withholding.  Payments from the Plan shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and local withholding taxes.  
Section 10.9    Notices.  Any communication required or permitted to be given under the Plan, including any notice, direction, designation, comment, instruction, objection or waiver, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given at such time as it is delivered personally or five (5) days after mailing if mailed, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to such party at the address listed below, or at such other address as one such party may by written notice specify to the other party: (a) if to the Committee:  NextEra Energy, Inc., 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL 33408, Attention:  Executive Vice President, Human Resources; and (b) if to a Participant: to the Participant’s address as shown in the Company’s records.
Section 10.10    Severability.  A determination that any provision of the Plan is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
Section 10.11    Waiver.  Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Plan shall not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant or condition.  A waiver of any provision of the Plan must be made in writing, designated as a waiver, and signed by the party against whom its enforcement is sought.  Any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power hereunder at any one or more times shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times.
Section 10.12    Successors and Assigns.  The provisions of the Plan will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Participants and their respective legal representatives and testate or intestate distributees, and the Company and its respective successors and assigns, including any successor by merger 

or consolidation or a statutory receiver or any other person or firm or corporation to which all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company may be sold or otherwise transferred.
Section 10.13    Compliance with Section 409A of the Code.  The Plan and the Awards made hereunder are intended to be exempt from section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder as “short-term deferrals.” To the extent that the Plan is construed to be a non-qualified deferred compensation plan described in section 409A of the Code, the Plan and any grant instruments shall be operated, administered and construed so as to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code.  The Plan and any Award Agreements shall be subject to amendment, with or without advance notice to Participants and other interested parties, and on a prospective or retroactive basis, including, but not limited to, amendment in a manner that adversely affects the rights of Participants and other interested parties, to the extent necessary to effect compliance with section 409A of the Code.

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