Form 8-K

8-K — NEXTERA ENERGY INC

Accession: 0000753308-26-000043

Filed: 2026-06-01

Period: 2026-06-01

CIK: 0000753308

SIC: 4911 (ELECTRIC SERVICES)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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: June 1, 2026

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

7.299% Corporate Units

NEE.PRS

New York Stock Exchange

7.234% Corporate Units

NEE.PRT

New York Stock Exchange

7.375% Corporate Units

NEE.PRV 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 June 1, 2026, Florida Power & Light Company sold $600 million principal amount of its 5.125% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due June 1, 2036 (2036 Offered Bonds), $600 million principal amount of its 5.750% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due June 1, 2056 (2056 Offered Bonds) and $1,050 million principal amount of its 5.900% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due June 1, 2066 (2066 Offered Bonds and together with the 2036 Offered Bonds and the 2056 Offered Bonds, the Offered Bonds). The Offered Bonds were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Registration Statement Nos. 333-278184, 333-278184-01 and 333-278184-02. In connection with the sale of the Offered Bonds, this Current Report on Form 8‑K is being filed to report certain documents as exhibits.

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

Number Description

5(a)

Opinion and Consent, dated June 1, 2026, of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, counsel to Florida Power & Light Company, with respect to the Offered Bonds

5(b)

Opinion and Consent, dated June 1, 2026, of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, counsel to Florida Power & Light Company, with respect to the Offered Bonds

101 Interactive data files for this Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURES

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

Date: June 1, 2026

NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.

(Registrant)

WILLIAM J. GOUGH

William J. Gough

Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

(Registrant)

AMIN A. MOHOMED

Amin A. Mohomed

Vice President, FPL Accounting and Controller

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Exhibit 5(a)

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

1000 Key Tower

127 Public Square

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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squirepattonboggs.com

June 1, 2026

Florida Power & Light Company

700 Universe Boulevard

Juno Beach, Florida 33408

To the Addressee:

We have acted as counsel to Florida Power & Light Company, a Florida corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 5.125% Series due June 1, 2036 (the “2036 Offered Bonds”), $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 5.750% Series due June 1, 2056 (the “2056 Offered Bonds”) and $1,050,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 5.900% Series due June 1, 2066 (the “2066 Offered Bonds” and together with the 2036 Offered Bonds and the 2056 Offered Bonds, the “Bonds”), issued under the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of January 1, 1944, as the same is supplemented by one hundred and forty-one indentures supplemental thereto, the latest of which is dated as of May 1, 2026 (such Mortgage as so supplemented being hereinafter called the “Mortgage”) from the Company to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (the “Mortgage Trustee”).

We have participated in the preparation of or reviewed (1) Registration Statement Nos. 333‑278184, 333‑278184‑01 and 333‑278184‑02 (the “Registration Statement”), which Registration Statement was filed jointly by the Company, NextEra Energy, Inc. and NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); (2) the prospectus dated March 22, 2024 (the “Base Prospectus”) forming a part of the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated May 26, 2026 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the Bonds, both such Base Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; (3) the Mortgage; (4) the corporate proceedings of the Company with respect to the Registration Statement and with respect to the authorization, issuance and sale of the Bonds; and (5) such other corporate records, certificates and other documents (including a receipt executed on behalf of the Company acknowledging receipt of the purchase price for the Bonds) and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

Over 40 Offices across 4 Continents

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP is part of the international legal practice Squire Patton Boggs, which operates worldwide through a number of separate legal entities.

Please visit squirepattonboggs.com for more information.

Florida Power & Light Company Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

June 1, 2026

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Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Bonds are legally issued, valid, and binding obligations of the Company, except as limited or affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other laws affecting mortgagees’ and other creditors’ rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and to concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the discretion of the court before which any matter is brought.

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the certificates representing the Bonds conform to specimens examined by us and that the Bonds have been duly authenticated, in accordance with the Mortgage, by the Mortgage Trustee under the Mortgage, and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified.

We hereby consent to the references to us in the Base Prospectus under the heading “Legal Opinions,” to the references to us in the Registration Statement and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8‑K to be filed with the Commission by the Company on or about June 1, 2026, which will be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

This opinion is limited to the laws of the States of Florida and New York and the federal laws of the United States insofar as they bear on matters covered hereby. As to all matters of New York law, we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, New York. As to all matters of Florida law, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is hereby authorized to rely upon this opinion as though it were rendered to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP

EX-5.B

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Exhibit 5(b)

June 1, 2026

Florida Power & Light Company

700 Universe Boulevard

Juno Beach, Florida 33408

To the Addressee:

Florida Power & Light Company

June 1, 2026

Page 2

mortgagees’ and other creditors’ rights and remedies generally and general principles of equity and to concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the discretion of the court before which any matter is brought.

This opinion is limited to the laws of the States of New York and Florida and the federal laws of the United States insofar as they bear on matters covered hereby. As to all matters of Florida law, we have relied, with your consent, upon an opinion of even date herewith addressed to you by Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP. As to all matters of New York law, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP is hereby authorized to rely upon this opinion as though it were rendered to Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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