Sec Form 4 Filing - HAY LEWIS III @ NEXTERA ENERGY INC - 2012-09-04

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

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person HAY LEWIS III 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 X __ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) Exec Chairman/Director of Sub (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/04/2012 (Street) JUNO BEACH, FL33408 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Common Stock 09/04/2012 M( 1 ) 150,000 A $ 27.56 471,727 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 09/04/2012 S( 3 ) 150,000 D $ 67.162 ( 4 ) 321,727 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 09/04/2012 S( 3 ) 20,000 D $ 67.1851 ( 5 ) 143,416 I By Hay Family Limited Partnership ( 6 ) Common Stock 09/04/2012 S( 3 ) 40,000 D $ 67.183 ( 7 ) 114,999 I By grantor retained annuity trusts Common Stock 116,499 I By Hay Second Family Limited Partnership ( 8 ) Common Stock 4,202 I By Retirement Savings Plans Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Securi ty (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 27.56 09/04/2012 M( 1 ) 150,000 ( 9 ) 02/13/2013 Common Stock 150,000 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HAY LEWIS III C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. 700 UNIVERSE BLVD JUNO BEACH, FL33408 X Exec Chairman Director of Sub Signatures Alissa E. Ballot (Attorney-in-Fact) 09/05/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Options exercised in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 3, 2012. ( 2 )Includes 203,655 shares deferred until the reporting person's retirement. ( 3 )Sales effected pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans adopted by the reporting person on May 3, 2012. ( 4 )Weighted average sale price. Reporting person sold 150,000 shares through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer at prices ranging from $66.93 to $67.42 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer. ( 5 )Weighted average sale price. Reporting person sold 20,000 shares through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer at prices ranging from $66.97 to $67.42 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer. ( 6 )Sole general partner is an entity controlled by the reporting person and limited partners are two irrevocable trusts whose beneficiaries are the reporting person, his spouse and their descendants. ( 7 )Weighted average sale price. Reporting person sold 40,000 shares through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer at prices ranging from $66.93 to $67.41 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer. ( 8 )Sole general partner is an entity controlled by the reporting person and the limited partners are the reporting person and his wife, as tenants by the entirety. ( 9 )The option, representing a right to buy 150,000 shares, became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 13, 2004, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.

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