{"url_path":"/sec/nee/8-k/2026-05-18/item-7-01","section_key":"item-7-01","section_title":"Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/753308/0001104659-26-063001-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-063001","cik":"0000753308","ticker":"NEE","issuer_name":"NEXTERA ENERGY INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/753308/0001104659-26-063001-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000753308","primary_entity_name":"NEXTERA ENERGY INC"},"word_count":2128,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure**\n\n \n\nOn May 18, 2026,\nNextEra Energy and Dominion Energy issued a joint press release announcing the entry into the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release\nis attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated by reference herein.\n\n \n\nOn May 18, 2026,\nin connection with the announcement of the Merger Agreement, NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy intend to hold a joint conference call\navailable to investors and the public. Details for accessing the conference call can be found in the press release attached as Exhibit\n99.1 hereto. An investor presentation for reference during such call is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report and is incorporated by\nreference herein.\n\n \n\nThe information\ncontained in Item 7.01 of this Report, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes\nof Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information\ncontained in Item 7.01 of this Report, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing\nof NextEra Energy, whether made before, on or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing,\nunless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing.\n\n \n\n**Forward-Looking Statements**\n\n \n\nThis Report includes\n“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform\nAct of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included or incorporated by reference in this Report, including,\namong other things, statements regarding the proposed business combination transaction between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy and\nfuture events, plans and anticipated results of operations, business strategies, the anticipated benefits of the proposed Transactions,\nthe anticipated impact of the proposed Transactions on the combined company’s business and future financial and operating results,\nthe anticipated closing date for the proposed Transactions and other aspects of NextEra Energy’s or Dominion Energy’s operations\nor operating results are forward-looking statements. Words and phrases such as “ambition,” “anticipate,” “estimate,”\n“believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,”\n“potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,”\n“objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,”\n“effort,” “target,” the negative of such terms or other variations thereof and words and terms of similar substance\nused in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions or events can be used to identify forward-looking statements. Where, in\nany forward-looking statement, NextEra Energy or Dominion Energy expresses an expectation or belief as to future results, such expectation\nor belief is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. Any forward-looking\nstatement is not a guarantee of future performance, outcomes or results and is subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors,\nmany of which are beyond NextEra Energy’s or Dominion Energy’s control, that could cause actual performance, outcomes or results\nto differ materially from what is expressed or implied in the forward-looking statement.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThese factors include\na failure by NextEra Energy to successfully integrate Dominion Energy’s businesses and technologies, which may result in the combined\ncompany not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected; the risk that the expected benefits of the proposed Transactions may\nnot be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; each party’s ability to obtain the approval of its shareholders\nrequired to consummate the proposed Transactions and the timing of the closing of the proposed Transactions, including the risk that the\nconditions to closing are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all or the failure of the Transactions to close for any other reason or\nto close on the anticipated terms, including with the anticipated tax treatment; the risk that any governmental or regulatory approval,\nconsent or authorization that may be required for the proposed Transactions is not obtained, is delayed or is obtained subject to conditions\nthat are not anticipated or that cause the termination of the Merger Agreement and abandonment of the Transactions; the occurrence of\nany event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement by either party; the risk that\ncertain provisions in the Merger Agreement or the pendency of the Transactions may impact either party’s ability to pursue certain\nbusiness opportunities or strategic transactions; unanticipated difficulties, liabilities or expenditures relating to the Transactions,\nincluding the impact of potential litigation relating to the Transactions; the effect of the announcement, pendency or completion of the\nproposed Transactions on the parties’ business relationships and business operations generally, including the parties’ relationship\nwith regulators, suppliers, vendors and customers; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed Transactions on the parties’\ncommon stock prices and uncertainty as to the long-term value of either party’s common stock; risks that the proposed Transactions\ndisrupt either party’s current plans and operations, including due to the diversion of the attention of management from ordinary\ncourse business operations, and potential difficulties in hiring or retaining employees as a result of the proposed Transactions; any\nrating agency actions; and the impact of the announcement or pendency of the proposed Transactions on either party’s ability to\naccess capital, including the short- and long-term debt markets, on a timely and affordable basis; general worldwide economic conditions\nand related uncertainties; the effect and timing of changes in laws or in governmental regulations (including environmental); fluctuations\nin trading prices of securities of NextEra Energy and in the financial results of NextEra Energy or Dominion Energy; and the timing and\nextent of changes in interest rates, commodity prices and demand and market prices for electricity or gas. The registration statement\non Form S-4 and joint proxy statement/prospectus that will be filed with the SEC will describe additional risks in connection with the\nproposed Transactions. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors to be presented in the registration statement\non Form S-4 and joint proxy statement/prospectus are considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement\nof all potential risks and uncertainties. For additional information about other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially\nfrom those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to NextEra Energy’s and Dominion Energy’s respective\nperiodic reports and other filings with the SEC, including the risk factors contained in NextEra Energy’s and Dominion Energy’s\nmost recently filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K and subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.\n\n \n\nAny forward-looking\nstatements included in this Report represent current expectations and are inherently uncertain and are made only as of the date hereof\n(or, if applicable, the dates indicated in such statement). Except as required by law, neither NextEra Energy nor Dominion Energy undertakes\nor assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect subsequent events\nor circumstances or otherwise.\n\n \n\n**No Offer or Solicitation**\n\n \n\nThis Report is\nnot intended to and shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation\nof any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation\nor sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities\nshall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.\n\n** **\n\n**Additional Information about the Transactions and Where to Find\nIt**\n\n** **\n\nIn connection with\nthe proposed Transactions, NextEra Energy intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint\nproxy statement of NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy that also constitutes a prospectus of NextEra Energy. Each of NextEra Energy and\nDominion Energy may also file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed Transactions. This Report is not a substitute\nfor the joint proxy statement/prospectus or registration statement or any other document that NextEra Energy or Dominion Energy may file\nwith the SEC. The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus (if and when available) will be mailed to shareholders of NextEra Energy\nand Dominion Energy. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AND\nANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND\nIN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NEXTERA ENERGY, DOMINION\nENERGY, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED MATTERS.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nInvestors and security\nholders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (if and when available)\nand other documents containing important information about NextEra Energy, Dominion Energy and the proposed Transactions, once such documents\nare filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by NextEra\nEnergy will be available free of charge on NextEra Energy’s website at http://www.investor.nexteraenergy.com/ or by contacting NextEra\nEnergy’s Investor Relations Department by email at investors@nexteraenergy.com or by phone at (800) 222-4511. Copies of the documents\nfiled with the SEC by Dominion Energy will be available free of charge on Dominion Energy’s website at http://investors.dominionenergy.com\nor by contacting Dominion Energy’s Investor Relations Department by email at investor.relations@dominionenergy.com or by phone at\n(804) 819-2438.\n\n** **\n\n**Participants in the Solicitation**\n\n** **\n\nNextEra Energy,\nDominion Energy and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation\nof proxies in respect of the proposed Transactions. Information about the directors and executive officers of NextEra Energy, including\na description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in (i) NextEra Energy’s proxy\nstatement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 1, 2026, including under the headings “Proposal\n1: Election as directors of the nominees specified in this proxy statement,” “Director Compensation,” “Executive\nCompensation,” and “Common Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” (ii) NextEra Energy’s\nAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on February 13, 2026, including under\nthe heading “Item 1. Business—Information About Our Executive Officers” and (iii) to the extent certain holdings of\nNextEra Energy securities by its directors or executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in NextEra Energy’s proxy\nstatement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, such changes have been or will be reflected on Initial Statement of Beneficial\nOwnership of Securities on Form 3, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4, or Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial\nOwnership of Securities on Form 5, filed with the SEC.\n\n \n\nInformation about\nthe directors and executive officers of Dominion Energy, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings\nor otherwise, is set forth in (i) Dominion Energy’s proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed\nwith the SEC on March 19, 2026, including under the headings “Item 1: Election of Directors – Director Nominees,” “Compensation\nof Non-Employee Directors,” “Executive Compensation” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and\nManagement,” (ii) Dominion Energy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed\nwith the SEC on February 23, 2026, including under the heading “Information about our Executive Officers” and (iii) to the\nextent certain holdings of Dominion Energy securities by its directors or executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth\nin Dominion Energy’s proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, such changes have been or will be reflected on\nInitial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 or Annual Statement\nof Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5, filed with the SEC.\n\n \n\nOther information\nregarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or\notherwise, will be contained in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC\nregarding the proposed Transactions when such materials become available. Investors should read the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully\nwhen it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by NextEra Energy\nand Dominion Energy will be available free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Additionally, copies of\ndocuments filed with the SEC by NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy will be available free of charge through the sources indicated above.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n**SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS**"}