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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: August 24, 2017
Commission File Number | Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter, address of principal executive offices and registrant's telephone number | IRS Employer Identification Number | ||
001-36518 | NEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP | 30-0818558 | ||
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 registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is 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).
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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.08 Shareholder Director Nominations
On August 24, 2017, pursuant to Article XV of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NEP), dated as of August 4, 2017 (NEP Partnership Agreement), the NEP board of directors modified the eligibility requirements for holders of common units of NEP (Eligible Holders) to submit the name of a qualified director nominee for inclusion in NEP’s proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners of NEP (2017 Annual Meeting). Under the modified requirements, an Eligible Holder must have owned the Required Units, as defined in the NEP Partnership Agreement, continuously for at least three months prior to the date of nomination in order to submit a proxy access nominee for the 2017 Annual Meeting.
Notice of a proxy access nominee for the 2017 Annual Meeting must be received by W. Scott Seeley, NEP’s Corporate Secretary, at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408 no later than September 23, 2017 and no earlier than August 24, 2017. The notice may be made by personal delivery, by facsimile (561-691-7702) or sent by U.S. certified mail. Eligible Holders who wish to submit nominees will be required to satisfy the requirements set forth in the NEP Partnership Agreement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 24, 2017
NextEra Energy Partners, LP |
(Registrant) |
By: | NextEra Energy Partners GP, Inc., |
its General Partner | |
TERRELL KIRK CREWS, II |
Terrell Kirk Crews, II Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
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