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: February 12, 2015
Commission File Number | Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter, address of principal executive office 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: Delaware
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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) | On February 12, 2015, Moray P. Dewhurst, Chief Financial Officer of NextEra Energy Partner, LP's (NEP) general partner, NextEra Energy Partners GP, Inc. (NEP GP) and a director of NEP GP, advised the Board of Directors of NEP GP of his intention to retire from both roles in the spring of 2016 as part of a planned leadership succession process. |
(d) | On February 13, 2015, the NEP GP Board of Directors (Board) approved an increase in the size of the Board from six to seven members and appointed Mark E. Hickson to the Board of Directors. |
Mr. Hickson served as vice president, strategy and corporate development of NEP GP since March 2014. Mr. Hickson has also served, since May 2012, as vice president of corporate development and operational excellence for NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE). On February 16, 2015, NEE announced that Mr. Hickson was named senior vice president, corporate development and strategic initiatives. From 1997 to April 2012, Mr. Hickson served as managing director in Global Mergers and Acquisitions at Merrill Lynch & Co.
Mr. Hickson is an employee of NEE and, as such, will not receive any compensation from NEP or NEP GP for his service on the Board of Directors of NEP GP.
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: February 17, 2015
NEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP | |
(Registrant) | |
By: | NextEra Energy Partners GP, Inc., its general partner |
CHRIS N. FROGGATT | |
Chris N. Froggatt Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |
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