Pimentel Armando Jr 4
4 · NEXTERA ENERGY INC · Filed Feb 17, 2026
Research Summary
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NextEra Energy (NEE) Exec Armando Pimentel Receives Awards; 7,373 Shares Withheld
What Happened Armando Pimentel Jr., a director and CEO of a NextEra Energy subsidiary, received multiple equity awards on Feb 12, 2026 and had 7,373 shares withheld on Feb 15, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The withheld shares were valued at $93.80 each, totaling $691,587. Awards received included 16,664 restricted shares, 1,796 phantom (derivative) shares credited to a Supplemental Matching Contribution Account (SMCA), and options covering 73,831 shares.
Key Details
- Transaction dates: Awards granted Feb 12, 2026; tax-withholding disposition on Feb 15, 2026. Filing dated Feb 17, 2026 (timely given the Presidents’ Day holiday).
- Tax-withholding sale: 7,373 shares disposed at $93.80 each for $691,587 (code F = tax withholding).
- Restricted stock: 16,664 shares granted under the Issuer’s 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (exempt under Rule 16b-3).
- SMCA (phantom) credit: 1,796 phantom shares credited; value for 2025 was calculated using $80.28/share (approx. $144,183) and is payable in cash upon termination (see footnote).
- Options: 73,831 option awards granted; options vest/exerciseable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 15, 2027 (no exercise price disclosed in supplied data).
- Shares owned after the transactions: Not specified in the provided filing.
- Filing timeliness: Filed Feb 17, 2026; appears timely given the Feb 16 holiday.
Context
- The 7,373-share disposition was a routine withholding to cover taxes on vested restricted stock (not an open-market sale indicating a trading view).
- The phantom SMCA credit represents a deferred cash benefit (not immediate stock ownership); its value is payable in cash after employment ends.
- The option award is a future-right grant (not an immediate in-the-money exercise); vesting begins in 2027.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Pimentel Armando Jr
Director & CEO of Sub
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-12+16,664→ 179,357 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-15$93.80/sh−7,373$691,587→ 171,984 total - Award
Phantom Shares
[F3]2026-02-12+1,796→ 4,022 total→ Common Stock (0 underlying) - Award
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F4]2026-02-12+73,831→ 73,831 totalExercise: $91.93Exp: 2036-02-12→ Common Stock (73,831 underlying)
Holdings
- 10,842(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Restricted stock grant made pursuant to Issuer's 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3.
- [F2]Restricted stock withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations on vesting of restricted stock granted on February 16, 2023, February 15, 2024 and February 13, 2025.
- [F3]Annual credit of phantom shares to an unfunded Supplemental Matching Contribution Account ("SMCA") for the reporting person pursuant to the NextEra Energy, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") in an amount approved on the transaction date by the Issuer's Compensation Committee, which amount is determined by dividing an amount equal to (a) certain matching contributions in excess of the limits of the Issuer's Retirement Savings Plan plus (b) theoretical earnings, by the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the last business day of the relevant year ($80.28 in 2025). The value of the SMCA is payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment with the Issuer and its subsidiaries.
- [F4]Options to buy 73,831 shares become exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 15, 2027.
Signature
David Flechner (Attorney-in-Fact)|2026-02-17