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WORK CONTRACT

This EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (the "Contract") is signed on the date10 of


May of the2024

BETWEEN:

NextEra Energy, Inc., located at 700 Universe Blvd, Juno Beach, FL 33408, United States
(the "Employer")

FROM ONE SIDE

- AND -

Wilder Ottoniel Castillo Cermeño, with address in Aldea El Pajonal, Jalpatagua,


Jutiapa, Guatemala (the "Employee")

FROM ELSEWHERE

(individually the “Party” and jointly the “Parties”)

THEY EXPOSE:

A. The Employer considers that the Employee has the necessary qualifications, experience and
skills required to assist it with its business.

B. The Employer wants to hire the Employee, who agrees to perform said employment in
accordance with the terms and conditions established in this Agreement.

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ABOVE,and there being sufficient consideration and cause, the
Parties, recognizing each other's capacity to be bound and sufficient legitimacy, sign this

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Contract based on the following clauses:

Start date and duration


1. The Employee will begin performing his or her full-time fixed-term employment with
the Employer on May 24, 2024 (the "Start Date").

Position and job description


2. The initial position that the Employee will perform will be the following: Electrician Assistant.

3. The Employee agrees to be hired under the terms and conditions indicated in this Contract and also
agrees to be subject to the supervision and control of the Employer. Additionally, the Employee
agrees to comply with what is indicated by the Employer, and to follow its instructions,
guidelines, orders and other instructions.

4. The Employee will perform each and every task requested by the Employer, provided that they are
reasonable and that they are usually performed by a person who holds a similar position in the
sector or industry where the Employer operates.

5. The Employer will be authorized to make changes in relation to the Employee's job, and with his
functions and duties within the company, as long as these changes are reasonable,
appropriate, and the new functions or roles are similar to those who would have a similar
position in the industry or sector where the Employer operates. The position or functions and
tasks of the Employee may be changed, with prior agreement of the Parties, or unilaterally by
the Employer as long as it complies with the minimum notice required by applicable law.

6. The Employee agrees to respect the standards, procedures, policies, and other internal
regulations of the Employer, as well as any possible modifications that may be made to
them. Within these, you will find, among others, those related to work schedules,
vacations, or sick leave.
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Employee Salary
7. In consideration for the services provided by the Employee pursuant to the employment position to
be held, the Employer shall pay the Employee a salary of $27.50 per hour (the "Salary").

8. Salary must be paid each week while this Agreement remains in force. The Employer will
have the right to make the corresponding deductions, withholdings, and transfers as
required by applicable law.

9. The Employee acknowledges and accepts that the Salary does not include any bonus or additional amount. In that

sense, the payment of bonuses or other incentives will be at the sole discretion of the Employer, which may decide

whether to pay them or not.

10. The Employer will reimburse the Employee for all reasonable expenses in accordance with the
company's internal policies then in effect. These expenses would include, but are not limited
to, all transportation and travel expenses incurred by the Employee as long as they are
related to the Employer's business. These expenses must be paid within a reasonable period
and it will be necessary to present the corresponding invoice that accredits and justifies the
aforementioned expense.

11. The Employer recognizes and accepts the Employee's efforts in the hiring process and immigration
process to be able to arrive in the country of the United States to perform the duties described in
this employment contract. The Employer will provide assistance to the Employee through various
bonuses or financial incentives. The family bonus will be provided to the Employee in the amount
of $1,313. A welcome bonus with an amount of $650 and a final emergency bonus of $1,780.

Workplace
12. The main place where the Employee will work will be as indicated below:

- 700 Universe Blvd, Juno Beach, FL 33408, United States

Working day (working hours)


13. The Employee's usual working hours, including breaks (the "Working Schedule"), will be as indicated
below: Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, Saturdays from 9am to 12pm.

14. Notwithstanding the above, the Employer will be entitled to require the Employee to
perform Overtime and work hours outside of Working Hours, whenever it is
reasonable and is deemed necessary to cover the Employer's business needs.
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Employee Benefits
15. The Employee will be entitled only to business benefits and other benefits that are available in the
company and that are indicated in the manuals, policies, and other internal labor regulations
of the Employer, together with those benefits that are mandatory to grant in accordance with
the applicable law.

16. Those benefits that are provided to the Employee by the Employer on a voluntary basis may be
modified at any time, at its total discretion and without the foregoing generating any
compensation, provided that it communicates the above to the Employee with prior written
notice of the least sixty (60) days, and provided that such changes do not imply any
discrimination towards the Employee. In other words, as long as the changes have been
adopted generally for all employees without any discrimination.

Vacation
17. The Employee, while this Contract is in force, will have the right to 2 weeks of paid
vacation per year, or what is applicable by law, whichever is greater.

18. Vacation dates will be determined by mutual agreement between Employer and
Employee.

19. Upon termination of the employment relationship, the Employer must compensate the
Employee for any vacation that has been generated but not taken.

Interest conflict
20. As long as the employment relationship between the Parties continues, the Employee
acknowledges and agrees that all business opportunities related to or similar to actual current
(or reasonably likely in the future) business opportunities that come to the Employee will
belong to the Employer. Exceptions to the above are those personal investments that
represent less than five percent (5%) of the business capital, investments in family businesses,
in real estate, and in the stock market (stocks and bonds traded on public stock exchanges). .
The Employee must inform the Employer of the opportunity, and may not execute or pursue it,
directly or indirectly, without the written consent of the Employer.
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21. While the employment relationship between the Parties continues, the Employee will not
engage or participate, directly or indirectly, in any other business activity or project that, in
the reasonable discretion of the Employer, may compete with the Employer and conflict with
the company interests. To do this, it will be necessary to have prior written consent from the
Employer.

Confidential information
22. The Employee acknowledges that within the framework of the job he performs or others assigned
to him in the future, he will have access, use or create information of a confidential nature (the
“Confidential Information”), and also declares that the same will belong exclusively to the
Employer.

23. This Confidential Information will include data and information relating to the Employer's
business and its management. This will include, but is not limited to, business secrets,
information related to technology that has been patented or is protected by copyright,
accounting and financial records to which you have access,
Work Product, Computer Programs, Other Private Data, Commercial Operations,
Marketing and Development Operations and Customer Information.

24. Confidential Information will also include any information that has been disclosed by a third party to the
Employer, when another confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement exists between said third party
and the Employer that requires the Employer to protect and not disclose that confidential information.

25. The following information will NOT be understood as Confidential Information:

to. That which is generally known in the Employer's industry or sector;

b. That which is publicly accessible, or is made available to the public in the future as long as
there has been no unlawful act on the part of the Employee;

c. That which was in the possession of the Employee prior to the Employer providing it to
him/her;
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d. That which is created by the Employee in a totally independent and autonomous manner without
the direct or indirect use of the Confidential Information; either

and. That which the Employee obtains through a third party who is entitled to
disclose it.

26. Whenever we are faced with one of the cases listed in this paragraph, Confidential
Information will not be understood as anything that is developed or created by the
Employee while this Contract is in force. We would find here, but not limited to,
information related to intellectual property, processes, designs, development,
creation, research, know-how, trade names and trademarks or copyrights. Particularly,
the above will not be considered Confidential Information when:

to. Has been developed or created without the use of equipment, supplies, facilities, or
Confidential Information of the Employer;

b. Has been created entirely outside of business hours;

c. It is not the result of any work, assignment or other task that the Employee has performed
for the Employer; and

d. Is not related to any actual or reasonably anticipated future business


opportunity of the Employer.

Duties and obligations relating to Confidential Information


27. The Employee declares to know and accepts that the duties and obligations relating to
Confidential Information must be considered essential and substantial obligations of this
Contract, and that, in that sense, you have the obligation not to reveal either the Confidential
Information that you have obtained during your work or that which has been provided to you, nor
should you use it for purposes other than those expressly agreed upon. Additionally, the Employee
agrees to consult with the company's senior management before making any type of disclosure or
use not expressly agreed in this Contract.

28. The Employee also declares to know that the Confidential Information is the exclusive property of
the Employer and that, given its confidential nature, any disclosure thereof
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to an unauthorized third party will entail significant damage to the Employer that cannot be
financially compensated in a reasonable and adequate manner. This damage would irreversibly
affect the future of the company, its goodwill, and the effective development of its commercial
activities, and that is why failure to comply with the above must be considered a substantial or
serious breach of the Contract.

29. The obligations to secure and protect Confidential Information imposed on the Employee in this
Agreement shall continue as long as the Employee continues to work for the Employer.

30. The Employee will be authorized to reveal part or all of the Confidential Information:

to. When it is disclosed to a third party with prior written consent from the
Employer; either

b. When such disclosure is in compliance with applicable law, or as a consequence of a


requirement by judicial, legislative, administrative or governmental bodies.
Notwithstanding the above, the Employee, prior to disclosing the information, must
inform the Employer within a reasonable period of time.

31. If the Employee loses or unauthorizedly discloses Confidential Information, he or she


must immediately contact the Employer and notify it, and must also
take reasonable measures necessary to recover this Confidential Information,
or make it inaccessible to unauthorized third parties.

Ownership of Confidential Information


32. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that all right, title and interest associated with the
Confidential Information will remain the exclusive property of the Employer. By virtue of the
foregoing, the Employee expressly accepts and acknowledges that he will not have any right or
interest related to this Confidential Information, which may include, among others, know-how,
copyrights, trademarks or trade names, even if he may have create this Confidential Information
or participate in its preparation, whether partially or significantly.

33. The Employee waives any moral rights he or she may have with respect to this Confidential
Information.
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34. The Employee undertakes to communicate and make available to the Employer all the
Confidential Information that he creates during the term of this Contract, both that created in
its entirety by him, and that in whose creation he may have partially participated. .
Additionally, the Employee agrees to assign to the Employer any right, title or interest that the
Employee may have in relation to this Confidential Information, and in that sense, he must
adopt and execute the actions and measures that are necessary to guarantee that the
Employer can fully enjoy all these property rights transferred from the Employee to the
Employer. Likewise, he must comply and execute any reasonable request that comes from the
Employer in relation to the above, both during the term of the Contract and subsequently.

Return of Confidential Information


35. Upon termination or early termination of this Agreement, or upon express request by the
Employer, the Employee must return to the Employer all Confidential Information that
belongs to the Employer, including, but not limited to, all documents, plans , disks or
other computer media, as well as any backup copy that has been made of the above, that
is in the possession of the Employee and that:

to. May contain or be derived from ideas, creations, trade secrets or other Confidential
Information belonging to the Employer as defined in this Agreement; either

b. Is related to or derived from the Employee's work.

Ability to be contractually bound


36. Although there may be another term that could enable the Employee to do the following (implicitly
or explicitly), the Employee will not have sufficient authority or standing to be able to contract
and be contractually bound for or on behalf of the Employer without having the express, prior
and consent of the in writing from the Employer.

Termination of the Contract due to cessation or closure of business

37. Although the Parties may have agreed, either implicitly or explicitly, on any term or condition other than
what is indicated below, in the event that the Employer ceases to operate and provide services at the
place where the Employee works, the Employer will be entitled , in its sole discretion, and provided that
it complies with applicable law, to terminate the Contract with the Employee on the last day of the
month in which the Employer ceases to operate at that site,
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understood as such day having been originally established in the Contract as the
Termination Date.

Termination of the employment relationship

38. In the event that there is just and sufficient cause to terminate this Contract, the Employer will
be entitled to terminate it without the need to provide prior notice, as long as permitted by
applicable law.

39. The Parties agree that any notice of termination of the Contract given by the Employer will be
reasonable and sufficient when the Employer communicates it to the Employee at least two (2)
weeks in advance, or with the minimum legally required period, whichever is elderly.

40. In the event that the Employee wishes to terminate this Contract, he must notify the Employer with
at least two (2) weeks' notice, or the minimum required by law, whichever is greater.
Alternatively, if the Employee actively collaborates with the Employer in the training of the
worker who is going to replace him, then it will be understood that the advance notice is
sufficient and reasonable if it enables the Employer to find a substitute and train him correctly in
the position he will perform.

41. The Parties may terminate the Contract any day of the month. However, upon communication by the
Employee or the Employer that the employment relationship is going to be terminated, the
Employer must immediately pay to Employee (never later than the Termination Date)
any part of the Salary that has been generated up to the Termination Date and has
not yet been paid or enjoyed, such as vacation generated but not taken, or Overtime.
unpaid, if any.

42. Once one of the Parties has notified the corresponding advance notice in accordance with the
provisions of this Contract, they undertake to comply with their duties and obligations
diligently and in good faith until the employment relationship definitively ceases. The
Employer, once received notice, may not make any modification to the terms of the Contract,
including the Salary.
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Compensations
43. In the event of breach or threat of breach of Contract by the Employee, the Employer will
have the right to request permanent judicial measures, in addition to executing any
remedy or right that is protected by applicable law, in order to prevent, avoid and limit
possible breaches by the Employee, or partners, agents, representatives, and/or any
other third parties acting directly or indirectly for or by the Employee.

Separability
44. The Employer and the Employee acknowledge that this Agreement is reasonable and fully valid
and enforceable between the Parties. However, in the event that a competent court
considers that any of the provisions contained therein are invalid, void or inapplicable, the
Parties agree that the competent court may reduce the scope of such provisions only to the
extent that it allows them to be properly enforceable, and the rest of the provisions of this
Contract should not be affected, which will remain in force and fully effective between the
Parties as agreed in this Contract.

Notifications
45. Any notice, demand, claim, and any request in general required or permitted under the terms of
this Agreement, will be deemed to have been properly given and completed when delivered
by hand, through an agent, or seven (7) days thereafter. after having been delivered to the
postal courier service, as long as it is sent using the certified mail method (postage paid).
Without prejudice to the fact that the Parties may agree in writing to other addresses, these
notifications must be made to the following addresses:

- Employer:

Name: NextEra Energy, Inc.

Address:
700 Universe Blvd, Juno Beach, FL 33408, United States

- Employee:

Name: Wilder Ottoniel Castillo Cermeño


Address: El Pajonal Village, Jalpatagua, Jutiapa, Guatemala
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Contract Modification
46. Any modification of this Contract, or the assumption of new responsibilities and obligations of the
Parties in relation to this Contract, will only be binding on them, if there is a prior written
agreement signed between the Parties or between their authorized representatives.

Applicable law
47. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.

Definitions
48. For the purposes of this Contract, the following definitions will apply:

to. "Work Product" means all information related to the work product, including, but
not limited to, the work product resulting from or related to the work or projects in
which the Employee is involved in the framework of the performance of their
functions, information on products to be made in the future, and information
related to projects carried out for clients of the Employer. The Work Product will
include the above information, regardless of the type of information, and the way
in which it has been captured, created and/or maintained, and whether the
information is obtained during a current or future project, or the phase of the
project where it is obtained (from a first research phase to the launch of the project
and its development).

b. "Computer Programs" shall mean software programs resulting from or related to the
Employee's work, or with projects in which he or she may be involved in the future
within the framework of his or her job, including, among others, the source code and
object, programming patches, databases, platforms or web services, their structure,
design, interface, images, texts, manuals, diagrams or other elements that they may
incorporate, as well as any transformations, versions or adaptations thereof, including
those necessary to achieve interoperability. Additionally, it will include user manuals
and related complementary information.
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with the above (manuals, coding sheets, notes, etc.).

c. "Other Private Data" shall mean all private information relating to the rights of
the Employer that is not public, including, but not limited to, the nature of
these rights, production or manufacturing data, technical and technical data.
engineering, test and trial data, and the results obtained therein, information
on research carried out and its status, information on products and services,
and information related to the acquisition, protection, use, and licensing of
intellectual and industrial property rights (including copyrights, patents,
trademarks and trade secrets).

d. "Business Operations" means all information relating to and derived from current or
planned business operations, including, but not limited to, internal information of the
Employer's personnel, accounting and financial information, supplier contact
information as well as your information. (such as characteristics, services provided and
information on agreements signed), information on internal purchases and costs,
internal services and policies, operational manuals, as well as the manner, methods
and procedures of the Employer to carry out its activities.

and. "Marketing and Development Operations" means information related to the


marketing and development of the company, including, but not limited to,
marketing and business development plans, price and cost data, price amounts
and the rates, pricing and billing policies followed by the Employer, pricing
procedures, marketing techniques, methods or processes of obtaining business
or expanding business, future forecasts, as well as future plans or strategies
that have been considered or be considered in the future.

F. “Customer Information” shall mean all information about or related to


customers, including, but not limited to, names of customers and their
representatives or agents, signed contracts and information included in these
contracts, the services provided to clients, data provided by clients, type,
quantity and specifications of products and services purchased, provided, or
received by the Employer's clients.
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g. "End Date" shall mean the end date of the Contract included in it, or that
subsequently notified by the Employee or the Employer. The Parties
acknowledge and agree that several of the provisions included in this
Agreement will survive the termination of this Agreement.

General provisions
49. Time is of the essence in this Contract, and in that sense, the obligations assumed by the Parties
must be satisfied within the agreed period. No extension or variation of this Contract will
imply any waiver in relation to this right of the Parties.

50. The titles of this Agreement have been added solely for the convenience of the Parties, but should
not be taken into account for its interpretation. Words used in the singular include plural and
vice versa. Additionally, words used in the masculine gender will include the feminine and vice
versa.

51. The lack or delay in the exercise, or partial exercise, of any power, right or privilege provided for
in this Agreement by either Party will not constitute a waiver that prevents them from
exercising them in the future, nor a waiver to exercise any other right that may correspond
to them by virtue of this Contract.

52. This Agreement will also apply to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns of the Parties and will be binding on them.

53. This Contract may be formalized in several copies. Facsimile signatures will be accepted, will be
equally binding, and will be considered in that sense as original signatures.

54. If at the time of signing this Contract there is another employment agreement prior to this
Contract that continues in force between the Parties; and as long as they finally sign this
Contract, and there is sufficient consideration and cause; They expressly agree that this
Contract will replace any pre-existing agreement that may exist between them. All duties
and obligations contracted in these previous agreements will cease to have effect, and
cannot be enforced after the signing of this Contract.

55. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties, and there are no other
documents, terms or conditions relating to it, whether oral or otherwise. The
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Parties acknowledge that during the negotiation of this Agreement neither of them has made any
additional statement regarding this Agreement, except as expressly indicated in this Agreement.

AND IN EVIDENCE OF CONFORMITY AND ACCEPTANCE, the Parties sign this Contract by hand and under
seal on the date of of the .

EMPLOYER:

NextEra Energy, Inc

By: (SEAL)

EMPLOYEE:

Wilder Ottoniel Castillo Cermeño

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