Brad Bentley - 02 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG)

Role: Exec VP, Pres NRG Consumer
Signature: /s/ Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol: NRG
Transactions as of: 02 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 07 Jan 2026, 06:01:21 UTC
Previous filing: 05 Nov 2025
Next filing: 04 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Bentley Brad	Exec VP, Pres NRG Consumer	804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON	/s/ Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney	06 Jan 2026	0002080459

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NRG	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	Award	$0	+4,692	+17%	$0.000000	32,447	02 Jan 2026	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NRG	Relative Performance Stock Units	Award	$0	+9,526		$0.000000	9,526	02 Jan 2026	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	9,526	$0.000000	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") issued to the Reporting Person under the LTIP. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"). The Reporting Person will receive from NRG one such share of Common Stock for each RSU that will vest ratably over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary date of the grant.
F2	On January 2, 2026, the Reporting Person was issued 9,256 RPSUs by NRG under the LTIP that vest on January 2, 2029, subject to certain performance conditions.