Alberto Fornaro - Jun 1, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG)

Role: Executive Vice Pres & CFO
Signature: Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol: NRG
Transactions as of: Jun 1, 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 6/3/2022, 04:35 PM
Previous filing: May 4, 2022
Next filing: Aug 3, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NRG	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	Tax liability	$0	-858	-3.37%	$0.00	24.6K	Jun 1, 2022	Direct	F1, F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	On June 1, 2021, the Reporting Person was issued 10,226 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's common stock, par value $.01. On June 1, 2022 3,405 shares vested. The Reporting Person elected to satisfy their tax obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RSUs having avalue on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 858 shares of common stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.
F2	In connection with the vesting of the RSUs described above, 118 DERs vested, resulting in the Reporting Person holding 497 dividend equivalent rights in the aggregate. Dividend equivalent rights accrue on theReporting Person's restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stock units, which become exercisable proportionately with the restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stockunits.

Content

On June 1, 2021, the Reporting Person was issued 10,226 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's common stock, par value $.01. On June 1, 2022 3,405 shares vested. The Reporting Person elected to satisfy their tax obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RSUs having avalue on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 858 shares of common stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.

In connection with the vesting of the RSUs described above, 118 DERs vested, resulting in the Reporting Person holding 497 dividend equivalent rights in the aggregate. Dividend equivalent rights accrue on theReporting Person's restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stock units, which become exercisable proportionately with the restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stockunits.