Gerald Alfred Spencer - 02 Jan 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG)

Role: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer
Signature: Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol: NRG
Transactions as of: 02 Jan 2025
Net transactions value: -$50,270
Form type: 4
Filing time: 06 Jan 2025, 17:04:19 UTC
Previous filing: 05 Nov 2024
Next filing: 05 Feb 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

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	+2,001	+35%	$0.000000	7,783	02 Jan 2025	Direct	F1
transaction	NRG	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	Tax liability	$16,324	-176	-2.3%	$92.75	7,607	02 Jan 2025	Direct	F2
transaction	NRG	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	Tax liability	$33,946	-366	-4.8%	$92.75	7,241	02 Jan 2025	Direct	F3

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	+3,151		$0.000000	3,151	02 Jan 2025	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3,151	$0.000000	Direct	F4

* 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, 2024, the Reporting Person was issued 1,739 RSUs by NRG under the LTIP. On January 2, 2025, 579 shares vested. The Reporting Person elected to satisfy their tax obligation upon the exchange of Common Stock for RSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 176 shares of Common Stock to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligation. In connection with the vesting of the RSUs, 13 DERs vested, resulting in the Reporting Person holding 112 DERs in the aggregate.
F3	On January 2, 2024, the Reporting Person was issued 3,622 RSUs by NRG under the LTIP. On January 2, 2025, 1,206 shares vested. The Reporting Person elected to satisfy their tax obligation upon the exchange of Common Stock for RSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 366 shares of Common Stock to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligation. In connection with the vesting of the RSUs, 28 DERs vested, resulting in the Reporting Person holding 84 DERs in the aggregate.
F4	On January 2, 2025, the Reporting Person was issued 3,151 RPSUs by NRG under the LTIP that vest on January 2, 2028, subject to certain performance conditions.