Lawrence S. Coben - 02 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG)

Reporting relationship: President & CEO, Director
Issuer ticker: NRG
Reported as of: 02 Jan 2026
Net transaction value: -$948,774
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 06 Jan 2026, 18:40:22 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 17 Dec 2025
Next SEC filing: 04 Feb 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney

Key filing fact

Lawrence S. Coben filed Form 4 for NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG) on 06 Jan 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Lawrence S. Coben's Form 4 filing for NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG).
3 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 06 Jan 2026, 18:40.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 17 Dec 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$948,774.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001272898 Primary reporting owner

COBEN LAWRENCE S

Relationship: President & CEO, Director
Address: 804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON
Signature: Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney
Signature date: 06 Jan 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

NRG transaction

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +21,883
Change %: +5.5%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 417,341
Date: 02 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

NRG transaction

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

Tax liability

Transaction value: $948,774
Shares: -5,710
Change %: -1.4%
Price: $166.16
Shares after: 411,631
Date: 02 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

NRG transaction Derivative

Relative Performance Stock Units

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +44,430
Change %
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 44,430
Date: 02 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Underlying amount: 44,430
Exercise price: $0.000000
Footnotes: F3

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote 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.

Footnote F2

On January 2, 2025, the Reporting Person was issued 42,562 RSUs by NRG under the LTIP. On January 2, 2026, 14,173 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 5,710 shares of Common Stock to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligation. In connection with the vesting of the RSUs, 189 DERs vested, resulting in the Reporting Person holding 20,400 DERs in the aggregate.

Footnote F3

On January 2, 2026, the Reporting Person was issued 44,430 RPSUs by NRG under the LTIP that vest on January 2, 2029, subject to certain performance conditions.