UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2018

GenOn Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

76-0655566 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

001-16455 (Commission File Number)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(773) 456-0551
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

1601 Bryan Street, Suite 2200,

Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 5, 2018, GenOn Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) and NRG REMA LLC (“REMA”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, entered into a confidentiality agreement (the “NDA”) with a certain certificateholder of leases regarding REMA, in connection with negotiations between the Company and the certificateholder concerning a transaction. Pursuant to the NDA, the Company provided certain confidential information to such certficateholders (the “Confidential Materials”) and agreed to publicly disclose the Confidential Materials upon entry into definitive documentation with respect to the transaction. REMA entered into such definitive documentation, effective on October 1, 2018, with certain third-party stakeholders, as previously disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2018.

A copy of the Confidential Materials is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Confidential Materials provided to a certain certficateholder of leases regarding NRG REMA LLC.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

October 2, 2018		GenOn Energy, Inc.
		(Registrant)

	By:	/s/ Mark A. McFarland
		Mark A. McFarland
		Chief Executive Officer

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