Carter Matthew Jr 4

What Happened

• Carter Matthew Jr, a director of NRG Energy, reported receiving an award of 133 shares (transaction code A) on 2026-02-02. No purchase price is reported because this was an award/grant rather than an open-market buy. The filing also notes dividend-equivalent rights associated with deferred or restricted stock units.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-02; Form 4 filed 2026-02-04 (timely filing).
• Transaction type: Award/grant (code A); price listed as N/A.
• Shares reported acquired: 133.
• Footnote: The filing states these represent dividend-equivalent rights that accrue on the reporting person’s deferred and/or restricted stock units and are settled only in NRG common stock; the filing “includes 5,254 dividend equivalent rights.”
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the information provided.

Context

• This was an equity award (dividend-equivalent rights tied to deferred/restricted stock units), a common form of director compensation and not an open-market purchase or sale. Dividend-equivalent rights reflect the economic value of dividends and, per the footnote, will be settled in NRG shares when the underlying units vest. Such awards are typically routine and do not by themselves indicate a change in insider sentiment.