Donohue Elisabeth B 4

What Happened

• Elisabeth Donohue, a director of NRG Energy, reported an award/acquisition of 73 shares on May 1, 2026. The filing lists the transaction as an award (code A) with no purchase price (N/A). The award represents dividend equivalent rights tied to her deferred and/or restricted stock units and may only be settled in NRG common stock.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-01; Form filed: 2026-05-05 (filing appears timely within the two-business-day requirement).
• Transaction type: Award/acquisition (A); reported share count: 73; price: N/A; total dollar value: not reported.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the information provided on this filing.
• Footnote: F1 states these are dividend equivalent rights that become exercisable proportionately with the underlying units and may only be settled in NRG common stock. The footnote also notes inclusion of 2,390 dividend equivalent rights in the reporting person’s holdings.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or late filing flags were indicated in the provided details.

Context

• This was an equity award (dividend-equivalent rights tied to deferred/restricted units), not an open-market purchase or sale. Such awards are routine compensation/deferral mechanics for insiders and do not by themselves indicate a buy or sell signal from a trading perspective.