Carrillo Antonio 4

What Happened

• Antonio Carrillo, a director of NRG Energy, was granted 58 shares (transaction coded "A" for award/acquisition) on May 1, 2026. No per-share price or cash consideration is reported for this grant.
• The filing’s footnote states these represent dividend equivalent rights accrued on the reporting person’s deferred/restricted stock units; such rights are the economic equivalent of shares and may only be settled in NRG common stock. The footnote also references 1,562 dividend equivalent rights.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-01; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-05 (filed within the 2-business-day window).
• Shares reported acquired: 58 (price: N/A).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided report.
• Footnote: Dividend equivalent rights tied to deferred/restricted stock units; may only be settled in common stock and are economically equivalent to shares (includes 1,562 dividend equivalent rights).
• Transaction type: Award/grant (not a purchase or sale) — typically a compensation or accrual-related issuance.

Context

• Dividend equivalent rights are accruals that track dividends on deferred or restricted stock units and are generally settled in shares later; they are compensation-related and do not necessarily signal buying or selling sentiment by the insider.
• This was not an option exercise, open-market purchase, or sale; treat it as an issuance/compensation disclosure rather than a direct market signal.