NRG (NRG) Exec VP & General Counsel Brian Curci Receives Award of 40 Shares

What Happened
Brian Curci, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of NRG Energy (NRG), received an award/acquisition of 40 shares on May 1, 2026 (transaction code A). No price or cash value is reported for the award in the Form 4.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-01; Form 4 filed 2026-05-05.
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (A) — not an open-market purchase or sale.
• Shares acquired: 40; per-share price and total value: N/A (not disclosed).
• Shares owned after transaction: not provided in the data supplied.
• Footnote: The filing states there are 297 dividend equivalent rights tied to the reporting person’s deferred stock units and/or restricted stock units; each dividend right equals the economic equivalent of one NRG share and may be settled in NRG common stock.
• Timeliness: Report filed May 5 for a May 1 transaction; Form 4s are generally due within two business days of the transaction — investors may want to verify timeliness.

Context
This was a compensation award (restricted/deferred stock-related), which is routine for executives and differs from a market purchase or sale. Dividend equivalent rights noted in the footnote can convert to shares when the underlying deferred/restricted units vest and are typically settled in stock, but such awards do not by themselves indicate the insider’s market view.