Cox Heather 4

What Happened

• Heather Cox, a director of NRG Energy, Inc., was granted/issued 1,422 Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) that were settled into 1,422 shares of NRG common stock on June 1, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 (award/compensation), total cash value reported $0.
• This transaction is an award under NRG’s Long-Term Incentive Plan and is not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: June 1, 2026; Form filed June 3, 2026 (appears timely).
• Transaction type/code: A (Award/Grant/Other Acquisition); 1,422 shares acquired at $0.00.
• Footnote details: F1 — 1,422 DSUs issued under the Long‑Term Incentive Plan and converted into one share per DSU on June 1, 2026. F2 — filing also notes inclusion of 1,745 Dividend Equivalent Rights.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• No 10b5-1 plan, sale, or tax-withholding sale indicated in the provided details.

Context

• Deferred Stock Units are a form of equity compensation that convert to actual shares (or cash) per plan terms; this settlement resulted in immediate issuance of shares rather than an option exercise or market purchase/sale.
• Awards like this reflect company compensation practices for directors and do not, by themselves, signal a buy/sell decision by the insider.