Donohue Elisabeth B 4

What Happened
Elisabeth B. Donohue, a director of NRG Energy, Inc., was granted and received 1,499 shares on June 1, 2026. The Form 4 reports an acquisition coded as "A" (award/grant) for 1,499 shares at $0.00 — these were Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) issued under NRG's Long-Term Incentive Plan and exchanged one-for-one for common stock on the same date.

Key Details

• Transaction date: June 1, 2026; Form 4 filed June 3, 2026.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A). Reported acquisition price: $0.00 (issuance of DSUs exchanged for shares).
• Amount: 1,499 shares issued and received.
• Footnotes: F1 — 1,499 Deferred Stock Units issued and converted to shares on June 1, 2026. F2 — filing notes inclusion of 2,390 Dividend Equivalent Rights.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Timeliness: Filed June 3, 2026 (appears within the standard two-business-day Form 4 reporting window).

Context
Deferred Stock Units are a form of equity compensation that are often granted to directors and convert to actual shares (and sometimes dividend equivalents) either immediately or at a later vesting/settlement date. This filing documents an award/settlement, not an open-market purchase or sale, and does not by itself indicate a buy/sell market signal.