NRG EVP Brad Bentley Receives RSU Vesting; Shares Withheld for Taxes

What Happened
Brad Bentley, Executive Vice President and President of NRG Consumer at NRG Energy (NRG), had restricted stock units (RSUs) vest in early August 2026. The Form 4 shows RSU vesting totaling 12,100 shares (3,475 and 8,625 from two award groups). To satisfy tax withholding on the vesting, Bentley surrendered 1,570 shares and 3,401 shares (total 4,971 shares). The report also shows an award/acquisition of 112 shares (dividend equivalent rights) on Aug 3, 2026. All reported transactions list $0.00 as the price (these were internal tax-withholding/share-settlement actions, not open-market trades).

Key Details

• Transaction dates: Aug 3, 2026 (112 shares acquired, $0.00); Aug 4, 2026 (1,570 and 3,401 shares surrendered for tax withholding, $0.00). Form filed Aug 5, 2026 (appears timely).
• RSUs vested: 3,475 and 8,625 (total 12,100). Shares surrendered for tax: 1,570 and 3,401 (total 4,971).
• The 112-share A (acquisition) reflects dividend equivalent rights (DERs) or similar award credited at $0.00.
• Footnotes: 42 and 106 DERs vested with the respective RSU vestings; the filing notes aggregate DER holdings after vesting (per-footnote aggregates). DERs are dividend-equivalent units that may only be settled in NRG common stock.
• These F-coded dispositions are tax-withholding/share-surrender events, not open-market sales (transaction code F = payment of exercise price or tax liability).

Context
This was RSU vesting with share-for-tax withholding (a routine corporate compensation event), not a market sale or open-market purchase. DERs are effectively payouts tied to dividends that will convert to shares when settled. For retail investors, purchases by insiders are usually more informative than routine tax-withholding disposals; this filing documents compensation settlement rather than a directional trade.