NRG ENERGY, INC. 4

Heather Cox received 1,813 dividend equivalent rights (treated as common stock equivalents) in NRG Energy, Inc. as a routine equity-based award accrual.

On August 3, 2026, Heather Cox, an insider of NRG Energy, Inc., received an automatic accrual of 1,813 dividend equivalent rights tied to her existing deferred stock units and/or restricted stock units, with each right economically equivalent to one share of NRG common stock and settling only in common stock. These rights were recorded as an acquisition of common stock at a reference price of $68.00 per share and are structured to vest proportionately with the underlying equity awards. Following this routine compensation-related accrual, Cox’s direct beneficial ownership increased to 43,679 common shares (including dividend equivalents), with an estimated post-transaction holding value of approximately $5.27 million based on the current market price.

Filing Facts

CIK

1013871

Ticker

NRG

Form

4

Source Type

sec

Accession

0001225208-26-006984

Alert Tier

5