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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 6/1/19 |
| Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1013871 |
| Issuer Name: NRG ENERGY, INC. |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: NRG |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1092063 |
| | Owner Name: HOBBY PAUL W |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: NRG ENERGY, INC. |
| | Owner Street 2: 804 CARNEGIE CENTER |
| | Owner City: PRINCETON |
| | Owner State: NJ |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 08540 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: |
| | Other Text: |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 6/1/19 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 5,200 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 71,495 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Table: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Mr. Hobby was issued Deferred Stock Units by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan on June 1, 2019. Each Deferred Stock Unit was equivalent in value to one share of NRG Energy, Inc.'s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share. On June 1, 2019, Mr. Hobby received from NRG Energy, Inc. one such share of Common Stock in exchange for each Deferred Stock Unit he was issued on that same date. |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney |
| Signature Date: 6/4/19 |
