NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG) · Insider Trading (Form 4) SEC Filing

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-08-03 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG) CIK: 0001013871 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Carter Matthew Jr CIK: 0001481169 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share Date: 2026-08-03 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +149 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 43,693 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Represents dividend equivalent rights accrued on the Reporting Person's deferred stock units and/or restricted stock units, which become exercisable proportionately with the underlying units to which they relate and may only be settled in NRG common stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of NRG common stock. Includes 5,532 dividend equivalent rights. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Represents dividend equivalent rights accrued on the Reporting Person's deferred stock units and/or restricted stock units, which become exercisable proportionately with the underlying units to which they relate and may only be settled in NRG common stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of NRG common stock. Includes 5,532 dividend equivalent rights. --- Signature --- /s/ Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney (2026-08-05)