Nrg Energy

=== 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: Liyanearachchi Dak CIK: 0002049789 Role: Officer (Exec VP, Chief Technology Ofc.) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share Date: 2026-08-03 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +24 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 63,703 | 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 175 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 175 dividend equivalent rights. --- Signature --- /s/ Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney (2026-08-05)