PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 5, 2013-- NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has exceeded its post-merger goals for balance sheet efficiencies through the successful repricing of its senior credit facilities and the redemption of GenOn’s Senior Notes due 2014 of $575 million announced on May 24.

NRG repriced its $1.57 billion Term Loan B due 2018, reducing the spread from 2.5% to 2%, and increased the amount by $450 million to a total of $2.02 billion. Also, NRG repriced its $2.3 billion revolving credit facility, extending the maturity by two years to 2018 and reducing the spread from 2.75% to 2.25%. The company also was able to increase the facility by $200 million to $2.5 billion.

These transactions will result in annualized interest savings of $49 million beginning in 2014.

“Since completing last year’s merger with GenOn Energy we have been focused on meeting our goals to reduce debt and maximize our balance sheet efficiencies. These transactions are another example of our ability to not just meet, but exceed expectations,” said Kirk Andrews, Chief Financial Officer. “We will continue to look for additional ways to increase our efficiencies and deliver outstanding financial results to our shareholders.”

About NRG

NRG is at the forefront of changing how people think about and use energy. We deliver cleaner and smarter energy choices for our customers, backed by the nation’s largest independent power generation portfolio of fossil fuel, nuclear, solar and wind facilities. A Fortune 500 company, NRG is challenging the U.S. energy industry by becoming the largest developer of solar power, building the first privately-funded electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and providing customers with the most advanced smart energy solutions to better manage their energy use. In addition to 47,000 megawatts of generation capacity, enough to supply nearly 40 million homes, our retail electricity providers – Reliant, Green Mountain Energy and Energy Plus – serve more than two million customers. More information is available at www.nrgenergy.com. Connect with NRG Energy on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.

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