NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) today announced a $10 per share cash dividend on its preferred stock issuance completed on December 27, 2004. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2005 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2005.

NRG Energy, Inc. owns and operates a diverse portfolio of power-generating facilities, primarily in the Northeast, South Central and West Coast regions of the United States. Its operations include baseload, intermediate, peaking, and cogeneration facilities, thermal energy production and energy resource recovery facilities. NRG also has ownership interests in generating facilities in Australia and Germany.

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