SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Gutierrez Mauricio (Last) (First) (Middle) 804 CARNEGIE CENTER (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08540 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NRG ENERGY, INC. [ NRG ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President & CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2021
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 01/05/2021	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/02/2021		F		7,454	D	$0.0000(1)	1,072,263	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/02/2021		F		7,593	D	$0.0000(2)	1,064,670	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/02/2021		F		8,541	D	$0.0000(3)	1,056,129	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/02/2021		F		65,833	D	$0.0000(4)	990,296	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 4/A is filed to correct the number of shares wittheld to cover for taxes as described in this and the footnotes below. On January 2, 2018, the Reporting Person was issued 59,692 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's common stock, par value $.01. On January 2, 2021 19,938 shares vested. The Reporting Person elected to satisfy their tax obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RSUs having avalue on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 7,454 shares of common stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.

2. On January 2, 2019, the Reporting Person was issued 47,842 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalentin value to one share of NRG's common stock, par value $.01. On January 2, 2021 15,931 shares vested. The Reporting Person elected to satisfy their tax obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 7,593 shares of common stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.

3. On January 2, 2020, the Reporting Person was issued 48,401 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalentin value to one share of NRG's common stock, par value $.01. On January 2, 2021 16,117 shares vested. The Reporting Person elected to satisfy their tax obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 8,541 shares of common stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.

4. The Reporting Person elected to satisfy their tax withholding obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RPSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. Thisform reflects the surrender of 65,833 shares of common stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation

	Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney	02/03/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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