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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2022

 

NRG ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  001-15891
(Commission File Number)
  41-1724239
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)

 

910 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(713) 537-3000 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01   NRG   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company     ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

  

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Company held its Annual Meeting on April 28, 2022. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

 

(a) Proposal 1 — Election of ten directors

 

               Broker Non- 
Name  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Votes 
E. Spencer Abraham   195,439,889    9,225,347    179,844    14,407,355 
Antonio Carrillo   203,545,527    1,122,510    177,043    14,407,355 
Matthew Carter, Jr.   202,493,383    2,174,936    176,761    14,407,355 
Lawrence S. Coben   197,226,604    7,443,398    175,078    14,407,355 
Heather Cox   202,502,062    2,235,604    107,414    14,407,355 
Elisabeth B. Donohue   204,051,752    686,589    106,739    14,407,355 
Mauricio Gutierrez   202,660,126    2,008,462    176,492    14,407,355 
Paul W. Hobby   201,580,140    3,089,862    175,078    14,407,355 
Alexandra Pruner   201,004,936    3,731,814    108,330    14,407,355 
Anne C. Schaumburg   192,225,017    12,513,422    106,641    14,407,355 
Thomas H. Weidemeyer   194,823,847    9,844,756    176,477    14,407,355 

 

With respect to the foregoing Proposal 1, all eleven directors were elected and each received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

 

(b) Proposal 2 — Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

 

Votes For  Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
198,622,624   6,043,614    178,842    14,407,355 

 

The foregoing Proposal 2 was approved.

 

(c) Proposal 3 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2022 fiscal year

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
217,451,530    1,716,612    84,293    - 

 

The foregoing Proposal 3 was approved.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  NRG Energy, Inc.
  (Registrant)
     
  By: /s/ Christine A. Zoino
    Christine A. Zoino
    Corporate Secretary

 

Dated: May 4, 2022

 

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