SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Chung Bruce (Last) (First) (Middle) 804 CARNEGIE CENTER (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08540 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/28/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NRG ENERGY, INC. [ NRG ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, Strategy and NRG Services	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	27,460(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Relative Performance Stock Units	01/02/2023(2)	01/02/2023	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	8,067(3)	(4)	D
Relative Performance Stock Units	01/02/2024(5)	01/02/2024	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	7,390(3)	(6)	D
Relative Performance Stock Units	01/02/2025(7)	01/02/2025	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	10,089(3)	(8)	D
Relative Performance Stock Units	09/03/2024(9)	09/03/2024	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	2,982(3)	(10)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 13, 192 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) issued by NRG Energy, Inc. under its Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's Common Stock, par value $.01. Upon vesting of the RSU's the Reporting person will receive from NRG the following: 601 shares issued on Sept 3, 2022, 5,363 shares issued on Jan 2, 2023, 602 shares issued on Sept 3, 2023, 3,808 shares issued on Jan 2, 2024, 604 shares issued on Sept 3, 2024 and 2,212 shares issued on Jan 2, 2025. The Reporting Person will also accrue Dividend Equivalent Rights (DERs) on the RSUs to which they relate that can only be settled in NRG common stock. Each DER is the economic equivalent of one share of NRG common stock. Includes 456 DERs.

2. The Reporting Person was issued 8,067 Relative Performance Stock Units ("RPSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under the LTIP on January 2, 2020. The RPSUs will convert to shares of NRG Common Stockon January 2, 2023 only in the event the Company has achieved a certain level of total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the Peer Group (defined below) over a three-year performance period. The numberof shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person may receive is interpolated for TSR falling between Threshold, Target, and Maximum levels as described below.

3. The Maximum award that the Reporting Person will receive shall not exceed six (6) times the fair market value of the Target award, determined as of the date of grant.

4. Reporting Person will receive(i) a maximum of 16,134 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at or above the 75th percentile relative to a peer group approved by the Company's Compensation Committee (the "Peer Group") for the performance period (the "Maximum"); (ii) 8,067 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 55th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Target"); provided, however, if TSR is less than negative fifteen percent (-15%), the Company's TSR must be ranked at the 65th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period to receive the Target award; or (iii) 2,016 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period(the "Threshold"). The Reporting Person will not receive any shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is below the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period.

5. The Reporting Person was issued 7,390 Relative Performance Stock Units ("RPSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under the LTIP on January 2, 2021. The RPSUs will convert to shares of NRG Common Stockon January 2, 2024 only in the event the Company has achieved a certain level of total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the Peer Group (defined below) over a three-year performance period. The numberof shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person may receive is interpolated for TSR falling between Threshold, Target, and Maximum levels as described below.

6. Reporting Person will receive(i) a maximum of 14,780 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at or above the 75th percentile relative to a peer group approved by the Company's Compensation Committee (the "Peer Group") for the performance period (the "Maximum"); (ii) 7,390 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 55th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Target"); provided, however, if TSR is less than negative fifteen percent (-15%), the Company's TSR must be ranked at the 65th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period to receive the Target award; or (iii) 1,847 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period(the "Threshold"). The Reporting Person will not receive any shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is below the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period.

7. The Reporting Person was issued 10,089 Relative Performance Stock Units ("RPSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under the LTIP on January 2, 2022. The RPSUs will convert to shares of NRG Common Stock on January 2, 2025 only in the event the Company has achieved a certain level of total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the Peer Group (defined below) over a three-year performance period. The numberof shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person may receive is interpolated for TSR falling between Threshold, Target, and Maximum levels as described below.

8. Reporting Person will receive(i) a maximum of 20,178 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at or above the 75th percentile relative to a peer group approved by the Company's Compensation Committee (the "Peer Group") for the performance period (the "Maximum"); (ii) 10,089 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 55th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Target"); provided, however, if TSR is less than negative fifteen percent (-15%), the Company's TSR must be ranked at the 65th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period to receive the Target award; or (iii) 2,522 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period(the "Threshold"). The Reporting Person will not receive any shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is below the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period.

9. The Reporting Person was issued 2,982 Relative Performance Stock Units ("RPSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under the LTIP on September 3, 2021. The RPSUs will convert to shares of NRG Common Stockon September 3, 2024 only in the event the Company has achieved a certain level of total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the Peer Group (defined below) over a three-year performance period. The numberof shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person may receive is interpolated for TSR falling between Threshold, Target, and Maximum levels as described below.

10. Reporting Person will receive(i) a maximum of 5,964 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at or above the 75th percentile relative to a peer group approved by the Company's Compensation Committee (the "Peer Group") for the performance period (the "Maximum"); (ii) 2,982 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 55th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Target"); provided, however, if TSR is less than negative fifteen percent (-15%), the Company's TSR must be ranked at the 65th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period to receive the Target award; or (iii) 745 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period(the "Threshold"). The Reporting Person will not receive any shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is below the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period.

	Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney	08/03/2022
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