NRG Energy (NRG) resale of 14.3M shares; $300M repurchase planned
NRG Energy, Inc. is registering for resale 14,300,000 shares of its common stock by selling stockholders, with an underwriter option for an additional 2,145,000 shares. The offering is a resale by the Selling Stockholders; NRG will receive no proceeds from the resale.
The prospectus supplement states a public offering price of $164.00 per share and underwriting discounts of $3.3185 per share. Concurrently, NRG has entered a Stock Purchase Agreement to repurchase $300 million of its common stock at the public offering price, subject to customary conditions and conditioned on the completion of the offering. The offering contemplates approximately 212,376,200 shares outstanding immediately after the offering and the Share Repurchase, based on 214,205,469 shares outstanding as of February 27, 2026.
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Resale registration with an attached concurrent $300M repurchase; proceeds go to selling holders.
The filing registers 14,300,000 shares for resale by the Selling Stockholders, with an underwriters’ option for 2,145,000 additional shares. The public offering price is stated as $164.00 per share; underwriting discounts total $3.3185 per share.
Cash-flow treatment is explicit: the company will not receive proceeds from the resale. NRG separately agreed to a Stock Purchase Agreement to repurchase $300 million of shares at the public offering price concurrently, but the repurchase is conditioned on closing of the offering.
Lock-up and registration-rights arrangements shape post-offering liquidity and resale timing.
The Registration Rights Agreement required this resale registration for the 24,250,000 shares issued in the LSP Transaction; the sellers granted lock-up waivers for these shares for this offering. The Selling Stockholders and certain insiders have 45‑day lock-up commitments post‑prospectus supplement, with customary exceptions.
For compliance, note the Voting Trust holding 3,300,000 shares limits aggregate voting rights below 10% to address FERC requirements; economic rights on those trust shares remain with the Selling Stockholders.
(To prospectus dated February 2, 2026)
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Total
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Public offering price
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| | | $ | 164.00 | | | | | $ | 2,345,200,000.00 | | |
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Underwriting discount(1)
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| | | $ | 3.3185 | | | | | $ | 47,454,550.00 | | |
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Proceeds, before expenses, to the Selling Stockholders
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| | | $ | 160.6815 | | | | | $ | 2,297,745,450.00 | | |
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MUFG
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| Prospectus Supplement | | | | | | | |
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About This Prospectus Supplement
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Prospectus Supplement Summary
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The Offering
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Risk Factors
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Use of Proceeds
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Selling Stockholders
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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders
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| | | | S-13 | | |
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Underwriting
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Where You Can Find More Information
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| | | | S-25 | | |
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Legal Matters
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Experts
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About this Prospectus
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Where You Can Find More Information
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Risk Factors
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The Company
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Use of Proceeds
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Description of Common Stock
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Selling Stockholders
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Plan of Distribution
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Legal Opinions
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Experts
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Shares of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned Before the Offering |
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Shares of
Common Stock to be Sold in the Offering (Assuming Underwriters’ Option is Not Exercised)(1) |
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Shares of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned After the Offering (Assuming Underwriters’ Option is Not Exercised and the Share Repurchase)(2) |
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Shares of
Common Stock to be Sold in the Offering (Assuming Underwriters’ Option is Exercised in Full)(3) |
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Shares of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned After the Offering (Assuming Underwriters’ Option is Exercised in Full and the Share Repurchase)(4) |
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Name of Selling
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Number
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Percent**
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Number
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Number
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Percent**
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Number
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Number
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Percent**
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Lightning Power Holdings, LLC(5)(6)
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| | | | 19,025,277 | | | | | | 8.88% | | | | | | 11,219,029 | | | | | | 6,371,100 | | | | | | 3.00% | | | | | | 12,901,884 | | | | | | 4,688,245 | | | | | | 2.21% | | |
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Thunder Generation,
LLC(7)(8) |
| | | | 4,020,678 | | | | | | 1.88% | | | | | | 2,370,957 | | | | | | 1,346,426 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 2,726,600 | | | | | | 990,783 | | | | | | * | | |
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CCS Power Holdings, LLC(9)(10)
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| | | | 1,204,045 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 710,014 | | | | | | 403,205 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 816,516 | | | | | | 296,703 | | | | | | * | | |
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Total
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| | | | 24,250,000 | | | | | | 11.32% | | | | | | 14,300,000 | | | | | | 8,120,731 | | | | | | 3.82% | | | | | | 16,445,000 | | | | | | 5,975,731 | | | | | | 2.81% | | |
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Underwriter
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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| | | | 4,800,237 | | |
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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| | | | 4,800,237 | | |
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
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| | | | 1,678,403 | | |
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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| | | | 1,678,403 | | |
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BMO Capital Markets Corp.
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| | | | 268,544 | | |
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Mizuho Securities USA LLC
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| | | | 268,544 | | |
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MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
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| | | | 268,544 | | |
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Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
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| | | | 268,544 | | |
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SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
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| | | | 268,544 | | |
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Total
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| | | | 14,300,000 | | |
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Underwriting Discounts and Commissions to be paid by the Selling Stockholders
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| | | $ | 3.3185 | | | | | $ | 47,454,550.00 | | |
804 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 524-4500
Attention: Corporate Secretary
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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RISK FACTORS
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THE COMPANY
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL OPINIONS
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EXPERTS
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804 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 524-4500
Attention: Corporate Secretary
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Common Stock
Beneficially Owned |
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Common Stock Beneficially
Owned After the Sale of the Maximum Number of Common Stock That May be Offered for Resale |
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Number of
Shares |
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Percent of
Common Stock Outstanding |
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Common Stock
that May be Offered for Resale |
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Number of
Shares |
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Percent of
Common Stock Outstanding |
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Lightning Power Holdings, LLC(1)(2)
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| | | | 19,025,277 | | | | | | 8.86% | | | | | | 19,025,277 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Thunder Generation, LLC(3)(4)
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| | | | 4,020,678 | | | | | | 1.87% | | | | | | 4,020,678 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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CCS Power Holdings, LLC(5)(6)
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| | | | 1,204,045 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 1,204,045 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | Barclays | | |
Citigroup
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RBC Capital Markets
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BMO Capital Markets
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Mizuho
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MUFG
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Scotiabank
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SMBC Nikko
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