8-K 1 a17-12625_38k.htm 8-K RE CONSENT AGREEMENT

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 23, 2017

 

GenOn Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

76-0655566  (IRS Employer Identification No.)

001-16455 (Commission File Number)

 

GenOn Americas Generation, LLC

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

51-0390520 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

333-63240 (Commission File Number)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(609) 524-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

 

804 Carnegie Center,

Princeton, New Jersey 08540
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

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:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

 

o 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.   o

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01.             Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

As previously disclosed, on May 22, 2017, GenOn Energy, Inc. (“GenOn”) entered into a Consent Agreement (the “Consent Agreement”) with NRG Energy, Inc. (“NRG”), certain holders of approximately 60.6% in principal amount of GenOn’s outstanding senior unsecured notes (the “GenOn Notes”) and certain holders of more than two-thirds in principal amount of GenOn Americas Generation, LLC’s (“GAG”) outstanding senior unsecured notes (the “GAG Notes”) signatory thereto (the “Consenting Holders”).  Pursuant to the Consent Agreement, GenOn, NRG and the Consenting Holders have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts and work in good faith to support and negotiate definitive documentation consistent with an agreement in principle regarding the terms of a consensual restructuring of GenOn’s and GAG’s indebtedness and a settlement of claims against NRG and certain other parties (the “Agreed Term Sheet”), subject to corporate and credit committee approvals and certain termination rights.

 

As a result of additional holders of GenOn Notes and GAG Notes executing signature pages to the Consent Agreement and the acquisition of additional GenOn Notes and GAG Notes by original signatories, holders representing greater than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the GenOn Notes and greater than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the GAG Notes are now parties to the Consent Agreement in support of the Agreed Term Sheet.

 

The parties continue negotiating, documenting and finalizing a Restructuring Support Agreement (the “RSA”). Consistent with the Consent Agreement, the parties have agreed to extend the term of the Consent Agreement to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on May 31, 2017 (the “Termination Time”), to facilitate such negotiations. The Consent Agreement will terminate according to its terms on the earlier of the Termination Time (unless further extended) or the execution and delivery of the RSA; provided that GenOn has the right to terminate the Consent Agreement, solely as to GenOn, at any time upon delivery of written notice to the other parties, provided that such termination will not affect a termination of the Consent Agreement as between the Consenting Holders and NRG.

 

The foregoing description of the Consent Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Consent Agreement.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

 

Certain of the statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitute “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, they include statements relating to future actions and strategies of GenOn and its subsidiaries. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future operating and financial performance or results and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified, and, consequently, the actual performance of GenOn and its subsidiaries may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, factors described from time to time in GenOn’s reports filed with the SEC.

 



 

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.

 

 

May 26, 2017

 

GenOn Energy, Inc.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. McFarland

 

 

Mark A. McFarland

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GenOn Americas Generation, LLC

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. McFarland

 

 

 Mark A. McFarland

 

 

 Chief Executive Officer

 

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