X0306 4 2020-06-01 0 0001013871 NRG ENERGY, INC. NRG 0001322455 Schaumburg Anne C NRG ENERGY, INC. 804 CARNEGIE CENTER PRINCETON NJ 08540 1 0 0 0 Common Stock, par value, $.01 per share 2020-06-01 4 A 0 5113 A 78583 D Represents 5,113 Deferred Stock Units issued to the Reporting Person by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each Deferred Stock Unit is equivalent in value to one share of NRG Energy, Inc.'s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share. The Reporting Person will receive from NRG Energy, Inc. one such share of Common Stock in exchange for each Deferred Stock Unit she owns upon termination of her service on NRG Energy, Inc.'s Board of Directors. Includes 2,090 dividend equivalent rights. /s/ Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney 2020-06-03