NRG ENERGY, INC. files 8-K: shareholder vote results

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

NRG Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 30, 2026, at which the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals, which are described in further detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 18, 2026, as supplemented on April 16, 2026. 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

With respect to the foregoing Proposal 1, all ten 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.

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 2026 fiscal year.

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes

The foregoing Proposal 3 was approved.

(d) Proposal 4 - Approval of the NRG Energy, Inc. 2026 Long-Term

Incentive Plan (the “New LTIP”).

The foregoing Proposal 4 was approved.

(e) Proposal 5 - A stockholder proposal to give shareholders the ability to call for a special shareholder meeting.

The foregoing Proposal 5 was approved.

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)