8-K
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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)
  March 7, 2006
 
 
 
NRG Energy, Inc.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
001-15891   41-1724239
 
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
     
211 Carnegie Center   Princeton, NJ 08540
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
609-524-4500
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
     On March 7, 2006, NRG Energy, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit    
Number   Document
99.1
  Press Release, dated March 7, 2006

 

 

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.
         
  NRG Energy, Inc.
(Registrant)
 		  
  By:   /s/ TIMOTHY W. J. O’BRIEN    
    Timothy W. J. O’Brien   
    Vice President and General Counsel   
 
Dated: March 7, 2006

 

 

Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit    
Number   Document
99.1
  Press Release, dated March 7, 2006