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) July 13, 2009
NRG Energy, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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41-1724239 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 211 Carnegie Center
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Princeton, NJ 08540 |
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609-524-4500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On July 13, 2009, NRG Energy, Inc. began using the presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
this report on Form 8-K in discussions with investors. The presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference.
Important Information
In connection with its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2009 Annual Meeting”), NRG Energy,
Inc. (“NRG”) has filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF NRG ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY
STATEMENT FOR THE 2009 ANNUAL MEETING IN ITS ENTIRETY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. In
response to the exchange offer proposed by Exelon Corporation referred to in this communication,
NRG has filed with the SEC a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9. STOCKHOLDERS
OF NRG ARE ADVISED TO READ NRG’S SOLICITATION/ RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14D-9 IN ITS
ENTIRETY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. This communication does not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of NRG.
Investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of NRG’s definitive proxy statement,
the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, any amendments or supplements to the
proxy statement and/or the Schedule 14D-9, any other documents filed by NRG in connection with the
2009 Annual Meeting and/or the exchange offer by Exelon Corporation, and other documents filed with
the SEC by NRG at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Free copies of the definitive proxy statement,
the Solicitation/ Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, and any amendments and supplements to
these documents can also be obtained by directing a request to Investor Relations Department, NRG
Energy, Inc., 211 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.
NRG and its directors and executive officers will be deemed to be participants in the solicitation
of proxies in connection with its 2009 Annual Meeting. Detailed information regarding the names,
affiliations and interests of NRG’s directors and executive officers is available in the definitive
proxy statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting, which was filed with the SEC on June 16, 2009.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements that may state NRG’s or its management’s
intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions for the future. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and typically can be
identified by the use of words such as “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “forecast,”
“plan,” “believe” and similar terms. Although NRG believes that its expectations are reasonable, it
can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results
may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated above include, among others, risks and uncertainties related to the capital markets
generally.
The foregoing review of factors that could cause NRG’s actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated in the forward-looking statements included herein should be considered in
connection with information regarding risks and uncertainties that may affect NRG’s future results
included in NRG’s filings with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Statements made in connection with the
exchange offer are not subject to the safe harbor protections provided to forward-looking
statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.