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): July 24, 2020
NRG Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant, as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-15891
(Commission File Number) | 41-1724239 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
804 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(609) 524-4500
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
N/A
Former name or address, if changed since last report:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | NRG | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
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. ¨
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On July 24, 2020, NRG Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it had entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Centrica plc (“Centrica”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to purchase Centrica’s North American energy supply, services and trading business, Direct Energy. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company on July 24, 2020. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the iXBRL document contained in Exhibit 101. |
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. | |
Date: July 24, 2020 | |
/s/ Christine A. Zoino | |
Christine A. Zoino Corporate Secretary |