NRG ENERGY,INC. (NYSE:NRG) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January24, 2017, NRG Energy,Inc. (NRG), as borrower,
completed an amendment to its senior secured credit facility (the
Senior Credit Facilities) to the terms of the First
Amendment Agreement, dated as of January24, 2017 (the
Amendment Agreement), to the Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of June30, 2016 (the Second Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement), to reduce the margin on
certain borrowings under its Senior Credit Facilities.

Borrowings under the Senior Credit Facilities are determined at
NRGs election, at LIBOR or at base rate, in each case, plus an
applicable margin. The Amendment Agreement decreases the
applicable margins for borrowings under (i)ABR Term Loans from
1.75% to 1.25% and (ii)Eurodollar Term Loans from 2.75% to 2.25%,
as such terms are defined in the Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement. The decreases to the applicable margins became
effective upon execution of the Amendment Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Amendment Agreement is a summary
and is therefore qualified in its entirety by the complete text
of the Amendment Agreement, filed as exhibit 10.1 to this report
and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an
Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the
Registrant

The disclosures under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K
are also responsive to Item 2.03 of this report and are
incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits

About NRG ENERGY, INC. (NYSE:NRG)

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) is an integrated power company that produces, sells and delivers energy, and energy products and services in various power markets in the United States. The Company’s segments include NRG Business, which includes power generation, the carbon capture business and energy services; NRG Home, which includes NRG Home Retail, which consists of residential retail services and products, and NRG Home Solar, which includes the installation and leasing of residential solar services; NRG Renew, which includes solar and wind assets, excluding those in the NRG Yield and NRG Home Solar segments; NRG Yield, and corporate activities. NRG Yield includes certain of the Company’s contracted generation assets. Its corporate segment includes Boston Energy Trading and Marketing LLC (BETM), international business and electric vehicle services. It owns and operates approximately 50,000 megawatts of generation, and engages in the trading of wholesale energy, capacity and related products.

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