NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Early Results of (Form 8-K)

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Early Results of

Cash Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation

Houston- April 28, 2026 - NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) announced today the early results of the previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the "Tender Offer") for any and all of the outstanding 7.250% senior secured notes due 2032 (the "Notes") issued by Lightning Power, LLC ("Lightning"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NRG. In conjunction with the Tender Offer, Lightning also solicited consents (the "Consent Solicitation") to adopt certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the Notes (the "Indenture") to (i) eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain affirmative covenants and events of default and related provisions therein (the "Proposed Amendments") and (ii) release all of the guarantees of and the collateral securing the Notes (the "Release"). The Proposed Amendments require the consent of holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (the "Covenant Requisite Consent") and the Release requires the consent of holders of at least 66^2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (the "Release Requisite Consent" and, together with the Covenant Requisite Consent, the "Requisite Consents").