SEC Form 4 · accession 0001179110-18-000530
NRG ENERGY, INC. · NRG
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Mauricio Gutierrez
Officer — Exec VP & Chief Operating Ofc
Period of report
Jan 2, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Jan 4, 2018 · 6:01 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001013871
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per shareF1,F2 | Jan 2, 2018 | A | 59,692 | $0.00 | A | 518,811 | D | |
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per shareF3,F4 | Jan 2, 2018 | M | 30,744 | — | A | 549,686 | D | |
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per shareF5,F6 | Jan 2, 2018 | F | 11,774 | — | D | 537,912 | D | |
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per shareF7,F8 | Jan 2, 2018 | F | 8,148 | — | D | 529,764 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative Performance Stock UnitsF9,F10,F11 | — | Jan 2, 2018 | A | 97,916 | A | Jan 2, 2021 | Jan 2, 2021 | Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | 195,832 | 97,916 | D |
| Market Stock UnitsF3 | — | Jan 2, 2018 | M | 28,425 | D | Jan 2, 2018 | Jan 2, 2018 | Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | 56,850 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents Restricted Stock Units issued to the Reporting Person under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").
- F10Reporting Person will receive (i) a maximum of 195,832 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at or above the 75th percentile relative to a peer group of companies approved by the Company's Compensation Committee (the "Peer Group") for the performance period (the "Maximum"); (ii) 97,916 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 55th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Target"); provided, however, if TSR is less than negative fifteen percent (-15%), the Company's TSR must be ranked at the 65th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period to receive the Target award; or (iii) 24,479 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Threshold"). The Reporting Person will not receive any shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is below the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period.
- F11The Maximum award that the Reporting Person will receive shall not exceed six (6) times the fair market value of the Target award, determined as of the date of grant.
- F2Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share. The Reporting Person will receive from NRG one such share of Common Stock for each RSU that will vest ratably over a three year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
- F3The Reporting Person was issued 28,425 Market Stock Units by NRG under the LTIP on January 2, 2015 that vested on January 2, 2018. On the vesting date the Reporting Person was entitled to receive a maximum of 56,850 shares of Common Stock if the company achieved 100% increase in total shareholder return since the grant date (the "Maximum"), 28,425 shares of Common Stock if there is no change in total shareholder return since the grant date (the "Target"), or 21,319 shares of Common Stock if there is a 25% decrease in total shareholder return since the grant date (the "Threshold"). The Reporting Person would not have received any shares of Common Stock if total shareholder return had decreased by more than 25% since the grant date. The number of shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person could have received is interpolated for total shareholder return falling between Threshold, Target and Maximum levels. On January 2, 2018 he vested in 30,744 shares.
- F4In connection with the vesting of the MSUs described above, an incremental 131 DERs vested, resulting in the reporting person holding 14,367 dividend equivalent rights in the aggregate. Dividend equivalent rights accrue on the reporting person's restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stock units, which become exercisable proportionately with the restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stock units to which they relate and may only be settled in NRG common stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of NRG common stock.
- F5The Reporting Person elected to satisfy his tax withholding obligation upon the exchange of common stock for MSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 11,774 shares of common stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.
- F6In connection with the vesting of the MSUs described above, 1,748 DERs vested, resulting in the reporting person holding 12,619 dividend equivalent rights in the aggregate. Dividend equivalent rights accrue on the reporting person's restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stock units, which become exercisable proportionately with the restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stock units to which they relate and may only be settled in NRG common stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of NRG common stock.
- F7On January 2, 2015, Mr. Gutierrez was issued 15,431 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's Common Stock, par value $.01. On January 2, 2018, 15,431 shares vested. Mr. Gutierrez elected to satisfy his tax obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 8,148 shares of common stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.
- F8In connection with the vesting of the RSUs described above, 877 DERs vested, resulting in the reporting person holding 11,742 dividend equivalent rights in the aggregate. Dividend equivalent rights accrue on the reporting person's restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stock units, which become exercisable proportionately with the restricted stock units, market stock units or relative performance stock units to which they relate and may only be settled in NRG common stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of NRG common stock.
- F9The Reporting Person was issued 97,916 Relative Performance Stock Units ("RPSUs") by NRG Energy, Inc. under the LTIP on January 2, 2018. The RPSUs will convert to shares of NRG Common Stock on January 2, 2021 only in the event the Company has achieved a certain level of total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the Peer Group (defined below) over a three-year performance period. The number of shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person may receive is interpolated for TSR falling between Threshold, Target, and Maximum levels as described below.