NRG Energy, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 


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):   November 17, 2008

NRG Energy, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-15891 41-1724239
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
211 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey   08540
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   609-524-4500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 17, 2008, NRG Energy, Inc. ("NRG") issued a letter to Exelon Corporation ("Exelon") in response to Exelon's letter dated November 10, 2008 with respect to the expansion of NRG's Board of Directors. A copy of the letter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Letter to Exelon Corporation, dated November 17, 2008.





Important Information

This Current Report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of proxy of any stockholder of NRG Energy, Inc. ("NRG"). NRG plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and furnish to its stockholders a proxy statement and white proxy card in connection with its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2009 Annual Meeting"). INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF NRG ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2009 ANNUAL MEETING IN ITS ENTIRETY WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.


The exchange offer proposed by Exelon Corporation referred to in this news release has not commenced. If and when commenced, NRG will file 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 if and when it becomes available because it will contain important information.


Investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of NRG’s proxy statement (when it becomes available), the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (if and when it becomes available), any other documents filed by NRG in connection with the exchange offer by Exelon Corporation, if and when it is commenced, and other documents filed with the SEC by NRG at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Free copies of any such 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 and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with its 2009 Annual Meeting. Information regarding NRG’s directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which was filed with the SEC on February 28, 2008, and its proxy statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 2, 2008. Detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of individuals who may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of NRG’s stockholders will also be available in NRG’s proxy statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting.


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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.
          
November 18, 2008   By:   /s/ J. Andrew Murphy
       
        Name: J. Andrew Murphy
        Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  Letter to Exelon Corporation, dated November 17, 2008