SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

JACOBS MARK M

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1000 MAIN STREET

(Street)

HOUSTON

77002

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RELIANT ENERGY INC [ RRI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/19/2008		A		55,851	A	$0.00	669,355⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock								534	I	By 401(K) Plan⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy	$4.79							⁽³⁾	07/28/2012	Common Stock	179,334		179,334	D
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy	$4.79							⁽³⁾	07/28/2012	Common Stock	139,333		139,333	D
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy	$3.505							⁽³⁾	03/10/2013	Common Stock	212,000		212,000	D
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy	$8.135							⁽³⁾	02/12/2014	Common Stock	489,600		489,600	D
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy	$16.26							⁽⁴⁾	02/19/2017	Common Stock	58,026		58,026	D
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy	$26.365							⁽⁵⁾	05/15/2017	Common Stock	80,663		80,663	D
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy	$23.375	02/19/2008		A		119,680		⁽⁶⁾	02/18/2018	Common Stock	119,680	$0.00	119,680	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 1,757 shares acquired under the Reliant Energy, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

2. Based on a plan statement as of December 31, 2007.

3. All such stock options have vested.

4. 19,342 of such stock options have vested. The remaining 38,684 become exercisable in two equal annual installments beginning February 20, 2009.

5. These stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning May 16, 2008.

6. These stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning February 19, 2009.

Remarks:

	Mark M. Jacobs	02/21/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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