8-K 1 a14-12576_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 8, 2014

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-15891

 

41-1724239

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

211 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ

 

08540

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

609-524-4500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

NRG Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 8, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

 

(a) Proposal 1 — Election of nine Class I Directors

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Kirbyjon H. Caldwell

 

272,479,421

 

919,542

 

276,354

 

35,858,171

 

Lawrence S. Cohen

 

272,886,320

 

513,830

 

275,167

 

35,858,171

 

David Crane

 

272,983,940

 

419,083

 

272,294

 

35,858,171

 

Terry G. Dallas

 

272,946,907

 

437,042

 

291,368

 

35,858,171

 

Paul W. Hobby

 

272,270,854

 

1,128,346

 

276,117

 

35,858,171

 

Edward R. Muller

 

272,758,682

 

624,569

 

292,066

 

35,858,171

 

Evan J. Silverstein

 

272,938,998

 

457,624

 

278,695

 

35,858,171

 

Thomas H. Weidemeyer

 

272,527,485

 

855,855

 

291,977

 

35,858,171

 

Walter R. Young

 

272,144,601

 

1,254,134

 

276,582

 

35,858,171

 

 

With respect to the foregoing Proposal 1, all Class I Directors were elected and each received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

 

(b) Proposal 2 — Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

263,993,295

 

8,772,729

 

909,293

 

35,858,171

 

 

The foregoing Proposal 2 was approved.

 

(c) Proposal 3 — Adoption of the Amended & Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

271,985,995

 

1,254,748

 

434,574

 

35,858,171

 

 

The foregoing Proposal 3 was approved.

 

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(d) Proposal 4 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2014 fiscal year

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

307,880,707

 

1,307,515

 

345,266

 

—

 

 

The foregoing Proposal 4 was approved.

 

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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.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David R. Hill

 

 

David R. Hill

 

 

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 13, 2014

 

 

 

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