NRG Energy Announces Early Tender Results for Its Cash Tender Offer to Purchase Any and All of Its Outstanding 7.375% Senior Notes Due 2016

NRG Energy NRG today announced the successful early tender results of its previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 7.375% senior notes due 2016. The tender offer includes a concurrent consent solicitation respecting indenture amendments that would significantly modify and remove certain restrictive covenants in the indenture governing the 2016 notes. The table below sets forth the results of the tender offer and consent solicitation for the 2016 notes, according to information provided by the depositary, as of the early tender and consent deadline of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 23, 2011.