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NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Redemption of Its Outstanding 7.250% Senior Notes Due 2014

^{Published on 2011-01-26 14:40:49 - Market Wire}
 

PRINCETON, N.J.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), today announced that it had given the required notice under the governing indenture to redeem for cash all of its remaining 7.250% senior notes due 2014 (the 2014 notes) on February 25, 2011 (the Redemption Date). The redemption price for the 2014 notes will be 101.813% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy, the solicitation of an offer to sell or a solicitation of consents with respect to, any of the 2014 notes.

NRG Energy, Inc. is a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 Index company that owns and operates one of the countrya™s largest and most diverse power generation portfolios. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, the Companya™s power plants provide25,000 megawatts of generation capacitya"enough to supply approximately 20 million homes. NRGa™s retail businesses, Reliant Energy and Green Mountain Energy Company, combined serve more than 1.8 million residential, business, commercial and industrial customers. With investments in solar, wind and nuclear power, as well as electric vehicle infrastructure, NRG is working to help America transition to a clean energy economy. More information is available at [ www.nrgenergy.com ].

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