UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

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Meeting Location

 

FROM BALTIMORE ON I-95 NORTH

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on

 

 

May 14, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 

1.   Follow I-95 North to Wilmington, take Exit 7 marked “Route 52,

at:

Hotel du Pont

11th and Market Streets

Wilmington, DE 19801

 

Delaware Ave.”

2.   From right lane, take Exit 7 onto Adams Street.

3.   At the third traffic light on Adams Street, turn right. Follow sign marked

“52 South, Business District.”

4.   At the Delaware Ave. intersection, bear left, continuing on 11th Street.

5.   Follow 11th Street through four traffic lights. Hotel du Pont is on the

right

 

 

 

 

 

FROM NEW JERSEY

FROM PHILADELPHIA ON I-95 SOUTH

 

(NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE)

 

 

 

1.   Take I-95 South through Chester to Wilmington.

 

1.   Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Delaware Memorial Bridge.

2.   Follow I-95 South to Exit 7A marked “52 South, Delaware Ave.”

 

2.   After crossing the Delaware Memorial Bridge, follow signs to I-95 North.

3.   Follow exit road (11th Street) to intersection with Delaware Ave.

 

3.   From I-95 North, follow steps 1 - 5 above.

marked “52 South, Business District.”

 

 

4.   At the Delaware Ave. intersection, bear left, continuing on 11th Street.

 

 

5.   Follow 11th Street through four traffic lights. Hotel du Pont is on the

 

 

right.

 

 

 

 

 

FROM ROUTE 202

 

 

 

 

 

1.   Follow Route 202 to I-95 intersection. Take I-95 South.

 

 

2.   From I-95 South, follow steps 2 - 5 above.

 

 

 

FROM DOWNSTATE DELAWARE

 

1.   Take Route 13 North, into Wilmington.

2.   Follow signs marked “North Business, Route 13” to the eighth traffic light.

3.   At the eighth light, make a left onto 10th Street.

4.   Follow 10th Street three blocks to Orange Street, and make a right on Orange.

5.   Next block is 11th Street. Turn right; Hotel du Pont is on the right.

 

 

 

 


 

Voting items

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR
Items 1, 2 and 3.

 

1.        Election of Directors

           Nominees:

           01)   Lawrence S. Coben

           02)   Paul W. Hobby

           03)   Herbert H. Tate

           04)   Walter R. Young

 

 

 

2.        Approval of NRG Energy, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

3.        Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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