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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<b> July&nbsp;22, 2013</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NRG YIELD,&nbsp;INC.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with the initial public offering by NRG Yield,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;) of its Class&nbsp;A common stock covered by the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-189148) (the &#147;<u>Registration Statement</u>&#148;), the Company, as the managing member, entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NRG Yield LLC (&#147;<u>Yield LLC</u>&#148;), dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013 (the &#147;<u>Yield LLC Agreement</u>&#148;) with NRG Energy,&nbsp;Inc. (&#147;<u>NRG</u>&#148;), as the other member of Yield LLC.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, the Company entered into the following agreements in connection with the consummation of the Company&#146;s initial public offering of its Class&nbsp;A common stock: (i)&nbsp;the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013 (the &#147;<u>Registration Rights Agreement</u>&#148;), by and between the Company and NRG; (ii)&nbsp;the Exchange Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013 (the &#147;<u>Exchange Agreement</u>&#148;), by and among the Company, Yield LLC and NRG; (iii)&nbsp;the Right of First Offer Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013 (the &#147;<u>ROFO Agreement</u>&#148;), by and between the Company and NRG; (iv)&nbsp;the Management Services Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013 (the &#147;<u>MSA</u>&#148;), by and between the Company, NRG, Yield LLC and NRG Yield Operating LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yield LLC (&#147;<u>Yield Operating</u>&#148;); and (v)&nbsp;the Trademark License Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013 (the &#147;<u>License Agreement</u>&#148;) by and between the Company and NRG.&#160;&#160;&#160; The Yield LLC Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the ROFO Agreement, the MSA and the License Agreement are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.&#160; The terms of these agreements are substantially the same as the terms set forth in the forms of such agreements filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and as described therein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On July&nbsp;22, 2013, Yield Operating entered into a Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders party thereto comprised of a five year revolving credit facility (the &#147;<u>Credit Agreement</u>&#148;).&#160; The Credit Agreement provides that Yield Operating can borrow, on a revolving basis, up to an aggregate of $60.0 million (which includes a letter of credit sub-facility) at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR or Base Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 2.00% or 3.00% respectively.&#160; The Credit Agreement matures on July&nbsp;22, 2018.&#160; Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by Yield LLC and secured by substantially all of the assets of Yield Operating and Yield LLC, subject to certain customary exceptions (including as it relates to excluded project companies).&#160;&#160; The Credit Agreement contains covenants that, without prior consent of the lenders, limit certain of Yield Operating&#146;s activities, including those relating to: mergers; consolidations; the ability to secure additional indebtedness; sales, transfers and other&#160; dispositions of property and assets; providing new guarantees; investing in joint ventures; and granting additional security interests. The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default and related cure provisions. Additionally, Yield Operating is required to comply with certain financial covenants on a quarterly basis and its ability to pay cash dividends is subject to certain restrictions.&#160; The foregoing summary of the Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;10.6 and incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The disclosures under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K relating to the Credit Agreement are also responsive to Item 2.03 of this report and are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with the initial public offering, on July&nbsp;16, 2013, the NRG Yield,&nbsp;Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;<u>2013 Equity Incentive Plan</u>&#148;) be<b>c</b>ame effective, following approval by the Company&#146;s board of directors and sole stockholder.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The 2013 Equity Incentive Plan is filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;10.7 and is incorporated herein by reference. The terms of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan are substantially the same as the terms set forth in the form thereof filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and as described therein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On July&nbsp;22, 2013, the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the &#147;<u>Charter</u>&#148;) and the Company&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the &#147;<u>Bylaws</u>&#148;) became effective. A description of the Company&#146;s capital stock, giving effect to the adoption of the Charter and the Bylaws, is described in the Registration Statement. The Charter and the Bylaws are filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 and Exhibit&nbsp;3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On July&nbsp;22, 2013, the Company completed its initial public offering by issuing 22,511,250 shares of its Class&nbsp;A common stock at a price to the public of $22.00 per share. The proceeds to the Company from this offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, were approximately $468.0 million, of which the Company used approximately $72.8 million to purchase 3,500,000 newly issued Yield LLC Class&nbsp;A units from Yield LLC and approximately $395.2 million to acquire 19,011,250 Yield LLC Class&nbsp;A units (which were reclassified from Yield LLC Class&nbsp;B units in connection with such acquisition) from NRG.&#160; The rights and privileges of the Class&nbsp;A units and Class&nbsp;B units of Yield LLC are set forth in the Yield LLC Agreement.&#160; Yield LLC intends to use the related net proceeds for general corporate purposes.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Exhibit&nbsp;Index attached to this Form&nbsp;8-K is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David   R. Hill</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT&nbsp;INDEX</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended   and Restated Charter of NRG Yield,&nbsp;Inc., dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Second   Amended and Restated Bylaws of NRG Yield,&nbsp;Inc., dated as of   July&nbsp;22, 2013.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Second   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NRG Yield LLC,   dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration   Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013, by and between NRG   Energy,&nbsp;Inc. and NRG Yield,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exchange   Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013, by and among NRG   Energy,&nbsp;Inc., NRG Yield,&nbsp;Inc. and NRG Yield LLC.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Management   Services Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013, by and between NRG   Energy,&nbsp;Inc., NRG Yield,&nbsp;Inc., NRG Yield LLC and NRG Yield Operating   LLC</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trademark   License Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013, by and between NRG   Energy,&nbsp;Inc. and NRG Yield,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Credit   Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013, by and among NRG Yield Operating   LLC, NRG Yield LLC, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and L/C   Issuer, the lenders party thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp;   Smith Incorporated , Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Citigroup Global Markets   Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners, and Goldman Sachs Bank   USA and Citibank, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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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):
July 22, 2013
NRG YIELD, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
001-36002
(Commission File Number)
46-1777204
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
211 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08590
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(609) 524-4500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
In connection with the initial public offering by NRG Yield, Inc. (the "
Company
") of its Class A common stock covered by the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-189148) (the "
Registration Statement
"), the Company, as the managing member, entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NRG Yield LLC ("
Yield LLC
"), dated as of July 22, 2013 (the "
Yield LLC Agreement
") with NRG Energy, Inc. ("
NRG
"), as the other member of Yield LLC.
In addition, the Company entered into the following agreements in connection with the consummation of the Company's initial public offering of its Class A common stock: (i) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013 (the "
Registration Rights Agreement
"), by and between the Company and NRG; (ii) the Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013 (the "
Exchange Agreement
"), by and among the Company, Yield LLC and NRG; (iii) the Right of First Offer Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013 (the "
ROFO Agreement
"), by and between the Company and NRG; (iv) the Management Services Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013 (the "
MSA
"), by and between the Company, NRG, Yield LLC and NRG Yield Operating LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yield LLC ("
Yield Operating
"); and (v) the Trademark License Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013 (the "
License Agreement
") by and between the Company and NRG.    The Yield LLC Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the ROFO Agreement, the MSA and the License Agreement are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.  The terms of these agreements are substantially the same as the terms set forth in the forms of such agreements filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and as described therein.
On July 22, 2013, Yield Operating entered into a Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders party thereto comprised of a five year revolving credit facility (the "
Credit Agreement
").  The Credit Agreement provides that Yield Operating can borrow, on a revolving basis, up to an aggregate of $60.0 million (which includes a letter of credit sub-facility) at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR or Base Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 2.00% or 3.00% respectively.  The Credit Agreement matures on July 22, 2018.  Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by Yield LLC and secured by substantially all of the assets of Yield Operating and Yield LLC, subject to certain customary exceptions (including as it relates to excluded project companies).   The Credit Agreement contains covenants that, without prior consent of the lenders, limit certain of Yield Operating's activities, including those relating to: mergers; consolidations; the ability to secure additional indebtedness; sales, transfers and other  dispositions of property and assets; providing new guarantees; investing in joint ventures; and granting additional security interests. The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default and related cure provisions. Additionally, Yield Operating is required to comply with certain financial covenants on a quarterly basis and its ability to pay cash dividends is subject to certain restrictions.  The foregoing summary of the Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant.
The disclosures under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Credit Agreement are also responsive to Item 2.03 of this report and are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
In connection with the initial public offering, on July 16, 2013, the NRG Yield, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "
2013 Equity Incentive Plan
") be
c
ame effective, following approval by the Company's board of directors and sole stockholder.
The 2013 Equity Incentive Plan is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.7 and is incorporated herein by reference. The terms of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan are substantially the same as the terms set forth in the form thereof filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and as described therein.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On July 22, 2013, the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "
Charter
") and the Company's Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "
Bylaws
") became effective. A description of the Company's capital stock, giving effect to the adoption of the Charter and the Bylaws, is described in the Registration Statement. The Charter and the Bylaws are filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 22, 2013, the Company completed its initial public offering by issuing 22,511,250 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $22.00 per share. The proceeds to the Company from this offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, were approximately $468.0 million, of which the Company used approximately $72.8 million to purchase 3,500,000 newly issued Yield LLC Class A units from Yield LLC and approximately $395.2 million to acquire 19,011,250 Yield LLC Class A units (which were reclassified from Yield LLC Class B units in connection with such acquisition) from NRG.  The rights and privileges of the Class A units and Class B units of Yield LLC are set forth in the Yield LLC Agreement.  Yield LLC intends to use the related net proceeds for general corporate purposes.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
The Exhibit Index attached to this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
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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   Yield, Inc.
By:
/s/   David R. Hill
David   R. Hill
Executive   Vice President and General Counsel
July 26,   2013
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Document
3.1
Amended   and Restated Charter of NRG Yield, Inc., dated as of July 22, 2013.
3.2
Second   Amended and Restated Bylaws of NRG Yield, Inc., dated as of   July 22, 2013.
4.1
Second   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NRG Yield LLC,   dated as of July 22, 2013.
10.1
Registration   Rights Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013, by and between NRG   Energy, Inc. and NRG Yield, Inc.
10.2
Exchange   Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013, by and among NRG   Energy, Inc., NRG Yield, Inc. and NRG Yield LLC.
10.3
Right   of First Offer Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013, by and between NRG   Energy, Inc. and NRG Yield, Inc.
10.4
Management   Services Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013, by and between NRG   Energy, Inc., NRG Yield, Inc., NRG Yield LLC and NRG Yield Operating   LLC
10.5
Trademark   License Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013, by and between NRG   Energy, Inc. and NRG Yield, Inc.
10.6
Credit   Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013, by and among NRG Yield Operating   LLC, NRG Yield LLC, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and L/C   Issuer, the lenders party thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &   Smith Incorporated , Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Citigroup Global Markets   Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners, and Goldman Sachs Bank   USA and Citibank, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents.
10.7
NRG   Yield, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
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