SEC Form 4
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL	

OMB Number:	
3235-0287	

Estimated average burden	

hours per response:	
0.5	

	

	

	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	 	 	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Sotos Christopher S	

(Last)	
(First)	
(Middle)	

NRG YIELD, INC.	

804 CARNEGIE CENTER	

(Street)
PRINCETON	
NJ	
08540	

(City)	
(State)	
(Zip)	

	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NRG Yield, Inc. [ NYLD ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X	
Director	
 	
10% Owner	

X	
Officer (give title below)	
 	
Other (specify below)	

President and CEO	

	 	
 	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2017	 	 	 	
 	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X	
Form filed by One Reporting Person	

 	
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

	 	 	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	 	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	 	
 	 	 	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/03/2017	 	A	 	26,274(1)	A	(2)	108,239(3)	D	 	 	 	 	
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	 	
 	 	 	 	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Relative Performance Stock Units	(4)	01/03/2017	 	A	 	39,375	 	01/03/2020	01/03/2020	Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	78,750(5)	$0	39,375	D	 	 	 	 	 	
Explanation of Responses:	
1. Represents Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") issued to Reporting Person under NRG Yield, Inc.'s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan ("LTIP").	
2. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG Yield, Inc.'s Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.	
3. The Reporting Person will receive from NRG Yield, Inc. one such share of Class C Common Stock for each RSU that will vest ratably over a three year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.	
4. The Reporting Person was issued 39,375 Relative Performance Stock Units ("RPSUs") by NRG Yield, Inc. under the LTIP on January 3, 2017. The RPSUs will convert to shares of NRG Yield, Inc. Class C Common Stock on January 3, 2020 only in the event the Company has achieved a certain level of total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the Peer Group (defined below) over a three-year performance period. The number of shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person may receive is interpolated for TSR falling between Threshold, Target, and Maximum levels as described below.	
5. Reporting Person will receive (i) a maximum of 78,750 shares of Class C Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at or above the 75th percentile relative to a peer group of companies approved by the Company's Compensation Committee (the "Peer Group") for the performance period (the "Maximum"); (ii) 39,750 shares of Class C Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 50th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Target"); provided, however, if TSR is less than negative twenty percent (-20%), the Company's TSR must be ranked at the 60th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period to receive the Target award; or (iii) 4,935 shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is ranked at the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Threshold"). The Reporting Person will not receive any shares of Common Stock if Company's TSR is below the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period.	
 	/s/ Brian Curci, by Power of Attorney	01/05/2017	
 	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).	
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.	
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.