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): December 31, 2013
 
NRG YIELD, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware	 	001-36002	 	46-1777204	
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)	 	(Commission File Number)	 	(IRS Employer Identification No.)	
 
211 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
(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)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 8.01                                          Other Events
 
On December 31, 2013, NRG Yield, Inc. issued a press release announcing the completion of its acquisition of Energy Systems Company.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference.
 
Item 9.01                                          Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)        Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number	 	Document	
 	 	 	
99.1	 	Press Release, dated December 31, 2013	
 
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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.	
 	(Registrant)	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Brian E. Curci	
 	 	Brian E. Curci	
 	 	Corporate Secretary	

Dated: December 31, 2013	 	
 
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Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit
Number	 	Document	
 	 	 	
99.1	 	Press Release, dated December 31, 2013	
 
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EXHIBIT 99.1

 
NRG Yield, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Energy Systems Company
 
PRINCETON, NJ; December 31, 2013 — NRG Yield, Inc. (NYSE: NYLD), has completed its acquisition of the assets of privately held Energy Systems Company (ESC) of Omaha, Neb., effective today.
 
“Our successful completion of this acquisition is the first example of NRG Yield fulfilling the promise of growth by executing quickly on a third-party transaction that adds value to our portfolio,” said David Crane, NRG Yield’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
 
ESC is NRG Yield’s first acquisition outside its relationship with parent company NRG Energy, and the ninth thermal generation project in its portfolio.
 
About NRG Yield
 
NRG Yield owns a diversified portfolio of contracted renewable and conventional generation and thermal infrastructure assets in the U.S., including fossil fuel, solar and wind power generation facilities that provide the capacity to support more than one million American homes and businesses. Our thermal infrastructure assets provide steam, hot water and/or chilled water, and in some instances electricity, to commercial businesses, universities, hospitals and governmental units in ten locations. NRG Yield is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYLD. Visit nrgyield.com for more information.
 
Safe Harbor Disclosure
 
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions and include our Adjusted EBITDA, cash available for distribution, expected earnings, future growth and financial performance, and typically can be identified by the use of words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “forecast,” “plan,” “believe” and similar terms. Although NRG Yield believes that its expectations are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated above include, among others, general economic conditions, hazards customary in the power industry, weather conditions, competition in wholesale power markets, the volatility of energy and fuel prices, failure of customers to perform under contracts, changes in the wholesale power markets, changes in government regulation of markets and of environmental emissions, the condition of capital markets generally, our ability to access capital markets, unanticipated outages at our generation facilities, adverse results in current and future litigation, failure to identify or successfully implement acquisitions (including receipt of third party consents and regulatory approvals), our ability to enter into new contracts as existing contracts expire, our ability to obtain anticipated Section 1603 Cash Grants and our ability to maintain and grow our quarterly dividends.
 
NRG Yield undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review of factors that could cause NRG Yield’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements included in this news release should be considered in connection with information regarding risks and uncertainties that may affect NRG Yield’s future results included in NRG Yield’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. In addition, NRG Yield makes available free of charge at www.nrgyield.com, copies of materials it files with, or furnish to, the SEC.
 
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Contacts:
 
Media:	 	Investors:	
Michelle Tsai	 	Chad Plotkin	
609.524.5324	 	609.524.4526	
 	 	 	
David Gaier	 	Dan Keyes	
609.524.4529	 	609.524.4527	
 
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