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From Cancer Drugs to Kilowatts: A NASDAQ Company's Bet on the AI Power CrunchJune 12, 2026 8:59 AM
PR Newswire (Canada) Issued on behalf of LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings, Inc.One of the most dramatic corporate reinventions of 2026 is taking a clinical-stage biotech and rebuilding it as a power-infrastructure company — aimed squarely at the electricity shortage throttling the AI boom.BOCA RATON, Fla., June 12, 2026 /CNW/ -- USA News Group News Commentary — Corporate reinventions are common; total transformations are rare. Companies pivot products, enter adjacent markets, rebrand. What they rarely do is change what business they are in entirely. Yet that is precisely the bet LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT) is making — walking away from its origins as a clinical-stage cancer-drug developer to become, if its plans hold, a pure-play power-infrastructure company aimed at one of the most acute shortages in the modern economy: electrical capacity for an AI-hungry world. Companies mentioned: LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT), GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV), Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST), Talen Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: TLN), Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CEG)The mechanism is an acquisition. LIXTE has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of NOMAD Transportable Power Systems, Inc., a company it calls the market leader in deployable, utility-grade battery energy storage and the first to bring a mobile, utility-grade 1 megawatt battery system to market. On closing, LIXTE intends to rename itself NOMAD Power Solutions and reposition as a "power availability platform." For a company that, just months ago, was best known for a cancer compound called LB-100, it is about as complete a metamorphosis as public markets ever see.How a Cancer-Drug Company Ended Up in the Power BusinessThe transformation did not come out of nowhere. In June 2026, LIXTE publicly announced a strategic shift toward AI energy infrastructure and brought veteran energy investor Stuart D. Porter — founder of Denham Capital, which has overseen more than $12 billion of capital across energy sectors — onto its board to lead the effort. The company simultaneously said it would seek a buyer for its clinical-stage oncology and med-tech operations.That diagnosis is backed by sobering data. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation projected in early 2026 that summer peak demand would rise by 224 gigawatts over the following decade and warned of elevated shortfall risk in several grid regions; in April 2026 it issued a rare Level 3 Alert directing grid operators to address reliability risks tied to large computational loads. Roughly 2.3 terawatts of generation and storage capacity sit waiting in U.S. interconnection queues, and development timelines in many areas have stretched from about two years to five to seven years or longer. The NOMAD acquisition is LIXTE's attempt to turn that systemic problem into a business.What NOMAD Brings to the TableNOMAD's core idea is deployability. Where a permanent battery installation is a fixed asset bolted to a specific site after years of permitting, NOMAD's system is transportable equipment — utility-grade capacity that can be rolled in and energized without the land-use entitlements, environmental reviews, interconnection-queue waits, and local moratoria that bog down permanent projects. The company frames this permitting and deployment edge as one of the most underappreciated drivers of its adoption, and as a defining feature of the deployable utility-grade category it pioneered.The platform itself is built to institutional standards: a UL 9540-validated architecture, lithium iron phosphate chemistry chosen for thermal stability and long life, integrated fire detection and suppression, and a 24/7 network operations center providing AI-assisted monitoring and fleet optimization. NOMAD says it serves investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, industrial operators, government agencies and emerging AI applications, and that its manufacturing capacity is set to scale from roughly 2.5 gigawatts in 2026 to about 3.5 gigawatts in 2027. The company reports revenue growth of approximately 175% in 2025, with management projecting roughly 135% in 2026 and more than 285% in 2027 — projections, it should be stressed, rather than audited figures.The Company It Will Keep: Public Power-Infrastructure PeersIf LIXTE completes its transformation, it will be a small newcomer in a field that includes some of the largest and best-performing names in the market — companies the AI-power boom has already re-rated dramatically. The comparison cuts both ways: it shows the scale of the opportunity and the magnitude of the competition.GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) has become the bellwether of the AI-power buildout. The grid-and-generation equipment maker — spun out of General Electric in 2024 — has seen its stock climb sharply as data-center demand reignites orders for turbines and grid hardware, reporting a total backlog around $150 billion and gas-turbine capacity reportedly reserved through 2030. GE Vernova operates at a scale orders of magnitude beyond an emerging deployable-power company, but it defines the macro trend NOMAD is attaching itself to: the world cannot build electrical infrastructure fast enough for AI.Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) represents the independent-power-producer side of the same story. As one of the largest competitive power generators in the United States, Vistra has been a primary beneficiary of surging data-center electricity demand, and its fleet of dispatchable generation has made it a favored way for investors to play the structural rise in consumption. It illustrates how much value the market is assigning to entities that can actually deliver firm power to large loads — the exact problem NOMAD addresses at a smaller, more mobile scale.Talen Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: TLN) has become a marquee name in the data-center power trade, known for landmark arrangements to supply electricity directly to hyperscale computing campuses. Talen demonstrates the premium investors place on power producers that can lock in long-term deals with the AI infrastructure operators racing to secure capacity — a reminder that, in this market, a guaranteed supply of electricity has become a strategic asset in itself.Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CEG) rounds out the group as the largest producer of carbon-free electricity in the United States, with a nuclear-heavy fleet increasingly tied to data-center power-purchase agreements. Constellation shows how even the most established generators are being repriced around AI demand and the scramble for reliable, around-the-clock power. These companies are referenced to illustrate the sector and do not imply any partnership, endorsement, affiliation, or comparable financial performance; they are far larger and more established than LIXTE, which would enter the space as an early-stage, transforming platform.The Recurring-Revenue VisionManagement's ambition extends beyond selling boxes of batteries. The company has signaled it intends to build a broader platform with recurring revenue — fleet monitoring and maintenance, Energy-as-a-Service deployments, software-enabled asset management, capacity leasing, and strategic infrastructure partnerships. The model it describes is capital-efficient, leaning on partnerships with infrastructure investors and equipment-financing providers to fund deployment. If executed, that mix of equipment sales plus recurring services is what could turn a hardware vendor into a durable infrastructure business — the difference, in valuation terms, between a manufacturer and a platform.Stu Porter, the LIXTE director leading the transformation, drew the analogy explicitly: "Much as cloud computing transformed access to computing resources, we believe deployable power infrastructure will transform access to electrical capacity." It is a big claim, and the company is candid that it is a claim about the future. But the framing captures why the market is paying attention to power-availability stories: the prize is not a single product, it is a new layer of infrastructure.First-Mover in a Category That Did Not ExistPart of what makes the story distinctive is that NOMAD is not entering an established market so much as helping define a new one. The company claims to have pioneered the deployable utility-grade BESS category outright — becoming the first to bring a mobile, utility-grade 1 megawatt system to market, engineered from inception to meet the performance, safety and interconnection standards that investor-owned utilities, cooperatives and municipal utilities actually require. That distinction matters, because smaller, non-utility-grade mobile batteries have existed for years; what was missing was a transportable system robust enough for the utility customers who control the bulk of grid-scale demand.Being first in a new category can confer durable advantages — a head start on safety validation, a reference fleet that prospective customers can point to, operational know-how, and relationships with utilities that are notoriously slow to adopt unproven vendors. Management argues that this multi-year track record of utility-grade deployment, paired with the platform's UL validation and operational scale, amounts to a meaningful competitive moat in a market where reliability and safety are decisive purchasing criteria. The company also notes that average deployment sizes have grown from single units toward multi-unit fleets, and that inbound interest now drives roughly three-quarters of its sales activity — the kind of pull-demand pattern that, if sustained, suggests a category gaining its own momentum.None of that guarantees the lead is permanent. Categories that prove lucrative attract competition, and larger, better-capitalized energy and equipment companies could move into deployable power if the market scales as proponents expect. The durability of NOMAD's first-mover position — and of the permitting advantages underpinning it — is precisely the variable investors will want to watch as the story develops. For now, though, the company occupies a niche it largely created, at exactly the moment demand for it is accelerating.Weighing the BetFor all the momentum, this remains a high-risk reinvention. The acquisition has not closed — the company has left transaction consideration, structure and timing to be finalized, and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions. LIXTE is a small-cap company, recently a clinical-stage biotech, now attempting to become an infrastructure platform essentially overnight; the growth and capacity figures are management projections for an early-stage business, and a transformation of this magnitude carries execution, integration, and financing risks that should not be underestimated. Investors weighing the story should keep the speculative nature of a wholesale corporate pivot squarely in view.And yet the thesis behind the gamble is hard to dismiss. The AI economy's appetite for electricity is colliding with a grid that cannot expand fast enough, and the companies that can close that gap — quickly, at utility grade, without waiting years for permanent infrastructure — are stepping into one of the largest investment cycles in a generation. Whether LIXTE's transformation into NOMAD Power Solutions succeeds will come down to execution. But the company has, at minimum, planted itself at the center of the right question: not how to make more power, but how to get it where it is needed, now.CONTINUED … Learn more about LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. at: https://lixte.com/SEE WHAT THE MARKET IS TALKING ABOUT BEFORE IT MOVESEagle Eye reads social, forum, and news chatter across thousands of investor conversations in real time — and surfaces the tickers the crowd is piling into, along with the sentiment and catalysts behind them.Explore Eagle Eye free (for now) at https://Eagle-Eye.devCONTACT:
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info @acblanke1SOURCES:LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. — "LIXTE Biotechnology to Acquire NOMAD Transportable Power Systems…" (company press release, June 2026; acquisition, NOMAD platform, permitting advantages, growth figures, management quotes):
https://ir.lixte.com/news-events/press-releasesLIXTE Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. — SEC Form 8-K, "Strategic Transformation into AI Energy Infrastructure" (June 1, 2026; "the power problem is the AI problem" quote, NERC 224 GW / Level 3 Alert, Stuart Porter / Denham Capital):
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001335105/000149315226026544/ex99-1.htmTipRanks — "Lixte Biotechnology Shifts Strategy to AI Energy Infrastructure" (June 2026; transformation detail, oncology divestiture, Nasdaq listing):
https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/lixte-biotechnology-shifts-strategy-to-ai-energy-infrastructureStockTitan — data-center / AI-power equities overview (peer context: GE Vernova, Vistra, Talen Energy, Constellation Energy):
https://www.stocktitan.net/stocks/themes/data-center-stocksYahoo Finance / Altimetry — AI power-demand sector analysis (GE Vernova backlog, "bring your own power" trend, grid-constraint thesis):
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KKR Launches Helix Digital Infrastructure, a New Company to Finance and Deliver the Next Generation of AI InfrastructureJune 11, 2026 6:50 AM
Business Wire Helix launches with over $10 billion of committed capital to accelerate the deployment of data centers, power and connectivity required to meet growing demand for AI Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA and Vistra join KKR as founding investors; NVIDIA to serve as a cornerstone strategic partner, Vistra as the preferred power partner to Helix Former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky leads new company KKR, together with the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced the launch of Helix Digital Infrastructure (“Helix”), a new company designed to deliver integrated infrastructure at the speed and scale required for hyperscalers to meet accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) demand. As building AI infrastructure becomes increasingly complex, Helix will serve as a single coordination point for hyperscalers’ data centers, power, connectivity and related needs. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260610500794/en/ Founded with anchor investments from investors including KKR, KIA, NVIDIA and Vistra, the Helix strategy has more than $10 billion in total long-duration capital commitments to date. NVIDIA will also serve as a strategic partner to support the deployment of NVIDIA DSX AI factory-aligned infrastructure with a view to maximizing tokens per watt, achieving lowest total cost of ownership and accelerating time to first token for investments pursued by Helix. Vistra, a leading integrated power generation and electricity company with operations across 18 states and Washington, D.C., will be the preferred power provider for Helix investments. Following the closing of the founding commitments, Helix is open to additional eligible institutional investors. AI is driving the largest infrastructure buildout in modern history, requiring trillions of dollars in investment across data centers, power generation and transmission, connectivity and related infrastructure over the coming decade. The scale and complexity of financing and coordinating this buildout represents a key industry bottleneck, ultimately slowing hyperscalers from delivering the models, services and applications their customers demand. Delivering AI infrastructure requires credible, long-term financial underwriters capable of committing capital consistently. Hyperscalers are also seeking more integrated and repeatable infrastructure solutions that meaningfully reduce the complexity they face in building at unprecedented scale. KKR launched Helix in response to these challenges. Helix will be positioned as a single, trusted strategic partner to hyperscalers, armed with a long-duration, multi-billion-dollar capital base, and with integrated development capabilities and coordinated execution across AI infrastructure. The company is led by Adam Selipsky, former CEO of Amazon Web Services, who brings first-hand experience scaling the world’s largest cloud business, and deep insight into hyperscaler infrastructure priorities. He is joined by a dedicated management team and Board. Waldemar Szlezak, KKR’s Global Head of Digital Infrastructure, will serve as Helix’s Chief Investment Officer. Helix will seek to invest in and manage assets critical to enabling AI, including hyperscale data center development and operations; baseload and flexible power generation; transmission and distribution infrastructure; and fiber and connectivity infrastructure, among other assets. “Large users of digital infrastructure have an urgent need to reduce complexity and unlock new capacity. Helix combines significant long-term capital with the capabilities and expertise to deliver holistic AI infrastructure solutions with speed and scale,” said Adam Selipsky, Co-Founder and CEO of Helix Digital Infrastructure. “Helix is further strengthened by strategic partnerships with NVIDIA and Vistra across technology and power, which we believe will enable the company to deliver the infrastructure that will underpin hyperscalers’ AI strategies for years to come.” “We view AI infrastructure as one of the defining long-term investment opportunities globally, and Helix is purpose-built to address it,” said Sheikh Saoud Salem Abdulaziz Al-Sabah, Managing Director of the Kuwait Investment Authority. “Helix reflects a differentiated model that combines proven leadership, integrated capabilities and long-term capital required to deliver the next generation of critical digital infrastructure at scale.” “Useful AI has arrived, and demand for AI factories is extraordinary,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “AI is driving the largest infrastructure buildout in modern history. With the NVIDIA DSX platform and the Helix strategic partnership, we are bringing together a proven AI factory blueprint, world-class infrastructure expertise from KKR, and long-term capital to help AI cloud providers build the next generation of intelligence infrastructure.” “Power generation and grid interconnections are critical gating factors for AI infrastructure deployments,” said Jim Burke, president and CEO of Vistra. “Helix brings together data center development, infrastructure and power capabilities under a single umbrella, providing a one-stop shop for large load customers. By utilizing Vistra’s existing fleet to deliver near-term power, Helix will accelerate delivery of power solutions through the use of existing assets while also bringing additionality with Vistra's best-in-class capabilities, including power generation development and power grid expertise. Vistra has a proven track record in executing more than 5,000 megawatts of power purchase agreements with hyperscalers and looks forward to leveraging our leading and diverse generation fleet and operational expertise as Helix’s preferred power partner to help deliver the reliable, affordable energy these customers require.” “Like a DNA helix, Helix Digital Infrastructure is built on a double strand of complementary strengths—KKR's institutional capital and infrastructure expertise intertwined with Helix's hyperscaler leadership and execution engine. Together, with our strategic partners, we are positioned to meet the financial and operational demands of the AI era,” said Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall, Co-Chief Executive Officers, KKR. Helix is supported by KKR’s leading global infrastructure platform, which includes over $100 billion in infrastructure assets under management and more than $70 billion invested across digital and power assets. KKR’s experience across data centers, renewable and conventional power generation and transmission, fiber and related sectors provides the foundation for Helix’s integrated model. KKR’s anchor investment in the Helix strategy is funded through its balance sheet and other managed vehicles. About Helix Digital Infrastructure
Helix Digital Infrastructure is a dedicated company focused on investing in, delivering and managing the next generation of AI-enabling infrastructure. Founded with anchor investors including KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA and Vistra, the company has access to a long-duration, multi-billion-dollar pool of capital. Supported by KKR’s leading global infrastructure platform, Helix is designed to deliver integrated solutions across hyperscale data centers, power generation and transmission, fiber, connectivity and related infrastructure. Helix is led by Adam Selipsky, former CEO of Amazon Web Services, and a management team with extensive experience across cloud, digital infrastructure and energy systems. For more information about Helix, please visit www.helixdi.com. About KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com. For additional information about Global Atlantic Financial Group, please visit Global Atlantic Financial Group’s website at www.globalatlantic.com. About the Kuwait Investment Authority
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) is the world's oldest sovereign wealth fund, established in 1953. The KIA’s main functions include managing the State’s General Reserve and Future Generations Fund. Stemming from this rich history, the KIA continues to safeguard the financial wealth of Kuwait’s current and future generations by diversifying revenue streams and ensuring a fiscally sustainable and secure future. About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading, Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas. The company serves 5 million retail customers and operates a growing portfolio of generation assets expected to reach a capacity of nearly 50,000 megawatts by year-end 2026. Vistra is a leader in transforming the energy landscape, with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at https://www.vistracorp.com. Notice to Readers
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, the operations of Helix. Readers can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believe,” “expect,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “should,” “seek,” “approximately,” “predict,” “intend,” “will,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on KKR’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but these beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to KKR or within its control. Due to various risks and uncertainties, actual events or results may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. General discussions contained within this press release regarding investment demand or market trends represent the view of either the source cited or KKR. Historical or current market trends are not reliable indicators of actual future market behavior or future performance of any particular investment that may differ materially, and should not be relied upon as such. Nothing contained herein is intended to predict the performance of any investment. KIA, NVIDIA and Vistra are investors in Helix and accordingly will participate in returns generated by Helix. These and other investors will serve as strategic partners and may have certain rights, such as priority or first look rights, to provide goods or services to Helix investments. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260610500794/en/ Media Contact
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TXU Energy's Beat the Heat Program Returns to Help Texas Families Stay Cool and Safe This SummerJune 8, 2026 1:15 PM
PR Newswire (US) More than 30 community events will help connect Texans with cooling resources and bill-payment assistance IRVING, Texas, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As summer temperatures rise across Texas, TXU Energy is once again partnering with nonprofit organizations across the state to help Texans stay safe, cool, and connected to critical resources during the hottest months of the year. Through its signature Beat the Heat program, TXU Energy is donating $150,000 to provide cooling assistance where it is needed most, through the distribution of box fans, window air conditioning units, and support for community cooling centers."Summer heat affects every corner of Texas, but not everyone has the resources to stay safe when temperatures climb," said Scott Hudson, president of TXU Energy. "For more than 25 years, Beat the Heat has been one of the ways we put our commitment to Texas communities into action. We're proud to work alongside our trusted local nonprofit partners to reach even more Texans and help them stay cool, safe, and supported throughout the summer."2026 Program Highlights5,000+ box fans for Texans in need
By partnering with local nonprofits to utilize their outreach networks, TXU Energy expects to distribute more than 5,000 box fans to help Texans stay cool at home this summer.600+ window air conditioning units
TXU Energy will provide more than 600 window air conditioning units to seniors and households in need.30+ community outreach events across Texas
TXU Energy will host fan and air conditioner distribution events in more than 30 communities, including Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, and Midland.Bill-payment assistance for vulnerable customers
Through TXU Energy Aid, the company provides financial assistance to customers experiencing hardship, helping families avoid disconnection to remain safe and cool in their homes all summer long.For more than forty years, Energy Aid has helped Texans facing financial hardship with more than $140 million in bill-payment assistance, funded entirely by TXU Energy, its employees, and customers. Community members looking to support Energy Aid are invited to contribute online. About TXU EnergyAs the #1 electricity choice of Texans, we're passionate about creating experiences and solutions tailored to fit the needs of our customers, including electricity plans, online tools to help save, renewable energy options, and more. TXU Energy is also committed to cultivating a dynamic and enjoyable workplace where all our people can succeed. Visit txu.com for more. TXU Energy is a subsidiary of Vistra (NYSE: VST). REP #10004 View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/txu-energys-beat-the-heat-program-returns-to-help-texas-families-stay-cool-and-safe-this-summer-302794218.htmlSOURCE TXU Energy Original: TXU Energy's Beat the Heat Program Returns to Help Texas Families Stay Cool and Safe This Summer

Wow....this just keeps on hurting

Little disappointing to see the price action today after stellar results.

Vistra Declares Dividend on Common Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, and Series C Preferred StockApril 30, 2026 4:15 PM
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IRVING, Texas, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2290 per share of Vistra's common stock, reflecting an estimated aggregate payment of approximately $75 million this quarter. The common dividend is payable on June 30, 2026, to common stockholders of record as of June 22, 2026. The ex-dividend date for the common dividend will be June 22, 2026.







The board of directors also declared a semi-annual dividend on the company's 7.0% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Green Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock. The Series B dividend is $35.00 per preferred share, or $70.00 per share of Series B preferred stock on an annualized basis. The Series B dividend is payable on June 15, 2026, to Series B preferred stockholders of record as of June 1, 2026.Additionally, the board of directors declared a semi-annual dividend on the company's 8.875% Series C Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock. The Series C dividend is $44.375 per preferred share, or $88.75 per share of Series C preferred stock on an annualized basis. The Series C dividend is payable on July 15, 2026, to Series C preferred stockholders of record as of July 1, 2026.About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is a leader in transforming the energy landscape, with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at vistracorp.com.



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Vistra Prices Private Offering of $4.0 Billion of Senior NotesApril 8, 2026 7:21 PM
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IRVING, Texas, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) (the "Company" or "Vistra") announced today the pricing of a private offering (the "Offering") of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2028 at a price to the public of 99.900% of their face value (the "2028 Notes"), $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2031 at a price to the public of 99.990% of their face value (the "2031 Notes"), $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2033 at a price to the public of 99.813% of their face value (the "2033 Notes") and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2036 at a price to the public of 99.823% of their face value (the "2036 Notes" and, together with the 2028 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2033 Notes, the "Notes")  to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Vistra Operations Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Issuer"). The 2028 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 4.550% per annum. The 2031 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.000% per annum. The 2033 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.250% per annum. The 2036 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.550% per annum. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Issuer's current and future subsidiaries that also guarantee the Issuer's Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2016 (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, as borrower, Vistra Intermediate Company LLC, the guarantors party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent, various lenders and letter of credit issuers party thereto, and the other parties named therein.







The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Offering (i) to repay or redeem existing indebtedness, including the Company's Senior Notes due 2027 and/or Term Loan B-3 Facility, (ii) for general corporate purposes and/or (iii) to pay fees and expenses related to the Offering.The Offering is expected to close on April 22, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. In connection with the Offering, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") with respect to a registered offer to exchange the Notes for new exchange notes having substantially similar terms as the Notes, or, in certain circumstances, to register the resale of the Notes.This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described above, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is a leader in transforming the energy landscape, with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at vistracorp.com.Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The information presented herein includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which Vistra operates and beliefs of and assumptions made by Vistra's management, involve risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and are not guarantees of future performance, that could significantly affect the financial results of Vistra. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that are presented herein, or in response to questions or otherwise, that address activities, events or developments that may occur in the future, including such matters as activities related to our financial or operational projections, financial condition and cash flows, projected synergy, net debt targets, capital allocation, capital expenditures, liquidity, projected Adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow conversion rate, dividend policy, business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, future acquisitions or dispositions, development or operation of power generation assets, market and industry developments and the growth of our businesses and operations, including potential transactions with large load facilities at our nuclear and natural gas plants (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases, or the negative variations of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature, including, but not limited to: "intends," "plans," "will likely," "unlikely," "believe," "confident", "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "will," "shall," "should," "could," "may," "might," "predict," "project," "forecast," "target," "potential," "goal," "objective," "guidance" and "outlook"), are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although Vistra believes that in making any such forward-looking statement, Vistra's expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such forward-looking statement involves uncertainties and risks that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in or implied by any such forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions (including changes in interest rates) or changes in political conditions or federal or state laws and regulations; (ii) the ability of Vistra to execute upon its contemplated strategic, capital allocation, performance, and cost-saving initiatives, including the previously announced acquisition by the Company of Cogentrix Energy, and to successfully integrate acquired businesses; (iii) actions by credit ratings agencies; (iv) the severity, magnitude and duration of extreme weather events, contingencies and uncertainties relating thereto, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, and the resulting effects on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; and (v) those additional risks and factors discussed in reports filed with the SEC by Vistra from time to time, including the uncertainties and risks discussed in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in Vistra's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date on which it is made, and except as may be required by law, Vistra will not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them; nor can Vistra assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.



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Vistra Announces Private Offering of Senior NotesApril 8, 2026 8:50 AM
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IRVING, Texas, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) (the "Company" or "Vistra") announced today the launch of multiple series of senior unsecured notes (collectively, the "Notes") in a private offering (the "Offering") to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Vistra Operations Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Issuer"). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Issuer's current and future subsidiaries that also guarantee the Issuer's Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2016 (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, as borrower, Vistra Intermediate Company LLC, the guarantors party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent, various lenders and letter of credit issuers party thereto, and the other parties named therein.







The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Offering (i) to repay or redeem existing indebtedness, including the Company's Senior Notes due 2027 and/or Term Loan B-3 Facility, (ii) for general corporate purposes and/or (iii) to pay fees and expenses related to the Offering.The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. In connection with the Offering, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") with respect to a registered offer to exchange the Notes for new exchange notes having substantially similar terms as the Notes, or, in certain circumstances, to register the resale of the Notes.This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described above, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is a leader in transforming the energy landscape, with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at vistracorp.com.Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The information presented herein includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which Vistra operates and beliefs of and assumptions made by Vistra's management, involve risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and are not guarantees of future performance, that could significantly affect the financial results of Vistra. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that are presented herein, or in response to questions or otherwise, that address activities, events or developments that may occur in the future, including such matters as activities related to our financial or operational projections, financial condition and cash flows, projected synergy, net debt targets, capital allocation, capital expenditures, liquidity, projected Adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow conversion rate, dividend policy, business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, future acquisitions or dispositions, development or operation of power generation assets, market and industry developments and the growth of our businesses and operations, including potential transactions with large load facilities at our nuclear and natural gas plants (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases, or the negative variations of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature, including, but not limited to: "intends," "plans," "will likely," "unlikely," "believe," "confident", "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "will," "shall," "should," "could," "may," "might," "predict," "project," "forecast," "target," "potential," "goal," "objective," "guidance" and "outlook"), are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although Vistra believes that in making any such forward-looking statement, Vistra's expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such forward-looking statement involves uncertainties and risks that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in or implied by any such forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions (including changes in interest rates) or changes in political conditions or federal or state laws and regulations; (ii) the ability of Vistra to execute upon its contemplated strategic, capital allocation, performance, and cost-saving initiatives, including the previously announced acquisition by the Company of Cogentrix Energy, and to successfully integrate acquired businesses; (iii) actions by credit ratings agencies; (iv) the severity, magnitude and duration of extreme weather events, contingencies and uncertainties relating thereto, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, and the resulting effects on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; and (v) those additional risks and factors discussed in reports filed with the SEC by Vistra from time to time, including the uncertainties and risks discussed in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in Vistra's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date on which it is made, and except as may be required by law, Vistra will not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them; nor can Vistra assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.



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Vistra to Report First Quarter Results on May 7, 2026April 1, 2026 5:25 PM
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IRVING, Texas, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) plans to report its first quarter 2026 financial and operating results on Thursday, May 7, 2026, during a live conference call and webcast beginning at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT).







The live webcast can be accessed via Vistra's website at www.vistracorp.com under "Investor Relations" and then "Events & Presentations." Participants can also listen by phone by registering here prior to the start time of the call to receive a conference call dial-in number. A replay of the webcast will be available on Vistra's website for one year following the call.About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is a leader in transforming the energy landscape, with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at vistracorp.com.



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Power demand tied to AI and data centers keeps strengthening the thesis

Vistra Achieves Investment-Grade Credit Ratings from S&P and FitchMarch 17, 2026 12:54 PM
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IRVING, Texas, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) today announced that Fitch Ratings has upgraded the company's long-term issuer default rating to investment grade, further strengthening Vistra's credit profile. The action follows S&P Global Ratings' upgrade of Vistra's issuer credit rating to investment grade on Dec. 2, 2025, marking the second investment grade credit rating from a major credit rating agency.







Fitch upgraded Vistra's long-term issuer default rating to BBB-, citing the company's improved business profile, strong credit metrics, supportive capital allocation, and improving market fundamentals."Fitch's recent upgrade, together with S&P's action in December, reflects the consistent execution of our strategy and our continued focus on balance sheet strength," said Jim Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vistra. "We believe achieving investment-grade ratings positions the company well to maintain financial flexibility and support long-term value creation."Vistra's credit profile has strengthened meaningfully in recent years, supported by:Sustained free cash flow generation across market conditionsDisciplined capital allocation and reduction in balance sheet leverageAn increasingly geographic and fuel-diversified generation portfolio with a significant dispatchable componentIncreased visibility and stability in earnings profile, supported by the recently announced long-term generation power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Amazon and MetaA strong liquidity position and conservative financial policiesThe company expects that its investment-grade ratings from S&P and Fitch will enhance access to the capital markets and, over time, reduce borrowing costs.About VistraVistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is a leader in transforming the energy landscape, with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at vistracorp.com.



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Vistra Expands Residential Battery Aggregation Program with Enphase EnergyMarch 5, 2026 12:10 PM
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A growing virtual power plant will help support grid reliability in TexasIRVING, Texas, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced an expansion of its battery aggregation program to include Enphase Energy's IQ® Batteries, further scaling its residential virtual power plant (VPP) to strengthen grid reliability across Texas. The program, Battery Rewards, is offered through Vistra's flagship retail electricity brand, TXU Energy, and allows eligible Enphase customers to earn incentives by exporting stored battery power to the grid during periods of high demand.







Through Battery Rewards, Vistra aggregates energy from participating, customer-owned residential batteries and dispatches it to the Texas grid when it is needed most. By harnessing flexible distributed energy resources, the program helps manage peak demand and maximize the use of existing grid infrastructure."As Texas continues to expect rapid load growth, demand-side solutions are becoming increasingly important," said Sam Sen, Vistra's vice president of energy transition solutions. "By bringing additional flexible resources like batteries online during critical periods, we can strengthen grid reliability and serve more load using the infrastructure already in place."TXU Energy customers who enroll in Battery Rewards and own an Enphase IQ Battery will receive financial incentives for participating while maintaining control of their systems during local power outages. Participants can also continue to benefit from TXU Energy solar buyback plans, which provide bill credits for excess solar energy exported to the grid."The pace of energy demand growth in Texas is unlike anything we've seen before, especially as more people move to the state, and industries from manufacturing to technology are all growing," said Marco Krapels, chief marketing officer and head of global energy markets at Enphase Energy. "Through our partnership with Vistra, flexible, distributed energy resources like Enphase home battery systems can help supply this demand when and where it's needed most, while homeowners are compensated and retain backup power and control when it matters most."The virtual power plant relies on a sophisticated operating system to coordinate energy assets in real time. Kraken's AI-powered platform automatically responds during periods of high demand by shifting participating homes to draw power from their batteries instead of the grid. This temporarily reduces each home's grid demand and, when available, allows excess stored energy to be exported to the grid – helping customers participate effortlessly in a more flexible, affordable, and reliable energy system."Vistra is putting customers at the heart of the energy transformation," said Devrim Celal, chief flexibility officer at Kraken. "By connecting batteries into one smart system, we are helping the company support the grid while creating value for consumers. This creates better experiences and helps to build lasting customer relationships."This VPP expansion builds on Vistra's long history of introducing innovative energy solutions, including first-to-Texas connected thermostat offerings and the nation's first free electric vehicle charging program supported by vehicle telematics.With Battery Rewards, Vistra continues to give customers more choice and control over their energy use while playing an active role in supporting grid reliability. For more information about the Battery Rewards program, please visit txu.com.About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is a leader in transforming the energy landscape, with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at vistracorp.com.



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Vistra Declares Dividend on Common Stock and Series A Preferred StockFebruary 19, 2026 4:15 PM
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IRVING, Texas, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2280 per share of Vistra's common stock, reflecting an estimated aggregate payment of approximately $75 million this quarter. The common dividend is payable on March 31, 2026, to common stockholders of record as of March 20, 2026. The ex-dividend date for the common dividend will be March 20, 2026.







The board of directors also declared a semi-annual dividend on the company's 8.0% Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock. The Series A dividend is $40.00 per preferred share, or $80.00 per share of Series A preferred stock on an annualized basis. The Series A dividend is payable on April 15, 2026, to Series A preferred stockholders of record as of April 1, 2026.About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is a leader in transforming the energy landscape, with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at vistracorp.com.



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$VST: Wowwwwww.................. up 20% this am

Whatta booster !!!!!!!!!

Now $175

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GO $VST

No chance this goes back to 100.  Gltu

$VST: College kids picking this one for CNBC-StockDraft

Interesting.

Now at $125

I think it comes down to $100 again.......... then I'll get into it


GO $VST

Hydrogen Finally Gets A Price Tag: S&P 500 New Energy Plays Soar Along With This Amazon Vendor
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VST, just below a 52 week high

Thx. Higher interest rates are a definite -ve for the stock

Debt Costs and Capital Structure
Higher interest rates generally increase Vistra's borrowing costs for new debt issuances and variable-rate debt. In December 2023, Vistra priced $400 million of 6.950% senior secured notes due 2033 and $350 million of 7.750% senior unsecured notes due 20314. These relatively high interest rates reflect the rising rate environment, increasing Vistra's debt servicing costs.

Hedging and Forward Contracts
Vistra employs a comprehensive hedging program to stabilize its earnings profile. As of February 2024, Vistra had hedged approximately 99% of its expected generation volumes for the balance of 2024 and 87% for 20251. Changes in interest rates can affect the pricing and valuation of these hedging instruments, potentially impacting Vistra's reported financial results.

Capital Allocation and Investment Decisions
Interest rates influence Vistra's capital allocation strategy:
Share Repurchases: Vistra expects to spend $2.25 billion on share repurchases in 2024 and 20251. Higher interest rates may make debt-financed share repurchases less attractive.
Clean Energy Investments: Vistra is planning significant investments in renewables and energy storage projects1. Higher interest rates could increase the cost of capital for these projects, potentially affecting their economic viability or expected returns.

Market Dynamics and Electricity Pricing
Interest rates can indirectly affect electricity demand and pricing:
Economic Growth: Higher rates may slow economic growth, potentially reducing electricity demand from commercial and industrial customers.
Competitive Positioning: Vistra's ability to offer competitive electricity rates to its approximately 5 million customers may be influenced by its cost of capital relative to competitors3.

Valuation and Investor Sentiment
Interest rates play a crucial role in how investors value Vistra's stock:
Discount Rates: Higher interest rates typically lead to higher discount rates used in valuation models, potentially reducing the present value of Vistra's future cash flows.

Yield Comparison: As a dividend-paying stock, Vistra's attractiveness relative to fixed-income investments may change as interest rates fluctuate.

Kiwi

VST added to Dow Jones Utility Average(DJUA):
https://www.barrons.com/articles/nvidia-dow-jones-industrial-average-intel-sherwin-williams-9ab14310?siteid=yhoof2

Thanks for the great link....I missed that today as I was traveling. I suspected as much, as it relates to the pullback. I just wanted to make sure something specific to them was going wrong. Thanks for your boost of confidence.

Concern that the Fed may not reduce interest rates as far or as fast as recently expected .
Levels of interest rates affects VST's financing / refinancing
Rich Saperstein on CNBC just before 1, promoting VST
End of this segment https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/10/09/amazon-has-a-great-future-says-treasury-partners-rich-saperstein.html


Kiwi

Are there any issues, other than Macro, that started a downtrend after hitting the high of $143 on Oct.7th.? Going lower today around $122....what stalled the momentum?

Vistra to Acquire Equity Interests of Vistra Vision LLC from Minority Investors (9/18/24)

Vistra to become the sole owner of Vistra Vision

Highlights

- Transaction, consisting of the acquisition of the entire 15% equity interest in Vistra Vision currently owned by affiliates of Nuveen and Avenue, is expected to close on Dec. 31, 2024.

- Net present value cash purchase price, which will be paid in installments over two years from the closing date, of $3.085 billion(1), subject to adjustment based on the amount of Vistra Vision dividends received by the minority investors prior to closing.

- Increases upside related to nuclear, solar, and battery assets, as well as its retail business currently majority owned and operated by Vistra.

- Transaction is expected to significantly exceed the company's mid-teens levered return thresholds and is forecasted to be immediately accretive to shareholders.

- Vistra remains committed to its long-term net leverage target of less than 3x(2) and continues to expect to execute at least $2.25 billion of share repurchases in 2024 and 2025, and at least $1 billion of additional share repurchases in 2026(3).

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) today announced that it has executed definitive agreements with affiliates of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, and Avenue Capital Management II, L.P., to acquire their combined 15% equity interest in Vistra Vision LLC. This will result in Vistra being the sole owner of its Vistra Vision subsidiary, which includes its zero-carbon nuclear, energy storage, and solar generation assets, as well as its retail business.

Vistra President and CEO Jim Burke stated, "This is another key milestone in the evolution of our company. Through this transaction we are simplifying the overall structure by acquiring the minority interest at an attractive valuation and increasing our shareholder's ownership to 100% of highly valuable, carbon-free assets in the key growing markets across the U.S."

Burke concluded, "Vistra believes its strength is its integrated model of pairing a large fleet of dispatchable generation assets with best-in-class retail and commercial operations, ensuring customers are served in a reliable, affordable, and sustainable manner. Vistra continues to be well-positioned to assist with the growing power needs across our country."

Transaction Structure

Vistra will acquire the 15% equity interest collectively owned by Nuveen and Avenue for an undiscounted purchase price of $3.248 billion in cash, which it expects to pay in five installments of $1.18 billion on Dec. 31, 2024, $114 million on June 30, 2025, $1.0 billion on Dec. 31, 2025, $54 million on June 30, 2026, and $900 million on Dec. 31, 2026. The net present value of the purchase price as of Dec. 31, 2024, discounted at a 6% interest rate, is $3.085 billion.

Additionally, if Nuveen and Avenue receive less than $165 million in dividends from Vistra Vision for the remainder of 2024, then the amount of the installment payable on Dec. 31, 2024, will be adjusted upward by the difference, and if they receive dividends in excess of $165 million, then the amount will be adjusted downward by the difference.

Vistra's Capital Allocation Plan Unchanged

The agreement does not impact or change Vistra's capital allocation priorities. Vistra remains committed to its long-term net leverage target of less than 3x2. Vistra also continues to expect to execute at least $2.25 billion of share repurchases in 2024 and 2025 and at least $1 billion in 20263, as well as pay $300 million in aggregate common dividends in each year 2024-20263.

Conditions and Timing

The transaction, which is not subject to any regulatory approvals, is expected to close on Dec. 31, 2024.

Advisors

Citi is serving as financial advisor, and Latham & Watkins LLP and Sidley Austin LLP are serving as legal advisors to Vistra.

Evercore and PJT Partners are serving as financial advisors and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is serving as legal advisor to Nuveen and Avenue.

About Vistra Vision LLC

Assets owned by Vistra Vision LLC consist of the Beaver Valley, Comanche Peak, Davis-Besse, and Perry nuclear generation facilities with total capacity of approximately 6.4 GW, the Vistra Zero renewables and energy storage business, and Vistra's retail business. As of June 30, 2024, total debt outstanding and cash on hand at Vistra Vision LLC were approximately $3.55 billion and $375 million, respectively.

About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine, including the key markets of ERCOT, PJM and ISO New England. Based in Irving, Texas, Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient, power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at https://www.vistracorp.com.

(1) Calculated as of Dec. 31, 2024, utilizing a 6% discount rate.

(2) Excluding any non-recourse debt at Vistra Zero and any benefit from margin deposits.

(3) Subject to board authorization.

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Congrats on your Gr8 find / hold

Kiwi

S&P MidCap 400 constituent Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) will replace Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (NYSE: PXD) in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Aaon Inc. (NASD: AAON) will replace Vistra in the S&P MidCap 400, and Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. (NASD: MARA) will replace Aaon in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, May 8. S&P 500 and S&P 100 constituent Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) acquired Pioneer Natural Resources in a deal that closed today, Friday May 3.

Vistra Receives Approval from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Energy Harbor Acquisition (2/19/24)

This marks the final regulatory approval needed in the acquisition process

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) has now received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to acquire Energy Harbor.

Vistra announced last March that the purchase of Energy Harbor, which includes a 4,000-megawatt nuclear generation fleet and retail business of ~1 million customers, presents a unique opportunity to accelerate the growth of Vistra's zero-carbon generation portfolio.

FERC's approval, which was received Friday afternoon, was the last regulatory approval needed for the companies to close the transaction.

Vistra anticipates closing in the coming weeks.

About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, providing essential resources for customers, commerce, and communities. With operations in 20 states and the District of Columbia, Vistra combines an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Learn more at vistracorp.com.

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Vistra Receives Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approval to Own & Operate Three Energy Harbor Nuclear Plants (9/29/23)

Approval marks important milestone in acquisition process

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) and Energy Harbor today received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to transfer the operating licenses of Energy Harbor's three nuclear plants – Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse, and Perry – to Vistra.

Vistra announced in March that it intended to accelerate the growth of its zero-carbon generation portfolio through the purchase of Energy Harbor, including its 4,000-megawatt nuclear generation fleet and retail business of ~1 million customers, pending regulatory approvals.

"This is an important step in the acquisition process and is evidence of Vistra's strong technical and financial qualifications, as we have demonstrated over the past 30+ years with our Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant," said Jim Burke, Vistra president and CEO. "We are excited about this opportunity to invest in nuclear power, which plays a critical and unique role in our nation's responsible energy transition as a baseload, carbon-free source of power."

The NRC's thorough and timely review of the license transfer application brings this transaction closer to completion. To finalize the acquisition, Vistra awaits a decision from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its request for approval of the transaction.

Vistra continues to target closing the transaction before the end of the year.

About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, providing essential resources for customers, commerce, and communities. With operations in 20 states and the District of Columbia, Vistra combines an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with safe, reliable, diverse, and efficient power generation. Learn more at vistracorp.com.

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Investor Presentation (3/06/23)

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Vistra to Create "Vistra Vision," a Leading Zero-Carbon Generation and Retail Platform, Through the Acquisition of Energy Harbor (3/06/23)

Vistra Board increases aggregate share repurchase authorization by $1 billion; remaining ~$1.8 billion authorization expected to be completed by year-end 2024

Highlights

- Transaction will combine Energy Harbor's nuclear and retail businesses with Vistra's nuclear and retail businesses and Vistra Zero renewables and storage projects under a newly formed subsidiary holding company, referred to generally as "Vistra Vision."

- Accelerates the growth of Vistra's zero-carbon operations, adding ~4,000 megawatts (MW) of nuclear capacity and ~1 million retail customers.

- In total, Vistra Vision will be a large-scale ~7,800 MW zero-carbon generation business with ~5 million retail customers across the United States, and it will also have access to a growth pipeline of ~1,100 MW of additional renewables projects.

- Consideration to Energy Harbor for this combination includes $3 billion cash and a 15% ownership interest in Vistra Vision; in addition, Vistra Vision will assume ~$430 million of net debt from Energy Harbor. Most Energy Harbor shareholders will receive cash at closing, and the two largest shareholders, Avenue Capital Group and Nuveen, will receive a combination of cash and the 15% ownership interest.

- Transaction is expected to generate at least $125 million in annual run-rate synergies by year-end 2025 from increased scale, optimized operations, and cost structure efficiencies.

- Vistra will own 85% of Vistra Vision as well as 100% of the entities holding its remaining conventional generation assets, referred to generally as "Vistra Tradition."

- Vistra does not expect any significant changes to its capital allocation plan, including its long-term net leverage target of less than 3x (excluding any non-recourse financing at Vistra Vision), and the expected return of capital to its shareholders by way of the expected $300 million in annual dividends and at least $1 billion of share repurchases each year.

- Vistra to host a conference call today, March 6, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern.

IRVING, Texas, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) announced that it has executed a definitive agreement with Energy Harbor Corp., pursuant to which Energy Harbor will merge with and into a newly-formed subsidiary of Vistra. The transaction will combine Energy Harbor's nuclear and retail businesses with Vistra's nuclear and retail businesses and Vistra Zero renewables and storage projects under a newly-formed subsidiary holding company, referred to generally as "Vistra Vision." This combination creates a leading integrated retail electricity and zero-carbon generation company with the second-largest competitive nuclear fleet in the country, along with a growing renewables and energy storage portfolio. The agreement has been approved by both companies' boards of directors. Sufficient stockholder approval for the transaction has been committed through support agreements signed by a majority of the Energy Harbor stockholders.

Vistra President and CEO Jim Burke stated, "We are excited to announce this unique combination and the many benefits it brings to our key stakeholders – customers, employees, communities, and shareholders. Vistra has been focused on responsibly transitioning our power generation profile, and though we've made significant progress over the past several years, there are few opportunities to grow a reliable and dispatchable zero-carbon generation portfolio at scale this quickly. As our country navigates a massive energy transition to cleaner sources of electricity, nuclear energy provides the unique capability of being both carbon-free and a dependable, always-on source of reliable power. With the enactment of the zero-emission nuclear production tax credit (I.R.C. Sec. 45U), nuclear power generation now has down-side protection against lower power prices, resulting in tremendous upside opportunity compared to other generation with similar attributes."

Burke continued, "This transaction provides the first opportunity to unlock the value of our Vistra Zero portfolio, and we've structured it in a way that aligns squarely with our capital allocation plan so that we can continue our share repurchase program and dividend payments as we originally announced in November 2021. Importantly, Vistra will continue its focus on an integrated model, ensuring customers are served in a reliable, affordable, and sustainable manner. We have a tremendous business platform with Vistra Vision and a portfolio of efficient, reliable, dispatchable generation assets with Vistra Tradition. We operate assets that are well run, meet the customers' needs, and are supported by strong risk management and commercial capabilities. Vistra is well-positioned to lead in the competitive electric sector."

"As an active investor committed to the global energy transition, we believe Vistra has designed an attractive investment and structure that will create value for all stakeholders while continuing to advance zero-carbon solutions," said John Miller, head of municipals at Nuveen. "This new platform will be a meaningful force for decarbonization in the energy industry, and we look forward to being part of it."

"We are proud of Avenue's four-year partnership with the Energy Harbor team and look forward to our unique investment in Vistra Vision, which combines a growing set of nuclear, solar, and storage assets with an innovative retail business essential for the energy transition," shared Avenue Capital Group's Senior Portfolio Manager Matt Kimble.

Burke concluded, "We look forward to welcoming the Energy Harbor generation and retail teams in Ohio and Pennsylvania to Vistra. We focus on being a preferred place to work and a core member of the communities where our plants, retail offices, and customers are located, which will soon include Akron among other locations in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Our purpose at Vistra, 'Lighting up lives, powering a better way forward,' will be greatly reinforced with this exciting opportunity. I want to thank Energy Harbor for their confidence in our team at Vistra."

Transaction Structure

Vistra will form a new subsidiary holding company, referred to generally as Vistra Vision, which will own all of Vistra's nuclear and retail businesses, as well as Vistra Zero assets. At closing of the transaction, Energy Harbor will merge with and into a subsidiary of Vistra, thereby becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Vistra Vision. Total compensation will consist of $3 billion cash and a 15% equity interest in Vistra Vision. Most Energy Harbor shareholders will receive cash at closing, and the two largest shareholders, Avenue Capital Group and Nuveen, will receive a combination of cash and the 15% ownership interest. In addition, Vistra Vision will assume ~$430 million of net debt from Energy Harbor in the transaction. Vistra will continue to own 85% of Vistra Vision, as well as 100% of Vistra Tradition, Vistra's highly efficient gas and coal generation fleet. Vistra intends to finance the majority of the $3 billion of cash consideration through debt financing at Vistra Operations, with all or a portion of the debt expected to be invested in Vistra Vision via an inter-company loan. At closing, it is expected that the net debt of Vistra Vision will be ~$3.430 billion.

Vistra has committed financing sufficient to fund the cash consideration and plans to execute long-term financings prior to the closing of the transaction.

Vistra will not acquire Energy Harbor's legacy conventional generation fleet. Energy Harbor has previously signed definitive agreements to sell these assets to third parties.

Projected Strategic and Financial Benefits

Vistra Vision will be a premier zero-carbon generation and retail growth company. With a continuing safety-first culture, it will operate the second-largest competitive nuclear fleet in the country with four nuclear plants totaling more than 6,400 MW across ERCOT and PJM. This fleet provides critical, zero-carbon baseload generation that produces enough electricity to power 3.2 million U.S. homes. Vistra Vision will also own a portfolio of ~340 MW of operating solar assets and ~1,020 MW of operating storage assets, including 350 MW of storage through the Phase 3 expansion of its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, expected online mid-2023. The operating portfolio is expected to grow through time, including through an identified development pipeline of ~1,100 MW of renewables and storage assets; this growth is expected to be primarily funded by non-recourse financing and free cash flow generated by the Vistra Zero assets.

Additionally, Vistra Vision will operate one of the largest retail businesses in the country with ~5 million customers across 18 states. Through Vistra Vision and Vistra Tradition, Vistra will continue to operate as a fully integrated power company, leveraging commercial acumen and back office and fleet support.

Vistra Vision and Vistra Tradition will each produce significant Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted FCFbG for Vistra shareholders. Vistra Vision's earnings power and free cash flows are expected to benefit from significant downside protection through the nuclear production tax credit, for which all four of the nuclear assets it will own following this transaction are eligible through at least 2032. Throughout the past several months, Vistra has performed detailed diligence of the Energy Harbor assets, including site visits and extensive third-party operational analysis. Vistra has also identified a significant amount of synergy opportunities through scale efficiencies by combining the businesses. Specifically, Vistra expects the combination to result in at least $125 million of run-rate annual synergies by year-end 2025 from optimized operations and cost structure efficiencies.

Vistra's Continuing Capital Allocation Plan

As of Feb. 23, 2023, Vistra had ~$800 million remaining under its $3.25 billion share repurchase authorization. On March 5, 2023, Vistra's board authorized an additional $1 billion of share repurchases, effective immediately. Vistra expects to complete the upsized ~$1.8 billion authorization by year-end 2024. In addition, Vistra continues to expect to repurchase $1 billion of stock each year 2025-2026, as well as pay $300 million in aggregate dividends in each year 2023-2026 (subject to board approval), in line with its original capital allocation plan announced in November 2021.

Management and Headquarters

Following the close of the transaction, the combined company will be led by Jim Burke, Vistra's president and CEO, and will continue to trade on the NYSE under ticker VST. The Energy Harbor senior leadership is expected to remain with that company through at least the closing of the transaction. The combined company will be headquartered in Irving, Texas, with retail offices in Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.

Conditions and Timing

The companies anticipate closing the transaction in the second half of 2023. The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals, including by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Justice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

Advisors

Citi is serving as exclusive financial advisor, and Latham & Watkins LLP and Balch & Bingham LLP are serving as legal advisors to Vistra.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are serving as financial advisors, Dechert LLP is serving as corporate legal counsel, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is serving as regulatory counsel to Energy Harbor.

Webcast

Vistra will host a webcast today, March 6, 2023, beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. CT) to discuss this transaction. The live webcast and the accompanying slides that will be discussed on the call can be accessed via Vistra's website at www.vistracorp.com under "Investor Relations" and then "Events & Presentations." Participants can also listen by phone by registering here prior to the start time of the call to receive a conference call dial-in number. A replay of the webcast will be available on Vistra's website for one year following the live event.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability

"Adjusted EBITDA" (EBITDA as adjusted for unrealized gains or losses from hedging activities, tax receivable agreement impacts, reorganization items, and certain other items described from time to time in Vistra's earnings releases), "Adjusted Free Cash Flow before Growth" (or "Adjusted FCFbG") (cash from operating activities excluding changes in margin deposits and working capital and adjusted for capital expenditures (including capital expenditures for growth investments), other net investment activities, and other items described from time to time in Vistra's earnings releases), "Ongoing Operations Adjusted EBITDA" (adjusted EBITDA less adjusted EBITDA from Asset Closure segment), "Net Income (Loss) from Ongoing Operations" (net income less net income from Asset Closure segment), and "Ongoing Operations Adjusted Free Cash Flow before Growth" or "Ongoing Operations Adjusted FCFbG" (adjusted free cash flow before growth less cash flow from operating activities from Asset Closure segment before growth) are "non-GAAP financial measures." A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in Vistra's consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Vistra's non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

Vistra uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of performance and believes that analysis of its business by external users is enhanced by visibility to both Net Income prepared in accordance with GAAP and Adjusted EBITDA. Vistra uses Adjusted Free Cash Flow before Growth as a measure of liquidity and believes that analysis of its ability to service its cash obligations is supported by disclosure of both cash provided by (used in) operating activities prepared in accordance with GAAP as well as Adjusted Free Cash Flow before Growth. Vistra uses Ongoing Operations Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of performance and Ongoing Operations Adjusted Free Cash Flow before Growth as a measure of liquidity, and Vistra's management and board of directors have found it informative to view the Asset Closure segment as separate and distinct from Vistra's ongoing operations. Vistra uses Net Income (Loss) from Ongoing Operations as a non-GAAP measure that is most comparable to the GAAP measure Net Income in order to illustrate the company's Net Income excluding the effects of the Asset Closure segment, as well as a measure to compare to Ongoing Operations Adjusted EBITDA. The schedules attached to this earnings release reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, providing essential resources for customers, commerce, and communities. Vistra combines an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with safe, reliable, diverse, and efficient power generation. The company brings its products and services to market in 20 states and the District of Columbia, including six of the seven competitive wholesale markets in the U.S. Serving approximately 4 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers with electricity and natural gas, Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and offers over 50 renewable energy plans. The company is also the largest competitive power generator in the U.S. with a capacity of approximately 37,000 megawatts powered by a diverse portfolio, including natural gas, nuclear, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. In addition, Vistra is a large purchaser of wind power. The company owns and operates the 400-MW/1,600-MWh battery energy storage system in Moss Landing, California, the largest of its kind in the world. Vistra is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company's sustainability report at https://www.vistracorp.com/sustainability/.

About Energy Harbor

Energy Harbor is a highly reliable provider of carbon free baseload electricity committed to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles critical to meeting the nation's emissions goals and accelerating the country's clean energy transition. Our success is driven by our unwavering employee commitment to safe, reliable operations, financial stability and best in class service to meet the energy and sustainability needs of our customers.

For more information on Energy Harbor visit www.energyharbor.com

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Vistra Energy Announces Agreement to Acquire Ambit Energy, Enhancing Vistra's Position as the Leading Residential Retail Electric Provider in

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Vistra Energy Announces Agreement to Acquire Ambit Energy, Enhancing Vistra's Position as the Leading Residential Retail Electric Provider in Texas
IRVING, Texas, Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ambit Energy for $475 million plus net working capital in an all-cash transaction. Following the closing of the transaction, Vistra's share of the ERCOT residential market will grow from approximately 25 percent to approximately 32 percent and an industry-leading 26 percent in all U.S. competitive markets.

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“Ambit is a very attractive standalone retail company and a great match for Vistra's retail business, given its leading direct selling capability and its proprietary technology platform. Importantly, Ambit's retail load is nearly two-thirds in the ERCOT market, followed by PJM and the northeast, and this load is 90 percent comprised of residential and small business customers," said Curt Morgan, Vistra's president and chief executive officer. "This acquisition offers significant benefits including consequential synergies and a material enhancement of Vistra's generation to retail load match, with total customers reaching nearly 5 million, and our expected returns from the transaction representing a superior use of capital. Given the attractive EBITDA to free cash flow conversion profile of the business, we expect the transaction to have a minimal impact on Vistra's credit metrics and our capital allocation plan moving forward.”

Ambit is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and serves approximately 1.1 million residential customer equivalents in 17 states. The North Texas overlap of administrative functions will uniquely position Vistra to capture synergies and enable the teams to quickly integrate operations. Vistra expects the Ambit business will contribute approximately $125 million to adjusted EBITDA after the full run-rate of approximately $25 million of anticipated annual synergies is achieved.

Transaction Highlights

Expected annual adjusted EBITDA contribution of approximately $125 million after the full run-rate of synergies is achieved, representing an acquisition multiple of approximately 3.8 times enterprise value to adjusted EBITDA
Acquisition economics materially exceed Vistra's investment threshold of mid-to-high teens unlevered returns; achieved only through the expertise and scale of the Vistra wholesale and retail businesses
Transaction expected to be immediately accretive to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted FCFbG per share in the range of 2-3 percent
Increases Vistra's match of its generation to retail load profile to approximately 58 percent – over a 20 percent increase since the Dynegy acquisition; 63 percent match in ERCOT with 75 percent at peak, further enhancing Vistra's integrated value proposition
Essentially leverage-neutral acquisition that strengthens Vistra's retail position in the core ERCOT and PJM markets
Estimated conversion of adjusted EBITDA to adjusted FCFbG of more than 90 percent
Ambit is the largest energy-focused direct seller in the United States, providing a new complementary sales channel for Vistra
Includes acquisition of Ambit's sophisticated, custom-built technology platform, and impressive network of consultants
Transaction and Approvals

In addition to satisfying the closing conditions and consents customary for a transaction of this nature, the transaction is also subject to applicable regulatory approvals, including the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the United States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Pending the receipt of all necessary approvals and the fulfillment of all other customary closing conditions, the parties expect the transaction to close by year end 2019.

Additional Information

Vistra has posted a presentation with additional details of the transaction on the investor relations section of its website atwww.vistraenergy.com.

Advisors

Scotiabank is serving as financial advisor and Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC is serving as legal advisor to Ambit.

Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal advisor to Vistra.

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About Vistra Energy
Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE: VST) is a premier, integrated energy company based in Irving, Texas, combining an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with a focus on safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Through its retail and generation businesses, Vistra operates in 20 states and the District of Columbia, and six of the seven competitive markets in the U.S., with about 5,400 employees. Vistra is one of the largest competitive residential electricity providers in the country, and its retail brands serve approximately 3.7 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers with electricity and gas. The company's generation fleet totals approximately 41,000 megawatts of highly efficient generation capacity, with a diverse portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery storage facilities. The company is currently developing the largest battery energy storage system of its kind in the world – a 300-MW/1,200-MWh system in Moss Landing, California.

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The information presented herein includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which Vistra Energy Corp. ("Vistra Energy") operates and beliefs of and assumptions made by Vistra Energy's management, involve risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and are not guarantees of future performance, that could significantly affect the financial results of Vistra Energy. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that are presented herein, or in response to questions or otherwise, that address activities, events or developments that may occur in the future, including such matters as activities related to our financial or operational projections, projected synergy, value lever and net debt targets, capital allocation, capital expenditures, liquidity, projected Adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow conversion rate, dividend policy, business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, future acquisitions or dispositions, development or operation of power generation assets, market and industry developments and the growth of our businesses and operations (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases, or the negative variations of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature, including, but not limited to, "intends," "plans," "will likely," "unlikely," "believe," "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "will," "shall," "should," "could," "may," "might," "predict," "project," "forecast," "target," "potential," "forecast," "goal," "objective," "guidance" and "outlook"),are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although Vistra Energy believes that in making any such forward-looking statement, Vistra Energy's expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such forward-looking statement involves uncertainties and risks that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in or implied by any such forward-looking statement, including but not limited, to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions (including changes in interest rates) or changes in political conditions or federal or state laws and regulations; (ii) the ability of Vistra Energy to execute upon its contemplated strategic and performance initiatives and to successfully integrate acquired businesses; (iii) actions by credit ratings agencies; and (iv) those additional risks and factors discussed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") by Vistra Energy from time to time, including the uncertainties and risks discussed in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in Vistra Energy's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date on which it is made, and except as may be required by law, Vistra Energy will not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them; nor can Vistra Energy assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

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Vistra Energy Announces Meaningful Share Repurchase and Concurrent Block Trade; Continuing to Rotate Emergence Stockholder Base (11/20/18)

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 20, 2018 Vistra Energy Corp. (NYSE: VST) announced today that on November 19, 2018, a significant stockholder (the "Stockholder") of Vistra Energy Corp. ("Vistra") agreed to sell 17 million shares of Vistra common stock. Of these shares, 5 million were sold directly to Vistra as part of its $1.25 billion share repurchase authorization, leaving over 90 percent of the authorized amount available for future repurchases. The Stockholder sold the remaining 12 million shares in a separate unregistered Rule 144 secondary block trade to a broker-dealer, who placed all 12 million shares with institutional investors. The Stockholder sold the shares to each of Vistra and the broker-dealer at the same discounted price to the November 19, 2018 closing price.

The execution of these trades is another positive step as Vistra continues to rotate its stockholder base from post-emergence stockholders to more natural, long-term holders of the stock. Vistra's decision to repurchase its shares, alongside the investment by other institutional investors, is consistent with management's stated intent regarding potential uses of its $1.25 billion share repurchase authorization. Curt Morgan, Vistra's president and chief executive officer, stated, "Vistra is excited to announce this repurchase of a meaningful amount of its shares as an existing significant stockholder reduces its ownership position in Vistra, continuing the already substantial rotation of our stockholder base since our emergence from bankruptcy. The ability of the company to repurchase 5 million shares at a discount to the then-prevailing market price, together with concurrent investments by other institutional investors, is exactly in-line with Vistra's capital allocation strategy. This repurchase is an outward indication of our fundamental view of Vistra's value. We will continue to repurchase shares in the open market under our $1.25 billion share repurchase authorization, since we view our shares as the most attractive place for Vistra to invest its capital."

About Vistra Energy

Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) is a premier, integrated power company based in Irving, Texas, combining an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with a focus on safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Through its retail and generation businesses which include TXU Energy, Homefield Energy, Dynegy, and Luminant, Vistra operates in 12 states and six of the seven competitive markets in the U.S., with about 6,000 employees. Vistra's retail brands serve approximately 2.9 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across five top retail states, and its generation fleet totals approximately 41,000 megawatts of highly efficient generation capacity, with a diverse portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, and solar facilities.

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Vistra Energy Prices Upsized Private Offering of $1 Billion of Senior Notes; Upsizes Cash Tender Offers to $1.7 Billion (8/07/18)

RVING, Texas, Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Energy Corp. (NYSE: VST) (the "Company" or "Vistra Energy") announced today the pricing of an upsized private offering (the "Offering") of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2026 (the "Notes") to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Vistra Operations Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Issuer"). The Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.500% per annum and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Issuer's current and future subsidiaries. The Offering is expected to close on August 22, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.

The purpose of the Offering is (i) to fund concurrent tender offers (the "Tender Offers") to purchase for cash its outstanding 7.375% Senior Notes due 2022, 7.625% Senior Notes due 2024, 8.034% Senior Notes due 2024, 8.000% Senior Notes due 2025, and 8.125% Senior Notes due 2026, in each case issued by Dynegy, as predecessor to Vistra Energy (collectively, the "Tender Offer Notes"), subject to the relevant terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase related to the concurrent Tender Offers, (ii) to pay fees and expenses related to the Offering and incurred in connection with the Tender Offers and (iii) for general corporate purposes. In connection with upsizing the Offering, the Company has determined to upsize the maximum aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued and unpaid interest) under the Tender Offers from $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion.

The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described above, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
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About Vistra Energy

Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) is a premier, integrated power company based in Irving, Texas, combining an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with a focus on safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Through its retail and generation businesses which include TXU Energy, Homefield Energy, Dynegy, and Luminant, Vistra operates in 12 states and six of the seven competitive markets in the U.S., with about 6,000 employees. Vistra's retail brands serve approximately 2.9 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across five top retail states, and its generation fleet totals approximately 41,000 megawatts of highly efficient generation capacity, with a diverse portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, and solar facilities.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vistra-energy-prices-upsized-private-offering-of-1-billion-of-senior-notes-upsizes-cash-tender-offers-to-1-7-billion-300693528.html

Vistra Energy Announces Private Offering of $800 Million of Senior Notes (8/07/18)

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Energy Corp. (NYSE: VST) (the "Company" or "Vistra Energy") announced today the launch of a private offering (the "Offering") of $800 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2026 (the "Notes") to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Vistra Operations Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Issuer"). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Issuer's current and future subsidiaries.

The purpose of the Offering is (i) to fund a concurrently announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase for cash its outstanding 7.375% Senior Notes due 2022, 7.625% Senior Notes due 2024, 8.034% Senior Notes due 2024, 8.000% Senior Notes due 2025, and 8.125% Senior Notes due 2026, in each case issued by Dynegy, as predecessor to Vistra Energy (collectively, the "Tender Offer Notes"), subject to the relevant terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase related to the concurrent Tender Offer, (ii) to pay fees and expenses related to the Offering and incurred in connection with the Tender Offer and (iii) for general corporate purposes. The Offering is not conditioned on the consummation of the Tender Offer. The Tender Offer is conditioned on, among other things, the consummation of the Offering.

The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described above, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
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About Vistra Energy

Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) is a premier, integrated power company based in Irving, Texas, combining an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with a focus on safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Through its retail and generation businesses which include TXU Energy, Homefield Energy, Dynegy, and Luminant, Vistra operates in 12 states and six of the seven competitive markets in the U.S., with about 6,000 employees. Vistra's retail brands serve approximately 2.9 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across five top retail states, and its generation fleet totals approximately 41,000 megawatts of highly efficient generation capacity, with a diverse portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, and solar facilities.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vistra-energy-announces-private-offering-of-800-million-of-senior-notes-300693102.html

Vistra Energy Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results Above Expectations, Reaffirms 2018 / 2019 Ongoing Operations Guidance (8/06/18)

Second Quarter Highlights

- Closed merger with Dynegy Inc. (Dynegy) on April 9, raising expected EBITDA value levers by approximately 43 percent to $500 million, increasing after-tax free cash flow value levers by approximately 300 percent to $260 million, and improving its five-year cash tax and TRA forecast by approximately $1.7 billion, all as compared to initial expectations at the time of the merger announcement

- Announced 2019 full-year adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow guidance of $3.2 to $3.5 billion and $2.05 to $2.35 billion, respectively, highlighting the company's significant earnings power and EBITDA to free cash flow conversion with nearly full run-rate value levers

- Authorized $500 million share repurchase program in June, to be executed opportunistically over eighteen months, and repurchased approximately 6.4 million shares for $150 million through July 31, 2018

- Repaid the $850 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75 percent senior notes due 2019 on May 1, 2018 and on track to achieve 2.5 times net debt to EBITDA target by year-end 2019 while maintaining flexibility to pursue other capital allocation priorities

- Executed secured debt transaction that optimized over $5 billion of Vistra's debt through refinancing, repricing, and repayment, generating $23 million of annual after-tax savings; also consolidated Vistra and Dynegy revolvers into a new, five-year $2.5 billion Revolving Credit Facility

- Entered into $3 billion notional value of interest rate swaps effective from July 2023 to July 2026, extending Vistra's protection from rising interest rates for an additional three years
Announced Moss Landing battery storage project, a 300-megawatt / 1,200-megawatt hour battery project that will be the largest of its kind in the world with an associated 20-year resource adequacy contract, highlighting Vistra's ability to identify what are expected to be opportunistic, high-return investments that establish market leadership in emerging technologies

- Achieved commercial operations of 180-megawatt Upton County 2 solar facility on June 1, 2018 and the Upton 2 battery project remains on track for a fourth quarter 2018 COD

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For the three months ended June 30, 2018, Vistra reported net income from ongoing operations of $103 million and adjusted EBITDA from ongoing operations of $653 million. Vistra's second quarter adjusted EBITDA exceeded expectations as a result of higher realized prices, lower than forecast operations and maintenance expenses, and strong ERCOT retail performance that was offset by higher power costs than planned for our Ohio retail portfolio.

For the first half of 2018, Vistra reported a net loss from ongoing operations of $181 million, which includes unrealized net losses on hedging activities of $199 million, and adjusted EBITDA from ongoing operations of $916 million. Excluding the impact to adjusted EBITDA of negative $28 million during the period resulting from the partial buybacks of the Odessa Power Plant earnout in February and May, Vistra's year-to-date adjusted EBITDA would have been $944 million. When the Odessa earnout buybacks were executed, Vistra estimated the economic benefit of the transactions, net of the premiums paid, would be approximately $25 million.

Curt Morgan, Vistra's chief executive officer, commented, "Our company had another strong quarter, delivering adjusted EBITDA that exceeded expectations. Following the close of the Dynegy merger on April 9, our integration efforts are in full swing and we remain on track to achieve the full $500 million run-rate value lever targets by year-end 2019. We are confident our low-cost, low-leverage, integrated business model will generate strong, stable EBITDA while converting approximately 60 percent of adjusted EBITDA to adjusted free cash flow on an annual basis. This kind of performance will enable a diverse set of capital allocation alternatives to create and return value for our shareholders."

Reportable Segments

Following the closing of the merger with Dynegy, Vistra has six reportable segments: (i) Retail, (ii) ERCOT, (iii) PJM, (iv) NY/NE (comprising NYISO and ISO-NE), (v) MISO, and (vi) Asset Closure.

Vistra Energy is reaffirming its 2018 Ongoing Operations guidance ranges, forecasting an Ongoing Operations adjusted EBITDA range of $2,700 to $2,900 million and an Ongoing Operations adjusted free cash flow range of $1,400 to $1,600 million. The 2018 guidance ranges reflect Vistra's results on a stand-alone basis for the period prior to April 9, 2018 and anticipated results of the combined company for the period from April 9 through December 31, 2018.

Vistra is also reaffirming its 2019 Ongoing Operations guidance ranges, forecasting adjusted EBITDA of $3,200 to $3,500 million and adjusted free cash flow of $2,050 to $2,350 million.

Completed Merger with Dynegy

Vistra closed its merger with Dynegy on April 9, 2018, creating the leading, lowest-cost integrated power company across the key competitive markets in the United States. Through the combination, Vistra has achieved earnings, geographic, and fuel diversification and transformed into a highly efficient, natural gas-centric power plant fleet with approximately 41,000 megawatts of capacity (84 percent of which is in the attractive ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-NE regions). In addition, Vistra has expanded its retail footprint and created a platform for further retail growth and integration, while maintaining a strong and liquid balance sheet – with an intention to de-lever to a 2.5 times net debt to EBITDA target by year-end 2019.

On May 4, 2018, Vistra increased its anticipated annual EBITDA value levers and free cash flow value levers by approximately 43 percent and 300 percent, respectively. Integration and execution of all synergy and operations performance initiative value levers remains on schedule.

Share Repurchase Program

On June 12, 2018, Vistra announced that its board of directors authorized a $500 million share repurchase program. Vistra plans to execute the program on an opportunistic basis over eighteen months. As of July 31, 2018, Vistra had purchased approximately 6.4 million shares for approximately $150 million.

Financing Update

On May 1, 2018, Vistra repaid the $850 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75 percent senior notes due 2019.
On June 14, 2018, Vistra closed a transaction that optimized over $5 billion of the company's secured debt, resulting in anticipated after-tax interest savings of $23 million annually. Through the transaction, Vistra refinanced over $2 billion in term loans, repriced Vistra's $2.8 billion term loan, repaid the $500 million Term Loan C letter of credit facility with its restricted cash balance, and consolidated legacy Vistra and Dynegy revolvers into a new, five-year $2.5 billion Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, the transaction simplified the company's capital structure from the "silo" structure following the merger.

Vistra also entered into approximately $3 billion of notional value fixed interest rate swaps with effective dates from 2023 to 2026 during the quarter.

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2018, Vistra had total available liquidity of approximately $1.822 billion, including cash and cash equivalents of $757 million and $1,065 million of availability under its revolving credit facility, which remained undrawn but had $1,435 million of letters of credit outstanding as of June 30, 2018.

Announced 300-megawatt Battery Storage Project at Moss Landing
On June 29, 2018, Vistra announced its intention to develop the world's largest battery storage project: a 300-megawatt / 1,200-megawatt hour battery storage project at its Moss Landing Power Plant site in Moss Landing, California. The company has entered into a 20-year resource adequacy contract for the project with investment grade off-taker Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), creating a low-risk project with anticipated unlevered returns in excess of Vistra's investment criteria. The contract is subject to approval by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

Development will begin following CPUC approval, which is expected within 90 days of PG&E's application to the CPUC. The project will use the existing interconnection and other infrastructure from mothballed Moss Landing units 6 and 7, and is expected to go into service during the fourth quarter of 2020.

Upton 2 Solar COD

On June 1, 2018, Vistra achieved commercial operations at the 180-megawatt Upton 2 solar power plant in West Texas – the largest operating solar facility in the state. The output from the Upton 2 plant will further diversify Luminant's generation capacity while enhancing Vistra's market-leading retail solar offerings and capabilities in ERCOT, highlighting the value created from the company's integrated business model. In addition, Upton 2 provides a platform for economic battery storage development, and the company is currently developing a 10-megawatt (42-megawatt hour) battery project at the site.

Earnings Webcast

Vistra will host a webcast today, Aug. 6, 2018, beginning at 8 a.m. ET (7 a.m. CT) to discuss these results and related matters. The live, listen-only webcast and the accompanying slides that will be discussed on the call can be accessed via the investor relations section of Vistra's website at www.vistraenergy.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Vistra website for one year following the live event.

About Vistra Energy

Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) is a premier, integrated power company based in Irving, Texas, combining an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with a focus on safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Through its retail and generation businesses which include TXU Energy, Homefield Energy, Dynegy, and Luminant, Vistra operates in 12 states and six of the seven competitive markets in the U.S., with about 6,000 employees. Vistra's retail brands serve approximately 2.9 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across five top retail states, and its generation fleet totals approximately 41,000 megawatts of highly efficient generation capacity, with a diverse portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, and solar facilities.

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VST hits new 52-week high (4/18/18)

VISTRA ENERGY CORPORATION (VST)
Last Trade [tick] 22.3400[+]
Volume 4,540,257
Net Change -0.0100
Net Change %-0.04%
52 Week High 22.5700 on 04/18/2018
52 Week Low 14.5000 on 05/02/2017
Day High 22.5700
Day Low 21.3100

Coal is on its way out, says Vistra Energy CEO as company shuts down coal plants (4/16/18)

•Coal is a less competitive as an energy source with cheaper options, like natural gas and renewable energy, on the market, says Vistra Energy CEO Curtis Morgan.

•The company shut down 4,200 megawatts of coal-fire capacity earlier this year, and has invested in a 180-megawatt solar plant in Texas.

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/04/16/coal-is-on-its-way-out-solar-is-in-vistra-ceo.html

VST hits new 52-week high (4/17/18)

VISTRA ENERGY CORPORATION (VST)
Last Trade [tick] 22.3500[+]
Volume 5,409,044
Net Change 0.3600
Net Change % 1.64%
52 Week High 22.4600 on 04/17/2018
52 Week Low 14.5000 on 05/02/2017
Day High 22.4600
Day Low 21.935

VST hits new 52-week high (4/16/18)

VISTRA ENERGY CORPORATION (VST)
Last Trade [tick] 21.9900 [-]
Volume 8,280,204
Net Change 0.3400
Net Change % 1.57%
52 Week High 22.2500 on 04/16/2018
52 Week Low 14.5000 on 05/02/2017
Day High 22.2500
Day Low 21.7500

VST hits new 52-week high (4/11/18)

VISTRA ENERGY CORPORATION (VST)
Last Trade [tick] 21.4700 [-]
Volume 8,343,113
Net Change 0.1500
Net Change % 0.7%
52 Week High 21.5700 on 04/11/2018
52 Week Low 14.5000 on 05/02/2017
Day High 21.5700
Day Low 21.2150

Vistra Energy Completes Merger with Dynegy (4/09/18)

ombination Creates Leading Integrated Power Company Across Key Competitive U.S. Power Markets

IRVING, Texas, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Energy Corp. (NYSE: VST), the parent company for TXU Energy and Luminant, today announced it has completed its previously announced merger with Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN). The closing of the transaction follows the overwhelming approval from stockholders of both Vistra Energy Corp. and Dynegy Inc. in March, and the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. Vistra Energy Corp. will be the name of the combined company moving forward, and the combined company's stock will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the current ticker symbol for Vistra Energy.

The combination of Dynegy's generation capacity and existing retail footprint with Vistra Energy's integrated ERCOT model creates the lowest-cost integrated power company in the industry and positions the combined company as the leading integrated retail and generation platform throughout key competitive power markets in the United States.
With the transaction complete, Vistra Energy now:

Employs about 6,000 people across 12 states.

Serves approximately 2.7 million residential customers in five top retail states.

Serves approximately 240,000 commercial and industrial retail customers.

Owns approximately 40,000 megawatts of installed generation capacity.

Has power generation capacity that is more than 60 percent natural gas-fueled, with 84 percent located within the ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-NE competitive power markets.

Projects that it will produce approximately 50 percent of gross margin from more stable capacity payments and retail operations, as well as approximately 50 percent of adjusted EBITDA from the ERCOT market.

"With this combination completed, Vistra Energy is now positioned to be the leading integrated power company in the United States," said Vistra Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Curt Morgan.

"We further believe our low-cost structure, diversified business operations, and strong balance sheet create the platform to produce significant shareholder value, as demonstrated by our stated expectation to exceed our previously communicated merger-related synergy and operational improvement targets," added Mr. Morgan. "The combined company's EBITDA to free cash flow conversion rate of approximately 60 percent from its ongoing operations is expected to provide significant excess cash for diverse capital allocation opportunities, reduction of debt to our stated 2.5 times net debt to EBITDA target, disciplined growth investments, and return of capital to our stockholders including share repurchases and dividends. We welcome our Dynegy colleagues, and look forward to serving our new customers and communities where we operate."

In accordance with the terms of the merger, Dynegy stockholders are entitled to receive 0.652 shares of Vistra Energy common stock for each share of Dynegy common stock that they owned, resulting in former Vistra Energy stockholders and former Dynegy stockholders owning approximately 79 percent and 21 percent, respectively, of the combined company.

Vistra Energy also announced that three of Dynegy's directors, Hilary E. Ackermann, Paul M. Barbas, and John R. Sult, have been appointed to the Vistra Energy Board of Directors, effective immediately. These appointments bring the total number of directors of the combined company's board to 11.

The Vistra Energy leadership team can be viewed on Vistra Energy's website.

The combined company's headquarters will be in Irving, Texas. In addition, the combined company has offices in Houston; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Collinsville, Illinois.

ABOUT VISTRA ENERGY

Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) is a premier, integrated power company based in Irving, Texas, combining an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with a focus on safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Through subsidiaries that include TXU Energy, Dynegy Energy Services, Homefield Services, and Luminant, Vistra operates in 12 states and six of the seven competitive markets in the U.S., with about 6,000 employees. Vistra's retail brands serve approximately 2.9 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across five top retail states, and its generation fleet totals approximately 40,000 megawatts of highly efficient generation capacity, with a diverse portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, and solar facilities.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vistra-energy-completes-merger-with-dynegy-300626309.html

Investor Presentation (10/30/17)

https://s21.q4cdn.com/410616722/files/doc_presentations/2017/10/VST_DYN_Investor-Presentation_10-30-17.pdf

Vistra Energy And Dynegy To Combine To Create Leading Integrated Power Company (10/30/17)


- Nearly $4 Billion in Equity Value Projected to be Created via Expected EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Tax Synergies, and Operational Improvements

- Combination Projected to Maintain Industry-Leading Strong Balance Sheet with Substantial Liquidity

- More Than $5 Billion in Excess Capital Projected to Be Available for Capital Allocation Through 2022 with an Emphasis on Achieving 3 Times Gross Debt to EBITDA by Year-End 2019

- Combined Business Expected to Benefit from Earnings, Fuel, Market, and Geographic Diversification with Approximately 50 Percent of Gross Margin Projected from Capacity Payments and Retail

- Projected to Have Lowest Cost Structure in Industry with Benefits of Significant Economies of Scale and Best-in-Class Power Plant Operations

- Integrated Power Company with a Leading Position in ERCOT, PJM and ISO-NE; 40 Gigawatts (GW) of Installed Capacity with an Estimated 180 Terawatt Hours (TWhs) of Electricity Generated and Approximately 2.9 Million Retail Customers with an Estimated 75 TWh Hours of Load Served

- Dynegy's Leading CCGT Generation Fleet Provides Platform to Expand Vistra Energy's Premier Integrated ERCOT Model to the Midwest and Northeast

- Vistra Energy and Dynegy to Host Conference Call at 8:30 am ET Today

IRVING, Texas and HOUSTON, Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST), the parent company for TXU Energy and Luminant, and Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) today announced that their Boards of Directors have approved, and the companies have executed, a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Dynegy will merge with and into Vistra Energy in a tax-free, all-stock transaction, creating the leading integrated power company across the key competitive power markets in the United States. The resulting company is projected to have a combined market capitalization in excess of $10 billion and a combined enterprise value greater than $20 billion.

Under the terms of the agreement, Dynegy shareholders will receive 0.652 shares of Vistra Energy common stock for each share of Dynegy common stock they own, resulting in Vistra Energy and Dynegy shareholders owning approximately 79 percent and 21 percent, respectively, of the combined company. Based on Vistra Energy's closing share price of $20.30 on October 27, 2017 and the aforementioned exchange ratio, Dynegy shareholders would receive $13.24 per Dynegy share. Through the all-stock transaction, both Vistra Energy and Dynegy shareholders are expected to benefit from an estimated $350 million in projected annual run-rate EBITDA value levers, additional annual free cash flow value levers of approximately $65 million (after tax), and approximately $500-600 million in projected net present value benefit from tax synergies.

The combination of Dynegy's generation capacity and existing retail footprint with Vistra Energy's integrated ERCOT model is expected to create the lowest-cost integrated power company in the industry and to position the combined company as the leading integrated retail and generation platform throughout key competitive power markets in the U.S. Together with Dynegy, Vistra Energy will serve approximately 240,000 commercial and industrial (C&I) customers and 2.7 million residential customers in five top retail states, with estimated retail sales of 75 terawatt (TWh) hours in 2018. The combined company will also own approximately 40 GW of installed generation capacity. Of that capacity, more than 60 percent is natural gas-fueled, and 84 percent is in the ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-NE competitive power markets.

Vistra Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Curt Morgan said, "This combination represents a transformative opportunity to create the leading integrated power company in the United States. Combining Vistra Energy's leading retail and commercial operations with Dynegy's leading CCGT fleet and geographically diverse portfolio is expected to create a company with significant earnings diversification and scale. The resulting combined enterprise is projected to have the lowest-cost structure in the industry and will benefit from weather and market diversification that, when combined with Vistra Energy's balance sheet strength, will provide a platform for future growth. The result will be a leading integrated power company with significant scale in the key U.S. competitive markets. We look forward to building on Vistra Energy and Dynegy's highly attractive business mix and asset quality to deliver enhanced value to current shareholders of both companies and attract and retain new investors on a long-term, sustainable basis."

Dynegy President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Flexon stated, "Our combination with Vistra Energy accelerates Dynegy's strategic initiatives of strengthening our balance sheet while creating the preeminent integrated power company. Vistra Energy's strength in retail combined with Dynegy's infrastructure and generation capabilities will provide an unmatched, highly efficient integrated business in key competitive markets. The premium offered to Dynegy shareholders reflects the quality of our generation assets and the retail business we have built over the past five years. In addition, with the all-stock transaction, shareholders of both companies will benefit from the significant projected synergies and financial flexibility enabled by the combined company's strong balance sheet and cash flow profile. We at Dynegy are proud of what we have accomplished, and we look forward to this exciting next step in the company's evolution."

Projected Strategic and Financial Benefits of the Combination

•Creates Leading Integrated Retail and Generation Platform: The combined company will have approximately 40 gigawatts (GW) of high-quality, low-cost, environmentally compliant power generation assets concentrated in ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-NE, the most desirable competitive markets in the U.S. Complementing the 12-state generation portfolio is a combined retail platform serving more than 2.9 million retail customers with an estimated 75 TWhs of electricity sales in 2018. The combined company's premier wholesale generation portfolio will serve as a platform for accelerated growth of this retail business. Approximately half of the combined company's gross margin is projected to be derived from capacity revenues and retail margin.

•Significant Value Creation Opportunity Projected to Total Nearly $4 Billion: The combined company is projected to achieve approximately $350 million in annual run-rate EBITDA value levers by streamlining general and administrative costs, implementing fleet-wide best-in-class operating practices, driving procurement efficiencies, and eliminating other duplicative costs. Vistra Energy estimates the full run-rate of EBITDA value levers will be achieved in approximately 12 months of closing. In addition, the combined company is expected to benefit from approximately $65 million (after tax) of incremental annual run-rate free cash flow benefits from balance sheet and capital expenditure efficiencies. Finally, the combined company is expected to benefit from the utilization of approximately $2.0-2.5 billion of legacy Dynegy Net Operating Losses (NOLs) with an estimated net present value of approximately $500-600 million.

•Strong Financial Profile: The combined company is expected to have a strong financial profile with projected proforma liquidity of approximately $3.9 billion as of April 30, 2018 and gross debt to EBITDA declining to the company's targeted 3 times by year-end 2019 (with net debt to EBITDA of 2.6 times by year-end 2019). With approximately $14 billion of adjusted EBITDA expected to be generated between 2018 and 2022, the combined company is projected to have approximately $5.5 billion in excess capital available for allocation toward balance sheet improvements (including any debt repayments required to achieve the company's 3 times gross debt to EBITDA target), growth investments, and other value accretive opportunities.

Management, Board of Directors and Headquarters

Following the close of the transaction, the combined company will be led by Curt Morgan as President and Chief Executive Officer. Bill Holden will serve as the Chief Financial Officer with Jim Burke as the Chief Operating Officer.

The Board of Directors is expected to have a total of 11 directors consisting of the current eight members of the Vistra Energy Board and three members from Dynegy's Board.

The Dynegy Board of Directors and Mr. Flexon have mutually agreed to extend his employment as permitted under the terms of his existing employment agreement for one year. Mr. Flexon will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dynegy through April 30, 2019 or the date the transaction closes, whichever comes first.

The combined company's headquarters will be in Irving, Texas. In addition, the combined entity has retail offices in Houston, Texas, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Collinsville, Illinois.

Conditions and Timing

The companies anticipate closing the transaction in the second quarter of 2018.

The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals, including expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the New York Public Service Commission, and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is subject to approval by the shareholders of Vistra Energy and Dynegy. In addition, the transaction will not require any refinancing of Vistra Energy's or Dynegy's debt, but preserves flexibility for opportunistic refinancing at, or after, closing.

Advisors

Citi is serving as financial advisor, Credit Suisse is serving as capital markets advisor, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is serving as legal advisor to Vistra Energy.

PJT Partners and Morgan Stanley are serving as financial advisors and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as legal advisor to Dynegy.

Conference Call/Webcast

Vistra Energy and Dynegy will host a joint conference call to discuss the merger today at 8:30 am ET (7:30 am CT). The call will be webcast live at www.vistraenergy.com and www.dynegy.com. Alternatively, callers may dial (844) 579-6824 within the United States or (763) 488-9145 from outside the U.S. utilizing the Conference ID 3685219. It is recommended that participants call 20 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time.

Shortly before the conference call begins, slides will be posted under the investor relations sections of each company's website that will be referred to during the call.

A webcast replay and transcript of the call will be available approximately 24 hours following the call at www.vistraenergy.com and www.dynegy.com.

ABOUT DYNEGY

Throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Texas, Dynegy operates 27,000 megawatts (MW) of power generating facilities capable of producing enough energy to supply more than 22 million American homes. With 17,000 MW fueled by natural gas and more than 9,000 MW fueled by coal, our plants can generate enough electricity to power more than 17 million homes. We generate power safely and responsibly for 1.2 million electricity customers who depend on that energy to grow and thrive.

ABOUT VISTRA ENERGY

Vistra Energy is a premier Texas-based energy company focused on the competitive energy and power generation markets through operation as the largest retailer and generator of electricity in the growing Texas market. Our integrated portfolio of competitive businesses consists primarily of TXU Energy and Luminant. TXU Energy sells retail electricity and value-added services (primarily through our market-leading TXU Energy™ brand) to approximately 1.7 million residential and business customers in Texas. Luminant generates and sells electricity and related products from our diverse fleet of generation facilities totaling approximately 18,000 MW of generation in Texas, including 2,300 MW fueled by nuclear power, 8,000 MW fueled by coal, and 7,500 MW fueled by natural gas, and is a large purchaser of renewable power including wind and solar-generated electricity. The company is currently developing one of the largest solar facilities in Texas by capacity.

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VST hits new 52-week high (10/26/17)

VISTRA ENERGY CORPORATION (VST)
Last Trade [tick] 20.4900[+]
Volume 4,930,965
Net Change 0.1700
Net Change % 0.84%
52 Week High 21.2000 on 10/26/2017
52 Week Low 13.5000 on 11/02/2016
Day High 21.2000
Day Low 20.1700

VST hits new 52-week high (10/25/17)

VISTRA ENERGY CORPORATION (VST)
Last Trade [tick] 20.3200[+]
Volume 6,720,459
Net Change 0.7400
Net Change % 3.78%
52 Week High 20.4400 on 10/25/2017
52 Week Low 13.5000 on 11/02/2016
Day High 20.4400
Day Low 19.4400

VST hits new 52-week high (10/13/17)

VISTRA ENERGY CORPORATION (VST)
Last Trade [tick] 19.4800[+]
Volume 1,782,748
Net Change 0.4500
Net Change % 2.36%
52 Week High 19.5800 on 10/23/2017
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Investor Presentation (5/18/17)

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Dynegy's stock soars after report of buyout approach; analyst suggests it could go a lot higher (5/19/17)

By Tomi Kilgore

Shares of Dynegy Inc. shot up 24% toward a three-month high in premarket trade Friday, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the power company was approached by rival Vistra Energy Corp. regarding a potential takeover. Analyst Ali Agha at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey said his analysis derives a $14-per-share net asset value for Dynegy, which would be 93% above Thursday's closing price of $7.26, and would give the company a market capitalization of about $1.84 billion. Agha Vistra buying Dynegy "would make strategic sense" because it would allow Vistra to diversify out of the Texas power market; Dynegy has a relatively small exposure in Texas, implying market power concerns would not be an issue; and because Vistra Chief Executive Curt Morgan used to work at Energy Capital Partners, which is Dynegy's largest shareholder. Dynegy's stock traded at $8.99 about 45 minutes before open, the highest level seen during regular session hours since Feb. 24. The stock had tumbled 14% year to date through Thursday, while Vistra shares had lost 4.5% and the S&P 500 has gained 5.7%.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dynegys-stock-soars-after-wsj-report-of-takeover-interest-2017-05-19

Dallas power co. reportedly interested in Dynegy takeover (5/19/17)

by Olivia Pulsinelli

Dallas-based Vistra Energy Corp. (NYSE: VST) reportedly has approached Houston-based Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) about a potential takeover.

People familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal the companies are in preliminary talks, so a deal is not guaranteed.

However, if a deal were to occur, it would create one of the largest independent power producers in the U.S., according to the WSJ.

Vistra Energy, the parent company of TXU Energy and Luminant, emerged from bankruptcy as a spin-off of Energy Future Holdings last year. That restructuring eliminated $33 billion of debt, and the company now has a market value of more than $6 billion and debt of more than $4.5 billion, the WSJ reports.

Dynegy emerged from its own bankruptcy in 2012 and has grown a lot since then, including the acquisition of assets in two multibillion-dollar deals with North Carolina-based Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) and New Jersey-based Energy Capital Partners that closed in 2015.

In early February, Dynegy acquired Engie’s U.S. portfolio for $3.3 billion the same week a Dynegy subsidiary emerged from bankruptcy. Illinois Power Generating Co., or Genco, eliminated $825 million of unsecured bonds during its two-month restructuring. More recently, however, the company decided to reduce spending through 2018 and sell more North American power assets.

Meanwhile, CEO Bob Flexon was adamant in December that Dynegy was not for sale.

Dynegy ranks No. 34 on the Houston Business Journal's 2016 Largest Houston-based Public Companies List.

Separately, the WSJ reported last week that another Houston-based power company was interested in selling itself. A variety of private equity firms reportedly have expressed interest in Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN), which is working with investment bankers at Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ), per the WSJ. However, the process is in the early stages, and there’s no guarantee a deal will be reached.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/05/19/dallas-power-co-reportedly-interested-in-dynegy.html