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Form of 2002 Stock Plan Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement

 Exhibit 10.39 
  
 RELIANT RESOURCES, INC. 
 2002 STOCK PLAN 
 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT 
  
 Pursuant to this Award Agreement, RELIANT
RESOURCES, INC. (the “Company”) hereby grants to «legal» (the “Optionee”), an employee of the Company, on March 31, 2003 (the “Grant Date”), a right (the
“Option”) to purchase from the Company «options» shares of Common Stock of the Company at $3.505 per share (the “Exercise Price”), pursuant to the Reliant Resources, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan (the
“Plan”), with such number of shares and such price per share being subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 of the Plan, and further subject to the following terms and conditions: 
  
 1. Relationship to the Plan; Definitions. 
  
 This Option is subject to all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the
Plan and administrative interpretations thereunder, if any, which have been adopted by the Committee thereunder and are in effect on the date hereof. Except as defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meanings ascribed to them under the
Plan. To the extent that any provision of this Award Agreement conflicts with the express terms of the Plan, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the terms of the Plan shall control and, if necessary, the applicable provisions of this Award
Agreement shall be hereby deemed amended so as to carry out the purpose and intent of the Plan. References to the Optionee herein also include the heirs or other legal representatives of the Optionee. For purposes of this Award Agreement:

  
 “Disability” means a physical or mental
impairment of sufficient severity such that the Optionee is both eligible for and in receipt of benefits under the long-term disability provisions of the Company’s benefit plans. 
  
 “Employment” means employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 
  
 “Option Period” means the period commencing upon the
Optionee’s receipt of this Award Agreement and ending on the date on which the Option expires pursuant to Section 3(a). 
  
 “Option Shares” means the shares of Common Stock covered by this Award Agreement. 
  
 “Retirement” means termination of Employment on or after
attainment of age 55 and with at least five years of service with the Company or Reliant Energy, Incorporated. 
  
 2. Exercise and Vesting Schedule. 
  
 (a) This Option shall become exercisable in three cumulative annual installments, as follows: 
  
 (i) «One» of the Option Shares shall
become exercisable on March 11, 2004, 
  

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 (ii) an additional «Two» of the Option Shares shall become exercisable
on March 11, 2005, and 
  
 (iii) the
remaining «Three» Option Shares shall become exercisable on March 11, 2006; 
  
 provided, however, that the Optionee must be in continuous Employment through the date of exercisability of each installment in order for the Option to become exercisable with respect to additional shares of Common
Stock on such date. 
  
 (b) This Option shall become fully
exercisable, irrespective of the limitations set forth in subparagraph (a) above, upon termination of Employment of the Optionee due to death, Disability, or Retirement, provided that prior to such termination the Optionee had been in continuous
Employment. 
  
 3. Expiration of Option. 
  
 (a) Expiration of Option Period. The Option Period shall expire on
March 30, 2013. 
  
 (b) Termination of Employment Due to
Death or Disability. Upon termination of Employment of the Optionee due to death or Disability, the Option shall expire upon the earlier of one year following the date of termination of Employment or expiration of the Option Period. 

 
 (c) Termination of Employment Due to Retirement. Upon termination
of Employment of the Optionee because of Retirement, the Option shall expire upon the earlier of three years following the date of termination of Employment or expiration of the Option Period. 
  
 (d) Termination of Employment by the Company or Due to Resignation.
Upon termination of Employment of the Optionee by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason or due to voluntary resignation by the Optionee, the portion of the Option not exercisable shall expire immediately, and the portion of the
Option exercisable upon termination shall expire upon the earlier of 90 days following the date of termination of Employment or the expiration of the Option Period. 
  
 (e) Death Following Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event the
Optionee dies following termination of Employment but prior to the expiration of the Option pursuant to this Section 3, the portion of the Option exercisable upon the Optionee’s death shall expire one year following the date of the
Optionee’s death or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the Option Period. 
  

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 4. Cash Payment Upon a Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon or
immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Option, unless previously expired pursuant to Section 3, shall be settled by a cash payment to the Optionee equal to the difference between (i) the Fair Market Value per share of Common
Stock on the date immediately preceding the date on which the Change of Control occurs and (ii) the Exercise Price of the Option, multiplied by the total number of unexercised Option Shares, regardless of whether such Option Shares have become
exercisable under Section 2. Such cash payment shall satisfy the rights of the Optionee and the obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement in full. 
  

5. Exercise of Option. Subject to the limitations set forth herein and in the Plan, this Option may be exercised pursuant to the procedures set
forth by the Committee. Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, upon exercise the Optionee shall provide to the Company or its designated representative, cash, check or money order payable to the Company equal to the full amount of the purchase
price for any shares of Common Stock being acquired or, at the election of the Optionee, Common Stock held by such Optionee for at least six months equal in value to the full amount of the purchase price (or any combination of cash, check, money
order or such Common Stock). For purposes of determining the amount, if any, of the purchase price satisfied by payment in Common Stock, such Common Stock shall be valued at its Fair Market Value on the date of exercise. Any Common Stock delivered
in satisfaction of all or a portion of the purchase price shall be appropriately endorsed for transfer and assignment to the Company. The Company shall have the right to withhold applicable taxes from compensation otherwise payable to the Optionee
at the time of exercise pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan. 
  
 6. Notices. For purposes of this Award Agreement, notices to the Company shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt of written notice by the corporate secretary of the Company at 1111 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, or to
such other address as the Company may furnish to the Optionee. Notice of exercise of the Option must be made to the person and in the manner set forth by the Committee. 
  
 Notices to the Optionee shall be deemed effectively delivered or given upon personal, electronic, or postal delivery of
written notice to the Optionee, the place of Employment of the Optionee, the address on record for the Optionee at the human resources department of the Company, or such other address as the Optionee hereafter designates by written notice to the
Company. 
  
 7. Shareholder Rights. The Optionee shall have
no rights of a shareholder with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to the Option unless and until such time as the Option has been exercised and vested and ownership of such shares of Common Stock has been transferred to the Optionee.

  
 8. Successors and Assigns. This Award Agreement shall
bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Optionee, the Company and their respective permitted successors and assigns except as expressly prohibited herein and in the Plan. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the
contrary, all or a portion of the Option is transferable by Optionee to Immediate Family Members, Immediate Family Member Trusts, and Immediate Family Member Partnerships pursuant to Section 13 of the Plan. 
  

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 9. No Employment Guaranteed. Nothing in this Award Agreement shall give the Optionee any rights to
(or impose any obligations for) continued Employment by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or successor thereto, nor shall it give such entities any rights (or impose any obligations) with respect to continued performance of duties by the
Optionee. 
  
 10. Modification of Agreement. Any
modification of this Award Agreement shall be binding only if evidenced in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the Company. 
  

 -4-Form of 2002 Stock Plan Restricted Stock Award Agreement

 Exhibit 10.40 
  
 RELIANT RESOURCES, INC. 
 2002 STOCK PLAN 
  
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD 
  
 Pursuant to this Award
Agreement, as of March 31, 2003 (the “Grant Date”), RELIANT RESOURCES, INC. (the “Company”) hereby grants to «legal» (the “Participant”), an
employee of the Company, «RS» restricted shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted Shares”), such number of shares being subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 of the Reliant Resources, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan (the
“Plan”), subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions described in the Plan and in this Award Agreement. 
  
 1. Relationship to the Plan; Definitions. 
  
 This grant of Restricted Shares is subject to all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan and administrative interpretations thereunder, if
any, which have been adopted by the Committee and are in effect on the date hereof. Except as defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meanings ascribed to them under the Plan. To the extent that any provision of this Award Agreement
conflicts with the express terms of the Plan, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the terms of the Plan shall control and, if necessary, the applicable provisions of this Award Agreement shall be hereby deemed amended so as to carry out the
purpose and intent of the Plan. References to the Participant herein also include the heirs or other legal representatives of the Participant. For purposes of this Award Agreement: 
  
 “Disability” means a physical or mental impairment of sufficient severity such that the Participant is both
eligible for and in receipt of benefits under the long-term disability provisions of the Company’s benefit plans. 
  
 “Employment” means employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 
  
 “Restricted Shares” means the shares of Common Stock potentially deliverable to Participant pursuant to
this Award Agreement. 
  
 “Retirement” means
termination of Employment on or after attainment of age 55 and with at least five years of service with the Company or Reliant. 
  
 2. Establishment of Restricted Share Account. The grant of Restricted Shares pursuant to this Award Agreement shall be implemented by a credit to a
bookkeeping account maintained by the Company evidencing the accrual in favor of the Participant of the unfunded and unsecured right to receive shares of Common Stock of the Company, which right shall be subject to the terms, conditions and
restrictions set forth in the Plan and to the further terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Award Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9, the Restricted Shares credited to the Participant’s bookkeeping account may
not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered until the Participant has been registered as the holder 

  

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of shares of Common Stock representing such Restricted Shares on the records of the Company as provided in Section 6. 
  
 3. Vesting of Restricted Shares. Unless earlier forfeited or vested in
accordance with Section 4 or otherwise satisfied in accordance with Section 5, Participant’s right to receive Restricted Shares shall vest as follows: 
  

			
	 Date

	  	 Percentage of Restricted
Shares First Vested

	 March 11, 2006
	  	100%

  
 The Participant must be in continuous
Employment through the vesting date in order for the Restricted Shares to vest on such date; otherwise, such shares shall be forfeited. 
  
 4. Accelerated Vesting and Forfeiture. If, prior to the vesting of the Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 3 and prior to the Participant’s
receipt of any cash payment pursuant to Section 5, Participant’s Employment is terminated: 
  
 (i) due to death, Disability, or Retirement, Participant’s right to receive Restricted Shares shall vest at the time of such
termination in the same proportion as the number of days elapsed in the vesting period as of the date of such termination of Employment bears to the total number of days in the vesting period and shall be delivered to Participant as soon as possible
following such termination. Participant’s right to receive additional Restricted Shares shall be forfeited at such time. 
  
 5. Cash Payment Upon a Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon or immediately prior to the occurrence of any
Change of Control of the Company, Participant’s right to receive Restricted Shares shall be settled by a cash payment to Participant equal to the product of (i) the Fair Market value per share of Common Stock on the date immediately preceding
the date on which the Change of Control occurs and (ii) the number of Restricted Shares not previously vested or forfeited pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4. Such cash payment shall satisfy the rights of Participant and the obligations of the
Company under this Award Agreement in full. 
  
 6. Payment of
Award. 
  
 (a) Upon the vesting of Participant’s right to
receive the Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of vested Restricted Shares shall be registered in the name of the Participant and certificates representing such Common Stock
shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practical after the date upon which the Participant’s right to such shares vested according to the provisions of Section 3 or Section 4. The Company shall have the right to withhold applicable
taxes from any such payment of Restricted Shares or from other compensation payable to the Participant at the time of such vesting and delivery pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan. 
  

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 (b) Upon delivery of shares of Common Stock representing Restricted Shares pursuant to paragraph (a),
above, Participant shall also be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the sum of all dividends, if any, announced or paid on such Restricted Shares after the Grant Date but prior to the date such shares of Common Stock are delivered to the
Participant. 
  
 7. Confidentiality. Participant agrees
that the terms of this Award Agreement are confidential and that any disclosure to anyone for any purpose whatsoever (save and except disclosure to financial institutions as part of a financial statement, financial, tax and legal advisors, or as
required by law) by you or your agents, representatives, heirs, children, spouse, employees or spokespersons shall be a breach of this Award Agreement and the Company may elect to revoke the grant made hereunder, seek damages in an amount equal to
the Retention Benefit granted above, plus interest and reasonable attorneys’ fees and take any other lawful actions to enforce this agreement. 
  
 8. Notices. For purposes of this Award Agreement, notices to the Company shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt of written notice by
the corporate secretary of the Company at 1111 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, or to such other address as the Company may furnish to the Participant. 
  
 Notices to the Participant shall be deemed effectively delivered or given upon personal, electronic, or postal delivery of written notice to the
Participant, the place of Employment of the Participant, the address on record for the Participant at the human resources department of the Company, or such other address as the Participant hereafter designates by written notice to the Company.

  
 9. Shareholder Rights. The Participant shall have no
rights of a shareholder with respect to the Restricted Shares, unless and until the Participant is registered as the holder of shares of Common Stock representing such Restricted Shares on the records of the Company as provided in Section 6.

  
 10. Successors and Assigns. This Award Agreement shall
bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Participant, the Company and their respective permitted successors and assigns except as expressly prohibited herein and in the Plan. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the
contrary, the Restricted Shares are transferable by the Participant to Immediate Family Members, Immediate Family Members Trusts, and Immediate Family Member Partnerships pursuant to Section 13 of the Plan. 
  
 11. No Employment Guaranteed. Nothing in this Award Agreement shall
give the Participant any rights to (or impose any obligations for) continued Employment by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or successor thereto, nor shall it give such entities any rights (or impose any obligations) with respect to continued
performance of duties by the Participant. 
  

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 12. Modification of Agreement. Any modification of this Award Agreement shall be binding only if
evidenced in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the Company. 
  

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