CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 22, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
CIK: 0001130310
Period of Report: 2011-02-18

Reporting Person: MCCLANAHAN DAVID M (Director, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-02-18	Common Stock	F	10607	$15.86	Disposed	613449	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	37785	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of 2008 award of time based stock with performance goal reported on Form 4 dated January 24, 2011.

F2: Equivalent Shares held in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Savings Plan as of 02/01/2011.