CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 4, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
CIK: 0001130310
Period of Report: 2011-03-04

Reporting Person: WHITLOCK GARY L (EVP & Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-04	Common Stock	M	10000	$5.64	Acquired	186187	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-03-04	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$5.64	M	10000	Disposed	2013-03-03	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	39103	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Equivalent Shares held in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Savings Plan as of 03/01/2011.

F2: Stock options totaling 40,600 shares vested in three equal installments on March 4, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

F3: Price is not applicable.