CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 22, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
CIK: 0001130310
Period of Report: 2012-02-21

Reporting Person: ROZZELL SCOTT E (EVP, Gen.Counsel, Corp. Sec)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-21	Common Stock	F	4353	$19.01	Disposed	196806	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	42511	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of 2009 award of time based stock with performance goal reported on Form 4 dated January 23, 2012.

F2: Equivalent Shares held in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Savings Plan as of 02/01/2012.