CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 26, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
CIK: 0001130310
Period of Report: 2016-02-24

Reporting Person: MCGOLDRICK JOSEPH B (Exec VP - Div Pres)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-02-24	Common Stock	A	12471	$18.86	Acquired	129246	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	26205	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Time-based restricted stock units vesting in February 2019 if the Reporting Person continues to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date through the vesting date and on a pro-rata basis in the event of his earlier retirement, disability or death.

F2: Total includes (i) 7,800 time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-term Incentive Plan and vesting in February 2017 if the Reporting Person continues to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date through the vesting date and on a pro-rata basis in the event of his earlier retirement, disability or death, (ii) 25,000 time-based restricted stock units vesting on March 1, 2017 if the Reporting Person continuously remains an employee of Issuer through, and retires on, the vesting date, and (iii) 9,770 time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-term Incentive Plan and vesting in February 2018 if the Reporting Person continues to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date through the vesting date and on a pro-rata basis in the event of his earlier retirement, disability or death.

F3: Equivalent shares held in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Savings Plan as of January 31, 2016.