CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2017

Mar 6, 2017

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
CIK: 0001130310
Period of Report: 2017-03-01

Reporting Person: Vortherms Joseph John (Senior VP)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9068	Direct
Common Stock	10219	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Total includes (i) 3,000 time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-term Incentive Plan and vesting in November 2017, (ii) 940 time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-term Incentive Plan and vesting in February
2018, (iii) 1,775 time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-term Incentive Plan and vesting in February 2019,
and (iv) 2,537 time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-term Incentive Plan and vesting in February 2020.
Each award shall vest if the Reporting Person continues to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date through the vesting date and on a prorata
basis in the event of his earlier retirement, disability or death.

F2: Equivalent shares held in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Savings Plan.