CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2021

Feb 22, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
CIK: 0001130310
Period of Report: 2021-02-18

Reporting Person: LESAR DAVID J (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-02-18	Common Stock	A	93119	$0.00	Acquired	279722	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded under the Issuer's Long-term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and vesting (i) in February 2024 if the Reporting Person continues to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date through the vesting date, (ii) in the event of his earlier disability or death, or (iii) on a pro-rata basis upon his earlier retirement unless he satisfies various conditions for full vesting, provided, however, that any such vesting is conditioned upon positive operating income in the last full calendar year of the restricted period except in the case of death or disability.

F2: Total includes (i) 17,298 time-based RSUs previously awarded under the Plan and vesting in July 2021, (ii) 17,298 time-based RSUs previously awarded under the Plan and vesting in July 2022, and (iii) 17,298 time-based RSUs previously awarded under the Plan and vesting in July 2023. Reporting Person must continue to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date through the applicable vesting dates. Additionally, includes 109,289 time-based RSUs previously awarded under the Plan and vesting (a) in July 2023 if the Reporting Person continues to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date through the vesting date; (b) in the event of his earlier disability or death; or (c) on a pro-rata basis upon his earlier retirement unless he satisfies various conditions for full vesting.