Christopher A. Foster - May 5, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)

Role: EVP and CFO
Signature: Vincent A. Mercaldi, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: CNP
Transactions as of: May 5, 2025
Transactions value $: -$966,518
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/7/2025, 04:04 PM
Previous filing: Feb 24, 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Foster Christopher A	EVP and CFO	1111 LOUISIANA, HOUSTON	Vincent A. Mercaldi, Attorney-in-Fact	2025-05-07	0001825948

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CNP	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$967K	-24.9K	-15.7%	$38.88	134K	May 5, 2025	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("RSUs").
F2	Total includes previous awards under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan of (i) 14,908 RSUs vesting in May 2026, (ii) 11,272 RSUs vesting in two equal installments in February 2026 and 2027, and (iii) 20,295 RSUs vesting in three equal installments in February 2026, 2027, and 2028. The above awards shall vest (a) upon continued employment with Issuer through the respective vesting date or (b) in the event of earlier disability or death. The awards will also vest on a full or pro-rata basis upon earlier retirement, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, and all vesting of those awards is further conditioned upon achievement of positive operating income for the year preceding the applicable vesting date except in the case of death or disability.

Content

Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("RSUs").

Total includes previous awards under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan of (i) 14,908 RSUs vesting in May 2026, (ii) 11,272 RSUs vesting in two equal installments in February 2026 and 2027, and (iii) 20,295 RSUs vesting in three equal installments in February 2026, 2027, and 2028. The above awards shall vest (a) upon continued employment with Issuer through the respective vesting date or (b) in the event of earlier disability or death. The awards will also vest on a full or pro-rata basis upon earlier retirement, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, and all vesting of those awards is further conditioned upon achievement of positive operating income for the year preceding the applicable vesting date except in the case of death or disability.