Edgar Filing: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

Date: March 20, 2019

/s/ Kristie L. Colvin

Kristie Colvin

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2019

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Texas	1-31447	74-0694415
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1111 Louisiana Houston, Texas		77002
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 207-1111

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 20, 2019, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (“CenterPoint Energy”) updated its electric operations and natural gas distribution regulatory information slide presentations, which are posted on the Investor Relations page of its website under Regulatory Information, to provide additional clarification on traditional and non-traditional equity capitalization structures within CenterPoint Energy’s Indiana jurisdictions as well as the base year noted for certain historical rate cases. Copies of the updated electric operations and natural gas distribution regulatory information slide presentations are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 are furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01. Accordingly, none of the information will be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, as amended, and the information in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by CenterPoint Energy under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified as being incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 are furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01. Accordingly, none of the information will be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, as amended, and the information in Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by CenterPoint Energy under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified as being incorporated by reference.

(d) Exhibits.


EXHIBIT NUMBER		EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

99.1		Electric Operations Regulatory Information Slide Presentation

99.2		Natural Gas Distribution Regulatory Information Slide Presentation

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.