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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;17, 2008</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Texas</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>74-0694415</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><I>(State or other jurisdiction of</I></B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><I>(I.R.S. Employer</I></B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1111 Louisiana</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Houston, Texas</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77002</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><I>(Address of principal executive offices)</I></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN</B><BR>
<B><I>(Full title of the plan)</I></B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>Rufus S. Scott<BR>
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary<BR>
1111 Louisiana<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002<BR>
(713)&nbsp;207-1111</B><BR>
<B><I>(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I></B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT> Large accelerated filer
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Accelerated filer
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Non-accelerated filer
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    <TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>offering price per</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>registered (1)</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">60,000,000&nbsp;shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">13.89</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">833,400,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">32,753</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (3)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">60,000,000&nbsp;rights</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(4</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(4</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(4</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this
Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of the Common Stock of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc., along with the associated Preferred Stock Purchase Rights, that may become issuable
under the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or other
similar transactions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(c) of the Securities Act based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock
of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. as reported on The New York Stock
Exchange Composite Tape on March&nbsp;14,
2008.</TD>
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    <TD>Each share of Common Stock to be registered includes one associated Preferred Stock Purchase Right.</TD>
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    <TD>No separate consideration is payable for the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights. Therefore, the
registration fee for such securities is included in the registration fee for the Common Stock.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register an additional 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The contents of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. filed on May&nbsp;28, 2004 (No.
333-115976), as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to such Registration Statement filed on
December&nbsp;14, 2007, relating to the Plan are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ITEM 8. Exhibits</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are filed as part of this Registration Statement or incorporated by
reference herein:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Registration Statement</B></TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1*
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S&#8209;4
of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">333-69502
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment to the
Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form&nbsp;10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December&nbsp;31,
2001
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">1-31447
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">3.1.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form&nbsp;8-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. dated January
24, 2008
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">1-31447
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">3.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of CenterPoint Energy
Stock Certificate
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S&#8209;4
of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">333&#8209;69502
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement dated as of
January&nbsp;1, 2002 between
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Rights
Agent
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form&nbsp;10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December&nbsp;31,
2001
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">1-31447
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Statement of Resolution
Establishing Series of Shares
designated Series&nbsp;A Preferred
Stock and Form of Rights
Certificate
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form&nbsp;10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December&nbsp;31,
2001
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">1-31447
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">3.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P.
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (included on
the signature page of this
registration statement)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The registrant undertakes that the Plan and any amendment thereto have been or will be submitted to
the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and all changes required by the IRS for the
Plan to be qualified under Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue Code have been or will be made.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, the State of Texas, on March&nbsp;17, 2008.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.<BR>
(Registrant)<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ David M. McClanahan
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">David M. McClanahan&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints David M. McClanahan, Scott E. Rozzell and Rufus S. Scott, and each of them severally, his
or her true and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act with or
without the others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, any or all amendments (including pre-effective
and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any registration statement for
the same offering filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of
them full power and authority, to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in
any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about
the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ David M. McClanahan
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David M. McClanahan</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Gary L. Whitlock
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary L. Whitlock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Walter L. Fitzgerald
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Walter L. Fitzgerald</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Milton Carroll
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Milton Carroll</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Donald R. Campbell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Donald R. Campbell</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Derrill Cody
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Derrill Cody</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ O. Holcombe Crosswell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
O. Holcombe Crosswell</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Janiece M. Longoria
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Janiece M. Longoria</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Thomas F. Madison
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas F. Madison</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Robert T. O&#146;Connell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert T. O&#146;Connell</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Michael E. Shannon
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael E. Shannon</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Peter S. Wareing
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Peter S. Wareing</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Sherman M. Wolff
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Sherman M. Wolff</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="middle">March 17, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Benefits Committee has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on behalf of the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on March&nbsp;17,
2008.
</DIV>

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</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Marc Kilbride
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Marc Kilbride&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman of the Benefits Committee of CenterPoint<BR>
Energy, Inc., Plan Administrator&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Registration Statement</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</TR>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S&#8209;4
of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">333-69502
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">3.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</TR>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment to the
Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form&nbsp;10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December&nbsp;31,
2001
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">1-31447
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">3.1.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form&nbsp;8-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. dated January
24, 2008
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">1-31447
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">3.1</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of CenterPoint Energy
Stock Certificate
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S&#8209;4
of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">333-69502
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5*
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement dated as of
January&nbsp;1, 2002 between
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Rights
Agent
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form&nbsp;10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December&nbsp;31,
2001
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">1-31447
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6*
-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Statement of Resolution
Establishing Series of Shares
designated Series&nbsp;A Preferred
Stock and Form of Rights
Certificate
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form&nbsp;10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December&nbsp;31,
2001
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">1-31447
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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-
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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the signature page of this
registration statement)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The registrant undertakes that the Plan and any amendment thereto have been or will be submitted to
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2008
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
74-0694415
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
1111 Louisiana
Houston, Texas
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Rufus S. Scott
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary
1111 Louisiana
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 207-1111
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
þ
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Registration
Title of securities to be registered
registered (1)
share (2)
price
Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
60,000,000 shares
$
13.89
$
833,400,000
$
32,753
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (3)
60,000,000 rights
(4
)
(4
)
(4
)
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this
Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of the Common Stock of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc., along with the associated Preferred Stock Purchase Rights, that may become issuable
under the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or other
similar transactions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(c) of the Securities Act based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock
of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. as reported on The New York Stock
Exchange Composite Tape on March 14,
2008.
(3)
Each share of Common Stock to be registered includes one associated Preferred Stock Purchase Right.
(4)
No separate consideration is payable for the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights. Therefore, the
registration fee for such securities is included in the registration fee for the Common Stock.
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PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Exhibit Index
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register an additional 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan (the "Plan"). The contents of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. filed on May 28, 2004 (No.
333-115976), as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to such Registration Statement filed on
December 14, 2007, relating to the Plan are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 8. Exhibits
The following documents are filed as part of this Registration Statement or incorporated by
reference herein:
SEC File or
Exhibit
Report or
Registration
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
Registration Statement
Number
Reference
4.1*
-
Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
Registration
Statement on Form S‑4
of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
333-69502
3.1
4.2*
-
Articles of Amendment to the
Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
Form 10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December 31,
2001
1-31447
3.1.1
4.3*
-
Amended and Restated Bylaws of
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Form 8-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. dated January
24, 2008
1-31447
3.1
4.4*
-
Form of CenterPoint Energy
Stock Certificate
Registration
Statement on Form S‑4
of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
333‑69502
4.1
4.5*
-
Rights Agreement dated as of
January 1, 2002 between
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Rights
Agent
Form 10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December 31,
2001
1-31447
4.2
4.6*
-
Statement of Resolution
Establishing Series of Shares
designated Series A Preferred
Stock and Form of Rights
Certificate
Form 10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December 31,
2001
1-31447
3.3
5.1
-
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
23.1
-
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
-
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P.
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
-
Powers of Attorney (included on
the signature page of this
registration statement)
*
Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.
The registrant undertakes that the Plan and any amendment thereto have been or will be submitted to
the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and all changes required by the IRS for the
Plan to be qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code have been or will be made.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, the State of Texas, on March 17, 2008.
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ David M. McClanahan
David M. McClanahan
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints David M. McClanahan, Scott E. Rozzell and Rufus S. Scott, and each of them severally, his
or her true and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act with or
without the others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, any or all amendments (including pre-effective
and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any registration statement for
the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of
them full power and authority, to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in
any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about
the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ David M. McClanahan
David M. McClanahan
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
March 17, 2008
/s/ Gary L. Whitlock
Gary L. Whitlock
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
March 17, 2008
/s/ Walter L. Fitzgerald
Walter L. Fitzgerald
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
March 17, 2008
/s/ Milton Carroll
Milton Carroll
Director
March 17, 2008
/s/ Donald R. Campbell
Donald R. Campbell
Director
March 17, 2008
/s/ Derrill Cody
Derrill Cody
Director
March 17, 2008
/s/ O. Holcombe Crosswell
O. Holcombe Crosswell
Director
March 17, 2008
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Janiece M. Longoria
Janiece M. Longoria
Director
March 17, 2008
/s/ Thomas F. Madison
Thomas F. Madison
Director
March 17, 2008
/s/ Robert T. O'Connell
Robert T. O'Connell
Director
March 17, 2008
/s/ Michael E. Shannon
Michael E. Shannon
Director
March 17, 2008
/s/ Peter S. Wareing
Peter S. Wareing
Director
March 17, 2008
/s/ Sherman M. Wolff
Sherman M. Wolff
Director
March 17, 2008
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Benefits Committee has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on behalf of the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on March 17,
2008.
CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
By:
/s/ Marc Kilbride
Marc Kilbride
Chairman of the Benefits Committee of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc., Plan Administrator
Table of Contents
Exhibit Index
SEC File or
Exhibit
Report or
Registration
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
Registration Statement
Number
Reference
4.1*
-
Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
Registration
Statement on Form S‑4
of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
333-69502
3.1
4.2*
-
Articles of Amendment to the
Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
Form 10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December 31,
2001
1-31447
3.1.1
4.3*
-
Amended and Restated Bylaws of
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Form 8-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. dated January
24, 2008
1-31447
3.1
4.4*
-
Form of CenterPoint Energy
Stock Certificate
Registration
Statement on Form S‑4
of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
333-69502
4.1
4.5*
-
Rights Agreement dated as of
January 1, 2002 between
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Rights
Agent
Form 10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December 31,
2001
1-31447
4.2
4.6*
-
Statement of Resolution
Establishing Series of Shares
designated Series A Preferred
Stock and Form of Rights
Certificate
Form 10-K of
CenterPoint Energy,
Inc. for the year
ended December 31,
2001
1-31447
3.3
5.1
-
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
23.1
-
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
-
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P.
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
-
Powers of Attorney (included on
the signature page of this
registration statement)
*
Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.
The registrant undertakes that the Plan and any amendment thereto have been or will be submitted to
the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and all changes required by the IRS for the
Plan to be qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code have been or will be made.