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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):
April 9, 2020
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_______________________________
Texas
1-31447
74-0694415
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
CNP
The New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
Depositary Shares for 1/20 of 7.00% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
CNP/PB
The New York Stock Exchange
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Item 2.01.
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On April 9, 2020, Vectren Utility Services, Inc., an Indiana corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), completed the sale of all of the outstanding equity interests of MMN Infrastructure Services, LLC (f/k/a Vectren Infrastructure Services Corporation), an Indiana limited liability company and a subsidiary of the Company (the "Transaction") to PowerTeam Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Buyer"), for approximately $850 million in cash (subject to customary adjustments), pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated February 3, 2020, by and among the Company, the Buyer, and, solely for purposes of Section 10.17 of the Purchase Agreement, Vectren Corporation, an Indiana corporation, pursuant to which the Company sold its infrastructure services reportable segment to the Buyer.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2020 and the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 giving effect to the Transaction, including such information required by Article 11 of Regulation S-X, is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 9, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, the completion of the Transaction. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.2 are not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b)    Pro Forma Financial Information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 giving effect to the Transaction, including such information required by Article 11 of Regulation S-X, is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(d)    Exhibits.
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019
99.2
Press Release issued by the Company on April 9, 2020
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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.
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
Date:  April 9, 2020
By:
/s/ Jason M. Ryan
Jason M. Ryan
Senior Vice President and General Counsel