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style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-top:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item&#160;7.01. </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Regulation FD Disclosure. </span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.75pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Included herein is financial information related to Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (&#8220;VUHI&#8221;) and Southern Indiana Gas &amp; Electric Company (&#8220;CEI South&#8221;). CEI South is a wholly-owned subsidiary of VUHI. VUHI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vectren Corporation (&#8220;Vectren&#8221;), which in turn, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (&#8220;CenterPoint Energy&#8221;). </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.75pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K includes audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, for VUHI. Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K includes audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, for CEI South. These financial statements are not intended to comply with Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K. Exhibit 99.3 includes certain supplementary financial and operational data of CEI South for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.75pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Each of Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 is furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01. Accordingly, none of the information will be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, as amended, and the information in Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 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. </span></div><div style="margin-top:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item&#160;9.01. </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Financial Statements and Exhibits. </span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Each of Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 is furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01. Accordingly, none of the information will be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, as amended, and the information in Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 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.</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:95.412%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.720%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.906%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:82.074%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160; </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(d) </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibits. </span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:95.412%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.601%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.002%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:83.997%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXHIBIT</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">NUMBER</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="vuhi2021doc.htm">Reporting Package of Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="a2021sigreportingpackage.htm">Reporting Package of Southern Indiana Gas &amp; Electric Company</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.3</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="operatingtrendsandoperatin.htm">Financial and Operational Data of Southern Indiana Gas &amp; Electric Company</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document<br/></span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SIGNATURE</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:13.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;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.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.847%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:51.120%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.187%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:42.393%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.</span></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date:  March 16, 2022</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Stacey L. Peterson                              </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Stacey L. Peterson</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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cnp-20220316
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 16, 2022
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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).
Emerging Growth Company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
o
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
Included herein is financial information related to Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. ("VUHI") and Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company ("CEI South"). CEI South is a wholly-owned subsidiary of VUHI. VUHI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vectren Corporation ("Vectren"), which in turn, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. ("CenterPoint Energy").
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K includes audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, for VUHI. Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K includes audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, for CEI South. These financial statements are not intended to comply with Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K. Exhibit 99.3 includes certain supplementary financial and operational data of CEI South for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Each of Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 is 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 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, as amended, and the information in Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 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.
Each of Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 is furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01. Accordingly, none of the information will be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, as amended, and the information in Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 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
Reporting Package of Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc.
99.2
Reporting Package of Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company
99.3
Financial and Operational Data of Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company
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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:  March 16, 2022
By:
/s/ Stacey L. Peterson
Stacey L. Peterson
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer