CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCfalse0001130310Common Stock, $0.01 par valueCNP00011303102025-04-162025-04-160001130310us-gaap:CommonStockMembercnp:NewYorkStockExchangeMember2025-04-162025-04-160001130310us-gaap:CommonStockMembercnp:ChicagoStockExchangeMember2025-04-162025-04-16


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 16, 2025


CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_______________________________
Texas1-3144774-0694415
(State or other jurisdiction(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
      1111 Louisiana
HoustonTexas77002
      (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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueCNPThe New York Stock Exchange
NYSE Texas

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).

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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of the shareholders of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (“CenterPoint Energy”) held on April 16, 2025, the matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to such matters, were as stated below. The proposals related to each matter are described in detail in CenterPoint Energy’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2025.

Election of Directors (Item 1)
The following nominees for director were elected to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:
NomineeForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
Wendy Montoya Cloonan569,538,5504,895,154406,02129,931,500
Barbara J. Duganier561,602,50312,720,686516,53629,931,500
Laurie L. Fitch553,360,64321,017,768461,31429,931,500
Christopher H. Franklin570,442,8093,865,510531,40629,931,500
Raquelle W. Lewis571,614,4112,768,674456,64029,931,500
Thaddeus J. Malik570,161,8234,224,971452,93129,931,500
Manuel B. Miranda573,104,8891,279,996454,84029,931,500
Theodore F. Pound558,824,98215,439,944574,79929,931,500
Dean L. Seavers546,518,80427,742,174578,74729,931,500
Phillip R. Smith570,888,4923,432,239518,99429,931,500
Jason P. Wells572,961,8511,287,513590,36129,931,500

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 2)
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2025 was ratified, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:
ForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
576,271,16627,949,926550,133—

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Item 3)
The advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:
ForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
550,993,74822,347,9631,498,01429,931,500
 
Approval of Amendment to the CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Stock Plan for Outside Directors (Item 4)
The amendment to the CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Stock Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated, to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 350,000 shares was approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:
ForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
565,537,4708,404,324897,93129,931,500



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 16, 2025By:/s/ Monica Karuturi
Monica Karuturi
Executive Vice President and General Counsel