New insider Wright Russell Keith claimed ownership of 8,714 shares (SEC Form 3)
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| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2026 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC [ CNP ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock | 8,714(1) | D | |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Total includes previous awards under Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan of (i) 864 time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") vesting in August 2026, (ii) 915 RSUs vesting in November 2026, (iii) 404 RSUs vesting in February 2027, (iv) 862 RSUs vesting in two equal installments in February 2027 and 2028, and (v) 1929 RSUs vesting in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029. The awards shall vest (a) upon continued employment with Issuer through the respective vesting date, (b) in the event of earlier disability or death, (c) for the awards under clauses (i) and (ii), upon earlier involuntary termination without cause, or (d) for the awards under clauses (iii) - (v), on a full or pro-rata basis upon earlier retirement, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. Vesting of the awards under clauses (iii) - (v) is conditioned upon achievement of positive operating income for the year preceding the applicable vesting date except in the case of death or disability. |
| Remarks: |
| Vincent A. Mercaldi, Attorney-in-Fact | 03/03/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||