secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
CIK:        0001130310
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-044889
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Shareholders approve charter amendment for limited officer exculpation; all director nominees elected
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- Charter amendment approved: 350.9M for, 226.8M against, effective April 16, 2026.
- All 11 director nominees elected; Christopher Franklin had highest opposition (82.5M against).
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor: 583.7M for, 24.9M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 560.2M for, 17.8M against.
- Amendment provides limited officer exculpation under Texas law with other immaterial updates.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926044889/0001104659-26-044889-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-044889

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