---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-062779"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNP"
cik: "0001130310"
company_name: "CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-15T21:05:01+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T21:06:55.426786+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CenterPoint Energy enters into at-the-market equity program to sell up to $1B of common stock

## Summary
- Up to $1B in common stock may be sold through managers and forward sellers in ATM offerings.
- Previous ATM program terminated; ~$84.9M remained unsold under that program.
- Proceeds for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditure programs and commercial paper repayment.
- Sales may occur at prevailing market prices via NYSE, NYSE Texas, or other methods; commission up to 1%.
- Forward sale agreements allow borrowing shares and potential cash or net share settlement at maturity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-062779
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNP
- cik: 0001130310
- company_name: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-15T21:05:01+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926062779/0001104659-26-062779-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926062779/tm2614151d3_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC entered into Equity Distribution Agreement with Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Market valued at up to $1,000,000,000 (effective 2026-05-15).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: atm program
  - Counterparty: Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Market
  - Value: up to $1,000,000,000
  - Effective: 2026-05-15
  source text: On May 15, 2026, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (each, a “Manager” and collectively, the “Managers”), Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of Montreal, BNP Paribas, Bank of America, N.A., Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc., Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Ban
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926062779/0001104659-26-062779-index.htm

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