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accession: "0001104659-26-112565"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNP"
cik: "0001130310"
company_name: "CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-01T10:51:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:13:52.093005+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# CenterPoint completes $2.62B sale of Ohio gas LDC Vectren Energy Delivery to National Fuel Gas

## Summary
- Sale of Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, LLC to National Fuel Gas Company closed Oct. 1, 2026 for $2.62B: $1.42B in cash plus a $1.20B promissory note.
- Seller note bears 6.50% interest and matures Sept. 30, 2027; covenant caps National Fuel's consolidated debt-to-capitalization at 0.65 to 1.0.
- VEDO assets include roughly 5,900 miles of gas transmission and distribution pipeline serving about 335,000 metered customers in West Central Ohio.
- Transaction received all required federal and state approvals, including completion of a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio review.
- CEO Jason Wells said proceeds support CenterPoint's $66.7 billion 10-year capital plan and investments in its core regulated utility footprint.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-112565
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNP
- cik: 0001130310
- company_name: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-01T10:51:29+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926112565/0001104659-26-112565-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042773/000110465926112565/tm2626684d1_8k.htm

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