{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-23-072741","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CNP","cik":"0001130310","company_name":"CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC","filed_at":"2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:43.942577+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-18T00:10:32.749215+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","2.03","9.01"],"event_type":"debt","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"SIGECO issues $180M of first mortgage bonds in two tranches at 4.98% and 5.04%","bullets":["SIGECO issued $100M of 4.98% Series 2023A Tranche A bonds due 2028 and $80M of 5.04% Tranche B bonds due 2033.","Bonds are secured ratably with existing first mortgage bonds under an amended indenture with Deutsche Bank as trustee.","Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including repaying short-term debt and refunding long-term debt.","Interest payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, beginning September 15, 2023.","Offered via private placement exempt from Securities Act registration."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-072741","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-072741.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-072741.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-072741.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000119312523072741/0001193125-23-072741-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000119312523072741/d481093d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-18T00:10:32.749215+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"f420f7aa02732ce8c7180b7b8631081d2402e86f","claim":"CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC incurred senior notes of $100,000,000 4.98% First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2023A, Tranche A due 2028 and $80,000,000 5.04% First Mortgage Bonds, Se with certain institutional investors in the private placement market at 4.98% per annum maturing March 15, 2028.","evidence_excerpt":"On March 15, 2023, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (“SIGECO”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), and certain institutional investors in the private placement market (“Purchasers”) entered into a Bond Purchase Agreement (“Bond Purchase Agreement”), under which SIGECO agreed to sell, and each Purchaser agreed to severally purchase on March 15, 2023, $100,000,000 4.98% First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2023A, Tranche A due 2028 (the “Tranche A Bonds”) and $80,000,000 5.04% First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2023A, Tranche B due 2033 (the “Tranche B Bonds”, and together with the Tranche A Bonds, the “Bonds”) in the series and tranche as set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000119312523072741/0001193125-23-072741-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Debt Financings","details":[{"label":"Instrument","value":"senior notes"},{"label":"Principal","value":"$100,000,000 4.98% First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2023A, Tranche A due 2028 and $80,000,000 5.04% First Mortgage Bonds, Se"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"certain institutional investors in the private placement market"},{"label":"Rate","value":"4.98% per annum"},{"label":"Maturity","value":"March 15, 2028"},{"label":"Event","value":"incurrence"}],"fact_type":"debt_financing"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}