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Issuer:     CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
CIK:        0001130310
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-226962
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CenterPoint Energy issues $700M junior subordinated notes at 5.950%, due 2056
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- Aggregate principal amount $700M; interest rate 5.950% for first 5.5 years then resets every 5 years.
- Reset rate = Five-Year Treasury Rate + 2.223%, subject to floor of 5.950% per annum.
- Matures April 1, 2056; interest payable semi-annually starting April 1, 2026.
- Optional interest deferral of up to 20 consecutive semi-annual periods with dividend and payment restrictions.
- Notes are unsecured and rank junior to all senior indebtedness of CenterPoint.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000119312525226962/0001193125-25-226962-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000119312525226962/d940526d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-226962

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