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CENTERPOINT ENERGY
INVESTOR
INFORMATION
ANNUAL MEETING
The 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will
be held on Thursday, April 23, at 9 a.m. CDT
in the CenterPoint Energy Tower auditorium,
1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas.
Shareholders who hold shares of CenterPoint
Energy as of February 23, 2009, will receive
notice of the meeting and will be eligible to vote.
DESIGNED BY:
ORIGIN
HOUSTON, TEXAS
WWW.ORIGINDESIGN.COM
INVESTOR SERVICES
If you have questions about your CenterPoint
Energy investor account, please contact us:
In Houston: (713) 207-3060
Toll Free: (800) 231-6406
Fax: (713) 207-3169
Investor services, online tools and a list of
publications may be found on the company’s
Web site at CenterPointEnergy.com/investors.
Investor Services representatives are available
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time, Monday
through Friday to help you with questions about
CenterPoint Energy common stock or enrollment
in the CenterPoint Energy Investor’s Choice Plan.
The Investor’s Choice Plan provides easy,
inexpensive investment options, including
direct purchase and sale of CenterPoint
Energy common stock; dividend reinvestment;
statement-based accounting and monthly or
quarterly automatic investing by electronic
transfer. You can become a registered
CenterPoint Energy shareholder by making
an initial investment of at least $250 through
Investor’s Choice.
CenterPoint Energy Investor Services serves as
transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing
agent for CenterPoint Energy common stock.
INFORMATION REQUESTS
Call (888) 468-3020 toll free for additional copies of:
2008 Annual Report and Form 10-K
2009 Proxy Statement
DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
Common stock dividends are generally paid
quarterly in March, June, September and
December. Dividends are subject to declaration
by the Board of Directors, who establish the
amount of each quarterly common stock
dividend and fix record and payment dates.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Security analysts and other investment
professionals should contact Marianne Paulsen,
Director of Investor Relations at (713) 207-6500.
STOCK LISTING
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. common stock is
traded under the symbol CNP on the New York
and Chicago stock exchanges.
AUDITORS
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP, Houston, Texas
CORPORATE OFFICE,
STREET ADDRESS
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
1111 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002
MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. Box 4567
Houston, Texas 77210-4567
Telephone: (713) 207-1111
WEB ADDRESS
CenterPointEnergy.com
CERTIFICATIONS
CenterPoint Energy has filed the CEO/CFO
certifications regarding the quality of the
company’s public disclosure required to be filed
with the SEC as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to its
annual report on Form 10-K and to its quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q. In addition, following its
annual meeting in 2008, CenterPoint Energy
submitted its CEO certification to the New York
Stock Exchange pursuant to Section 303A.12(a)
of the NYSE’s Listed Company’s Manual.