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33
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
As of February 13, 2009, our common stock was held of record by approximately 47,327 shareholders. Our
common stock is listed on the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges and is traded under the symbol ―CNP.‖
The following table sets forth the high and low closing prices of the common stock of CenterPoint Energy on the
New York Stock Exchange composite tape during the periods indicated, as reported by Bloomberg, and the cash
dividends declared in these periods.
Market Price
Dividend
Declared
High
Low
Per Share
2007
First Quarter .........................................
$ 0.17
January 18 .......................................
$ 16.51
February 26 .....................................
$ 18.37
Second Quarter ....................................
$ 0.17
May 9 ..............................................
$ 20.02
June 22 ............................................
$ 16.90
Third Quarter .......................................
$ 0.17
July 13 .............................................
$ 17.88
August 15 ........................................
$ 15.15
Fourth Quarter .....................................
$ 0.17
October 19 .......................................
$ 15.97
November 8 .....................................
$ 18.51
2008
First Quarter .........................................
$ 0.1825
January 9 .........................................
$ 16.98
March 17 .........................................
$ 13.84
Second Quarter ....................................
$ 0.1825
April 1 ............................................
$ 14.66
May 29 ...........................................
$ 17.16
Third Quarter .......................................
$ 0.1825
August 11 .......................................
$ 16.59
September 18 ...................................
$ 13.98
Fourth Quarter .....................................
$ 0.1825
October 1 .........................................
$ 14.40
October 10 ......................................
$ 9.08
The closing market price of our common stock on December 31, 2008 was $12.62 per share.
The amount of future cash dividends will be subject to determination based upon our results of operations and
financial condition, our future business prospects, any applicable contractual restrictions and other factors that our
board of directors considers relevant and will be declared at the discretion of the board of directors.
On January 22, 2009, we announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share, payable on March 10,
2009 to shareholders of record on February 16, 2009.
Repurchases of Equity Securities
During the quarter ended December 31, 2008, none of our equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 were purchased by or on behalf of us or any of our ―affiliated purchasers,‖ as
defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.