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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
As of February 14, 2013, our common stock was held by approximately 39,060 shareholders of record. 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
2011
First Quarter.................................................................................................... $ 0.1975
March 17.................................................................................................. $ 15.20
March 30.................................................................................................. $ 17.68
Second Quarter................................................................................................ $ 0.1975
April 12.................................................................................................... $ 17.23
June 30 ..................................................................................................... $ 19.35
Third Quarter................................................................................................... $ 0.1975
July 21...................................................................................................... $ 20.28
August 8................................................................................................... $ 17.24
Fourth Quarter................................................................................................. $ 0.1975
October 28................................................................................................ $ 21.29
November 25............................................................................................ $ 18.59
2012
First Quarter.................................................................................................... $ 0.2025
January 3.................................................................................................. $ 19.89
January 27................................................................................................ $ 18.23
Second Quarter................................................................................................ $ 0.2025
April 10.................................................................................................... $ 19.06
June 18 ..................................................................................................... $ 20.71
Third Quarter................................................................................................... $ 0.2025
August 23................................................................................................. $ 20.24
September 26 ........................................................................................... $ 21.45
Fourth Quarter................................................................................................. $ 0.2025
October 17................................................................................................ $ 21.75
December 28............................................................................................ $ 19.00
The closing market price of our common stock on December 31, 2012 was $19.25 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 25, 2013, we announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.2075 per share, payable on March 8, 2013 to
shareholders of record on February 15, 2013.