CenterPoint Energy 2015 Annual Report Download - page 168

years,andanyothermaterialrelationships,betweenoramongtheshareholdergivingthenoticeandthebeneficialowner,ifany,on
whosebehalfthenominationismade,andtheirrespectiveaffiliatesorassociates(eachwithinthemeaningofRule12b-2underthe
Exchange Act), or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective
affiliatesandassociates,orothersactinginconcerttherewith,ontheotherhand,including,withoutlimitation,allinformationthat
wouldberequiredtobedisclosedpursuanttoRule404promulgatedunderRegulationS-Kifsuchshareholderandsuchbeneficial
owner,oranyaffiliateorassociatethereoforpersonactinginconcerttherewith,werethe“registrant”forpurposesofsuchruleand
thenominee wereadirector orexecutive officerof suchregistrant, (vii)a completeandaccuratedescription ofallarrangements,
agreementsorunderstanding(whetherwrittenandoral)andanyinformationwithrespecttosuchproposednomineethatarerequired
pursuanttothe proceduresestablishedbytheBoardof Directorsandthe GovernanceCommittee fortheelection ofdirectorsand
(viii)acompletedandsignedquestionnaire,representationandagreementrequiredbySection2(b)withrespecttoeachproposed
nomineeforelectionorre-electiontotheBoardofDirectors.Ashareholderprovidingnoticeofanynominationproposedtobemade
at a meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be
providedinsuchnoticeshallbetrueandcorrectasoftherecorddateforthemeetingandasofthedatethatistenbusinessdaysprior
tothemeetingoranyadjournment,recessorpostponementthereof,andsuchupdateandsupplementshallbedeliveredto,ormailed
to and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company not later than five business days after the record date for the
meeting(inthecaseoftheupdateandsupplementrequiredtobemadeasoftherecorddate),andnotlaterthaneightbusinessdays
priortothedateforthemeeting,ifpracticable(or,ifnotpracticable,onthefirstpracticabledatepriortothedateforthemeeting)or
anyadjournment,recessorpostponementthereof(inthecaseoftheupdateandsupplementrequiredtobemadeasoftenbusiness
dayspriortothemeetingoranyadjournment,recessorpostponementthereof).Inaddition,ashareholderprovidingnoticeofany
nominationproposedtobemadeatameetingshallupdateandsupplementsuchnotice,anddeliversuchupdateandsupplementto
the principal executive offices of the Company, promptly following the occurrence of any event that materially changes the
informationprovidedorrequiredtobeprovidedinsuchnotice.TheCompanymayrequireanyproposednomineetofurnishsuch
otherinformationasmayreasonablyberequestedbytheCompanytodeterminetheeligibilityofsuchproposednomineetoserveas
anindependentdirectoroftheCompanyorthatcouldbematerialtoareasonableshareholder’sunderstandingoftheindependence,
orlackthereof,ofsuchnominee.Within30days(orsuchshortertimeperiodthatmayexistpriortothedateofthemeeting)afterthe
shareholderhassubmittedtheaforesaiditems,theSecretaryortheBoardofDirectorsshalldeterminewhethersuchnominationhas
beenproperlybroughtandmadeinproperwrittenformbeforethemeeting,andshalldeterminewhethertheshareholdersubmitting
suchnominationhasotherwisecompliedwiththisSection2,andshallnotifysuchshareholderinwritingofitsdetermination.Ifthe
SecretaryortheBoardofDirectors determinesthatsuchnominationwasnotproperlybroughtorwasnotmadeinproperwritten
formbeforethemeeting,ordeterminesthatsuchshareholdersubmittingsuchnominationhasfailedtootherwisecomplywiththis
Section2, thenthe persontobenominatedshall ineligiblefornomination atthe meetingat whichsuchperson isproposed tobe
nominated.TheChairmanoftheMeetingshall,ifthefactswarrant,determineanddeclaretothemeetingthatanominationmadeby
a shareholder of the Company pursuant to this Section 2 was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these
Bylaws,andifheshouldsodetermine,he
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