CenterPoint Energy to Pay Additional Interest on its 2.0% Zero-Premium Exchangeable Subordinated Notes due 2029
The additional interest is a payment obligation tied to cash merger consideration for the notes' reference shares.
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The payment of Additional Interest reflects cash distributed in respect of the Reference Shares attributable to one ZENS note in connection with the Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. merger, which closed on October 6, 2026. The Additional Interest of
After the closing of the Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. merger, the Reference Shares for each ZENS note consisted of 0.7185 share of AT&T Inc. common stock and 0.061382 share of Charter Communications, Inc. common stock.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this press release have the meanings given to such terms in the indenture governing the ZENS.
About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
As the only investor-owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve nearly 7 million metered customers in Indiana, Minnesota and Texas. As of June 30, 2026, the Company owned approximately
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Communications
Media.Relations@CenterPointEnergy.com
Investors:
Ben Vallejo / Ellie Wood
Phone 713.207.6500
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