Every 424B that CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A 424B covers the supplement that carries the terms of a priced offering, so if you follow CNP and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full CNP filings page.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is offering $700,000,000 of 6.400% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes, Series E, maturing August 15, 2058. The notes pay 6.400% annually to August 15, 2033, then reset every five years to the Five-Year Treasury Rate plus 1.885%, with a floor of 6.400%, payable semi-annually.
Interest payments may be deferred for up to 20 consecutive semi-annual periods, during which unpaid interest compounds. During any deferral, CenterPoint is restricted from dividends and certain junior or pari passu debt payments. The notes are unsecured and subordinated to approximately $4.1 billion of Senior Indebtedness and are structurally subordinated to about $16.6 billion of subsidiary debt.
Net proceeds of about $691.1 million are intended for general corporate purposes, including repayment of a portion of 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 and commercial paper. CenterPoint may redeem the notes in specified windows, and upon certain tax or rating agency events, and does not plan to list them on any exchange.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is conducting a primary offering of fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes, Series E, maturing on August 15, 2058. The notes pay a fixed rate until August 15, 2033, then reset every five years to the Five-Year Treasury Rate plus a spread, with a floor equal to the initial rate.
The notes are unsecured and rank junior to all existing and future Senior Indebtedness, and equally with the company’s ZENS and existing junior subordinated notes. As of June 30, 2026, unconsolidated debt totaled $7.2 billion, including $4.1 billion of Senior Indebtedness and $2.0 billion of existing junior subordinated notes, while subsidiaries carried $16.6 billion of third‑party debt.
CenterPoint may defer interest for up to 20 consecutive semi‑annual periods, during which deferred interest compounds and certain payments on capital stock and pari passu or junior debt are restricted. The company may redeem the notes in specified windows or upon tax, tax credit, or rating agency events. Net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including repaying part of its 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 and outstanding commercial paper.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has filed a prospectus supplement to offer shares of its common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $1,000,000,000 through an equity distribution agreement with multiple managers and through related forward sale agreements. Sales may be made "at the market," via block or privately negotiated transactions, or through forward transactions that can be physically settled, cash settled, or net share settled. Commissions of up to 1% apply to sales by Managers and Forward Sellers. Net proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures and repayment of commercial paper. The equity distribution agreement terminates upon sales totaling the aggregate amount, by May 15, 2029, or earlier termination.