CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Form 4 Filings

CenterPoint Energy Inc. officer Russell Keith Wright, VP and CAO, reported a Form 4 transaction involving company common stock. On 2026-08-11, 211 shares were withheld at $40.18 per share to pay tax liabilities upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units (RSUs) granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan. After this tax-withholding disposition, Wright directly holds 8,503 shares, which include RSU awards scheduled to vest between November 2026 and February 2029, subject to continued employment and, for several awards, the achievement of positive operating income in the year preceding each vesting date.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC EVP and COO Jesus Jr. Soto reported two dispositions of common stock on August 11, 2026. A total of 17,075 shares at $40.18 per share were withheld to cover taxes upon vesting of previously granted restricted stock units under the company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan. Footnotes indicate Soto continues to hold substantial unvested RSU awards with multi-year vesting schedules subject to service and performance conditions, including positive operating income requirements.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC Executive Vice President and CFO Christopher A. Foster reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units, 5,867 shares of common stock were withheld to cover taxes at $43.53 per share, a non-market transaction. Following this withholding, Foster directly holds 197,917 common shares.

The total reported holdings include additional time-based restricted stock unit awards: 5,636 RSUs vesting in February 2027, 13,530 RSUs vesting in two equal installments in February 2027 and 2028, and 25,076 RSUs vesting in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029. These awards vest upon continued employment or earlier disability, death, or qualifying retirement, and generally require achievement of positive operating income in the year before each vesting date.

Malik Thaddeus J. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

CenterPoint Energy Inc. director Thaddeus J. Malik received a grant of 4,037 shares of common stock. The shares were awarded under the company’s Stock Plan for Outside Directors and carried no cash purchase price. Following this grant, Malik directly holds 18,230 shares of CenterPoint Energy common stock.

Miranda Manuel Benito reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC director Manuel Benito Miranda received a grant of common stock as compensation. On May 1, 2026, the director was awarded 4,037 shares of common stock under the company’s Stock Plan for Outside Directors. Following this grant, the director directly holds 8,571 common shares, reflecting routine equity-based board compensation rather than an open-market purchase.

CenterPoint Energy Inc. director Ted Pound received a grant of 4,037 shares of Common Stock on May 1, 2026 as compensation. The shares were granted at $0.00 per share under the company’s Stock Plan for Outside Directors.

Following this award, Pound directly holds 55,729 shares of CenterPoint Energy common stock. This is a non-market, compensation-related acquisition rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Cloonan Wendolynn Montoya reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

CenterPoint Energy director Wendolynn Montoya Cloonan received a grant of 4,037 shares of Common Stock as a compensation award. The shares were granted under the company’s Stock Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated, at a stated price of $0.00 per share.

After this award, Cloonan directly holds 31,386 shares of CenterPoint Energy common stock. This transaction reflects routine equity compensation for an outside director rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Franklin Chris reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC director Chris Franklin received a grant of common stock as part of compensation under the company’s Stock Plan for Outside Directors. The award covered 4,037 shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting a non-cash equity grant rather than an open‑market purchase.

Following this grant, Franklin directly holds 25,039 shares of CenterPoint Energy common stock. This type of equity award is a routine element of director compensation and does not represent a discretionary buy or sell decision in the market.

CenterPoint Energy Inc. director Raquelle Wooten received a grant of 4,037 shares of common stock. The shares were granted under the company’s Stock Plan for Outside Directors and carried no cash exercise price.

After this equity award on May 1, 2026, she directly holds 28,658 common shares.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC director Michael Albert Herman reported an acquisition of company stock through an equity award. He received 4,037 shares of Common Stock on a grant or award basis, with no cash price per share listed. Following this award, his directly held ownership increased to 5,062 shares. The shares were granted under CenterPoint Energy's Stock Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated, indicating this was part of routine non-employee director compensation rather than an open-market purchase.

DUGANIER BARBARA J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

CenterPoint Energy Inc. director Barbara J. Duganier received a grant of 4,037 shares of Common Stock as compensation. The shares were granted under the company’s Stock Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated, at a stated price of $0.00 per share.

Following this award, she directly owns 14,369 shares of CenterPoint Energy common stock. This is a routine equity grant to a non-employee director, increasing her direct share ownership in the company.

Fitch Laurie Lee reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC director Laurie Lee Fitch received a grant of 4,037 shares of Common Stock as a compensation award. The shares were granted at a price of $0.00 per share under the company’s Stock Plan for Outside Directors. Following this grant, Fitch directly holds 11,395 shares of CenterPoint Energy common stock.

Seavers Dean reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

CenterPoint Energy director Dean Seavers received a stock grant of 4,037 shares of common stock. The shares were granted under the company’s Stock Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated, at no cash purchase price. Following this award, Seavers directly holds a total of 10,361 CenterPoint Energy common shares.

CenterPoint Energy executive Jason Michael, EVP of Regulatory Services and Government Affairs, reported equity compensation activity in the form of common stock. He received a grant or award acquisition of 69,271 shares, reflecting the vesting of performance shares awarded in 2023 under the company’s long-term incentive plan.

To cover tax liabilities upon vesting of these performance shares and time-based RSUs, 23,868 shares and 7,813 shares were disposed of through share withholding, rather than open-market sales. After these transactions, he directly holds 213,156 common shares and indirectly holds 3,838 equivalent shares through the CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Savings Plan, which represent his ongoing ownership position.

CenterPoint Energy EVP and CFO Christopher A. Foster reported equity compensation activity in common stock. On February 19, 2026, he acquired 76,929 shares at no cost from vesting performance shares under the company’s long-term incentive plan. On the same date, he disposed of 26,843 shares and 4,881 shares at $42.64 per share to cover tax obligations on vested performance shares and time-based restricted stock units. After these transactions, he directly owned 203,784 common shares, including multiple unvested RSU awards scheduled to vest between May 2026 and 2029, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC EVP and General Counsel Monica Karuturi reported equity transactions in company common stock. She acquired 80,596 shares at no cost from the vesting of performance shares awarded in 2023 under the long-term incentive plan, while 28,282 and 10,811 shares were withheld at $42.64 per share to cover taxes on vested performance shares and time-based RSUs. Following these transactions, she directly holds 241,665 shares, and footnotes detail additional unvested RSU awards scheduled to vest between February 2027 and February 2029, subject to continued employment and positive operating income conditions.

CenterPoint Energy senior vice president and chief accounting officer Kristie Colvin received a grant of 25,646 shares of common stock on February 19, 2026, tied to vesting of 2023 performance awards under the long‑term incentive plan. To cover taxes on vested performance shares and time-based RSUs, 6,719 and 3,007 shares were automatically withheld at $42.64 per share, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, Colvin holds 138,127 shares directly and 58 equivalent shares through the company savings plan.

CenterPoint Energy President & CEO Jason P. Wells reported equity compensation activity in the form of stock awards and tax-related share withholding. On February 19, 2026, he acquired 173,594 shares of common stock at $0.00 per share as a grant/award tied to vesting of 2023 performance shares under the company’s long-term incentive plan.

On the same date, 64,813 shares and 29,215 shares of common stock were disposed of to cover tax liabilities upon vesting of performance shares and time-based RSUs at a price of $42.64 per share. Following these transactions, he directly owned 536,164 shares of common stock. In addition, 2,062 equivalent shares were held through the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan and 55,560 shares were held through the Wells/Koehler Family Trust.

CenterPoint Energy President & CEO Jason P. Wells received an equity grant tied to company performance. On 02/11/2026 he acquired 76,736 shares of common stock at $0 per share as a grant or award, increasing his directly held common stock to 456,598 shares.

The grant represents time-based restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029, generally requiring continued employment or qualifying disability, death, or retirement, and achievement of positive operating income in the year before each vesting date. In addition to his direct holdings, he has indirect ownership of 2,048 equivalent shares through the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan and 55,560 shares through the Wells/Koehler Family Trust.

CenterPoint Energy executive vice president and CFO Christopher A. Foster reported an equity award from the company. On February 11, 2026, he acquired 25,076 shares of common stock at $0 per share as a grant under the long-term incentive plan, bringing his directly held beneficial ownership to 158,579 shares.

The award consists of time-based restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029, generally requiring continued employment, or earlier vesting in cases of disability, death, or qualifying retirement. Vesting also depends on the company achieving positive operating income for the year before each vesting date, except in the case of death or disability.

CenterPoint Energy EVP and General Counsel Monica Karuturi reported an equity grant of 20,872 shares of common stock on February 11, 2026. The shares were acquired at $0 as a grant or award and bring her directly owned total to 200,162 common shares.

The grant reflects time-based restricted stock units awarded under the company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan. These RSUs vest in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029, subject to continued employment or qualifying retirement, and generally require positive operating income in the year before each vesting date.

CenterPoint Energy EVP and COO Jesus Jr. Soto reported an equity award under the company’s long-term incentive plan. On February 11, 2026, he acquired 20,207 shares of common stock at $0 per share, bringing his directly held stake to 190,430 shares.

The award represents time-based restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029, generally contingent on continued employment or certain retirement, disability, or death events, and on achieving positive operating income before each vesting date. The total reported amount also reflects earlier RSU grants of 155,561 and 14,662 units with scheduled vesting dates from August 2026 through August 2029 and similar service and performance conditions.

CenterPoint Energy executive Ryan Jason Michael reported an equity award of common stock under the company’s long-term incentive plan. On February 11, 2026, he acquired 13,666 shares of common stock at a price of $0 per share as a grant, bringing his direct beneficial ownership to 175,566 shares.

The grant consists of time-based restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029, generally requiring continued employment or earlier disability, death, or qualifying retirement. Vesting (other than for disability or death) also depends on achieving positive operating income in the year before each vesting date. He also has 3,842 shares held indirectly through the CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Savings Plan.

Colvin Kristie reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

CenterPoint Energy senior vice president and chief accounting officer Kristie Colvin received an equity award of 3,325 shares of common stock on February 11, 2026 as a grant under the company’s long-term incentive plan.

The grant represents time-based restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029, generally requiring continued employment and positive operating income, with special provisions for disability, death, or qualifying retirement. After this award, she beneficially owns 122,207 common shares directly and 57 shares indirectly through a savings plan.

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported an insider transaction on Form 4. A company director sold 6,200 shares of common stock at $38.83 per share on 11/06/2025.

Following the sale, the reporting person beneficially owns 65,577 shares, held directly. The filing was made by one reporting person.