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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 1-3187
A. Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
1111 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002
 
 

 


 

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Financial Statements:
       
 
       
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Supplemental Schedules:
       
 
       
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  Consent of McConnell & Jones LLP
Pursuant to Item 4 of Form 11-K, the financial statements and schedules referred to above have been prepared in accordance with regulations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Other supplemental schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan (Plan) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules, listed in the Table of Contents, are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements, but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ McConnell & Jones LLP
Houston, Texas
June 22, 2007

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                 
    December 31,  
    2006     2005  
Assets
               
Investments, at fair value
  $ 1,329,579,251     $ 1,161,623,533  
Participant loans
    34,161,360       34,276,549  
 
               
Receivables:
               
Dividends and interest
    959,929       890,741  
Pending investment transactions
    2,729,530       4,695,563  
Employer contributions
    14,266,550       14,413,501  
Participant contributions
    2,001,378       2,038,490  
 
           
Total receivables
    19,957,387       22,038,295  
 
           
 
               
Total Assets
    1,383,697,998       1,217,938,377  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities
               
Pending investment transactions
    791,274       1,416,604  
Other
    414,077       328,714  
 
           
Total Liabilities
    1,205,351       1,745,318  
 
           
Net Assets Available for Benefits, at fair value
    1,382,492,647       1,216,193,059  
 
               
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    2,210,402       2,240,541  
 
           
 
               
Net Assets Available for Benefits
  $ 1,384,703,049     $ 1,218,433,600  
 
           
See Notes to Plan’s Financial Statements.

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
                 
Investment Gain:
               
Dividends
  $ 33,957,776          
Interest
    3,225          
Net appreciation of investments
    187,679,484          
 
             
Total investment gain
          $ 221,640,485  
 
               
Contributions:
               
Participant contributions
    42,696,762          
Employer contributions
    34,410,911          
 
             
Total contributions
            77,107,673  
 
               
Administrative expenses
            (2,172,062 )
 
               
Benefit payments
            (130,306,647 )
 
             
 
               
Increase in Net Assets Available for Benefits
            166,269,449  
 
               
Net Assets Available for Benefits:
               
 
               
Beginning of Period
            1,218,433,600  
 
             
 
               
End of Period
          $ 1,384,703,049  
 
             
See Notes to Plan’s Financial Statements.

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.   Summary of the Plan
 
    Description of the Plan
 
    The following description of the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan (Plan) provides only general information. Participants (as defined below) should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. In the case of any discrepancy between this summary and the Plan document, the Plan’s provisions will govern.
 
    General
 
    The Plan is a defined contribution plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Participants include all employees of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Company or CenterPoint Energy) and those subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company that have adopted the Plan except (a) employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement unless such agreement provides for participation in the Plan, (b) leased employees, (c) independent contractors or (d) non-resident aliens who receive no U.S. sourced income (Participants).
 
    Contributions
 
    Active Participants may contribute up to 16% of eligible compensation, as defined in the Plan. Active Participants age 50 or over may contribute an additional pre-tax contribution up to a total amount of $5,000 for 2006. Participants may also contribute amounts representing rollover eligible distributions from other defined benefit or defined contribution plans, 403(b) annuity plans, 457 governmental plans or conduit Individual Retirement Accounts that have been holding a distribution from a qualified plan. Participants direct their contributions into the various eligible investment options offered by the Plan.
 
    In general, the employer matching contribution is 75% of the first 6% of eligible compensation that the Participant contributes into the Plan. Additional discretionary matching contributions may be made of up to 50% of the first 6% of eligible compensation that the Participant contributes to the Plan. All employer matching contributions (including the discretionary match) are fully vested at all times.
 
    Participants may elect to invest all or a portion of their contributions to the Plan in the Company Common Stock Fund. In addition, Participants may elect to have dividends paid on their investment in Company common stock either reinvested in the Company Common Stock Fund or paid to them in cash, and they can transfer all or part of their investment in Company Common Stock Fund to the other investment options offered by the Plan. Employer contributions are made in the form of cash and are invested in accordance with Participant elections.
 
    Contributions are subject to certain limitations.

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    Investment Options
 
    The Plan offered the following investment funds (Funds):
    Company Common Stock Fund
 
    Large Company Growth Fund
 
    Large Company Value Fund
 
    International Equity Fund
 
    Balanced Fund
 
    Fixed Income Fund
 
    Stable Value Fund
 
    S&P 500 Index Fund
 
    Small Company Fund
 
    Reliant Energy, Inc. Common Stock Fund
 
    Vanguard Target Retirement Fund
 
    Vanguard Target Retirement 2005 Fund
 
    Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund
 
    Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund
 
    Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund
 
    Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund
Upon enrollment in the Plan, Participants may direct contributions (as permitted), in 1% increments, in any of the investment options, except for the Reliant Energy, Inc. Common Stock Fund (REI Stock Fund) which is closed to new contributions. Participants should refer to the Plan prospectus for a detailed description of each investment fund.
During 2006, the Plan was amended to discontinue the REI Stock Fund as an investment option in the Plan. Participants with a balance in the REI Stock Fund had until December 29, 2006 to transfer their balance into any of the other investment options; otherwise such holdings were liquidated and transferred to the Stable Value Fund in 2007.
Participant Accounts
Individual accounts are maintained for each Participant. Each Participant’s account is credited with the Participant’s contributions and with allocations of the Company contributions and Plan earnings. Each Participant’s account is also charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on Participant account balances. A Participant is entitled to their vested account balance.
Vesting and Forfeitures
Participants are vested immediately in all contributions plus actual earnings thereon. As a result, there are no forfeitures available to reduce employer contributions.
Participant Loans
A Participant may borrow against their vested account balance. The maximum amount that a Participant may borrow is the lesser of (a) $50,000, reduced by the excess, if any, of the highest outstanding balance of loans to the Participant from all plans maintained by the Company or an affiliated entity during the one-year period ending on the day before the date on which such loan is made, over the outstanding balance of loans from the Plan on the date on which such loan is made or (b) 50% of the value of the Participant’s vested account balance under the Plan.
The loans are to be secured by the pledge of a portion of the Participant’s right, title and value of the Participant’s vested account balance under the Plan as determined immediately after the loans are made. Loans may be repaid over a period of up to five years and are subject to a $25 origination fee. The minimum loan amount is $500. Interest rates are fixed at the prime rate listed in The Wall Street Journal for the first of each month in which the loan is requested plus one percent. Loan transactions are treated as a transfer to (from) the investment fund from (to) the Participant loans fund.

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Payment of Benefits
Upon termination, a Participant whose account exceeds $1,000 may elect, upon written request at any time, to receive a distribution in a single lump sum payment or fixed monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annual installments over a period of ten years or less. Such distributions are generally paid in the form of cash. However, if the Participant had investments in the Company Common Stock Fund or the REI Stock Fund, the Participant may elect to have an in-kind distribution of those funds.
Generally, to the extent a Participant has not requested a distribution by the time he reaches age 70 1/2, required minimum distributions will be made consistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code). Immediate lump sum distributions are made for accounts which do not exceed $1,000.
A Participant who is under age 59 1/2 may make a withdrawal from amounts attributable to after-tax contributions and, if applicable, rollover contributions in the Plan and associated earnings. A Participant who is under age 59 1/2 and has less than five years of service who withdraws matched after-tax contributions will be suspended from Plan participation for six months.
A Participant who is age 59 1/2 or older may make unlimited withdrawals from pre-tax contributions, after-tax contributions, vested portion of prior Plan accounts, rollover account and the associated earnings.
Administration
The assets of the Plan are held in trust by The Northern Trust Company (Trustee). Hewitt Associates is the recordkeeper for the Plan. The Benefits Committee of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Committee), appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company, is the Plan Administrator. The Committee retains an independent investment consultant to provide investment advice with respect to the funds. The fees charged by the Trustee, recordkeeper and the investment consultant are paid by the Trustee out of the funds.
Termination of the Plan
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company may terminate the Plan at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA and must give written notice to the Trustee.
2.   Accounting Policies
 
    Use of Estimates and Basis of Accounting
 
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates that affect the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
    As described in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Staff Position AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, “Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans” (FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1), investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount Participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. As required by FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, the statement of net assets available for benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive contracts from fair value to contract value. The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.

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    Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
    The Plan recognizes net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of its investments. Investments are reflected at fair value in the financial statements. The fair value for securities are based on quoted market prices in an active market. Fair value for mutual and institutional funds is determined using the net asset value of each fund as of the financial statement dates. Security transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Participant loans are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
    Payment of Benefits
 
    Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
    Risks and Uncertainties
 
    The Plan provides for investments in Company common stock, various mutual funds and other investments. Investments, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investments will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and Participant account balances. Rates of return will vary, and returns will depend on the market value of the Plan’s investments.
 
    New Accounting Pronouncements
 
    In December 2005, the FASB issued FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1. FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, adopted as of December 31, 2006, amends the presentation and disclosure requirements of investments meeting the definition of fully benefit-responsive investment contracts presented in the statement of net assets available for benefits. Related to the implementation of FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation of the financial statements. For additional information on the impacts of this new accounting pronouncement, please refer to Note 2, Use of Estimates and Basis of Accounting.
 
    In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements and applies to reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2007. Based on current assets held by the Plan, the Plan’s management does not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 to have a material impact on the Plan’s financial statements.

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3.   Investments
 
    The following presents investments that represent five percent or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits.
                 
    December 31,
    2006   2005
Company common stock, 22,728,974 and 27,720,006 shares, respectively
  $ 376,846,389     $ 356,202,077  
Reliant Energy common stock, 1,966,254 and 8,766,917 shares, respectively
    27,940,469       90,474,583  
PIMCO Total Return Fund, 7,159,992 and 6,808,085 shares, respectively
    74,320,722       71,484,891  
Barclays Global Investors Equity Index Fund, 6,881,452 and 5,017,019 shares, respectively
    142,583,687       89,704,294  
Barclays Global Investors Russell 1000 Value Fund, 4,592,459 and 2,481,048 shares, respectively
    74,030,437       32,700,208  
Advisors Inner Circle LSV Value Equity Fund, 3,800,880 and 2,693,128 shares, respectively
    72,748,848       43,628,680  
Dwight Target 2 Fund, 4,785,929 and 4,409,079 shares, respectively
    76,177,489       67,000,898  
During 2006 the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value as follows:
         
Common stocks
  $ 120,551,986  
Common or collective trusts
    43,472,609  
Mutual funds
    23,654,889  
 
     
 
  $ 187,679,484  
 
     
As detailed above, the Plan has significant holdings of Company common stock. As a result, the values of the Plan’s investments may be materially impacted by the changes in fair value related to this security.
4.   Stable Value Fund
 
    The Company has a Stable Value Fund that has investments in synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (Synthetic GICs).
Synthetic GICs are an investment contract issued by an insurance company or bank, backed by a portfolio of short-term and intermediate term fixed income investments that are owned by the fund. The underlying assets are maintained separate from the contract issuer’s general assets by a third party custodian. The contracts provide that realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying assets are not reflected immediately in the net assets of the fund, but rather are amortized, usually over the time to maturity or the duration of the underlying investments, through adjustments to the future interest crediting rate. The issuer guarantees that all qualified Participant withdrawals will occur at contract value.
 
    There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The crediting rates for Synthetic GICs are reset quarterly and are based on the market value of the underlying portfolio of assets backing these contracts. Inputs used to determine the crediting rate include each contract’s portfolio value, current yield to maturity, duration and market value relative to the Synthetic GICs book value. Crediting rates for Synthetic GICs can not be less than zero.
 
    During 2006 and 2005, the average yields for the Synthetic GICs were as follows:
                 
    2006   2005
Based on actual earnings
    5.47 %     5.05 %
Based on the interest rate credited to Participants
    4.92 %     4.57 %

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Benefit-responsive investment contracts are designed to preserve capital and provide a stable crediting rate. Such contracts are fully benefit-responsive and provide Participant initiated withdrawals to be paid at contract value. However, such contracts do provide that withdrawals associated with certain events not in the ordinary course of fund operations may be paid at market rather than contract value. Examples of such circumstances may include significant plan design changes, complete or partial plan terminations, severance programs, early retirement programs, the closing or sale of a subsidiary, bankruptcy of the plan sponsor or the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA. The Plan Administrator does not believe that the occurrence of the above events that would limit the Plan’s ability to conduct transactions with Participants at contract value is probable.
Contracts associated with Synthetic GICs are evergreen agreements with termination provisions. Accordingly, such agreements permit the Plan’s investment manager or issuer to terminate upon notice at any time at market value and provide for automatic termination of the contract if the book value or the market value of the contract equal zero. The issuer is not excused from paying the excess contract value when the market value equals zero. Contracts that permit the issuer to terminate at market value generally provide portfolio guidelines and transition provisions intended to result in the contract value equaling the market value of the portfolio by such termination date. Non-adherence to the guidelines and provisions may result in the settlement of the contract at market value; however, the Plan Administrator does not believe that the occurrence of these circumstances is probable.
5.   Tax Status
 
    The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed the Company by letter dated April 2, 2001 that the Plan is qualified and the trust fund established is tax-exempt under the appropriate sections of the Code. Although the Plan has been amended and restated since receiving the determination letter, the Plan Administrator and the Plan sponsor’s counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code.
 
6.   Related Party Transactions
 
    During 2006, the Plan purchased and sold shares of the Company’s common stock and units of short-term investment funds managed by the Trustee as temporary investments (party-in-interest transactions) as shown below:
             
        2006
Purchases  
Company common stock
  $ 32,462,476  
   
Northern Trust collective short-term investment fund
    388,895,006  
   
 
       
Sales  
Company common stock
  $ 101,531,986  
   
Northern Trust collective short-term investment fund
    381,398,566  

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7.   Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
 
    The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500:
         
    December 31, 2006  
Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements
  $ 1,384,703,049  
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive contracts
    (2,210,402 )
 
     
Net Assets Available for Benefits per Form 5500
  $ 1,382,492,647  
 
     
The following is a reconciliation of the changes in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2006:
         
Increase in Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements
  $ 166,269,449  
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive contracts
    (2,210,402 )
 
     
Increase in Net Assets Available for Benefits per Form 5500
  $ 164,059,047  
 
     
8.   Excess Contributions
 
    Benefit payments of $130,306,647 for the plan year ended December 31, 2006 include distributions of $226,534 made to certain Participants to refund excess deferral contributions to satisfy the relevant nondiscrimination provisions of the Plan for the prior year. The Plan also expects to refund $208,270 in 2007 related to excess contributions for plan year 2006.

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4a
SCHEDULE OF DELINQUENT PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
                                         
            Total that constitute nonexempt prohibited    
            transactions    
                    Contributions   Contributions    
                    corrected   pending   Total corrected
                    outside   correction in   under Voluntary
    Participant           Voluntary   Voluntary   Fiduciary
    contributions           Fiduciary   Fiduciary   Correction
    transferred late   Contributions   Correction   Correction   Program and
Plan Year   to plan   not corrected   Program   Program   PTE 2002-51
2005 *
  $ 67,412           $ 67,412              
 
*   Certain participant contributions were not remitted timely during the year ended December 31, 2005. Form 5330 was filed and applicable excise taxes were paid by the Plan in 2006. Lost earnings were also remitted to the Plan in 2006.

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  COMMON OR COLLECTIVE TRUSTS            
 
  BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS   BGI EQUITY INDEX FUND   $ 142,583,687  
 
  BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS   BGI RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH FUND     26,524,218  
 
  BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS   BGI RUSSELL 1000 VALUE FUND     74,030,437  
 
  BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS   BGI RUSSELL 2000 INDEX FUND     10,310,974  
 
  CAPITAL GUARDIAN   CAPITAL GUARDIAN INTERNATIONAL (NON-US) EQUITY FUND     13,287,393  
 
  CAPITAL GUARDIAN   CAPITAL GUARDIAN INTERNATIONAL (NON-US) EQUITY FUND     41,919,454  
 
  CAPITAL GUARDIAN   CAPITAL GUARDIAN US GROWTH EQUITY FUND     43,865,117  
 
  DWIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT   CORE INTERMEDIATE FUND     20,577,636  
 
  DWIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT   TARGET 2 FUND     76,177,489  
 
  DWIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT   TARGET 5 FUND     28,727,621  
 
  MELLON BANK   EB DAILY LIQUIDITY AGGREGATE BOND FUND     30,692,325  
*
  NORTHERN TRUST   COLLECTIVE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT FUND     15,293,481  
 
  SEI   SEI STABLE ASSET FUND     4,167,324  
 
  WELLINGTON CAPITAL   SMALL CAP FUND     9,305,337  
 
             
 
  SUBTOTAL         537,462,493  
 
             
 
  COMMON STOCKS            
 
  3M CO   COMMON STOCK     522,131  
 
  AAR CORP   COMMON STOCK     162,880  
 
  ABBOTT LAB   COMMON STOCK     983,942  
 
  ACTIVISION INC   COMMON STOCK     654,775  
 
  ACUITY BRANDS INC   COMMON STOCK     96,794  
 
  ADOBE SYS INC   COMMON STOCK     682,592  
 
  ADR ELAN CORP PLC   ADR     178,475  
 
  ADVANTA CORP   COMMON STOCK     233,421  
 
  ADVENT SOFTWARE INC   COMMON STOCK     125,985  
 
  AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     201,850  
 
  AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD   COMMON STOCK     146,402  

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  AIR PROD & CHEM INC   COMMON STOCK     393,568  
 
  AIRGAS INC   COMMON STOCK     103,731  
 
  AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC   COMMON STOCK     284,723  
 
  ALASKA AIR GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     156,815  
 
  ALCOA INC   COMMON STOCK     462,154  
 
  ALLIANCE DATA SYS CORP   COMMON STOCK     96,204  
 
  ALLIANCE IMAGING INC   COMMON STOCK     166,250  
 
  ALLIS-CHALMERS ENERGY INC   COMMON STOCK     117,504  
 
  ALTRIA GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     763,798  
 
  AMERICAN RAILCAR INDS INC   COMMON STOCK     120,502  
 
  AMERN COML LINES INC   COMMON STOCK     119,228  
 
  AMERN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING INC   COMMON STOCK     127,203  
 
  AMETEK INC   COMMON STOCK     185,309  
 
  AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC   COMMON STOCK     234,455  
 
  ANALOGIC CORP   COMMON STOCK     148,210  
 
  ANDREW CORP   COMMON STOCK     192,938  
 
  APPLEBEES INTL INC   COMMON STOCK     184,532  
 
  AQUA AMER INC   COMMON STOCK     124,288  
 
  AQUANTIVE INC   COMMON STOCK     193,088  
 
  ARBITRON INC   COMMON STOCK     122,066  
 
  ARCH CAPITAL GROUP   COMMON STOCK     165,644  
 
  ARRIS GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     146,492  
 
  ASTEC INDS INC   COMMON STOCK     121,446  
 
  ATMI INC   COMMON STOCK     163,641  
 
  AUDIOVOX CORP   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     104,125  
 
  AVERY DENNISON CORP   COMMON STOCK     455,131  
 
  BALL CORP   COMMON STOCK     265,960  
 
  BARNES GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     161,602  
 
  BIOMED RLTY TR INC   COMMON STOCK     191,048  

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EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  BISYS GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     250,454  
 
  BJS WHSL CLUB INC   COMMON STOCK     219,948  
 
  BK HAW CORP   COMMON STOCK     137,033  
 
  BOEING CO   COMMON STOCK     728,488  
 
  BRIGHTPOINT INC   COMMON STOCK     132,751  
 
  BROADCOM CORP   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     639,738  
 
  BRUSH ENGINEERED MATLS INC   COMMON STOCK     75,982  
 
  C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC   COMMON STOCK     429,345  
 
  CABELAS INC   COMMON STOCK     173,253  
 
  CACI INTL INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     153,115  
 
  CAPITALSOURCE INC   COMMON STOCK     676,278  
 
  CARDINAL HLTH INC   COMMON STOCK     715,173  
 
  CARTER INC   COMMON STOCK     112,710  
 
  CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     114,318  
 
  CATERPILLAR INC   COMMON STOCK     282,118  
*
  CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC   COMMON STOCK     376,846,389  
 
  CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO   COMMON STOCK     152,523  
 
  CEPHALON INC   COMMON STOCK     476,676  
 
  CHILDRENS PL RETAIL STORES INC   COMMON STOCK     113,701  
 
  CLEAN HBRS INC   COMMON STOCK     214,456  
 
  CLEVELAND CLIFFS   COMMON STOCK     128,850  
 
  CLOROX CO   COMMON STOCK     352,825  
 
  COLDWATER CREEK INC   COMMON STOCK     84,717  
 
  COLONIAL BANCGROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     117,632  
 
  COMCAST CORP   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     596,853  
 
  COMPASS MINERALS INTL INC   COMMON STOCK     109,513  
 
  COMSTOCK RES INC   COMMON STOCK     174,557  
 
  COMTECH GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     169,167  
 
  CONS GRAPHICS INC   COMMON STOCK     172,484  
 
  CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     1,599,002  

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EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  COOPER INDUSTRIES INC   COMMON STOCK     217,032  
 
  CORNING INC   COMMON STOCK     836,337  
 
  CORP OFFICE PPTYS TRUST   COMMON STOCK     159,990  
 
  CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA   COMMON STOCK     148,128  
 
  COVANCE INC   COMMON STOCK     181,443  
 
  COVANTA HLDG CORP   COMMON STOCK     121,220  
 
  CROWN HLDGS INC   COMMON STOCK     155,226  
 
  CYMER INC   COMMON STOCK     98,009  
 
  CYTYC CORP   COMMON STOCK     91,126  
 
  DANAHER CORP   COMMON STOCK     485,348  
 
  DAVITA INC   COMMON STOCK     212,731  
 
  DELPHI FINL GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     202,907  
 
  DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY CO   COMMON STOCK     202,432  
 
  DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC   COMMON STOCK     210,657  
 
  DIGITAL RIV INC   COMMON STOCK     145,612  
 
  DIGITAL RLTY TR INC   COMMON STOCK     148,901  
 
  DISNEY WALT CO   COMMON STOCK     294,722  
 
  DOMINOS PIZZA INC   COMMON STOCK     178,080  
 
  DRIL-QUIP INC   COMMON STOCK     96,725  
 
  E*TRADE FIN CORP   COMMON STOCK     408,044  
 
  EASTGROUP PPTYS INC   COMMON STOCK     209,420  
 
  EATON VANCE CORP   COMMON STOCK NON-VOTING     150,195  
 
  EBAY INC   COMMON STOCK     559,302  
 
  ECI TELECOM LTD   COMMON STOCK     99,677  
 
  EFUNDS CORP   COMMON STOCK     215,600  
 
  EL PASO ELEC CO   COMMON STOCK     129,648  
 
  ELECTR ARTS   COMMON STOCK     725,184  
 
  ELI LILLY & CO   COMMON STOCK     682,510  
 
  EMC CORP   COMMON STOCK     1,277,760  
 
  EMERSON ELEC CO   COMMON STOCK     387,992  

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EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  EMULEX CORP   COMMON STOCK     165,250  
 
  EOG RESOURCES INC   COMMON STOCK     418,415  
 
  EQUINIX INC   COMMON STOCK     121,748  
 
  F5 NETWORKS INC   COMMON STOCK     192,204  
 
  FDRY NETWORKS INC   COMMON STOCK     251,364  
 
  FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC   COMMON STOCK     154,720  
 
  FOREST LAB INC   COMMON STOCK     369,380  
 
  FPIC INS GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     222,129  
 
  FTI CONSULTING INC   COMMON STOCK     143,076  
 
  GAP INC   COMMON STOCK     193,050  
 
  GATEHOUSE MEDIA INC   COMMON STOCK     41,760  
 
  GATX CORP   COMMON STOCK     135,623  
 
  GENERAL CABLE CORP   COMMON STOCK     158,667  
 
  GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORP   COMMON STOCK     191,754  
 
  GENLYTE GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     74,986  
 
  GERBER SCIENTIFIC INC   COMMON STOCK     95,707  
 
  GILEAD SCI INC   COMMON STOCK     623,328  
 
  GLATFELTER   COMMON STOCK     157,635  
 
  GLOBAL PMTS INC   COMMON STOCK     163,439  
 
  GLOBALSTAR INC   COMMON STOCK     165,251  
 
  GMX RES INC   COMMON STOCK     102,950  
 
  GOOGLE INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     1,116,664  
 
  GREATER BAY BANCORP   COMMON STOCK     109,533  
 
  GREENHILL & CO INC   COMMON STOCK     168,264  
 
  GRIFFON CORP   COMMON STOCK     124,185  
 
  GUESS INC   COMMON STOCK     177,604  
 
  HALLIBURTON CO   COMMON STOCK     717,255  
 
  HARSCO CORP   COMMON STOCK     178,074  
 
  HEALTH NET INC   COMMON STOCK     95,374  
 
  HERBALIFE LTD   COMMON STOCK     154,616  

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EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  HERITAGE COMM CORP   COMMON STOCK     169,164  
 
  HEWLETT PACKARD CO   COMMON STOCK     2,084,214  
 
  HIGHLAND HOSPITALITY CORP   COMMON STOCK     83,077  
 
  HOLLY CORP   COMMON STOCK, PAR $.01     83,268  
 
  HOME PROPS INC   COMMON STOCK     128,023  
 
  HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC   COMMON STOCK     1,013,915  
 
  HUB INTL LTD   COMMON STOCK     342,465  
 
  HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     108,363  
 
  HYDRIL CO   COMMON STOCK     118,048  
 
  ICONIX BRAND GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     167,142  
 
  INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY INC   COMMON STOCK     102,942  
 
  INTEL CORP   COMMON STOCK     1,223,100  
 
  INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC   COMMON STOCK     677,612  
 
  INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC   COMMON STOCK     73,740  
 
  INTL SEC EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC   COMMON STOCK     89,369  
 
  INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC   COMMON STOCK     110,285  
 
  INVT TECH GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     224,262  
 
  IPC HLDGS LTD   COMMON STOCK, PAR $.01     211,973  
 
  ITC HLDGS CORP   COMMON STOCK     95,760  
 
  IXIA   COMMON STOCK     141,216  
 
  JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     99,479  
 
  JARDEN CORP   COMMON STOCK     144,378  
 
  JDS UNIPHASE CORP   COMMON STOCK, PAR $.01     91,497  
 
  JEFFERIES GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     93,870  
 
  JETBLUE AWYS CORP   COMMON STOCK     1,047,960  
 
  JONES LANG LASALLE INC   COMMON STOCK     210,148  
 
  KADANT INC   COMMON STOCK     132,871  
 
  KAMAN CORP   COMMON STOCK     178,448  
 
  KHD HUMBOLDT WEDAG INTL LTD   COMMON STOCK     122,645  
 
  KILROY RLTY CORP   COMMON STOCK     99,840  

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EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP   COMMON STOCK     563,985  
 
  KIRBY CORP   COMMON STOCK     45,734  
 
  KOHLS CORP   COMMON STOCK     1,765,494  
 
  KS CY SOUTHN   COMMON STOCK     110,124  
 
  LANDSTAR SYS INC   COMMON STOCK     439,070  
 
  LASALLE HOTEL PPTYS   COMMON STOCK     175,605  
 
  LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC   COMMON STOCK     201,603  
 
  LIFE TIME FITNESS INC   COMMON STOCK     121,760  
 
  LINCOLN ELEC HLDGS INC   COMMON STOCK     92,443  
 
  LIVE NATION INC   COMMON STOCK     157,248  
 
  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP   COMMON STOCK     432,729  
 
  MACROVISION CORP   COMMON STOCK     376,140  
 
  MANPOWER INC   COMMON STOCK     689,356  
 
  MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODS INC   COMMON STOCK     1,255,420  
 
  MC CORMICK & CO INC   COMMON STOCK NON-VOTING     133,032  
 
  MCDERMOTT INTL INC   COMMON STOCK, PAR $1.00     167,329  
 
  MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES INC   COMMON STOCK     401,318  
 
  MCKESSON CORP   COMMON STOCK     1,105,260  
 
  MDU RES GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     155,635  
 
  MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     85,717  
 
  MEDTRONIC INC   COMMON STOCK     1,412,664  
 
  MICROSOFT CORP   COMMON STOCK     1,922,984  
 
  MID-AMER APT CMNTYS INC   COMMON STOCK     117,914  
 
  MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   COMMON STOCK     594,050  
 
  MOBILE MINI INC   COMMON STOCK     106,952  
 
  MONEYGRAM INTL INC   COMMON STOCK     618,106  
 
  NASDAQ STK MKT INC   COMMON STOCK     700,780  
 
  NAVIGATORS GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     148,876  
 
  NELNET INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     251,712  
 
  NEUSTAR INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     690,972  

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  NEXCEN BRANDS INC   COMMON STOCK     118,138  
 
  NJ RES CORP   COMMON STOCK     140,882  
 
  NUTRI SYS INC   COMMON STOCK     218,695  
 
  NUVEEN INVTS INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     399,476  
 
  OCEANEERING INTL INC   COMMON STOCK     94,883  
 
  OFFICE DEPOT INC   COMMON STOCK     370,249  
 
  OIL STS INTL INC   COMMON STOCK     165,340  
 
  OMNICOM GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     292,712  
 
  ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP   COMMON STOCK     241,710  
 
  ONLINE RES CORP   COMMON STOCK     119,559  
 
  OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.   COMMON STOCK     104,225  
 
  OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS   COMMON STOCK     505,680  
 
  P F CHANGS CHINA BISTRO INC   COMMON STOCK     195,738  
 
  PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORP   COMMON STOCK, PAR $.01     74,145  
 
  PETRO DEV CORP   COMMON STOCK     108,486  
 
  PHILLIPS VAN HEUSEN CORP   COMMON STOCK     139,974  
 
  PINNACLE ENTMT INC   COMMON STOCK     207,457  
 
  POLYCOM INC   COMMON STOCK     327,647  
 
  POLYMEDICA CORP   COMMON STOCK     136,586  
 
  POTLATCH CORP   COMMON STOCK     215,156  
 
  POZEN INC   COMMON STOCK     166,162  
 
  PREFERRED BK LOS ANGELES   COMMON STOCK     145,418  
 
  PRICELINE COM INC   COMMON STOCK     120,364  
 
  PROASSURANCE CORP   COMMON STOCK     152,755  
 
  PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC   COMMON STOCK     62,033  
 
  PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC   COMMON STOCK     137,005  
 
  PROVIDENCE SVC CORP   COMMON STOCK     142,738  
 
  PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC   COMMON STOCK     225,120  
 
  QLOGIC CORP   COMMON STOCK     78,035  
 
  RALCORP HLDGS INC   COMMON STOCK     141,474  

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  RANGE RES CORP   COMMON STOCK     136,064  
 
  RED HAT INC   COMMON STOCK     508,300  
*
  RELIANT ENERGY INC   COMMON STOCK     27,940,469  
 
  RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD   COMMON STOCK     1,073,352  
 
  RESOURCES CONNECTION INC   COMMON STOCK     442,576  
 
  RESPIRONICS INC   COMMON STOCK     146,470  
 
  REYNOLDS AMERN INC   COMMON STOCK     405,914  
 
  ROPER INDS INC   COMMON STOCK     141,677  
 
  S.W. AIRL CO   COMMON STOCK     212,948  
 
  SALESFORCE COM INC   COMMON STOCK     154,184  
 
  SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     206,250  
 
  SCHEIN HENRY INC   COMMON STOCK     103,838  
 
  SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP   COMMON STOCK     1,416,036  
 
  SEI INVTS CO   COMMON STOCK     113,760  
 
  SELECTIVE INS GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     105,414  
 
  SEMTECH CORP   COMMON STOCK     155,272  
 
  SIGNATURE BK   COMMON STOCK     193,935  
 
  SPARTAN MTRS INC   COMMON STOCK     149,371  
 
  SPRINT NEXTEL CORP   COMMON STOCK     19  
 
  STAPLES INC   COMMON STOCK     1,911,720  
 
  STATE STR CORP   COMMON STOCK     539,520  
 
  STERLING CONSTR INC   COMMON STOCK     114,675  
 
  SUNPOWER CORP   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     71,738  
 
  SVB FINL GROUP   COMMON STOCK     278,321  
 
  SWS GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     88,893  
 
  TEKELEC   COMMON STOCK     203,171  
 
  TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES INC   COMMON STOCK     110,532  
 
  TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     89,240  
 
  T-HQ INC   COMMON STOCK     155,933  
 
  TIME WARNER TELECOM INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     267,062  

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  TITAN INTL INC   COMMON STOCK     187,395  
 
  TITANIUM METALS CORP   COMMON STOCK     121,876  
 
  TRANSACTION SYS ARCHITECTS INC   COMMON STOCK     225,059  
 
  TRINITY IND INC   COMMON STOCK     123,728  
 
  TWEEN BRANDS INC   COMMON STOCK     120,988  
 
  TXU CORP   COMMON STOCK     986,622  
 
  U S AWYS GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     156,165  
 
  UMB FINL CORP   COMMON STOCK     178,534  
 
  UNDER ARMOR INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     165,981  
 
  UNISOURCE ENERGY CORP   COMMON STOCK     157,444  
 
  UNITED NAT FOODS INC   COMMON STOCK     110,274  
 
  UNITED PARCEL SVC INC CL B   COMMON STOCK, CLASS B     877,266  
 
  UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP   COMMON STOCK     500,160  
 
  UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     1,074,600  
 
  UTD AMER INDTY LTD   COMMON STOCK     218,345  
 
  UTD THERAPEUTICS CORP   COMMON STOCK     107,653  
 
  UTI WORLDWIDE INC   COMMON STOCK     113,321  
 
  VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPTMENT            
 
  ASSOCS INC   COMMON STOCK     416,280  
 
  VERASUN ENERGY CORP   COMMON STOCK     85,320  
 
  VERIGY LTD   COMMON STOCK     115,908  
 
  VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC   COMMON STOCK     826,982  
 
  VIACOM INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS B     603,141  
 
  VIRGINIA COMM BANCORP INC   COMMON STOCK     156,953  
 
  VISTAPRINT COM INC   COMMON STOCK     148,995  
 
  WA GROUP INTL INC   COMMON STOCK     226,604  
 
  WADDELL & REED FINL INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     149,933  
 
  WATTS WTR TECHNOLOGIES INC   COMMON STOCK     151,696  
 
  WELLCARE HLTH PLANS INC   COMMON STOCK     130,910  
 
  WESTFIELD FINL INC   COMMON STOCK     97,226  
 
  WET SEAL INC   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     94,514  

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
EIN 74-0694415 PLAN 015
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2006
                 
(a)   (b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar   (c) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of   (e) Current value  
    party   interest, collateral, par or maturity value        
 
  W-H ENERGY SVCS INC   COMMON STOCK     103,710  
 
  WMS INDS INC   COMMON STOCK     357,663  
 
  XM SATELLITE RADIO HLDGS INC CL A   COMMON STOCK, CLASS A     244,205  
 
  XTO ENERGY INC   COMMON STOCK     315,235  
 
  YUM BRANDS INC   COMMON STOCK     188,160  
 
             
 
  SUBTOTAL         489,559,342  
 
             
 
  MUTUAL FUNDS            
 
  ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE   LSV VALUE EQUITY FUND     72,748,848  
 
  ISHARES   RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX FUND     1,083,500  
 
  LOOMIS SAYLES   LOOMIS SAYLES FIXED INCOME FUND     33,528,105  
 
  PIMCO   PIMCO TOTAL RETURN FUND     74,320,722  
 
  TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS   TEMPLETON INSTITUTIONAL FOREIGN EQUITIES FUND     41,257,783  
 
  VANGUARD   VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT FUND     2,141,376  
 
  VANGUARD   VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT FUND 2005     4,196,234  
 
  VANGUARD   VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT FUND 2015     14,655,033  
 
  VANGUARD   VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT FUND 2025     21,238,420  
 
  VANGUARD   VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT FUND 2035     25,896,625  
 
  VANGUARD   VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT FUND 2045     11,490,770  
 
             
 
  SUBTOTAL         302,557,416  
 
             
 
  TOTAL PLAN INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE       $ 1,329,579,251  
 
             
 
  PARTICIPANT LOANS            
 
  CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN   PARTICIPANT LOANS, INTEREST RATE 4.0% - 10.5%   $ 34,161,360  
 
             
 
*   PARTY IN INTEREST
HISTORICAL COST INFORMATION COLUMN (D) IS NOT PRESENTED SINCE THE INVESTMENTS DISPLAYED ARE PARTICIPANT DIRECTED.

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SIGNATURE
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN
 
 
  By   /s/ Byron R. Kelley    
    (Byron R. Kelley, Chairman of the Benefits Committee of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Plan Administrator)   
 
June 27, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
23
  Consent of McConnell & Jones LLP

 

exv23
 

EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-115796 of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated June 22, 2007 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2006.
/s/ McConnell & Jones LLP
Houston, Texas
June 27, 2007