HOUSTON, April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announced that at its annual meeting today, its shareholders:

• Elected Milton Carroll, Michael P. Johnson, Janiece M. Longoria, Scott J. McLean, Scott M. Prochazka, Susan O. Rheney, Phillip R. Smith, R.A. Walker and Peter S. Wareing to serve on the company's board of directors for one-year terms; 
• Ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent auditors for 2014; and
• Approved the advisory resolution on the compensation paid to the company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission & distribution, natural gas distribution and energy services operations. The company serves more than five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. The company also owns a 54.7 percent limited partner interest in Enable Midstream Partners, a publicly traded master limited partnership, which owns, operates and develops natural gas and crude oil infrastructure assets. With more than 8,500 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 140 years. For more information, visit the website at CenterPointEnergy.com.

For more information contact
Media:
Leticia Lowe
Phone      713.207.7702
Investors:
Carla Kneipp
Phone      713.207.6500

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SOURCE CenterPoint Energy, Inc.