HOUSTON, Apr 22, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) president and chief executive officer, David M. McClanahan, will present at the American Gas Association Financial Forum, on Monday, May 3, 2004.

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The live webcast of the presentation will begin at approximately 12:45 p.m. Eastern time. You are invited to access the presentation on the Internet at www.CenterPointEnergy.com , in the Investors section. A replay of the presentation will be available approximately one hour after the live webcast and will be archived for at least one year.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission & distribution, natural gas distribution and sales, interstate pipeline and gathering operations, and more than 14,000 megawatts of power generation in Texas, of which nearly 3,000 megawatts are currently in mothball status. The company serves nearly five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. Assets total over $21 billion. With more than 11,000 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 130 years. For more information, visit the Web site at www.CenterPointEnergy.com .

SOURCE CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

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