SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LESAR DAVID J (Last) (First) (Middle) 1111 LOUISIANA (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC [ CNP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/10/2023
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/10/2023		J(1)		278,412	D	$0	1,358,335(2)(3)	D
Common Stock	03/10/2023		J(1)		278,412	A	$0	278,412	I	By Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reporting person transferred shares to spouse.

2. Includes 17,298 time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded under the Issuer's long-term incentive plan (the "Plan") and vesting in July 2023. Reporting Person ("R.P.") must remain an employee through vesting date. Also includes (i) 109,289 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in July 2023, (ii) 93,119 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in February 2024, (iii) 78,851 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in February 2025 and (iv) 84,964 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in February 2026. The awards in the pervious sentence shall vest (a) if R.P. remains an employee through the vesting date, (b) upon earlier disability or death, or (c) on a pro-rata basis upon earlier retirement unless full vesting conditions satisfied. However, for shares vesting in February 2024, 2025 and 2026, any such vesting is conditioned upon positive operating income in the last full calendar year of the restricted period except in the case of death or disability.

3. Also includes 600,000 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in December 2023. The above award shall vest (a) if R.P. continues to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date; (b) in the event of the R.P.'s earlier disability or death; or (c) upon the R.P.'s termination of employment without cause or the R.P.'s resignation for good reason.

Remarks:

	Vincent A. Mercaldi, Attorney-in-Fact	03/14/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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