Remaining six units mothballed last fall will return to service June '03

Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 9 a.m. CDT

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
<ul>
<li>Closed on $650 million of senior notes</li>
<li>Retired significant portion of debt maturing in Nov. 2003</li>
<li>Closed $200 million revolving credit facility</li>
</ul>
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric:
<ul>
<li>Closed on more than $762 million of general mortgage bonds</li>
</ul>

Houston - March 19, 2003 - CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announced that on March 18, 2003 its natural gas distribution, pipelines and gathering operations subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (CERC), priced $650 million of senior notes in a placement with institutions under Rule

Houston - March 14, 2003 - CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announced that on March 13, 2003 its electric transmission and distribution subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Energy Houston) priced general mortgage bonds totaling $762.275 million in a placement with

Extends term to June 2005; Eliminates $1.2 billion in mandatory payments; Board approves $0.10 quarterly dividend

Houston, TX- February 19, 2003 - CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announced today the sale of Argener, a cogeneration facility in San Nicolas, Argentina, for $23.1 million. The purchaser is Siderca, an operating subsidiary of Tenaris (NYSE:TS). Argener is a 160 MW industrial power cogeneration

Continuing operations report $1.29 EPS

Houston, TX - February 7, 2003 - The Board of Directors of Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TGN), a majority-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP), declared its initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock, payable on March 20, 2003 to holders of record as

Houston, TX - January 27, 2003 - Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TGN), a majority-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP), will host a live webcast of its conference call on January 27, 2003, at 1:30 p.m. CST in which it will present a general overview of its business.