HOUSTON, Jul 21, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) and Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TGN) today announced a definitive agreement for GC Power Acquisition LLC, a newly formed entity owned in equal parts by affiliates of The Blackstone Group, Hellman &

Jul 21, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- In the news release, Webcast Alert: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) Announces Its Second Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call Webcast, issued earlier today by CenterPoint Energy, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company

HOUSTON, Jul 21, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announces the following Webcast: What: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Second Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call Webcast When: July 22, 2004 @ 11:30 AM Eastern Where: http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=88521 How:

HOUSTON, Jul 15, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) has rescheduled the live webcast of its second quarter 2004 earnings conference call to Friday, August 6, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. Central time / 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

HOUSTON, Jun 24, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) will host a live webcast of its conference call to present its second quarter 2004 results on Thursday, July 22, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. Central time / 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

HOUSTON, Jun 18, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced today that the Texas Supreme Court ruled that interest on stranded costs began to accrue as of January 1, 2002 and reversed the Public Utility Commission of Texas' (PUC) rule to the contrary.

HOUSTON, Jun 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement (Form S-3) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the registration of offers and sales of up to $1 billion of its

HOUSTON, Jun 3, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced that at its annual meeting of shareholders today, Robert T. O'Connell has been elected to the company's board of directors effective June 3, 2004.

HOUSTON, Jun 2, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- More than 100 CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP) linemen will leave Houston today to head to East Texas to help TXU Electric Delivery with power restoration efforts from damage caused by severe thunderstorms that hit that area Tuesday night.

HOUSTON, May 13, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock payable on June 10, 2004, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 24, 2004.