HOUSTON - May 7, 2003 - CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announced today that Derrill Cody has been elected to the company's board of directors effective May 7, 2003. Also re-elected to the board were Thomas F. Madison and David M. McClanahan. The company's board of directors also declared a

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Operating improvements offset by higher interest costs<br>
Refinancing and re-entry into capital markets provide financial stability

Houston - April 8, 2003 - CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announced that on April 7, 2003 its natural gas distribution, pipelines and gathering operations subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (CERC), priced $112 million of senior notes which will be added to and form a single series

Company completes strategy to exit South America

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.
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<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>
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CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric:
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<li>Closed on more than $762 million of general mortgage bonds</li>
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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