HOUSTON, Aug 23, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced the final results of its offer to exchange $575 million principal amount of its 3.75 percent Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (Old Notes) for an equal amount of its new 3.75 percent

HOUSTON, Aug 19, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP) announced today that the time allowed for further appeals of the Texas Public Utility Commission's (PUC) financing order had expired and no party to the proceeding filed an appeal.

HOUSTON, Aug 18, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced preliminary results of its offer to exchange $575 million principal amount of its 3.75 percent Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (Old Notes) for an equal amount of its new 3.75 percent

HOUSTON, Aug 08, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today reported net income of $54 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2005 compared to $57 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the same period of 2004.

HOUSTON, July 5, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announces the following webcast: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/CNPLOGO ) What: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Second Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call Webcast When: Monday, August 8,

HOUSTON, July 19, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced it has commenced its offer to exchange $575 million principal amount of its 3.75 percent Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (Old Notes) for an equal amount of its new 3.75 percent

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HOUSTON, July 5, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announces the following webcast: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/CNPLOGO ) What: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Second Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call Webcast When: Monday, August 8,

HOUSTON, July 1, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced today that its natural gas distribution, pipelines and gathering operations subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (CERC), plans to redeem all outstanding 6 1/4 percent Convertible

HOUSTON, June 30, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced today that its natural gas distribution, pipelines and gathering operations subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (CERC), closed on a five-year, $400 million bank credit facility,