CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP) · Insider Trading (Form 4) SEC Filing

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-05-05 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP) CIK: 0001130310 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Foster Christopher A CIK: 0001825948 Role: Officer (EVP and CFO) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-05-05 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -5,867 | Price: $43.53 Total Value: $255,390.51 Shares Owned After: 197,917 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("RSUs"). [F2] Total includes previous awards under the Plan of (i) 5,636 RSUs vesting in February 2027, (iii) 13,530 RSUs vesting in two equal installments in February 2027 and 2028, and (iv) 25,076 vesting in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029. The above awards shall vest (a) upon continued employment with the Issuer through the respective vesting date, (b) in the event of earlier disability or death, or (c) on a full or pro-rata basis upon earlier retirement, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. All vesting is conditioned upon achievement of positive operating income for the year preceding the applicable vesting date except in the case of death or disability. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of time-based restricted stock units previously awarded under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("RSUs"). F2: Total includes previous awards under the Plan of (i) 5,636 RSUs vesting in February 2027, (iii) 13,530 RSUs vesting in two equal installments in February 2027 and 2028, and (iv) 25,076 vesting in three equal installments in February 2027, 2028, and 2029. The above awards shall vest (a) upon continued employment with the Issuer through the respective vesting date, (b) in the event of earlier disability or death, or (c) on a full or pro-rata basis upon earlier retirement, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. All vesting is conditioned upon achievement of positive operating income for the year preceding the applicable vesting date except in the case of death or disability. --- Signature --- /s/ Vincent A. Mercaldi, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-05-06)