David J. Lesar - Feb 17, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)

Signature
Vincent A. Mercaldi, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
CNP
Transactions as of
Feb 17, 2023
Transactions value $
-$5,862,213
Form type
4
Date filed
2/22/2023, 03:31 PM
Previous filing
Feb 17, 2023
Next filing
Mar 14, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CNP Common Stock Award $0 +510K +38.42% $0.00 1.84M Feb 17, 2023 Direct F1
transaction CNP Common Stock Tax liability -$5.86M -201K -10.92% $29.21 1.64M Feb 17, 2023 Direct F2, F3, F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Vesting of performance shares awarded in 2020 under the Issuer's Long-term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
F2 Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of performance shares.
F3 Includes 17,298 time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded under the Plan and vesting in July 2023. Reporting Person (R.P.) must remain an employee through vesting date. Also includes (i) 109,289 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in July 2023, (ii) 93,119 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in February 2024, (iii) 78,851 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in February 2025 and (iv) 84,964 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in February 2026. The awards in the pervious sentence shall vest (a) if R.P. remains an employee through the vesting date, (b) upon earlier disability or death, or (c) on a pro-rata basis upon earlier retirement unless full vesting conditions satisfied. However, for shares vesting in February 2024, 2025 and 2026, any such vesting is conditioned upon positive operating income in the last full calendar year of the restricted period except in the case of death or disability.
F4 Also includes 600,000 RSUs awarded under the Plan and vesting in December 2023. The above award shall vest (a) if R.P. continues to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date; (b) in the event of the R.P.'s earlier disability or death; or (c) upon the R.P.'s termination of employment without cause or the R.P.'s resignation for good reason.