HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 18, 2025-- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint Energy” announced today that it has commenced cash tender offers (each, a “Tender Offer” and collectively, the “Tender Offers”) for (i) up to $300,000,000 aggregate purchase price (excluding Accrued Interest (as defined below)) (the “CenterPoint Energy Notes Maximum Amount”) of its 3.70% Senior Notes due 2049, 2.65% Senior Notes due 2031 and 2.95% Senior Notes due 2030 (collectively, the “CenterPoint Energy Notes”), in the priorities set forth in the first table below (the “CenterPoint Energy Notes Tender Offers”), and (ii) up to $200,000,000 aggregate purchase price (excluding Accrued Interest) (the “CEHE Bonds Maximum Amount” and, together with the CenterPoint Energy Notes Maximum Amount, the “Maximum Amounts”) of the 4.25% General Mortgage Bonds, Series AC, due 2049 and 4.50% General Mortgage Bonds, Series X, due 2044 issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (“CEHE”) (collectively, the “CEHE Bonds” and, together with the CenterPoint Energy Notes, the “Securities”), in the priorities set forth in the second table below (the “CEHE Bonds Tender Offers”). Each group of Tender Offers that constitutes either the CenterPoint Energy Notes Tender Offers or the CEHE Bonds Tender Offers is referred to as a “Capped Tender Offer.” The Tender Offers are summarized in the tables below: The CenterPoint Energy Notes Tender Offers Title of Notes CUSIP Number Issuer Principal Amount Outstanding CenterPoint Energy Notes Maximum Amount (1) Acceptance Priority Level (2) UST Reference Security Bloomberg Reference Page (3) Fixed Spread (bps) (4) 3.70% Senior Notes due 2049 15189T AY3 CenterPoint Energy $165,344,000 $300,000,000 1 4.75% UST due 5/15/2055 FIT1 +100 2.65% Senior Notes due 2031 15189T BB2 CenterPoint Energy $500,000,000 2 3.625% UST due 8/31/2030 FIT1 +65 2.95% Senior Notes due 2030 15189T AX5 CenterPoint Energy $400,000,000 3 3.625% UST due 8/31/2030 FIT1 +50 The CEHE Bonds Tender Offers Title of Bonds CUSIP Number Issuer Principal Amount Outstanding CEHE Bonds Maximum Amount (1) Acceptance Priority Level (2) UST Reference Security Bloomberg Reference Page (3) Fixed Spread (bps) (4) 4.25% General Mortgage Bonds, Series AC, due 2049 15189X AT5 CEHE $700,000,000 $200,000,000 1 4.75% UST due 5/15/2055 FIT1 +65 4.50% General Mortgage Bonds, Series X, due 2044 15189X AN8 CEHE $600,000,000 2 4.875% UST due 8/15/2045 FIT1 +65(1) The CenterPoint Notes Maximum Amount of $300,000,000 represents the maximum aggregate purchase price (excluding Accrued Interest) of CenterPoint Energy Notes that will be purchased in the CenterPoint Energy Notes Tender Offers. The CEHE Bonds Maximum Amount of $200,000,000 represents the maximum aggregate purchase price (excluding Accrued Interest) of CEHE Bonds that will be purchased in the CEHE Bonds Tender Offers.