8-KRegulation FDExhibits & Filings

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC 8-K Report, Regulation FD Disclosure (May 15, 2019)

Filed May 15, 2019For Securities:CNP

Summary

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) filed an 8-K on May 15, 2019, primarily to furnish financial information related to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (VUHI). This filing comes shortly after CenterPoint Energy's completion of the Vectren acquisition on February 1, 2019. The provided financial statements for VUHI for the quarters ended March 31, 2019, and March 31, 2018, are unaudited and not intended to comply with SEC's Regulation S-X or S-K requirements. Investors should note that this information is furnished under Regulation FD disclosure and is not deemed "filed" with the SEC for purposes of liability under Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Therefore, this information will not be automatically incorporated into future CenterPoint Energy SEC filings unless explicitly stated. The primary purpose is to provide supplementary financial data regarding the newly acquired Vectren operations.

Key Highlights

  • 1Filing provides unaudited financial statements for Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (VUHI) for Q1 2019 and Q1 2018.
  • 2VUHI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy following the Vectren acquisition completion on February 1, 2019.
  • 3The financial statements are furnished, not filed, under Regulation FD disclosure.
  • 4Information provided is not intended to comply with Regulation S-X or S-K.
  • 5This information will not be automatically incorporated by reference into future SEC filings.
  • 6Exhibit 99.1 contains the VUHI Reporting Package.
  • 7The filing does not contain new material business events or significant financial performance updates for CenterPoint Energy as a whole, but rather supplementary data on a subsidiary.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to furnish unaudited financial information for Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (VUHI), a subsidiary acquired by CenterPoint Energy in February 2019, for the first quarters of 2019 and 2018. This is done under Regulation FD disclosure.

No, the financial statements for VUHI included in this filing are unaudited and are not intended to comply with the detailed requirements of SEC's Regulation S-X or S-K.

No, the information furnished in this 8-K is not deemed 'filed' and will not be automatically incorporated by reference into future CenterPoint Energy registration statements or reports, unless CenterPoint Energy specifically states that it will be.

This filing primarily provides subsidiary-level financial data for VUHI and does not report on any material changes or events directly affecting CenterPoint Energy as a whole. It serves as supplemental information related to the integration of Vectren.