Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective August 15, 2022, Ms. Stacey L. Peterson, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), departed from her positions with the Company and its affiliated entities. The departure was not the result of any disagreement she had with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies and practices, including any matters concerning the Company's controls or any financial or accounting-related matters or disclosures.

As a result of Ms. Peterson's departure, Ms. Kara Gostenhofer Ryan was appointed Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective August 15, 2022. Ms. Ryan, 39, has served as Vice President and Controller of the Company since January 2022. During her tenure with the Company, Ms. Ryan previously served as Director and Assistant Controller from November 2017 to January 2022; Manager, Accounting Projects from January 2016 to November 2017; Manager, Regulatory Reporting from May 2015 to January 2016; and Manager, Accounting Research from February 2013 to May 2015. Ms. Ryan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems at Texas A&M University. Ms. Ryan is a certified public accountant. The appointment of Ms. Ryan was not pursuant to any agreement between Ms. Ryan and any other person. There is no family relationship between Ms. Ryan and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions between Ms. Ryan and the Company that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no changes to Ms. Ryan's compensation arrangements with the Company in connection with her appointment to the position of Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



  (d)  Exhibits.



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