Edgar Filing: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

Date: April 30, 2018

/s/ Dana C. O’Brien

Dana C. O’Brien

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2018

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Texas	1-31447	74-0694415
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1111 Louisiana
Houston, Texas		77002
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 207-1111

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of the shareholders of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (“CenterPoint Energy”) held on April 26, 2018, the matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to such matters, were as stated below. The proposals related to each matter are described in detail in CenterPoint Energy’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2018.

Election of Directors (Item 1)

The following nominees for director were elected to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:


Nominee	For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Leslie D. Biddle		312,886,688		3,547,204		795,317		50,480,049
Milton Carroll		306,593,117		9,854,996		781,096		50,480,049
Scott J. McLean		313,776,181		2,594,970		858,058		50,480,049
Martin H. Nesbitt		310,242,736		6,107,102		879,371		50,480,049
Theodore F. Pound		311,827,412		4,497,999		903,798		50,480,049
Scott M. Prochazka		313,624,653		2,916,042		688,514		50,480,049
Susan O. Rheney		312,974,538		3,513,651		741,020		50,480,049
Phillip R. Smith		312,545,580		3,788,860		894,769		50,480,049
John W. Somerhalder II		313,143,605		3,234,633		850,971		50,480,049
Peter S. Wareing		305,018,982		11,330,116		880,111		50,480,049

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors (Item 2)

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants for CenterPoint Energy for 2018 was ratified, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:


For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
350,791,381	16,009,467	908,410	0

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Item 3)

The advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:


For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
287,071,715	28,326,054	1,831,440	50,480,049

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.