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): SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
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CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS 1-31447 74-0694415
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1111 LOUISIANA
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 207-3000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On September 5, 2002, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced that its Board
of Directors had declared a distribution of all of the shares of Reliant
Resources, Inc. common stock owned by CenterPoint Energy to its common
shareholders on a pro rata basis. The distribution was completed on September
30, 2002 to CenterPoint Energy's shareholders of record as of the close of
business on September 20, 2002. Immediately prior to the distribution,
CenterPoint Energy held 240,000,000 shares of the outstanding common stock of
Reliant Resources.
On October 1, 2002, CenterPoint Energy ceased to conduct business under
the name "Reliant Energy, Incorporated" and its common stock ceased trading
under the ticker symbol "REI" and commenced trading under the ticker symbol
"CNP." Effective September 30, 2002, R. Steve Letbetter and Laree E. Perez
resigned from CenterPoint Energy's board of directors. Following the
resignations, the members of CenterPoint Energy's board of directors include
Milton Carroll, John T. Cater, O. Holcombe Crosswell, Robert J. Cruikshank, T.
Milton Honea and David M. McClanahan. Also effective September 30, 2002, R.
Steve Letbetter (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer), Robert W.
Harvey (Vice Chairman), Stephen W. Naeve (Vice Chairman), Mark V. Jacobs
(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) and Hugh Rice Kelly
(Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary) resigned
from their positions as executive officers of CenterPoint Energy. The current
executive officers of CenterPoint Energy are David M. McClanahan (President and
Chief Executive Officer), Scott E. Rozzell (Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary), Stephen C. Schaeffer (Executive Vice President
- Government and Regulatory Affairs), Gary L. Whitlock (Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer), James S. Brian (Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer) and Thomas R. Standish (President and Chief Operating
Officer of CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC).
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.1 Press Release issued on September 30, 2002 by
CenterPoint Energy
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.
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
Date: October 1, 2002 By: /s/ James S. Brian
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James S. Brian
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
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NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release issued on September 30, 2002 by
CenterPoint Energy