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): February 13, 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
CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-3187 | 22-3865106 | ||
| (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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 13, 2018, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) and CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (“Houston Electric”) filed a letter with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the “PUCT”), which outlines Houston Electric’s proposed approach to reflect in its filings the impacts of the comprehensive tax reform legislation informally referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Subject to the PUCT’s approval, Houston Electric’s proposed approach includes a series of filings to be made beginning this month and culminating in the filing of a base rate application in April 2019. For additional information regarding the proposal, please refer to the letter to the PUCT attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The information in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01. Accordingly, the information in Exhibit 99.1 will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company or Houston Electric under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
| EXHIBIT NUMBER |
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | Letter to the PUCT dated February 13, 2018 | |
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: February 13, 2018 | By: | /s/ Kristie L. Colvin | ||||
| Kristie L. Colvin | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||
| CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC | ||||||
| Date: February 13, 2018 | By: | /s/ Kristie L. Colvin | ||||
| Kristie L. Colvin | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||