Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-215833
October 3, 2018
PRICING TERM SHEET
(to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated October 3, 2018
(the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”))
Unless otherwise indicated, terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.
| Issuer: |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (the “Issuer”) | |
| Securities: |
3.60% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) 3.85% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) 4.25% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”)
The 2021 Notes, the 2024 Notes and the 2028 Notes are together referred to as the “Notes.” | |
| Anticipated Ratings*: |
Baa1 (negative outlook) /BBB+ (negative watch) /BBB (stable) (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch) | |
| Size: |
2021 Notes: $500,000,000 2024 Notes: $500,000,000 2028 Notes: $500,000,000 | |
| Maturity Date: |
2021 Notes: November 1, 2021 2024 Notes: February 1, 2024 2028 Notes: November 1, 2028 | |
| Interest Payment Dates: |
For the 2021 Notes and 2028 Notes, May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2019
For the 2024 Notes, February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing February 1, 2019 | |
| Coupon: |
2021 Notes: 3.60% 2024 Notes: 3.85% 2028 Notes: 4.25% | |
| Price to Public: |
2021 Notes: 99.971% 2024 Notes: 99.928% 2028 Notes: 99.599% | |
| Benchmark Treasury: |
2021 Notes: 2.750% due September 15, 2021 2024 Notes: 2.875% due September 30, 2023 2028 Notes: 2.875% due August 15, 2028 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Yield: |
2021 Notes: 2.939% 2024 Notes: 3.016% 2028 Notes: 3.149% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
2021 Notes: +67 basis points 2024 Notes: +85 basis points 2028 Notes: +115 basis points | |
| Re-offer Yield: |
2021 Notes: 3.609% 2024 Notes: 3.866% 2028 Notes: 4.299% | |
| Optional Redemption: |
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| Make-Whole Call: |
2021 Notes: T+12.5 basis points 2024 Notes: Prior to January 1, 2024 at T+15 basis points 2028 Notes: Prior to August 1, 2028 at T+20 basis points | |
| Par Call: |
2021 Notes: None 2024 Notes: On or after January 1, 2024 at 100% 2028 Notes: On or after August 1, 2028 at 100% | |
| Special Mandatory Redemption: |
Upon the first to occur of either (i) 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on October 31, 2019, if the Vectren Merger is not consummated on or prior to such time on such date, or (ii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated, the Issuer will be required to redeem the Notes, in whole, at a redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the date of such redemption. | |
| Special Optional Redemption: |
The Issuer will have the right to redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole but not in part, at any time before October 31, 2019, at a redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the date of such redemption, if the Issuer determines, in its reasonable judgment, that the Vectren Merger will not be consummated on or before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on October 31, 2019. | |
| Legal Format: |
SEC Registered | |
| Denominations: |
$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof | |
| CUSIP/ISIN: |
2021 Notes: 15189T AT4 /US15189TAT43 2024 Notes: 15189T AU1/US15189TAU16 2028 Notes: 15189T AV9/US15189TAV98 | |
| Trade Date: |
October 3, 2018 | |
| Expected Settlement Date: |
October 5, 2018 (T+2) | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Mizuho Securities USA LLC MUFG Securities Americas Inc. RBC Capital Markets, LLC PNC Capital Markets LLC Regions Securities LLC TD Securities (USA) LLC U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | |
| Senior Co-Managers: |
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC Comerica Securities, Inc. | |
| Co-Managers: |
Guggenheim Securities, LLC Loop Capital Markets LLC | |
*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
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