Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of shareholders of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. ("CenterPoint Energy") held on April 21, 2023, the matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for or against (or, with respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation, the number of votes cast for one year, two years or three years), 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 10, 2023.

Election of Directors (Item 1)



The following nominees for director were elected to serve one-year terms
expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, with the vote totals as set
forth in the table below:

         Nominee                  For            Against        Abstentions        Broker Non-Votes
Wendy Montoya Cloonan         506,052,463       24,096,813        643,905             31,464,507
Earl M. Cummings              444,588,756       85,539,762        664,663             31,464,507
Christopher H. Franklin       512,052,393       18,072,297        668,491             31,464,507
David J. Lesar                525,205,238       4,673,836         914,107             31,464,507
Raquelle W. Lewis             509,731,867       20,386,518        674,796             31,464,507
Martin H. Nesbitt             522,286,407       7,822,635         684,139             31,464,507
Theodore F. Pound             472,040,486       58,066,320        686,375             31,464,507
Phillip R. Smith              510,834,790       19,298,532        659,859             31,464,507
Barry T. Smitherman           520,145,122       9,980,525         667,534             31,464,507

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 2)

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2023 was ratified, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:



     For            Against        Abstentions        Broker Non-Votes
 534,201,899       27,347,512        708,277                 -

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
 437,261,276       92,309,036       1,222,869            31,464,507

Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Shareholder Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation (Item 4)

For the advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on CenterPoint Energy's executive compensation, votes were cast in favor of holding future advisory votes every year, every two years or every three years as follows:



    1 Year          2 Years        3 Years        Abstain     Broker Non-Votes
 523,951,870        753,096       5,225,295       862,920        31,464,507

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In accordance with the results of this advisory vote, CenterPoint Energy intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers, or "say-on-pay" votes, annually until it holds its next advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes as required under SEC rules.

Shareholder Proposal Relating to CenterPoint Energy's Disclosure of Scope 3 Emissions and Setting Scope 3 Emissions Targets (Item 5)

The shareholder proposal relating to CenterPoint Energy's disclosure of Scope 3 emissions and setting Scope 3 emissions targets was not approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:



     For             Against        Abstentions        Broker Non-Votes
  96,738,809       431,118,342       2,936,030            31,464,507

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