Equity

Dividends Declared and Paid (CenterPoint Energy)

CenterPoint Energy declared no dividends on its Common Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018. CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Common Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 as presented in the table below:



Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Per Share		Total (in millions)
December 12, 2018	February 21, 2019	March 14, 2019	$	0.2875	$	144
Total 2019			$	0.2875	$	144

December 13, 2017	February 15, 2018	March 8, 2018	$	0.2775	$	120
Total 2018			$	0.2775	$	120

CenterPoint Energy declared no dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2019 as presented in the table below:



Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Per Share		Total (in millions)
December 12, 2018	February 15, 2019	March 1, 2019	$	32.1563	$	26
Total 2019			$	32.1563	$	26

CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Series B Preferred Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2019 as presented in the table below:



Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Per Share		Total (in millions)
December 12, 2018	February 15, 2019	March 1, 2019	$	17.5000	$	17
Total 2019			$	17.5000	$	17

Dividend Requirement on Preferred Stock (CenterPoint Energy)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
	(in millions)
Series A Preferred Stock	$	12	$	—
Series B Preferred Stock	17		—
Total preferred stock dividend requirement	$	29	$	—

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Changes in accumulated comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019								2018
	CenterPoint Energy			Houston Electric			CERC		CenterPoint Energy			Houston Electric			CERC
	(in millions)
Beginning Balance	$	(108	)	$	(14	)	$	5	$	(68	)	$	—		$	6
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications:
Deferred gain (loss) from interest rate derivatives (1)	(1		)	(1		)	—		5			5			—
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Actuarial losses (2)	2			—			—		2			—			—
Reclassification of deferred loss from cash flow hedges realized in net income	1			—			—		—			—			—
Tax expense	(1		)	—			—		(2		)	(1		)	—
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	1			(1		)	—		5			4			—
Ending Balance	$	(107	)	$	(15	)	$	5	$	(63	)	$	4		$	6

(1)

Gains and losses are reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income into income when the hedged transactions affect earnings. The reclassification amounts are included in Interest and other finance charges in each of the Registrants’ respective Statements of Consolidated Income. Over the next twelve months estimated amortization from Accumulated Comprehensive Income into income is expected to be immaterial.


(2)	Amounts are included in the computation of net periodic cost and are reflected in Other income (expense), net in each of the Registrants’ respective Statements of Consolidated Income.