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Equity
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
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Dividends Declared and Paid (CenterPoint Energy)

CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Common Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 as presented in the table below:
Declaration DateRecord DatePayment Date
Per Share (1)
Total
(in millions)
February 3, 2020February 20, 2020March 12, 2020$0.2900 $145 
April 24, 2020May 21, 2020June 11, 20200.1500 82 
July 29, 2020August 20, 2020September 10, 20200.1500 82 
Total 2020$0.5900 $309 
December 12, 2018February 21, 2019March 14, 2019$0.2875 $144 
April 25, 2019May 16, 2019June 13, 20190.2875 144 
July 31, 2019August 15, 2019September 12, 20190.2875 145 
Total 2019$0.8625 $433 

(1)On April 1, 2020, in response to the reduction in cash flow related to the reduction in Enable quarterly common unit distributions announced by Enable on April 1, 2020, CenterPoint Energy announced a reduction of its quarterly Common Stock dividend per share from $0.2900 to $0.1500.
CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 as presented in the table below:
Declaration DateRecord DatePayment DatePer ShareTotal
(in millions)
February 3, 2020February 14, 2020March 2, 2020$30.6250 $25 
July 29, 2020August 14, 2020September 1, 202030.6250 24 
Total 2020$61.2500 $49 
December 12, 2018February 15, 2019March 1, 2019$32.1563 $26 
July 31, 2019August 15, 2019September 3, 201930.6250 24 
Total 2019$62.7813 $50 

CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Series B Preferred Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 as presented in the table below:
Declaration DateRecord DatePayment DatePer ShareTotal
(in millions)
February 3, 2020February 14, 2020March 2, 2020$17.5000 $17 
April 24, 2020May 15, 2020June 1, 202017.5000 17 
July 29, 2020August 14, 2020September 1, 202017.5000 17 
Total 2020$52.5000 $51 
December 12, 2018February 15, 2019March 1, 2019$17.5000 $17 
April 25, 2019May 15, 2019June 3, 201917.5000 17 
July 31, 2019August 15, 2019September 3, 201917.5000 17 
Total 2019$52.5000 $51 

CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Series C Preferred Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as presented in the table below:
Declaration DateRecord DatePayment DatePer ShareTotal
(in millions)
April 24, 2020(1)May 21, 2020June 11, 2020$0.1500 $7 
July 29, 2020August 20, 2020September 10, 20200.1500 7 
Total 2020$0.3000 $14 

(1)Declaration date for dividends on Common Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock is entitled to participate in any dividend or distribution (excluding those payable in Common Stock) with the Common Stock on a pari passu, pro rata, as-converted basis. The per share amount reflects the dividend per share of Common Stock as if the Series C Preferred Stock were converted into Common Stock.

Income Allocated to Preferred Shareholders (CenterPoint Energy)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
(in millions)
Series A Preferred Stock$12 $12 $37 $37 
Series B Preferred Stock17 17 51 51 
Series C Preferred Stock7 — 14 — 
Preferred dividend requirement
36 29 102 88 
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature16 — 25 — 
Total income allocated to preferred shareholders
$52 $29 $127 $88 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Changes in accumulated comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,
20202019
CenterPoint EnergyHouston ElectricCERCCenterPoint EnergyHouston ElectricCERC
(in millions)
Beginning Balance$(84)$— $10 $(105)$(15)$5 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications:
Deferred loss from interest rate derivatives (1)
— — — (2)— — 
Other comprehensive income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates1 — — (2)— — 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Actuarial losses (2)
2 — — 2 — — 
Tax expense
(1)— — — — — 
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)2 — — (2)— — 
Ending Balance$(82)$— $10 $(107)$(15)$5 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
CenterPoint EnergyHouston ElectricCERCCenterPoint EnergyHouston ElectricCERC
(in millions)
Beginning Balance$(98)$(15)$10 $(108)$(14)$5 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications:
Deferred loss from interest rate derivatives (1)
— — — (3)(1)— 
Other comprehensive loss from unconsolidated affiliates
(2)— — (2)— — 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Prior service cost (2)
1 — — 1 — — 
Actuarial losses (2)
5 — — 6 — — 
Reclassification of deferred loss from cash flow hedges realized in net income— — — 1 — — 
Reclassification of deferred loss from cash flow hedges (3)
19 19 — — — — 
Tax expense
(7)(4)— (2)— — 
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
16 15 — 1 (1)— 
Ending Balance$(82)$— $10 $(107)$(15)$5 

(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.

(3)The cost of debt approved by the PUCT as part of Houston Electric’s Stipulation and Settlement Agreement included unrealized gains and losses on interest rate hedges. Accordingly, deferred gains and losses on interest rate hedges were reclassified to regulatory assets or liabilities, as appropriate.

Series C Preferred Stock Private Placement (CenterPoint Energy)

On May 6, 2020, CenterPoint Energy entered into agreements for the private placement of 725,000 shares of its Series C Preferred Stock, at a price of $1,000 share, resulting in net proceeds of $724 million after issuance costs.
The Series C Preferred Stock is entitled to participate in any dividend or distribution (excluding those payable in Common Stock) with the Common Stock on a pari passu, pro rata, as-converted basis. At liquidation, the Series C Preferred Stock will rank pari passu to the existing Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock and senior to the Common Stock, but will participate in a liquidation only on an as-converted to Common Stock basis.

Conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock is mandatory upon the occurrence of any of the following triggers: (i) the 12-month anniversary date of the preferred stock purchase agreements, (ii) a bankruptcy event, and (iii) a fundamental change in CenterPoint Energy, including, among other things certain change of control events. Upon a mandatory conversion, each share of Series C Preferred Stock will convert into the number of Common Stock equal to the quotient of $1,000 divided by the prevailing conversion price, which is initially $15.31. In a conversion at the 12-month anniversary date, in lieu of issuing Common Stock, CenterPoint Energy may, at its election, make a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the then current market price of the Common Stock multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock that such holder would have been entitled to receive in a conversion. Following the six-month anniversary date of the issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock, holders of Series C Preferred Stock also have an optional right to convert their holdings to Common Stock at any time, subject to a limit on conversion of no more than 4.9% of the outstanding Common Stock. The conversion price is subject to adjustment for subdivisions and combinations, dividends or distributions payable in common stock. If all of the 725,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock converted at the initial conversion price, CenterPoint Energy would issue an incremental 47,354,670 shares of Common Stock.

CenterPoint Energy may not issue more than a specified amount of outstanding Common Stock upon conversion of Preferred Stock. Once such specified amount has been reached, each Series C Preferred Stock holder electing to convert or subject to mandatory conversion will receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the market price of the Common Stock multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock that such holder would have been entitled to receive in a conversion. On June 1, 2020, CenterPoint Energy filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC registering 58,051,121 shares of Common Stock, equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable in the aggregate upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to the preferred stock purchase agreements.

Series C Preferred Stock holders have no voting rights, except that the affirmative vote of a majority of outstanding Series C Preferred Stock is required for the company to (i) create any class or series of securities that is senior to the Series C Preferred Stock; (ii) reclassify or amend any authorized securities of CenterPoint Energy if reclassification would render the relevant security senior to the Series C Preferred Stock; or (iii) increase the authorized amount or issue any additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

The vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock is needed to amend the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock in any manner that would adversely alter or change the rights of the Series C Preferred Stock, subject to certain exceptions.

Common Stock Private Placement (CenterPoint Energy)

On May 6, 2020, CenterPoint Energy entered into agreements for the private placement of 41,977,612 shares of its Common Stock, at a price of $16.08 share, resulting in net proceeds of $673 million after issuance costs. On June 1, 2020, CenterPoint Energy filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC registering these 41,977,612 shares of Common Stock.