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Texas
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74-0694415
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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1111 Louisiana
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
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(713) 207-1111
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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PART I
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Item 1.
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Business
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Item 1A.
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Risk Factors
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Item 1B.
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Unresolved Staff Comments
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Item 2.
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Properties
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Item 3.
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Legal Proceedings
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Item 4.
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Mine Safety Disclosures
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PART II
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Item 5.
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Market for Registrants’ Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item 6.
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Selected Financial Data
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Item 7.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 7A.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 8.
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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Item 9.
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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Item 9A.
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Controls and Procedures
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Item 9B.
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Other Information
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PART III
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Item 10.
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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item 11.
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Executive Compensation
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Item 12.
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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Item 13.
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
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Item 14.
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Principal Accounting Fees and Services
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PART IV
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Item 15.
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Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
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Item 1.
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Business
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CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston), which engages in the electric transmission and distribution business in a 5,000-square mile area of the Texas Gulf Coast that includes the city of Houston; and
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CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (CERC Corp. and, together with its subsidiaries, CERC), which owns and operates natural gas distribution systems in six states. Subsidiaries of CERC Corp. own interstate natural gas pipelines and gas gathering systems and provide various ancillary services. A wholly owned subsidiary of CERC Corp. offers variable and fixed-price physical natural gas supplies primarily to commercial and industrial customers and electric and gas utilities.
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our Code of Ethics for our Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers;
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our Ethics and Compliance Code;
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our Corporate Governance Guidelines; and
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the charters of the audit, compensation, finance and governance committees of our Board of Directors.
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the lien of a Mortgage and Deed of Trust (the Mortgage) dated November 1, 1944, as supplemented; and
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the lien of a General Mortgage (the General Mortgage) dated October 10, 2002, as supplemented, which is junior to the lien of the Mortgage.
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Residential
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Commercial/
Industrial
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Total Customers
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Arkansas
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387,842
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47,996
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435,838
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Louisiana
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232,170
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17,253
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249,423
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Minnesota
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741,751
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67,692
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809,443
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Mississippi
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109,961
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12,634
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122,595
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Oklahoma
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92,721
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10,642
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103,363
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Texas
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1,471,822
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90,003
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1,561,825
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Total Gas Operations
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3,036,267
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246,220
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3,282,487
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CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company, LLC (CEGT) is an interstate pipeline that provides natural gas transportation, natural gas storage and pipeline services to customers principally in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas and includes the 1.9 Bcf per day pipeline from Carthage, Texas to Perryville, Louisiana, which CEGT operates as a separate line with a fixed fuel rate; and
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CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River Transmission, LLC (MRT) is an interstate pipeline that provides natural gas transportation, natural gas storage and pipeline services to customers principally in Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri.
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restricting the way we can handle or dispose of wastes;
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limiting or prohibiting construction activities in sensitive areas such as wetlands, coastal regions or areas inhabited by endangered species;
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requiring remedial action to mitigate environmental conditions caused by our operations or attributable to former operations;
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enjoining the operations of facilities deemed in non-compliance with permits issued pursuant to such environmental laws and regulations; and
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impacting the demand for our services by directly or indirectly affecting the use or price of natural gas, or the ability to extract natural gas in areas we serve in our interstate pipelines and field services businesses.
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construct or acquire new equipment;
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acquire permits for facility operations;
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modify or replace existing and proposed equipment; and
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clean up or decommission waste disposal areas, fuel storage and management facilities and other locations and facilities.
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Business Segment
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Number
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Number
Represented
by Unions or
Other Collective
Bargaining Groups
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Electric Transmission & Distribution
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2,768
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1,253
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Natural Gas Distribution
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3,551
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1,371
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Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
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139
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Interstate Pipelines
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739
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Field Services
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272
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Other Operations
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1,358
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Total
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8,827
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2,624
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Name
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Age
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Title
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David M. McClanahan
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62
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President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Scott E. Rozzell
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62
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Thomas R. Standish
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62
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Executive Vice President and Group President, Corporate and Energy Services
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Gary L. Whitlock
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62
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Tracy B. Bridge
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53
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Senior Vice President and Division President, Gas Distribution Operations
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C. Gregory Harper
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47
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Senior Vice President and Division Group President, Pipelines and Field Services
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Scott M. Prochazka
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45
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Senior Vice President and Division President, Electric Operations
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Item 1A.
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Risk Factors
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general economic and capital market conditions;
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credit availability from financial institutions and other lenders;
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investor confidence in us and the markets in which we operate;
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maintenance of acceptable credit ratings;
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market expectations regarding our future earnings and cash flows;
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market perceptions of our ability to access capital markets on reasonable terms;
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our exposure to GenOn Energy, Inc. (GenOn) (formerly known as RRI Energy, Inc., Reliant Energy, Inc. and Reliant Resources, Inc. (RRI)) in connection with certain indemnification obligations;
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incremental collateral that may be required due to regulation of derivatives; and
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provisions of relevant tax and securities laws.
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restricting the way we can handle or dispose of wastes;
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limiting or prohibiting construction activities in sensitive areas such as wetlands, coastal regions, or areas inhabited by endangered species;
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requiring remedial action to mitigate environmental conditions caused by our operations, or attributable to former operations;
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enjoining the operations of facilities deemed in non-compliance with permits issued pursuant to such environmental laws and regulations; and
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impacting the demand for our services by directly or indirectly affecting the use or price of natural gas, or the ability to extract natural gas in areas we serve in our interstate pipelines and field services businesses.
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construct or acquire new equipment;
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acquire permits for facility operations;
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modify or replace existing and proposed equipment; and
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clean up or decommission waste disposal areas, fuel storage and management facilities and other locations and facilities.
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merchant energy, energy trading and REP businesses transferred to RRI or its subsidiaries in connection with the organization and capitalization of RRI prior to its initial public offering in 2001; and
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Texas electric generating facilities transferred to a subsidiary of Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. (Texas Genco) in 2002, later sold to a third party and now owned by an affiliate of NRG.
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operator error or failure of equipment or processes;
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operating limitations that may be imposed by environmental or other regulatory requirements;
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labor disputes;
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information technology system failures; and
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catastrophic events such as fires, earthquakes, explosions, floods, droughts, hurricanes, pandemic health events, or other similar occurrences.
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Item 1B.
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Unresolved Staff Comments
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Item 2.
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Properties
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Item 3.
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Legal Proceedings
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Item 4.
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Mine Safety Disclosures
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Item 5.
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Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Market Price
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Dividend
Declared
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High
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Low
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Per Share
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2010
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First Quarter
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$
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0.195
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January 20
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$
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14.86
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February 26
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$
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13.38
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Second Quarter
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$
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0.195
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April 6
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$
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14.74
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June 9
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$
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12.90
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Third Quarter
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$
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0.195
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July 2
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$
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13.03
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September 28
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$
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15.84
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Fourth Quarter
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$
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0.195
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November 4
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$
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16.92
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November 29
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$
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15.60
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2011
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First Quarter
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$
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0.1975
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March 17
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$
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15.20
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March 30
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$
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17.68
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Second Quarter
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$
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0.1975
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April 12
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$
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17.23
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June 30
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$
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19.35
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Third Quarter
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$
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0.1975
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July 21
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$
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20.28
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August 8
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$
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17.24
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Fourth Quarter
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$
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0.1975
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October 28
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$
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21.29
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November 25
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$
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18.59
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Year Ended December 31,
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2007(1)
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2008(1)
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2009
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2010
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2011 (2)
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(in millions, except per share amounts)
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Revenues
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$
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9,623
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$
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11,322
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$
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8,281
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$
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8,785
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$
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8,450
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Income before Extraordinary Item
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395
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446
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372
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442
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770
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Extraordinary Item, net of tax
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—
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—
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—
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—
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587
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Net income
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$
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395
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$
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446
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$
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372
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$
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442
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$
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1,357
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Basic earnings per common share:
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Income before Extraordinary Item
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$
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1.23
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$
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1.32
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$
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1.02
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$
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1.08
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$
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1.81
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Extraordinary Item, net of tax
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1.38
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Basic earnings per common share
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$
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1.23
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$
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1.32
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$
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1.02
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$
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1.08
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$
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3.19
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Diluted earnings per common share:
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Income before Extraordinary Item
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$
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1.15
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$
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1.30
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$
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1.01
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$
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1.07
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$
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1.80
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Extraordinary Item, net of tax
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1.37
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Diluted earnings per common share
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$
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1.15
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$
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1.30
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$
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1.01
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$
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1.07
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$
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3.17
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Cash dividends declared per common share
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$
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0.68
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$
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0.73
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$
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0.76
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$
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0.78
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$
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0.79
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Dividend payout ratio (3)
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55
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%
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55
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%
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75
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72
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%
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44
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%
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Return on average common equity (3)
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23
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%
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23
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16
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15
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%
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21
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%
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (3)
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1.83
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2.05
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1.82
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2.08
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2.96
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At year-end:
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Book value per common share
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$
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5.61
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$
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5.84
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$
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6.74
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$
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7.53
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$
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9.91
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Market price per common share
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17.13
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12.62
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14.51
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15.72
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20.09
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Market price as a percent of book value
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305
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%
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216
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%
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215
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%
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209
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%
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203
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%
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Total assets
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$
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17,872
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$
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19,676
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$
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19,773
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$
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20,111
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$
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21,703
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Short-term borrowings
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232
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153
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55
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53
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62
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Transition and system restoration bonds, including current maturities
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2,260
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2,589
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3,046
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2,805
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2,522
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Other long-term debt, including current maturities
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7,417
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7,925
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6,976
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6,624
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6,603
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Capitalization:
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Common stock equity
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16
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%
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16
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%
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21
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%
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25
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%
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32
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%
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Long-term debt, including current maturities
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84
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%
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84
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%
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79
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%
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75
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%
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68
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%
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Capitalization, excluding transition and system restoration bonds:
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Common stock equity
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20
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%
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20
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%
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27
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%
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33
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%
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39
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%
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Long-term debt, excluding transition and system restoration bonds, and including current maturities
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80
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%
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80
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%
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73
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%
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67
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%
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61
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%
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Capital expenditures
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$
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1,011
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$
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1,053
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$
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1,148
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$
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1,462
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$
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1,191
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(1)
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Net income has been retrospectively adjusted by $4 million and $1 million for the years ended 2007 and 2008, respectively, to reflect the adoption of new accounting guidance as of January 1, 2009 for convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion.
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(2)
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2011 Income before Extraordinary Item includes a $224 million after-tax ($0.53 and $0.52 per basic and diluted share, respectively) return on true-up balance related to a portion of interest on the appealed true-up amount.
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(3)
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Calculated using Income before Extraordinary Item.
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Item 7.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston), which engages in the electric transmission and distribution business in a 5,000-square mile area of the Texas Gulf Coast that includes the city of Houston; and
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CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (CERC Corp. and, together with its subsidiaries, CERC), which owns and operates natural gas distribution systems in six states. Subsidiaries of CERC Corp. own interstate natural gas pipelines and gas gathering systems and provide various ancillary services. A wholly owned subsidiary of CERC Corp. offers variable and fixed-price physical natural gas supplies primarily to commercial and industrial customers and electric and gas utilities.
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state and federal legislative and regulatory actions or developments affecting various aspects of our business, including, among others, energy deregulation or re-regulation, pipeline integrity and safety, health care reform, financial reform and tax legislation;
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state and federal legislative and regulatory actions or developments relating to the environment, including those related to global climate change;
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timely and appropriate rate actions and increases, allowing recovery of costs and a reasonable return on investment;
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the timing and outcome of any audits, disputes and other proceedings related to taxes;
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problems with construction, implementation of necessary technology or other issues with respect to major capital projects that result in delays or in cost overruns that cannot be recouped in rates;
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industrial, commercial and residential growth in our service territory and changes in market demand, including the effects of energy efficiency measures and demographic patterns;
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the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices, particularly natural gas and natural gas liquids, and the effects of geographic and seasonal commodity price differentials, including the effects of these circumstances on re-contracting available capacity on our interstate pipelines
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the timing and extent of changes in the supply of natural gas, including supplies available for gathering by our field services business and transporting by our interstate pipelines;
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competition in our mid-continent region footprint for access to natural gas supplies and to markets;
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•
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weather variations and other natural phenomena;
|
•
|
any direct or indirect effects on our facilities, operations and financial condition resulting from terrorism, cyber-attacks, data security breaches or other attempts to disrupt our businesses or the businesses of third parties, or other catastrophic events;
|
•
|
the impact of unplanned facility outages;
|
•
|
timely and appropriate regulatory actions allowing securitization or other recovery of costs associated with any future hurricanes or natural disasters;
|
•
|
changes in interest rates or rates of inflation;
|
•
|
commercial bank and financial market conditions, our access to capital, the cost of such capital, and the results of our financing and refinancing efforts, including availability of funds in the debt capital markets;
|
•
|
actions by credit rating agencies;
|
•
|
effectiveness of our risk management activities;
|
•
|
inability of various counterparties to meet their obligations to us;
|
•
|
non-payment for our services due to financial distress of our customers;
|
•
|
the ability of GenOn Energy, Inc. (GenOn) (formerly known as RRI Energy, Inc., Reliant Energy, Inc. and Reliant Resources, Inc. (RRI)) and its subsidiaries to satisfy their obligations to us, including indemnity obligations, or obligations in connection with the contractual arrangements pursuant to which we are their guarantor;
|
•
|
the ability of REPs, including REP affiliates of NRG Energy, Inc. and REP affiliates of Energy Future Holdings Corp., which are CenterPoint Houston’s two largest customers, to satisfy their obligations to us and our subsidiaries;
|
•
|
the outcome of litigation brought by or against us;
|
•
|
our ability to control costs;
|
•
|
the investment performance of our pension and postretirement benefit plans;
|
•
|
our potential business strategies, including restructurings, acquisitions or dispositions of assets or businesses, which we cannot assure you will be completed or will have the anticipated benefits to us;
|
•
|
acquisition and merger activities involving us or our competitors; and
|
•
|
other factors we discuss under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this report and in other reports we file from time to time with the SEC.
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
8,281
|
|
|
$
|
8,785
|
|
|
$
|
8,450
|
|
Expenses
|
7,157
|
|
|
7,536
|
|
|
7,152
|
|
|||
Operating Income
|
1,124
|
|
|
1,249
|
|
|
1,298
|
|
|||
Gain on Marketable Securities
|
82
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
19
|
|
|||
Gain (Loss) on Indexed Debt Securities
|
(68
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
35
|
|
|||
Interest and Other Finance Charges
|
(513
|
)
|
|
(481
|
)
|
|
(456
|
)
|
|||
Interest on Transition and System Restoration Bonds
|
(131
|
)
|
|
(140
|
)
|
|
(127
|
)
|
|||
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates
|
15
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
30
|
|
|||
Return on True-Up Balance
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
352
|
|
|||
Other Income, net
|
39
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
23
|
|
|||
Income Before Income Taxes and Extraordinary Item
|
548
|
|
|
705
|
|
|
1,174
|
|
|||
Income Tax Expense
|
176
|
|
|
263
|
|
|
404
|
|
|||
Income Before Extraordinary Item
|
372
|
|
|
442
|
|
|
770
|
|
|||
Extraordinary Item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
587
|
|
|||
Net Income
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
1,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Basic Earnings Per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income Before Extraordinary Item
|
$
|
1.02
|
|
|
$
|
1.08
|
|
|
$
|
1.81
|
|
Extraordinary Item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.38
|
|
|||
Net Income
|
$
|
1.02
|
|
|
$
|
1.08
|
|
|
$
|
3.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income Before Extraordinary Item
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
$
|
1.07
|
|
|
$
|
1.80
|
|
Extraordinary Item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.37
|
|
|||
Net Income
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
$
|
1.07
|
|
|
$
|
3.17
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Electric Transmission & Distribution
|
$
|
545
|
|
|
$
|
567
|
|
|
$
|
623
|
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
204
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
226
|
|
|||
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
|
21
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
6
|
|
|||
Interstate Pipelines
|
256
|
|
|
270
|
|
|
248
|
|
|||
Field Services
|
94
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
189
|
|
|||
Other Operations
|
4
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
6
|
|
|||
Total Consolidated Operating Income
|
$
|
1,124
|
|
|
$
|
1,249
|
|
|
$
|
1,298
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Electric transmission and distribution utility
|
$
|
1,673
|
|
|
$
|
1,768
|
|
|
$
|
1,893
|
|
Transition and system restoration bond companies
|
340
|
|
|
437
|
|
|
444
|
|
|||
Total revenues
|
2,013
|
|
|
2,205
|
|
|
2,337
|
|
|||
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Operation and maintenance, excluding transition and system restoration bond companies
|
774
|
|
|
841
|
|
|
908
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization, excluding transition and system restoration bond companies
|
277
|
|
|
293
|
|
|
279
|
|
|||
Taxes other than income taxes
|
208
|
|
|
207
|
|
|
210
|
|
|||
Transition and system restoration bond companies
|
209
|
|
|
297
|
|
|
317
|
|
|||
Total expenses
|
1,468
|
|
|
1,638
|
|
|
1,714
|
|
|||
Operating Income
|
$
|
545
|
|
|
$
|
567
|
|
|
$
|
623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Operating Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Electric transmission and distribution operations
|
$
|
414
|
|
|
$
|
427
|
|
|
$
|
496
|
|
Transition and system restoration bond companies (1)
|
131
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
127
|
|
|||
Total segment operating income
|
$
|
545
|
|
|
$
|
567
|
|
|
$
|
623
|
|
Throughput (in gigawatt-hours (GWh)):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Residential
|
24,815
|
|
|
26,554
|
|
|
28,511
|
|
|||
Total
|
74,579
|
|
|
76,973
|
|
|
80,013
|
|
|||
Number of metered customers at end of period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Residential
|
1,838,700
|
|
|
1,867,251
|
|
|
1,904,818
|
|
|||
Total
|
2,076,464
|
|
|
2,110,608
|
|
|
2,155,710
|
|
(1)
|
Represents the amount necessary to pay interest on the transition and system restoration bonds.
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
3,384
|
|
|
$
|
3,213
|
|
|
$
|
2,841
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Natural gas
|
2,251
|
|
|
2,049
|
|
|
1,675
|
|
|||
Operation and maintenance
|
639
|
|
|
639
|
|
|
655
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
161
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
166
|
|
|||
Taxes other than income taxes
|
129
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
119
|
|
|||
Total expenses
|
3,180
|
|
|
2,982
|
|
|
2,615
|
|
|||
Operating Income
|
$
|
204
|
|
|
$
|
231
|
|
|
$
|
226
|
|
Throughput (in Bcf):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Residential
|
173
|
|
|
177
|
|
|
172
|
|
|||
Commercial and industrial
|
233
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
251
|
|
|||
Total Throughput
|
406
|
|
|
426
|
|
|
423
|
|
|||
Number of customers at end of period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Residential
|
3,002,114
|
|
|
3,016,333
|
|
|
3,036,267
|
|
|||
Commercial and industrial
|
244,101
|
|
|
246,891
|
|
|
246,220
|
|
|||
Total
|
3,246,215
|
|
|
3,263,224
|
|
|
3,282,487
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
2,230
|
|
|
$
|
2,651
|
|
|
$
|
2,511
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Natural gas
|
2,165
|
|
|
2,591
|
|
|
2,458
|
|
|||
Operation and maintenance
|
39
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
41
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|||
Taxes other than income taxes
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||
Total expenses
|
2,209
|
|
|
2,635
|
|
|
2,505
|
|
|||
Operating Income
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Throughput (in Bcf)
|
504
|
|
|
548
|
|
|
558
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Number of customers at end of period (1)
|
11,168
|
|
|
12,193
|
|
|
14,267
|
|
(1)
|
These numbers do not include 13,354 natural gas customers as of December 31, 2011 that are under residential and small commercial choice programs invoiced by their host utility.
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
598
|
|
|
$
|
601
|
|
|
$
|
553
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Natural gas
|
97
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
67
|
|
|||
Operation and maintenance
|
166
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
152
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
48
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
54
|
|
|||
Taxes other than income taxes
|
31
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
32
|
|
|||
Total expenses
|
342
|
|
|
331
|
|
|
305
|
|
|||
Operating Income
|
$
|
256
|
|
|
$
|
270
|
|
|
$
|
248
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Transportation throughput (in Bcf)
|
1,592
|
|
|
1,693
|
|
|
1,579
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
241
|
|
|
$
|
338
|
|
|
$
|
412
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Natural gas
|
51
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
68
|
|
|||
Operation and maintenance
|
77
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
112
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
15
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
37
|
|
|||
Taxes other than income taxes
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|||
Total expenses
|
147
|
|
|
187
|
|
|
223
|
|
|||
Operating Income
|
$
|
94
|
|
|
$
|
151
|
|
|
$
|
189
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Gathering throughput (in Bcf)
|
426
|
|
|
650
|
|
|
823
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
Expenses (Income)
|
7
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
5
|
|
|||
Operating Income
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Cash provided by (used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Operating activities
|
$
|
1,841
|
|
|
$
|
1,386
|
|
|
$
|
1,888
|
|
Investing activities
|
(896
|
)
|
|
(1,420
|
)
|
|
(1,206
|
)
|
|||
Financing activities
|
(372
|
)
|
|
(507
|
)
|
|
(661
|
)
|
•
|
capital expenditures of approximately $1.3 billion;
|
•
|
scheduled principal payments on transition and system restoration bonds of $369 million, including $62 million for transition bonds issued in January 2012;
|
•
|
February 2012 purchases of pollution control bonds issued on our behalf which have an aggregate principal amount of $275 million;
|
•
|
a required pension contribution of $116 million;
|
•
|
the March 2012 redemption of pollution control bonds issued on our behalf which have an aggregate principal amount of $100 million;
|
•
|
the retirement of long-term debt aggregating $46 million; and
|
•
|
dividend payments on CenterPoint Energy common stock and interest payments on debt.
|
|
2011
|
|
2012
|
|
2013
|
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
||||||||||||
Electric Transmission & Distribution
|
$
|
538
|
|
|
$
|
575
|
|
|
$
|
571
|
|
|
$
|
557
|
|
|
$
|
514
|
|
|
$
|
440
|
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
295
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
365
|
|
|
361
|
|
|
363
|
|
|
349
|
|
||||||
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
|
5
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
8
|
|
||||||
Interstate Pipelines
|
98
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
91
|
|
||||||
Field Services
|
201
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
74
|
|
||||||
Other Operations
|
54
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
27
|
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,191
|
|
|
$
|
1,286
|
|
|
$
|
1,164
|
|
|
$
|
1,123
|
|
|
$
|
1,139
|
|
|
$
|
989
|
|
Contractual Obligations
|
|
Total
|
|
2012
|
|
2013-2014
|
|
2015-2016
|
|
2017 and
thereafter
|
||||||||||
Transition and system restoration bond debt (1)
|
|
$
|
2,522
|
|
|
$
|
307
|
|
|
$
|
565
|
|
|
$
|
515
|
|
|
$
|
1,135
|
|
Other long-term debt (2)
|
|
7,268
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
1,775
|
|
|
1,029
|
|
|
4,418
|
|
|||||
Interest payments — transition and system restoration bond debt (3)
|
|
570
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
187
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
127
|
|
|||||
Interest payments — other long-term debt(3)
|
|
3,889
|
|
|
402
|
|
|
690
|
|
|
530
|
|
|
2,267
|
|
|||||
Short-term borrowings
|
|
62
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Capital leases
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||||
Operating leases (4)
|
|
54
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
16
|
|
|||||
Benefit obligations (5)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Purchase obligations (6)
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Non-trading derivative liabilities
|
|
52
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Other commodity commitments (7)
|
|
1,890
|
|
|
467
|
|
|
802
|
|
|
370
|
|
|
251
|
|
|||||
Income taxes (8)
|
|
8
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Other
|
|
12
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Total contractual cash obligations
|
|
$
|
16,329
|
|
|
$
|
1,475
|
|
|
$
|
4,047
|
|
|
$
|
2,592
|
|
|
$
|
8,215
|
|
(1)
|
These amounts exclude payments scheduled to be made with respect to the $1.695 billion principal amount of transition bonds issued by Bond Company IV in January 2012 of $62 million in 2012, $237 million in 2013-2014, $248 million in 2015-2016 and $1.148 billion in 2017 and thereafter.
|
(2)
|
2.0% Zero-Premium Exchangeable Subordinated Notes due 2029 (ZENS) obligations are included in the 2017 and thereafter column at their contingent principal amount as of December 31, 2011 of $797 million. These obligations are exchangeable for cash at any time at the option of the holders for 95% of the current value of the reference shares attributable to each ZENS ($386 million at
December 31, 2011
), as discussed in Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.
|
(3)
|
We calculated estimated interest payments for long-term debt as follows: for fixed-rate debt and term debt, we calculated interest based on the applicable rates and payment dates; for variable-rate debt and/or non-term debt, we used interest rates in place as of
December 31, 2011
. We typically expect to settle such interest payments with cash flows from operations and short-term borrowings. These amounts exclude estimated interest payments scheduled to be made with respect to the $1.695 billion transition bonds issued by Bond Company IV in January 2012 of $26 million in 2012, $67 million in 2013-2014, $63 million in 2015-2016 and $145 million in 2017 and thereafter.
|
(4)
|
For a discussion of operating leases, please read Note 13(c) to our consolidated financial statements.
|
(5)
|
We expect to make a minimum required contribution of $116 million in 2012 to our qualified pension plan. We expect to contribute approximately $9 million and $18 million, respectively, to our non-qualified pension and postretirement benefits plans in 2012.
|
(6)
|
Represents capital commitments for material in connection with our Interstate Pipelines business segment.
|
(7)
|
For a discussion of other commodity commitments, please read Note 13(a) to our consolidated financial statements.
|
(8)
|
As of December 31, 2011, the liability for uncertain income tax positions was $51 million, of which we expect to settle $8 million in 2012. However, due to the high degree of uncertainty regarding the timing of potential future cash flows associated with these remaining liabilities, we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period in which any such liabilities might be paid.
|
Date Executed
|
|
Company
|
|
Size of
Facility
|
|
Amount
Utilized at
February 13, 2012 (1)
|
|
Termination Date
|
||||
September 9, 2011
|
|
CenterPoint Energy
|
|
$
|
1,200
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
(2)
|
September 9, 2016
|
September 9, 2011
|
|
CenterPoint Houston
|
|
300
|
|
|
4
|
|
(2)
|
September 9, 2016
|
||
September 9, 2011
|
|
CERC Corp.
|
|
950
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
September 9, 2016
|
(1)
|
Based on the debt (excluding transition and system restoration bonds) to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) covenant contained in our $1.2 billion credit facility, we would have been permitted to utilize the full capacity of our credit facilities of $2.5 billion at
December 31, 2011
.
|
(2)
|
Represents outstanding letters of credit.
|
|
|
Moody’s
|
|
S&P
|
|
Fitch
|
||||||
Company/Instrument
|
|
Rating
|
|
Outlook (1)
|
|
Rating
|
|
Outlook(2)
|
|
Rating
|
|
Outlook(3)
|
CenterPoint Energy Senior
Unsecured Debt
|
|
Baa3
|
|
Stable
|
|
BBB
|
|
Stable
|
|
BBB-
|
|
Positive
|
CenterPoint Houston Senior
Secured Debt
|
|
A3
|
|
Stable
|
|
A-
|
|
Stable
|
|
A-
|
|
Positive
|
CERC Corp. Senior Unsecured
Debt
|
|
Baa2
|
|
Stable
|
|
BBB+
|
|
Stable
|
|
BBB
|
|
Stable
|
(1)
|
A Moody’s rating outlook is an opinion regarding the likely direction of a rating over the medium term.
|
(2)
|
An S&P rating outlook assesses the potential direction of a long-term credit rating over the intermediate to longer term.
|
(3)
|
A Fitch rating outlook encompasses a one- to two-year horizon as to the likely ratings direction.
|
•
|
cash collateral requirements that could exist in connection with certain contracts, including our weather hedging arrangements, and gas purchases, gas price and gas storage activities of our Natural Gas Distribution and Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services business segments;
|
•
|
acceleration of payment dates on certain gas supply contracts, under certain circumstances, as a result of increased gas prices and concentration of natural gas suppliers;
|
•
|
increased costs related to the acquisition of natural gas;
|
•
|
increases in interest expense in connection with debt refinancings and borrowings under credit facilities;
|
•
|
various legislative or regulatory actions;
|
•
|
incremental collateral, if any, that may be required due to regulation of derivatives;
|
•
|
the ability of GenOn and its subsidiaries to satisfy their obligations in respect of GenOn’s indemnity obligations to us and our subsidiaries or in connection with the contractual obligations to a third party pursuant to which CERC is a guarantor;
|
•
|
the ability of REPs, including REP affiliates of NRG and REP affiliates of Energy Future Holdings Corp., which are CenterPoint Houston’s two largest customers, to satisfy their obligations to us and our subsidiaries;
|
•
|
delays in cash collections attributable to billing delays;
|
•
|
slower customer payments and increased write-offs of receivables due to higher gas prices or changing economic conditions;
|
•
|
the outcome of litigation brought by and against us;
|
•
|
contributions to pension and postretirement benefit plans;
|
•
|
restoration costs and revenue losses resulting from future natural disasters such as hurricanes and the timing of recovery of such restoration costs; and
|
•
|
various other risks identified in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this report.
|
•
|
Commodity price risk results from exposures to changes in spot prices, forward prices and price volatilities of commodities, such as natural gas, natural gas liquids and other energy commodities.
|
•
|
Interest rate risk primarily results from exposures to changes in the level of borrowings and changes in interest rates.
|
•
|
Equity price risk results from exposures to changes in prices of individual equity securities.
|
•
|
Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
|
•
|
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
|
•
|
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
|
/s/ DAVID M. MCCLANAHAN
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
/s/ GARY L. WHITLOCK
|
Executive Vice President and Chief
|
Financial Officer
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
8,281
|
|
|
$
|
8,785
|
|
|
$
|
8,450
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Natural gas
|
4,371
|
|
|
4,574
|
|
|
4,055
|
|
|||
Operation and maintenance
|
1,664
|
|
|
1,719
|
|
|
1,835
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
743
|
|
|
864
|
|
|
886
|
|
|||
Taxes other than income taxes
|
379
|
|
|
379
|
|
|
376
|
|
|||
Total
|
7,157
|
|
|
7,536
|
|
|
7,152
|
|
|||
Operating Income
|
1,124
|
|
|
1,249
|
|
|
1,298
|
|
|||
Other Income (Expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Gain on marketable securities
|
82
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
19
|
|
|||
Gain (loss) on indexed debt securities
|
(68
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
35
|
|
|||
Interest and other finance charges
|
(513
|
)
|
|
(481
|
)
|
|
(456
|
)
|
|||
Interest on transition and system restoration bonds
|
(131
|
)
|
|
(140
|
)
|
|
(127
|
)
|
|||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
|
15
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
30
|
|
|||
Return on true-up balance
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
352
|
|
|||
Other, net
|
39
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
23
|
|
|||
Total
|
(576
|
)
|
|
(544
|
)
|
|
(124
|
)
|
|||
Income Before Income Taxes and Extraordinary Item
|
548
|
|
|
705
|
|
|
1,174
|
|
|||
Income tax expense
|
176
|
|
|
263
|
|
|
404
|
|
|||
Income Before Extraordinary Item
|
372
|
|
|
442
|
|
|
770
|
|
|||
Extraordinary Item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
587
|
|
|||
Net Income
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
1,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Basic Earnings Per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income Before Extraordinary Item
|
$
|
1.02
|
|
|
$
|
1.08
|
|
|
$
|
1.81
|
|
Extraordinary Item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.38
|
|
|||
Net Income
|
$
|
1.02
|
|
|
$
|
1.08
|
|
|
$
|
3.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income Before Extraordinary Item
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
$
|
1.07
|
|
|
$
|
1.80
|
|
Extraordinary Item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.37
|
|
|||
Net Income
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
$
|
1.07
|
|
|
$
|
3.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Dividends Declared Per Share
|
$
|
0.76
|
|
|
$
|
0.78
|
|
|
$
|
0.79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Basic
|
365
|
|
|
410
|
|
|
426
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Diluted
|
368
|
|
|
413
|
|
|
429
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
1,357
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjustment to pension and other postretirement plans (net of tax of $2, $5 and $7)
|
7
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|||
Reclassification of deferred loss from cash flow hedges realized in net income (net of tax of $-0-, $-0- and $-0-)
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Other comprehensive income (loss)
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|||
Comprehensive income
|
$
|
379
|
|
|
$
|
449
|
|
|
$
|
1,341
|
|
|
December 31,
2010 |
|
December 31,
2011 |
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
||||
Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents ($198 and $220 related to VIEs at December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively)
|
$
|
199
|
|
|
$
|
220
|
|
Investment in marketable securities
|
367
|
|
|
386
|
|
||
Accounts receivable, net ($49 and $52 related to VIEs at December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively)
|
835
|
|
|
773
|
|
||
Accrued unbilled revenues
|
340
|
|
|
326
|
|
||
Inventory
|
375
|
|
|
353
|
|
||
Non-trading derivative assets
|
54
|
|
|
87
|
|
||
Taxes receivable
|
138
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Prepaid expense and other current assets ($39 and $42 related to VIEs at December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively)
|
274
|
|
|
192
|
|
||
Total current assets
|
2,582
|
|
|
2,337
|
|
||
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
|
11,732
|
|
|
12,402
|
|
||
Other Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Goodwill
|
1,696
|
|
|
1,696
|
|
||
Regulatory assets ($2,597 and $2,289 related to VIEs at December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively)
|
3,446
|
|
|
4,619
|
|
||
Non-trading derivative assets
|
15
|
|
|
20
|
|
||
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates
|
468
|
|
|
472
|
|
||
Other
|
172
|
|
|
157
|
|
||
Total other assets
|
5,797
|
|
|
6,964
|
|
||
Total Assets
|
$
|
20,111
|
|
|
$
|
21,703
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Short-term borrowings
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
Current portion of VIE transition and system restoration bonds long-term debt
|
283
|
|
|
307
|
|
||
Current portion of indexed debt
|
126
|
|
|
131
|
|
||
Current portion of other long-term debt
|
19
|
|
|
46
|
|
||
Indexed debt securities derivative
|
232
|
|
|
197
|
|
||
Accounts payable
|
667
|
|
|
560
|
|
||
Taxes accrued
|
156
|
|
|
207
|
|
||
Interest accrued
|
171
|
|
|
164
|
|
||
Non-trading derivative liabilities
|
68
|
|
|
46
|
|
||
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net
|
407
|
|
|
507
|
|
||
Other
|
438
|
|
|
366
|
|
||
Total current liabilities
|
2,620
|
|
|
2,593
|
|
||
Other Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net
|
2,934
|
|
|
3,832
|
|
||
Non-trading derivative liabilities
|
16
|
|
|
6
|
|
||
Benefit obligations
|
906
|
|
|
1,065
|
|
||
Regulatory liabilities
|
989
|
|
|
1,039
|
|
||
Other
|
447
|
|
|
305
|
|
||
Total other liabilities
|
5,292
|
|
|
6,247
|
|
||
Long-term Debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
VIE transition and system restoration bonds
|
2,522
|
|
|
2,215
|
|
||
Other
|
6,479
|
|
|
6,426
|
|
||
Total long-term debt
|
9,001
|
|
|
8,641
|
|
||
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Shareholders’ Equity
|
3,198
|
|
|
4,222
|
|
||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
|
$
|
20,111
|
|
|
$
|
21,703
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net income
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
1,357
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
743
|
|
|
864
|
|
|
886
|
|
|||
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
37
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
30
|
|
|||
Deferred income taxes
|
269
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
443
|
|
|||
Extraordinary item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(587
|
)
|
|||
Return on true-up balance
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(352
|
)
|
|||
Unrealized gain on marketable securities
|
(82
|
)
|
|
(67
|
)
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|||
Unrealized loss (gain) on indexed debt securities
|
68
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|||
Write-down of natural gas inventory
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
11
|
|
|||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions
|
(3
|
)
|
|
13
|
|
|
8
|
|
|||
Changes in other assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net
|
283
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
40
|
|
|||
Inventory
|
236
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
|
11
|
|
|||
Taxes receivable
|
—
|
|
|
(138
|
)
|
|
138
|
|
|||
Accounts payable
|
(237
|
)
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
(81
|
)
|
|||
Fuel cost under recovery
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|||
Non-trading derivatives, net
|
28
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|||
Margin deposits, net
|
116
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
34
|
|
|||
Interest and taxes accrued
|
(41
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
44
|
|
|||
Net regulatory assets and liabilities
|
—
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
31
|
|
|||
Other current assets
|
27
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
12
|
|
|||
Other current liabilities
|
6
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
18
|
|
|||
Other assets
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|||
Other liabilities
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
|||
Other, net
|
16
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
24
|
|
|||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
1,841
|
|
|
1,386
|
|
|
1,888
|
|
|||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Capital expenditures
|
(1,160
|
)
|
|
(1,509
|
)
|
|
(1,303
|
)
|
|||
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash of transition and system restoration bond companies
|
26
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|||
Decrease in notes receivable from unconsolidated affiliates
|
323
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates
|
(115
|
)
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|||
Cash received from U.S. Department of Energy grant
|
—
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
110
|
|
|||
Other, net
|
30
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
2
|
|
|||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(896
|
)
|
|
(1,420
|
)
|
|
(1,206
|
)
|
|||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings, net
|
(98
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
9
|
|
|||
Revolving credit facilities, net
|
(1,441
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Proceeds from commercial paper, net
|
—
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
102
|
|
|||
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
1,165
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
550
|
|
|||
Payments of long-term debt
|
(222
|
)
|
|
(783
|
)
|
|
(909
|
)
|
|||
Cash paid for debt exchange
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|||
Debt issuance costs
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|||
Payment of common stock dividends
|
(276
|
)
|
|
(319
|
)
|
|
(337
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
|
504
|
|
|
416
|
|
|
6
|
|
|||
Other, net
|
6
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(372
|
)
|
|
(507
|
)
|
|
(661
|
)
|
|||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
573
|
|
|
(541
|
)
|
|
21
|
|
|||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
|
167
|
|
|
740
|
|
|
199
|
|
|||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year
|
$
|
740
|
|
|
$
|
199
|
|
|
$
|
220
|
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cash Payments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Interest, net of capitalized interest
|
$
|
624
|
|
|
$
|
609
|
|
|
$
|
565
|
|
Income taxes (refunds), net
|
(9
|
)
|
|
207
|
|
|
(205
|
)
|
|||
Non-cash transactions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures
|
84
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|||||||||
|
(in millions of dollars and shares)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Preference Stock, none outstanding
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Cumulative Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 20,000,000 shares, none outstanding
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Common Stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 1,000,000,000 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Balance, beginning of year
|
346
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
391
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
425
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||
Issuances related to benefit and investment plans
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Issuances related to public offerings
|
38
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Balance, end of year
|
391
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
425
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
426
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||
Additional Paid-in-Capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
|
|
3,158
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,671
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,100
|
|
|||
Issuances related to benefit and investment plans
|
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|||
Issuances related to public offerings, net of issuance costs
|
|
|
|
427
|
|
|
|
|
|
315
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Balance, end of year
|
|
|
|
3,671
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,120
|
|
|||
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
|
|
(1,008
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(912
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(789
|
)
|
|||
Net income
|
|
|
|
372
|
|
|
|
|
|
442
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,357
|
|
|||
Common stock dividends
|
|
|
|
(276
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(319
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(337
|
)
|
|||
Balance, end of year
|
|
|
|
(912
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(789
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
231
|
|
|||
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Balance, end of year:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Adjustment to pension and postretirement plans
|
|
|
|
(120
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(114
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(130
|
)
|
|||
Net deferred loss from cash flow hedges
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|||
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, end of year
|
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(117
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(133
|
)
|
|||
Total Shareholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,639
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,198
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,222
|
|
(1)
|
Background
|
•
|
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston), which engages in the electric transmission and distribution business in the Texas Gulf Coast area that includes the city of Houston; and
|
•
|
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (CERC Corp. and, together with its subsidiaries, CERC), which owns and operates natural gas distribution systems. Subsidiaries of CERC own interstate natural gas pipelines and gas gathering systems and provide various ancillary services. A wholly owned subsidiary of CERC Corp. offers variable and fixed-price physical natural gas supplies primarily to commercial and industrial customers and electric and gas utilities.
|
(2)
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
|
(a)
|
Use of Estimates
|
(b)
|
Principles of Consolidation
|
(c)
|
Revenues
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Materials and supplies
|
$
|
164
|
|
|
$
|
166
|
|
Natural gas
|
211
|
|
|
187
|
|
||
Total inventory
|
$
|
375
|
|
|
$
|
353
|
|
(3)
|
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
|
Weighted Average
Useful Lives
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
(Years)
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Electric Transmission & Distribution
|
29
|
|
$
|
7,586
|
|
|
$
|
7,827
|
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
32
|
|
3,642
|
|
|
3,959
|
|
||
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
|
27
|
|
71
|
|
|
76
|
|
||
Interstate Pipelines
|
57
|
|
2,594
|
|
|
2,675
|
|
||
Field Services
|
46
|
|
1,583
|
|
|
1,754
|
|
||
Other property
|
24
|
|
529
|
|
|
577
|
|
||
Total
|
|
|
16,005
|
|
|
16,868
|
|
||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Electric Transmission & Distribution
|
|
|
2,805
|
|
|
2,784
|
|
||
Natural Gas Distribution
|
|
|
954
|
|
|
1,069
|
|
||
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
20
|
|
||
Interstate Pipelines
|
|
|
265
|
|
|
302
|
|
||
Field Services
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
72
|
|
||
Other property
|
|
|
190
|
|
|
219
|
|
||
Total accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
4,273
|
|
|
4,466
|
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
$
|
11,732
|
|
|
$
|
12,402
|
|
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Depreciation expense
|
$
|
496
|
|
|
$
|
531
|
|
|
$
|
529
|
|
Amortization expense
|
247
|
|
|
333
|
|
|
357
|
|
|||
Total depreciation and amortization expense
|
$
|
743
|
|
|
$
|
864
|
|
|
$
|
886
|
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||
Beginning balance
|
$
|
82
|
|
|
$
|
84
|
|
Accretion expense
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
|
||
Revisions in estimates of cash flows
|
(3
|
)
|
|
67
|
|
||
Ending balance
|
$
|
84
|
|
|
$
|
156
|
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
$
|
746
|
|
Interstate Pipelines
|
579
|
|
|
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
|
335
|
|
|
Field Services
|
25
|
|
|
Other Operations
|
11
|
|
|
Total
|
$
|
1,696
|
|
(5)
|
Regulatory Matters
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Securitized regulatory assets
|
$
|
2,597
|
|
|
$
|
2,289
|
|
True-up Settlement (1)
|
—
|
|
|
1,684
|
|
||
Unrecognized equity return (2)
|
(216
|
)
|
|
(600
|
)
|
||
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
|
61
|
|
|
56
|
|
||
Pension and postretirement-related regulatory asset (3)
|
838
|
|
|
975
|
|
||
Other long-term regulatory assets (4)
|
166
|
|
|
215
|
|
||
Total regulatory assets
|
3,446
|
|
|
4,619
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Estimated removal costs
|
868
|
|
|
912
|
|
||
Other long-term regulatory liabilities
|
121
|
|
|
127
|
|
||
Total regulatory liabilities
|
989
|
|
|
1,039
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Total regulatory assets and liabilities, net
|
$
|
2,457
|
|
|
$
|
3,580
|
|
(1)
|
In accordance with a final order from the Public Utility Commission of Texas, (Texas Utility Commission), the true-up settlement at December 31, 2011 was not earning a return. The regulatory asset was securitized in January 2012 as a result of the issuance of the transition bonds described below in Note 5(b).
|
(2)
|
As of
December 31, 2011
, CenterPoint Energy has not recognized an allowed equity return of
$600 million
because such return will be recognized as it is recovered in rates. During the years ended
December 31, 2009
,
2010
and
2011
, CenterPoint Houston recognized approximately
$14 million
,
$16 million
and
$21 million
, respectively, of the allowed equity return.
|
(3)
|
CenterPoint Houston’s actuarially determined pension expense for
2010
and
2011
in excess of the amount being recovered through rates is being deferred for rate making purposes and was addressed in its 2010 rate application pursuant to Texas law. CenterPoint Houston deferred as a regulatory asset
$26 million
and
$16 million
in pension and other postemployment expenses during the years ended
December 31, 2010
and
2011
, respectively. Deferred pension and other postemployment expenses of
$58 million
and
$16 million
at
December 31, 2010
and
2011
, respectively, were not earning a return.
|
(4)
|
Other regulatory assets that are not earning a return were not material at
December 31, 2010
and
2011
.
|
(6)
|
Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans and Employee Benefit Plans
|
|
Outstanding Options
|
||||||||||||
|
Year Ended December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||
|
Shares
(Thousands)
|
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
|
|
Remaining Average
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (Millions)
|
||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2010
|
3,077
|
|
|
$
|
19.27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Expired
|
(1,417
|
)
|
|
31.70
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cancelled
|
(31
|
)
|
|
31.98
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Exercised
|
(664
|
)
|
|
8.13
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2011
|
965
|
|
|
8.28
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2011
|
965
|
|
|
8.28
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
Outstanding and Non-Vested Shares
|
||||||||||||
|
Year Ended December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||
|
Shares
(Thousands)
|
|
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
|
|
Remaining Average
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (Millions)
|
||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2010
|
3,068
|
|
|
$
|
13.84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Granted
|
1,110
|
|
|
15.49
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Forfeited or cancelled
|
(469
|
)
|
|
15.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Vested and released to participants
|
(411
|
)
|
|
15.39
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2011
|
3,298
|
|
|
13.99
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
|
Outstanding and Non-Vested Shares
|
||||||||||||
|
Year Ended December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||
|
Shares
(Thousands)
|
|
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
|
|
Remaining Average
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (Millions)
|
||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2010
|
1,096
|
|
|
$
|
13.78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Granted
|
368
|
|
|
15.81
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Forfeited or cancelled
|
(30
|
)
|
|
14.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Vested and released to participants
|
(369
|
)
|
|
14.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2011
|
1,065
|
|
|
14.14
|
|
|
1.1
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
Performance awards
|
$
|
12.42
|
|
|
$
|
14.21
|
|
|
$
|
15.49
|
|
Stock awards
|
12.30
|
|
|
14.26
|
|
|
15.81
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Stock options exercised
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
Performance awards
|
7
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
7
|
|
|||
Stock awards
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Post-retirement
Benefits
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Post-retirement
Benefits
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Post-retirement
Benefits
|
||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
Interest cost
|
113
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
24
|
|
||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(98
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(109
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(115
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
||||||
Amortization of prior service cost
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||||
Amortization of net loss
|
68
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Amortization of transition obligation
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
||||||
Benefit enhancement
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Net periodic cost
|
$
|
111
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
$
|
86
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
78
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||||||||
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Post-retirement
Benefits
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Post-retirement
Benefits
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Post-retirement
Benefits
|
||||||
Discount rate
|
6.90
|
%
|
|
6.90
|
%
|
|
5.70
|
%
|
|
5.70
|
%
|
|
5.25
|
%
|
|
5.20
|
%
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
8.00
|
|
|
7.05
|
|
|
8.00
|
|
|
7.05
|
|
|
8.00
|
|
|
7.05
|
|
Rate of increase in compensation levels
|
4.60
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4.60
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4.60
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||||||||
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Post-retirement
Benefits
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Post-retirement
Benefits
|
||||||||
|
(in millions, except for actuarial assumptions)
|
||||||||||||||
Change in Benefit Obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Benefit obligation, beginning of year
|
$
|
1,866
|
|
|
$
|
450
|
|
|
$
|
1,969
|
|
|
$
|
460
|
|
Service cost
|
31
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||
Interest cost
|
102
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
24
|
|
||||
Participant contributions
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
||||
Benefits paid
|
(115
|
)
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(113
|
)
|
|
(40
|
)
|
||||
Actuarial loss
|
85
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
41
|
|
||||
Early retiree reinsurance program reimbursement
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||
Medicare reimbursement
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
||||
Benefit obligation, end of year
|
1,969
|
|
|
460
|
|
|
2,085
|
|
|
500
|
|
||||
Change in Plan Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year
|
1,432
|
|
|
146
|
|
|
1,501
|
|
|
144
|
|
||||
Employer contributions
|
8
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
21
|
|
||||
Participant contributions
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
||||
Benefits paid
|
(115
|
)
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(113
|
)
|
|
(40
|
)
|
||||
Actual investment return
|
176
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
6
|
|
||||
Fair value of plan assets, end of year
|
1,501
|
|
|
144
|
|
|
1,506
|
|
|
138
|
|
||||
Funded status, end of year
|
$
|
(468
|
)
|
|
$
|
(316
|
)
|
|
$
|
(579
|
)
|
|
$
|
(362
|
)
|
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities-other
|
$
|
(9
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9
|
)
|
Other liabilities-benefit obligations
|
(459
|
)
|
|
(307
|
)
|
|
(570
|
)
|
|
(353
|
)
|
||||
Net liability, end of year
|
$
|
(468
|
)
|
|
$
|
(316
|
)
|
|
$
|
(579
|
)
|
|
$
|
(362
|
)
|
Actuarial Assumptions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Discount rate
|
5.25
|
%
|
|
5.20
|
%
|
|
4.90
|
%
|
|
4.80
|
%
|
||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
8.00
|
|
|
7.05
|
|
|
8.00
|
|
|
5.50
|
|
||||
Rate of increase in compensation levels
|
4.60
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4.20
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Healthcare cost trend rate assumed for the next year
|
—
|
|
|
8.50
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8.00
|
|
||||
Prescription drug cost trend rate assumed for the next year
|
—
|
|
|
8.50
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8.00
|
|
||||
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)
|
—
|
|
|
5.50
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5.50
|
|
||||
Year that the healthcare rate reaches the ultimate trend rate
|
—
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2017
|
|
||||
Year that the prescription drug rate reaches the ultimate trend rate
|
—
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||||||||
|
P
ension
Benefits
|
|
Postretirement
Benefits
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Postretirement
Benefits
|
||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
Unrecognized actuarial loss
|
$
|
151
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
166
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
Unrecognized prior service cost
|
15
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
5
|
|
||||
Unrecognized transition obligation
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||
Net amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
$
|
166
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Postretirement
Benefits
|
||||
Net loss
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
Amortization of net loss
|
13
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Prior service credit
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
||
Amortization of prior service credit
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
||
Transition obligation
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Total recognized in comprehensive income
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Postretirement
Benefits
|
||||
Unrecognized actuarial loss
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
Unrecognized prior service cost
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
||
Amounts in accumulated comprehensive income to be recognized in net periodic cost in 2012
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||||||||
|
Pension
Qualified
|
|
Pension
Non-qualified
|
|
Pension
Qualified
|
|
Pension
Non-qualified
|
||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
Accumulated benefit obligation
|
$
|
1,860
|
|
|
$
|
94
|
|
|
$
|
1,966
|
|
|
$
|
98
|
|
Projected benefit obligation
|
1,875
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
1,987
|
|
|
98
|
|
||||
Fair value of plan assets
|
1,501
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,506
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1%
Increase
|
|
1%
Decrease
|
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Effect on the postretirement benefit obligation
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
Effect on total of service and interest cost
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Postretirement
Benefits
|
|
Domestic equity securities
|
21-31%
|
|
14-24%
|
|
Global equity securities
|
7-13%
|
|
—
|
|
International equity securities
|
15-21%
|
|
3-13%
|
|
Emerging markets equity securities
|
4-8%
|
|
—
|
|
Debt securities
|
30-40%
|
|
68-78%
|
|
Real estate
|
0-5%
|
|
—
|
|
Cash
|
0-2%
|
|
0-2%
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Common collective trust funds (1)
|
890
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
890
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Corporate bonds:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Investment grade or above
|
122
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
International companies
|
133
|
|
|
133
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
U.S. companies
|
131
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Cash received as collateral from securities lending
|
112
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
U.S. government backed agencies bonds
|
34
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
U.S. treasuries
|
62
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Mortgage backed securities
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Asset backed securities
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Municipal bonds
|
28
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Mutual funds (2)
|
55
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
International government bonds
|
17
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Real estate
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
||||
Obligation to return cash received as collateral from securities lending
|
(112
|
)
|
|
(112
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
1,501
|
|
|
$
|
418
|
|
|
$
|
1,075
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
(1)
|
24%
of the amount invested in common collective trust funds is in fixed income securities,
42%
is in U.S. equities and
34%
is in international equities.
|
(2)
|
74%
of the amount invested in mutual funds is in fixed income securities and
26%
is in U.S. equities.
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$
|
(11
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Common collective trust funds (1)
|
973
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
973
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Corporate bonds:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Investment grade or above
|
129
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
International companies
|
128
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
U.S. companies
|
94
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Cash received as collateral from securities lending
|
69
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
U.S. government backed agencies bonds
|
19
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
U.S. treasuries
|
34
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Mortgage backed securities
|
9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Asset backed securities
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Municipal bonds
|
39
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Mutual funds (2)
|
54
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
International government bonds
|
22
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Real estate
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
||||
Obligation to return cash received as collateral from securities lending
|
(69
|
)
|
|
(69
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
1,506
|
|
|
$
|
318
|
|
|
$
|
1,180
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
(1)
|
39%
of the amount invested in common collective trust funds is in fixed income securities,
30%
is in U.S. equities and
31%
is in international equities.
|
(2)
|
75%
of the amount invested in mutual funds is in international equities and
25%
is in U.S. equities.
|
|
Level 3 Investments
|
||||||||||||||
|
Year Ended December 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Corporate
bonds
|
|
Asset backed
securities
|
|
Real
estate
|
|
Total
|
||||||||
Balance, beginning of year
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
Unrealized losses relating to instruments still
held at the reporting date
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlement (net)
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Transfer out of Level 3
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
||||
Balance, end of year
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
Level 3 Investments
|
||||||||||||||
|
Year Ended December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Corporate
bonds
|
|
Asset backed
securities
|
|
Real
estate
|
|
Total
|
||||||||
Balance, beginning of year
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
Unrealized losses relating to instruments still
held at the reporting date
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlement (net)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Transfer out of Level 3
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Balance, end of year
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
|
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3)
|
||||||||
Mutual funds (1)
|
$
|
144
|
|
|
$
|
144
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total
|
$
|
144
|
|
|
$
|
144
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
(1)
|
73%
of the amount invested in mutual funds is in fixed income securities,
19%
is in U.S. equities and
8%
is in international equities.
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
|
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3)
|
||||||||
Mutual funds (1)
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
(1)
|
73%
of the amount invested in mutual funds is in fixed income securities,
19%
is in U.S. equities and
8%
is in international equities.
|
|
|
|
Postretirement Benefit Plan
|
||||||||
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Benefit
Payments
|
|
Medicare
Subsidy
Receipts
|
||||||
2012
|
$
|
124
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
2013
|
135
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|||
2014
|
143
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|||
2015
|
147
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|||
2016
|
145
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|||
2017-2021
|
791
|
|
|
228
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
(7)
|
Derivative Instruments
|
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
|
||||||||||
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
||||||||
Total derivatives not designated
as hedging instruments
|
|
Balance Sheet
Location
|
|
Derivative
Assets
Fair Value (2) (3)
|
|
Derivative
Liabilities
Fair Value (2) (3)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Natural gas contracts (1)
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
Natural gas contracts
(1)
|
|
Other Assets
|
|
15
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Natural gas contracts (1)
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
10
|
|
|
143
|
|
||
Natural gas contracts (1)
|
|
Other Liabilities
|
|
—
|
|
|
35
|
|
||
Indexed debt securities derivative
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
—
|
|
|
232
|
|
||
Total
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
|
$
|
411
|
|
(1)
|
Natural gas contracts are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented on a net basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This netting causes derivative assets (liabilities) to be ultimately presented net in a liability (asset) account within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
(2)
|
The fair value shown for natural gas contracts is comprised of derivative gross volumes totaling
626
billion cubic feet (Bcf) or a net
72
Bcf long position. Of the net long position, basis swaps constitute
63
Bcf and volumes associated with price stabilization activities of the Natural Gas Distribution business segment constitute
26
Bcf.
|
(3)
|
The net of total non-trading derivative assets and liabilities is a
$15 million
liability as shown on CenterPoint Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, and is comprised of the natural gas contracts derivative assets and liabilities separately shown above offset by collateral netting of
$84 million
.
|
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
|
||||||||||
|
|
December 31, 2011
|
||||||||
Total derivatives not designated
as hedging instruments
|
|
Balance Sheet
Location
|
|
Derivative
Assets
Fair Value (2) (3)
|
|
Derivative
Liabilities
Fair Value (2) (3)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Natural gas contracts (1)
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
$
|
88
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
Natural gas contracts
(1)
|
|
Other Assets
|
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Natural gas contracts (1)
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
15
|
|
|
110
|
|
||
Natural gas contracts (1)
|
|
Other Liabilities
|
|
—
|
|
|
13
|
|
||
Indexed debt securities derivative
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
—
|
|
|
197
|
|
||
Total
|
|
$
|
123
|
|
|
$
|
321
|
|
(1)
|
Natural gas contracts are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented on a net basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This netting causes derivative assets (liabilities) to be ultimately presented net in a liability (asset) account within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
(2)
|
The fair value shown for natural gas contracts is comprised of derivative gross volumes totaling
633
Bcf or a net
84
Bcf long position. Of the net long position, basis swaps constitute
74
Bcf and volumes associated with price stabilization activities of the Natural Gas Distribution business segment constitute
6
Bcf.
|
(3)
|
The net of total non-trading derivative assets and liabilities is a
$55 million
asset as shown on CenterPoint Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, and is comprised of the natural gas contracts derivative assets and liabilities separately shown above offset by collateral netting of
$56 million
.
|
(1)
|
The Gains (Losses) in Expense: Natural Gas includes
$(115) million
and
$(107) million
of costs in
2010
and
2011
, respectively, associated with price stabilization activities of the Natural Gas Distribution business segment that will be ultimately recovered through purchased gas adjustments.
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||
|
Investment
Grade(1)
|
|
Total
|
|
Investment
Grade(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||
Energy marketers
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
Financial institutions
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Retail end users (2)
|
—
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
100
|
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
69
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
107
|
|
(1)
|
“Investment grade” is primarily determined using publicly available credit ratings and considering credit support (including parent company guaranties) and collateral (including cash and standby letters of credit). For unrated counterparties, CenterPoint Energy determines a synthetic credit rating by performing financial statement analysis and considering contractual rights and restrictions and collateral.
|
(2)
|
Retail end users represent customers who have contracted to fix the price of a portion of their physical gas requirements for future periods.
|
(8)
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
|
Netting
Adjustments
(1)
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Corporate equities
|
$
|
368
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
368
|
|
Investments, including money market funds
|
54
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
54
|
|
|||||
Natural gas derivatives
|
—
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
69
|
|
|||||
Total assets
|
$
|
422
|
|
|
$
|
73
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
(11
|
)
|
|
$
|
491
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Indexed debt securities derivative
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
232
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
232
|
|
Natural gas derivatives
|
8
|
|
|
167
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
(95
|
)
|
|
84
|
|
|||||
Total liabilities
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
399
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
(95
|
)
|
|
$
|
316
|
|
(1)
|
Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow CenterPoint Energy to settle positive and negative positions and also include cash collateral of
$84 million
posted with the same counterparties.
|
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
|
Netting
Adjustments
(1)
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Corporate equities
|
$
|
387
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
387
|
|
Investments, including money market funds
|
56
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
56
|
|
|||||
Natural gas derivatives
|
1
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
107
|
|
|||||
Total assets
|
$
|
444
|
|
|
$
|
112
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
|
$
|
550
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Indexed debt securities derivative
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
197
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
197
|
|
Natural gas derivatives
|
19
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
52
|
|
|||||
Total liabilities
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
$
|
298
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
(72
|
)
|
|
$
|
249
|
|
(1)
|
Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow CenterPoint Energy to settle positive and negative positions and also include cash collateral of
$56 million
posted with the same counterparties.
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
|
||||||||||
|
Derivative assets and liabilities, net
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Beginning balance
|
$
|
(58
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
Total unrealized gains or (losses):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Included in earnings
|
(1
|
)
|
|
4
|
|
|
6
|
|
|||
Included in regulatory assets
|
(16
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Total settlements:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Included in earnings
|
3
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|||
Included in regulatory assets
|
66
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Total purchases
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|||
Net transfers out of Level 3
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|||
Ending balance
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
The amount of total gains for the period included in earnings
attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating
to assets still held at the reporting date
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||
|
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Long-term debt
|
$
|
9,303
|
|
|
$
|
10,071
|
|
|
$
|
8,994
|
|
|
$
|
10,049
|
|
(9)
|
Indexed Debt Securities (ZENS) and Time Warner Securities
|
|
TW
Securities
|
|
Debt
Component
of ZENS
|
|
Derivative
Component
of ZENS
|
||||||
Balance at December 31, 2008
|
$
|
218
|
|
|
$
|
117
|
|
|
$
|
133
|
|
Accretion of debt component of ZENS
|
—
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
2% interest paid
|
—
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Loss on indexed debt securities
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
68
|
|
|||
Gain on TW Common
|
82
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Balance at December 31, 2009
|
300
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
201
|
|
|||
Accretion of debt component of ZENS
|
—
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
2% interest paid
|
—
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Loss on indexed debt securities
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
31
|
|
|||
Gain on TW Securities
|
67
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
367
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
232
|
|
|||
Accretion of debt component of ZENS
|
—
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
2% interest paid
|
—
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Gain on indexed debt securities
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|||
Gain on TW Securities
|
19
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
$
|
386
|
|
|
$
|
131
|
|
|
$
|
197
|
|
(10)
|
Equity
|
(11)
|
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt
|
|
December 31,
2010 |
|
December 31,
2011 |
||||||||||||
|
Long-Term
|
|
Current(1)
|
|
Long-Term
|
|
Current(1)
|
||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Inventory financing
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
Total short-term borrowings
|
—
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
62
|
|
||||
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
CenterPoint Energy:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
ZENS(2)
|
—
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
131
|
|
||||
Senior notes 5.95% to 6.85% due 2015 to 2018
|
750
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
750
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Pollution control bonds 4.00% due 2015(3)
|
151
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Pollution control bonds 4.90% to 5.95% due 2015 to 2030(4) (5)
|
562
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
562
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
CenterPoint Houston:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
First mortgage bonds 9.15% due 2021
|
102
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
General mortgage bonds 5.60% to 7.00% due 2013 to 2033
|
1,762
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,762
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Pollution control bonds 3.625% to 5.60% due 2012 to 2027(6)
|
229
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
46
|
|
||||
System restoration bonds 1.833% to 4.243% due 2012 to 2022
|
601
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
556
|
|
|
45
|
|
||||
Transition bonds 4.192% to 5.63% due 2012 to 2020
|
1,921
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
1,659
|
|
|
262
|
|
||||
CERC Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Senior notes 4.50% to 7.875% due 2013 to 2041 (7)
|
2,747
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,693
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Commercial paper (8)
|
183
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
285
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Other
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Unamortized discount and premium
|
(8
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(63
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Total long-term debt
|
9,001
|
|
|
428
|
|
|
8,641
|
|
|
484
|
|
||||
Total debt
|
$
|
9,001
|
|
|
$
|
481
|
|
|
$
|
8,641
|
|
|
$
|
546
|
|
(1)
|
Includes amounts due or exchangeable within one year of the date noted.
|
(2)
|
CenterPoint Energy’s ZENS obligation is bifurcated into a debt component and an embedded derivative component. For additional information regarding ZENS, see Note 9(b). As ZENS are exchangeable for cash at any time at the option of the holders, these notes are classified as a current portion of long-term debt.
|
(3)
|
These series of debt are secured by first mortgage bonds of CenterPoint Houston.
|
(4)
|
$237 million
and
$218 million
of these series of debt were secured by general mortgage bonds of CenterPoint Houston at
December 31, 2010
and
2011
, respectively.
|
(5)
|
In February 2012, CenterPoint Energy purchased
$275 million
aggregate principal amount of pollution control bonds issued on its behalf which will remain outstanding and may be remarketed and called for a March 2012 redemption of
$100 million
aggregate principal amount of pollution control bonds issued on its behalf.
|
(6)
|
These series of debt are secured by general mortgage bonds of CenterPoint Houston.
|
(7)
|
$550 million
senior notes due February 2011 are not reflected in the current portion of long-term debt as of
December 31, 2010
because the notes were refinanced in January 2011.
|
(8)
|
Classified as long-term debt because the termination date of the facility that backstops the commercial paper is more than one year from the date noted.
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Size of
Facility |
|
Loans
|
|
Letters
of Credit |
|
Commercial
Paper |
|
Size of
Facility |
|
Loans
|
|
Letters
of Credit |
|
Commercial
Paper |
||||||||||||||||
CenterPoint Energy
|
$
|
1,156
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,200
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
CenterPoint Houston
|
289
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||
CERC Corp.
|
915
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
285
|
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,360
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
|
$
|
183
|
|
|
$
|
2,450
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
285
|
|
(12)
|
Income Taxes
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Current income tax expense (benefit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Federal
|
$
|
(103
|
)
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
$
|
(63
|
)
|
State
|
10
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
24
|
|
|||
Total current expense (benefit)
|
(93
|
)
|
|
64
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
|||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Federal
|
251
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
432
|
|
|||
State
|
18
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
11
|
|
|||
Total deferred expense
|
269
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
443
|
|
|||
Total income tax expense
|
$
|
176
|
|
|
$
|
263
|
|
|
$
|
404
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Income before income taxes and extraordinary item
|
$
|
548
|
|
|
$
|
705
|
|
|
$
|
1,174
|
|
Federal statutory income tax rate
|
35.00
|
%
|
|
35.00
|
%
|
|
35.00
|
%
|
|||
Expected federal income tax expense
|
192
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
411
|
|
|||
Increase (decrease) in tax expense resulting from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
State income tax expense, net of federal income tax
|
18
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
22
|
|
|||
Amortization of investment tax credit
|
(7
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|||
Tax law change in deductibility of retiree health care costs
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Increase (decrease) in settled and uncertain income tax positions
|
(5
|
)
|
|
14
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|||
Other, net
|
(22
|
)
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
(16
|
)
|
|
16
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|||
Total income tax expense
|
$
|
176
|
|
|
$
|
263
|
|
|
$
|
404
|
|
Effective tax rate
|
32.1
|
%
|
|
37.3
|
%
|
|
34.4
|
%
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Current:
|
|
|
|
||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Deferred gas costs
|
32
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Other
|
21
|
|
|
7
|
|
||
Total current deferred tax assets
|
64
|
|
|
17
|
|
||
Non-current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Loss and credit carryforwards
|
49
|
|
|
214
|
|
||
Employee benefits
|
346
|
|
|
363
|
|
||
Other
|
48
|
|
|
68
|
|
||
Total non-current deferred tax assets before valuation allowance
|
443
|
|
|
645
|
|
||
Valuation allowance
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
||
Total non-current deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
|
440
|
|
|
641
|
|
||
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
|
504
|
|
|
658
|
|
||
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Unrealized gain on indexed debt securities
|
391
|
|
|
427
|
|
||
Unrealized gain on TW securities
|
80
|
|
|
97
|
|
||
Total current deferred tax liabilities
|
471
|
|
|
524
|
|
||
Non-current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Depreciation
|
2,086
|
|
|
2,849
|
|
||
Regulatory assets, net
|
1,256
|
|
|
1,499
|
|
||
Other
|
32
|
|
|
125
|
|
||
Total non-current deferred tax liabilities
|
3,374
|
|
|
4,473
|
|
||
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
3,845
|
|
|
4,997
|
|
||
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net
|
$
|
3,341
|
|
|
$
|
4,339
|
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Balance, beginning of year
|
$
|
117
|
|
|
$
|
187
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
Tax Positions related to prior years:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Additions
|
56
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|||
Reductions
|
(25
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(203
|
)
|
|||
Tax Positions related to current year:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Additions
|
56
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
5
|
|
|||
Settlements
|
(17
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|||
Lapse of statute of limitations
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|||
Balance, end of year
|
$
|
187
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
51
|
|
(13)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
2012
|
$
|
14
|
|
2013
|
9
|
|
|
2014
|
7
|
|
|
2015
|
4
|
|
|
2016
|
4
|
|
|
2017 and beyond
|
16
|
|
|
Total
|
$
|
54
|
|
(14)
|
Earnings Per Share
|
|
For the Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions, except per share and share amounts)
|
||||||||||
Basic earnings per share calculation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income before extraordinary item
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
770
|
|
Extraordinary item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
587
|
|
|||
Net income
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
1,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding
|
365,229,000
|
|
|
409,721,000
|
|
|
425,636,000
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Basic earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income before extraordinary item
|
$
|
1.02
|
|
|
$
|
1.08
|
|
|
$
|
1.81
|
|
Extraordinary item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.38
|
|
|||
Net income
|
$
|
1.02
|
|
|
$
|
1.08
|
|
|
$
|
3.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Diluted earnings per share calculation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
1,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding
|
365,229,000
|
|
|
409,721,000
|
|
|
425,636,000
|
|
|||
Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Stock options
(1)
|
451,000
|
|
|
470,000
|
|
|
347,000
|
|
|||
Restricted stock
|
2,001,000
|
|
|
2,585,000
|
|
|
2,741,000
|
|
|||
Weighted average shares assuming dilution
|
367,681,000
|
|
|
412,776,000
|
|
|
428,724,000
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income before extraordinary item
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
$
|
1.07
|
|
|
$
|
1.80
|
|
Extraordinary item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.37
|
|
|||
Net income
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
$
|
1.07
|
|
|
$
|
3.17
|
|
(1)
|
Options to purchase
2,372,132
and
1,458,598
shares were outstanding for the years ended
December 31, 2009
and
2010
, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the respective years.
|
(15)
|
Unaudited Quarterly Information
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||||
|
First
Quarter
(2)
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
(3)
|
||||||||
|
(in millions, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
3,023
|
|
|
$
|
1,756
|
|
|
$
|
1,908
|
|
|
$
|
2,098
|
|
Operating income
|
357
|
|
|
263
|
|
|
327
|
|
|
302
|
|
||||
Net income
|
114
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
124
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic earnings per share(1)
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Diluted earnings per share(1)
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||||
|
First
Quarter
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
||||||||
|
(in millions, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
2,587
|
|
|
$
|
1,837
|
|
|
$
|
1,881
|
|
|
$
|
2,145
|
|
Operating income
|
364
|
|
|
303
|
|
|
357
|
|
|
274
|
|
||||
Income before extraordinary item(4)
|
148
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
386
|
|
|
117
|
|
||||
Extraordinary item, net of tax(4)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
587
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
148
|
|
|
$
|
119
|
|
|
$
|
973
|
|
|
$
|
117
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic earnings per share(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Income before extraordinary item
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.90
|
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
Extraordinary item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.38
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
2.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Diluted earnings per share(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Income before extraordinary item
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.90
|
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
Extraordinary item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.37
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
2.27
|
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
(1)
|
Quarterly earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the quarter, and the sum of the quarters may not equal annual earnings per common share.
|
(2)
|
During the first quarter of 2010, CenterPoint Energy recorded a
$21 million
charge to income tax expense as a result of a change in tax law upon the enactment in March 2010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
|
(3)
|
During the fourth quarter of 2010, CenterPoint Energy recorded a
$21 million
gain on the sale of non-strategic gathering assets by its Field Services business segment. CenterPoint Energy also recorded a
$24 million
decrease in income tax expense related to the effects of re-measuring accumulated deferred income taxes associated with the restructuring of certain subsidiaries.
|
(4)
|
During the third quarter of 2011, CenterPoint Energy recorded an extraordinary gain of
$587 million
, after-tax, related to the Final Order and a
$224 million
, after-tax, return on true-up balance included in Income before extraordinary item related to a portion of interest on the appealed amount as discussed in Note 5(b).
|
(16)
|
Reportable Business Segments
|
|
Revenues
from
External
Customers
|
|
Intersegment
Revenues
|
|
Depreciation
and
Amortization
|
|
Operating
Income
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
Expenditures
for Long-Lived
Assets
|
|
|
||||||||||||
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Electric Transmission & Distribution
|
$
|
2,013
|
|
(1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
480
|
|
|
$
|
545
|
|
|
$
|
9,755
|
|
|
$
|
428
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
3,374
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
204
|
|
|
4,535
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
|
||||||
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
|
2,215
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
1,176
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
||||||
Interstate Pipelines(2)
|
456
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
256
|
|
|
3,484
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
||||||
Field Services(3)
|
212
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
1,045
|
|
|
348
|
|
|
|
||||||
Other
|
11
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
2,261
|
|
(4)
|
29
|
|
|
|
||||||
Reconciling Eliminations
|
—
|
|
|
(196
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,483
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
||||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
8,281
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
743
|
|
|
$
|
1,124
|
|
|
$
|
19,773
|
|
|
$
|
1,148
|
|
|
|
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2010:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Electric Transmission & Distribution
|
$
|
2,205
|
|
(1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
582
|
|
|
$
|
567
|
|
|
$
|
9,817
|
|
|
$
|
463
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
3,199
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
4,575
|
|
|
202
|
|
|
|
||||||
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
|
2,617
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
1,190
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
||||||
Interstate Pipelines(2)
|
464
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
270
|
|
|
3,672
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
||||||
Field Services(3)
|
289
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
1,803
|
|
|
668
|
|
|
|
||||||
Other
|
11
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
2,184
|
|
(4)
|
25
|
|
|
|
||||||
Reconciling Eliminations
|
—
|
|
|
(234
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,130
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
||||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
8,785
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
864
|
|
|
$
|
1,249
|
|
|
$
|
20,111
|
|
|
$
|
1,462
|
|
|
|
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2011:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Electric Transmission & Distribution
|
$
|
2,337
|
|
(1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
587
|
|
|
$
|
623
|
|
|
$
|
11,221
|
|
|
$
|
538
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
2,823
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
4,636
|
|
|
295
|
|
|
|
||||||
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
|
2,488
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
1,089
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
||||||
Interstate Pipelines(2)
|
421
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
3,867
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
|
||||||
Field Services(3)
|
370
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
1,894
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
|
||||||
Other
|
11
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
2,318
|
|
(4)
|
54
|
|
|
|
||||||
Reconciling Eliminations
|
—
|
|
|
(215
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,322
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
||||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
8,450
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
886
|
|
|
$
|
1,298
|
|
|
$
|
21,703
|
|
|
$
|
1,191
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Sales to affiliates of NRG in
2009
,
2010
and
2011
represented approximately
$634 million
,
$583 million
and
$594 million
, respectively, of CenterPoint Houston’s transmission and distribution revenues. Sales to affiliates of Energy Future Holdings Corp. in
2009
,
2010
and
2011
represented approximately
$182 million
,
$185 million
and
$182 million
, respectively, of CenterPoint Houston’s transmission and distribution revenues.
|
(2)
|
Interstate Pipelines recorded equity income of
$7 million
,
$19 million
, and
$21 million
in the years ended
December 31, 2009
,
2010
and
2011
, respectively, from its
50%
interest in SESH, a jointly-owned pipeline. These amounts are included in Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates under the Other Income (Expense) caption. Interstate Pipelines’ investment in SESH was
$422 million
,
$413 million
and
$409 million
as of
December 31, 2009
,
2010
and
2011
and is included in Investment in unconsolidated affiliates.
|
(3)
|
Field Services recorded equity income of
$8 million
,
$10 million
and
$9 million
for the years ended
December 31, 2009
,
2010
and
2011
, respectively, from its
50%
interest in a jointly-owned gas processing plant. These amounts are included in Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates under the Other Income (Expense) caption. Field Services’ investment in the jointly-owned gas processing plant was
$40 million
,
$55 million
and
$63 million
as of
December 31, 2009
,
2010
and
2011
, respectively, and is included in Investment in unconsolidated affiliates.
|
(4)
|
Included in total assets of Other Operations as of
December 31, 2009
,
2010
and
2011
, are pension and other postemployment related regulatory assets of
$731 million
,
$704 million
and
$796 million
, respectively.
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
Revenues by Products and Services:
|
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Electric delivery sales
|
|
$
|
2,013
|
|
|
$
|
2,205
|
|
|
$
|
2,337
|
|
Retail gas sales
|
|
4,540
|
|
|
4,412
|
|
|
4,019
|
|
|||
Wholesale gas sales
|
|
902
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
1,149
|
|
|||
Gas transport
|
|
691
|
|
|
785
|
|
|
824
|
|
|||
Energy products and services
|
|
135
|
|
|
133
|
|
|
121
|
|
|||
Total
|
|
$
|
8,281
|
|
|
$
|
8,785
|
|
|
$
|
8,450
|
|
(17)
|
Subsequent Events
|
Item 9.
|
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
|
Item 9A.
|
Controls and Procedures
|
Item 9B.
|
Other Information
|
Item 10.
|
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
|
Item 11.
|
Executive Compensation
|
Item 12.
|
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
and Related Stockholder Matters
|
Item 13.
|
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
|
Item 14.
|
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
|
Item 15.
|
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
54
|
|
Statements of Consolidated Income for the Three Years Ended December 31, 2011
|
57
|
|
Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income for the Three Years Ended December 31, 2011
|
58
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2011
|
59
|
|
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the Three Years Ended December 31, 2011
|
60
|
|
Statements of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Years Ended December 31, 2011
|
61
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
62
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
102
|
|
I — Condensed Financial Information of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Parent Company)
|
103
|
|
II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
|
108
|
|
|
For the Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Operation and Maintenance Expenses
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
Total
|
(17
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|||
Other Income (Expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Interest Income from Subsidiaries
|
8
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
7
|
|
|||
Other Expense
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Gain (Loss) on Indexed Debt Securities
|
(68
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
35
|
|
|||
Interest Expense to Subsidiaries
|
(25
|
)
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|||
Interest Expense
|
(149
|
)
|
|
(132
|
)
|
|
(123
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
(239
|
)
|
|
(189
|
)
|
|
(106
|
)
|
|||
Loss Before Income Taxes, Equity in Subsidiaries and Extraordinary Item
|
(256
|
)
|
|
(201
|
)
|
|
(118
|
)
|
|||
Income Tax Benefit
|
113
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
50
|
|
|||
Loss Before Equity in Subsidiaries and Extraordinary Item
|
(143
|
)
|
|
(122
|
)
|
|
(68
|
)
|
|||
Equity Income of Subsidiaries
|
515
|
|
|
564
|
|
|
838
|
|
|||
Income Before Extraordinary Item
|
372
|
|
|
442
|
|
|
770
|
|
|||
Extraordinary Item, Net of Tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
587
|
|
|||
Net Income
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
1,357
|
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
||||
Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Notes receivable — subsidiaries
|
530
|
|
|
407
|
|
||
Accounts receivable — subsidiaries
|
59
|
|
|
53
|
|
||
Other assets
|
68
|
|
|
43
|
|
||
Total current assets
|
657
|
|
|
503
|
|
||
Other Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Investment in subsidiaries
|
6,115
|
|
|
7,538
|
|
||
Notes receivable — subsidiaries
|
151
|
|
|
151
|
|
||
Other assets
|
723
|
|
|
822
|
|
||
Total other assets
|
6,989
|
|
|
8,511
|
|
||
Total Assets
|
$
|
7,646
|
|
|
$
|
9,014
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Notes payable — subsidiaries
|
$
|
900
|
|
|
$
|
1,012
|
|
Current portion of indexed debt
|
126
|
|
|
131
|
|
||
Current portion of other long-term debt
|
19
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Indexed debt securities derivative
|
232
|
|
|
197
|
|
||
Accounts payable:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Subsidiaries
|
27
|
|
|
24
|
|
||
Other
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Taxes accrued
|
318
|
|
|
426
|
|
||
Interest accrued
|
19
|
|
|
19
|
|
||
Other
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||
Total current liabilities
|
1,643
|
|
|
1,810
|
|
||
Other Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accumulated deferred tax liabilities
|
124
|
|
|
202
|
|
||
Benefit obligations
|
460
|
|
|
569
|
|
||
Notes payable — subsidiaries
|
750
|
|
|
750
|
|
||
Other
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Total non-current liabilities
|
1,344
|
|
|
1,521
|
|
||
Long-Term Debt
|
1,461
|
|
|
1,461
|
|
||
Shareholders’ Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Common stock
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
||
Additional paid-in capital
|
4,100
|
|
|
4,120
|
|
||
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
(789
|
)
|
|
231
|
|
||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(117
|
)
|
|
(133
|
)
|
||
Total shareholders’ equity
|
3,198
|
|
|
4,222
|
|
||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
|
$
|
7,646
|
|
|
$
|
9,014
|
|
|
For the Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Operating Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net income
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
1,357
|
|
Non-cash items included in net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Equity income of subsidiaries
|
(515
|
)
|
|
(564
|
)
|
|
(838
|
)
|
|||
Deferred income tax expense
|
(19
|
)
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
149
|
|
|||
Amortization of debt issuance costs
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
5
|
|
|||
Extraordinary item, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(587
|
)
|
|||
Loss (gain) on indexed debt securities
|
68
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|||
Changes in working capital:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Accounts receivable/(payable) from subsidiaries, net
|
86
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
73
|
|
|||
Accounts payable
|
14
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|||
Other current assets
|
(16
|
)
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
1
|
|
|||
Other current liabilities
|
59
|
|
|
(111
|
)
|
|
50
|
|
|||
Common stock dividends received from subsidiaries
|
109
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
10
|
|
|||
Other
|
(1
|
)
|
|
6
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
162
|
|
|
(162
|
)
|
|
122
|
|
|||
Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Short-term notes receivable from subsidiaries
|
(411
|
)
|
|
(37
|
)
|
|
123
|
|
|||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(411
|
)
|
|
(37
|
)
|
|
123
|
|
|||
Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Revolving credit facility, net
|
(264
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Payments on long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
(490
|
)
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|||
Debt issuance costs
|
—
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|||
Common stock dividends paid
|
(276
|
)
|
|
(319
|
)
|
|
(337
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
|
504
|
|
|
416
|
|
|
6
|
|
|||
Short-term notes payable to subsidiaries
|
285
|
|
|
594
|
|
|
112
|
|
|||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
249
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
(245
|
)
|
|||
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Column A
|
|
Column B
|
|
Column C
|
|
Column D
|
|
Column E
|
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|
|
|
|
Additions
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
|
|
Charged
to Income
|
|
Charged to
Other
Accounts
|
|
Deductions
From
Reserves (1)
|
|
Balance at
End of
Period
|
||||||||||
Description
|
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Accumulated provisions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Uncollectible accounts receivable
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
|
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||||
Year Ended December 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Accumulated provisions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Uncollectible accounts receivable
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
|
|
5
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|||||
Year Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Accumulated provisions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Uncollectible accounts receivable
|
|
$
|
35
|
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
|
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
(1)
|
Deductions from reserves represent losses or expenses for which the respective reserves were created. In the case of the uncollectible accounts reserve, such deductions are net of recoveries of amounts previously written off.
|
|
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
|
|
(Registrant)
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
/s/ David M. McClanahan
|
|
David M. McClanahan
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
Signature
|
|
Title
|
/s/ DAVID M. MCCLANAHAN
|
|
President, Chief Executive Officer and
|
David M. McClanahan
|
|
Director (Principal Executive Officer and Director)
|
|
|
|
/s/ GARY L. WHITLOCK
|
|
Executive Vice President and Chief
|
Gary L. Whitlock
|
|
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
|
|
|
|
/s/ WALTER L. FITZGERALD
|
|
Senior Vice President and Chief
|
Walter L. Fitzgerald
|
|
Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
|
|
|
|
/s/ MILTON CARROLL
|
|
Chairman of the Board of Directors
|
Milton Carroll
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ DONALD R. CAMPBELL
|
|
Director
|
Donald R. Campbell
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ O. HOLCOMBE CROSSWELL
|
|
Director
|
O. Holcombe Crosswell
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ MICHAEL P. JOHNSON
|
|
Director
|
Michael P. Johnson
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ JANIECE M. LONGORIA
|
|
Director
|
Janiece M. Longoria
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ SUSAN O. RHENEY
|
|
Director
|
Susan O. Rheney
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ R. A. WALKER
|
|
Director
|
R. A. Walker
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ PETER S. WAREING
|
|
Director
|
Peter S. Wareing
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ SHERMAN M. WOLFF
|
|
Director
|
Sherman M. Wolff
|
|
|
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
Report or Registration Statement
|
|
SEC File or
Registration
Number
|
|
Exhibit
Reference
|
2
|
—
|
Transaction Agreement dated July 21, 2004 among CenterPoint Energy, Utility Holding, LLC, NN Houston Sub, Inc., Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. (Texas Genco), HPC Merger Sub, Inc. and GC Power Acquisition LLC
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated July 21, 2004
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.1
|
3(a)
|
—
|
Restated Articles of Incorporation of CenterPoint Energy
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated July 24, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
3.2
|
3(b)
|
—
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws of CenterPoint Energy
|
|
CenterPoint Energy's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010
|
|
1-31447
|
|
3(b)
|
†3(c)
|
—
|
Statement of Resolutions Deleting Shares Designated Series A Preferred Stock of CenterPoint Energy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4(a)
|
—
|
Form of CenterPoint Energy Stock Certificate
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Registration Statement on Form S-4
|
|
333-69502
|
|
4.1
|
4(c)
|
—
|
Contribution and Registration Agreement dated December 18, 2001 among Reliant Energy, CenterPoint Energy and the Northern Trust Company, trustee under the Reliant Energy, Incorporated Master Retirement Trust
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.3
|
4(d)(1)
|
—
|
Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated November 1, 1944 between Houston Lighting and Power Company (HL&P) and Chase Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly, South Texas Commercial National Bank of Houston), as Trustee, as amended and supplemented by 20 Supplemental Indentures thereto
|
|
HL&P’s Form S-7 filed on August 25, 1977
|
|
2-59748
|
|
2(b)
|
4(d)(2)
|
—
|
Twenty-First through Fiftieth Supplemental Indentures to Exhibit 4(d)(1)
|
|
HL&P’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(a)(2)
|
4(d)(3)
|
—
|
Fifty-First Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(d)(1) dated as of March 25, 1991
|
|
HL&P’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1991
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(a)
|
4(d)(4)
|
—
|
Fifty-Second through Fifty-Fifth Supplemental Indentures to Exhibit 4(d)(1) each dated as of March 1, 1992
|
|
HL&P’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1992
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4
|
4(d)(5)
|
—
|
Fifty-Sixth and Fifty-Seventh Supplemental Indentures to Exhibit 4(d)(1) each dated as of October 1, 1992
|
|
HL&P’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1992
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4
|
4(d)(6)
|
—
|
Fifty-Eighth and Fifty-Ninth Supplemental Indentures to Exhibit 4(d)(1) each dated as of March 1, 1993
|
|
HL&P’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1993
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4
|
4(d)(7)
|
—
|
Sixtieth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(d)(1) dated as of July 1, 1993
|
|
HL&P’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1993
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4
|
4(d)(8)
|
—
|
Sixty-First through Sixty-Third Supplemental Indentures to Exhibit 4(d)(1) each dated as of December 1, 1993
|
|
HL&P’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(a)(8)
|
4(d)(9)
|
—
|
Sixty-Fourth and Sixty-Fifth Supplemental Indentures to Exhibit 4(d)(1) each dated as of July 1, 1995
|
|
HL&P’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(a)(9)
|
4(e)(1)
|
—
|
General Mortgage Indenture, dated as of October 10, 2002, between CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee
|
|
CenterPoint Houston’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(j)(1)
|
4(e)(2)
|
—
|
Second Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of October 10, 2002
|
|
CenterPoint Houston’s Form 10- Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(j)(3)
|
4(e)(3)
|
—
|
Third Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of October 10, 2002
|
|
CenterPoint Houston’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(j)(4)
|
4(e)(4)
|
—
|
Fourth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of October 10, 2002
|
|
CenterPoint Houston’s Form 10- Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(j)(5)
|
4(e)(5)
|
—
|
Fifth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of October 10, 2002
|
|
CenterPoint Houston’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(j)(6)
|
4(e)(6)
|
—
|
Sixth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of October 10, 2002
|
|
CenterPoint Houston’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(j)(7)
|
4(e)(7)
|
—
|
Seventh Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of October 10, 2002
|
|
CenterPoint Houston’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(j)(8)
|
4(e)(8)
|
—
|
Eighth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of October 10, 2002
|
|
CenterPoint Houston’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4(j)(9)
|
4(e)(9)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificates dated October 10, 2002 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the First through Eighth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(10)
|
4(e)(10)
|
—
|
Ninth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of November 12, 2002
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(10)
|
4(e)(11)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate dated November 12, 2003 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Ninth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(12)
|
4(e)(12)
|
—
|
Tenth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of March 18, 2003
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated March 13, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.1
|
4(e)(13)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate dated March 18, 2003 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Tenth Series and Eleventh Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated March 13, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(e)(14)
|
—
|
Eleventh Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of May 23, 2003
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated May 16, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(e)(15)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate dated May 23, 2003 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Twelfth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated May 16, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.1
|
4(e)(16)
|
—
|
Twelfth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of September 9, 2003
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(e)(17)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate dated September 9, 2003 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Thirteenth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.3
|
4(e)(18)
|
—
|
Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of February 6, 2004
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(16)
|
4(e)(19)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate dated February 6, 2004 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Fourteenth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(17)
|
4(e)(20)
|
—
|
Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of February 11, 2004
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(18)
|
4(e)(21)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate dated February 11, 2004 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Fifteenth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(19)
|
4(e)(22)
|
—
|
Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of March 31, 2004
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(20)
|
4(e)(23)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate dated March 31, 2004 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Sixteenth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(21)
|
4(e)(24)
|
—
|
Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of March 31, 2004
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(22)
|
4(e)(25)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate dated March 31, 2004 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Seventeenth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(23)
|
4(e)(26)
|
—
|
Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of March 31, 2004
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(24)
|
4(e)(27)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate dated March 31, 2004 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Eighteenth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(25)
|
4(e)(28)
|
—
|
Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of November 26, 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated November 25, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(e)(29)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate date November 26, 2008 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Twentieth Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated November 25, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.3
|
4(e)(30)
|
—
|
Twentieth Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of December 9, 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Houston’s Form 8-K dated January 6, 2009
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4.2
|
4(e)(31)
|
—
|
Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture to Exhibit 4(e)(1), dated as of January 9, 2009
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(31)
|
4(e)(32)
|
—
|
Officer’s Certificate date January 20, 2009 setting forth the form, terms and provisions of the Twenty-First Series of General Mortgage Bonds
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)(32)
|
4(f)(1)
|
—
|
Indenture, dated as of February 1, 1998, between Reliant Energy Resources Corp. (RERC Corp.) and Chase Bank of Texas, National Association, as Trustee
|
|
CERC Corp.’s Form 8-K dated February 5, 1998
|
|
1-13265
|
|
4.1
|
4(f)(2)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of February 1, 1998, providing for the issuance of RERC Corp.’s 6 1/2% Debentures due February 1, 2008
|
|
CERC Corp.’s Form 8-K dated November 9, 1998
|
|
1-13265
|
|
4.2
|
4(f)(3)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 2 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of November 1, 1998, providing for the issuance of RERC Corp.’s 6 3/8% Term Enhanced ReMarketable Securities
|
|
CERC Corp.’s Form 8-K dated November 9, 1998
|
|
1-13265
|
|
4.1
|
4(f)(4)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 3 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of July 1, 2000, providing for the issuance of RERC Corp.’s 8.125% Notes due 2005
|
|
CERC Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4
|
|
333-49162
|
|
4.2
|
4(f)(5)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 4 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of February 15, 2001, providing for the issuance of RERC Corp.’s 7.75% Notes due 2011
|
|
CERC Corp.’s Form 8-K dated February 21, 2001
|
|
1-13265
|
|
4.1
|
4(f)(6)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 5 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of March 25, 2003, providing for the issuance of CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.’s (CERC Corp.’s) 7.875% Senior Notes due 2013
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated March 18, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.1
|
4(f)(7)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 6 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of April 14, 2003, providing for the issuance of CERC Corp.’s 7.875% Senior Notes due 2013
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated April 7, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(f)(8)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 7 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of November 3, 2003, providing for the issuance of CERC Corp.’s 5.95% Senior Notes due 2014
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated October 29, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(f)(9)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 8 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of December 28, 2005, providing for a modification of CERC Corp.’s 6 1/2% Debentures due 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(f)(9)
|
4(f)(10)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 9 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of May 18, 2006, providing for the issuance of CERC Corp.’s 6.15% Senior Notes due 2016
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.7
|
4(f)(11)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 10 to Exhibit 4(f)(1), dated as of February 6, 2007, providing for the issuance of CERC Corp.’s 6.25% Senior Notes due 2037
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(f)(11)
|
4(f)(12)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 11 to Exhibit 4(f)(1) dated as of October 23, 2007, providing for the issuance of CERC Corp.’s 6.125% Senior Notes due 2017
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.8
|
4(f)(13)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 12 to Exhibit 4(f)(1) dated as of October 23, 2007, providing for the issuance of CERC Corp.’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2037
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.9
|
4(f)(14)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 13 to Exhibit 4(f)(1) dated as of May 15, 2008, providing for the issuance of CERC Corp.’s 6.00% Senior Notes due 2018
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.9
|
4(f)(15)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 14 to Exhibit 4(f)(1) dated as of January 11, 2011, providing for the issuance of CERC Corp.’s 4.50% Senior Notes due 2021 and 5.85% Senior Notes due 2041
|
|
CenterPoint Energy's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010
|
|
1-31447
|
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4(f)(15)
|
4(f)(16)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 15 to Exhibit 4(f)(1) dated as of January 20, 2011, providing for the issuance of CERC Corp.’s 4.50% Senior Notes due 2021
|
|
CenterPoint Energy's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(f)(16)
|
4(g)(1)
|
—
|
Indenture, dated as of May 19, 2003, between CenterPoint Energy and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated May 19, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.1
|
4(g)(2)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to Exhibit 4(g)(1), dated as of May 19, 2003, providing for the issuance of CenterPoint Energy’s 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated May 19, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(g)(3)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 2 to Exhibit 4(g)(1), dated as of May 27, 2003, providing for the issuance of CenterPoint Energy’s 5.875% Senior Notes due 2008 and 6.85% Senior Notes due 2015
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated May 19, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.3
|
4(g)(4)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 3 to Exhibit 4(g)(1), dated as of September 9, 2003, providing for the issuance of CenterPoint Energy’s 7.25% Senior Notes due 2010
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(g)(5)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 4 to Exhibit 4(g)(1), dated as of December 17, 2003, providing for the issuance of CenterPoint Energy’s 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated December 10, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(g)(6)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 5 to Exhibit 4(g)(1), dated as of December 13, 2004, as supplemented by Exhibit 4(g)(5), relating to the issuance of CenterPoint Energy’s 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated December 9, 2004
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.1
|
4(g)(7)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 6 to Exhibit 4(g)(1), dated as of August 23, 2005, providing for the issuance of CenterPoint Energy’s 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes, Series B due 2023
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(g)(7)
|
4(g)(8)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 7 to Exhibit 4(g)(1), dated as of February 6, 2007, providing for the issuance of CenterPoint Energy’s 5.95% Senior Notes due 2017
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(g)(8)
|
4(g)(9)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 8 to Exhibit 4(g)(1), dated as of May 5, 2008, providing for the issuance of CenterPoint Energy’s 6.50% Senior Notes due 2018
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.7
|
4(h)(1)
|
—
|
Subordinated Indenture dated as of September 1, 1999
|
|
Reliant Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 1, 1999
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4.1
|
4(h)(2)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 1 dated as of September 1, 1999, between Reliant Energy and Chase Bank of Texas (supplementing Exhibit 4(h)(1) and providing for the issuance Reliant Energy’s 2% Zero-Premium Exchangeable Subordinated Notes Due 2029)
|
|
Reliant Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 15, 1999
|
|
1-3187
|
|
4.2
|
4(h)(3)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 2 dated as of August 31, 2002, between CenterPoint Energy, Reliant Energy and JPMorgan Chase Bank (supplementing Exhibit 4(h)(1))
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K12B dated August 31, 2002
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(e)
|
4(h)(4)
|
—
|
Supplemental Indenture No. 3 dated as of December 28, 2005, between CenterPoint Energy, Reliant Energy and JPMorgan Chase Bank (supplementing Exhibit 4(h)(1))
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4(h)(4)
|
4(i)(1)
|
—
|
$1,200,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 9, 2011, among CenterPoint Energy, as Borrower, and the banks named therein
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2011
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.1
|
4(j)(1)
|
—
|
$300,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 9, 2011, among CenterPoint Houston, as Borrower, and the banks named therein
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2011
|
|
1-31447
|
|
4.2
|
4(k)
|
—
|
$950,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 9, 2011, among CERC Corp., as Borrower, and the banks named therein
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2011
|
|
1-31447
|
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4.3
|
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
Report or Registration Statement
|
|
SEC File or
Registration
Number
|
|
Exhibit
Reference
|
*10(a)
|
—
|
CenterPoint Energy Executive Benefits Plan, as amended and restated effective June 18, 2003
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.4
|
*10(b)(1)
|
—
|
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan of Houston Industries Incorporated (HI) effective as of January 1, 1982
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(b)
|
*10(b)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(b)(1) effective as of March 30, 1992
|
|
HI’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1992
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(a)
|
*10(b)(3)
|
—
|
Second Amendment to Exhibit 10(b)(1) effective as of November 4, 1992
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(b)
|
*10(b)(4)
|
—
|
Third Amendment to Exhibit 10(b)(1) effective as of September 7, 1994
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(b)(4)
|
*10(b)(5)
|
—
|
Fourth Amendment to Exhibit 10(b)(1) effective as of August 6, 1997
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10(b)(5)
|
*10(c)(1)
|
—
|
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan of HI as amended and restated on January 1, 1991
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(b)
|
*10(c)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(c)(1) effective as of January 1, 1991
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(f)(2)
|
*10(c)(3)
|
—
|
Second Amendment to Exhibit 10(c)(1) effective as of March 30, 1992
|
|
HI’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1992
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(d)
|
*10(c)(4)
|
—
|
Third Amendment to Exhibit 10(c)(1) effective as of November 4, 1992
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(f)(4)
|
*10(c)(5)
|
—
|
Fourth Amendment to Exhibit 10(c)(1) effective as of January 1, 1993
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(f)(5)
|
*10(c)(6)
|
—
|
Fifth Amendment to Exhibit 10(c)(1) effective in part, January 1, 1995, and in part, September 7, 1994
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(f)(6)
|
*10(c)(7)
|
—
|
Sixth Amendment to Exhibit 10(c)(1) effective as of August 1, 1995
|
|
HI’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(a)
|
*10(c)(8)
|
—
|
Seventh Amendment to Exhibit 10(c)(1) effective as of January 1, 1996
|
|
HI’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1996
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(a)
|
*10(c)(9)
|
—
|
Eighth Amendment to Exhibit 10(c)(1) effective as of January 1, 1997
|
|
HI’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(a)
|
*10(c)(10)
|
—
|
Ninth Amendment to Exhibit 10(c)(1) effective in part, January 1, 1997, and in part, January 1, 1998
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10(f)(10)
|
*10(d)
|
—
|
Benefit Restoration Plan of HI effective as of June 1, 1985
|
|
HI’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1987
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(c)
|
*10(e)
|
—
|
Benefit Restoration Plan of HI as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 1988
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(g)(2)
|
*10(f)
|
—
|
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 1991 Benefit Restoration Plan, as amended and restated effective as of February 25, 2011
|
|
CenterPoint Energy's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.3
|
*10(g)(1)
|
—
|
CenterPoint Energy Benefit Restoration Plan, effective as of January 1, 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated December 22, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.1
|
*10(g)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(g)(1), effective as of February 25, 2011
|
|
CenterPoint Energy's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.4
|
*10(h)(1)
|
—
|
HI 1995 Section 415 Benefit Restoration Plan effective August 1, 1995
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(h)(1)
|
*10(h)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(h)(1) effective as of August 1, 1995
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(h)(2)
|
*10(i)
|
—
|
CenterPoint Energy 1985 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2003
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.1
|
*10(j)(1)
|
—
|
Reliant Energy 1994 Long- Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2001
|
|
Reliant Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10.6
|
*10(j)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(j)(1), effective December 1, 2003
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(p)(7)
|
*10(j)(3)
|
—
|
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Notice under Exhibit 10(i)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated January 25, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.6
|
*10(k)(1)
|
—
|
Savings Restoration Plan of HI effective as of January 1, 1991
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(f)
|
*10(k)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(k)(1) effective as of January 1, 1992
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(l)(2)
|
*10(k)(3)
|
—
|
Second Amendment to Exhibit 10(k)(1) effective in part, August 6, 1997, and in part, October 1, 1997
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10(q)(3)
|
*10(l)(1)
|
—
|
Amended and Restated CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 1991 Savings Restoration Plan, effective as of January 1, 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated December 22, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.4
|
*10(l)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(l)(1), effective as of February 25, 2011
|
|
CenterPoint Energy's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.5
|
*10(m)(1)
|
—
|
CenterPoint Energy Savings Restoration Plan, effective as of January 1, 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated December 22, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.3
|
*10(m)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(m)(1), effective as of February 25, 2011
|
|
CenterPoint Energy's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.6
|
*10(n)(1)
|
—
|
CenterPoint Energy Outside Director Benefits Plan, as amended and restated effective June 18, 2003
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.6
|
*10(n)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(n)(1) effective as of January 1, 2004
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.6
|
*10(n)(3)
|
—
|
CenterPoint Energy Outside Director Benefits Plan, as amended and restated effective December 31, 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(n)(3)
|
*10(o)
|
—
|
CenterPoint Energy Executive Life Insurance Plan, as amended and restated effective June 18, 2003
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.5
|
*10(p)
|
—
|
Employment and Supplemental Benefits Agreement between HL&P and Hugh Rice Kelly
|
|
HI’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1987
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(f)
|
10(q)(1)
|
—
|
Stockholder’s Agreement dated as of July 6, 1995 between Houston Industries Incorporated and Time Warner Inc.
|
|
Schedule 13-D dated July 6, 1995
|
|
5-19351
|
|
2
|
10(q)(2)
|
—
|
Amendment to Exhibit 10(q)(1) dated November 18, 1996
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(x)(4)
|
*10(r)(1)
|
—
|
Houston Industries Incorporated Executive Deferred Compensation Trust effective as of December 19, 1995
|
|
HI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995
|
|
1-7629
|
|
10(7)
|
*10(r)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(r)(1) effective as of August 6, 1997
|
|
HI’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10
|
†10(s)
|
—
|
Summary of Certain Compensation Arrangements of Milton Carroll, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of CenterPoint Energy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*10(t)
|
—
|
Reliant Energy, Incorporated and Subsidiaries Common Stock Participation Plan for Designated New Employees and Non-Officer Employees, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2001
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(y)(2)
|
*10(u)(1)
|
—
|
Long-Term Incentive Plan of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (amended and restated effective as of May 1, 2004)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.5
|
*10(u)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit (u)(1), effective January 1, 2007
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.5
|
*10(u)(3)
|
—
|
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated January 25, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.1
|
*10(u)(4)
|
—
|
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated January 25, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.2
|
*10(u)(5)
|
—
|
Form of Performance Share Award under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated January 25, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.3
|
*10(u)(6)
|
—
|
Form of Performance Share Award Agreement for 20XX-20XX Performance Cycle under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 22, 2006
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.2
|
*10(u)(7)
|
—
|
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (With Performance Vesting Requirement) under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 21, 2005
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.2
|
*10(u)(8)
|
—
|
Form of Stock Award Agreement (With Performance Goal) under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 22, 2006
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.3
|
*10(u)(9)
|
—
|
Form of Performance Share Award Agreement for 20XX — 20XX Performance Cycle under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 21, 2007
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.1
|
*10(u)(10)
|
—
|
Form of Stock Award Agreement (With Performance Goal) under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 21, 2007
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.2
|
*10(u)(11)
|
—
|
Form of Stock Award Agreement (Without Performance Goal) under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 21, 2007
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.3
|
*10(u)(12)
|
—
|
Form of Performance Share Award Agreement for 20XX — 20XX Performance Cycle under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 20, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.1
|
*10(u)(13)
|
—
|
Form of Stock Award Agreement (With Performance Goal) under Exhibit 10(u)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 20, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.2
|
10(v)(1)
|
—
|
Master Separation Agreement entered into as of December 31, 2000 between Reliant Energy, Incorporated and Reliant Resources, Inc.
|
|
Reliant Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10.1
|
10(v)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(v)(1) effective as of February 1, 2003
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(bb)(5)
|
10(v)(3)
|
—
|
Employee Matters Agreement, entered into as of December 31, 2000, between Reliant Energy, Incorporated and Reliant Resources, Inc.
|
|
Reliant Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10.5
|
10(v)(4)
|
—
|
Retail Agreement, entered into as of December 31, 2000, between Reliant Energy, Incorporated and Reliant Resources, Inc.
|
|
Reliant Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10.6
|
10(v)(5)
|
—
|
Tax Allocation Agreement, entered into as of December 31, 2000, between Reliant Energy, Incorporated and Reliant Resources, Inc.
|
|
Reliant Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10.8
|
10(w)(1)
|
—
|
Separation Agreement entered into as of August 31, 2002 between CenterPoint Energy and Texas Genco
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(cc)(1)
|
10(w)(2)
|
—
|
Transition Services Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2002, between CenterPoint Energy and Texas Genco
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(cc)(2)
|
10(w)(3)
|
—
|
Tax Allocation Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2002, between CenterPoint Energy and Texas Genco
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(cc)(3)
|
*10(x)
|
—
|
Retention Agreement effective October 15, 2001 between Reliant Energy and David G. Tees
|
|
Reliant Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10(jj)
|
*10(y)
|
—
|
Retention Agreement effective October 15, 2001 between Reliant Energy and Michael A. Reed
|
|
Reliant Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001
|
|
1-3187
|
|
10(kk)
|
*10(z)
|
—
|
Non-Qualified Unfunded Executive Supplemental Income Retirement Plan of Arkla, Inc. effective as of August 1, 1983
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(gg)
|
*10(aa)(1)
|
—
|
Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Arkla, Inc. effective as of November 10, 1988
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
|
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1-31447
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10(hh)(1)
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*10(aa)(2)
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—
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First Amendment to Exhibit 10(aa)(1) effective as of August 6, 1997
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
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1-31447
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10(hh)(2)
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*10(bb)(1)
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—
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2003
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003
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1-31447
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10.2
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*10(bb)(2)
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—
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First Amendment to Exhibit 10(bb)(1) effective as of January 1, 2008
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 20, 2008
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1-31447
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10.4
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*10(bb)(3)
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—
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CenterPoint Energy 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2008
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 20, 2008
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1-31447
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10.3
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*10(bb)(4)
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—
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Amended and Restated CenterPoint Energy 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2009
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008
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1-31447
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10.1
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*10(cc)(1)
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—
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CenterPoint Energy Short Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2003
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003
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1-31447
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10.3
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*10(cc)(2)
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—
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Second Amendment to Exhibit 10(cc)(1)
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated December 10, 2009
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1-31447
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10.1
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*10(dd)(1)
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—
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CenterPoint Energy Stock Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated effective May 7, 2003
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
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1-31447
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10(ll)
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*10(dd)(2)
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—
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First Amendment to Exhibit 10(dd)(1)
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010
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1-31447
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10.2
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*10(dd)(3)
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—
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Second Amendment to Exhibit 10(dd)(1)
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CenterPoint Energy's Registration Statement on Form S-8
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333-173660
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4.6
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10(ee)
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—
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City of Houston Franchise Ordinance
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005
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1-31447
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10.1
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10(ff)
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—
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Letter Agreement dated March 16, 2006 between CenterPoint Energy and John T. Cater
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2006
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1-31447
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10
|
10(gg)(1)
|
—
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Amended and Restated HL&P Executive Incentive Compensation Plan effective as of January 1, 1985
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008
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1-31447
|
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10.2
|
10(gg)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(gg)(1) effective as of January 1, 2008
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CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008
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1-31447
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10.3
|
*10(hh)(1)
|
—
|
Executive Benefits Agreement by and between HL&P and Thomas R. Standish effective August 20, 1993
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
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1-31447
|
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10(hh)(1)
|
*10(hh)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(hh)(1) effective as of December 31, 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
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1-31447
|
|
10(hh)(2)
|
*10(ii)(1)
|
—
|
Executive Benefits Agreement by and between HL&P and David M. McClanahan effective August 24, 1993
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
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1-31447
|
|
10(ii)(1)
|
*10(ii)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(ii)(1) effective as of December 31, 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
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|
1-31447
|
|
10(ii)(2)
|
*10(jj)(1)
|
—
|
Executive Benefits Agreement by and between HL&P and Joseph B. McGoldrick effective August 30, 1993
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(jj)(1)
|
*10(jj)(2)
|
—
|
First Amendment to Exhibit 10(jj)(1) effective as of December 31, 2008
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(jj)(2)
|
*10(kk)(1)
|
—
|
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Schedule 14A dated March 13, 2009
|
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1-31447
|
|
A
|
*10(kk)(2)
|
—
|
Form of Qualified Performance Award Agreement for 20XX — 20XX Performance Cycle under Exhibit 10(kk)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 28, 2012
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.1
|
*10(kk)(3)
|
—
|
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (With Performance Goal) under Exhibit 10(kk)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 28, 2012
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.2
|
*10(kk)(4)
|
—
|
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Service-Based Vesting) under Exhibit 10(kk)(1)
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 28, 2012
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10.3
|
†10(ll)
|
—
|
Summary of non-employee director compensation
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†10(mm)
|
—
|
Summary of named executive officer compensation
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|
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|
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10(nn)
|
—
|
Form of Executive Officer Change in Control Agreement
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(nn)
|
10(oo)
|
—
|
Form of Corporate Officer Change in Control Agreement
|
|
CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
|
1-31447
|
|
10(oo)
|
†12
|
—
|
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
|
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†21
|
—
|
Subsidiaries of CenterPoint Energy
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†23
|
—
|
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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†31.1
|
—
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of David M. McClanahan
|
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†31.2
|
—
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Gary L. Whitlock
|
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|
|
|
|
|
†32.1
|
—
|
Section 1350 Certification of David M. McClanahan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
†32.2
|
—
|
Section 1350 Certification of Gary L. Whitlock
|
|
|
|
|
|
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†101.INS
|
—
|
XBRL Instance Document
|
|
|
|
|
|
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†101.SCH
|
—
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
|
|
|
|
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†101.CAL
|
—
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
†101.DEF
|
—
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
†101.LAB
|
—
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
†101.PRE
|
—
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
Supplemental retainer of $30,000 per month, payable on the last day of each month, commencing on June 30, 2010 and continuing each month thereafter until the earlier of May 31, 2013 or the termination of Milton Carroll's service as non-executive Chairman of the Board (the “Payment Period”);
|
•
|
Additional cash awards on June 1, 2010, June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2012 (each such award, a “Cash Award”) in an amount equal to the product of (i) 25,000 and (ii) the closing sales price per share of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), on the consolidated transaction reporting system for the New York Stock Exchange on the respective award date or, if there have been no such sales so reported on that date, on the date immediately preceding the respective award date on which such a sale was so reported;
|
•
|
An option, on or prior to the award date of a Cash Award, to elect to receive 25,000 fully vested shares of Common Stock in lieu of any Cash Award (subject to the holding period and resale restrictions contained in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended); and
|
•
|
Certain administrative support during the Payment Period including (a) an office at the Company's Houston headquarters and (b) a full-time executive assistant.
|
•
|
Annual retainer fee of $50,000 for Board membership;
|
•
|
Fee of $2,000 for each Board or Committee meeting attended;
|
•
|
Supplemental annual retainer of $15,000 for serving as a chairman of the Audit Committee or Compensation Committee; and
|
•
|
Supplemental annual retainer of $5,000 for serving as a chairman of any other Board committee.
|
Name and Position
|
|
Base Salary
|
||
David M. McClanahan
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
$
|
1,130,000
|
|
Gary L. Whitlock
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
$
|
556,000
|
|
Scott E. Rozzell
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
|
|
$
|
520,000
|
|
Thomas R. Standish
Senior Vice President and Group
President — Regulated Operations
|
|
$
|
502,000
|
|
C. Gregory Harper
Senior Vice President and Group President,
Pipelines and Field Services
|
|
$
|
390,000
|
|
|
2007 (1)
|
|
2008 (1)
|
|
2009 (1)
|
|
2010 (1)
|
|
2011 (1)
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Income before extraordinary item
|
$
|
395
|
|
|
$
|
446
|
|
|
$
|
372
|
|
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
770
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions
|
(13
|
)
|
|
(51
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
13
|
|
|
8
|
|
|||||
Income taxes
|
193
|
|
|
277
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
263
|
|
|
404
|
|
|||||
Capitalized interest
|
(22
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|||||
|
553
|
|
|
660
|
|
|
541
|
|
|
709
|
|
|
1,178
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Fixed charges, as defined:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Interest
|
632
|
|
|
604
|
|
|
644
|
|
|
621
|
|
|
583
|
|
|||||
Capitalized interest
|
22
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||||
Interest component of rentals charged to operating expense
|
16
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
14
|
|
|||||
Total fixed charges
|
670
|
|
|
631
|
|
|
660
|
|
|
656
|
|
|
601
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Earnings, as defined
|
$
|
1,223
|
|
|
$
|
1,291
|
|
|
$
|
1,201
|
|
|
$
|
1,365
|
|
|
$
|
1,779
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
|
1.83
|
|
|
2.05
|
|
|
1.82
|
|
|
2.08
|
|
|
2.96
|
|
(1)
|
Excluded from the computation of fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 is interest income of $4 million, interest expense of $9 million, interest income of $3 million, interest expense of $9 million and interest income of $12 million, respectively, which is included in income tax expense.
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
|
/s/ David M. McClanahan
|
|
David M. McClanahan
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
|
/s/ Gary L. Whitlock
|
|
Gary L. Whitlock
|
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
/s/ David M. McClanahan
|
|
David M. McClanahan
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
February 29, 2012
|
|
/s/ Gary L. Whitlock
|
|
Gary L. Whitlock
|
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
February 29, 2012
|
|