CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC LLC
For the period ended Sep 30, 2026. Filed Oct 27, 2026.
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Sep 30, 2026 · Filed Oct 27, 2026
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits filed herewith are designated by a cross (†); all exhibits not so designated are incorporated by reference to a prior filing as indicated. Agreements included as exhibits are included only to provide information to investors regarding their terms. The agreements listed below may contain representations, warranties and other provisions that were made, among other things, to provide the parties thereto with specified rights and obligations and to allocate risk among them, and such agreements should not be relied upon as constituting or providing any factual disclosures about the Registrants, any other persons, any state of affairs or other matters.
Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, the Registrants have not filed as exhibits to this combined Form 10-Q certain long-term debt instruments, including indentures, under which the total amount of securities authorized does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Registrants and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Registrants hereby agree to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the SEC upon request.
| ExhibitNumber | Description | Report or RegistrationStatement | SEC File orRegistrationNumber | ExhibitReference | CenterPoint Energy | Houston Electric | CERC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1* | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 19, 2024, among CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. and Delta Utilities No. LA, LLC, Delta Utilities S. LA, LLC, Delta Utilities MS, LLC, and Delta Shared Services Co., LLC | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated February 19, 2024 | 1-31447 | 1.1 | x | x | |
| 2.2* | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 20, 2025, by and between CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. and National Fuel Gas Company | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated October 20, 2025 | 1-31447 | 2.1 | x | x | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of CenterPoint Energy | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated April 16, 2026 | 1-31447 | 3.1 | x | ||
| 3.2 | Restated Certificate of Formation of Houston Electric | Houston Electric’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 | 1-3187 | 3.1 | x | ||
| 3.3 | Certificate of Incorporation of RERC Corp. | CERC Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 | 1-13265 | 3(a)(1) | x | ||
| 3.4 | Certificate of Amendment changing the name to Reliant Energy Resources Corp. | CERC Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 | 1-13265 | 3(a)(3) | x | ||
| 3.5 | Certificate of Amendment changing the name to CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. | CERC Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 | 1-13265 | 3(a)(4) | x | ||
| 3.6 | Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of CenterPoint Energy | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 26, 2025 | 1-31447 | 3.1 | x | ||
| 3.7 | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Houston Electric | Houston Electric’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 | 1-3187 | 3.2 | x | ||
| 3.8 | Bylaws of RERC Corp. | CERC Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 | 1-13265 | 3(b) | x | ||
| ExhibitNumber · Description · Report or RegistrationStatement · SEC File orRegistrationNumber · ExhibitReference · CenterPoint Energy · Houston Electric · CERC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | Statement of Resolutions Deleting Shares Designated Series A Preferred Stock of CenterPoint Energy | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 | 1-31447 | 3(c) | x | |
| 4.1 | Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2024, between CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as trustee | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 | 1-31447 | 4.1 | x | |
| †4.2 | Supplemental Indenture No. 4, dated as of August 3, 2026, to Exhibit 4.1 | x | ||||
| 4.3 | General Mortgage Indenture, dated as of October 10, 2002, between Houston Electric and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association (successor in trust to JPMorgan Chase Bank) | Houston Electric’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 | 1-3187 | 4(j)(1) | x | |
| 4.4 | Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 12, 2002, to Exhibit 4.3 | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 | 1-31447 | 4(k)(10) | x | |
| 4.5 | Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 9, 2008, to Exhibit 4.3 | Houston Electric’s Form 8-K dated January 6, 2009 | 1-3187 | 4.2 | x | |
| 4.6 | Fortieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2026, to Exhibit 4.3 | Houston Electric’s Form 8-K dated September 21, 2026 | 1-3187 | 4.4 | x | |
| †4.7 | Officer’s Certificate, dated as of September 24, 2026 | x | ||||
| 10.1 | Equity Distribution Agreement, dated May 15, 2026, among CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as managers, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of Montreal, BNP Paribas, Bank of America, N.A., Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc., Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as forward purchasers, and Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc. (acting through BTIG, LLC, as agent), Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as forward sellers. | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated May 15, 2026 | 1-31447 | 1.1 | x | |
| 10.2 | Partial Termination Amendment to CenterPoint Energy Benefit Restoration Plan, effective as of July 15, 2026 | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 | 1-31447 | 10.2 | x | |
| ExhibitNumber | Description | Report or RegistrationStatement | SEC File orRegistrationNumber | ExhibitReference | CenterPoint Energy | Houston Electric | CERC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.3 | Partial Termination Amendment to CenterPoint Energy Savings Restoration Plan, effective as of July 15, 2026 | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 | 1-31447 | 10.3 | x | ||
| 10.4 | Partial Termination Amendment to CenterPoint Energy 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of July 15, 2026 | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 | 1-31447 | 10.4 | x | ||
| 10.5 | $2,200,000,000 Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 9, 2026 among CenterPoint Energy, Inc., as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the financial institutions as bank parties thereto and the other parties thereto. | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2026 | 1-31447 | 10.1 | x | ||
| 10.6 | $1,000,000,000 Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 9, 2026 among CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the financial institutions as bank parties thereto and the other parties thereto. | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2026 | 1-31447 | 10.2 | x | ||
| 10.7 | $1,100,000,000 Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 9, 2026 among CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the financial institutions as bank parties thereto and the other parties thereto. | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2026 | 1-31447 | 10.3 | x | ||
| 10.8 | $300,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 9, 2026 among Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the financial institutions as bank parties thereto and the other parties thereto. | CenterPoint Energy’s Form 8-K dated September 9, 2026 | 1-31447 | 10.4 | x | ||
| †10.9 | Letter Agreement Amending Confirmations by and between CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., dated August 19, 2026 | x | |||||
| †10.10 | Letter Agreement Amending Confirmations by and between CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, dated August 19, 2026 | x | |||||
| †10.11 | Letter Agreement Amending Confirmations by and between CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, dated August 19, 2026 | x | |||||
| †10.12 | Second Amendment to CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Short Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2022. | x | |||||
| †31.1.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Jason P. Wells | x | |||||
| †31.1.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Jesus Soto, Jr. | x | |||||
| †31.1.3 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Jesus Soto, Jr. | x | |||||
| †31.2.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Christopher A. Foster | x | |||||
| †31.2.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Christopher A. Foster | x | |||||
| †31.2.3 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Christopher A. Foster | x | |||||
| †32.1.1 | Section 1350 Certification of Jason P. Wells | x | |||||
| †32.1.2 | Section 1350 Certification of Jesus Soto, Jr. | x | |||||
| ExhibitNumber | Description | Report or RegistrationStatement | SEC File orRegistrationNumber | ExhibitReference | CenterPoint Energy | Houston Electric | CERC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| †32.1.3 | Section 1350 Certification of Jesus Soto, Jr. | x | |||||
| †32.2.1 | Section 1350 Certification of Christopher A. Foster | x | |||||
| †32.2.2 | Section 1350 Certification of Christopher A. Foster | x | |||||
| †32.2.3 | Section 1350 Certification of Christopher A. Foster | x | |||||
| †101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | x | x | x | |||
| †101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | x | x | x | |||
| †101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | x | x | x | |||
| †101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | x | x | x | |||
| †101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document | x | x | x | |||
| †101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | x | x | x | |||
| †104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | x | x | x | |||
| * | Schedules to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Items 601(a)(5) and 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedules will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request; provided, however, that the parties may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act for any document so furnished. |
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