CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Earnings Conference Call on February 28, 2017

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announces the following webcast --

Date:  February 28, 2017 Time: 11:00 AM ET

Listen via Internet: http://investors.centerpointenergy.com/

Click the link "CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Earnings Conference Call Webcast"

Schedule this webcast into MS-Outlook calendar (click open when prompted): http://apps.shareholder.com/PNWOutlook/t.aspx?m=71399&k=23FD4030

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission & distribution, natural gas distribution and energy services operations. The company serves more than five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. The company also owns a 54.1 percent limited partner interest in Enable Midstream Partners, a publicly traded master limited partnership it jointly controls with OGE Energy Corp., which owns, operates and develops natural gas and crude oil infrastructure assets. With more than 7,800 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 140 years. For more information, visit the website at www.CenterPointEnergy.com.

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