Franklin Chris 4

What Happened
Chris Franklin, a director of CenterPoint Energy (CNP), was granted 4,037 shares on 2026-05-01 as an award under the company's outside directors' stock plan. The Form 4 reports an acquisition price of $0.00 (total reported value $0), consistent with equity awards granted as director compensation rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-01; Form 4 filed 2026-05-05 (filed within the two-business-day reporting window).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A). Reported price per share: $0.00; reported total value: $0.
• Shares granted: 4,037.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in this filing.
• Footnote: F1 — Shares granted under the Issuer's Stock Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated.
• No indication of a 10b5‑1 plan, sale, exercise, or tax-withholding disposition in this filing.

Context
Grants to outside directors are a routine form of compensation and are typically reported on Form 4 with an acquisition price of $0. This type of award is different from a market purchase or sale and does not by itself signal insider buying or selling intent.