CenterPoint Energy, Inc. will host a live webcast of its conference call to present its third quarter 2003 results on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. Central time / 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

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   What:     CenterPoint Energy Third Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call
             Webcast

   When:     Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. Central time /
             11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

   Where:    www.CenterPointEnergy.com/investors/events
             Click the link, "CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Third Quarter 2003
             Earnings Conference Call"

   How:      Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the
             address above.

   Contact:  Marianne Paulsen  (713) 207-6500

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution and sales, interstate pipeline and gathering operations, and more than 14,000 megawatts of power generation in Texas. The company serves nearly five million customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Assets total approximately $20 billion. CenterPoint Energy became the new holding company for the regulated operations of the former Reliant Energy, Incorporated in August 2002. With more than 11,000 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 130 years. For more information, visit the Web site at www.CenterPointEnergy.com .

The webcast will be archived at http://www.centerpointenergy.com/ , or http://www.prnewswire.com/ for at least one year.

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SOURCE: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.