# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000048732
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-114622
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
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**Document Hash:** 486d04762202fd311443e8351cab4b9e
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-114622.hdr.sgml**: 20251120

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-114622

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251120

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251120

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251120

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC LLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000048732
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 223865106
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** TX
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-03187
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251503337

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1111 LOUISIANA
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7132073000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1111 LOUISIANA
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** RELIANT ENERGY INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990513

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970807

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

Washington, D.C. 20549

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)** 

**of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): **November 20, 2025**

**CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Texas** | **1-3187** | **22-3865106** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) |  | Identification No.) |

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| **1111 Louisiana** |  |
| **Houston Texas** | **77002** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(713)** **207-1111**

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (*see* General Instruction A.2. below):

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| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| 6.95% General Mortgage Bonds due 2033 | n/a | The New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).

Emerging Growth Company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

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| **Item 1.01.** | **Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.** |

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On November 20, 2025, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (the "Company"), Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent, and the banks party thereto entered into a First Amendment to the Term Loan Agreement (the "First Amendment"), amending the Company's Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 24, 2024 (the "Term Loan Agreement"). The First Amendment extended the maturity date of the Term Loan Agreement from December 24, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

Affiliates of the banks party to the Term Loan Agreement have performed depository and other banking, investment banking, trust, investment management and advisory services for the Company and its affiliates (including participating in the credit facilities of the Company and its affiliates) from time to time for which they have received customary fees and expenses and may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary course of their business.

Copies of the Term Loan Agreement and the First Amendment described above have been filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this report and are incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the First Amendment.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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The exhibits listed below are filed herewith. Agreements included as exhibits are included only to provide information to investors regarding their terms. 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 Company, any other persons, any state of affairs or other matters.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.

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| **EXHIBIT<br> <u>NUMBER</u>** | **<u>EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION</u>** |
| [10.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48732/000119312524167028/d811993dex101.htm) | [Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 24, 2024 among CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC as borrower, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent, and the banks party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2024).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48732/000119312524167028/d811993dex101.htm) |
| [10.2](tm2531796d1_ex10-2.htm) | [First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated as of November 20, 2025 among CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC as borrower, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent, and the banks party thereto.](tm2531796d1_ex10-2.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | **CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC** | **CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC** |
| Date: November 20, 2025 | By: | /s/ Kristie L. Colvin |
|  |  | Kristie L. Colvin |
|  |  | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |

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## Exhibit 10.2

**Exhibit 10.2**

***Execution Version***

FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this "<u>Agreement</u>") dated as of November 20, 2025 is entered into by and among CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the "<u>Borrower</u>"), the Banks party hereto and MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "<u>Administrative Agent</u>"). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Term Loan Agreement (as defined below).

<u>RECITALS</u>

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Banks and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 24, 2024 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "<u>Term Loan Agreement</u>");

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Banks amend the maturity date set forth in the Term Loan Agreement so as to extend the same; and

WHEREAS, the Banks have agreed to so amend the Term Loan Agreement as set forth herein, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. <u>Amendment to the Term Loan Agreement</u>. <u>Section 1.1</u> of the Term Loan Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating in its entirety the following definition thereto to read as follows:

"<u>Maturity Date</u>" means March 31, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. <u>Conditions Precedent</u>. This Agreement shall be effective on the first date (the "<u>First Amendment Effective Date</u>") when all of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with <u>Section 10.1</u> of the Term Loan Agreement):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Agreement duly executed by the Borrower, each
of the Banks and the Administrative Agent; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) a certificate of the Borrower, dated the First Amendment
Effective Date and executed by a secretary, assistant secretary or other officer thereof, which shall (x) certify that attached thereto
is a true and complete copy of the resolutions or written consent, as applicable, of its board of directors or other applicable authorizing
body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, which resolutions or consent have not been
modified, rescinded or amended (other than as attached thereto) and are in full force and effect and (y) identify by name and title
and bear the signatures of the responsible officers of the Borrower authorized on the First Amendment Effective Date to sign the Amendment
and (ii) a certificate as of a recent date from the Secretary of State of the State of Texas as to the existence of the Borrower
and a statement as of a recent date of Franchise Tax Account Status obtained through the website of the Office of the Comptroller of Public
Accounts of Texas indicating that the right of the Borrower to transact business in Texas is "active".

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. <u>Miscellaneous</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Term Loan Agreement and the obligations of the Borrower thereunder and under the other Loan Documents,
subject to the amendments and agreements set forth in this Agreement, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force
and effect according to their terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Agreement and the performance by the Borrower of its
obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all requisite limited liability company action on the part of the Borrower.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes the Borrower's
legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be (i) limited
by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii) subject to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) No authorization or approval or action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority
is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of, or for the Borrowings under, this Agreement, except (i) those
that have been obtained or made and (ii) such matters relating to performance as would ordinarily be done in the ordinary course
of business after the First Amendment Effective Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) On the First Amendment Effective Date, the representations and warranties in Article VI of the Term
Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of such date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty
is qualified by materiality in the text thereof, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all respects), except
for those representations or warranties or parts thereof that, by their terms, relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation
or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Immediately before and after giving effect to this Agreement, on the First Amendment Effective Date, no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) On and after the First Amendment Effective Date, references in the Term Loan Agreement or in any other
Loan Document to the Term Loan Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Term Loan Agreement as amended hereby and as further
amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time. This Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate
counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed
signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or in other electronic (e.g., "pdf" or "tif")
format shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed
by all the parties shall be maintained with Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof,
and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) **THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.** 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

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| CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC | CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC | CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC |
| By: | /s/Patricia L. Martin | /s/Patricia L. Martin |
|  | Name: | Patricia L. Martin |
|  | Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |

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*Signature Page to First Amendment*

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| MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,<br> as Administrative Agent and as a Bank | MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,<br> as Administrative Agent and as a Bank | MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,<br> as Administrative Agent and as a Bank |
| By: | /s/Edward Sacks | /s/Edward Sacks |
|  | Name: | Edward Sacks |
|  | Title: | Managing Director |

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*Signature Page to First Amendment*

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| THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH,<br> as a Bank | THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH,<br> as a Bank | THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH,<br> as a Bank |
| By: | /s/Paul Yoon | /s/Paul Yoon |
|  | Name: | Paul Yoon |
|  | Title: | Director |

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*Signature Page to First Amendment*

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| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,<br> as a Bank | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,<br> as a Bank | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,<br> as a Bank |
| By: | /s/John Prigge | /s/John Prigge |
|  | Name: | John Prigge |
|  | Title: | Senior Vice President |

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*Signature Page to First Amendment*