Form 8-K

8-K — CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC

Accession: 0001104659-26-044889

Filed: 2026-04-17

Period: 2026-04-16

CIK: 0001130310

SIC: 4911 (ELECTRIC SERVICES)

Item: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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):

April 16, 2026

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

Texas

1-31447

74-0694415

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

Identification No.)

1111 Louisiana

Houston Texas

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

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):

¨       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))

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

CNP

The New York Stock Exchange

NYSE Texas

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. ¨

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

At the annual meeting of

the shareholders of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (“CenterPoint Energy”) held on April 16, 2026 (the "Annual Meeting"),

upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of CenterPoint Energy (the “Board”), the shareholders of CenterPoint Energy

approved the amendment and restatement of CenterPoint Energy's Articles of Incorporation (as amended and restated, the “Amended

and Restated Certificate of Formation”) to provide for limited officer exculpation, as permitted by Texas law, and make certain

other immaterial updates.

CenterPoint Energy disclosed

the proposed Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation in CenterPoint Energy's 2026 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and

Exchange Commission on March 4, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”) under “Item 4: Approval of CenterPoint Energy's Amended

and Restated Certificate of Formation to Provide for Limited Officer Exculpation and Make Certain Other Immaterial Updates.” The

foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and Restated

Certificate of Formation, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

On April 16, 2026, CenterPoint

Energy filed the Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation with the Texas Secretary of State, and the Amended and Restated Certificate

of Formation became effective on such date.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the

matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to such matters,

were as stated below. The proposals related to each matter are described in detail in the 2026 Proxy Statement.

Election of Directors (Item 1)

The following nominees for

director were elected to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, with the vote totals as set forth in

the table below:

Nominee

For

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Wendy Montoya Cloonan

434,196,202

145,702,962

448,078

28,748,867

Barbara J. Duganier

567,504,417

12,404,980

437,845

28,748,867

Laurie L. Fitch

577,260,199

2,551,004

536,039

28,748,867

Christopher H. Franklin

497,292,612

82,541,647

512,983

28,748,867

Michael A. "Casey" Herman

578,799,937

1,071,242

476,063

28,748,867

Raquelle W. Lewis

571,198,706

8,688,580

459,956

28,748,867

Thaddeus J. Malik

499,101,078

80,757,662

488,502

28,748,867

Manuel B. Miranda

577,418,300

2,411,218

517,724

28,748,867

Theodore F. Pound

488,153,294

91,694,397

499,551

28,748,867

Dean L. Seavers

499,113,195

80,756,311

477,736

28,748,867

Jason P. Wells

567,303,624

12,532,879

510,739

28,748,867

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting

Firm (Item 2)

The appointment of Deloitte

& Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2026 was ratified, with the vote totals

as set forth in the table below:

For

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

583,705,874

24,898,018

492,217

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Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Item 3)

The advisory resolution

on executive compensation was approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:

For

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

560,193,091

17,843,668

2,310,483

28,748,867

Approval of CenterPoint Energy's Amended and Restated Certificate

of Formation (Item 4)

CenterPoint Energy's Amended

and Restated Certificate of Formation providing for limited officer exculpation and certain other immaterial updates was approved, with

the vote totals as set forth in the table below:

For

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

350,941,668

226,756,692

2,648,882

28,748,867

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

EXHIBIT

DESCRIPTION

3.1

Amended

and Restated Certificate of Formation of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

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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.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

Date: April 16, 2026

By:

/s/ Monica Karuturi

Monica Karuturi

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

EX-3.1 — EXHIBIT 3.1

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Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

CenterPoint

Energy, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.057 of the Texas Business

Organizations Code, hereby adopts this Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation (the “Certificate of Formation”).

ARTICLE I

The

name of this corporation is CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

ARTICLE II

The

purpose or purposes for which the corporation is incorporated is the transaction of all lawful business for which corporations may be

incorporated under the Texas Business Organizations Code.

ARTICLE III

The

street address of the corporation’s registered office is c/o CT Corporation System, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 900, Dallas,

Texas 75201 and the name of its registered agent at such address is CT Corporation System.

ARTICLE IV

The

period of duration of the corporation is perpetual.

ARTICLE V

(a)           Number,

Election and Terms of Directors. The number of directors of the corporation shall be such number as determined from time to time

by a majority of the board of directors. Except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to the provisions established by the Board of Directors

with respect to any series of Preferred Stock pursuant to Division A of Article VI of these Articles of Incorporation, at each

annual meeting of shareholders, all directors shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting

of shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified; provided, that any director elected for a longer term before

the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders shall hold office for the entire term for which he or she was originally elected.

(b)           Removal

of Directors. No director of the corporation shall be removed from his office as a director by vote or other action of the shareholders

or otherwise except for cause, as defined below, and then only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of voting

power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as

a single class at a meeting of shareholders expressly called for that purpose.

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Except

as may otherwise be provided by law, cause for removal of a director shall be construed to exist only if: (a) the director whose

removal is proposed has been convicted, or where a director is granted immunity to testify where another has been convicted, of a felony

by a court of competent jurisdiction and such conviction is no longer subject to direct appeal; (b) such director has been found

by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of all directors then in office at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors called

for that purpose or by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been negligent or guilty of misconduct in the performance of his duties

to the corporation in a matter of substantial importance to the corporation; or (c) such director has been adjudicated by a court

of competent jurisdiction to be mentally incompetent, which mental incompetency directly affects his ability as a director of the corporation.

Notwithstanding

the first paragraph of this Section (b), whenever holders of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock are entitled to elect members

of the Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions established by the Board of Directors with respect to any series of Preferred Stock

pursuant to Division A of Article VI of these Articles of Incorporation of the corporation, any director of the corporation

so elected may be removed in accordance with the provisions established by the Board of Directors with respect to such Preferred Stock.

Created Directorships and Vacancies. Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors may be filled

by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office for a term of office continuing only until the next election of

one or more directors by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon, or may be filled by election at an annual or special meeting of the

shareholders called for that purpose; provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall not fill more than two such directorships

during the period between two successive annual meetings of shareholders. Any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death,

resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors

then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or may be filled by election at an annual or special meeting

of the shareholders called for that purpose. Any director elected to fill any such vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the

full term of the director whose departure from the Board of Directors created the vacancy and until such newly elected director’s

successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

Notwithstanding

the foregoing paragraph of this Section (c), whenever holders of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock are entitled to elect members

of the Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions established by the Board of Directors with respect to any series of Preferred Stock

pursuant to Division A of Article VI of these Articles of Incorporation, any vacancy or vacancies resulting by reason of the

death, resignation, disqualification or removal of any director or directors or any increase in the number of directors shall be filled

in accordance with such provisions.

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(d)           Amendment

of Article V. In addition to any other affirmative vote required by applicable law, this Article V may not be amended,

modified or repealed except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the voting

power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together

as a single class.

ARTICLE VI

The

number of shares of the total authorized capital stock of the corporation is 1,020,000,000 shares, of which 20,000,000 shares are classified

as Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and the balance of 1,000,000,000 shares are classified as Common Stock, par value $0.01

per share.

The

descriptions of the different classes of capital stock of the corporation and the preferences, designations, relative rights, privileges

and powers, and the restrictions, limitations and qualifications thereof, of said classes of stock are as follows:

Division A —

Preferred Stock

The

shares of Preferred Stock may be divided into and issued in one or more series, the relative rights, powers and preferences of which

series may vary in any and all respects. The Board of Directors or a duly appointed committee of the Board of Directors is expressly

vested with the authority to fix, by resolution or resolutions adopted prior to and providing for the issuance of any shares of each

particular series of Preferred Stock and incorporate in a statement of resolutions filed with the Secretary of State of the State of

Texas, the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of each series

of Preferred Stock, to the extent not provided for in this Certificate of Formation, and with the authority to increase or decrease the

number of shares within each such series; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may not decrease the number of shares

within a series of Preferred Stock below the number of shares within such series that is then issued. The authority of the Board of Directors

and any duly appointed committee thereof with respect to fixing the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations

and restrictions of each such series of Preferred Stock shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:

(1)           the

distinctive designation and number of shares of that series;

(2)           the

rate of dividends (or the method of calculation thereof) payable with respect to shares of that series, the dates, terms and other conditions

upon which such dividends shall be payable, and the relative rights of priority of such dividends to dividends payable on any other class

or series of capital stock of the corporation;

(3)           the

nature of the dividend payable with respect to shares of that series as cumulative, noncumulative or partially cumulative, and if cumulative

or partially cumulative, from which date or dates and under what circumstances;

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(4)           whether

shares of that series shall be subject to redemption, and, if made subject to redemption, the times, prices, rates, adjustments and other

terms and conditions of such redemption (including the manner of selecting shares of that series for redemption if fewer than all shares

of such series are to be redeemed);

(5)           the

rights of the holders of shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the

corporation (which rights may be different if such action is voluntary than if it is involuntary), including the relative rights of priority

in such event as to the rights of the holders of any other class or series of capital stock of the corporation;

(6)           the

terms, amounts and other conditions of any sinking or similar purchase or other fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares

of that series;

(7)           whether

shares of that series shall be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other securities of the corporation or

of any other corporation or entity, and, if provision be made for conversion or exchange, the times, prices, rates, adjustments, and

other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;

(8)           the

extent, if any, to which the holders of shares of that series shall be entitled (in addition to any voting rights provided by law) to

vote as a class or otherwise with respect to the election of directors or otherwise;

(9)           the

restrictions and conditions, if any, upon the issue or reissue of any additional Preferred Stock ranking on a parity with or prior to

shares of that series as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up;

(10)         any

other repurchase obligations of the corporation, subject to any limitations of applicable law; and

(11)         any

other designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of shares of that series.

Any

of the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of any series of Preferred Stock may be

dependent on facts ascertainable outside this Certificate of Formation, or outside the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue

of such series of Preferred Stock adopted by the Board of Directors or a duly appointed committee thereof pursuant to authority expressly

vested in it by this Certificate of Formation. Except as applicable law or this Certificate of Formation otherwise may require, the terms

of any series of Preferred Stock may be amended without consent of the holders of any other series of Preferred Stock or any class of

capital stock of the corporation.

The

relative powers, preferences and rights of each series of Preferred Stock in relation to the powers, preferences and rights of each other

series of Preferred Stock shall, in each case, be as fixed from time to time in the resolution or resolutions adopted pursuant to the

authority granted in this Division A of this Article VI, and the consent, by class or series vote or otherwise, of holders of Preferred

Stock of such of the series of Preferred Stock as are from time to time outstanding shall not be required for the issuance of any other

series of Preferred Stock, whether or not the powers, preferences and rights of such other series shall be fixed as senior to, or on

a parity with, the powers, preferences and rights of such outstanding series, or any of them; provided, however, that the resolution

or resolutions adopted with respect to any series of Preferred Stock may provide that the consent of holders of at least a majority (or

such greater proportion as shall be therein fixed) of the outstanding shares of such series voting thereon shall be required for the

issuance of shares of any or all other series of Preferred Stock.

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of any series of Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights except as required by law or as provided in the relative powers, preferences

and rights of such series.

Division B —

Common Stock

1.             Dividends.

Dividends may be paid on the Common Stock, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine, out of any assets of the corporation

available for such dividends after full cumulative dividends on all outstanding shares of capital stock of all series ranking senior

to the Common Stock in respect of dividends and liquidation rights (referred to in this Division B as “stock ranking senior to

the Common Stock”) have been paid, or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart, for all past quarterly dividend

periods, and after or concurrently with making payment of or provision for dividends on the stock ranking senior to the Common Stock

for the then current quarterly dividend period.

2.             Distribution

of Assets. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, or any reduction or decrease of its capital

stock resulting in a distribution of assets to the holders of its Common Stock, after there shall have been paid to or set aside for

the holders of the stock ranking senior to the Common Stock the full preferential amounts to which they are respectively entitled, the

holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, pro rata, all of the remaining assets of the corporation available for distribution

to its shareholders. The Board of Directors, by vote of a majority of the members thereof, may distribute in kind to the holders of the

Common Stock such remaining assets of the corporation, or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any of the remaining property

and assets of the corporation to any other corporation or other purchaser and receive payment therefor wholly or partly in cash or property,

and/or in stock of any such corporation, and/or in obligations of such corporation or other purchaser, and may sell all or any part of

the consideration received therefor and distribute the same or the proceeds thereof to the holders of the Common Stock.

3.             Voting

Rights. Subject to the voting rights expressly conferred under prescribed conditions upon the stock ranking senior to the Common

Stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall exclusively possess full voting power for the election of directors and for all other purposes.

Division C —

Provisions Applicable to All Classes of Stock

1.             Preemptive

Rights. No holder of any stock of the corporation shall be entitled as of right to purchase or subscribe for any part of any unissued

or treasury stock of the corporation, or of any additional stock of any class, to be issued by reason of any increase of the authorized

capital stock of the corporation, or to be issued from any unissued or additionally authorized stock, or of bonds, certificates of indebtedness,

debentures or other securities convertible into stock of the corporation, but any such unissued or treasury stock, or any such additional

authorized issue of new stock or securities convertible into stock, may be issued and disposed of by the Board of Directors to such persons,

firms, corporations or associations, and upon such terms as the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine, without offering

to the shareholders then of record, or any class of shareholders, any thereof, on the same terms or any terms.

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2.             Votes

Per Share. Any shareholder of the corporation having the right to vote at any meeting of the shareholders or of any class or series

thereof, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him, provided that no holder of Common Stock of the corporation

shall be entitled to cumulate his votes for the election of one or more directors or for any other purpose.

ARTICLE VII

The

corporation has heretofore complied with the requirements of law as to the initial minimum capital requirements without which it could

not commence business under the Texas Business Organizations Code.

ARTICLE VIII

(a)           Bylaws.

The Board of Directors shall have the power to alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws or adopt new Bylaws. Any alteration, amendment or

repeal of the Bylaws or adoption of new Bylaws shall require: (1) the affirmative vote of at least 80% of all directors then in

office at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or (2) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of

the voting power of all the shares of the corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

(b)           Amendment

of Article VIII. In addition to any other affirmative vote required by applicable law, this Article VIII may not be amended,

modified or repealed except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of all outstanding

shares of capital stock of the corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

ARTICLE IX

director or officer of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for any act or

omission in the director’s capacity as a director or officer’s capacity as an officer, as applicable, except that this Article IX

does not eliminate or limit the liability of (1) a director or officer to the extent the director or officer is found liable under

applicable law for:

(a)           a

breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders;

(b)           an

act or omission not in good faith that (i) constitutes a breach of duty of the director or officer to the corporation or (ii) involves

intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

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transaction from which the director or officer received an improper benefit, regardless of whether the benefit resulted from an action

taken within the scope of a director’s or officer’s duties;

(d)           an

act or omission for which the liability of a director or officer is expressly provided by an applicable statute; and

(2) an officer

in any action by or in the right of the corporation.

the Texas Business Organizations Code is amended, after approval of the foregoing paragraph by the shareholder or shareholders of the

corporation entitled to vote thereon, to authorize action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers,

then the liability of a director or officer of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by such

statutes, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not adversely affect any right or protection of

a director or officer of the corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE X

the extent permitted by applicable law, and except as provided herein, the vote of shareholders required for approval of any action that

is recommended to shareholders by the Board of Directors and for which applicable law requires a shareholder vote, including without

limitation (1) any plan of merger, consolidation or exchange, (2) any disposition of assets, (3) any dissolution of the

corporation, and (4) any amendment of this Certificate of Formation, shall, if a greater vote of shareholders is provided for by

the Texas Business Organizations Code or other applicable law, instead be the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding

shares entitled to vote thereon, unless any class or series of shares is entitled to vote as a class thereon, in which event the vote

required shall be the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares within each class or series of shares entitled

to vote thereon as a class and at least a majority of the outstanding shares otherwise entitled to vote thereon. The foregoing shall

not apply to any action or shareholder vote authorized or required by any addition, amendment or modification to applicable law that

becomes effective after the date of execution of this Certificate of Formation if and to the extent a bylaw adopted by the Board of Directors

or the shareholders so provides. Any repeal, amendment or modification of any such bylaw so adopted shall require the same vote of shareholders

as would be required to approve the action or vote subject to such bylaw had the first sentence of this Article X not applied to

such action or vote.

ARTICLE XI

(a)           Special

Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Chairman of the Board, if there is one, the Chief Executive Officer,

if there is one, the President, the Secretary or the Board of Directors. Subject to the provisions of the corporation’s Bylaws

governing special meetings, holders of not less than 50% of all of the shares of capital stock of the corporation outstanding and entitled

to vote at such meeting may also call a special meeting of shareholders by furnishing the corporation a written request which states

the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting in the manner set forth in the Bylaws.

(b)           Amendment

of Article XI. In addition to any other affirmative vote required by applicable law, this Article XI may not be amended,

modified or repealed except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the voting

power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together

as a single class.

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WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation this 16th day of April, 2026.

/s/ Vincent A. Mercaldi

Vincent A. Mercaldi

Corporate Secretary

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For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period. The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.

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A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.

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Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.

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The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.

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The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.

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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.

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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.

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Title of a 12(b) registered security.

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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.

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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.

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