Explanatory Note: This Amendment No. 12 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D filed on June 9, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Schedule 13D/A filed on February 1, 2016, Amendment No. 2 on Schedule 13D/A filed on February 22, 2016, Amendment No. 3 on Schedule 13D/A filed on July 21, 2016, Amendment No. 4 on Schedule 13D/A filed on November 30, 2016, Amendment No. 5 on Schedule 13D/A filed on July 18, 2017, Amendment No. 6 on Schedule 13D/A filed on August 4, 2017, Amendment No. 7 on Schedule 13D/A filed on August 30, 2017, Amendment No. 8 on Schedule 13D/A filed on February 27, 2018, Amendment No. 9 on Schedule 13D/A filed on September 10, 2018 (“Amendment No. 9”), Amendment No. 10 on Schedule 13D/A filed on August 5, 2019 and Amendment No. 11 on Schedule 13D/A filed on December 4, 2020 (as previously amended, the “Original Schedule 13D,” and as further amended by this Amendment, the “Schedule 13D/A”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) relating to the limited partner interests in Enable Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer” or “Partnership”). Prior to Amendment No. 9 filed jointly by CenterPoint and CenterPoint Energy Midstream, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“CNP Midstream”), the Original Schedule 13D was filed jointly by CenterPoint Energy, Inc., a Texas corporation (“CenterPoint”), and CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (“CERC”). Unless set forth below, all previous Items of the Original Schedule 13D are unchanged. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background
This Item 2 shall be deemed to amend and restate Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D in its entirety.
(a) This Schedule 13D/A is jointly filed pursuant to a Joint Filing Statement attached hereto as Exhibit L by and between (i) CenterPoint and (ii) CenterPoint Midstream (together with CenterPoint, the “Reporting Persons”). CenterPoint is a publicly traded Texas corporation and is the sole stockholder of, and owns all of the equity interests in, CNP Midstream.
(b) The business address of the Reporting Persons and the Listed Persons (as defined below) is 1111 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002.
(c) The principal business of CenterPoint is the ownership and operation, directly or indirectly, of electric transmission and distribution and generation facilities and natural gas distribution facilities and the ownership of interests in the Partnership. The principal business of CNP Midstream is the ownership of interests in the Partnership.
The name and present principal occupation of each director and executive officer of CenterPoint (the “CenterPoint Listed Persons”) are set forth on Exhibit A to this Schedule 13D/A, which is incorporated herein by reference. The name and present principal occupation of each director and executive officer of CNP Midstream (the “CNP Midstream Listed Persons”) are set forth on Exhibit A to this Schedule 13D/A, which is incorporated herein by reference. The CenterPoint Listed Persons and the CNP Midstream Listed Persons are collectively referred to as the “Listed Persons.”
(d) – (e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons has and, to the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, none of the Listed Persons has (i) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) nor (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of which was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) CenterPoint is a Texas corporation. CNP Midstream is a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of CenterPoint. All Listed Persons are citizens of the United States of America.
Item 4. Purposes of Transactions
This Item 4 shall be deemed to amend and supplement Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D as set forth below.
(a), (b), (c), (g), (h), (i), (j)