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count balance under the Plan has been distributed or forfeited. Participant Accounts Each participant account is credited with the participant’s contributions, rollovers, employer-matching contributions, profit sharing contributions, and allocations of Plan income. Allocations of Plan income are based on participant account balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account. Vesting Participants are always vested in the value of their contributions and earnings thereon. A participant shall be fully vested in the employer-matching and profit sharing contributions allocated to his or her account or Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) account and any income thereon upon completing three years of vesting service

that can be provided from the participant’s vested account. Vesting Participants are always vested in the value of their contributions and earnings thereon. A participant shall be fully vested in the employer-matching and profit sharing contributions allocated to his or her account or Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) account and any income thereon upon completing three years of vesting service or upon death, disability, retirement from Verizon or its Participating Affiliates, attainment of normal retirement age, or involuntary termination (other than for cause or in connection with a business transaction). - 4 - Forfeitures Forfeited balances of terminated participants' non-vested accounts are used to reduce future employer-matching contributions and profit sharing contributions. For

0 or older can elect to make additional catch-up contributions to the Plan. Contributions are subject to certain Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limitations. The Plan includes an auto-enrollment provision whereby certain newly eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan at a contribution rate of 6 % of eligible compensation unless they affirmatively elect not to participate in the Plan or elect to contribute at a different rate. Contributions for an automatically enrolled participant are invested in the Target Date Fund that corresponds most closely with the year the participant will turn age 65 , the qualified default investment alternative designated by the Plan administrator, until changed by the participant. Automatic enrollment applies to eligible employees who are cove

ivable from participants 293 Contributions: Participant contributions 5,266 Employer contributions 1,759 Total contributions 7,025 Deductions: Benefits paid to participants 33,126 Administrative expenses 491 Total deductions 33,617 Net increase 9,799 Net assets available for benefits Beginning of year 317,538 End of year $ 327,337 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. - 3 - VERIZON SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN FOR WEST REGION HOURLY EMPLOYEES Notes to Financial Statements 1. Plan Description The following description of the Verizon Savings and Security Plan for West Region Hourly Employees (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description and Plan Document for a complete description of the Plan’s prov

nuary 1, 2026, Participants with prior year wages exceeding the applicable IRS threshold may elect such “catch-up” contributions only on a Roth basis. The Company does not provide Company matching contributions on “catch-up” contributions. Participants may also contribute amounts representing rollover eligible distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans, IRC Section 403(b) annuity plans, IRC Section 457 governmental plans or individual retirement accounts. Participants direct their contributions into the various eligible investment options offered by the Plan. Contributions are subject to certain limitations as set forth under the IRC or the limits set forth in the Plan document. All new employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan to make pre-tax c

ed immediately in their elective contributions plus earnings thereon. Participants hired before January 1, 2024, other than certain bargaining unit employees, are also immediately fully vested in all Company contributions and actual earnings thereon. With respect to certain bargaining unit Participants, Company contributions vest in accordance with the Plan document and the applicable collective bargaining agreement, generally, ratably in 20 % increments over five years . With respect to non-union and certain union Participants hired on or after January 1, 2024, Company contributions fully vest after two years of service. Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedules, in all cases, Participants become fully vested upon reaching normal retirement age (age 65), becoming disabled (as define

stment options offered by the Plan. Contributions are subject to certain limitations as set forth under the IRC or the limits set forth in the Plan document. All new employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan to make pre-tax contributions unless they elect otherwise. An employee who has been automatically enrolled is deemed to have elected to defer pre-tax contributions at a rate of 6 % ( 3 % for certain bargaining unit Participants) of eligible compensation (Automatic Contributions). A notice is provided to all employees who are scheduled to be automatically enrolled in the Plan (Automatic Enrollment Notice). In general, an employee has 30 days after receiving the Automatic Enrollment Notice to elect not to make any pre-tax contributions or choose a different contribution percentage

erest on notes receivable from participants 3,142 Contributions Participant 97,124 Employer 72,293 Rollover 4,388 Total contributions 173,805 Expenses Benefit payments ( 363,818 ) Administrative expenses ( 3,944 ) Total expenses ( 367,762 ) Change in Net Assets Available for Benefits 289,490 Net Assets Available for Benefits, Beginning of Period 2,881,742 Net Assets Available for Benefits, End of Period $ 3,171,232 See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 3 CENTERPOINT ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2025 and 2024 (1) Description of the Plan The following description of the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants (as defined below) should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of th