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) | September 13, 2010 |
Entergy Corporation |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Delaware | 1-11299 | 72-1229752 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana | 70113 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (504) 576-4000 |
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 13, 2010, Entergy Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement for the sale of (i) $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.625% Senior Notes due September 15, 2015 (the “3.625% Series”) and (ii) $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.125% Senior Notes due September 15, 2020 (the “5.125% Series” and together with the 3.625% Series, the “Notes”). The sale of the Notes closed on September 16, 2010. The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by means of the Company’s automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-169315).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
| 4.01 | Indenture (For Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of September 1, 2010, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”). |
| 4.02(a) | Officer’s Certificate establishing the terms of the 3.625% Series supplemental to the Indenture. |
| 4.02(b) | Officer’s Certificate establishing the terms of the 5.125% Series supplemental to the Indenture. |
| 5.01 | Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP relating to the Notes. |
SIGNATURES
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.
| | Entergy Corporation |
| | (Registrant) |
Date September 16, 2010 | |
| | /s/ Steven C. McNeal |
| | Steven C. McNeal Vice President and Treasurer |
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