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 earliest event reported) September 15, 2008
Commission
File Number
| Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of
Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and
IRS Employer Identification No. |
Commission
File Number
| Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of
Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and
IRS Employer Identification No. |
1-11299 | ENTERGY CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
Telephone (504) 576-4000
72-1229752
| 1-31508 | ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
(a Mississippi corporation)
308 East Pearl Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Telephone (601) 368-5000
64-0205830 |
1-10764
|
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.
(an Arkansas corporation)
425 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Telephone (501) 377-4000
71-0005900
|
0-5807
|
ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
(a Louisiana corporation)
1600 Perdido Street, Building 529
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Telephone (504) 670-3700
72-0273040
|
333-148557
|
ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA,
L.L.C.
(a Louisiana limited liability company)
446 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Telephone (800) 368-3749
74-0662730
|
000-53134
|
ENTERGY TEXAS, INC.
(a Texas corporation)
350 Pine Street
Beaumont, Texas 77701
Telephone (409) 838-6631
61-1435798
|
1-32718
|
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC
(a Texas limited liability company)
446 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Telephone (225) 381-5868
75-3206126
| | |
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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.
As more fully-described in Part II, Item 5 in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, and as updated in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, Entergy Corporation ("Entergy") has a $3.5 billion, 5-year bank credit facility available to it. Entergy from time to time has borrowed under the facility and has also from time to time issued letters of credit against the borrowing capacity of the facility. As of September 15, 2008, amounts outstanding under the bank facility are:
Capacity
| |
Borrowings
| | Letters
of Credit | | Capacity
Available |
(In Millions) |
| | | | | | | |
$3,500 | | $3,198 | | $72 | | $230 |
For additional information regarding Entergy's borrowing capacity under this facility and Entergy's and its subsidiaries' other facilities and sources of liquidity as of August 31, 2008, see Appendix B to the press release, dated September 19, 2008, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 19, 2008, Entergy issued a press release, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the preliminary effect on Entergy and its utility operating companies of Hurricane Gustav and an initial assessment of the effect of Hurricane Ike on these companies. The complete text of this release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Release, dated September 19, 2008, issued by Entergy Corporation |
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.
Entergy Corporation
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
Entergy Texas, Inc.
By: /s/ Theodore H. Bunting, Jr.
Theodore H. Bunting, Jr.
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
Dated: September 19, 2008
