Exhibit 99(a)
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
12 months
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 September-00
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest Charges $115,337 $106,716 $104,165 $96,685 $97,023 $103,692
Interest applicable to rentals 18,158 19,121 17,529 15,511 17,289 14,944
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Total fixed charges, as defined 133,495 125,837 121,694 112,196 114,312 118,636
Preferred dividends, as defined (a) 27,636 24,731 16,073 16,763 17,836 16,348
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Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined $161,131 $150,568 $137,767 $128,959 $132,148 $134,984
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Earnings as defined:
Net Income $136,666 $157,798 $127,977 $110,951 $69,313 $89,566
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total 72,081 84,445 59,220 71,374 54,012 79,294
Fixed charges as above 133,495 125,837 121,694 112,196 114,312 118,636
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Total earnings, as defined $342,242 $368,080 $308,891 $294,521 $237,637 $287,496
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined 2.56 2.93 2.54 2.63 2.08 2.42
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined 2.12 2.44 2.24 2.28 1.80 2.13
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(a) "Preferred dividends," as defined by SEC regulation S-K, are computed by
dividing the preferred dividend requirement by one hundred percent (100%)
minus the income tax rate.