Entergy 2003 Annual Report Download - page 91

ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 2003
The 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on
Friday, May 14, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 500 Poydras
Plaza, New Orleans, Louisiana. The meeting will begin
at 10 a.m. (CDT).
SHAREHOLDER NEWS
Entergy’s quarterly earnings results, dividend action,
and other news and information of investor interest may
be obtained by calling Entergy Shareholder Direct at
1-888-ENTERGY (368-3749). You may also use this service
to receive a printed copy of the quarterly earnings release
by fax or mail. Updated quarterly earnings results can be
expected in late April, July, October, and early February.
Dividend information will be updated according to the
declaration schedule.
This and other information, including Entergy’s
Corporate Governance Guidelines, Board Committee
Charters for the Corporate Governance, Audit, and
Personnel Committees, and Entergy’s Code of Conduct may
be accessed electronically by selecting the Entergy home
page on the Internet’s World Wide Web at www.entergy.com.
For copies of the above and copies of Entergy’s 10-K
and 10-Q reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or for other investor information, call
1-800-292-9960 or write to:
Entergy Corporation
Investor Relations
P.O. Box 61000
New Orleans, LA 70161
Securities analysts and representatives of financial insti-
tutions may contact Nancy Morovich at 1-504-576-5506 or
[e-mail] regarding Entergy’s financial and
operating performance.
SHAREHOLDERS ACCOUNT INFORMATION
Mellon Investor Services, LLC is Entergy’s transfer agent, reg-
istrar, dividend disbursing agent, and dividend reinvestment
and stock purchase plan agent. Shareholders of record with
questions about lost certificates, lost or missing dividend
checks, or notifications of change of address should contact:
Mellon Investor Services
85 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Telephone: [phone]
For Internet access: www.melloninvestor.com
COMMON STOCK INFORMATION
The company’s common stock is listed on the New York,
Chicago, and Pacific exchanges under the symbol “ETR.”
The Entergy share price is reported daily in the financial
press under “Entergy” in most listings of New York Stock
Exchange securities. Entergy common stock is a compo-
nent of the following indices: S&P 500, S&P Utilities Index,
and the NYSE Composite Index, among others.
At year-end 2003 there were 228,897,642 shares
of Entergy common stock outstanding. Shareholders of
record totaled 54,738, and approximately 89,000 investors
held Entergy stock in “street name” through a broker.
DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
The entire amount of dividends paid during 2003 is taxable
as ordinary income. The Board of Directors declares
dividends quarterly and sets the record and payment dates.
Subject to Board discretion, those dates for 2004 are:
Declaration Date Record Date Payment Date
January 30 February 11 March 1
April 7 May 12 June 1
July 30 August 11 September 1
November 5 November 17 December 1
Quarterly dividend payments (in cents-per-share):
Quarter 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1 45 35 33 311⁄230
2353331
1⁄230
3453331
1⁄230
445353331
1⁄2
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT/STOCK PURCHASE
Entergy offers an automatic Dividend Reinvestment and
Stock Purchase Plan administered by Mellon Investor
Services. The plan is designed to provide Entergy share-
holders and other investors with a convenient and econom-
ical method to purchase shares of the company’s common
stock. The plan also accommodates payments of up to
$3,000 per month for the purchase of Entergy common
shares. First-time investors may make an initial minimum
purchase of $1,000. Contact Mellon by telephone or Internet
for information and an enrollment form.
DIRECT REGISTRATION SYSTEM
Entergy has elected to participate in a Direct Registration
System that provides investors with an alternative method
for holding shares. DRS will permit investors to move
shares between the company’s records and the broker
dealer of their choice.
This option, available to every shareholder who chooses
to have shares registered in his or her name on the books
of the company, will be offered by broker dealers at the
time an investor purchases shares and requests that
they be registered. An additional feature of DRS enables
existing registered holders to deposit physical shares into a
book account.
ENTERGY COMMON STOCK PRICES
The high and low trading prices for each quarterly period
in 2003 and 2002 were as follows (in dollars):
2003 2002
Quarter High Low High Low
1 49.55 42.26 43.88 38.25
2 54.38 45.90 46.85 41.05
3 54.99 47.75 44.95 32.12
4 57.24 51.06 46.42 36.80
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