Entergy 2005 Annual Report Download - page 100

ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 2005
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The 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Friday,
May 12, at the Hilton Jackson, 1001 East County Line Road,
Jackson, Mississippi. 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 January, April, July, and
October. 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 is available on Entergy’s home page on
the internet 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
500 Clinton Center Drive
Clinton, MS 39056
Securities analysts and representatives of financial institutions may
contact Michele Lopiccolo at 601-339-2816 or [e-mail].
SHAREHOLDER ACCOUNT INFORMATION
Mellon Investor Services, LLC is Entergy’s transfer agent, registrar,
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
480 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Telephone: [phone]
Internet address: 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 component of the following indices: S&P 500, S&P
Utilities Index, and the NYSE Composite Index, among others.
In May 2005, Entergy’s Chief Executive Officer certified to the
New York Stock Exchange that he was not aware of any
violation of the NYSE corporate governance listing standards. Also,
Entergy filed certifications regarding the quality of the company’s
public disclosure, required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, as exhibits to its Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005.
At year-end 2005 there were 207,529,485 shares of Entergy
common stock outstanding. Shareholders of record totaled
48,968, and approximately 76,000 investors held Entergy stock in
“street name” through a broker.
DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
The entire amount of dividends paid during 2005 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 2006 are:
Declaration Date Record Date Payment Date
January 27 February 10 March 1
April 11 May 11 June 1
August 4 August 15 September 1
October 27 November 10 December 1
Quarterly dividend payments (in cents-per-share):
Quarter 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
1 54 54 45 35 33
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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 shareholders and other investors
with a convenient and economical 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 2005
and 2004 were as follows (in dollars):
2005 2004
Quarter High Low High Low
1 72.00 64.48 60.20 56.01
2 76.60 69.35 59.92 50.64
3 79.22 70.52 61.98 54.43
4 76.42 67.00 68.67 60.08
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
Entergy’s Sustainability Report and other information on Entergy’s
environmental policy is available on Entergy’s home page at
www.entergy.com.
INVESTOR INFORMATION