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Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries
IN V E S T O R IN F O R M A T I O N
ANNUAL MEETING
The 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on
Friday,May7,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).Besideshearingrecordedannouncements,youcan
request information to be sent via fax or mail.
Visit our investor relations Web site at entergy.com/investor_
relationsforearningsreports,nancialreleases,SEClings
and other investor information, including Entergy’s Corporate
Governance Guidelines, Board Committee Charters for the
Corporate Governance, Audit and Personnel Committees
and Entergy’s Code of Conduct. You can also request and
receive information via email. Printed copies of the above are
also available without charge by calling 1-888-ENTERGY or
writing to:
Entergy Corporation
Investor Relations
P.O. Box 61000
New Orleans, LA 70161
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR INQUIRIES
Securitiesanalystsandrepresentativesofnancialinstitutions
may contact Michele Lopiccolo, Vice President, Investor
Relations at 504-576-4879 or mlopicc@entergy.com.
SHAREHOLDER ACCOUNT INFORMATION
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services is Entergy’s transfer agent,
registrar, dividend disbursing agent, and dividend reinvestment
and stock purchase plan agent. Shareholders of record with
questionsaboutlostcerticates,lostormissingdividend
checksornoticationsofchangeofaddressshouldcontact:
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
480 Washington Boulevard
 JerseyCity,NJ07310
Telephone: 1-800-333-4368
Internet address: www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd
COMMON STOCK INFORMATION
The company’s common stock is listed on the New York
and Chicago 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, Philadelphia Utility Index and the NYSE Composite
Index, among others.
 AsofJanuary30,2010,therewere189,198,163sharesof
Entergy common stock outstanding. Shareholders of record
totaled 38,480, and approximately 133,934 investors held
Entergy stock in “street name” through a broker.
CERTIFICATIONS
InMay2009,Entergy’sChiefExecutiveOfcercertiedtothe
New York Stock Exchange that he was not aware of any
violation of the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.
Also,Entergyledcertications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scalyearendedDecember 31, 2009.
DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
All of Entergy’s 2009 distributions were non-dividend
distributions. The Board of Directors declares dividends
quar terly and sets the record and payment dates.
Subject to Board discretion, those dates for 2010 are:
DECLARATION DATE RECORD DATE PAYMENT DATE
January29 February11 March1
March31 May12 June1
July30 August12 September1
October 29 November 12 December 1
Quarterlydividendpayments(incents-per-share):
QUARTER 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
1 75 75 75 54 54
2 75 75 54 54
3 75 75 75 54
4 75 75 75 54
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT/STOCK PURCHASE
Entergy offers an automatic Dividend Reinvestment and Stock
Purchase Plan administered by BNY Mellon Shareowner
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
BNY 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.
ENTERGY COMMON STOCK PRICES
The high and low trading prices for each quarterly period in
2009and2008wereasfollows(indollars):
2009 2008
QUARTER HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
1 86.61 59.87 127.48 99.45
2 78.78 63.39 123.27 107.94
3 82.39 71.76 122.88 83.78
4 84.44 76.10 89.76 61.93
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