2.2.0.25falsefalse006070 - Disclosure - Common and Preferred Stocktruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 c00052http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001089819duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:002true0cnl_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstractcnlfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalseNotes to the Financial Statements [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Note 7 — Common and Preferred Stock <div><hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" width="100%" noshade="noshade" size="1" /></div></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">Common Stock</div></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Stock-Based Compensation</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">At December 31, 2010 and 2009, Cleco had two stock-based plans, the ESPP and the LTICP.  Substantially all employees, excluding officers and general managers, may choose to participate in the ESPP and purchase a limited amount of common stock at a discount through a stock option agreement.  Options or restricted shares of stock, known as non-vested stock as defined by the authoritative guidance on stock-based compensation, common stock equivalents, and stock appreciation rights may be granted to certain officers, key employees, or directors of Cleco Corporation and its subsidiaries pursuant to the LTICP.  </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">The fair market value of non-vested stock was recorded as compensation expense during the service periods, which are generally three years, after which the restrictions lapse, and assuming obtainment of vesting requirements was probable.  All stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense in the income statement over the grant’s requisite service period.  Awards that vest pro rata during the requisite service period that contain only a service condition could be viewed not as one award, but instead as multiple awards with separate vesting schedules and are defined as having a graded vesting schedule.  Cleco has elected to view grants with graded vesting schedules as one award and recognize the related compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.  The ESPP’s discount rate is 5% and the plan does not contain optionality features beyond those listed by the authoritative guidance on stock-based compensation.  Cleco is not required to recognize a fair-value expense related to the ESPP.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Cleco adopted the modified prospective method for stock-based compensation, which requires compensation expense to be recorded for all non-vested options and non-vested stock.  This cost was based on the grant-date fair value.  The cost for all stock-based awards represents the grant-date fair value.  Cleco Corporation and Cleco Power reported pre-tax compensation expense for their stock-based compensation plans as shown in the following table.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">CLECO</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">CLECO POWER</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(THOUSANDS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2010</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2009</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2008</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2010</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2009</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2008</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Equity classification</div></td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Non-vested stock</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,276</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,084</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,585</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">575</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">549</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">394</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Stock options (1)</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">51</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">51</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">55</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,327</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,135</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,640</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">575</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">549</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">394</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Liability classification</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Common stock equivalent units</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,812</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,545</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,494</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,271</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,306</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">501</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total pre-tax compensation expense</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">5,139</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">5,680</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,134</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,846</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,855</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">895</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Tax benefit (excluding income tax gross-up)</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,977</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,186</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,206</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">710</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">714</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">345</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="24"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(1)For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008 compensation expense charged against income for non-forfeitable dividends paid on non-vested stock not expected to vest and stock options was $0.1 million.</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">As required by the authoritative guidance on stock-based compensation, the amount of stock-based compensation capitalized in property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2010, and 2009, was $1.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Cash received from options exercised under all stock-based compensation plans for the years ended December 31, 2010, and 2009, was $3.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively.  The associated tax benefit for options exercised for each of the years ended December 31, 2010, and 2009 was $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively.  No cash was paid to settle equity instruments granted under the stock-based compensation plans for the years ended December 31, 2010 or 2009.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Stock-Based Plan Descriptions and Share Information</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Stock Options</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">LTICP stock options may be granted to certain officers, key employees, or directors of Cleco.  The directors’ stock options have an exercise price calculated by averaging the high and low stock price on the grant date rounded to the nearest one-eighth, are immediately exercisable, and expire after ten years.  The officers’ and employees’ stock options have an exercise price calculated by averaging the high and low stock price on the grant date rounded to the nearest one-eighth, vest one-third each year, beginning on the third anniversary of the grant date, and expire after ten years.  The estimated fair value was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and was included in the pro forma disclosures.  There were no stock options granted in 2010, 2009, or 2008.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">A summary of LTICP stock option activity during the year ended December 31, 2010, is presented below.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">SHARES</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">WEIGHTED-AVERAGE</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">EXERCISE PRICE</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">WEIGHTED-AVERAGE</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">REMAINING</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> CONTRACTUAL</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">TERM (YEARS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">AGGREGATE</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">INTRINSIC VALUE</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">(THOUSANDS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Outstanding at January 1, 2010</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">286,183</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21.20</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">13.04</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,755</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Exercised</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(151,713</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21.09</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Forfeited </div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(400</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">22.25</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Outstanding at December 31, 2010</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">134,070</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21.32</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">11.04</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,266</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Exercisable at December 31, 2010</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">107,070</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21.04</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">12.79</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,040</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008 was $1.1 million, $0.4 million, and $0.2 million, respectively.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Non-Vested Stock and Common Stock Equivalent Units</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In 2010, 2009, and 2008, Cleco granted non-vested stock and common stock equivalent units (CEUs) to certain employees.  The non-vested stock is classified as equity since the grant can only be settled in shares of Cleco Corporation common stock.  The recipients of the non-vested stock can vote the shares; however, dividends are not paid until the end of the service period and only in proportion to the non-vested stock that actually vests.  The CEUs granted are classified as liabilities since the grant is currently settled in cash.  Recipients of the CEUs will receive a dividend equivalent under the same terms as the dividends paid on the non-vested stock.  In order to vest, both instruments require the satisfaction of a service requirement and a market-based requirement.  Recipients of both types of instruments are eligible to receive opportunity instruments if certain market-based measures are exceeded.  </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">At December 31, 2010, the number of target and opportunity restricted shares and CEUs previously granted for which restrictions had not lapsed totaled 719,408.  Cleco also grants to employees and directors non-vested stock with only a service period requirement.  These grants require the satisfaction of a pre-determined service period in order for the shares to vest.  The employees and directors can vote these shares and, with the exception of non-vested shares granted to three officers during 2010, receive dividends on the shares during the vesting period.  Dividends on the non-vested shares granted to officers during 2010 will be accrued during the vesting period and paid upon lapse of restrictions.  At December 31, 2010, the number of shares of non-vested stock previously granted with only a service period requirement for which the period had not ended was 139,375.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">The fair value of shares of non-vested stock granted in 2010, 2009, and 2008 under the LTICP is estimated on the date of grant, and the CEUs granted in 2010, 2009, and 2008 under the LTICP are marked-to-market using the Monte Carlo simulation model with the assumptions listed in the following table.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="12"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">AT DECEMBER 31,</div></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2010</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2009</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="4"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2008</div></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">NON-VESTED</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">STOCK</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">CEUs</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">NON-VESTED</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> STOCK</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">CEUs</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">NON-VESTED</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> STOCK</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="4"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">CEUs</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Expected term (in years) (1)</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.0</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.0</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.0</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.0</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.0</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.0</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Volatility of Cleco stock (2)</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">30.6</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">28.9</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">28.6</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">29.9</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">20.8</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">28.3</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Correlation between Cleco stock volatility and peer group</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">60.6</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">62.6</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">62.5</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">62.5</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">52.1</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">61.4</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Expected dividend yield</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.5</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.2</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.9</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">4.1</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3.6</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">4.1</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Weighted average fair value (Monte Carlo model)</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">27.92</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">32.81</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">25.93</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">30.81</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">25.85</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">22.73</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="24"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(1) The expected term was based on the service period of the award.</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom">  </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="24"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(2)The volatility rate is based on historical stock prices over an appropriate period, generally equal to the expected term.</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom">  </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">A summary of non-vested stock activity during the year ended December 31, 2010, is presented in the following table.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">SHARES</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">WEIGHTED-AVERAGE</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> GRANT-DATE</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">FAIR VALUE</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">UNITS</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">WEIGHTED-AVERAGE</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">FAIR VALUE</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center" valign="bottom" colspan="6"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">NON-VESTED STOCK</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center" valign="bottom" colspan="6"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">CEUs</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Non-vested at January 1, 2010</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">235,065</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">24.33</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">133,081</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">30.85</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Granted</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">111,316</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">27.18</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">66,538</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">32.81</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Vested</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(62,905</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">24.41</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(53,305</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">51.13</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Forfeited</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(19,767</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">26.58</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(19,767</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">42.34</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Non-vested at December 31, 2010</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">263,709</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">25.34</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">126,547</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">38.86</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">The fair value of shares of non-vested stock which vested during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008 was $2.4 million, $2.6 million, and $2.4 million, respectively.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, Cleco did not significantly modify any of the terms of outstanding awards.  In all periods presented, Cleco has </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">recognized stock-based compensation expense for these provisions, which is known as the non-substantive vesting period approach.  The grants of non-vested stock to employees in January 2010, 2009, and 2008 did not contain the accelerated vesting provisions included in the prior years’ grants.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">On January 1, 2010, the 2010 LTICP became effective.  A maximum of 2,250,000 shares of Cleco Corporation common stock could be granted under the 2010 LTICP.  As of </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">December 31, 2010, there were 2,042,784 shares available for future grants under the 2010 LTICP.  Grants and awards made under the 2000 LTICP will remain outstanding in accordance with its existing terms.  At December 31, 2010, there were stock options to purchase 134,070 shares of Cleco Corporation common stock and 233,004 shares of non-vested Cleco Corporation common stock outstanding under the 2000 LTICP.  Equity instruments awarded to employees and directors historically have come from issuing new shares of common stock; however, future awards may come from purchasing outstanding shares of common stock through Cleco Corporation’s common stock repurchase program.  As of December 31, 2010, there were 128,490 non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the LTICP that are expected to vest over an average period of 1.5 years.  The total unrecognized before-tax compensation cost was $3.1 million for non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the LTICP.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Retained Earnings Restrictions</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Various debt agreements contain covenants that restrict the amount of retained earnings that may be distributed as dividends to common shareholders.  The most restrictive covenant requires Cleco Corporation’s total indebtedness to be less than or equal to 65% of total capitalization.  At December 31, 2010, approximately $485.8 million of retained earnings were unrestricted.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Shareholder Rights Plan</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In July 2000, Cleco Corporation’s Board of Directors adopted the Shareholder Rights Plan.  The rights under this plan expired on July 30, 2010.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Employee Stock Purchase Plan</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In January 2000, Cleco Corporation’s Board of Directors adopted the ESPP.  Shareholders approved the plan in April 2000, and the plan was implemented on October 1, 2000.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Regular, full-time, and part-time employees of Cleco Corporation and its participating subsidiaries, except officers, general managers, and employees who own 5% or more of Cleco Corporation’s stock, may participate in the ESPP.  An eligible employee enters into an option agreement to become a participant in the ESPP.  Under the agreement, the employee authorizes payroll deductions in an amount not less than $10 but not more than $350 each pay period.  Payroll deductions are accumulated during a calendar quarter and applied to the purchase of common stock at the end of each quarter, which is referred to as an “offering period.”  Pending the purchase of common stock, payroll deductions remain as general assets of Cleco.  No trust or other fiduciary account has been established in connection with the ESPP.  At the end of each offering period, payroll deductions are automatically applied to the purchase of shares of common stock.  The number of shares of common stock purchased is determined by dividing each participant’s payroll deductions during the offering period by the option price of a share of common stock.  </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">A maximum of 734,000 shares of common stock may be purchased under the ESPP, subject to adjustment for changes in the capitalization of Cleco Corporation.  The Compensation Committee of Cleco Corporation’s Board of Directors administers the ESPP.  The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors each possess the authority to amend the ESPP, but shareholder approval is required for any amendment that increases the number of shares covered by the ESPP.  In January 2009, the Board of Directors approved and authorized an additional 50,000 shares of common stock to be reserved for issuance under the DRIP Feature of the ESPP.  As of December 31, 2010, there were 447,965 shares of common stock left to be purchased under the ESPP.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Common Stock Repurchase Program</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In 1991, the Board of Directors authorized management to repurchase up to $30.0 million of common stock.  At December 31, 2010, approximately $16.1 million of common stock was available for repurchase under this authorization.  Cleco Corporation did not purchase any common stock under the repurchase authorization in 2010, 2009, or 2008.  In January 2011, Cleco Corporation’s Board of Directors terminated this program.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In January 2011, Cleco Corporation’s Board of Directors approved the implementation of a new common stock repurchase program authorizing management, on behalf of Cleco Corporation, to repurchase, from time to time, shares of common stock so that Cleco Corporation’s diluted average shares of common stock outstanding remain approximately equal to its diluted average shares of common stock outstanding for 2010.  Purchases may be made on a discretionary basis at times and in amounts as determined by management, subject to market conditions, legal requirements, and other factors.  The purchases will not be announced in advance and may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.  </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Preferred Stock</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Upon involuntary liquidation of their stock, preferred shareholders are entitled to receive par value for shares held before any distribution is made to common shareholders.  Upon voluntary liquidation, preferred shareholders are entitled to receive the redemption price per share applicable at the time such liquidation occurs, plus any accrued dividends.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Information about the components of preferred stock capitalization is presented in the following table.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid" valign="bottom" width="25%">  </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="2%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">BALANCE</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">BALANCE</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">BALANCE</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">BALANCE</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="25%">  </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">JAN. 1,</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">DEC. 31,</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">DEC. 31,</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">DEC. 31,</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">(THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2008</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">CHANGE</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2008</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">CHANGE</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2009</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">CHANGE</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2010</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cumulative preferred stock, $100 par value</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="8%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="8%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Not subject to mandatory redemption 4.50%</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="2%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">1,029</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">1,029</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,029</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">1,029</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Preferred stock not subject to mandatory redemption</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="2%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">1,029</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">1,029</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,029</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">1,029</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cumulative preferred stock, $100 par value</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Number of shares</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Authorized</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">1,491,900</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">1,491,900</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,491,900</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">1,491,900</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Issued and outstanding</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="2%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">10,288</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">10,288</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">10,288</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">10,288</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cumulative preferred stock, $25 par value</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="25%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Number of shares authorized (None outstanding)</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="2%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">3,000,000</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">3,000,000</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,000,000</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="6%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="7%">3,000,000</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div></div><div> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">The 4.5% cumulative preferred stock not subject to mandatory redemption has an optional redemption price of $101 per share.  In January 2011, Cleco Corporation’s Board of Directors authorized and approved the redemption of all outstanding shares of the 4.5% cumulative preferred stock not subject to mandatory redemption, provided that no shares of such preferred stock can be redeemed prior to the repayment in full and termination of the $150.0 million bank term loan that matures on August 19, 2011.  Management expects to repay the term loan in full and terminate it shortly after the closing of the Acadia Unit 2 transaction with Entergy Louisiana.</div> Note 7 — Common and Preferred Stock Common Stock Stock-Based CompensationAt December 31, 2010 and 2009, Cleco had two stock-based plans, thefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclosure of compensation-related costs for share-based compensation which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of stock compensation, incentive distributions, share-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 123R -Paragraph 64, 65, A240 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Statement of Position (SOP) -Number 93-6 -Paragraph 53 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 14 falsefalseCommon and Preferred Stock12Common and Preferred StockUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue