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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 6. RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
(Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas,
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy
Texas, and System Energy)</b>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><u><b>Components of Net Pension Cost</b></u>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of
2010 and 2009, included the following components:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7">(In Thousands)</td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">26,239</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">22,412</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">57,802</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">54,543</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(64,902</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(62,305</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,164</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,249</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">16,475</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,600</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net pension costs
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">36,778</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">21,499</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, included the following components:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7">(In Thousands)</td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">78,717</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">67,236</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">173,406</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">163,629</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(194,706</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(186,915</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,492</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,747</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">49,425</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">16,800</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net pension costs
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">110,334</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">64,497</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the
third quarters of 2010 and 2009, included the following components:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>System</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="27">(In Thousands)</td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,944</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,116</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,443</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,163</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">516</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,067</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,033</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">12,319</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,094</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">7,135</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,807</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,510</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,967</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,252</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(12,659</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(7,688</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(8,194</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(4,313</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(1,809</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(5,137</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(2,952</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service Cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">196</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">75</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">119</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">79</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">44</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">59</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,126</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,906</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,151</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,091</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">636</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">802</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">132</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net pension cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7,926</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,503</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,654</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,827</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">897</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">758</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">473</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>System</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="27">(In Thousands)</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,400</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,748</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,974</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">995</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">425</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">917</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">880</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11,761</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,279</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,940</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,676</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,470</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,935</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,139</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(12,187</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(7,516</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(8,197</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(4,236</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(1,815</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(5,185</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(2,766</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service Cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">212</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">110</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">119</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">85</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">52</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">80</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,764</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">79</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">703</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">324</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">305</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">43</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">109</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net pension cost/(income)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,950</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($300</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,539</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">844</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">437</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($210</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">371</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
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</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, included the following components:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>System</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="26">(In Thousands)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned
during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">11,832</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">6,348</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7,329</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,489</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,548</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,201</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,099</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on projected
benefit obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">36,957</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">18,282</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">21,405</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11,421</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,530</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11,901</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,756</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(37,977</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(23,064</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(24,582</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(12,939</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(5,427</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(15,411</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(8,856</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service
Cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">588</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">225</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">357</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">237</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">132</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">177</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">24</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">12,378</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,718</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,453</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,273</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,908</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,406</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">396</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net pension cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">23,778</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7,509</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">10,962</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5,481</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,691</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,274</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,419</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
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<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>System</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="26">(In Thousands)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned
during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">10,200</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5,244</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5,922</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,985</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,275</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,751</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,640</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on projected
benefit obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">35,283</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">15,837</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">20,820</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11,028</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,410</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11,805</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,417</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(36,561</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(22,548</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(24,591</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(12,708</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(5,445</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(15,555</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(8,298</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service
Cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">636</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">330</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">357</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">255</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">156</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">240</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">27</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,292</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">237</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,109</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">972</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">915</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">129</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">327</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net pension cost/(income)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">14,850</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($900</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,617</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,532</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,311</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($630</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,113</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy recognized $4.7 million and $10.4 million in pension cost for its non-qualified
pension plans in the third quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively. In the third quarters 2010 and
2009, Entergy recognized a $0.4 million and a $6.2 million settlement charge, respectively, related
to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan that is included in the non-qualified pension
plan cost above. Entergy recognized $20.9 million and $19.3 million in pension cost for its
non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively,
including $7.3 million and $6.2 million in settlement charges recognized in the second and third
quarters of 2010 and the third quarter of 2009, respectively.
</div>
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<div align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their non-qualified
pension plans in the third quarters of 2010 and 2009:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="28%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="23">(In Thousands)</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Non-qualified pension cost
third quarter 2010
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">105</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">41</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">52</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">169</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Non-qualified pension cost
third quarter 2009
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">99</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,021</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">14</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">43</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">21</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">186</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Settlement charge recognized
in the third quarter 2009
included in cost above
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">947</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their non-qualified
pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="28%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="23">(In Thousands)</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Non-qualified pension cost nine
months ended September 30, 2010
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">395</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">122</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">17</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">153</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">19</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">515</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Settlement charge recognized
in the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 included in
cost above
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">86</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Non-qualified pension cost nine
months ended September 30, 2009
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">297</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,215</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">26</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">129</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">61</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">556</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Settlement charge recognized
in the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 included in
cost above
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">947</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><u><b>Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost</b></u>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the third
quarters of 2010 and 2009, included the following components:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Thousands)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">13,078</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">11,691</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on accumulated pension benefit
obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">19,020</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">18,816</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(6,553</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(5,871</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of transition obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">932</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">933</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(3,015</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(4,024</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,317</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,743</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net other postretirement benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">27,779</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">26,288</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
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</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, included the following components:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Thousands)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">39,234</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">35,073</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on APBO
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">57,060</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">56,448</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(19,659</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(17,613</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of transition obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,796</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,799</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(9,045</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(12,072</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">12,951</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">14,229</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net other postretirement benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">83,337</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">78,864</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized,
for the third quarters of 2010 and 2009, included the following components:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>System</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="26">(In Thousands)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned
during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,843</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,370</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,371</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">550</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">347</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">697</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">563</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on APBO
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,629</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,144</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,269</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,093</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">900</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,582</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">641</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(2,445</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(888</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(725</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(1,718</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(468</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of transition
Obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">205</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">60</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">96</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">88</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">415</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">66</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service
Cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(197</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(77</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">117</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(62</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">90</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">19</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(191</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,690</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">663</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">609</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">476</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">274</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">752</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">325</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net other postretirement benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,725</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,160</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,462</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,257</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,301</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,398</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">872</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<div align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>System</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="26">(In Thousands)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits earned
during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,765</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,196</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,147</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">530</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">311</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">619</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">513</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on APBO
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,759</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,005</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,297</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,173</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">967</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,490</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">605</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(2,143</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(757</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(684</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(1,556</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(414</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of transition
Obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">205</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">60</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">96</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">88</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">416</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">66</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service
Cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(197</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(77</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">117</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(62</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">90</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">19</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(245</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,087</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">494</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">553</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">657</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">381</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">799</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">320</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net other postretirement
benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5,476</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,678</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,210</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,629</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,481</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,437</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">781</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
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</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts
capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, included the following
components:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>System</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="26">(In Thousands)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits
earned during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5,529</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,110</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,113</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,650</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,041</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,091</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,689</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on APBO
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">10,887</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,432</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,807</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,279</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,700</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,746</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,923</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(7,335</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(2,664</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(2,175</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(5,154</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(1,404</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of transition
Obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">615</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">180</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">288</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">264</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,245</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">198</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior
service
Cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(591</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(231</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">351</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(186</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">270</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">57</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(573</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,070</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,989</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,827</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,428</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">822</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,256</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">975</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net other postretirement
benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">14,175</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">12,480</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">13,386</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,771</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,903</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,194</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,616</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>System</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="26">(In Thousands)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost — benefits
earned during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5,295</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,588</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3,441</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,590</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">933</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,857</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,539</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost on APBO
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11,277</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,015</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,891</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,519</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,901</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,470</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,815</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(6,429</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(2,271</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(2,052</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(4,668</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(1,242</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of transition
Obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">615</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">180</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">288</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">264</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,248</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">198</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior
service
Cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(591</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(231</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">351</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(186</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">270</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">57</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(735</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,261</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,482</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,659</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,971</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,143</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,397</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">960</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net other postretirement
benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">16,428</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">11,034</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">12,630</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,887</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,443</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4,311</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,343</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><u><b>Employer Contributions</b></u>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     As of the end of October 2010, Entergy contributed $254 million to its pension plans in 2010.
Guidance pursuant to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 rules, effective for the 2009 plan year and
beyond, may affect the level of Entergy’s pension contributions in the future.
</div>
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</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<div align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Registrant Subsidiaries contributed the following to qualified pension plans through
October 2010:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="23%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>System</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>New Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="27">(In Thousands)</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Pension contributions made
through October 2010
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">71,177</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">18,858</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">35,909</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">17,792</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">6,961</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">10,635</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">16,094</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><u><b>Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (Medicare Act)</b></u>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Based on actuarial analysis, the estimated effect of future Medicare subsidies reduced the
December 31, 2009 Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation (APBO) by $215 million, and reduced
the third quarter 2010 and 2009 other postretirement benefit cost by $6.6 million and $6.0 million,
respectively. It reduced the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 other postretirement
benefit cost by $19.9 million and $18.0 million, respectively. In the third quarter 2010, Entergy
received $2.2 million in Medicare subsidies for prescription drug claims. In the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, Entergy received $4 million in Medicare subsidies for prescription drug claims.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Based on actuarial analysis, the estimated effect of future Medicare subsidies reduced the
December 31, 2009 APBO and the third quarters 2010 and 2009 other postretirement benefit cost and
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 other postretirement benefit cost for the
Registrant Subsidiaries as follows:
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<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gulf States</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>New</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>System</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Arkansas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Louisiana</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mississippi</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Orleans</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Texas</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Energy</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="27">(In Thousands)</td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Reduction in 12/31/2009 APBO
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($45,809</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($22,227</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($25,443</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($14,824</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($9,798</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($16,652</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($7,965</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Reduction in third quarter 2010
other postretirement benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($1,314</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($850</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($786</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($412</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($268</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($277</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($267</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Reduction in third quarter 2009
other postretirement benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($1,235</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($814</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($695</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($391</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($261</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($240</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($231</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Reduction in nine months ended
September 30, 2010 other
postretirement benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($3,942</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($2,550</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($2,358</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($1,236</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($804</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($831</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($801</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Reduction in nine months ended
September 30, 2009 other
postretirement benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($3,705</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($2,442</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($2,085</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($1,173</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($783</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($720</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">($693</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Medicare subsidies received in the
third quarter 2010
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">502</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">293</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">332</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">170</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">179</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">254</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">56</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Medicare subsidies received in the
nine months ended September 30,
2010
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">907</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">525</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">593</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">309</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">316</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">456</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td> </td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     For further information on the Medicare Act refer to Note 11 to the financial statements in
the Form 10-K.
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