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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 3. EQUITY</b>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><u><b>Common Stock</b></u>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Earnings per Share</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The following tables present Entergy’s basic and diluted earnings per share calculations
included on the consolidated income statement:
</div>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="23" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>For the Three Months Ended March 31,</b></td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="23"><b>(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)</b></td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Basic earnings per share
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3" align="center">Income</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3" align="center">Shares</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3" align="center">$/share</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3" align="center">Income</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3" align="center">Shares</td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3" align="center">$/share</td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
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<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income
attributable to
Entergy Corporation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">248.7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">178.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1.39</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">213.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">189.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1.13</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Average dilutive effect
of:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Stock options
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(0.01</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2.1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(0.01</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Restricted stock
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
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<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
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<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Diluted earnings per
share
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">248.7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">180.1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1.38</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">213.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">191.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1.12</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy’s stock options and other equity compensation plans are discussed in Note 5 herein,
and in Note 12 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Treasury Stock</b>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     During the first quarter 2011, Entergy Corporation issued 314,340 shares of its previously
repurchased common stock to satisfy stock option exercises and other stock-based awards. Also
during the first quarter 2011, Entergy Corporation repurchased 792,000 shares of its common stock
for a total purchase price of $54.4 million.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><u><b>Retained Earnings</b></u>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On April 6, 2011 Entergy Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of
$0.83 per share, payable on June 1, 2011 to holders of record as of May 12, 2011.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><u><b>Comprehensive Income</b></u>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in the equity section of the balance
sheets of Entergy. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the balance sheets included
the following components:
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Entergy</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>March 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Thousands)</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cash flow hedges net
unrealized gain
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">48,050</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">106,258</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Pension and other
postretirement liabilities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(272,207</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(276,466</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net unrealized investment
gains
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">154,370</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">129,685</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Foreign currency translation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,610</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,311</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(67,177</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(38,212</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</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>
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