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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 5. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy grants stock awards, which are described more fully in Note 12 to the financial
statements in the Form 10-K. Awards under Entergy’s plans generally vest over three years.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Stock Options</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy granted 388,200 stock options during the first quarter 2011 with a weighted-average
fair value of $11.48. At March 31, 2011, there were 11,270,653 stock options outstanding with a
weighted-average exercise price of $73.35. The intrinsic value, which has no effect on net income,
of the outstanding stock options is calculated by the difference in the weighted average exercise
price of the stock options granted and Entergy Corporation’s common stock price as of March 31,
2011. Because Entergy’s stock price at March 31, 2011 is less than the weighted average exercise
price, the aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options outstanding as of March 31, was zero.
The intrinsic value of “in the money” stock options is $62 million as of March 31, 2011.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The following table includes financial information for stock options for the first quarter for
each of the years presented:
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income for the first quarter
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<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">3.0</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">3.9</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income for the first quarter
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<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1.5</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory as of March 31,
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<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">0.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">0.7</td>
<td> </td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Restricted Stock Awards</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In January 2011, the Board approved and Entergy granted 166,800 restricted stock awards under
the 2007 Equity Ownership and Long-term Cash Incentive Plan. The grants were made effective as of
January 27, 2011 and were valued at $72.79 per share, which was the closing price of Entergy’s
common stock on that date. One-third of the restricted stock awards will vest upon each
anniversary of the grant date and are expensed ratably over the three year vesting period. Shares
of restricted stock have the same dividend and voting rights as other common stock and are
considered issued and outstanding shares of Entergy upon vesting.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The following table includes financial information for restricted stock for the first quarter
for each of the years presented:
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income for the first quarter
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1.0</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income for the first quarter
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">0.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory as of March 31,
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">0.2</td>
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
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