SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-57
NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under Section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
Entergy Australia DB 1A Pty Limited
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(Name of foreign utility company)
Entergy Power Development Corporation
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(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf of
a foreign utility company)
The Commission is requested to mail copies of all
communications relating to this Notification to:
Laurence M. Hamric, Esq. Frederick F. Nugent, Esq.
Associate General Counsel General Counsel
Entergy Services, Inc. Entergy Enterprises, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue Parkwood 2, 10055Grogan's Mill Road
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 The Woodlands, TX 77380
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Entergy Power Development Corporation, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Entergy Corporation ("Entergy"), a registered
holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended (the "Act"), acting on behalf of Entergy
Australia DB 1A Pty Limited ("Entergy Australia") a corporation
organized under Australian Law, hereby notifies the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that Entergy Australia
is, and claims status as, a "foreign utility company" ("FUCO")
within the meaning of Section 33 of the Act.
Item 1. Name, Business Address, Facilities and Ownership
The name and business address of the company claiming FUCO
status is:
Entergy Australia DB 1A Pty Limited
Level 54, Governor Phillip Tower
1 Farrar Place
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000
Entergy Australia was organized for the purpose of acquiring
and holding certain of Entergy's investments in foreign utility
companies.
At the current time, the only such investment owned by
Entergy Australia is an interest in United Energy Limited, a
publicly listed utility engaged in the management and
distribution of electricity in the State of Victoria, Australia.
Entergy will own, indirectly through Entergy Australia, 1,000
shares of the common stock of United Energy Limited. Other than
Entergy and its subsidiaries, no person holds a 5% or more voting
interest in Entergy Australia.
United Energy Limited is the first electric business listed
on the Australian Stock Exchange. Approximately 42% of the
company was sold to the public at large by an initial public
offering in May of 1998. The remaining 58% is owned by
Utilitcorp, a public utility holding company formed under the
laws of the United States and AMP, an insurance company formed
under the laws of Australia. United Energy Limited is an
electric distribution utility serving approximately 546,000
customers in the State of Victoria, Australia. A majority of its
sales are earned from its regulated distribution network
business. The regulated distribution business and connection
charges for access to its distribution system are regulated by
the Office of the Regulator General.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of Entergy
Australia and their relationship to Entergy Australia
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic associate public-
utility companies of Entergy Australia: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
("EAI"), Entergy Gulf States, Inc. ("EGSI"), Entergy Louisiana,
Inc. ("ELI"), Entergy New Orleans, Inc. ("ENOI"), Entergy
Mississippi, Inc. ("EMI"), The Arklahoma Corporation
("Arklahoma"), System Energy Resources, Inc. ("SERI"), Entergy
Power, Inc. ("EPI"), and Entergy Operations, Inc. ("EOI")(EAI,
EGSI, ELI, ENOI, EMI, Arklahoma, SERI, EPI and EOI are
collectively referred to as "Domestic Utilities"). None of the
Domestic Utilities has made an investment in or has any
contractual relationship with Entergy Australia.
EXHIBIT A. State Certification
Not Applicable.
SIGNATURES
The undersigned company has duly caused this amendment to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
ENTERGY POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Frederick F. Nugent
Frederick F. Nugent
Secretary
Dated: September 9, 1999