SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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 International Investments No. 1 Ltd LLC
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(Name of foreign utility company)
Entergy 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. Thomas C. Havens, Esq.
Associate General Counsel Mayer, Brown & Platt
Entergy Services, Inc. 1675 Broadway
639 Loyola Avenue New York, New York 10019-5840
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
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Entergy Corporation ("Entergy"), a registered holding
company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as
amended (the "Act"), hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange
Commission that Entergy International Investments No. 1 Ltd LLC
("EII") 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 International Investments No. 1
Ltd LLC
c/o Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
EII, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Entergy, was
organized for purposes of holding Entergy's interest in London
Electricity plc ("London Electricity"), a "regional electric
company" principally engaged in the business of generating,
purchasing and selling electricity to approximately 2 million
retail customers in a service territory covering the greater
metropolitan area of London, England. Entergy owns, indirectly
through EII and other FUCO subsidiaries, 100% of the voting
securities of London Electricity.
The principal assets of London Electricity consist of
electric distribution facilities. London Electricity also owns
less that 1% of the capital shares of National Grid Holdings plc
("National Grid") which, through a subsidiary, owns and manages
the national electric transmission system in England and Wales.
London Electricity purchases substantially all of its electricity
requirements from National Grid which, in turn, purchases
electricity from a variety of sources. In addition, London
Electricity has the following direct or indirect ownership
interests in electric generating facilities: a 13.5% ownership
interest in Barking Power Ltd., which owns a 1,000 MW gas-fired
power plant located in East London, England; and a 50% ownership
interest in Thames Valley Power Ltd., which owns a 14 MW gas-
fired turbine located at Heathrow Airport.
Other than Entergy and its subsidiaries, no person holds a
5% or more voting interest in EII.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies
of EII and their Relationship to EII.
The following companies, each of which is a direct or
indirect subsidiary of Entergy, are domestic public utility
associate companies of EII: Entergy Arkansas, Inc. ("Entergy
Arkansas"), Entergy Gulf States, Inc. ("Entergy Gulf States"),
Entergy Louisiana, Inc. ("Entergy Louisiana"), Entergy
Mississippi, Inc. ("Entergy Mississippi"), Entergy New Orleans,
Inc. ("Entergy New Orleans"), The Arklahoma Corporation
("Arklahoma"), System Energy Resources, Inc. ("SERI"), Entergy
Power, Inc. ("EPI") and Entergy Operations, Inc. ("EOI") (Entergy
Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy
Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Arklahoma, SERI, EPI and EOI
are collectively referred herein to as the "Domestic Utilities").
None of the Domestic Utilities has made an investment in or has
any contractual relationship with EII.
EXHIBIT A. State Certification.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
ENTERGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ William J. Regan, Jr.
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William J. Regan, Jr.
Vice President and Treasurer
Dated: November 14, 1997
