UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 58
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 1998
ENTERGY CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Telephone (504) 529-5262
__________________________________________________________________
(Name of registered holding company and address of principal executive
offices)
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ITEM 1 - ORGANIZATION CHART
Name of Energy or Percentage
reporting gas related Date of State of of voting
company company organization organization securities Nature of
held business
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Entergy Energy May 17, 1995 Delaware a 100% Energy
Power related owned marketing and
Marketing business subsidiary brokering.
Corp. of Entergy See below for
(EPMC) Corporation description
of activities
during the
reporting
period.
Entergy Energy Nov 3, 1997 Delaware a 100% Miscellaneous
Business related owned energy related
Solutions business subsidiary services.
Inc. of Entergy See below for
(EBSI) * Corporation description
(f/k/a of activities
Entergy during the
Holdings, reporting
Inc.) period.
EPMC Activities
During the quarterly period ended September 30, 1998, EPMC engaged in the
business of brokering and marketing of energy commodities, including but not
limited to electricity, natural or manufactured gas, and other combustible
fuels. These services were provided to electric utilities, power marketers,
electric and municipal cooperatives, and various other customers.
EBSI Activities
EBSI is still in the formative stage of its business, and has generated
immaterial revenues from energy management services as of the end of the
quarterly period ended September 30, 1998.
ITEM 2 - ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Company Type of Principal Issue Cost Person to Collateral Consider
issuing security amount of or of whom given with -ation
security issued security renewal capital security security rec for
was issued each
security
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None N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Company contributing Company receiving Amount of capital
capital capital contribution
____________________ _________________ _________________
None N/A N/A
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ITEM 3 - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS
Part I - Transactions Performed by Reporting Companies on Behalf of Associated
Companies
Reporting Associate
company company Types of Direct Indirect Total
rendering receiving services costs costs Cost of amount
services services rendered charged charged capital billed
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None None N/A -0- -0- N/A -0-
Part II-Transactions Performed by Associated Companies on Behalf of Reporting
Companies
Associate Reporting
company company Types of Direct Indirect Cost Total
rendering receiving services costs costs of amount
services services rendered charged charged capital billed
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Entergy EPMC Profess- $ 3,047,143 $ -0- N/A $3,047,143*
Enterprises, ional
Inc.(EEI) services
and back
office
support
EEI EBSI Same as $ 506,440 $ -0- N/A $ 506,440*
above.
*Includes Entergy Services, Inc. costs of $297,082 and $425,882 for services
rendered indirectly through EEI to EPMC and EBSI, respectively.
ITEM 4 - SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT
Investments in energy-related companies:
Total consolidated capitalization as of $17,022,686,000 Line 1
September 30, 1998
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% 2,553,402,900 Line 2
(line 1 multiplied by 0.15)
Greater of $50 million or line 2 2,553,402,900 Line 3
Total current aggregate investment:
Energy marketing and brokering (EPMC) 247,500,000
Energy related technical and similar 5,050,000
services (EBSI) _______________
Total current aggregate investment* 252,550,000 Line 4
_______________
Difference between the greater of $50 million
or 15% of capitalization and the total
aggregate investment of the registered $2,300,852,900 Line 5
holding company system (line 3 less line 4) ==============
*Excludes other investments of $2,500,000 included under Item 5 that are
excluded from the calculation of "Aggregate Investment" under rule 58.
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ITEM 5 - OTHER INVESTMENTS
Major line of Other Other Reason for
energy-related investment in investment in difference in
business last U-9C-3 this U-9C-3 other
report report investment
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Energy $2,500,000* $2,500,000* N/A
marketing and
brokering
(EPMC)
EPMC received an order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on
October 12, 1995 determining that EPMC was an exempt wholesale generator under
Section 32 of the Act. On July 29, 1996, EPMC issued and sold 250 shares of
common stock to Entergy Corporation for $2,500,000 pursuant to the financing
exemption set forth in Section 32. EPMC withdrew its exempt wholesale
generator status on March 24, 1997.
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ITEM 6 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
A. Financial Statements
Filed under confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 104(b).
B. Exhibits
Certificate of filing of Form U-9C-3 for the 2nd Quarter of 1998 with
interested state commissions and municipal regulator.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Entergy Corporation
By: /s/ Steven C. McNeal
_________________________
Steven C. McNeal
Vice President and Treasurer
Dated: November 24, 1998
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EXHIBIT - CERTIFICATE OF FILING
A conformed copy of Entergy Corporation's Form U-9C-3 for the quarter ended
June 30, 1998, excluding the information contained in Item 6, part A which was
filed confidentially under Rule 104(b), was filed with the following:
Mary W. Cochran, Esq. Norma K. Scogin, Esq.
Arkansas Public Service Commission Texas Attorney General's Office
1000 Center Street 300 West 15th Street/10th Floor
Little Rock, AR 72201 Austin, TX 78701
Lawrence C. St. Blanc, Secretary Sherry A. Quirk, Esq.
Louisiana Public Service Commission Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard,
Post Office Box 91154 McPherson and Hand
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154 901 15th Street, NW / Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005-2301
William Bruce McKinley, Esq. Frank Spencer, Esq.
Mississippi Public Service Commission Assistant Attorney General
Walter Sillers State Office Building Mississippi Attorney
550 High Street / 19th Floor General's Office
Jackson, MS 39215 Post Office Box 22947
Jackson, MS 39225
George W. Fleming, Esq. Mr. James Galloway, Filing Clerk
Mississippi Public Utilities Staff Central Records - PUCT
Post Office Box 1174 1701 N. Congress
Jackson, MS 39215 Austin, TX 78711
Ms. Jacquelyn M. Frick, Director Hon. Emma J. Williams, Clerk of Council
City Council Utilities City of New Orleans
Regulatory Office Room 1E04, City Hall
Room 6E07, City Hall 1300 Perdido Street
1300 Perdido Street New Orleans, LA 70112
New Orleans, LA 70112
Entergy Corporation
By: /s/ Steven C. McNeal
__________________________
Steven C. McNeal
Vice President and Treasurer
Dated: November 24, 1998
