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 March 31, 2000
ENTERGY CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Telephone (504) 529-5262
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(Name of registered holding company and address of principal
executive offices)
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ITEM 1 - ORGANIZATION CHART
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Name of Energy or Percentage
reporting gas Date of State of of voting
company related organization organization securities Nature of
company held business
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Entergy Energy May 17, 1995 Delaware a 100% Energy
Power related owned marketing and
Marketing business subsidiary brokering.
Corp. (EPMC) of Entergy
Corporation
Entergy Energy November 3, Delaware a 100% Holding company
Holdings, related 1997 owned investing in
Inc. (EHI) business subsidiary miscellaneous
of Entergy energy related
Corporation companies.
Entergy Energy January 28, Delaware a 100% Production,
Thermal, LLC related 1999 owned sale, and
(Entergy business subsidiary distribution of
Thermal) of EHI thermal energy
products.
Entergy Energy January 28, Delaware a 100% Energy
Business related 1999 owned management
Solutions, business subsidiary services.
LLC (EBS) of EHI
Entergy Energy February 25, Delaware a 100% Holding company
Power related 1999 owned investing in
Holdings USA business subsidiary qualifying
Corporation of Entergy facilities.
(EPH) Corporation
Entergy Energy February 25, Delaware a 100% Development and
Power RS related 1999 owned ownership of
Corporation business subsidiary qualifying
(EPRS) of EPH facilities.
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EPMC Activities
During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000, 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.
EHI Activities
During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000, EHI acted
as a holding company engaged in investment in energy related
companies consistent with Rule 58.
Entergy Thermal Activities
During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000, Entergy
Thermal was engaged in the process of designing and constructing
a district cooling and heating system in New Orleans, Louisiana.
EBS Activities
EBS is still in the formative stage of its business, and has
generated immaterial revenue from energy management services as
of the end of the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000.
EPH Activities
During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000, EPH was
inactive, but in the future intends to act as a holding company
with respect to Entergy's proposed investments in "qualifying
facilities" (QFs) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978 (PURPA).
EPRS Activities
During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000, EPRS was
inactive, but in the future intends to engage in the development,
acquisition and ownership of a 50% interest in RS Cogen LLC. RS
Cogen LLC intends to develop, own and operate a 500 MW
cogeneration facility in Louisiana which will be a QF under
PURPA.
ITEM 2 - ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
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Company Type of Principal Person to Collateral Consideration
issuing security amount of Issue Cost of whom given received
security issued security or capital security with for each
renewal was security security
issued
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
None N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Company contributing Company receiving Amount of capital
capital capital contribution
None None N/A
ITEM 3 - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS
Part I - Transactions Performed by Reporting Companies on Behalf
of Associated Companies
Reporting Associate
company company Types of Indirect Total
rendering receiving services Direct costs Cost of amount
services services rendered costs charged capital billed
charged
EHI EBS Professional $(2,724) -0- N/A $(2,724)
services and
back office
support
EHI Entergy Same as $26,840 -0- N/A $26,840
Thermal above
Part II - Transactions Performed by Associated Companies on
Behalf of Reporting Companies
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Associate Reporting
company company Types of Indirect Total
rendering receiving services Direct costs Cost of amount
services services rendered costs charged capital billed
charged
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Entergy EPMC Professional $4,633,945 $-0- N/A $4,633,945*
Enterprises, services and
Inc.(EEI) back office
support.
EEI EHI Same as above. $ 215 $-0- N/A $ 215
EEI Entergy Same as above. $ 126,110 $-0- N/A $ 126,110*
Thermal
Entergy Entergy Administrative $ 95,865 $-0- N/A $ 95,865
Operations Thermal /Management
Services, services.
Inc.
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* Includes Entergy Services, Inc. costs of $414,605 and $3,993 for
services rendered indirectly through EEI to EPMC and Entergy
Thermal, respectively.
ITEM 4 - SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT
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<S> <C> <C>
Investments in energy-related companies:
Total consolidated capitalization as of March 31, 2000 $14,652,861,000 Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (line 1 2,197,929,150 Line 2
multiplied by 0.15)
Greater of $50 million or line 2 2,197,929,150 Line 3
Total current aggregate investment:
Energy marketing and brokering (EPMC) 407,500,000
Energy related technical and similar services (EHI) 45,305,502
Development and ownership of QFs (EPH) 2,000
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Total current aggregate investment* 452,807,502 Line 4
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Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of
capitalization and the total aggregate investment of the
registered holding company system (line 3 less line 4) $1,745,121,648 Line 5
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* Excludes other investments of $2,500,000 included under Item 5
that are excluded from the calculation of "Aggregate Investment"
under rule 58.
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
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.
ITEM 6 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
A. Financial Statements
Filed under confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 104(b).
B. Exhibits
1. Certificate of filing of Form U-9C-3 for the 4th Quarter of
1999 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/ Nathan E. Langston
Nathan E. Langston
Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer
Dated: May 30, 2000
