SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-6B-2
Certificate of Notification
Certificate is filed by:
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
425 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
This certificate is notice that the above named company
(the "Company") has issued, renewed or guaranteed the
security or securities described herein, which issue,
renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of
Section 6 (a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended, and was neither the subject of a
declaration or application on Form U-1 nor included within
the exemption provided by Rule U-48.
1. Type of security or securities:
First Mortgage Bonds
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty:
Issue
3. Principal amount of each security:
$100,000,000
4. Rate of interest per annum of each
security:
7.72% per annum
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty
of each security:
Dated and issued on March 9, 2000
6. If renewal of security, give date of
original issue:
Not applicable
7. Date of maturity of each security:
March 1, 2003
8. Name of the person to whom each
security was issued, renewed or
guaranteed:
Cede & Co.
9. Collateral given with each security,
if any:
A first mortgage lien on all of the
existing and after- acquired
properties of the Company, subject
to certain exceptions.
10. Consideration received for each
security:
$99,650,000
11. Application of proceeds of each
security:
The net proceeds from the issuance
and sale of the securities of the
Company will be used for general
corporate purposes.
12. Indicate by ("X") after the
applicable statement below whether
the issue, renewal or guaranty of
each security was exempt from the
provisions of Section 6 (a) because
of:
a. the provisions contained in the
first sentence of Section 6 (b):
b. the provisions contained in the
fourth sentence of Section 6 (b):
c. the provisions contained in any
rule of the Commission other
than Rule U-48: X
13. If the security or securities were
exempt from the provisions of
Section 6 (a) by virtue of the first
sentence of Section 6 (b), give the
figures which indicate that the
security or securities aggregate
(together with all other then
outstanding notes and drafts of a
maturity of nine months or less,
exclusive of days of grace, as to
which such company is primarily or
secondarily liable) not more than 5
per centum of the principal amount
of par value of the other securities
of such company then outstanding:
Not applicable.
14. If the security or securities are
exempt from the provisions of
Section 6 (a) because of the fourth
sentence of Section 6 (b), name the
security outstanding on January 1,
1935, pursuant to the terms of which
the security or securities herein
described have been issued:
Not applicable.
15. If the security or securities are
exempt from the provisions of
Section 6 (a) because of any rule of
the Commission other than Rule U-48,
designate the rule under which
exemption is claimed:
Rule 52.
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.
BY: /s/ Steven C. McNeal
Steven C. McNeal
Vice President and Treasurer
Date: March 23, 2000
