-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Mi7tzd/AsxU5RpmtBAjYZeqS8B5gzjb6cfSF3ViyZW0GeGJXrux4qAPxbxkyJZKf HTOTLyNjHT2y4YxdxjUI/A== 0000065984-03-000270.txt : 20030516 0000065984-03-000270.hdr.sgml : 20030516 20030516084422 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000065984-03-000270 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030516 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20030516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ENTERGY CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000065984 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 721229752 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11299 FILM NUMBER: 03707170 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 639 LOYOLA AVE CITY: NEW ORLEANS STATE: LA ZIP: 70113 BUSINESS PHONE: 5045764000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 61000 CITY: NEW ORLEANS STATE: LA ZIP: 70161 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ENTERGY CORP /FL/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940329 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ENTERGY GSU HOLDINGS INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940329 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MIDDLE SOUTH UTILITIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890521 8-K 1 a13103.htm Entergy Corporation and NOPSI

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date earliest event reported) May 16, 2003

 

Commission
File Number

Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number

I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.

1-11299

ENTERGY CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Telephone (504) 576-4000

72-1229752

     

 

 

 

 

 

Form 8-K

   

 

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Release, dated May 16, 2003, issued by Entergy.

 

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

Entergy Corporation

On May 16, 2003, Entergy issued a release to members of the media and financial community, including institutional investors and market research analysts, which is attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer

 

Dated: May 16, 2003

EX-99 3 a13103ex.htm DRAFT

Exhibit 99.1

 

Entergy Corporation
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA  70113



News
Release

Date:             May 16, 2003

For Release:   Immediately

Contact:         Morgan Stewart (Media)                                     Nancy Morovich (Investor Relations) 
                      (504) 576-4238                                                    (504) 576-5506
                      mstewa3@entergy.com                                       nmorovi@entergy.com

 

Entergy Completes Renewal of Corporate Bank Revolver

New Orleans, La. - Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) announced today that it has completed renewal of its corporate bank revolving credit facility with bank commitments totaling $1.45 billion. The new bank facility, which expires on May 13, 2004 and includes a one year term out provision, will be used to fund short-term financing of investments, to meet working capital needs, and for other corporate purposes.

The Lead Arranger for the new facility is Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and the Co-Syndication Agents are ABN AMRO Bank, Bank One, and BNP Paribas. The unsecured facility includes 100 percent participation by banks who were party to the previous revolver agreement that expired May 15, 2003. In addition, three banks not in the previous credit facility have agreed to participate in the new revolver agreement. The overall level of bank interest was significant, with available commitments ultimately being reduced at Entergy's request by nearly $100 million.

"Our objective in pursuing the revolver renewal was to retain a level of liquidity and flexibility consistent with our overall financial plan while reinforcing the positive relationship we have developed with our banking partners," said C. John Wilder, Entergy's chief financial officer. "Our corporate revolver has been an important component of our continued success in strengthening Entergy's financial foundation and we are pleased with the level of participation and commitment that went into completing this effort."

Entergy's corporate revolver is but one element of its overall cash and liquidity plan. Operating cash, financing strategies, and recurring corporate expenditures, including capital spending and common stock dividends, are other key components of this plan. The table below reflects Entergy's projected liquidity for the period March 31, 2003 through the end of 2005. New debt capacity reflects those amounts Entergy believes it could issue in association with new investments while maintaining a net debt ratio of 50 percent or less. The amount actually raised could vary depending on the type of new investment and credit market environment. In addition, the renewed revolver agreement is reflected in this table and is assumed to remain in place through 2005.

Entergy Corporation Projected Liquidity
March 31, 2003 through December 31, 2005
($ in billions)

3/31/03-12/31/05

Beginning cash at 3/31/03

0.4

  Entergy Corp. credit revolver - unused portion

1.0

  Planned refinancings

2.8

  New debt capacity

2.4

     Total financings

6.2

Adjusted operating cash flow (1)

5.3

  Total sources

11.9

Debt maturities

3.6

Capital expenditures

3.1

Dividends

1.1

Targeted liquidity

0.8

  Total uses

8.6

Net Liquidity Available for New Investment, Debt Repayment, Dividend Increase

3.3

(1) Adjusted operating cash flow reflects OCF less fuel expenditures at Entergy Nuclear ($0.2B), less decommissioning fund investment ($0.3B).

As reflected in the above table, Entergy's projection of strong cash flows through 2005 together with unused capacity under its renewed bank revolver will provide the company with substantial liquidity and financial flexibility.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production, retail distribution operations, energy marketing and trading, and gas transportation. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.6 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Through Entergy-Koch, LP, it is a leading provider of wholesale energy marketing and trading services, as well as an operator of natural gas pipeline and storage facilities. Entergy has annual revenues of over $8 billion and more than 15,000 employees.

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Entergy's online address is www.entergy.com

 

The following constitutes a "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: From time to time, Entergy makes statements concerning its expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and future events or performance. Such statements are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although Entergy believes that these forward-looking statements and the underlying assumptions are reasonable, it cannot provide assurance that they will prove correct. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the statements. Some of those factors include, but are not limited to: resolution of pending and future rate cases and negotiations, including the Entergy New Orleans rate case and various performance-based rate discussions, and other regulatory de cisions, including those related to Entergy's utility supply plan, Entergy's ability to reduce its operation and maintenance costs, particularly at its Non-Utility Nuclear generating facilities including the uncertainty of negotiations with unions to agree to such reductions, the performance of Entergy's generating plants, and particularly the capacity factor at its nuclear generating facilities, prices for power generated by Entergy's unregulated generating facilities - particularly the ability to extend or replace the existing power purchase agreements for the Non-Utility Nuclear plants - and the prices and availability of power Entergy must purchase for its utility customers, Entergy's ability to develop and execute on a point of view regarding prices of electricity, natural gas, and other energy-related commodities, Entergy-Koch's profitability in trading electricity, natural gas, and other energy-related commodities, changes in the number of participants in the energy trading market, and in their credit worthiness and risk profile, changes in the financial markets, particularly those affecting the availability of capital and Entergy's ability to refinance existing debt and to fund investments and acquisitions, actions of rating agencies, including changes in the ratings of debt and preferred stock, changes in inflation and interest rates, Entergy's ability to purchase and sell assets at attractive prices and on other attractive terms, volatility and changes in markets for electricity, natural gas, and other energy-related commodities, changes in utility regulation, including the beginning or end of retail and wholesale competition, the ability to recover net utility assets and other potential stranded costs, and the establishment of SeTrans or another regional transmission organization, changes in regulation of nuclear generating facilities and nuclear materials and fuel, including possible shutdown of Indian Point or other nuclear generating facilities, changes in environmental, tax, and other laws, includ ing requirements for reduced emissions of sulfur, nitrogen, carbon, and other substances, the economic climate, and particularly growth in Entergy's service territory, variations in weather, hurricanes, and other disasters, advances in technology, the potential impacts of threatened or actual terrorism and war, the success of Entergy's strategies to reduce taxes, the effects of litigation, changes in accounting standards, changes in corporate governance and securities law requirements and Entergy's ability to attract and retain talented management and directors.

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