EX-3.1 3 a0571731.htm EXHIBIT 3.1 Exhibit


Exhibit 3.1
Form 424
(Revised 05/11) 
Certificate of Amendment
This space reserved for office use.
Submit in duplicate to:
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 13697
Austin, TX 78711-3697
512 463-5555
FAX: 512/463-5709
Filing Fee: See instructions


Entity Information
The name of the filing entity is:
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
State the name of the entity as currently shown in the records of the secretary of state. If the amendment changes the name of the entity, state the old name and not the new name.
The filing entity is a: (Select the appropriate entity type below.)
 X For-profit Corporation
 Professional Corporation
 Nonprofit Corporation
 Professional Limited Liability Company
 Cooperative Association
 Professional Association
 Limited Liability Company
 Limited Partnership
 
The file number issued to the filing entity by the secretary of state is:
802859957
The date of formation of the entity is:
November 16, 2017
 
 
 
Amendments
 
1. Amended Name
(If the purpose of the certificate of amendment is to change the name of the entity, use the following statement)
The amendment changes the certificate of formation to change the article or provision that names the filing entity. The article or provision is amended to read as follows:
The name of the filing entity is: (state the new name of the entity below)
Entergy Utility Group, Inc
The name of the entity must contain an organizational designation or accepted abbreviation of such term, as applicable.

2. Amended Registered Agent/Registered Office
 
The amendment changes the certificate of formation to change the article or provision stating the name of the registered agent and the registered office address of the filing entity. The article or provision is amended to read as follows:






Registered Agent
(Complete either A or B, but not both. Also complete C.)
  A. The registered agent is an organization (cannot be entity named above) by the name of:
     
OR
  B. The registered agent is an individual resident of the state whose name is:
     
     
     
   
First Name
M.I.
Last Name
Suffix
The person executing this instrument affirms that the person designated as the new registered agent has consented to serve as registered agent.
C. The business address of the registered agent and the registered office address is:
     
     
TX
     
Street Address (No P.O. Box)
City
State
Zip Code


3. Other Added, Altered, or Deleted Provisions
Other changes or additions to the certificate of formation may be made in the space provided below. If the space provided is insufficient, incorporate the additional text by providing an attachment to this form. Please read the instructions to this form for further information on format.

Text Area (The attached addendum, if any, is incorporated herein by reference.)

 Add each of the following provisions to the certificate of formation. The identification or reference of the added provision and the full text are as follows: 
     
 
 Alter each of the following provisions of the certificate of formation. The identification or reference of the altered provision and the full text of the provision as amended are as follows:
     
 
 Delete each of the provisions identified below from the certificate of formation.
     

Statement of Approval
 
The amendments to the certificate of formation have been approved in the manner required by the Texas Business Organizations Code and by the governing documents of the entity.

Effectiveness of Filing (Select either A, B, or C.)
 
A. This document becomes effective when the document is filed by the secretary of state.
B. X This document becomes effective at a later date, which is not more than ninety (90) days from
the date of signing. The delayed effective date is:
December 1, 2017 at 12:01 AM Central Standard Time
C. This document takes effect upon the occurrence of a future event or fact, other than the
passage of time. The 90th day after the date of signing is:
     
The following event or fact will cause the document to take effect in the manner described below:
 
     






Execution
The undersigned signs this document subject to the penalties imposed by law for the submission of a materially false or fraudulent instrument and certifies under penalty of perjury that the undersigned is authorized under the provisions of law governing the entity to execute the filing instrument.


Date:
November 21, 2017
 
 

By:
/s/ Charles L. Rice, Jr.
 
Signature of authorized person
Charles L. Rice, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer
Printed or typed name of authorized person (see instructions)