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A Message from Our Chair and CEO
March 22, 2024
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
I hope you will join Entergy’s Board of Directors, executive management team and employees at our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting) to be held in virtual format on Friday, May 3, 2024, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. We are excited to use this approach again this year as it allows for greater participation by our stakeholders, regardless of their geographic location, provides cost savings for our shareholders and helps to reduce our carbon footprint.
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The attached Notice of the Annual Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement will serve as your guide to the business to be conducted at the meeting. A webcast of the Annual Meeting will be provided at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ETR2024
, and a replay of the entire Annual Meeting will be available on the Entergy Investor Relations website after the meeting.
Our annual letter to stakeholders is included in both our 2023 Annual Report and our 2023 Performance Report (formerly Integrated Report) and discusses Entergy’s 2023 performance, strategy and outlook for the future. At the Annual Meeting, I plan to share some of our 2023 highlights in addition to conducting the official business of the meeting. I look forward to discussing our results and the opportunities we see in front of us today, as we continue to execute on our business strategy with decisions and investments that will serve all of our stakeholders well into the future.
The Compensation Discussion and Analysis that begins on page
46
describes our compensation programs and discusses how our executives’ compensation remains linked to performance and supports our long-term strategy. Starting on page
10
, you will also find discussions of the qualifications of our director nominees and why we believe they are the right people to represent you.
Whether or not you participate in the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented and voted. We urge you to promptly vote and submit your proxy (1) via the Internet, (2) by phone or (3) if you received your proxy materials by mail, by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form in the envelope provided for your convenience. Instructions on how to vote can be found beginning on page
100
. This year’s Q&A session will include questions submitted both during the meeting and in advance. You may submit questions prior to the meeting at
www.proxyvote.com
after logging in with the control number found next to the label for postal mail recipients or within the body of the email sending your proxy materials. Questions during the meeting may be submitted online beginning shortly before the start of the Annual Meeting through the webcast link. We will post questions and answers,
as long as such questions are applicable to our business and otherwise in compliance with the rules of conduct for the meeting
, on our Investor Relations website shortly after the meeting.
I look forward to welcoming you to the Annual Meeting and thank you for your support of Entergy.
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A Message from Our Lead Director
March 22, 2024
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
On behalf of the Entergy Board of Directors, I am privileged to share some of the ways the Board worked to provide strong governance and independent oversight of Entergy during this past year.
Throughout 2023, the Board remained actively engaged with management to facilitate the execution of our strategy for long-term, sustainable growth and value creation.
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Our Board's strategic oversight role includes engaging in robust discussions with the management team about overall strategy,
priorities, mitigating risk, and capturing growth opportunities while balancing sustainability, reliability, and affordability for our customers.
In 2023, w
e maintained our focus on the clean energy transition, including our net zero by 2050 climate commitment and two interim climate goals, as well as the opportunity to help our customers meet their sustainability goals through increased renewable energy resources and emerging technologies, such as carbon capture and sequestration and hydrogen co-firing.
We also focused on other efforts at long-term value creation for our stakeholders, including continued development of the Company’s resilience, stakeholder engagement and talent and culture strategies.
We are proud of the progress the management team made toward our short-term and long-term strategic objectives during 2023, which is described further in this Proxy Statement and in our 2023 Performance Report available on our website.
Our Board values the feedback and insights gained through the Company's shareholder engagement program, which we believe is an essential component of sound corporate governance. The perspectives provided by the Company's stakeholders, including its owners, have informed the Company's strategy and helped guide our actions.
Additionally, in c
ontinuing our commitment to best practices in corporate governance, our Board e
ngaged an independent third-party firm to facilitate the 2024 annual Board, committee and individual director evaluations.
We gained valuable insights from this process that will help make us a better board.
On a final note, on behalf of the Board, I would like to thank our colleague, Pat Condon, who will be retiring from our Board at the Annual Meeting after reaching our mandatory retirement age. During his tenure with the Board, he has provided invaluable insights, dedicated financial and accounting expertise and wise counsel, and we are extraordinarily grateful to him for his service to Entergy.
I am pleased to provide this window into some of the Board’s activities in 2023 and express our commitment to the continued creation of sustainable long-term value for all of the Company’s stakeholders. Thank you for your support and for your investment in Entergy.
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Entergy Corporation
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
www.entergy.com
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| Date and Time: | Friday, May 3, 2024 |
10:00 a.m. Central Time
Log-in will begin at 9:45 a.m.
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| Location: |
This year’s meeting will be conducted virtually via a live audio webcast at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ETR2024
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You can vote if you were a shareholder of record on March 7, 2024.
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Election of 11 Directors named in the attached Proxy Statement, each for a one-year term expiring in 2025.
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Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accountants for 2024.
3.
An advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers.
4.
Such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
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Questions for the meeting may be submitted in advance at
www.proxyvote.com
Questions may be submitted live during the meeting at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ETR2024
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10:00 a.m. Central Time, Friday, May 3, 2024
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This year’s meeting will be conducted virtually via a live audio webcast at
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Questions for the meeting may be submitted in advance at
www.proxyvote.com
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www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ETR2024
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| Proposal 1 |
Election of 11 Directors named in this Proxy Statement, each for a one-year term expiring in 2025
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Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accountants for 2024
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Gina F. Adams,
65, Independent
Corporate Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, FedEx Corporation
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2023 | CG, TC | ||||||
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John H. Black,
64, Independent
Retired Audit Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
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John R. Burbank
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Independent Strategic Advisor and Entrepreneur
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2018 | F, TC | ||||||
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Kirkland H. Donald
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Chairman, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
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Brian W. Ellis,
58, Independent
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Danaher Corporation
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Philip L. Frederickson
, 67, Independent
Former Executive Vice President, ConocoPhillips
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2015 | A, E, F* | ||||||
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M. Elise Hyland
, 64, Independent
Former Senior Vice President, EQT Corporation and Senior Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer, EQT Midstream Services, LLC
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2019 | A, F | ||||||
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Stuart L. Levenick
, 71, Independent
Lead Director
Former Group President and Executive Office Member, Caterpillar Inc.
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Blanche L. Lincoln
, 63, Independent
Founder and Principal, Lincoln Policy Group
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Andrew S. Marsh,
52
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Entergy Corporation
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Karen A. Puckett
, 63, Independent
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Harte Hanks, Inc.
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45%
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Ethnic Diversity
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New Directors
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0-5 years
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Directors
6-10 years
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Directors
11+ years
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Average Age
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50-60
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61-69
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Board Structure
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Regular refreshment, with average tenure of 7.3 years for our director nominees
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Strong Lead Independent Director with clearly defined duties and responsibilities
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Diverse and highly skilled Board that provides a range of viewpoints, with skills and backgrounds aligned with business strategy
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All directors are independent, except the Chair; key committees are fully independent
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Executive sessions led by the Lead Director at each regular Board meeting without management present
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Executive sessions at committee meetings led by independent committee chairs without management present
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Oversight of the Company’s annual business plan and corporate strategy, succession planning and risk management
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Proactive and strategic ongoing Board and management succession planning
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Annual multi-day Board retreat focused on long-term Company strategy
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Key management and rising talent reviewed at an annual talent review
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Regular briefings on key enterprise risks
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Corporate Governance Committee oversees sustainability strategy
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Talent and Compensation Committee oversees the Company’s strategies relating to diversity, inclusion and belonging, as well as key talent metrics
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Audit Committee oversees cybersecurity risk management practices and performance
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Robust annual risk assessment of executive compensation programs, policies, and practices
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Director access to experts and advisors, both internal and external
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| Strong Corporate Governance Practices |
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Prohibit short selling, hedging, pledging and margin transactions involving Entergy securities
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Sound policy on public company board service
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Responsive, active and ongoing shareholder engagement
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Robust Code of Conduct for members of the Board
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Clawback policy for senior executive officers, which goes beyond the minimum Dodd-Frank requirements
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Robust share ownership requirements for directors and executive officers
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Mandatory director retirement at age 74, unless Corporate Governance Committee recommends and Board approves exception
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Strong commitment to value creation through sustainability strategies and performance
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Director time commitment policy
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Disclosure of corporate political contributions and oversight of lobbying and political activity
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Annual Board and committee self-evaluations and individual director assessments, which were facilitated by an independent third party in 2024
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Director orientation and support for continuing education
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Proxy access right
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Majority voting for directors with resignation policy for directors in uncontested elections
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Annual election of directors
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No supermajority voting provisions in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (as defined below)
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No poison pill; Board policy requires shareholder approval for adoption
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Performance Goals
1
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2023
Percentage
of EAM
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Target |
2023
Results
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| ETR Tax Adjusted EPS ($) | 60% | 6.70 | 8.83 | 200% | ||||||||||
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Safety (SIF Rate)
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Customer NPS
3
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10% |
Residential:
5
Business: 28
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Residential:
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Business: 17
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| DIB | 10% |
Qualitative
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| Environmental Stewardship | 10% |
Qualitative
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| EAM (as a percentage of target, per annual incentive program) | 100% | 157% | ||||||||||||
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EAM (as a percentage of target following discretionary adjustment)
5
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100% | 138% | ||||||||||||
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| Long-Term PUP Measures |
Weighting
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2021 – 2023
PUP Target
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2021 – 2023
PUP Result
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Level of Achievement
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80% | Median |
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20% | 15.50% |
2021: 10.74%
2022: 14.30%
2023: 16.95%
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Payout (as a percentage of target)
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Age 52
Director since 2022
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Board Committee:
Executive (Chair)
Professional Highlights
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Chair of the Board, Entergy Corporation (since February 2023)
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Chief Executive Officer, Entergy Corporation (since November 2022)
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Entergy Corporation (2013-2022)
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Director, Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL) (since 2020)
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Key Qualifications and Experience:
As our Chair and Chief Executive Officer and former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Marsh brings to the Board his leadership skills, his deep knowledge of the Company, and his extensive senior executive experience in the utility industry.
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Gina F. Adams
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Age 65
Washington, DC
Director since 2023
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Board Committees:
Corporate Governance, Talent and Compensation
Professional Highlights
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Corporate Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, FedEx Corporation (since 2001)
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Staff Vice President, International Regulatory Affairs, FedEx Corporation (1999-2001)
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Staff Director, International Regulatory Affairs, FedEx Corporation (1998-1999)
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Managing Attorney, International Regulatory Affairs, FedEx Corporation (1992-1998)
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Attorney, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation (1983-1992)
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Director, American Funds (a division of a privately owned wealth management firm) (since 2019)
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Chair, American University (since 2023; Trustee since 2007)
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Ms. Adams brings to the Board her extensive experience in international federal, state and local government relations, lobbying, and stakeholder engagement, including with regard to legislative, policy, regulatory, operational, sustainability and economic issues, acquired over the course of her career, including her service as Corporate Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs at FedEx Corporation. Ms. Adams also brings valuable experience in human capital management acquired through her significant roles in senior management for a large enterprise and in risk management through her legal and business experience and her outside board service.
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Age 64
Atlanta, Georgia
Director since 2023
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Board Committees:
Audit, Nuclear
Professional Highlights
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Audit Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2002-2021)
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Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co. (1992-2002)
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As a retired audit partner of a “Big Four” accounting firm, Mr. Black brings to the Board deep experience in accounting and auditing matters and extensive utility industry auditing experience, including serving as the Company’s lead audit partner from 2011 to 2015 and in a similar role with other large and complex utility industry clients. Mr. Black’s lead audit partner experience also includes advising clients with fully competitive, customer-driven businesses, which have been impacted by transformational and technological changes, as well as advising on environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs and reporting practices and internal controls relating to ESG data.
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John R. Burbank
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Age 60
Groton, Connecticut
Director since 2018
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Board Committees:
Finance, Talent and Compensation
Professional Highlights
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Independent Strategic Advisor and Entrepreneur
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President, Corporate Development and Strategy, Nielsen Holdings plc (a global information, data and measurement company) (2017-2019)
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President, Strategic Initiatives, Nielsen Holdings plc (2011-2017)
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Former Trustee, March of Dimes
Other Current Public Company Boards
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Director, Vizio Holding Corp. (since 2020)
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Key Qualifications and Experience:
Mr. Burbank brings to the Board his extensive management experience in consumer-facing businesses that have been disrupted by technological change. Accordingly, he brings valuable insights and perspective on the potential impact of technological change on our industry and our Company. Mr. Burbank also brings the benefit of his extensive senior management and risk management experience leading strategic investments, corporate development and strategy at Nielsen Holdings plc. In addition, through his experience as a member of the board of directors of Vizio Holding Corp., Mr. Burbank brings to our Board a valuable understanding of public company governance.
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Admiral Kirkland H. Donald, USN (Ret.)
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Age 70
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Director since 2013
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Board Committees:
Finance, Nuclear (Chair)
Professional Highlights
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (2014-2015)
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Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (2013-2014)
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Admiral U.S. Navy (Retired)
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Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion (2004-2012)
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National Association of Corporate Directors CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight
Other Current Public Company Boards
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Chairman of the Board, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (director since 2017; Chairman of the Board since 2020)
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Director, Centrus Energy Corporation (since 2021)
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Mr. Donald brings to the Board deep nuclear expertise and valuable leadership and risk-management experience gained through his distinguished military career in the United States Navy’s nuclear program and through his business and senior management experience since retiring from the Navy. He also brings expertise in technology, cybersecurity and corporate governance acquired through his public company board service noted above and private company board service for a private nonprofit applied science and technology development company and for a leading provider of secure supply chain management and cyber solutions.
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Brian W. Ellis
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Bethesda, Maryland
Director since 2020
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Board Committees:
Corporate Governance, Talent and Compensation
Professional Highlights
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Danaher Corporation (a global science and technology innovation company) (since 2016)
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Vice President and Group Counsel, Medtronic, Inc. (2012-2015)
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Mr. Ellis brings to the Board his extensive experience setting and executing business and legal strategies for innovation-oriented companies as well as deep knowledge gained from his experience overseeing legal and compliance matters, corporate governance, regulatory affairs, sustainability, intellectual property, environmental, safety and health matters, and risk management for a large, complex organization.
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Age 67
Arden, North Carolina
Director since 2015
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Board Committees:
Audit, Executive, Finance (Chair)
Professional Highlights
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Executive Vice President, Planning, Strategy and Corporate Affairs, ConocoPhillips (2006-2008)
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Executive Vice President, Commercial, ConocoPhillips (2002-2006)
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Former Director, Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (former public company, now a subsidiary of Energy Transfer LP)
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Former Director, Rosetta Resources Inc. (former public company, acquired by Noble Energy, Inc.)
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Former Director, Williams Partners LP (former public company acquired by The Williams Companies, Inc.)
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Mr. Frederickson brings to the Board his extensive senior management, talent development, operating and leadership experience gained through his business career at ConocoPhillips and its predecessor, Conoco Inc., where he held a variety of senior management positions in operations, strategy and business development. Additionally, Mr. Frederickson has significant experience evaluating financial statements acquired through his service on public company audit committees and during his career at ConocoPhillips, where his roles involved extensive evaluation and analysis of financial statements. In addition to his diverse senior-level management and financial analysis experience, Mr. Frederickson brings his experience leading strategic change both at ConocoPhillips and on the other public company boards on which he has served. His strong ties to the State of Texas also enable him to provide insight into the issues and concerns of our Texas service area.
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Age 64
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Director since 2019
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Board Committees:
Audit, Finance
Professional Highlights
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Senior Vice President, EQT Corporation and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, EQT Midstream Services, LLC (a petroleum and natural gas exploration and pipeline company) (2017-2018)
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Executive Vice President of Midstream Operations and Engineering, EQT Midstream Services, LLC (midstream services provider) (2013-2017)
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President of Commercial Operations, EQT Midstream Services, LLC (2010-2013)
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President, Equitable Gas Company, a previously owned entity of EQT (2007-2010)
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Former Director, EQT Midstream Partners (former public company)
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Former Director, Washington Gas Light Company (former public company)
Other Current Public Company Boards
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Director, Marathon Oil Corporation (since 2018)
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Ms. Hyland brings to the Board her extensive senior executive and operations experience in a capital-intensive industry, gained through her career at EQT Corporation and EQT Midstream Services, LLC. This experience, combined with her experience in finance and strategic planning, enables her to contribute valuable insights as we grow our utility business and execute on our capital plan.
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Professional Highlights
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Lead Director, Entergy Corporation (since May 2016)
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Former Group President and Executive Office Member, Caterpillar Inc. (a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment) (2004-2015)
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Former Executive Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
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Former Executive Director and Past Chairman, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Washington, D.C.
Other Current Public Company Boards
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Lead Independent Director, W. W. Grainger, Inc. (director since 2005; Lead Director since 2014)
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Director, Finning International, Inc. (since 2016)
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Mr. Levenick brings to the Board his extensive senior executive experience at a major manufacturing company, as well as his experience as a public company director, including as Lead Independent Director of another public company. This experience enables him to contribute valuable operational, financial and corporate governance expertise and offer an informed perspective on leadership development and on management and business issues arising out of evolving customer needs and desires and rapid technological change.
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Little Rock, Arkansas
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Corporate Governance, Talent and Compensation
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Founder and Principal, Lincoln Policy Group (a consulting firm) (since July 2013)
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Special Policy Advisor for Alston & Bird LLP (2011-2013)
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United States Senator for the State of Arkansas (1999-2011)
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United States Representative for the State of Arkansas (1993-1997)
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Former Chair, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
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Former Member, U.S. Senate Committees on Finance, Energy and Natural Resources, and Special Committee on Aging
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Former Member, U.S. House Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Natural Resources (formerly Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries)
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Director, Hope Enterprise Corporation (private company)
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Trustee, The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
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Former Director, Rayonier Inc. (public company)
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As a former member of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Ms. Lincoln brings to the Board her extensive background and experience in governmental, public policy and legislative affairs, providing her with a unique and valuable perspective on many of the critical issues and opportunities facing the Company. Her strong ties to the State of Arkansas also provide insight into the issues and concerns of our Arkansas service area.
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Houston, Texas
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Audit, Talent and Compensation (Chair)
Professional Highlights
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Harte Hanks, Inc. (marketing services company) (2015-2018)
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President-Global Markets, CenturyLink, Inc. (a telecommunication company) (2014-2015)
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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, CenturyLink, Inc. (2009-2014)
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President and Chief Operating Officer, CenturyTel, Inc. (2000-2009)
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Former Director, Harte Hanks, Inc. (public company)
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Director, Non-Executive Chair, Lumos Fiber (private company)
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Director, Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC (private company)
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Director, Ensono Ltd. (private company)
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Director, Osmose Utilities Service, Inc. (private company)
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Ms. Puckett brings to the Board extensive management, operations and business experience acquired through her senior leadership positions in a rapidly changing and highly regulated industry and deep experience with technology-driven innovation. Her ties to the State of Louisiana, as a resident and former senior executive of a large Louisiana-based company, provide insight into the issues and concerns of our Louisiana service area. She also brings experience in governmental and regulatory affairs, human capital management and corporate governance acquired through her career, prior and current outside board service.
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Technology & Transformation
Our industry is undergoing transformational change as a result of advances in technology and changing customer expectations about the products and services they want and need to power their lives. This creates opportunities for companies whose leadership is able to understand those changes and what they mean for their customers and other stakeholders. Directors with experience managing or advising customer-facing businesses and operations that have been impacted by transformational change can provide the Board with critical insights and perspective on these issues and challenges.
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Executive Leadership Experience
Directors who hold or have held significant executive or leadership positions within large organizations provide the Company with unique insights. These individuals generally possess extraordinary leadership qualities as well as the ability to identify and develop those qualities in others. Their experiences developing talent and solving problems in large, complex organizations prepare them well for the responsibilities of Board service.
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Finance & Accounting
An understanding of finance and financial reporting processes is important for our directors to enable and assess our strategic performance and to ensure accurate financial reporting and robust controls. We seek directors with knowledge and experience in corporate finance, accounting, and financial reporting as well as directors with “accounting or related financial management expertise” as defined in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listing standards.
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Our businesses are heavily regulated and are directly affected by governmental actions. As such, we seek to have directors with experience in government, law, and public policy to provide insight and understanding of effective strategies in these areas.
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Operational Excellence
As a capital–intensive company, we seek to have directors with deep experience in a significant operations role with other large, capital-intensive businesses to help us develop, implement, and assess our capital plan and our business strategy and continuously improve the way we do business.
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Due to the highly regulated nature of our business, we believe it is important to have directors with experience working in highly regulated industries such as the utility industry or nuclear power operations.
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Risk Management
Managing risk in a rapidly changing environment is critical to our success. Thus, we seek directors with experience managing or overseeing the management of business, financial and other risks of a significance or complexity similar to those faced by Entergy.
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Building and maintaining a talented, engaged and diverse workforce is a critical part of our business strategy. Thus, we seek directors who understand key drivers of our culture, employee health and safety, organizational health, and talent management and have the knowledge and skills necessary to oversee our workforce development and diversity, inclusion and belonging programs and strategies.
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Directors with experience overseeing or advising on environmental, including climate, and social, including corporate social responsibility and community relations strategies and practices will help to ensure that we understand and manage the related risks and opportunities effectively as we seek to create long-term sustainable value for all of our key stakeholders.
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Directors who have served on other public company boards are able to draw on lessons learned on their other boards, as they seek to develop and oversee our business strategies and best practices for the Company.
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All directors, other than our Chief Executive Officer, are independent. All standing committees of the Board, other than the Executive Committee, are comprised solely of independent directors. | |||||||
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| Executive Sessions of Independent Directors | Independent directors meet in executive session without management present at each Board meeting. | |||||||
| Annual Board Evaluations | The Board, its committees and individual directors are evaluated on an annual basis. In 2023, the Corporate Governance Committee engaged an independent third-party firm to facilitate the annual Board, committee and individual director evaluations in 2024. | |||||||
| Regular Board Refreshment | The Board’s approach to refreshment has resulted in a balanced mix of experienced and new directors. | |||||||
| Director Retirement Policy | A director may not be nominated for re-election to the Board if he or she has reached the age of 74 on or before January 1 of the year in which such person would be elected or re-elected unless specifically recommended to serve beyond the age of 74 by the Corporate Governance Committee and approved by the Board. | |||||||
| Commitment to Diversity | The Board is committed to reflecting a broad diversity of backgrounds and experiences, including race, gender, age, geography, and specialized experience, and potential Board nominees are assessed to determine whether they contribute to that diversity. | |||||||
| Mandatory Resignation Upon Change in Circumstances | Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that non-employee directors should offer their resignations when either their employment or the major responsibilities they held when they joined the Board change. The Corporate Governance Committee then reviews the change in circumstances and makes a recommendation to the Board as to whether it is appropriate for the director to continue to serve on the Board and be nominated for re-election. | |||||||
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In an election of directors where the number of directors nominated does not exceed the total number of directors to be elected, director nominees must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast to be elected. If a director receives more votes “Against” his or her election than votes “For” his or her election, the director must promptly tender his or her resignation. | |||||||
| Annual Election of Directors | All of our directors are elected annually at our annual meeting of shareholders. | |||||||
| Director Time Commitment | Non-employee directors may not serve on more than 4 other public-company boards, and directors who are either an executive of the Company or an executive of another company may not serve on more than 2 other public-company boards. No director may serve as a member of the Audit Committee if that director serves on the audit committee of more than 2 other public companies unless the Board determines that such simultaneous service would not impair the ability of that director to serve effectively on the Audit Committee. | |||||||
| Proxy Access | Any shareholder or any group of up to 20 shareholders owning at least 3% of Entergy’s outstanding common stock for at least 3 years may nominate and include in our proxy materials director nominees constituting up to 20% of the Board in accordance with our Bylaws. | |||||||
| No Shareholder Rights Plan | Entergy does not have a shareholder rights plan, otherwise known as a “Poison Pill.” Our Board policy requires shareholder approval for the adoption of any Poison Pill. | |||||||
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| Anti-Hedging Policy | We have adopted an anti-hedging policy that prohibits officers, directors and employees from entering into hedging or monetization transactions involving our common stock. Prohibited transactions include, without limitation, zero-cost collars, forward sale contracts, purchase or sale of options, puts, calls, straddles or equity swaps or other derivatives that are directly linked to the Company’s stock, and transactions involving “short-sales” of the Company’s stock. | |||||||
| Director Stock Ownership | Within 5 years of their election, directors must hold shares or units of Entergy common stock having a market value of at least 5 times the annual cash retainer. | |||||||
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Lead Director Duties:
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Calls meetings of the independent directors
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Leads Board meetings when the Chair is not present
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Presides at executive sessions of the independent directors and all meetings of the Board at which the Chair and Chief Executive Officer is not present
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Serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board
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Serves as a liaison between the independent directors and the Chair and Chief Executive Officer
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Serves as the point of contact for shareholders and others to communicate with the Board
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Meets individually with each director to discuss the performance of the individual director, the Board and its committees
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Reviews and advises on Board meeting agendas and consults with the Chair and Chief Executive Officer on the preparation of agendas
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Provides feedback from the Board to the Chair and Chief Executive Officer following each executive session of independent directors and, together with the Chair of the Talent and Compensation Committee, provides the Chair and Chief Executive Officer with an annual performance review
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Chair: Patrick J. Condon*
Other Members:
John H. Black, Philip L. Frederickson, M. Elise Hyland and Karen A. Puckett
9 meetings in 2023
All members satisfy the heightened independence standards and qualification criteria of the NYSE and SEC and are financially literate.
Mr. Black, Mr. Condon and Mr. Frederickson qualify as “Audit Committee Financial Experts.”
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Gina F. Adams, Brian W. Ellis and Blanche L. Lincoln
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Recommends the director nominees for approval by the Board and shareholders;
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John R. Burbank, Kirkland H. Donald and M. Elise Hyland
10 meetings in 2023
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Oversees corporate capital structure and budgets and recommends approval of capital projects;
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John H. Black, Patrick J. Condon and Stuart L. Levenick
5 meetings in 2023
The number of Nuclear Committee meetings in 2023 does not include meetings that members of the Nuclear Committee participated in with the nuclear executive team at our nuclear sites or meetings with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.
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Provides non-management oversight and review of matters relating to the operation of the Company’s nuclear generating plants;
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Gina F. Adams, John R. Burbank, Brian W. Ellis and Blanche L. Lincoln
9 meetings in 2023
All members satisfy the heightened independence standards and qualification criteria in the NYSE and SEC rules.
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Determines and approves the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other senior executive officers;
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Approves or makes recommendations to the Board to approve incentive, equity-based and other compensation plans;
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Evaluates the performance of our Chair and Chief Executive Officer;
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A comprehensive questionnaire is circulated to all independent directors asking each to assign ratings and comment on a wide range of issues relating to Board effectiveness.
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Director growth and development opportunities;
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Quality of materials presented to directors;
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Board and committee information needs;
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Oversight of key risks and risk management;
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Board dynamics, culture and dialogue;
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Board and committee succession planning;
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The Lead Director and Chair of the Board meet individually with each director to discuss the director’s individual performance and to obtain any additional feedback on the performance of the Board and its committees. In 2024, an independent facilitator conducted detailed interviews with each director and provided feedback to the Lead Director and Chair of the Board.
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As illustrated above, the Board and the Audit Committee monitor and oversee the evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal controls and the risk management process. While the Board and the committees oversee risk management, the Company’s management is charged with managing risk. The Company has robust internal processes and an effective internal control environment that facilitate the identification and management of risk and regular communication with the Board. These include an enterprise risk management program, regular internal management disclosure committee meetings, a strong Legal Department and Ethics and Compliance office and a comprehensive internal and external audit process. Management communicates routinely with the Board and its committees on the significant risks identified and how they are being managed. Directors are free to, and often do, communicate directly with senior management.
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Enhancements to our proxy disclosure, including in the areas of risk oversight (including cyber risk and human capital management oversight), climate strategy and human capital management oversight director backgrounds and qualifications, and incentive plan target setting;
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Enhancements to our sustainability disclosures, including those relating to our political contributions, lobbying activities and related board oversight, human capital management governance and oversight and water management; and
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| Compensation | Amount | ||||
| Quarterly Cash Retainer | $ | 28,125 | |||
| Annual Lead Director Retainer | $ | 35,000 | |||
| Annual Audit Committee Chair Retainer | $ | 25,000 | |||
| Annual Nuclear and Talent and Compensation Committee Chair Retainer | $ | 20,000 | |||
| Annual Finance Chair Retainer | $ | 15,000 | |||
| Annual Corporate Governance Committee Chair Retainer | $ | 20,000 | |||
| Annual Nuclear Committee Member Retainer | $ | 18,000 | |||
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Name
1
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Fees Earned
or Paid in Cash
($)
2
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Stock Awards
($)
3
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All Other
Compensation
($)
4
|
Total
($)
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Gina F. Adams
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$ | 84,375 | $ | 85,940 | $ | — | $ | 170,315 | ||||||
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John H. Black
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$ | 87,630 | $ | 85,940 | $ | 2,066 | $ | 175,636 | ||||||
| John R. Burbank | $ | 112,500 | $ | 167,655 | $ | 13,850 | $ | 294,005 | ||||||
| Patrick J. Condon | $ | 155,500 | $ | 167,655 | $ | 28,068 | $ | 351,223 | ||||||
| Kirkland H. Donald | $ | 150,500 | $ | 167,655 | $ | 32,186 | $ | 350,341 | ||||||
| Brian W. Ellis | $ | 112,500 | $ | 167,655 | $ | 4,701 | $ | 284,856 | ||||||
| Philip L. Frederickson | $ | 127,500 | $ | 167,655 | $ | 24,408 | $ | 319,563 | ||||||
| Alexis M. Herman | $ | 48,302 | $ | 111,961 | $ | 66,411 | $ | 226,673 | ||||||
| M. Elise Hyland | $ | 112,500 | $ | 167,655 | $ | 10,187 | $ | 290,342 | ||||||
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Stuart L. Levenick
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$ | 185,500 | $ | 167,655 | $ | 61,764 | $ | 414,919 | ||||||
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Blanche L. Lincoln
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$ | 112,500 | $ | 167,655 | $ | 40,246 | $ | 320,401 | ||||||
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Karen A. Puckett
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$ | 132,500 | $ | 167,655 | $ | 33,260 | $ | 333,415 | ||||||
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The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee unanimously recommend that the shareholders vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche.
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| Audit Fees | $ | 9,725,000 | $ | 9,335,000 | ||||
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Audit-Related Fees
1
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$ | 2,235,668 | $ | 3,018,228 | ||||
| Total audit and audit-related fees | $ | 11,960,668 | $ | 12,353,228 | ||||
| Tax Fees | — | — | ||||||
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All Other Fees
2
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$ | 1,895 | $ | 1,895 | ||||
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Total Fees
3
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$ | 11,962,563 | $ | 12,355,123 | ||||
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The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that the shareholders vote FOR the advisory resolution approving Named Executive Officer compensation.
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Andrew S. Marsh
Chair of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
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Kimberly A. Fontan
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
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Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
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Roderick K. West
Group President,
Utility Operations
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| Practice | Description | |||||||
| Pay for Performance |
Our executive compensation programs yield pay outcomes that are highly correlated with performance and support long-term value creation.
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| Annual and Long-Term Incentive Measures Drive Desired Employee Behaviors |
Performance measures for our annual and long-term incentive programs are designed to drive employee behaviors that serve our key stakeholders:
•
Customers
– NPS.
•
Employees
– DIB and Safety.
•
Communities
– Environmental Stewardship and DIB.
•
Owners
– Adjusted EPS, credit measure and relative TSR.
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| Double Trigger Change-in-Control |
We require both a change-in-control and an involuntary termination without cause or voluntary termination with good reason for cash severance payments and accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards.
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| Practice | Description | |||||||
| Long-Term Incentives Paid in Stock |
All long-term incentives are denominated and settled in shares of Entergy stock.
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| Robust Stock Ownership Guidelines | We require executive officers to own a significant amount of Entergy stock. | |||||||
| Cap on Incentive Awards for OCE Members | The maximum payout for members of our OCE is capped at 200% of the target opportunity for our annual incentive and long-term Performance Unit Program (PUP) awards. | |||||||
| Rigorous Goals |
We set financial goals based on externally disclosed annual and multi-year guidance and outlooks, and non-financial goals based on a rigorous internal review.
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No Hedging of Entergy Stock
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Our directors, executive officers and employees may not directly or indirectly engage in transactions intended to hedge or offset the market value of Entergy stock owned by them.
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No Pledging of Entergy Stock
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Our directors and executive officers may not directly or indirectly pledge Entergy stock as collateral for any obligation.
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Clawback Policy Beyond Dodd-Frank Requirements
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We have a recoupment policy that complies with and, in certain respects, goes beyond, the requirements of the new SEC rules and NYSE Listing Standards for our officers as defined under Section 16 for the recovery of any erroneously awarded performance-based incentive compensation. In 2024, we also adopted a discretionary recoupment policy applicable to all of our officers, including the NEOs, that allows for recovery of incentive compensation, including time-based awards, from an officer who engages in certain detrimental conduct. See section of this CD&A discussing “Recoupment of Compensation (Clawback Provisions)” for additional information about these policies.
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| No Excessive Perquisites | Executive officers receive limited ongoing perquisites that make up a small portion of total compensation. | |||||||
| No Tax Gross-Ups |
We do not provide tax gross-ups to OCE members, other than with respect to relocation benefits.
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| No Dividends on Unearned Performance Awards | We do not pay dividends on unearned performance awards. | |||||||
| No Repricing or Exchange of Underwater Stock Options | Our equity incentive plan does not permit repricing or the exchange of underwater stock options without shareholder approval. | |||||||
| No Employment Agreements |
We do not have employment agreements with our executive officers.
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| Independent Compensation Consultant | The Talent and Compensation Committee retains an independent compensation consultant to advise on our executive compensation programs and practices. | |||||||
| Annual Say-on-Pay |
We value our shareholders’ input on our executive compensation programs and hold annual say-on-pay votes.
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| Annual Compensation Risk Assessment |
A risk assessment of our compensation programs is performed on an annual basis to assess whether our programs and policies incentivize unnecessary or excessive risk-taking behavior.
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Annual Incentive
Performance Goals
1
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2023
Percentage
of EAM
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Target |
2023
Results
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Level of
Achievement
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ETR Tax Adjusted EPS ($)
2
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60% | 6.70 | 8.83 | 200% | ||||||||||
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Safety (SIF Rate)
3
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10% | 0.04 | 0.03 | 150% | ||||||||||
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Customer NPS
4
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10% |
Residential: 5
Business: 28 |
Residential: -4.5
Business: 17 |
—% | ||||||||||
| DIB | 10% |
Qualitative
5
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110% | |||||||||||
| Environmental Stewardship | 10% |
Qualitative
5
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105% | |||||||||||
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EAM (as a percentage of target, per annual incentive program)
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100% | 157% | ||||||||||||
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EAM (as a percentage of target following discretionary adjustment)
6
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100% | 138% | ||||||||||||
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| Long-Term PUP Measures |
Weighting
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2021 – 2023
PUP Target
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2021 – 2023
PUP Result
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Level of Achievement
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Relative TSR
1
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80% | Median |
2
nd
Quartile
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115% | ||||||||||
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Adjusted FFO/Debt Ratio
2
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20% | 15.50% |
2021: 10.74%
2022: 14.30%
2023: 16.95%
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66% | ||||||||||
| Payout (as a percentage of target) | 100% | 105% | ||||||||||||
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1.
Market Data for Compensation Comparison
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2. How the Talent and Compensation Committee Uses Market Data
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| AES Corporation | Edison International | |||||||
| Ameren Corporation | Eversource Energy | |||||||
| American Electric Power Co. Inc. | Exelon Corporation | |||||||
| American Water Works Company, Inc. | FirstEnergy Corporation | |||||||
| CenterPoint Energy Inc. | NextEra Energy, Inc. | |||||||
| Consolidated Edison Inc. | Pinnacle West Capital Corporation | |||||||
| Constellation Energy Corporation | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | |||||||
| Dominion Energy, Inc. | Southern Company | |||||||
| DTE Energy Company | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | |||||||
| Duke Energy Corporation | Xcel Energy Inc. | |||||||
| Compensation Element | Form | Objective |
Metrics / Performance Period
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| Base Salary | Cash | Provides a base level of competitive cash compensation for executive talent. | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
| Annual Incentive Program Awards | Cash |
Motivates and rewards executives for performance on both key financial and non-financial measures during the year; designed to incentivize behaviors that serve our stakeholders – customers, employees, communities and owners.
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•
ETR Tax Adjusted EPS
•
Safety
•
Customer NPS
•
DIB
•
Environmental Stewardship
Measured over a one-year performance period
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| PUP Awards | Equity |
Provides market competitive compensation designed to retain skills and knowledge while increasing our executives’ ownership in the Company further enhancing their focus on driving continuous improvement in operational results to the benefit of all stakeholders. Designed to focus our executives on driving utility growth, building long-term shareholder value, and a strong balance sheet.
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•
Relative TSR
•
Adjusted FFO/Debt Ratio
Measured over a 3-year performance period
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| Compensation Element | Form | Objective |
Metrics / Performance Period
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| Stock Options | Equity |
Enhances management’s focus on driving continuous improvement in operational results to the benefit of all stakeholders. Designed to align interests of management with long-term shareholder value as demonstrated by increases in our share price, provide market competitive compensation, retain talent and increase management’s ownership in the Company.
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Share price appreciation with 3-year pro rata vesting
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| Restricted Stock | Equity |
Enhances management’s focus on driving continuous improvement in operational results to the benefit of all stakeholders. Designed to provide market competitive compensation, retain talent, and increase management’s ownership in the Company.
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Service-based with 3-year pro rata vesting | |||||||||||||||||
| NEO |
2022 Base Salary
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2023 Base Salary
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| Andrew S. Marsh | $ | 1,100,000 | $ | 1,100,000 | |||||||
| Kimberly A. Fontan | $ | 625,000 | $ | 625,000 | |||||||
| Marcus V. Brown | $ | 732,021 | $ | 761,302 | |||||||
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Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
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$ | 575,000 | $ | 598,000 | |||||||
| Roderick K. West | $ | 776,434 | $ | 807,491 | |||||||
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| Measure | Metrics and Targets | Rationale | ||||||||||||
| Safety |
Quantitative safety metric based on rate of serious injuries and fatalities per 100 employees or contractors (SIF rate). Minimum performance = second quartile, target = top quartile, and maximum performance = top decile of published Edison Electric Institute (EEI) member SIF rate data as published in 2023, with no payout in the event of any fatalities during the reporting year.
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Supports our goal of maintaining a safe and incident-free workplace for all of our employees and contractors.
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| Customer NPS |
Quantitative customer NPS metric determined through a blind survey of residential and business customers who are asked how likely they are to recommend Entergy, on a scale of 1 to 10. The NPS is the percentage of promoters (scores 9-10) less the percentage of detractors (scores less than 6).
Residential: minimum performance = 0.5; target = 5; and maximum performance = 10.
Business: minimum performance = 21; target = 28; and maximum performance = 35.
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•
Incentivizes actions that drive positive customer outcomes (as measured through customer feedback) including impacts on reliability improvements, responsiveness, continuous improvement and innovation.
•
Signals overall health and loyalty of our customer relationship.
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| Diversity Inclusion and Belonging (DIB) |
Overall qualitative assessment of quantitative and qualitative DIB key performance indicators assessed in areas of diversity, culture and commerce, informed by quantitative measures in the areas of female, racially and ethnically diverse representation in the employee population and in director and above placements, inclusive climate survey scores, and diverse supplier managed spend; progress on DIB initiatives; and responsiveness to emergent issues.
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•
Reinforces our commitment to be a fair and equitable work environment that is welcoming to all and allows us to attract and retain superb talent allowing us to execute on our strategy.
•
Rewards progress toward meeting our commitment to develop and retain a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve, while maintaining our commitment to hiring the most qualified candidates.
•
Drives an engaged workforce; customer-centric service and solutions; enhancement of owner value; and community partnerships.
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| Environmental Stewardship |
Assessment of progress toward environmental commitments through quantitative and qualitative performance on publicly announced goals and other key initiatives. Goals set for 2023 included carbon dioxide emission rate and carbon-free energy capacity targets, advancement of our resilience strategy as demonstrated by regulatory filings made, approved and implemented, and customer engagement, electrification and emission reductions.
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Reinforces our commitment to long-term sustainability and a reduced impact on the environment, in particular by advancing our climate goals and commitments.
•
Provides accountability for accelerating completion of our resilience investments and advancing our customer electrification initiatives.
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| Performance Measure | Targets and Results | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weighting | Minimum | Target | Maximum |
2023 Results
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Level of
Achievement
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| ETR Tax Adjusted EPS ($) | 60% | 6.35 | 6.70 | 7.05 |
8.83
1
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200% | ||||||||||||||
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Safety
(SIF rate)
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10% | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
0.03
2
|
150% | ||||||||||||||
| Customer NPS | 10% |
Residential: 0.5
Business: 21
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Residential: 5
Business: 28
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Residential: 10
Business: 35
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Residential: -4.5
Business: 17
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—% | ||||||||||||||
| DIB | 10% |
Qualitative assessment
3
|
110% | |||||||||||||||||
| Environmental Stewardship | 10% |
Qualitative assessment
3
|
105% | |||||||||||||||||
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Calculated EAM
4
|
100% | 25% | 100% | 200% | 157% | |||||||||||||||
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DIB
Level of Achievement
110%
|
•
Increased representation of women and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in the employee population and at the director level and above in management from 2022
•
Held the "
All In
" five-month cohort development experience to increase inclusive leadership behaviors at all levels for the second year in a row, with over 200 employees in attendance
•
Inclusive climate score increased from third quartile in 2022 to second quartile, with increases in all outcomes and continuing to score first quartile in our areas of focus (such as mentorship and idea integration)
•
Launched an enterprise-wide historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) strategy with a differentiated Power of Prosperity Generational Wealth pilot, providing 1,500 freshmen students from Dillard University, Southern University, and Xavier University with $100 seeded investment accounts along with financial aid counseling / case management for students and families
•
Entergy's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) placed fifth in the Enterprise-Wide ERG category of the Diversity Impact Awards during the 2023 Global ERG Summit; LeadERG placed second in the Top 25 ERG Award category
•
Received
Top Workplace Awards
from Times-Picayune and Houston Chronicle for New Orleans and Texas, respectively
•
Received for the sixth consecutive year the
U.S. Department of Labor Platinum Vets Medallion Award
for veteran talent pipeline development, recruitment, retention and a Veteran's ERG
•
Named on Forbes'
Best Employers for Diversity List
for 2023; Newsweek's
America's Greatest Workplaces
for 2023; Time's
World's Best Companies
for 2023; and Black Enterprise's
Best Companies for DEI
•
Decreased diverse supplier managed spend from 2022 levels
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Environmental Stewardship
Level of Achievement
105%
|
•
CO2 emission rate initially projected at slightly better than the emission rate representing minimum performance, or 676 lbs/MWh; subsequently determined to be worse than minimum performance with an emission rate of 694 lbs/MWh, with the increased rate from 2022 partially attributable to higher summer load served by fossil fuel and coal generation due to extreme heat and adjustments in the energy mix based on generation resource availability
•
23% carbon-free energy capacity, which is maximum performance
•
Initiated efforts and made fundamental progress on most of the targeted, resilience-related objectives of the New Orleans and Louisiana operating companies, including:
•
Entergy New Orleans filed its definitive accelerated resilience plan with the City Council of New Orleans for approval
•
Entergy Louisiana filed its accelerated resilience plan with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval
•
Developed implementation plan for Entergy’s 2023 commercial and industrial growth objectives
•
Executed on continued outreach to customers and commercial plan development for customer growth objectives
•
Demonstrated significant progress toward serving expected customer growth, such as through execution of various agreements with key customers and partners
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| NEO |
Year-End
Base Salary |
Target as
Percentage of Year-End Base Salary |
2023
Target
Award
|
Payout as
Percentage of Target |
2023
Annual
Incentive
Award
|
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| Andrew S. Marsh | $ | 1,100,000 | 120% | $ | 1,320,000 | 138% | $ | 1,821,600 | |||||||||
| Kimberly A. Fontan | $ | 625,000 | 75% | $ | 468,750 | 138% | $ | 646,875 | |||||||||
| Marcus V. Brown | $ | 761,302 | 80% | $ | 609,041 | 156% | $ | 950,104 | |||||||||
|
Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
|
$ | 598,000 | 75% | $ | 448,500 | 138% | $ | 618,930 | |||||||||
| Roderick K. West | $ | 807,491 | 80% | $ | 645,993 | 120% | $ | 775,192 | |||||||||
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| NEO |
Long-Term Incentive
Grant Date Value
(as of January 26, 2023)
|
|
2023 – 2025
Target PUP
Performance Units
|
Stock Options |
Shares of
Restricted Stock
|
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Andrew S. Marsh
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$ | 6,379,927 | 30,895 | 60,815 | 11,616 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kimberly A. Fontan
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$ | 1,440,733 | 6,977 | 13,733 | 2,623 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus V. Brown | $ | 1,516,828 | 7,345 | 14,459 | 2,762 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter S. Norgeot, Jr. | $ | 1,497,306 | 7,251 | 14,272 | 2,726 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Roderick K. West | $ | 1,913,023 | 9,264 | 18,235 | 3,483 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Performance Measures
1
|
PUP Measure Weight
|
Goals
2
|
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| Relative TSR | 80% |
Minimum (25%) – Bottom of 3
rd
Quartile
Target (100%) – Median
Percentile Maximum (200%) – Top Quartile
|
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Adjusted FFO/Debt Ratio
3
|
20% |
Minimum (25%) – 14.0%
Target (100%) – 2023: 14.5%; 2024: 15.0%; 2025: 15.0%
Maximum (200%) – 2023: 15.5%; 2024: 16.0%; 2025: 16.0%
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Performance Measures
1
|
PUP
Measure Weight |
Payout
2
|
||||||
| Relative TSR | 80% |
Minimum (25%) – Bottom of 3
rd
Quartile
Target (100%) – Median
Maximum (200%) – Top Quartile
|
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Adjusted FFO/Debt Ratio
3
|
20% |
Minimum (25%) – 14.5%
Target (100%) – 15.5%
Maximum (200%) – 17.0%
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AES Corporation
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Eversource Energy
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Ameren Corporation
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Exelon Corporation
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American Electric Power Co. Inc.
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FirstEnergy Corporation
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American Water Works Company, Inc.
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NextEra Energy, Inc.
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CenterPoint Energy Inc.
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Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
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Consolidated Edison Inc.
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PG&E Corporation
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Dominion Energy, Inc.
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Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
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DTE Energy Company
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Southern Company
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Duke Energy Corporation
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Xcel Energy, Inc.
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Edison International
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| NEO |
2021 – 2023
Target PUP
Performance
Units
|
Number of
Shares Issued
1
|
Value of Shares
Actually Issued
2
|
Grant Date
Fair Value
3
|
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Andrew S. Marsh
4
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20,866 | 23,917 | $ | 2,364,435 | $ | 2,248,645 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kimberly A. Fontan
4
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4,179 | 4,777 | $ | 472,254 | $ | 450,354 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus V. Brown | 8,784 | 10,344 | $ | 1,022,608 | $ | 946,617 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
4
|
6,479 | 7,506 | $ | 742,043 | $ | 698,216 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roderick K. West | 10,727 | 12,632 | $ | 1,248,800 | $ | 1,156,006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plan Type | Description | ||||
| 401(k) | Company-sponsored 401(k) Savings Plan that covers a broad group of employees and provides for an employer matching contribution. | ||||
| Health & Wellness Benefits |
Medical, dental and vision coverage, health care and dependent care reimbursement plans, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, business travel accident insurance, and basic long-term disability insurance.
Eligibility, coverage levels, potential employee contributions and other plan design features are the same for the NEOs as for the broad employee population.
|
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|
2023 Perquisites
|
Corporate aircraft usage and annual mandatory physical exams. The NEOs do not receive tax gross ups on any benefits, except for certain relocation benefits.
For additional information regarding perquisites, see the “All Other Compensation” column in the 2023 Summary Compensation Table.
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Relocation Benefits
|
The Company provides relocation benefits to a broad base of employees who are required to relocate at the request of the Company, which include assisting with moving expenses, transportation of household goods and in certain circumstances, assistance with the sale of the employee's existing home.
Mr. Norgeot received relocation benefits in 2023 in connection with his promotion to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer pursuant to the Company's relocation policy. If Mr. Norgeot separates from the Company prior to the two-year anniversary of his promotion, certain of Mr. Norgeot's relocation benefits are subject to repayment to the Company.
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| Deferred Compensation | The NEOs are eligible to defer up to 100% of their base salary and annual incentive awards into the Company-sponsored Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. As of December 31, 2023, none of the NEOs have deferred any amounts under this plan. | ||||
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Retirement Plans
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Company-sponsored plans:
•
Entergy Retirement Plan – a tax-qualified final average pay defined benefit pension plan that covers a broad group of employees hired before July 1, 2014. As used in this Proxy Statement, “Entergy Retirement Plan” refers to the final average pay defined benefit pension plan benefit provided to eligible employees pursuant to the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees.
•
Cash Balance Plan – a tax-qualified cash balance defined benefit pension plan that covers a broad group of employees hired on or after July 1, 2014 and before January 1, 2021. Effective January 1, 2022, the Cash Balance Plan was merged with and into the Entergy Retirement Plan as Appendix J of the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees, while maintaining the same cash balance pension benefit formula. As used in this Proxy Statement, “Cash Balance Plan” refers to the cash balance defined benefit pension plan benefit provided to eligible employees pursuant to Appendix J of the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees.
•
Pension Equalization Plan (PEP) – a non-qualified pension restoration plan for certain highly compensated non-bargaining employees who participate in the Entergy Retirement Plan.
•
Cash Balance Equalization Plan (CBEP) – a non-qualified restoration plan for a select group of management or highly compensated employees who participate in the Cash Balance Plan.
•
System Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) – a legacy non-qualified supplemental retirement plan for a select group of individuals who became executive officers before July 1, 2014.
See “2023 Pension Benefits” section of this Proxy Statement for additional information regarding the operation of the plans described above. Mr. Norgeot is the only NEO that participates in the Cash Balance Plan and the CBEP and he does not participate in any of the other plans described above. The remaining NEOs participate in the Entergy Retirement Plan and in the PEP and/or SERP. NEOs who participate in both the SERP and the PEP would receive the greater of the benefit under the SERP or the PEP upon their termination of employment.
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| Executive Disability Plan | This plan pays eligible individuals a supplemental long-term disability (LTD) benefit if they are disabled and receiving LTD benefits from the broad-based LTD Plan. The benefit payable under this plan is equal to 65% of the difference between their annual base salary and the annual base salary that produces the maximum disability payment under our broad-based LTD plan, which is $15,000. | ||||
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| Role | Value of Common Stock to be Owned | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | 6 x base salary | ||||
| Executive Vice Presidents | 3 x base salary | ||||
| Senior Vice Presidents | 2 x base salary | ||||
| Vice Presidents | 1 x base salary | ||||
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Karen A. Puckett, Chair
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Gina F. Adams
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John R. Burbank
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Brian W. Ellis
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Blanche L. Lincoln
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| (a) | (b) | (c) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Name and
Principal
Position
1
|
Year |
Salary
2
|
Stock
Awards
3
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Option
Awards
4
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compen-sation
5
|
Change in
Pension
Value and
Non-qualified
Deferred
Compen-sation
Earnings
6
|
All
Other
Compen-sation
7
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Total |
Total Without
Change in
Pension
Value
8
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Andrew S. Marsh
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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2023 | $ | 1,100,000 | $ | 5,159,370 | $ | 1,220,557 | $ | 1,821,600 | $ | 982,400 | $ | 89,281 | $ | 10,373,208 | $ | 9,390,808 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | $ | 781,560 | $ | 4,598,890 | $ | 414,050 | $ | 960,700 | $ | — | $ | 106,560 | $ | 6,861,760 | $ | 6,861,760 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | $ | 705,286 | $ | 1,650,645 | $ | 358,235 | $ | 906,143 | $ | 213,000 | $ | 56,018 | $ | 3,889,327 | $ | 3,676,327 | ||||||||||||||||
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Kimberly A. Fontan
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
2023 | $ | 625,000 | $ | 1,165,112 | $ | 275,621 | $ | 646,875 | $ | 409,600 | $ | 31,860 | $ | 3,154,068 | $ | 2,744,468 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | $ | 404,809 | $ | 1,034,293 | $ | 80,519 | $ | 379,688 | $ | — | $ | 29,720 | $ | 1,929,029 | $ | 1,929,029 | ||||||||||||||||
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Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
|
2023 | $ | 753,419 | $ | 1,226,636 | $ | 290,192 | $ | 950,104 | $ | 731,700 | $ | 77,328 | $ | 4,029,379 | $ | 3,297,679 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | $ | 726,363 | $ | 1,144,238 | $ | 273,358 | $ | 761,302 | $ | 976,700 | $ | 93,793 | $ | 3,975,754 | $ | 2,999,054 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | $ | 705,286 | $ | 2,738,613 | $ | 268,787 | $ | 852,840 | $ | 491,400 | $ | 60,135 | $ | 5,117,061 | $ | 4,625,661 | ||||||||||||||||
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Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
|
2023 | $ | 591,808 | $ | 1,210,867 | $ | 286,439 | $ | 618,930 | $ | 117,600 | $ | 222,462 | $ | 3,048,106 | $ | 2,930,506 | |||||||||||||||
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Roderick K. West
Group President, Utility Operations
|
2023 | $ | 799,130 | $ | 1,547,047 | $ | 365,976 | $ | 775,192 | $ | 204,800 | $ | 112,338 | $ | 3,804,483 | $ | 3,599,683 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | $ | 770,432 | $ | 3,682,723 | $ | 402,025 | $ | 776,434 | $ | — | $ | 101,107 | $ | 5,732,721 | $ | 5,732,721 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | $ | 748,087 | $ | 1,512,547 | $ | 328,247 | $ | 844,277 | $ | 77,500 | $ | 75,048 | $ | 3,585,706 | $ | 3,508,206 | ||||||||||||||||
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Andrew S.
Marsh
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Kimberly A.
Fontan
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Marcus V.
Brown
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Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
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Roderick K.
West
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Company Matching Contribution – Savings Plan
|
$ | 13,860 | $ | 13,860 | $ | 13,860 | $ | 19,800 | $ | 13,860 | |||||||
| Dividends Paid on Vested Restricted Stock and PUP Awards | $ | 62,421 | $ | 11,613 | $ | 48,042 | $ | 22,501 | $ | 55,542 | |||||||
| Life Insurance Premiums | $ | 7,737 | $ | 1,587 | $ | 11,484 | $ | 7,482 | $ | 7,482 | |||||||
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Tax Reimbursements
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 48,428 | $ | — | |||||||
| Perquisites and Other Compensation | $ | 5,263 | $ | 4,800 | $ | 3,942 | $ | 124,251 | $ | 35,454 | |||||||
| Total | $ | 89,281 | $ | 31,860 | $ | 77,328 | $ | 222,462 | $ | 112,338 | |||||||
| NEO | Personal Use of Corporate Aircraft | Executive Physical Exams | Relocation | ||||||||
| Andrew S. Marsh | X | ||||||||||
| Kimberly A. Fontan | X | ||||||||||
| Marcus V. Brown | X | ||||||||||
| Peter S. Norgeot, Jr. | X | X | |||||||||
| Roderick K. West | X | X | |||||||||
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Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
(1)
|
Estimated Future Payouts under Equity Incentive Plan Awards
(2)
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| Name |
Grant
Date |
Thresh-old
($)
|
Target
($) |
Maximum
($) |
Thresh-old
(#)
|
Target
(#) |
Maximum
(#) |
All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#)
3
|
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Under-
lying
Options (#)
4
|
Exercise
or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh) |
Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock
and
Option
Awards
5
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | (l) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Andrew S. Marsh
|
1/26/23 | $ | — | $ | 1,320,000 | $ | 2,640,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 7,724 | 30,895 | 61,790 | $ | 3,899,382 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 11,616 | $ | 1,259,988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 60,815 | $ | 108.47 | $ | 1,220,557 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kimberly A. Fontan
|
1/26/23 | $ | — | $ | 468,750 | $ | 937,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 1,744 | 6,977 | 13,954 | $ | 880,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 2,623 | $ | 284,517 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 13,733 | $ | 108.47 | $ | 275,621 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus V. Brown | 1/26/23 | $ | — | $ | 609,041 | $ | 1,218,082 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 1,836 | 7,345 | 14,690 | $ | 927,042 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 2,762 | $ | 299,594 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 14,459 | $ | 108.47 | $ | 290,192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
|
1/26/23 | $ | — | $ | 448,500 | $ | 897,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 1,813 | 7,251 | 14,502 | $ | 915,178 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 2,726 | $ | 295,689 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 14,272 | $ | 108.47 | $ | 286,439 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Roderick K. West
|
1/26/23 | $ | — | $ | 645,993 | $ | 1,291,986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 2,316 | 9,264 | 18,528 | $ | 1,169,246 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 3,483 | $ | 377,801 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/26/23 | 18,235 | $ | 108.47 | $ | 365,976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stock Awards
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|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) |
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d) | (e) | (f) |
(g)
|
(h) | (i) | (j) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name |
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
(#)
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
Option
Expiration Date |
Number of
Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew S. Marsh | — | 60,815 |
1
|
$ | 108.47 | 1/26/2033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8,493 | 16,987 |
2
|
$ | 109.59 | 1/27/2032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19,464 | 9,732 |
3
|
$ | 95.87 | 1/28/2031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36,079 | — | $ | 131.72 | 1/30/2030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45,182 | — | $ | 89.19 | 1/31/2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49,000 | — | $ | 78.08 | 1/25/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44,000 | — | $ | 70.53 | 1/26/2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45,000 | — | $ | 70.56 | 1/28/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24,000 | — | $ | 89.90 | 1/29/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61,790 |
4
|
$ | 6,252,530 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23,118 |
5
|
$ | 2,339,310 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11,616 |
6
|
$ | 1,175,423 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,599 |
7
|
$ | 262,993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,353 |
8
|
$ | 136,910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Option Awards |
Stock Awards
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) |
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d) | (e) | (f) |
(g)
|
(h) | (i) | (j) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name |
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
(#)
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
Option
Expiration Date |
Number of
Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kimberly A. Fontan | — | 13,733 |
1
|
$ | 108.47 | 1/26/2033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,651 | 3,304 |
2
|
$ | 109.59 | 1/27/2032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,630 | 1,815 |
3
|
$ | 95.87 | 1/28/2031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6,400 | — | $ | 131.72 | 1/30/2030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6,000 | — | $ | 89.19 | 1/31/2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,500 | — | $ | 78.08 | 1/25/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13,954 |
4
|
$ | 1,412,005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5,302 |
5
|
$ | 536,509 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,623 |
6
|
$ | 265,421 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 506 |
7
|
$ | 51,202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 253 |
8
|
$ | 25,601 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Marcus V. Brown
|
— | 14,459 |
1
|
$ | 108.47 | 1/26/2033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5,607 | 11,215 |
2
|
$ | 109.59 | 1/27/2032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | 7,302 |
3
|
$ | 95.87 | 1/28/2031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28,574 | — | $ | 131.72 | 1/30/2030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14,690 |
4
|
$ | 1,486,481 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6,477 |
5
|
$ | 655,408 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,762 |
6
|
$ | 279,487 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,716 |
7
|
$ | 173,642 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,015 |
8
|
$ | 102,708 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14,216 |
9
|
$ | 1,438,517 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
|
— | 14,272 |
1
|
$ | 108.47 | 1/26/2033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,222 | 6,446 |
2
|
$ | 109.59 | 1/27/2032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7,922 | 3,962 |
3
|
$ | 95.87 | 1/28/2031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12,586 | — | $ | 131.72 | 1/30/2030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15,101 | — | $ | 89.19 | 1/31/2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 | — | $ | 78.08 | 1/25/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14,502 |
4
|
$ | 1,467,457 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6,093 |
5
|
$ | 616,551 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,726 |
6
|
$ | 275,844 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 986 |
7
|
$ | 99,773 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 551 |
8
|
$ | 55,756 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roderick K. West | — | 18,235 |
1
|
$ | 108.47 | 1/26/2033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8,246 | 16,494 |
2
|
$ | 109.59 | 1/27/2032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17,834 | 8,918 |
3
|
$ | 95.87 | 1/28/2031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31,705 | — | $ | 131.72 | 1/30/2030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25,564 | — | $ | 89.19 | 1/31/2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14,167 | — | $ | 78.08 | 1/25/2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18,528 |
4
|
$ | 1,874,848 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9,525 |
5
|
$ | 963,835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,483 |
6
|
$ | 352,445 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,524 |
7
|
$ | 255,404 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,240 |
8
|
$ | 125,476 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18,012 |
10
|
$ | 1,822,634 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (a) | (b) |
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name |
Number of
Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) |
Value Realized
on Exercise ($) |
Number of
Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) |
Value Realized
on Vesting
($)
1
|
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| Andrew S. Marsh | — | $ | — | 28,140 | $ | 2,822,123 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kimberly A. Fontan | — | $ | — | 5,682 | $ | 570,316 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus V. Brown | 51,917 | $ | 610,505 | 13,450 | $ | 1,359,144 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
|
— | $ | — | 9,106 | $ | 915,496 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roderick K. West | — | $ | — | 16,522 | $ | 1,670,452 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Plan Name |
Number
of Years
Credited
Service
|
Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefit
|
Payments
During
2023
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew S. Marsh | System Executive Retirement Plan | 25.37 | $ | 6,186,700 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Entergy Retirement Plan | 25.37 | $ | 754,800 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kimberly A. Fontan | Pension Equalization Plan | 27.56 | $ | 1,019,800 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Entergy Retirement Plan | 27.56 | $ | 808,600 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Marcus V. Brown
1,2
|
System Executive Retirement Plan | 28.74 | $ | 10,108,100 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Entergy Retirement Plan | 28.74 | $ | 1,366,100 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
|
Cash Balance Equalization Plan | 9.37 | $ | 278,100 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash Balance Plan | 9.37 | $ | 181,700 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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Roderick K. West
1
|
System Executive Retirement Plan | 24.75 | $ | 5,794,600 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Entergy Retirement Plan | 24.75 | $ | 855,700 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Entergy Retirement Plan |
Cash Balance Plan
|
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| Eligible NEOs |
• Andrew S. Marsh
• Marcus V. Brown
• Kimberly A. Fontan
• Roderick K. West
|
• Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
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| Eligibility | Non-bargaining employees hired before July 1, 2014. | Non-bargaining employees hired on or after July 1, 2014 and before January 21, 2021 | ||||||
| Vesting | A participant becomes vested in the Entergy Retirement Plan upon attainment of at least 5 years of vesting service or upon attainment of age 65 while actively employed by an Entergy system company. | A participant becomes vested in the Cash Balance Plan upon attainment of at least 3 years of vesting service or upon attainment of age 65 while actively employed by an Entergy system company. | ||||||
| Form of Payment Upon Retirement | Benefits are payable as an annuity or as a single lump sum distribution. | Benefits are payable as an annuity or single lump sum distribution. | ||||||
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| Entergy Retirement Plan |
Cash Balance Plan
|
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| Retirement Benefit Formula |
Benefits are calculated as a single life annuity payable at age 65 and generally are equal to 1.5% of a participant’s Final Average Monthly Earnings (FAME) multiplied by years of service (not to exceed 40).
Earnings for the purpose of calculating FAME generally includes the employee’s base salary and eligible annual incentive awards, subject to limitations imposed by Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and excludes all other bonuses. Executive annual incentive awards under the Executive Annual Incentive Program are not eligible for inclusion in Earnings under this plan.
FAME is calculated using the employee’s average monthly Earnings for the 60 consecutive months in which the employee’s earnings were highest during the 120-month period immediately preceding the employee’s retirement and includes up to 5 eligible annual incentive awards paid during the 60-month period, except that executive annual incentive awards are not included in the FAME calculation.
|
The normal retirement benefit at age 65 is determined by converting the sum of an employee’s annual pay credits and his or her annual interest credits, into an actuarially equivalent annuity.
Pay credits ranging from 4-8% of an employee’s eligible Earnings are allocated annually to a notional account for the employee based on an employee’s age and years of service. Earnings for purposes of calculating an employee’s pay credit include the employee’s base salary and annual incentive awards, subject to Code limitations, and exclude all other bonuses. Executive annual incentive program awards are eligible for inclusion in Earnings under this plan. Interest credits are calculated based upon the annual rate of interest on 30-year U.S. Treasury securities, as specified by the Internal Revenue Service, for the month of August preceding the first day of the applicable calendar year subject to a minimum rate of 2.6% and a maximum rate of 9%. |
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|
Benefit Timing
1
|
Normal retirement age under the plan is 65.
A reduced terminated vested benefit may be commenced as early as age 55. The amount of this benefit is determined by reducing the normal retirement benefit by 7% per year for the first 5 years commencement precedes age 65, and 6% per year for each additional year commencement precedes age 65.
A subsidized early retirement benefit may be commenced by employees who are at least age 55 with 10 years of service at the time they separate from service. The amount of this benefit is determined by reducing the normal retirement benefit by 2% per year for each year that early retirement precedes age 65.
|
Normal retirement age under the plan is 65.
A vested cash balance benefit may be commenced as early as the first day of the month following separation from service. The amount of the benefit is determined in the same manner as the normal retirement benefit described above in the “Retirement Benefit Formula” section. |
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| Pension Equalization Plan |
System Executive
Retirement Plan
|
Cash Balance Equalization Plan
|
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| Eligible NEOs |
• Andrew S. Marsh
• Marcus V. Brown
• Kimberly A. Fontan
• Roderick K. West
|
• Andrew S. Marsh
• Marcus V. Brown
• Roderick K. West
|
• Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
|
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|
Eligibility
1
|
Management or highly compensated employees who participate in the Entergy Retirement Plan. | Certain individuals who became executive officers before July 1, 2014. |
Management or highly compensated employees who participate in the Cash Balance Plan.
|
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| Form of Payment Upon Retirement | Single lump sum distribution. | Single lump sum distribution. |
Single lump sum distribution.
|
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| Retirement Benefit Formula | Benefits generally are equal to the actuarial present value of the difference between (1) the amount that would have been payable as an annuity under the Entergy Retirement Plan, including executive annual incentive program awards as eligible earnings and without applying limitations of the Code on pension benefits and earnings that may apply in calculating tax-qualified pension benefits, and (2) the amount actually payable as an annuity under the Entergy Retirement Plan. | Benefits generally are equal to the actuarial present value of a specified percentage, based on the participant’s years of service (including supplemental service granted under the plan) and management level, of the participant’s Final Average Monthly Compensation (which is generally 1/36th of the sum of the participant’s base salary and annual incentive awards for the 3 highest years during the last 10 years preceding separation from service), after first being reduced by the value of the participant’s Entergy Retirement Plan benefit. |
Benefits generally are equal to the difference between the amount that would have been payable as a lump sum under the Cash Balance Plan, but for Code limitations on pension benefits and earnings that may be considered in calculating tax-qualified cash balance plan benefits, and the amount actually payable as a lump sum under the Cash Balance Plan.
|
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|
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| Pension Equalization Plan |
System Executive
Retirement Plan
|
Cash Balance Equalization Plan
|
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|
Benefit Timing
2
|
Payable at age 65.
Benefits payable prior to age 65 are subject to the same reduced terminated vested or early retirement reduction factors as benefits payable under the Entergy Retirement Plan as described above.
Payable upon separation from service subject to six month delay if the participant is a "specified employee" under Code Section 409A.
|
Payable at age 65.
Prior to age 65, vesting is conditioned on the prior written consent of the officer’s Entergy employer.
Benefits payable prior to age 65 are subject to the same reduced terminated vested or subsidized early retirement reduction factors as benefits payable under the Entergy Retirement Plan as described above. Payable upon separation from service subject to six month delay if the participant is a "specified employee" under Code Section 409A.
|
Payable upon separation from service subject to six month delay if the participant is a “specified employee” under Code Section 409A.
|
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| Compensation Element |
Payment and/or Benefit
|
|||||||
| Severance* |
A lump sum severance payment equal to a multiple of the sum of: (a) the participant’s annual base salary as in effect at any time within one year prior to the commencement of a change in control period or, if higher, immediately prior to a circumstance constituting good reason, plus (b) the participant’s annual incentive award, calculated using the average annual target opportunity derived under the annual incentive program for the two calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which termination occurs.
|
|||||||
| Performance Units |
For outstanding performance units, participants would receive a number of shares of Entergy stock equal to the greater of (1) the target number of performance units subject to the performance unit agreement or (2) the number of units that would vest under the performance unit agreement calculated based on Company performance through the participant’s termination date, in either case pro-rated based on the portion of the performance period that occurs through the termination date.
|
|||||||
| Equity Awards |
All unvested stock options and restricted stock units will vest immediately, and restrictions will lift on restricted shares upon a Qualifying Termination pursuant to the terms of the Company’s equity plans.
|
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| Compensation Element |
Payment and/or Benefit
|
|||||||
| Retirement Benefits |
Benefits already accrued under our SERP, PEP and CBEP, if any, will become fully vested.
|
|||||||
| Welfare Benefits |
Participants who are not retirement-eligible would be eligible to receive Entergy-subsidized COBRA benefits for a period of 18 months.
|
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|
Termination
Event |
Severance |
Annual
Incentive |
Stock Options |
Restricted Stock
2
|
Performance Units | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voluntary Resignation | None |
Forfeited
1
|
Unvested options are forfeited. Vested options expire on the earlier of (i) 90 days from the last day of active employment and (ii) the option’s normal expiration date. | Forfeited |
Forfeited
3
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termination for Cause | None | Forfeited | Forfeited | Forfeited | Forfeited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement | None | Pro-rated based on number of days employed during the performance period |
Unvested stock options continue to vest following retirement, in accordance with the original vesting schedule and expire the earlier of (i) five years from the retirement date and (ii) the option’s original expiration date.
|
Forfeited | Officers with a minimum of 12 months of participation are eligible for a pro-rated award based on actual performance and full months of service during the performance period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Death / Disability
|
None | Pro-rated based on number of days employed during the performance period | Unvested stock options vest on the termination date and expire the earlier of (i) five years from the termination date and (ii) the option’s normal expiration date | Fully Vest | Officers are eligible for a pro-rated award based on actual performance and full months of service during the performance period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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|
Benefits and Payments
Upon Termination |
Voluntary
Resignation
|
For
Cause
|
Termination
for Good Reason or Not for Cause |
Retirement | Disability | Death |
Termination
Related to a Change in Control |
||||||||||||||||
|
Andrew S. Marsh
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance Payment | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6,660,225 | |||||||||||
|
Performance Units
3
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,601,696 | $ | 2,601,696 | $ | 2,601,696 | |||||||||||
| Stock Options | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 155,323 | $ | 155,323 | $ | 155,323 | |||||||||||
| Restricted Stock | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,666,722 | $ | 1,666,722 | $ | 1,666,722 | |||||||||||
|
Welfare Benefits
5
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 33,129 | |||||||||||
|
Kimberly A. Fontan
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance Payment | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,130,156 | |||||||||||
|
Performance Units
3
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 593,075 | $ | 593,075 | $ | 593,075 | |||||||||||
| Stock Options | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28,967 | $ | 28,967 | $ | 28,967 | |||||||||||
| Restricted Stock | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 361,522 | $ | 361,522 | $ | 361,522 | |||||||||||
|
Welfare Benefits
5
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 33,129 | |||||||||||
|
Marcus V. Brown
2
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance Payment | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,111,030 | |||||||||||
|
Performance Units
3
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | 684,752 | $ | 684,752 | $ | 684,752 | $ | 684,752 | |||||||||||
| Stock Options | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 38,847 | $ | 38,847 | $ | 38,847 | |||||||||||
| Restricted Stock | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 595,530 | $ | 595,530 | $ | 595,530 | |||||||||||
|
Welfare Benefits
4
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
|
Unvested Restricted Stock Units
6
|
— | — | $ | 1,257,387 | $ | — | $ | 1,257,387 | $ | 1,257,387 | $ | 1,438,517 | |||||||||||
|
Peter S. Norgeot, Jr.
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance Payment | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,094,650 | |||||||||||
|
Performance Units
3
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 655,610 | $ | 655,610 | $ | 655,610 | |||||||||||
| Stock Options | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 63,223 | $ | 63,223 | $ | 63,223 | |||||||||||
| Restricted Stock | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 458,923 | $ | 458,923 | $ | 458,923 | |||||||||||
|
Welfare Benefits
5
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 24,696 | |||||||||||
|
Roderick K. West
2
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance Payment | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,360,453 | |||||||||||
|
Performance Units
4
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | 955,032 | $ | 955,032 | $ | 955,032 | $ | 955,032 | |||||||||||
| Stock Options | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 142,321 | $ | 142,321 | $ | 142,321 | |||||||||||
| Restricted Stock | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 785,888 | $ | 785,888 | $ | 785,888 | |||||||||||
|
Welfare Benefits
4
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
|
Unvested Restricted Stock Units
7
|
— | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,822,634 | |||||||||||
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|
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|
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|
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| Entergy 2024 Proxy Statement | |
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|
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|
88
|
| Entergy 2024 Proxy Statement | ||||
|
Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on:
|
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| Year |
SCT Total 1
st
PEO
1
|
SCT Total 2nd PEO
2
|
CAP 1
st
PEO
3
|
CAP 2
nd
PEO
4
|
Avg SCT Total NEOs
5
|
Avg CAP Non-PEO NEOs
6
|
TSR
7
|
Peer Group TSR
8
|
Net Income
9
(In Thousands)
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (b) | (c) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | N/A | $ |
|
N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | $ |
|
N/A | $ |
|
N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | $ |
|
N/A | $ |
|
N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to Determine CAP for Mr. Denault | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Summary Compensation Table Total | N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||
| Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Value reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT | N/A | $ |
|
($
|
($
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Increase for “Service Cost” for Pension Plans | N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||
| Increase for “Prior Service Cost” for Pension Plans (Due to Plan Amendment/Modification) | N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||
| Deduction for the Equity Awards Grant Date Fair Value reported under the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” Column in the SCT | N/A |
($
|
($
|
($
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Increase for Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That are Outstanding and Unvested at Year End | N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||
| Increase/Deduction for Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years | N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
($
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Increase/Deduction for Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year | N/A |
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Increase/Deduction for Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year | N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||
| Deduction for Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year | N/A |
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Calculated CAP | N/A | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
||||
| Adjustments to Determine CAP for Mr. Marsh | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Summary Compensation Table Total | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Value reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT | $ |
(
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Increase for “Service Cost” for Pension Plans | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Increase for “Prior Service Cost” for Pension Plans | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Deduction for the Equity Awards Grant Date Fair Value reported under the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” Column in the SCT | $ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
|||||||
| Increase for Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That are Outstanding and Unvested at Year End | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Increase/Deduction for Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years | $ |
(
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Increase/Deduction for Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year |
|
|
|||||||||
| Increase/Deduction for Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year | $ |
(
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| Deduction for Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year |
|
|
|||||||||
| Calculated CAP | $ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
| Kimberly A. Fontan | Kimberly A. Fontan | Andrew S. Marsh | Andrew S. Marsh | ||||||||
| Marcus V. Brown | A. Christopher Bakken, III | Marcus V. Brown | A. Christopher Bakken, III | ||||||||
| Peter S. Norgeot, Sr. | Marcus V. Brown | Paul D. Hinnenkamp | Marcus V. Brown | ||||||||
| Roderick K. West | Roderick K. West | Roderick K. West | Roderick K. West | ||||||||
|
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|
| Entergy 2024 Proxy Statement | ||||
| Adjustments to Determine the Average CAP for Non-PEO NEOs | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Summary Compensation Table Total | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Value reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT | $ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
|||||||||||||||
| Increase for “Service Cost” for Pension Plans | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Increase for “Prior Service Cost” for Pension Plans (Due to Plan Amendment/Modification) | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Deduction for the Equity Awards Grant Date Fair Value reported under the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” Column in the SCT | $ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
$ |
(
|
|||||||||||||||
| Increase for Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That are Outstanding and Unvested at Year End | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Increase/Deduction for Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years | $ |
(
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
|||||||||||||||
| Increase/Deduction for Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Increase/Deduction for Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year | $ |
(
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Deduction for Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Calculated CAP | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||||||||
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|
||||
|
92
|
| Entergy 2024 Proxy Statement | ||||
| Entergy 2024 Proxy Statement | |
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|
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|
Name
1
|
Shares
2
|
Options
Exercisable
Within 60 Days
|
Stock Units
3
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Entergy Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gina F. Adams | 1,091 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| John H. Black | 1,250 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Marcus V. Brown | 19,126 | 51,909 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| John R. Burbank | 7,236 | — | 1,524 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patrick J. Condon | 14,177 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Kirkland H. Donald | 11,155 | — | 6,267 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian W. Ellis | 4,592 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Kimberly A. Fontan | 17,147 | 28,225 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Philip L. Frederickson | 13,380 | — | 805 | |||||||||||||||||
| M. Elise Hyland | 6,513 | — | 784 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart L. Levenick | 27,764 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Blanche L. Lincoln | 21,809 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrew S. Marsh | 151,607 | 309,714 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter S. Norgeot, Jr. | 37,832 | 62,245 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Karen A. Puckett | 14,177 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Roderick K. West | 59,079 | 120,759 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| All directors and executive officers as a group (21 persons) | 467,473 | 665,495 | 9,380 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
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Percent of Class | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Vanguard Group
1
100 Vanguard Boulevard
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
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25,983,204 | 12.18% | ||||||||||||||||||
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BlackRock, Inc.
2
55 East 52
nd
Street
New York, NY 10055
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17,688,102 | 8.29% | ||||||||||||||||||
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State Street Corporation
3
State Street Financial Center
1 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
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12,522,282 | 5.87% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Shareholder |
Schedule
13G/13GA Filing Date |
Sole Voting
Power |
Shared Voting
Power |
Sole Power To
Dispose or To Direct the Disposition |
Shared Power
To Dispose or To Direct The Disposition |
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1
The Vanguard Group
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2/13/2024 | 0 | 363,407 | 24,980,198 | 1,003,006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2
BlackRock, Inc.
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1/25/2024 | 16,448,439 | 0 | 17,688,102 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3
State Street Corporation
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1/29/2024 | 0 | 7,701,730 | 0 | 12,487,962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corporate Governance Guidelines
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Bylaws
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation
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Code of Conduct
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Information related to our political contributions and lobbying activities
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| May 3, 2024 | |||||
| 10:00 a.m. Central Time | |||||
| Virtual Meeting Site: | |||||
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www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ETR2024
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2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||||||||
|
Net income (loss) attributable to ETR Corp.
|
2,357
|
1,103
|
1,118
|
||||||||
|
Less adjustments:
|
|||||||||||
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Utility
|
|||||||||||
|
Customer sharing of tax benefits as a result of the 2016–2018 IRS audit resolution
|
(98)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
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E-AR write-off of assets related to the ANO stator incident
|
(78)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Impacts from storm cost approvals and securitizations, including customer sharing (excluding income tax items below)
|
(87)
|
(215)
|
-
|
||||||||
|
SERI regulatory charge resulting from partial settlement and offer of settlement for pending litigation
|
-
|
(551)
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Impacts from FERC’s December 2022 SERI order on the sale-leaseback complaint
|
-
|
20
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Gain on sale
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
||||||||
|
Income tax effect on Utility adjustments above
|
73
|
183
|
(4)
|
||||||||
|
2016–2018 IRS audit resolution
|
568
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
E-LA reversal of regulatory liability associated with Hurricane Isaac securitization, initially recorded in 2017 as a result of the TCJA
|
106
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
E-LA income tax benefit resulting from securitization
|
129
|
283
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Income tax valuation allowance
|
-
|
-
|
(8)
|
||||||||
|
Provision for uncertain tax position
|
-
|
-
|
(5)
|
||||||||
|
State corporate income tax rate change
|
-
|
-
|
29
|
||||||||
|
Total Utility
|
611
|
(280)
|
27
|
||||||||
|
Parent & Other
|
|||||||||||
|
EWC (a)
|
|||||||||||
|
Income before income taxes
|
-
|
119
|
(146)
|
||||||||
|
Income taxes
|
-
|
(54)
|
25
|
||||||||
|
Preferred dividend requirement
|
-
|
(2)
|
(2)
|
||||||||
|
Total 2022 EWC
|
-
|
63
|
(123)
|
||||||||
|
All Other
|
|||||||||||
|
2016–2018 IRS audit resolution
|
275
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
DOE spent nuclear fuel litigation settlement (IPEC)
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Income tax effect on adjustments above
|
(9)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
State corporate income tax rate change
|
-
|
-
|
(1)
|
||||||||
|
Total Parent & Other
|
307
|
63
|
(124)
|
||||||||
|
Total adjustments
|
919
|
(217)
|
(97)
|
||||||||
|
ETR adjusted earnings
|
1,438
|
1,320
|
1,215
|
||||||||
|
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding (in millions)
|
212
|
206
|
202
|
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| A-2 | | Entergy 2024 Proxy Statement | ||||
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2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||||||||
|
Net income (loss attributable to ETR Corp
|
11.10
|
5.37
|
5.54
|
||||||||
|
Less adjustments:
|
|||||||||||
|
Utility
|
|||||||||||
|
Customer sharing of tax benefits as a result of the 2016–2018 IRS audit resolution
|
(0.34)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
E-AR write-off of assets related to the ANO stator incident
|
(0.28)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Impacts from storm cost approvals and securitizations, including customer sharing (excluding income tax items below)
|
(0.29)
|
(0.79)
|
-
|
||||||||
|
SERI regulatory charge resulting from partial settlement and offer of settlement for pending litigation
|
-
|
(2.01)
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Impacts from FERC’s December 2022 SERI order on the sale-leaseback complaint
|
-
|
0.06
|
-
|
||||||||
|
2016–2018 IRS audit resolution
|
2.67
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
E-LA reversal of regulatory liability associated with Hurricane Isaac securitization, initially recorded in 2017 as a result of the TCJA
|
0.50
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
E-LA income tax benefit resulting from securitization
|
0.61
|
1.38
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Gain on sale
|
-
|
-
|
0.05
|
||||||||
|
Income tax valuation allowance
|
-
|
-
|
(0.04)
|
||||||||
|
Provision for uncertain tax position
|
-
|
-
|
(0.02)
|
||||||||
|
State corporate income tax rate change
|
-
|
-
|
0.14
|
||||||||
|
Total
Utility
|
2.88
|
(1.36)
|
0.13
|
||||||||
|
Parent & Other
|
|||||||||||
|
Total EWC (c)
|
-
|
0.31
|
(0.61)
|
||||||||
|
2016–2018 IRS audit resolution
|
1.30
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
DOE spent nuclear fuel litigation settlement (IPEC)
|
0.15
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
State corporate income tax rate change
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Total Parent & Other
|
1.45
|
0.31
|
(0.61)
|
||||||||
|
Total adjustments
|
4.33
|
(1.05)
|
(0.48)
|
||||||||
|
ETR adjusted earnings
|
6.77
|
6.42
|
6.02
|
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| Entergy 2024 Proxy Statement | | A-3 | ||||
|
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation – FFO/Debt (excluding securitization debt)
|
|||||||||||
|
($ in millions except where noted)
|
|||||||||||
|
2023
|
|||||||||||
|
Total debt
|
(A)
|
26,335
|
|||||||||
|
Less securitization debt
|
(B)
|
263
|
|||||||||
|
Total debt, excluding securitization debt
|
(C=A-B)
|
26,072
|
|||||||||
|
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
|
(D)
|
4,294
|
|||||||||
|
AFUDC – borrowed funds
|
(E)
|
(40)
|
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|
Working capital items in net cash flow provided by operating activities:
|
|||||||||||
|
Receivables
|
102
|
||||||||||
|
Fuel inventory
|
(45)
|
||||||||||
|
Accounts payable
|
(135)
|
||||||||||
|
Taxes accrued
|
10
|
||||||||||
|
Interest accrued
|
19
|
||||||||||
|
Deferred fuel costs
|
759
|
||||||||||
|
Other working capital accounts
|
(210)
|
||||||||||
|
Securitization regulatory charges
|
31
|
||||||||||
|
Total
|
(F)
|
531
|
|||||||||
|
FFO (non-GAAP)
|
(G)=(D+E-F)
|
3,724
|
|||||||||
|
FFO/Debt (excluding securitization debt) (non-GAAP)
|
(G/C)
|
14.3%
|
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| A-4 | | Entergy 2024 Proxy Statement | ||||
No information found
* THE VALUE IS THE MARKET VALUE AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE 13F WAS FILED.
| FUND | NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE ($) | PUT OR CALL |
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| DIRECTORS | AGE | BIO | OTHER DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIPS |
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No information found
Customers
| Customer name | Ticker |
|---|---|
| Murphy Oil Corporation | MUR |
| Sunoco LP | SUN |
Price
Yield
| Owner | Position | Direct Shares | Indirect Shares |
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