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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 4, 2012


Commission
File Number
Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number
 
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
1-11299
ENTERGY CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana  70113
Telephone (504) 576-4000
72-1229752



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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Entergy Corporation (“Entergy”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) on May 4, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The matters that were submitted to our shareholders for approval at the Annual Meeting and the voting results with respect to each matter are set forth below.  The proposals related to each matter are described in detail in Entergy’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2012.

 
Proposal 1

Entergy’s shareholders elected eleven directors to serve until the next annual meeting with the following vote:

Nominee
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Maureen S. Bateman
135,963,573
1,622,056
497,347
14,720,118
Gary W. Edwards
136,437,794
1,144,908
500,274
14,720,118
Alexis M. Herman
134,803,843
2,706,574
572,559
14,720,118
Donald C. Hintz
136,468,864
1,200,937
413,175
14,720,118
J. Wayne Leonard
134,168,231
3,392,132
522,613
14,720,118
Stuart L. Levenick
136,564,586
986,513
531,877
14,720,118
Blanche L. Lincoln
136,148,165
1,434,783
500,028
14,720,118
Stewart C. Myers
136,335,625
1,229,703
517,648
14,720,118
William A. Percy, II
135,709,324
1,883,038
490,614
14,720,118
W.J. “Billy” Tauzin
136,141,388
1,420,604
520,984
14,720,118
Steven V. Wilkinson
136,418,139
1,177,804
487,033
14,720,118


 
Proposal 2

Entergy’s shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche as our independent registered public accountants for 2012 as set forth below:

Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
150,438,383
1,945,061
419,650


 
Proposal 3

Entergy’s shareholders approved the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation as set forth below:

Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
131,388,768
5,111,150
1,583,058
14,720,118




SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Entergy Corporation
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Marcus V. Brown    
 
 Marcus V. Brown
 Senior Vice President and General
 Counsel
 
 
   
   
Dated:  May 9, 2012