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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-263654
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251104

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ENTERGY CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000065984
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				721229752
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B3
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-289302
		FILM NUMBER:		251446722

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		639 LOYOLA AVE
		CITY:			NEW ORLEANS
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70113
		BUSINESS PHONE:		504-576-4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 61000
		CITY:			NEW ORLEANS
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70161

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ENTERGY CORP /FL/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940329

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ENTERGY GSU HOLDINGS INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940329

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MIDDLE SOUTH UTILITIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19890521
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:71%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)<BR>Registration No. 333-289302<BR> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow"><FONT COLOR="#ff4338"><B>This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relate to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, but are not complete and may be changed. </B></FONT></P></DIV><DIV STYLE="position:relative; overflow:visible; margin-left:38pt; margin-right:38pt; transform: translateY(-20pt);">
<p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#ff4338"><B>SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER&nbsp;4,
2025 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(To Prospectus dated August&nbsp;6, 2025) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; Junior Subordinated Debentures due June&nbsp;15, 2056 (Series 2025A) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; Junior Subordinated Debentures due June&nbsp;15, 2056 (Series 2025B) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are offering $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;of our Junior Subordinated Debentures due June&nbsp;15, 2056 (Series 2025A) (the &#8220;Series
2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221;) and $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; of our Junior Subordinated Debentures due June 15, 2056 (Series 2025B) (the &#8220;Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221; and together with the Series 2025A
Junior Subordinated Debentures, the &#8220;Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221;). The Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures will bear interest (i)&nbsp;from and including the date of original issuance to, but not including, June&nbsp;15, 2031
at an annual rate of &#8195;% and (ii)&nbsp;from and including June&nbsp;15, 2031 during each Interest Reset Period (as defined herein) at an annual rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate (as defined herein) as of the most recent Reset Interest
Determination Date (as defined herein) plus &#8195;%; provided, that the interest rate during any Interest Reset Period for the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures will not reset below&#8195;% (which equals the initial interest rate on the
Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures). The Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures will bear interest (i) from and including the date of original issuance to, but not including, June&nbsp;15, 2036 at an annual rate of &#8195;% and (ii)
from and including June&nbsp;15, 2036 during each Interest Reset Period at an annual rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date plus &#8195;%; provided, that the interest rate during any
Interest Reset Period for the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures will not reset below &#8195;% (which equals the initial interest rate on the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be payable semi-annually in arrears on June&nbsp;15 and December&nbsp;15 of each year. The
first interest payment on the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be made on June&nbsp;15, 2026. We may redeem some or all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of each series, at our option, at the times and prices described in this prospectus
supplement. The Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued only in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Junior Subordinated Debentures will be our direct unsecured obligations
and will rank junior and be subordinated in right of payment and upon liquidation to our existing and future Senior Indebtedness (as defined herein) and equally in right of payment with any Pari Passu Securities (as defined herein). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may defer interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series on one or more occasions for up to 10 consecutive
years per deferral period as described in this prospectus supplement. Deferred interest payments will accrue additional interest at a rate equal to the interest rate then applicable to the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series, to the extent
permitted by applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not intend to apply to list the Junior Subordinated Debentures of either series on a securities
exchange. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in the Junior Subordinated Debentures involves risks. See &#8220;<A HREF="#stoc17610_2">Risk Factors</A>&#8221; beginning on page
S-6 of this prospectus supplement to read about factors you should consider before buying the Junior Subordinated Debentures. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or
determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Price to Public (1)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Proceeds to Entergy<BR>Corporation</B><br><B>(before expenses)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures</P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The price to public will also include any interest that has accrued on the Junior Subordinated Debentures since
their issue date if delivered after that date. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not
intended to constitute an offer to, and the Junior Subordinated Debentures should not be purchased, held or otherwise acquired by, a &#8220;specified foreign entity&#8221; as defined in Section&nbsp;7701(a)(51)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (an &#8220;SFE&#8221;). By purchasing Junior Subordinated Debentures, any investor in the Junior Subordinated Debentures (including all affiliated entities that participate in such purchase) will be deemed to represent and warrant
to us that it is not, and will not be, for its taxable year that includes the date of the original issuance of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, an SFE. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriters expect to deliver the Junior Subordinated Debentures to purchasers on or about November&nbsp;&#8195;, 2025 through the
book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company in New York, New York for the accounts of its participants, including Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System, and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I>,
Luxembourg. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any related free-writing
prospectus that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, contain and incorporate by reference information that you should consider when making your investment decision. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized
anyone else to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference therein is accurate as of any date
other than as of the dates of these documents or the dates these documents were filed with the SEC. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since these dates. If the information in this prospectus
supplement is different from, or inconsistent with, the information in the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information contained in this prospectus supplement. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer or sale of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. In this prospectus supplement, &#8220;Entergy,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer to Entergy Corporation and, unless
otherwise expressly stated, do not include our subsidiaries or affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc"></A>TABLE OF CONTENTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Prospectus Supplement </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or the documents
incorporated by reference therein. It may not contain all the information that is important to you. You should carefully read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference therein in their
entirety before making an investment decision. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Entergy Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in this section &#8220;Summary&#8212;Entergy Corporation,&#8221; references to &#8220;Entergy,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221;
&#8220;us&#8221; or &#8220;our&#8221; refer to Entergy Corporation excluding, unless the context otherwise requires or otherwise expressly stated, its subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. We own and operate
power plants with approximately 24,500 MW of electric generating capacity, including approximately 5,100 MW of nuclear power. We deliver electricity to approximately 3&nbsp;million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We
had annual revenues of approximately $11.9&nbsp;billion in 2024 and approximately 12,000 employees as of December&nbsp;31, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
operate primarily through a single reportable segment, Utility. The Utility segment includes the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New
Orleans. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information above is only a summary and is not complete. You should read the incorporated documents listed under the heading
&#8220;Where You Can Find More Information&#8221; in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for more specific information concerning our business and affairs, including significant contingencies, risk factors and known trends,
our general capital requirements, our financing plans and capabilities, and pending legal and regulatory proceedings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our principal
executive offices are located at 639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 (telephone number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">504-576-4000).</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What securities are being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are offering $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; aggregate principal amount of our Junior Subordinated Debentures due June&nbsp;15, 2056 (Series 2025A),
which will be referred to as the &#8220;Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221; in this prospectus supplement, and $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; aggregate principal amount of our Junior Subordinated Debentures due June&nbsp;15, 2056 (Series
2025B), which will be referred to as the &#8220;Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221; and, together with the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures, will be referred to as the &#8220;Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221; in this
prospectus supplement. The Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What interest will be paid by us? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
will pay interest on the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures (i)&nbsp;from and including the date of original issuance to, but not including, the Series 2025A First Interest Reset Date (as defined under &#8220;Description of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Interest, Maturity and Payment&#8221;) at an annual rate of &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;% and (ii)&nbsp;from and including the Series 2025A First Interest Reset Date during each Interest Reset Period at an annual rate equal to
the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;%; provided, that the interest rate during any Interest Reset Period for the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures will not reset
below &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;% (which equals the initial interest rate on the Series&nbsp;2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will
pay interest on the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures (i)&nbsp;from and including the date of original issuance to, but not including, the Series 2025B First Interest Reset Date (as defined under &#8220;Description of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Interest, Maturity and Payment&#8221;) at an annual rate of &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;% and (ii)&nbsp;from and including the Series 2025B First Interest Reset Date during each Interest Reset Period at an annual rate equal to
the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;%; provided, that the interest rate during any Interest Reset Period for the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures will not reset
below &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;% (which equals the initial interest rate on the Series&nbsp;2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to
our right to defer interest payments described below, interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on June&nbsp;15 and December&nbsp;15 of each year, beginning June&nbsp;15, 2026. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For a more complete description of interest payable on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, see &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures&#8212;Interest, Maturity and Payment.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What are the record dates for the payment of interest? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The record date for interest payable on any interest payment date for the Junior Subordinated Debentures of each series shall be the close of
business on (i)&nbsp;the Business Day (as defined under &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Interest, Maturity and Payment&#8221;) immediately preceding such interest payment date so long as all of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures of such series remain in book-entry only form, or (ii)&nbsp;the 15<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>&nbsp;calendar day immediately preceding such interest payment date if any of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of
such series do not remain in book-entry only form. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>When can payment of interest be deferred? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">So long as there is no event of default under the Subordinated Indenture (as defined under &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures&#8221;), we may defer interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a </P>
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particular series, from time to time, for one or more periods (each, an &#8220;Optional Deferral Period&#8221;) of up to 10 consecutive years per Optional Deferral Period. In other words, we may
declare at our discretion up to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-year</FONT> interest payment moratorium on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series and may choose to do that on more than one occasion. We may not defer payments
beyond the maturity date of the Junior Subordinated Debentures (which is June&nbsp;15, 2056). Any deferred interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series will accrue additional interest at a rate equal to the interest rate
then applicable to the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Once all accrued and unpaid interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series has been paid, we can begin a new Optional
Deferral Period. However, we have no current intention of deferring interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For a more
complete description of our ability to defer the payment of interest, see &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Option to Defer Interest Payments&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What restrictions are imposed on us during an Optional Deferral Period? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During any period in which we defer interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a series, we will not, and we will not cause our
majority-owned subsidiaries to, do any of the following (with limited exceptions): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Corporation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of Entergy
Corporation that are equal or junior in right of payment with the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">make any payments with respect to any Entergy Corporation guarantee of debt securities if such guarantee is equal
or junior in right of payment to the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures&#8212;Option to Defer Interest Payments&#8221; (which includes a description of the limited exceptions to the restrictions described above) in this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Even though you will not receive any interest payments on your Junior Subordinated Debentures during an Optional Deferral Period, you likely
will be required to include amounts in income for United States federal income tax purposes during such period, regardless of your method of accounting for United States federal income tax purposes. You should consult with your own tax advisor
regarding the tax consequences of an investment in the Junior Subordinated Debentures. See &#8220;Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences&#8212;U.S. Holders&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we defer interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series for a period of 10 consecutive years from the commencement
of an Optional Deferral Period, we will be required to pay all accrued and unpaid interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series at the conclusion of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-year</FONT> period. If we fail to pay in
full all accrued and unpaid interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series at the conclusion of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-year</FONT> period and such failure continues for 30 days, such failure will constitute an event
of default under the Subordinated Indenture that gives rise to a right to accelerate payment of principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. See &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures&#8212;Events of Default&#8221; and &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Remedies&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a series at our option prior to the maturity date: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in whole or in part (i)&nbsp;on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the
applicable First Interest Reset Date and ending on and including the applicable First Interest Reset Date and (ii)&nbsp;after the applicable First Interest Reset Date, on any interest payment date, at 100% of the principal amount of the series of
Junior Subordinated Debentures being redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in whole but not in part at 100% of the principal amount of the series of Junior Subordinated Debentures being
redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if certain changes in treaties, tax laws, regulations or interpretations, administrative actions or threatened challenges occur; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in whole but not in part at 102% of the principal amount of the series of Junior Subordinated Debentures being
redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if a rating agency makes certain changes in the equity credit methodology for securities such as the Junior Subordinated Debentures. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The circumstances under which the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a series may be redeemed, and the redemption prices, are more fully described below under
&#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Redemption&#8211;Optional Redemption,&#8221; &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Redemption&#8211;Right to Redeem Upon a Tax Event,&#8221; and
&#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Redemption&#8211;Right to Redeem Upon a Rating Agency Event.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What is the ranking
of the Junior Subordinated Debentures? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our payment obligation under the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be unsecured and will rank
junior and be subordinated in right of payment and upon liquidation to all of Entergy Corporation&#8217;s Senior Indebtedness (as defined under &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Ranking of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures&#8221;). However, the Junior Subordinated Debentures will rank equally in right of payment with any Pari Passu Securities (as defined under &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Ranking of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures&#8221;). At September&nbsp;30, 2025, our Senior Indebtedness, on an unconsolidated basis, totaled approximately $4.732&nbsp;billion (including indebtedness due within one year), and our Pari Passu Securities totaled $1.2 billion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">While we are a holding company deriving substantially all of our income from our operating subsidiaries, our subsidiaries are separate and
distinct legal entities and have no obligation to make any payments on any Subordinated Indenture Securities (as defined under &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;General&#8221;), including the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, or to make any funds available for such payment. Therefore, the Subordinated Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures, will effectively be subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade
accounts payable, debt and preferred securities, incurred or issued by our subsidiaries. In addition to trade accounts payable, many of our operating subsidiaries incur debt in order to finance their business activities. All of these obligations
will effectively be senior to the Subordinated Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Provisions within the organizational documents of certain of our subsidiaries relating to preferred stock or membership interests
restrict the payment of cash dividends or other distributions to us. Prior to providing funds to us, certain of our subsidiaries have financial and regulatory obligations that must be satisfied, including, among others, debt service and, in the case
of Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC and Entergy Texas, Inc., distributions and dividends, respectively, on preferred securities. Any distributions from Entergy Arkansas, LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, LLC and Entergy New
Orleans, LLC are paid directly to Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC and are therefore subject to payment of distributions on its preferred securities. </P>
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The Subordinated Indenture does not place any limit on the amount of Senior Indebtedness that we may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur or the amount of liabilities, including debt or preferred
securities, that our subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur. We expect from time to time to incur additional indebtedness and other liabilities and to guarantee indebtedness that will be senior to the Junior Subordinated Debentures.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Will the Junior Subordinated Debentures be listed on a stock exchange? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not plan to apply to list the Junior Subordinated Debentures of either series on a securities exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>In what form will the Junior Subordinated Debentures be issued? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each series of Junior Subordinated Debentures will be represented by one or more global certificates and registered in the name of The
Depository Trust Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;) or its nominee and deposited with the Subordinated Indenture Trustee (as defined under &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221;) on behalf of DTC. This means that you will not
receive a certificate for your Junior Subordinated Debentures and that your broker will maintain your position in the Junior Subordinated Debentures. We expect that the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be ready for delivery through DTC on or
about the date indicated on the cover of this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What are the principal United States federal income tax consequences related to
the Junior Subordinated Debentures? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will report and otherwise treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Junior
Subordinated Debentures as indebtedness (although there is no controlling authority directly on point). This treatment is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service. See &#8220;Certain United States Federal Income Tax
Consequences&#8212;Classification of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each holder of Junior
Subordinated Debentures will, by accepting the Junior Subordinated Debentures or a beneficial interest therein, be deemed to have agreed that the holder intends that the Junior Subordinated Debentures constitute indebtedness and will treat the
Junior Subordinated Debentures as indebtedness for all United States federal, state and local tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we elect to defer interest
on a particular series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures for one or more Optional Deferral Periods, the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series likely will be required to include amounts in income for United States federal
income tax purposes during such period, regardless of such holder&#8217;s method of accounting for United States federal income tax purposes and notwithstanding that no interest payments will be made on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such
series during such periods. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>May additional Junior Subordinated Debentures of the same series be issued? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series need not be issued at the same time, and each series may <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">be&nbsp;re-opened&nbsp;for</FONT> issuances of additional Junior Subordinated Debentures of that series. This means that we may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the existing holders of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures of a particular series, create and issue additional Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. Such additional Junior Subordinated Debentures will have the same terms as the Junior Subordinated Debentures of the
corresponding series in all respects (except for the issue date of the additional Junior Subordinated Debentures, the price to public, and, if applicable, the initial interest payment date) so that the additional Junior Subordinated Debentures may
be consolidated and form a single series with the Junior Subordinated Debentures of the corresponding series. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing in the Junior Subordinated Debentures involves certain risks. In considering whether to purchase the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
you should carefully consider the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. In particular, you should carefully consider the following risk factors and the information under the
headings &#8220;Risk Factors Summary&#8221; and &#8220;Risk Factors,&#8221; as well as the factors listed under the heading &#8220;Forward-Looking Information,&#8221; in each case, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2024 (the &#8220;2024 Form 10-K&#8221;), and our Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 (the &#8220;First Quarter 2025 Form 10-Q&#8221;), June&nbsp;30, 2025 (the &#8220;Second Quarter 2025 Form
10-Q&#8221;), and September&nbsp;30, 2025 (the &#8220;Third Quarter 2025 Form&nbsp;10-Q&#8221;), each of which is incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risk Factors Relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We can defer interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series for one or more periods of up to 10 years
each. This may affect the market price of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">So long as there is no event of
default under the Subordinated Indenture, we may defer interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series, from time to time, for one or more Optional Deferral Periods of up to 10&nbsp;consecutive years. At the end of an
Optional Deferral Period, if all amounts due are paid, we can start a new Optional Deferral Period of up to 10 consecutive years. During any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series would be deferred
but would accrue additional interest at a rate equal to the interest rate then applicable to the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series, to the extent permitted by applicable law. No Optional Deferral Period may extend beyond the maturity
date of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. If we exercise this interest deferral right, the market price of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series is likely to be affected. See &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures&#8212;Option to Defer Interest Payments&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we exercise our right to defer interest
payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series, the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series may trade at a price that does not fully reflect the value of accrued but unpaid interest on such Junior Subordinated Debentures
or that is otherwise less than the price at which such Junior Subordinated Debentures may have been traded if we had not exercised such right. In addition, as a result of our right to defer interest payments, the market prices of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures may be more volatile than other securities that do not have these rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We are not permitted to pay
current interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a series until we have paid all outstanding deferred interest, and this could have the effect of extending interest deferral periods. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During an Optional Deferral Period, we will be prohibited from paying current interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series
until we have paid all accrued and unpaid deferred interest plus any accrued interest thereon. As a result, we may not be able to pay current interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series if we do not have available funds to pay all
accrued and unpaid deferred interest plus any accrued interest thereon. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Our obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debentures
are subordinated. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debentures are unsecured and will rank junior in right of payment
to our Senior Indebtedness. See &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Ranking of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. This means that we cannot make any payments on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures until all holders of our Senior Indebtedness have been paid in full, or </P>
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provision has been made for such payment, if (i)&nbsp;certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to us have occurred, (ii)&nbsp;any of our Senior Indebtedness is not paid
when due (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) and that default continues without a waiver, or (iii)&nbsp;any other default has occurred and continues without waiver (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) pursuant to
which the holders of our Senior Indebtedness are permitted to accelerate the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness. At September&nbsp;30, 2025, our Senior Indebtedness, on an unconsolidated basis, totaled approximately $4.732&nbsp;billion (including
indebtedness due within one year). While we are a holding company deriving substantially all of our income from our operating subsidiaries, our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation to make any payments on the
Subordinated Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures, or to make any funds available for such payment. Therefore, the Subordinated Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures, will effectively be
subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade accounts payable, debt and preferred securities, incurred or issued by our subsidiaries. In addition to trade accounts payable, many of our operating subsidiaries incur debt in
order to finance their business activities. All of these obligations will effectively be senior to the Subordinated Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Provisions within the organizational documents of certain of our
subsidiaries relating to preferred stock or membership interests restrict the payment of cash dividends or other distributions to us. Prior to providing funds to us, certain of our subsidiaries have financial and regulatory obligations that must be
satisfied, including, among others, debt service and, in the case of Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC and Entergy Texas, Inc., distributions and dividends, respectively, on preferred securities. Any distributions from Entergy Arkansas, LLC,
Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, LLC and Entergy New Orleans, LLC are paid directly to Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC and are therefore subject to payment of distributions on its preferred securities. The Subordinated Indenture
does not place any limit on the amount of Senior Indebtedness that we may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur or the amount of liabilities, including debt or preferred securities, that our subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur. We
expect from time to time to incur additional indebtedness and other liabilities and to guarantee indebtedness that will be senior to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>If we defer interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series, there will be United States federal income
tax consequences to holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we defer interest payments on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures of a particular series for one or more Optional Deferral Periods, you likely will be required to include amounts in income for United States federal income tax purposes during such period, regardless of your method of
accounting for United States federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you sell your Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series before the
record date for the payment of interest at the end of an Optional Deferral Period, you will not receive such interest. Instead, the accrued interest will be paid to the holder of record on the record date regardless of who the holder of record may
have been on any other date during the Optional Deferral Period. Moreover, amounts that you were required to include in income in respect of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series during the Optional Deferral Period will be added to your
adjusted tax basis in the Junior Subordinated Debentures, but may not be reflected in the amount that you realize on the sale. To the extent the amount realized on a sale is less than your adjusted tax basis, you will recognize a capital loss for
United States federal income tax purposes. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. See &#8220;Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences&#8212;U.S. Holders&#8212;Sale, Exchange, Redemption or Retirement of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Rating agencies may change their practices for rating the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, which change may affect the market prices of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. In addition, we may redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures of each series if a rating agency makes certain changes in the equity credit methodology for
securities such as the Junior Subordinated Debentures. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rating agencies that currently or may in the future publish a rating
for us, including Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc. and S&amp;P Global Ratings (a division of S&amp;P Global Inc.), each of which is expected to initially publish ratings for the Junior Subordinated Debentures, may, from time to time in the
future, change the way they analyze securities with features similar to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. This may include, for example, changes to the relationship between ratings assigned to an issuer&#8217;s senior securities and ratings
assigned to securities with features similar to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. If the rating agencies change their practices for rating these types of securities in the future, and the ratings of the Junior Subordinated Debentures are
subsequently lowered, that could have a negative impact on the trading prices of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. In addition, we may redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures of each series, at our option, in whole but not in part, if a rating
agency makes certain changes in the equity credit methodology for securities such as the Junior Subordinated Debentures. See &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Redemption&#8211;Right to Redeem Upon a Rating Agency
Event&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We may redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series as a result of
a Tax Event occurs. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series, in whole but not in part, at any time
within 90 days after there is a Tax Event (as defined herein), in which we receive an opinion of counsel experienced in tax matters that there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by us on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of
the applicable series is not deductible, or within 90 days would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by us for United States federal income tax purposes. A redemption of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a series for this reason would be at
a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we elect to redeem any Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series as a result of a Tax Event, such redemption may adversely
affect your anticipated return. We may exercise such redemption right when prevailing interest rates are relatively low. As a result, you may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an interest rate as high as
that of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of the series that is redeemed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures&#8212;Redemption-Right to Redeem Upon a Tax Event&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Holders of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures will have limited rights of acceleration. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a
particular series and the Subordinated Indenture Trustee may accelerate payment of the principal, interest and premium, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series only upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of
default. Payment of principal, interest and premium, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture related to failure to pay interest on
the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series within 30 days after it is due (other than interest deferred pursuant to one or more Optional Deferral Periods), failure to pay principal and premium, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of
such series when due and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to us. Holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Indenture Trustee will not have the right to accelerate payment of the
principal, interest and premium, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures upon the breach of any other covenant in the Subordinated Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The interest rate on the Junior Subordinated Debentures will reset on the applicable
First Interest Reset Date and each subsequent Interest Reset Date, and the amount of interest payable after an Interest Reset Date may be less than an amount of interest payable in an earlier interest period; provided, that the interest rate will
not be reset below the initial interest rate for the applicable series of Junior Subordinated Debentures. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest rate on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures for each Interest Reset Period will equal: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Five-Year</FONT>
Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination date, plus &#8195;&#8195;%; provided, that the interest rate during any Interest Reset Period for the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures will not reset below &#8195;&#8195;%
(which equals the initial interest rate on the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset
Interest Determination date, plus &#8195;&#8195;% provided, that the interest rate during any Interest Reset Period for the series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures will not reset below &#8195;&#8195;% (which equals the initial interest rate on
the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Therefore, the interest rate after any Interest Reset Date of a
particular series (other than the applicable First Interest Reset Date) could be lower than the interest rate previously applicable to the applicable series of Junior Subordinated Debentures, and as a result the amount of interest payable after any
Interest Reset Date subsequent to the applicable First Interest Reset Date may be less than the amount of interest payable in a prior period. We have no control over the factors that may affect United States Treasury rates, including geopolitical
conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory, judicial or other events. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Historical United States Treasury rates are
not an indication of future United States Treasury rates. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the past, United States Treasury rates have experienced significant
fluctuations. The historical levels, fluctuations and trends of United States Treasury rates are not necessarily indicative of future levels. Any historical upward or downward trend in United States Treasury rates is not an indication that United
States Treasury rates are more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time after the applicable First Interest Reset Date, and historical United States Treasury rates are not an indication of future Five-Year Treasury Rates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The provisions of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will not necessarily protect you in the event of a highly-leveraged or change of
control transaction. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will not necessarily afford you protection in the event of a
highly-leveraged transaction that may adversely affect you, including a reorganization, recapitalization, restructuring, merger or other similar transaction involving us or our subsidiaries, whether or not in connection with a change of control.
Neither the Subordinated Indenture nor our Indenture (for Unsecured Debt Securities), dated as of September&nbsp;1, 2010, with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which
we have issued our outstanding senior notes and may from time to time continue to issue senior notes, limits the amount of unsecured debt we or our subsidiaries may issue. In addition, neither indenture limits the amount of secured debt that may be
issued by our subsidiaries. As a result, we or our subsidiaries could enter into any such transaction even though the transaction could adversely affect our capital structure or credit ratings or otherwise adversely affect the holders of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures. If we incur secured debt, to the extent permitted by the Subordinated Indenture, the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be effectively junior to such debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.
These transactions may not involve a change in voting power or beneficial ownership or result in a downgrade in the ratings of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. The Subordinated Indenture does not contain provisions that permit the holders of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures to require us to redeem or repurchase the Junior Subordinated Debentures in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>An active trading market for the Junior Subordinated Debentures may not develop.
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We cannot assure you that an active trading market for either series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will develop or as to
the liquidity or sustainability of any such market, the ability of the holders to sell their Junior Subordinated Debentures or the price at which holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be able to sell their Junior Subordinated
Debentures. Future trading prices of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will also depend on many other factors, including, among other things, prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our credit ratings and our performance. We
do not intend to apply for listing of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of either series on any securities exchange. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc17610_2a"></A>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC allows us to &#8220;incorporate by reference&#8221; the information filed by us with the SEC, which means that we can refer you to
important information without restating it in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and should be
read with the same care. Accordingly, we incorporate by reference the documents listed below along with any future filings that we make with the SEC under Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
the Exchange Act, prior to the time that all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures are sold in this offering excluding, in each case, documents or any portions of any documents deemed to have been &#8220;furnished&#8221; and not &#8220;filed&#8221;
for purposes of the Exchange Act: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the 2024 <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000012/etr-20241231.htm">Form
 10-K</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000046/etr-20250331.htm">First
 Quarter 2025 Form 10-Q</A>, the <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000087/etr-20250630.htm">Second Quarter 2025 Form 10-Q</A> and the <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000132/etr-20250930.htm">Third
 Quarter 2025 Form 10-Q</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000018/etr-20250220.htm">February
 20, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000119312525057702/d891263d8k.htm">March 19, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000119312525059966/d906346d8k.htm">March
 21, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000033/etr-20250325.htm">March 28, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000051/etr-20250502.htm">May
 2, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000054/etr-20250513.htm">May&nbsp;
13, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000074/etr-20250701.htm">July 1, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000078/etr-20250725.htm">July
 28, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000118/etr-20251001.htm">October 3, 2025</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000137/etr-20251031.htm">November&nbsp;3,
 2025</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may access a copy of any or all of these filings, free of charge, at our website located at http://www.entergy.com or by
writing or calling us at the following address: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ms.&nbsp;Raechelle M. Munna </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Associate General Counsel &#8211; Corporate and Securities </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Entergy Services, LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">639 Loyola Avenue </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(504)&nbsp;576-5848</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may also direct your requests via email to rmunna@entergy.com. We do not intend our Internet address to be an active link or to otherwise
incorporate the contents of the website into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We anticipate that our net proceeds from the sale of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be approximately
$&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We intend to use the net proceeds we receive from the issuance and sale of the Junior Subordinated Debentures to repay up
to $700 million of our outstanding commercial paper, which was issued to repay at maturity $800 million in aggregate principal amount of our 0.90% Senior Notes due September 15, 2025, and for general corporate purposes. At October 30, 2025, we had
approximately $1.41&nbsp;billion of commercial paper outstanding bearing interest at the weighted average interest rate of 4.62% per year. Pending their application, we may invest net proceeds in short-term, highly liquid, high rated money market
instruments and/or the Entergy system money pool. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates may own a portion of the commercial paper that may be repaid with the net proceeds from this offering and may, therefore, receive a portion of the net
proceeds from this offering. See &#8220;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)&#8212;Conflicts of Interest&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc17610_5"></A>DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following description sets forth some of the terms of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Subordinated Indenture. The Subordinated
Indenture contains the full legal text of the matters described in this section. Because this section is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the Subordinated Indenture. The Subordinated Indenture and
the officer&#8217;s certificates establishing the terms of each series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part. You should read the Subordinated
Indenture and the applicable officer&#8217;s certificate for provisions that may be important to you. This summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all of the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture and the
officer&#8217;s certificates establishing the terms of each series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, including the definitions of some of the terms used in the Subordinated Indenture and each such officer&#8217;s certificate. We also include
references in parentheses to some of the sections of the Subordinated Indenture. You should also refer to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the &#8220;Trust Indenture Act&#8221;) for provisions that apply to each series of Junior
Subordinated Debentures as they will be issued under an indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will issue each series of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures under an Indenture (for Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities) dated as of May&nbsp;1, 2024, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time (the &#8220;Subordinated Indenture&#8221;), between us and The
Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the &#8220;Subordinated Indenture Trustee&#8221;). For the purposes of this section, any reference to the &#8220;Subordinated Indenture&#8221; shall generally mean the Subordinated Indenture as supplemented by
the officer&#8217;s certificates establishing the terms of each series of Junior Subordinated Debentures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In this section, references to
&#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;our&#8221; and &#8220;us&#8221; mean Entergy Corporation excluding, unless otherwise expressly stated, its subsidiaries. The Junior Subordinated Debentures are not obligations of, and will not be guaranteed by, any of our
subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Subordinated Indenture permits us to issue an unlimited amount of unsecured subordinated debentures, notes or other subordinated debt from time to time in one or more series. The Junior Subordinated Debentures and all other unsecured subordinated
debentures, notes or other subordinated debt that we issue under the Subordinated Indenture are collectively referred to in this prospectus supplement as the &#8220;Subordinated Indenture Securities.&#8221; The Subordinated Indenture does not limit
the aggregate amount of indebtedness that we or our subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or incur. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series need not be issued at the same
time, and each series may be reopened for issuances of additional Junior Subordinated Debentures. This means that we may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the existing holders of a series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
create and issue additional Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. Such additional Junior Subordinated Debentures will have the same terms as the Junior Subordinated Debentures of the corresponding series in all respects, except for issue
date, price to public, and, if applicable, the initial interest payment date for the additional Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. Additional Junior Subordinated Debentures issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a
single series with, the previously outstanding Junior Subordinated Debentures of the corresponding series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Interest, Maturity and Payment </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are offering $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;of our Junior Subordinated Debentures due June&nbsp;15, 2056 (Series&nbsp;2025A) and
$&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&nbsp;of our Junior Subordinated Debentures due June&nbsp;15, 2056 (Series&nbsp;2025B). The Junior Subordinated Debentures of each series will mature on June&nbsp;15, 2056. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures will: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures, be paid (i)&nbsp;from and including the date of original
issuance to, but not including, the Series&nbsp;2025A First Interest Reset Date, at a rate of&#8195;% per annum and (ii)&nbsp;from and including the Series&nbsp;2025A First Interest Reset Date during each Interest Reset Period at a rate per annum
equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus&#8195;%; provided, that the interest rate during any Interest Reset Period for the Series&nbsp;2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures will not reset
below &#8195;&#8195;% (which equals the initial interest rate on the Series&nbsp;2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for the Series&nbsp;2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures, be paid (i)&nbsp;from and including the date of
original issuance to, but not including, the Series&nbsp;2025B First Interest Reset Date, at a rate of &#8195;% per annum and (ii)&nbsp;from and including the Series&nbsp;2025B First Interest Reset Date during each Interest Reset Period at a rate
per annum equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus &#8195;%; provided, that the interest rate during any Interest Reset Period for the Series&nbsp;2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures will
not reset below &#8195;% (which equals the initial interest rate on the Series&nbsp;2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">be payable in U.S. dollars; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">subject to our right to defer interest payments as described below, be payable semi-annually in arrears on
June&nbsp;15 and December&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing June&nbsp;15, 2026, until the maturity date or earlier redemption; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and for any interest period shorter than a full semi-annual period for which interest is computed, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in such period using
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">originally accrue from, and include, the date of original issuance. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that any date on which interest, principal or premium, if any, is payable on the Junior Subordinated Debentures is not a Business
Day, then payment of the interest, principal or premium payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), with the same force and effect as
if made on such date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Business Day&#8221; is any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions or
trust companies in New York City are generally authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless all of the
outstanding Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series have been or will be redeemed as of the applicable First Interest Reset Date, we will appoint a calculation agent (the &#8220;Calculation
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Agent&#8221;) with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series prior to the Reset Interest Determination Date preceding the applicable First Interest Reset Date. We or any of our
affiliates may assume the duties of the Calculation Agent. The applicable interest rate for each Interest Reset Period for such series will be determined by the Calculation Agent as of the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date. If we or one
of our affiliates is not the Calculation Agent for a series of Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Calculation Agent will notify us of the interest rate for the relevant Interest Reset Period promptly upon such determination. We will notify the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee in writing of such interest rate, promptly upon making or being notified of such determination. The Calculation Agent&#8217;s determination of any interest rate and its calculation of the amount of interest for any
Interest Reset Period beginning on or after the applicable First Interest Reset Date will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the documentation relating to the Junior Subordinated
Debentures of the applicable series, will become effective without consent from the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series or any other person or entity. Such determination of any interest rate and calculation of the amount of
interest will be on file at our principal offices and will be made available to any holder of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series upon request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Five-Year Treasury Rate&#8221; means, as of any Reset Interest Determination Date, the average of the yields on actively traded United
States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity, for five-year maturities, for the five Business Days immediately preceding such Reset Interest Determination Date appearing under the caption &#8220;Treasury Constant Maturities&#8221; in the
most recent H.15. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Five-Year Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the method described above, we, after consulting such
sources as we deem comparable to the foregoing calculations, or any such source as we deem reasonable from which to estimate the Five-Year Treasury Rate, will determine the Five-Year Treasury Rate in our sole discretion, provided that if we
determine there is an industry-accepted successor Five-Year Treasury Rate, then we will direct the Calculation Agent to use such successor rate. If we have determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, we in our
sole discretion may determine the business day convention, the definition of &#8220;Business Day&#8221; and the Reset Interest Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate,
including any adjustment factor needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to the Five-Year Treasury Rate, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In no event shall the Calculation Agent be responsible for determining if there is an industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate
comparable to the Five-Year Treasury Rate, or for making any adjustments to any such substitute or successor base rate, the business day convention, the definition of &#8220;Business Day&#8221; and the Reset Interest Determination Date to be used
and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to the Five-Year Treasury Rate. In connection with the
foregoing, the Calculation Agent will be entitled to conclusively rely on any determinations and adjustments made by us with respect thereto and the Calculation Agent will have no liability for using the same at our direction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;First Interest Reset Date&#8221; means the Series 2025A First Interest Reset Date with respect to the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated
Debentures and the Series 2025B First Interest Reset Date with respect to the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;H.15&#8221; means the daily statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication as determined by us, published by the
Federal Reserve Board, and &#8220;most recent H.15&#8221; means the H.15 published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Interest Reset Date&#8221; means, with respect to each series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the applicable First Interest
Reset Date and each date falling on the five-year anniversary of the preceding Interest Reset Date. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Interest Reset Period&#8221; means, with respect to each series of Junior
Subordinated Debentures, the period from and including the applicable First Interest Reset Date to, but not including, the next following Interest Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including each Interest Reset Date to, but not
including, the next following Interest Reset Date (in each case unless all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series have been redeemed or matured). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Series 2025A First Interest Reset Date&#8221; means June&nbsp;15, 2031. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Series 2025B First Interest Reset Date&#8221; means June&nbsp;15, 2036. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Reset Interest Determination Date&#8221; means, in respect of any Interest Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the
beginning of such Interest Reset Period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ranking of the Junior Subordinated Debentures </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our payment obligation under the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be unsecured and will rank junior and be subordinated in right of payment
and upon liquidation to all of our Senior Indebtedness. See &#8220;&#8212;Subordination&#8221; below. However, the Junior Subordinated Debentures will rank equally in right of payment with any Pari Passu Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Senior Indebtedness&#8221; means all of obligations of Entergy Corporation, whether presently existing or from time to time hereafter
incurred, created, assumed or existing, to pay principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees and any other payment in respect of any of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">obligations for borrowed money, including without limitation, such obligations as are evidenced by credit
agreements, notes, debentures, bonds or other securities or instruments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">capitalized lease obligations; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">all obligations of the types referred to in the two preceding bullet points of others which Entergy Corporation
has assumed, endorsed, guaranteed, contingently agreed to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise become liable for, under any agreement; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">all renewals, extensions or refundings of obligations of the kinds described in any of the preceding categories.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any such obligation, indebtedness, renewal, extension or refunding, however, will not be Senior Indebtedness if the
instrument creating or evidencing it or the assumption or guarantee of it provides that it is not superior in right of payment to or is equal in right of payment with the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Furthermore, trade accounts payable and
accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business will not be Senior Indebtedness. Senior Indebtedness will be entitled to the benefits of the subordination provisions in the Subordinated Indenture irrespective of the amendment,
modification or waiver of any term of the Senior Indebtedness. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;101.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Pari Passu
Securities&#8221; means: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">indebtedness and other securities that, among other things, by its terms ranks equally with the Junior
Subordinated Debentures in right of payment and upon liquidation (including any Subordinated Indenture Securities other than the Junior Subordinated Debentures); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">guarantees of indebtedness or other securities described in the preceding bullet point. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Pari Passu Securities&#8221; also include trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities of Entergy Corporation arising in the ordinary course of our
business. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;101.) </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subordinated Indenture does not place any limit on the amount of Senior Indebtedness
that we may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur or the amount of liabilities, including debt or preferred securities, that our subsidiaries may issue, guarantee or otherwise incur. We expect from time to time to incur additional indebtedness and
other liabilities and to guarantee indebtedness that will be senior to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. At September&nbsp;30, 2025, our Senior Indebtedness, on an unconsolidated basis, totaled approximately $4.732&nbsp;billion (including
indebtedness due within one year), and our Pari Passu Securities totaled approximately $1.2 billion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Redemption </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Optional Redemption </U></I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may redeem
the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series, in whole or in part, at our option, on not less than 10 nor more than 60 days&#8217; notice, (i)&nbsp;on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the applicable
First Interest Reset Date and ending on and including the applicable First Interest Reset Date and (ii)&nbsp;after the applicable First Interest Reset Date, on any interest payment date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series being redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;404.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series are held in book-entry only form through the facilities of DTC, in which
case, DTC&#8217;s procedures for selection shall apply (see &#8220;&#8212;Book-Entry Only Securities&#8221; below), if less than all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series are to be redeemed, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee will
select the particular Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series to be redeemed by lot. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;403.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
may make any redemption at our option conditional upon the receipt by the paying agent, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption, of money sufficient to pay the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest, if any. If the paying agent has
not received the money by the date fixed for redemption, we will not be required to redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;404.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Right to Redeem Upon a Tax Event </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series, in whole but not in part, on not less than 10 nor more than 60
days&#8217; notice, at any time within 90 days after there is a Tax Event (as defined below), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series being redeemed, plus any accrued and
unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date (&#8220;Tax Event Redemption Date&#8221;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consummation of a
redemption upon a Tax Event may be subject to the paying agent&#8217;s receipt of money sufficient to pay the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on or before the Tax Event Redemption Date (and in such case no such redemption
shall occur unless such moneys have been received by the Subordinated Indenture Trustee on or before such date). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A &#8220;Tax
Event&#8221; happens when we have received an opinion of counsel experienced in tax matters that, as a result of: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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regulatory procedure, notice or announcement (including any notice or announcement of intent to issue or adopt any administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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administrative action or judicial decision or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to an administrative action or judicial decision that differs from the previously generally accepted position, in each case
by any legislative body, court, governmental authority or regulatory body, regardless of the time or manner in which such amendment, clarification or change is introduced or made known; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a threatened challenge asserted in writing in connection with an audit of us or any of our subsidiaries, or a
publicly-known threatened challenge asserted in writing against any other taxpayer that has raised capital through the issuance of securities that are substantially similar to the Junior Subordinated Debentures, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">which amendment, clarification, or change is effective, or which administrative action is taken or which judicial decision, interpretation or pronouncement is
issued or threatened challenge is asserted or becomes <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">publicly-known</FONT> after the date of this prospectus supplement, there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by us on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures of the applicable series is not deductible, or within 90 days would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by us for United States federal income tax purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Right to Redeem Upon a Rating Agency Event </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series, in whole but not in part, on not less than 10 nor more than 60
days&#8217; notice, at any time within 90 days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by us following the occurrence of a Rating Agency Event (as defined below), at a redemption price equal to 102% of the principal amount of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series being redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to, but not including, the redemption date (&#8220;Rating Agency Event Redemption Date&#8221;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consummation of a redemption upon a Rating Agency Event may be subject to the paying agent&#8217;s receipt of money sufficient to pay the
redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on or before the Rating Agency Event Redemption Date (and in such case no such redemption shall occur unless such moneys have been received by the Subordinated Indenture Trustee on or before
such date). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Rating Agency Event&#8221; means a change to the methodology or criteria that were employed by an applicable rating
agency (as defined below) for purposes of assigning equity credit to securities such as the Junior Subordinated Debentures on the date of initial issuance of the applicable series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, which change (i)&nbsp;reduces
the amount of equity credit assigned to such series of Junior Subordinated Debentures by the applicable rating agency as compared with the amount of equity credit that such rating agency had assigned to such series of Junior Subordinated Debentures
as of the date of initial issuance thereof or (ii) shortens the length of time for which a particular level of equity credit assigned to such series of Junior Subordinated Debentures by the applicable rating agency is in effect as compared with the
length of time for which such level of equity credit that such rating agency had assigned to such series of Junior Subordinated Debentures would have been in effect as of the date of initial issuance thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The term &#8220;rating agency&#8221; means any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act and sometimes referred to in this prospectus supplement as a &#8220;rating agency&#8221;), and the term &#8220;applicable rating agency&#8221; means any rating agency that (i)(a)&nbsp;published a rating for
us with respect to the initial issuance of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and (b)&nbsp;publishes a rating for us at such time as a Rating Agency Event occurs, or (ii)&nbsp;any successor to a rating agency described in the preceding clause (i).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>General </U></I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we default in
the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in the case of an unconditional notice of redemption, the Junior Subordinated Debentures subject to such notice of </P>
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redemption will cease to bear interest on the redemption date. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;405.) We will pay the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
redemption date upon surrender of any Junior Subordinated Debenture for redemption. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;405.) If only part of a Junior Subordinated Debenture is redeemed, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee may deliver to the holder
of the Junior Subordinated Debenture a new Junior Subordinated Debenture for the unredeemed portion without charge. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;406.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Purchase of Junior Subordinated Debentures </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We or our affiliates may at any time and from time to time, purchase all or some of the Junior Subordinated Debentures at any price or prices,
whether by tender, in the open market, by private agreement or otherwise, subject to applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Option to Defer Interest Payments </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">So long as there is no event of default under the Subordinated Indenture, we may defer interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures
of a particular series, at any time and from time to time, for one or more Optional Deferral Periods of up to 10 consecutive years per Optional Deferral Period. However, a deferral of interest payments cannot extend beyond the maturity date of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. During an Optional Deferral Period, interest will continue to accrue on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series, compounded semi-annually at a rate equal to the interest rate then applicable
to such series of Junior Subordinated Debentures, and deferred interest payments will accrue additional interest compounded <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">semi-annually,</FONT> at a rate equal to the interest rate then applicable to such series of
Junior Subordinated Debentures, to the extent permitted by applicable law. No interest will be due and payable on such series of Junior Subordinated Debentures until the end of the Optional Deferral Period except upon a redemption of the applicable
series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures during such Optional Deferral Period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the end of the Optional Deferral Period, which
shall be an interest payment date, or on any redemption date, we will be obligated to pay all accrued and unpaid interest on such series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Once all accrued and unpaid interest on such series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures has been paid, we again can defer interest payments
on such series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures as described above, provided that an Optional Deferral Period cannot extend beyond the maturity date of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we defer interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series for a period of 10 consecutive years from the commencement
of an Optional Deferral Period, we will be required to pay all accrued and unpaid interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series at the conclusion of the 10-year period. If we fail to pay in full all accrued and unpaid interest on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series at the conclusion of the 10-year period and such failure continues for 30 days, such failure will constitute an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture that gives rise to a right to accelerate
payment of principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. See &#8220;&#8212;Events of Default&#8221; and &#8220;&#8212;Remedies&#8221; below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During any Optional Deferral Period, we will not, and we will not cause our majority-owned subsidiaries to, do any of the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) declare or pay any dividend or distribution on any of the capital stock of Entergy Corporation, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of the capital stock of Entergy Corporation, </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
securities of Entergy Corporation that are equal or junior in right of payment with the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) make any payments with respect to any guarantee by Entergy Corporation of debt securities if such guarantee is equal or junior in right of
payment to the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">other than </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of capital stock of Entergy Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit
plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or agents or a stock purchase or dividend reinvestment plan, or the satisfaction of our obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on the
date that the payment of interest is deferred requiring us to purchase, redeem or acquire capital stock of Entergy Corporation, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) any
payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described in clauses (1)&nbsp;and (2) above as a result of a reclassification of capital stock of Entergy Corporation or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion
of one class or series of capital stock of Entergy Corporation for another class or series of capital stock of Entergy Corporation, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)
the purchase of fractional interests in shares of capital stock of Entergy Corporation pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of capital stock of Entergy Corporation or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the
settlement of stock purchase contracts, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) dividends or distributions paid or made in capital stock of Entergy Corporation (or rights to
acquire capital stock of Entergy Corporation), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of capital stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of capital stock (or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock
of Entergy Corporation) and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) redemptions, exchanges or
repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the future, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) payments under any preferred trust securities, subordinated debentures or junior subordinated debentures, or any guarantee thereof,
executed and delivered by us or any of our majority-owned subsidiaries, in each case that rank equal in right of payment to the Junior Subordinated Debentures with respect to which we have elected to defer the payment of interest, or the related
guarantee (as the case may be), so long as the amount of payments made on account of such securities or guarantees is paid on all such securities and guarantees then outstanding on a pro rata basis in proportion to the full payment to which each
series of such securities and guarantees is then entitled if paid in full. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;608.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional
contractual restrictions on the dividend-paying ability of us and our subsidiaries may be included in future financing arrangements. In addition to the Junior Subordinated Debentures offered hereby and our outstanding Subordinated Indenture
Securities, we may issue, from time to time, additional Subordinated Indenture Securities or other securities that (i)&nbsp;provide us with rights to defer the payment of interest or other payments and (ii)&nbsp;contain dividend restrictions in the
event of the exercise of such rights. In the event that we were to exercise any right to defer interest or other payments on any series of Subordinated Indenture Securities or other securities, or if there were to occur certain payment defaults on
those securities, we would not be able, with limited exceptions, to pay dividends on our common stock during the periods in which such payments were deferred or such payment defaults continued. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each holder of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will, by accepting the Junior Subordinated Debentures or a beneficial interest therein, be
deemed to have agreed that the holder intends that the Junior Subordinated Debentures constitute indebtedness and will treat the Junior Subordinated Debentures as indebtedness for all United States federal, state and local tax purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Subordination </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Junior Subordinated
Debentures will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of our Senior Indebtedness. (Subordinated Indenture, Article Fourteen). No payment of the principal (including redemption and sinking fund payments) of, or interest, or premium, if
any, on, the Junior Subordinated Debentures may be made by us, until all holders of our Senior Indebtedness have been paid in full (or provision has been made for such payment), if any of the following occurs: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to us, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) any of our Senior Indebtedness is not paid when due (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) and that default continues
without waiver, or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) any other default has occurred and continues without waiver (after the expiration of any applicable grace period)
pursuant to which the holders of our Senior Indebtedness are permitted to accelerate the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;1402.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon any distribution of our assets to creditors in connection with any insolvency, bankruptcy or similar proceeding, all principal of, and
premium, if any, and interest due or to become due on all of our Senior Indebtedness must be paid in full before the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures are entitled to receive or retain any payment from such distribution. (Subordinated
Indenture, Section&nbsp;1402.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">While we are a holding company deriving substantially all of our income from our operating subsidiaries,
our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation to make any payments on the Subordinated Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures, or to make any funds available for such payment. Therefore,
the Subordinated Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures, will effectively be subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade accounts payable, debt and preferred securities, incurred or issued by
our subsidiaries. In addition to trade accounts payable, many of our operating subsidiaries incur debt in order to finance their business activities. All of these obligations will effectively be senior to the Subordinated Indenture Securities,
including the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Provisions within the organizational documents of certain of our subsidiaries relating to preferred stock or membership interests restrict the payment of cash dividends or other distributions to us.
Prior to providing funds to us, certain of our subsidiaries have financial and regulatory obligations that must be satisfied, including, among others, debt service and, in the case of Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC and Entergy Texas, Inc.,
dividends and distributions on preferred securities. Any distributions from Entergy Arkansas, LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, LLC and Entergy New Orleans, LLC are paid directly to Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC and are
therefore subject to payment of distributions on its preferred securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Payment and Paying Agents </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on a Junior Subordinated Debenture of a particular series payable on each interest payment date will be paid to the person in whose
name that Junior Subordinated Debenture is registered as of the close of business on the regular record date for the interest payment date, which will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such interest payment date so
long as all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series remain in book-entry only form, or on the 15th calendar day immediately preceding such interest payment date if any of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series do not remain
in book-entry only form. However, interest payable on the maturity date will be paid to the person to whom the principal is paid. If there </P>
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has been a default in the payment of interest on any Junior Subordinated Debenture, other than on the maturity date, the defaulted interest may be paid to the holder of such Junior Subordinated
Debenture as of the close of business on a date between 10 and 15 days before the date proposed by us for payment of such defaulted interest or in any other lawful manner permitted by any securities exchange on which that Junior Subordinated
Debenture may be listed, if the Subordinated Indenture Trustee finds it practicable. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;307.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Junior Subordinated Debentures on the maturity date will be payable upon presentation
of the Junior Subordinated Debentures at the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon in The City of New York, as our paying agent. We may change the place of payment on Junior Subordinated Debentures and may appoint one or more
additional paying agents (including ourselves and our affiliates) and may remove any paying agent, all at our discretion. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;602.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As long as the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series are registered in the name of DTC, we will pay principal, premium, if
any, and interest due on Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series to DTC or its nominee in immediately available funds. DTC will then make payment to its participants for disbursement to the Beneficial Owners (as defined under
&#8220;&#8212;Book-Entry Only Securities&#8212;DTC&#8221;) of the Junior Subordinated Debentures as described under &#8220;&#8212;Book-Entry Only Securities.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Registration and Transfer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to
restrictions related to the issuance of Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series through DTC&#8217;s book-entry system, the transfer of Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series may be registered, and Junior Subordinated Debentures
of such series may be exchanged for other Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series of authorized denominations and with the same terms and principal amount, at the offices of The Bank of New York Mellon, as security registrar, in The City of
New York. We may change the place for registration of transfer and exchange of Junior Subordinated Debentures and may designate additional places for registration and exchange. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;602.) No service charge will be
made for any transfer or exchange of Junior Subordinated Debentures. However, we may require payment to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed. We will not be required to execute or to provide for the registration of transfer
of, or the exchange of, (i)&nbsp;any Junior Subordinated Debentures during the 15 days before giving any notice of redemption, (ii)&nbsp;any Junior Subordinated Debenture during the 15 days before an interest payment date or (iii)&nbsp;any Junior
Subordinated Debenture selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Junior Subordinated Debenture being redeemed in part. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;305.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Defeasance </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Junior Subordinated
Debentures of a particular series, or any portion of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series, will be deemed paid and no longer outstanding under the Subordinated Indenture and we can be discharged from our obligations on such series of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures, or such portion of such series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, if we irrevocably deposit with the Subordinated Indenture Trustee or any paying agent, other than us, sufficient cash or government securities
to pay the principal, any interest, any premium and any other sums when due on such series of such Junior Subordinated Debentures, or such portion of such series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, on the maturity date or a redemption date of
such series of such Junior Subordinated Debentures, or such portion of such series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;701) and upon the satisfaction of certain additional conditions, including those specified
in the officer&#8217;s certificate establishing the terms of such series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subordinated Indenture provides that we may not consolidate with or merge into any other entity, or convey or otherwise transfer or lease
our properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any entity, unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the surviving or successor entity or an entity which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, our
properties and assets substantially as an entirety is organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and it expressly assumes our obligations on all outstanding Subordinated
Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures, and under the Subordinated Indenture, and performance of covenants to be performed by us under the Subordinated Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default under the Subordinated Indenture or no
event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">we shall have delivered to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee an officer&#8217;s certificate and an opinion of
counsel as provided in the Subordinated Indenture. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;1101.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the consummation of any such transaction, the surviving or successor entity or the entity to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is
made will succeed to, and will be substituted for, and may exercise our rights and powers under the Subordinated Indenture and, except in the case of a lease, we shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Subordinated Indenture and
the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;1102.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subordinated Indenture does not prevent or restrict: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any consolidation or merger after the consummation of which we would be the surviving entity;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any consolidation of us with any other entity all of the outstanding voting securities of which are owned,
directly or indirectly, by us, or any merger of any such entity into any other of such entities, or any conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of properties or assets substantially as an entirety by any thereof to any other thereof;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of any part of our properties and/or assets which does not constitute the
entirety, or substantially the entirety, thereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our approval or consent to any consolidation or merger to which any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of
ours may be a party, or any conveyance, transfer or lease by any such subsidiary or affiliate of any of its properties or assets; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other transaction not contemplated by the first paragraph under &#8220;&#8212;Consolidation, Merger and Sale
of Assets&#8221; above. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;1103.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subordinated Indenture does not contain any provisions that are intended to protect holders of Junior Subordinated Debentures in the event
of a highly-leveraged or similar transaction involving us, whether or not in connection with a change of control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Event of default&#8221; when used in the Subordinated Indenture with respect to any series of Subordinated Indenture Securities,
including each series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, means any of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">failure to pay any interest on any Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series within 30 days after it
becomes due and payable (whether or not such payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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described under &#8220;&#8212;Subordination&#8221; above); provided, however, that a valid extension of the interest payment period as described under &#8220;&#8212;Option to Defer Interest
Payments&#8221; above shall not constitute a default in the payment of interest for this purpose; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">failure to pay the principal of or any premium on any Subordinated Indenture Security of that series when it
becomes due and payable (whether or not such payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions described under &#8220;&#8212;Subordination&#8221; above); provided, however, that no such default shall constitute an event of default if we have
made a valid extension of the maturity date of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series, if so provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;301 of the Subordinated Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">failure to perform, or breach of, any other covenant or warranty in the Subordinated Indenture, other than a
covenant or warranty that does not relate to any Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series, that continues for 90 days after we receive written notice from the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, or we and the Subordinated Indenture Trustee
receive written notice from the holders of at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series, unless the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, or the Subordinated Indenture Trustee and the holders of a
principal amount of such Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series not less than the principal amount of Subordinated Indenture Securities of that series the holders of which gave such notice, as the case may be, agree in writing to an
extension of such period prior to its expiration; provided, however, that the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, or the Subordinated Indenture Trustee and the holders of such principal amount of Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series, as the
case may be, shall be deemed to have agreed to an extension of such period if corrective action is initiated by us within such period and is being diligently pursued in good faith (as evidenced by an officer&#8217;s certificate);
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to us specified in the Subordinated Indenture; or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other event of default included in any supplemental indenture, board resolution or officer&#8217;s
certificate establishing a series of Subordinated Indenture Securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;801.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subordinated Indenture Trustee is required to give notice of any default under the Subordinated Indenture with respect to the Subordinated
Indenture Securities of any series to the holders of Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series to the extent required to do so by the Trust Indenture Act, unless such default shall have been cured or waived. However, in the case of any
default of the character specified in the third bullet in the preceding paragraph, no such notice shall be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;902.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Remedies </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Acceleration of Maturity </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture, other than the event of default described in the third bullet in the first paragraph
under &#8220;&#8212;Events of Default&#8221; above, applicable to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of one or more series, but not applicable to all series of outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities, occurs and continues, either the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee or the holders of not less than 33% in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of each of the affected series may then declare the principal amount of all Subordinated Indenture Securities
of such series and interest and premium, if any, accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately. However, under the Subordinated Indenture, some Subordinated Indenture Securities may provide for a specified amount less than their entire principal
amount to be due and payable upon that declaration. These Subordinated Indenture Securities are defined as &#8220;Discount Securities&#8221; in the Subordinated Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture, other than the event of default
described in the third bullet in the first paragraph under &#8220;&#8212;Events of Default&#8221; above, applicable to all outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities, occurs and continues, either the Subordinated Indenture Trustee or the holders
of not less than 33% in aggregate principal amount of all Subordinated Indenture Securities then outstanding, considered as one class, and not the holders of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of any one of such series, may then declare the
principal of all Subordinated Indenture Securities (or, if any of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series are Discount Securities, such specified portion thereof) and interest and premium, if any, accrued thereon to be due and payable
immediately (provided that the payment of principal, interest and premium, if any, on such Subordinated Indenture Securities shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in the Subordinated Indenture). (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;802.)
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subordinated Indenture does not provide for automatic acceleration, even in the event of our bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Rescission of Acceleration </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series has been made and before a
judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained, the event of default under the Subordinated Indenture giving rise to the declaration of acceleration will be considered cured, and the declaration and its consequences will be
considered rescinded and annulled, if: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">we have paid or deposited with the Subordinated Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) all overdue interest, if any, on all Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series then outstanding; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the principal of, and premium, if any, on, any Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series then outstanding, which have otherwise
become due and any interest thereon that is currently due; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) interest on overdue interest, if any, to the extent payment is lawful; and
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) all amounts due to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture; and </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other event of default under the Subordinated Indenture with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities
of that series, other than <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">the&nbsp;non-payment&nbsp;of</FONT> principal of such series which shall have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, has been cured or waived as provided in the Subordinated
Indenture.</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or impair any
related right. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;802.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Control by Holders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other than its duties in the case of an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee is not obligated
to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Subordinated Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of Subordinated Indenture Securities, unless the holders offer the Subordinated Indenture Trustee indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;903.) If they provide this indemnity,
and subject to certain other conditions, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any series of Subordinated Indenture Securities will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series. However, if the event of default under the
Subordinated Indenture relates to more than one series, only the holders of a majority in aggregate </P>
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principal amount of all affected series of Subordinated Indenture Securities, considered as one class, will have the right to give this direction and not the holders of the Subordinated Indenture
Securities of any one series. Also, the direction must not violate any law or the Subordinated Indenture and may not expose the Subordinated Indenture Trustee to personal liability in circumstances where the indemnity would not, in the Subordinated
Indenture Trustee&#8217;s sole discretion, be adequate. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;812.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Limitation on Holders&#8217; Right to Institute
Proceedings </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No holder of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding under the
Subordinated Indenture or the Subordinated Indenture Securities, or for any remedy under the Subordinated Indenture or the Subordinated Indenture Securities, unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the holder has previously given to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee written notice of a continuing event of
default under the Subordinated Indenture with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of
all series in respect of which an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture has occurred and is continuing, considered as one class, have made a written request to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, and have offered to the Subordinated
Indenture Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Subordinated Trustee to institute proceedings; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Subordinated Indenture Trustee has failed to institute any proceeding for 60 days after notice, request and
offer of indemnity; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee
during <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">that&nbsp;60-day&nbsp;period</FONT> by the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of all series in respect of which an event of default under
the Subordinated Indenture has occurred and is continuing, considered as one class; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided that no holder or holders of Subordinated
Indenture Securities shall have any right in any manner to affect or prejudice the rights of other holders of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series, to obtain or seek to obtain priority over such other holders or enforce any right under
the Subordinated Indenture or the Subordinated Indenture Securities, except as provided therein. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;807.) However, these limitations do not apply to a suit by a holder of a Subordinated Indenture Security for
payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Subordinated Indenture Security on or after the applicable due date. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;808.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have agreed under the Subordinated Indenture to provide to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee an annual statement by an appropriate officer
as to our compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;606.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Modification and
Waiver </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Without the consent of any holder of Subordinated Indenture Securities issued under the Subordinated Indenture, including
holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, we and the Subordinated Indenture Trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures for any of the following purposes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to evidence the assumption by any permitted successor of our covenants in the Subordinated Indenture and in the
Subordinated Indenture Securities in the case of a merger or consolidation or a conveyance, transfer or lease of our properties and assets substantially as an entirety; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to add additional covenants or other provisions for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of
Subordinated Indenture Securities or for us to surrender any right or power under the Subordinated Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to add additional events of default under the Subordinated Indenture for all or any series of Subordinated
Indenture Securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to change, eliminate or add any provision to the Subordinated Indenture; provided, however, if the change,
elimination or addition will adversely affect the interests of the holders of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series in any material respect, the change, elimination or addition will become effective only: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) when the consent of the holders of Subordinated Indenture Securities of such series has been obtained in accordance with the Subordinated
Indenture; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) when no Subordinated Indenture Securities of the affected series remain outstanding under the Subordinated
Indenture;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to provide collateral security for all but not part of the Subordinated Indenture Securities;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to establish the form or terms of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series as permitted by the
Subordinated Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to provide for the authentication and delivery of bearer notes and any coupons appertaining thereto;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment of a successor Subordinated Indenture Trustee;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to provide for the procedures required for use of a noncertificated system of registration for the Subordinated
Indenture Securities of all or any series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to change any place where principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, shall be payable, securities may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and notices and demands to us may be served; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any defect or inconsistency or to make any other changes or to
add provisions with respect to matters and questions arising under the Subordinated Indenture; provided that such other changes or additions do not adversely affect the interests of the holders of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series in
any material respect; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to amend and restate the Subordinated Indenture, as originally executed and as amended from time to time, with
additions, deletions and other changes that do not adversely affect the interests of the holders of Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series in any material respect. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;1201.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of all series then outstanding and affected,
considered as one class, may waive compliance by us with some restrictive provisions of the Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;607.) The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated
Indenture Securities of any series may waive any past default under the Subordinated Indenture with respect to that series, except a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, and certain covenants and provisions of
the Subordinated Indenture that cannot be modified or be amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities of the series affected. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;813.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of all series then outstanding
is required for all other modifications to the Subordinated Indenture. However, if less than all of the series of Subordinated Indenture Securities are directly affected by a proposed supplemental indenture, then only the consent of the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of all series that are directly affected, considered as one class, will be required. No such amendment or modification may: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">except as described above under &#8220;&#8212;Option to Defer Interest Payments,&#8221; change the maturity date
of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Subordinated Indenture Security, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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or reduce the principal amount of any Subordinated Indenture Security (including Discount Securities) or its rate of interest or change the method of calculating the interest rate or reduce any
premium payable upon redemption, or change the currency in which payments are made, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the maturity date of any Subordinated Indenture Security, without the consent of
the holder; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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consent of the holders of which is required for any supplemental indenture or any waiver of compliance with a provision of the Subordinated Indenture or any default thereunder and its consequences, or reduce the requirements for quorum or voting,
without the consent of all the holders of the series; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">modify some of the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture relating to supplemental indentures, waivers of some
covenants and waivers of past defaults with respect to the Subordinated Indenture Securities of any series, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Subordinated Indenture Security affected thereby. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;1202.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A
supplemental indenture which changes the Subordinated Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Subordinated Indenture Securities, or modifies the rights of the holders of Subordinated Indenture Securities of one or more
series, will not affect the rights under the Subordinated Indenture of the holders of the Subordinated Indenture Securities of any other series. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;1202.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subordinated Indenture provides that Subordinated Indenture Securities owned by us or any other obligor or by any person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with us or such obligor shall be disregarded and considered not to be outstanding in determining whether the required holders have given a request or consent.
(Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;101.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may fix in advance a record date to determine the required number of holders entitled to
give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election, waiver or other such act of the holders, but we shall have no obligation to do so. If we fix a record date, that request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, election, waiver or other act of the holders may be given before or after that record date, but only the holders of record at the close of business on that record date will be considered holders for the purposes of determining whether
holders of the required percentage of the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities have authorized or agreed or consented to the request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election, waiver or other act of the holders. For that
purpose, the outstanding Subordinated Indenture Securities shall be computed as of the record date. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election, waiver or other act of a holder will bind every future holder of the same
Subordinated Indenture Securities and the holder of every Subordinated Indenture Security issued upon the registration of transfer of or in exchange of these Subordinated Indenture Securities. A transferee will be bound by acts of the Subordinated
Indenture Trustee or us in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of that action is made upon the Subordinated Indenture Security. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;104.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Resignation and Removal of a Subordinated Indenture Trustee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A Subordinated Indenture Trustee may resign with respect to a particular series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures at any time by giving
written notice to us or may be removed at any time by act of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of a particular series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures then outstanding delivered to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee and us
at least 30 days prior to such removal. No resignation or removal of a Subordinated Indenture Trustee and no appointment of a successor Subordinated Indenture Trustee will be effective until the acceptance of appointment by a successor Subordinated
Indenture Trustee. So long as no event of default under the Subordinated Indenture or event which, after notice or lapse of </P>
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time, or both, would become an event of default under the Subordinated Indenture has occurred and is continuing and except with respect to a Subordinated Indenture Trustee appointed by act of the
holders pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Indenture, if we have delivered to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee a resolution of our Board appointing a successor Subordinated Indenture Trustee and such successor has accepted the appointment
in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Indenture, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee will be deemed to have resigned and the successor will be deemed to have been appointed as Subordinated Indenture Trustee in accordance with the
Subordinated Indenture. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;910.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notices </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notices to holders of Junior Subordinated Debentures will be given by mail to the addresses of such holders as they may appear in the security
register for the Junior Subordinated Debentures. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;106.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Title </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, and any of our agents or agents of the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, may treat the person or entity
in whose name Junior Subordinated Debentures are registered as the absolute owner thereof, whether or not the Junior Subordinated Debentures may be overdue, for the purpose of making payments and for all other purposes irrespective of notice to the
contrary. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;308.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governing Law </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subordinated Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture Securities, including the Junior Subordinated Debentures, will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. (Subordinated Indenture, Section&nbsp;112.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Information about the Subordinated
Indenture Trustee </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The trustee under the Subordinated Indenture will be The Bank of New York Mellon. We or our affiliates maintain
deposit accounts and credit and liquidity facilities and conduct other banking transactions with The Bank of New York Mellon in the ordinary course of our business and their business. The Bank of New York Mellon is a lender under our
$3.0&nbsp;billion revolving credit facility. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Book-Entry Only Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>DTC </U></I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Junior Subordinated
Debentures of each series will trade through DTC. Each series of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be represented by one or more global certificates and registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., DTC&#8217;s nominee. Upon issuance of the
global certificates, DTC or its nominee will credit, on its&nbsp;book-entry&nbsp;registration and transfer system, the principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures represented by such global certificates to the accounts of institutions
that have an account with DTC or its participants. The accounts to be credited shall be designated by the agents, brokers, dealers or underwriters involved in the issuance. Ownership of beneficial interests in the global certificates will be limited
to participants or persons that may hold interests through participants. The global certificates will be deposited with the Subordinated Indenture Trustee as custodian for DTC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a &#8220;banking organization&#8221; within the meaning of
the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a &#8220;clearing corporation&#8221; within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a &#8220;clearing agency&#8221; </P>

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registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds and provides asset servicing for U.S. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">and&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;equity</FONT> issues,
corporate and municipal debt issues, and money market instruments that DTC&#8217;s participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities,
through electronic computerized&nbsp;book-entry&nbsp;transfers and pledges between participants&#8217; accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Participants include both U.S.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">and&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;securities</FONT> brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is a&nbsp;wholly-owned&nbsp;subsidiary of The Depository
Trust&nbsp;&amp; Clearing Corporation (&#8220;DTCC&#8221;). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the
users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">and&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;securities</FONT> brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, and clearing
corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant. DTC rules applicable to its participants are on file with the SEC. More information can be found at www.dtcc.com. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Purchases of the Junior Subordinated Debentures within the DTC system must be made by or through participants, who will receive a credit for
the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series on DTC&#8217;s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Junior Subordinated Debenture (&#8220;Beneficial Owner&#8221;) is in turn to be recorded on the appropriate
participant&#8217;s records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase, but Beneficial Owners are, however, expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic
statements of their holdings, from the participants through whom they purchased Junior Subordinated Debentures. Transfers of ownership interests in the Junior Subordinated Debentures are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of the
participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates for their Junior Subordinated Debentures, except in the event that use of the&nbsp;book-entry&nbsp;system for the Junior Subordinated Debentures of
such series is discontinued. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Junior Subordinated Debentures deposited by participants with DTC
will be registered in the name of DTC&#8217;s nominee, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of the Junior Subordinated Debentures with DTC and their registration in the name
of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or such other DTC nominee will effect no change in beneficial ownership. DTC will have no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. DTC&#8217;s records will reflect only the identity of
the participants to whose accounts such Junior Subordinated Debentures are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to participants, and by participants to Beneficial Owners, will be governed by
arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Beneficial Owners of the Junior Subordinated Debentures may wish to take certain steps to augment the transmission to them of notices
of significant events with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures, such as redemptions, tenders, defaults, and proposed amendments to the Subordinated Indenture. Beneficial Owners of the Junior Subordinated Debentures may wish to ascertain
that the nominee holding the Junior Subordinated Debentures has agreed to obtain and transmit notices to the Beneficial Owners. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Redemption notices will be sent to DTC. If less than all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series are being redeemed,
DTC&#8217;s practice is to determine by lot the amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series held by each participant to be redeemed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither DTC nor Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will itself consent or vote with respect to Junior Subordinated Debentures,
unless authorized by a participant in accordance with DTC&#8217;s procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC would mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns the consenting or voting rights of
Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. to those participants to whose accounts the Junior Subordinated Debentures are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of redemption proceeds, principal of, and interest on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures of each series will be made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC&#8217;s practice is to credit participants&#8217; accounts upon DTC&#8217;s receipt of funds and
corresponding detail information from us or the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, on the payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC&#8217;s records. Payments by participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing
instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in &#8220;street-name&#8221; and will be the responsibility of such participants and not of DTC, the Subordinated
Indenture Trustee, or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds, principal and interest to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an
authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of the Subordinated Indenture Trustee or us, disbursement of such payments to participants is the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners is the
responsibility of participants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A Beneficial Owner will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC to exercise any rights under the Junior Subordinated Debentures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series
at any time by giving reasonable notice to us or the Subordinated Indenture Trustee. In the event no successor securities depositary is obtained, certificates for the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series will be printed and delivered. We
may decide to replace DTC or any successor depositary. Additionally, subject to the procedures of DTC, we may decide to discontinue use of the system of&nbsp;book-entry&nbsp;transfers through DTC (or a successor depositary) with respect to some or
all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of a particular series. In that event, certificates for such Junior Subordinated Debentures will be printed and delivered. If certificates for such Junior Subordinated Debentures are printed and delivered,
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">those Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued in fully registered form without coupons;
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Debentures, without charge, for an equal aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures of the same series, having the same issue date and with identical terms and provisions; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a holder of certificated Junior Subordinated Debentures would be able to transfer those Junior Subordinated
Debentures without cost to another holder, other than for applicable stamp taxes or other governmental charges. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Euroclear and
Clearstream </U></I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may hold interests in a global security through Clearstream Banking S.A. (&#8220;Clearstream&#8221;) or Euroclear
Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System (&#8220;Euroclear&#8221;), either directly if you are a participant in Clearstream or Euroclear or indirectly through organizations which are participants in Clearstream or Euroclear. Clearstream
and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their respective participants through customers&#8217; securities accounts in the names of Clearstream and Euroclear, respectively, on the books of their respective U.S. depositaries, which in turn will
hold such interests in customers&#8217; securities accounts in such depositaries&#8217; names on DTC&#8217;s books. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Clearstream and
Euroclear are securities clearance systems in Europe. Clearstream and Euroclear hold securities for their respective participating organizations and facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between those participants
through electronic book-entry changes in their accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments,
deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to beneficial interests in global securities owned through Euroclear or Clearstream must comply with the rules and procedures of those systems.
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Transactions between participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, on one hand, and other participants in DTC, on the other hand, are also subject to DTC&#8217;s rules and procedures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors will be able to make and receive through Euroclear and Clearstream payments, deliveries, transfers and other transactions involving
any beneficial interests in global securities held through those systems only on days when those systems are open for business. Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business in
the United States. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cross-market transfers between participants in DTC, on the one hand, and participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, on
the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC&#8217;s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by their respective U.S. depositaries; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of
instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (European time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case
may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the global securities through DTC, and
making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">for&nbsp;same-day&nbsp;fund</FONT> settlement. Participants in Euroclear or Clearstream may not deliver instructions directly to their respective U.S.
depositaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to time zone differences, the securities accounts of a participant in Euroclear or Clearstream purchasing an interest
in a global security from a direct participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant participant in Euroclear or Clearstream, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day
for Euroclear or Clearstream) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interests in a global security by or through a participant in Euroclear or Clearstream to a direct
participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following DTC&#8217;s settlement date.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Other </U></I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in
this section of this prospectus supplement concerning DTC, Clearstream, Euroclear and their respective&nbsp;book-entry&nbsp;systems has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we do not take responsibility for the accuracy of
this information. This information has been provided solely as a matter of convenience. The rules and procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear are solely within the control of those organizations and could change at any time. Neither we nor the
Subordinated Indenture Trustee nor any agent of ours or of the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, nor any broker, dealer, underwriter or agent of ours involved in the offer or sale of any securities, has any control over those entities and none of us
or them takes any responsibility for their activities. You are urged to contact DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear or their respective participants directly to discuss those matters. In addition, although we expect that DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear
will perform the foregoing procedures, none of them is under any obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither we nor the Subordinated Indenture Trustee nor any agent of
ours or of the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, nor any broker, dealer, underwriter or agent of ours involved in the offer or sale of any securities, will have any responsibility for the performance or nonperformance by DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear
or their respective participants of these or any other rules or procedures governing their respective operations. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following discussion describes certain United States (&#8220;U.S.&#8221;) federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and
disposition of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and sets forth our beliefs and intended reporting. This discussion only applies to Junior Subordinated Debentures held as capital assets within the meaning of Section&nbsp;1221 of the Code,
(generally, property held for investment) by holders who purchase the Junior Subordinated Debentures in the initial offering at their &#8220;issue price,&#8221; which will equal the first price to the public (not including bond houses, brokers or
similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers) at which a substantial amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures are sold for money. This discussion does not describe all of the tax
considerations that may be relevant to holders in light of their particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules, such as certain financial institutions, banks, insurance companies, tax-exempt entities, certain former citizens or
residents of the United States, dealers in securities, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting, partnerships and other pass-through entities (and persons holding Junior Subordinated Debentures through a
partnership or other pass-through entity), persons holding Junior Subordinated Debentures as part of a hedge, straddle, constructive sale, conversion transaction or other integrated transaction, U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional
currency is not the U.S. dollar or who hold Junior Subordinated Debentures through a foreign broker or through other foreign intermediary, passive foreign investment companies, controlled foreign corporations, qualified foreign pension funds,
accrual method taxpayers subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of their use of financial statements, and corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax. In addition, this discussion does not address the effect
of any state, local, foreign or other tax laws or any U.S.&nbsp;federal estate, gift or alternative minimum tax considerations. This discussion is based on the Code, administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary and proposed
U.S. Treasury regulations, all as in effect on the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in this prospectus supplement, the term &#8220;U.S. holder&#8221; means a beneficial owner of a Junior Subordinated Debenture that is
for U.S. federal income tax purposes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an individual citizen or resident of the United States; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof or the District of Columbia; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a trust (i)&nbsp;if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its
administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii)&nbsp;that was in existence on August&nbsp;20,&nbsp;1996, and has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury
regulations to be treated as a domestic trust. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in this prospectus supplement, the term <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8220;non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#8221; means a beneficial owner of a Junior Subordinated Debenture that is neither a U.S. holder nor a partnership (or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal
income tax purposes). If a partnership (or any other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds a Junior Subordinated Debenture, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner will generally depend
upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. Partnerships, and partners in such partnerships, holding a Junior Subordinated Debenture should consult their tax advisors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Persons considering the purchase of Junior Subordinated Debentures should consult their own tax advisors as to the U.S. federal income tax
considerations relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of Junior Subordinated Debentures in light of their particular circumstances, as well as the effect of any state, local, foreign or other tax laws. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The determination of whether a security should be classified as indebtedness or equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes requires a judgment
based on all relevant facts and circumstances. There is no statutory, judicial or administrative authority that directly addresses the U.S. federal income tax treatment of securities similar to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. We believe that,
under current law and based on the facts contained in this prospectus supplement and the terms of the Subordinated Indenture and the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be treated as indebtedness for U.S. federal
income tax purposes (although there is no controlling authority directly on point). If the IRS were to successfully challenge the classification of the Junior Subordinated Debentures as indebtedness, interest payments on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures would be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as dividends to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. In the case of non-U.S. holders, distributions treated as dividends would be subject to withholding of
U.S. income tax at a rate of 30%, except to the extent otherwise provided by an applicable income tax treaty or except to the extent effectively connected with a non-U.S. holder&#8217;s trade or business in the United States (and, if an income tax
treaty applies, to the extent the income is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the non-U.S. holder within the United States), in which case such effectively connected dividends would be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a
net income basis in the same manner as if that non-U.S. holder were a U.S. holder. We agree, and by acquiring an interest in a Junior Subordinated Debenture each beneficial owner of a Junior Subordinated Debenture will agree, to report and otherwise
treat the Junior Subordinated Debentures as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences that will arise if the Junior Subordinated Debentures are not treated as
indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be respected as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>U.S. Holders </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Interest </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as described below, a U.S. holder will be taxed on any stated interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures at the time that such
interest is received or accrued, in accordance with such U.S. holder&#8217;s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Original
Issue Discount </U></I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Special rules apply with respect to debt instruments that are issued with original issue discount
(&#8220;OID&#8221;). Under applicable Treasury regulations relating to OID, the possibility that stated interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures might be deferred (see &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures&#8212;Option to
Defer Interest Payments&#8221; in this prospectus supplement) could result in the Junior Subordinated Debentures being treated as issued with OID, unless the likelihood of such deferral is considered remote. We believe and intend to take the
position that the likelihood of exercising our option to defer payment of stated interest is remote within the meaning of the Treasury regulations in part because the exercise of the option to defer payments of stated interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures would generally prevent us from: (1)&nbsp;declaring or paying any dividend or distribution on our capital stock; (2)&nbsp;redeeming, purchasing, acquiring or making a liquidation payment with respect to any of our capital
stock; (3)&nbsp;paying any principal, interest or premium on, or repaying, repurchasing or redeeming any of our debt securities that are equal or junior in right of payment with the Junior Subordinated Debentures; or (4)&nbsp;making any payments
with respect to any Entergy guarantee of debt securities if such guarantee is equal or junior in right of payment to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Similarly, in certain circumstances (e.g., &#8220;Description of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures&#8212;Right to Redeem Upon a Rating Agency Event&#8221;), we may redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures by paying amounts in excess of stated interest on, or principal of, the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Such excess payments will
not affect the amount of interest income that a U.S. holder recognizes if there is only a remote likelihood that such payments will be made. We believe and intend to take the position that the likelihood that we
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will make any such payments is remote. Our determination regarding the remoteness of these contingencies is binding on a holder unless the holder discloses in the proper manner to the IRS that it
is taking a different position. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to the foregoing, we believe that the Junior Subordinated Debentures should be treated for
U.S. federal income tax purposes as &#8220;variable rate debt instruments&#8221; that provide for a single fixed rate followed by a qualified floating rate (a &#8220;QFR&#8221;). Applicable Treasury regulations set forth rules to determine whether
the fixed rate and the QFR result in a debt instrument being treated as issued with OID at time of issuance. It is our expectation that the initial interest rate (the &#8220;fixed rate&#8221;) and the interest rate on each Interest Reset Date (the
&#8220;floating rate&#8221;) for each series of Junior Subordinated Debentures will be set in a manner that will not result in OID. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
light of the foregoing rules applicable to the Junior Subordinated Debentures and certain market conditions as of the date of original issuance, we expect that the Junior Subordinated Debentures will not be issued with OID. Accordingly, except as
set forth below, each U.S. holder should include in gross income that holder&#8217;s allocable share of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures in accordance with that holder&#8217;s method of tax accounting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, if the IRS successfully challenged our position regarding the remoteness of the contingencies described above, or if the fixed rate
and floating rate were to be set in a manner inconsistent with our expectations, the Junior Subordinated Debentures could be treated as issued with OID at the time of issuance. Specifically: </P>
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would be treated as issued with OID and all stated interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures would be treated as OID. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If payments of stated interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures are deferred on a particular series of
Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series may at that time be treated, solely for purposes of determining the amount of OID on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series, as having been retired and
reissued with OID, and the sum of the remaining interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series would be OID. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Finally, if any portion of interest pursuant to the fixed rate or the floating rate is determined as of the issue
date to be in excess of &#8220;qualified stated interest&#8221; on either series of Junior Subordinated Debentures, such excess, if significant enough, will potentially give rise to OID. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event the Junior Subordinated Debentures of either series are treated as issued with OID, each U.S. holder would be required to accrue
and include OID in respect of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series in taxable income on a constant yield basis before the receipt of the cash attributable to the interest (regardless of that U.S. holder&#8217;s method of tax
accounting), and actual payments of stated interest would not be reported as taxable income. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, if the IRS were to determine
that the possibility of excess payments was not remote in respect of either series of Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series could be treated as &#8220;contingent payment debt instruments,&#8221; in which
case a U.S. holder would be required to accrue interest income on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series in excess of stated interest and treat as ordinary income rather than as capital gain any income realized on the taxable disposition
of Junior Subordinated Debentures of such series. In the event excess payments are made, the U.S. holder will be required to recognize such amounts as income. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the Junior Subordinated Debentures will not
be treated as contingent payment debt instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Sale, Exchange, Redemption or Retirement of the Junior Subordinated Debentures </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement of a Junior Subordinated Debenture, a U.S. holder will generally recognize gain or loss equal
to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement and that U.S. holder&#8217;s adjusted tax basis in the Junior Subordinated Debenture. For these purposes, the amount realized does not include any amount
attributable to accrued but unpaid interest not previously included in income, which will constitute ordinary income. If the Junior Subordinated Debentures </P>
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have not been subject to the OID rules, then a U.S. holder&#8217;s adjusted tax basis in the Junior Subordinated Debentures generally will be its initial purchase price. If the Junior
Subordinated Debentures have been subject to the OID rules, then a U.S. holder&#8217;s tax basis in a Junior Subordinated Debenture would be increased by any OID previously includible in that U.S. holder&#8217;s gross income through the date of
disposition and decreased by payments received by that U.S. holder on the Junior Subordinated Debentures in respect of accrued OID. Gain or loss realized on the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement of a Junior Subordinated Debenture will
generally be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if at the time of the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement the Junior Subordinated Debenture has been held by that U.S. holder for more than one year. A U.S. holder
that is an individual is generally entitled to preferential treatment for net long-term capital gains. Any capital losses realized generally may be used by a corporate taxpayer only to offset capital gains and by an individual taxpayer only to the
extent of capital gains plus $3,000 of other income. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B></B><B></B><I><U>Medicare</U></I><I><U> Tax</U></I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain U.S. holders that are individuals, estates or trusts are subject to a 3.8% Medicare tax on all or a portion of their &#8220;net
investment income,&#8221; which may include all or a portion of their interest income and net gains from the disposition of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. U.S. holders that are individuals, estates or trusts should consult their tax advisors
regarding the applicability of this Medicare tax to its income and gains in respect of its investment in the Junior Subordinated Debentures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Information Reporting and Backup Withholding </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information reporting requirements generally apply in connection with payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures to, and proceeds from a
sale or other disposition of Junior Subordinated Debentures by, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> U.S. holders. A U.S. holder will be subject to backup withholding tax on such payments and proceeds if the U.S. holder fails to
provide its correct taxpayer identification number to the paying agent in the manner required under U.S. federal income tax law, fails to comply with applicable backup withholding tax rules or does not otherwise establish an exemption from backup
withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will entitle that U.S. holder to a credit against that U.S. holder&#8217;s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle that U.S.
holder to a refund provided that the required information is timely and properly furnished to the IRS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. holders should consult their
tax advisors regarding the application of backup withholding in their particular situation, the availability of an exemption from backup withholding and the procedure for obtaining such an exemption, if available. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Non-U.S. Holders </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the
discussion below under &#8220;Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act&#8221; and assuming that the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be treated as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no withholding of U.S. federal income tax will apply
to interest paid on a Junior Subordinated Debenture to a non-U.S. holder under the &#8220;portfolio interest exemption,&#8221; provided that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the interest is not effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder&#8217;s conduct of a trade or business in the
United States; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the non-U.S. holder does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of Entergy stock entitled to vote; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Holder is not a bank acquiring the Junior Subordinated
Debentures as an extension of credit entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the non-U.S. holder is not a controlled foreign corporation that is related directly or constructively to us
through stock ownership; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the non-U.S. holder provides to the withholding agent, in accordance with specified procedures, a statement to
the effect that such non-U.S. holder is not a United States person (generally by providing a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> as applicable).
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder cannot satisfy the requirements of the portfolio interest
exemption described above, interest paid on the Junior Subordinated Debenture (including payments in respect of OID, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures) made to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be subject to
a 30% U.S. federal withholding tax unless that <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder provides the withholding agent with a properly executed statement (i)&nbsp;claiming an exemption from or reduction of withholding under an
applicable U.S. income tax treaty or (ii) stating that the interest is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected with that <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#8217;s conduct of a trade or business in the
United States. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a non-U.S. holder is engaged in a trade or business in the United States (and, if an applicable U.S. income tax treaty
applies, if the non-U.S. holder maintains a permanent establishment within the United States) and the interest is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business (and, if an applicable U.S. income tax treaty applies, attributable to
that permanent establishment), that non-U.S. holder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the interest on a net income basis at the same rate as if that non-U.S. holder were a U.S. holder. In addition, if such non-U.S. holder is a foreign
corporation, it may also, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any gain realized on the disposition of a Junior Subordinated Debenture generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">that gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder&#8217;s conduct of a trade or business in the United
States (and, if an applicable U.S. income tax treaty applies, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the non-U.S. holder within the United States); or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the non-U.S. holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year
of the disposition and certain other conditions are met. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The amount of interest paid on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders generally must be reported annually to the IRS. These reporting requirements apply regardless of whether withholding was reduced or eliminated by any applicable income tax
treaty. Copies of the information returns reflecting income in respect of the Junior Subordinated Debentures may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is a
resident under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty or information sharing agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A non-U.S. holder will generally not
be subject to additional information reporting or to backup withholding with respect to payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures or to information reporting or backup withholding with respect to proceeds from the sale or other disposition of
Junior Subordinated Debentures to or through a U.S. office of any broker, as long as the holder: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">has furnished to the payor or broker a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> as applicable, certifying, under penalties of perjury, the non-U.S. holder&#8217;s status as a non-U.S. person; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">has furnished to the payor or broker other documentation upon which it may rely to treat the payments as made to
a non-U.S. person in accordance with applicable Treasury regulations; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">otherwise establishes an exemption. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The payment of the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of Junior Subordinated Debentures to or through a foreign office of a broker will
generally not be subject to information reporting or backup withholding. However, a sale or disposition of Junior Subordinated Debentures will be subject to information reporting, but </P>
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generally not backup withholding, if it is to or through a foreign office of a U.S. broker or a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> broker with certain enumerated connections with
the United States unless the documentation requirements described above are met or the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Backup
withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a non-U.S. holder will be allowed as a credit against such holder&#8217;s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, or will otherwise be
refundable, provided that the requisite procedures are followed and the proper information is filed with the IRS on a timely basis. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for exemption from backup
withholding and the procedure for obtaining such exemption, if applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (commonly referred to as the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act or &#8220;FATCA&#8221;) and
under associated Treasury regulations and related administrative guidance, a U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% rate applies to &#8220;withholdable payments&#8221; received by certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> entities, if
certain disclosure requirements related to U.S. ownership or accounts are not satisfied (generally by providing a properly executed IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> as applicable, or other applicable and/or successor forms). An applicable intergovernmental agreement regarding FATCA between the U.S. and a foreign jurisdiction may modify the rules discussed in
this paragraph. For this purpose, &#8220;withholdable payments&#8221; generally include payments of interest on, and payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, Junior Subordinated Debentures. However, the IRS issued proposed
Treasury regulations that eliminate FACTA withholding on payments of gross proceeds (but not on payments of interest). Pursuant to the preamble to the proposed Treasury regulations, we and any withholding agent may (but are not required to) rely on
this proposed change to FACTA withholding until the final Treasury regulations are issued. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application of FATCA to their investment in the Junior Subordinated
Debentures. If U.S. federal withholding tax under FATCA, or otherwise, is required on payments made to any holder of Junior Subordinated Debentures, such withheld amount will be paid to the IRS. That payment, if made, will be treated as a payment of
cash to the holder of the Junior Subordinated Debentures with respect to whom the payment was made and will reduce the amount of cash to which such holder would otherwise be entitled. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The U.S. federal income tax discussion set forth above is included for general information only and may not be applicable depending upon a
holder&#8217;s particular situation. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Junior Subordinated Debentures, including the tax consequences under
state, local, foreign and other tax laws. </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="stoc17610_7"></A>UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms and conditions
set forth in the underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus supplement, we have agreed to sell each of the underwriters named below, and each of the underwriters has severally, and not jointly, agreed to purchase, the principal amount
of Junior Subordinated Debentures set forth opposite its name below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have committed,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to take and pay for all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures if any of the Junior Subordinated Debentures are taken, provided, that under certain circumstances involving a default of an
underwriter, less than all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures may be purchased. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriters initially propose to offer the Junior Subordinated Debentures directly to the public at the prices to public set forth on the
cover page hereof and may offer the Junior Subordinated Debentures to certain securities dealers at such prices less a concession not in excess of &#8195;% of the principal amount of the Series&nbsp;2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures and &#8195;%
of the principal amount of the Series&nbsp;2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures. The underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow to certain brokers and dealers, a concession not in excess of &#8195;% of the principal amount of the
Series&nbsp;2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures and &#8195;% of the principal amount of the Series&nbsp;2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures. After the initial offering of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the offering prices and other selling
terms of the Junior Subordinated Debentures may from time to time be varied by the underwriters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table shows the
underwriting discounts we will pay to the underwriters in respect of this offering: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8195;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For all Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debenture</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8195;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For all Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Debentures</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&nbsp;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We estimate that the total expenses payable by us for this offering will be approximately $1,740,000,
excluding the underwriting discounts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make in that respect. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated
Debentures will each be a new class of securities with no established trading market. We cannot assure you as to (1)&nbsp;the liquidity of any such market that may develop, (2)&nbsp;the ability of holders of Junior Subordinated Debentures to sell
their Junior Subordinated Debentures or (3)&nbsp;the price at which the holders of Junior Subordinated Debentures would be able to sell their Junior Subordinated Debentures. If such a market develops, the Junior Subordinated Debentures could trade
at prices that may be higher or lower than their principal amount or purchase price, depending on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, the market for similar debt securities and our business, results of operations, financial condition
or prospects. We do not intend to apply for listing of the Junior Subordinated Debentures of either series on any securities exchange or for inclusion of either series of Junior Subordinated Debentures in any automated quotation system. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To facilitate the offering of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or
otherwise affect the prices of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Specifically, they may over-allot in connection with the offering, creating a short position in the Junior Subordinated Debentures for their own accounts. In addition, to cover
over-allotments or to stabilize the prices of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, the Junior Subordinated Debentures in the open market. Finally, the underwriters may reclaim selling concessions allowed to
dealers for distributing the Junior Subordinated Debentures in the offering, if they repurchase previously distributed Junior Subordinated Debentures in transactions to cover short positions established by them, in stabilization transactions or
otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market prices of the Junior Subordinated Debentures above independent market levels. The underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities
at any time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Settlement </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is
expected that delivery of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be made on or about the date specified on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, which will be the third business day following the date of this prospectus supplement (such
settlement being referred to as &#8220;T+3&#8221;). Under <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;15c6-1&nbsp;under</FONT> the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day (T+1), unless the
parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Junior Subordinated Debentures more than one business day prior to the scheduled settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the
Junior Subordinated Debentures will initially settle in T+3, to specify an alternative settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Junior Subordinated Debentures who wish to trade the Junior
Subordinated Debentures more than one business day prior to the scheduled settlement date should consult their own advisors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Selling Restrictions
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction that would permit a public offering of any of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, or possession or distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or any other offering material, in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Each underwriter shall comply with all
relevant laws, regulations and directives in each jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers, sells or delivers Junior Subordinated Debentures or has in its possession or distributes this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or any
other offering material, in all cases, at its own expense. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Notice to Prospective Investors in Canada </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Junior Subordinated Debentures may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited
investors, as defined in National <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Instrument&nbsp;45-106</FONT><I>&nbsp;Prospectus</I> <I>Exemptions</I><I></I>&nbsp;or subsection 73.3(1) of the<I>&nbsp;Securities Act</I><I></I>&nbsp;(Ontario), and are permitted
clients, as defined in National <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Instrument&nbsp;31-103</FONT><I>&nbsp;Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations.</I><I></I>&nbsp;Any resale of
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the Junior Subordinated Debentures must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this
prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the
securities legislation of the purchaser&#8217;s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser&#8217;s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult
with a legal advisor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to section&nbsp;3A.3 of National
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Instrument&nbsp;33-105</FONT><I>&nbsp;Underwriting Conflicts</I><I></I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;(&#8220;NI&nbsp;33-105&#8221;),&nbsp;the</FONT> underwriters are not required to comply with the
disclosure requirements <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;NI&nbsp;33-105&nbsp;regarding</FONT> underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Junior Subordinated Debentures are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or
otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (&#8220;UK&#8221;). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i)&nbsp;a retail client, as defined in point (8)&nbsp;of Article 2 of Regulation
(EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended (the &#8220;EUWA&#8221;); (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000, as amended (the &#8220;FSMA&#8221;), and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8)&nbsp;of Article
2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii)&nbsp;not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of
the EUWA (the &#8220;UK Prospectus Regulation&#8221;). Consequently, no key information document required by the PRIIPs Regulation as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the &#8220;UK PRIIPs Regulation&#8221;) for offering or
selling the Junior Subordinated Debentures or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Junior Subordinated Debentures or otherwise making them available to any retail
investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any other related documents or materials have been prepared on the basis that any offer of Junior Subordinated Debentures
in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Junior Subordinated Debentures. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any other
related documents or materials are not a prospectus for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the UK, this prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any other related documents or materials are only being distributed to and are only directed at persons who are qualified investors under the UK Prospectus Regulation and who are also (i)&nbsp;investment
professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the &#8216;&#8216;Order&#8217;&#8217;), and/or (ii)&nbsp;high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it
may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d)&nbsp;of the Order, and/or (iii)&nbsp;other persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the FSMA in connection
with the issue or sale of any securities) may lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as &#8216;&#8216;relevant persons&#8217;&#8217;). Any Junior Subordinated Debentures will only be available to, and any invitation,
offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Junior Subordinated Debentures will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus or any of their contents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each underwriter has represented and agreed that: </P>
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invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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section&nbsp;21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Junior Subordinated Debentures in circumstances in which section&nbsp;21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to
it; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in
relation to the Junior Subordinated Debentures in, from or otherwise involving the UK. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Notice to Prospective Investors in
Switzerland </U></I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Junior Subordinated Debentures may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the
meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (&#8220;FinSA&#8221;) and no application has or will be made to admit the Junior Subordinated Debentures to trading on any trading venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither
this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures constitutes a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and neither this prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Certain Relationships </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the ordinary
course of their respective businesses, the underwriters and certain of their respective affiliates have in the past, and may in the future, engage in investment banking, commercial banking or other transactions of a financial nature with us and our
affiliates, for which they have received, or may receive, customary compensation. Affiliates of the underwriters are also lenders under our revolving credit facility and dealers under our commercial paper program. Certain of the underwriters or
their affiliates may own a portion of the commercial paper to be repaid with the net proceeds of this offering and, therefore, may receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, in the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a
broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and
securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours and our affiliates. If any of the underwriters or their respective affiliates has a lending relationship with us or our affiliates, certain of those underwriters or their
affiliates routinely hedge, and may continue to hedge, and certain other of those underwriters or their respective affiliates may hedge, their credit exposure to us or our affiliates consistent with their customary risk management policies.
Typically, those underwriters and their respective affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities or the securities
of our affiliates, including potentially the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. The underwriters and their respective
affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in
such securities and instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conflicts of Interest </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates may own a portion of the commercial paper that may be repaid with the net proceeds from this
offering. See &#8220;Use of Proceeds&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. Because more than 5% of the net proceeds from this offering may be used to repay amounts owed to one or more underwriters (or their affiliates) in respect of such commercial
paper, this offering is being made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (&#8220;Rule 5121&#8221;). Under Rule 5121, the appointment of a &#8220;qualified independent underwriter&#8221;
is not necessary in connection with this offering, as this offering is of a class of securities that are &#8220;investment grade rated&#8221; within the meaning of Rule 5121. In order to </P>
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comply with the requirements of Rule 5121, any underwriter that has a conflict of interest within the meaning of Rule 5121 may not make sales in this offering to any accounts over which it
exercises discretionary authority without first receiving the specific written approval of the account holder and maintaining such approval in that underwriter&#8217;s records. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The financial statements and the related financial statement schedule of Entergy Corporation as of December&nbsp;31, 2024 and 2023, and for
each of the three years in the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2024, incorporated by reference in the Prospectus accompanying this Prospectus Supplement and the effectiveness of Entergy Corporation&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting
have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements and financial statement schedule are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports
of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ENTERGY CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COMMON STOCK </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PREFERRED
STOCK </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEPOSITARY SHARES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SENIOR NOTES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>639 Loyola Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone (504) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">576-4000</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may offer any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings from time to time in amounts authorized from time to
time. This prospectus may also be used by a selling securityholder of the securities described herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus may be used to offer and sell our
securities, only if accompanied by the prospectus supplement for those securities. We will provide the specific information about those offerings and the specific terms of those securities, including their offering prices, in supplements to this
prospectus. The supplements may also add, update or change the information in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplements carefully before you invest. This prospectus may not be used to sell any of these securities unless
accompanied by a prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange LLC and NYSE Texas, Inc. and trades under the
symbol &#147;ETR.&#148; Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the other securities described in this prospectus will not be listed on a national securities exchange. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in the securities offered by this prospectus involves risks. See &#147;<A HREF="#txa17610_1">Risk Factors</A>&#148; on page 1. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may offer the securities to or through underwriters or
dealers, directly to purchasers or through agents designated from time to time. This prospectus may be used in connection with any offering of securities through any of those methods or other methods described in supplements to this prospectus. The
supplements to this prospectus will describe the terms of any particular plan of distribution, including any underwriting arrangements. The &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; section beginning on page 19 also provides more information on this topic.
</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of this prospectus is August 6, 2025. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#txa17610_1">RISK FACTORS</A></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing in the securities described herein involves certain risks. In considering whether to purchase the securities being offered by this prospectus, you
should carefully consider the information we have included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. In particular, you should carefully consider the information under the headings &#147;Risk Factors Summary&#148; and &#147;Risk Factors&#148;
as well as the factors listed under the heading &#147;Forward-Looking Information,&#148; in each case, contained in our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for our most recent fiscal year, in any Quarterly Report on
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> that we have filed since our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and in any other subsequent document that we file (not furnish) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;), each of which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="txa17610_2"></A>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of an automatic shelf registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> that we filed with the SEC as a
&#147;well-known seasoned issuer,&#148; as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). By utilizing a &#147;shelf&#148; registration statement, we may sell, at any time and from time to time, in
one or more offerings, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus and selling securityholders may sell such securities owned by them from time to time. As allowed by the SEC&#146;s rules, this prospectus does not contain all of
the information included or incorporated by reference in the registration statement. For further information, we refer you to the registration statement, including its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus
supplement about the provisions or contents of any agreement or other document are not necessarily complete. If the SEC&#146;s rules and regulations require that an agreement or document be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please
see that agreement or document for a complete description of these matters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each time we sell securities we will provide a prospectus supplement
containing specific information about the terms of those securities and the related offering. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in
this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. It is important for you to consider the information contained in this prospectus, the related prospectus supplement and the exhibits to
the registration statement, together with the additional information referenced under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information,&#148; in making your investment decision. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For more detailed information about the securities described herein, you can read the exhibits to the registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="txa17610_3"></A>ENTERGY CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. We own and operate power plants with
approximately 24,500 MW of electric generating capacity, including approximately 5,100 MW of nuclear power. We deliver electricity to approximately 3&nbsp;million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We had annual
revenues of approximately $11.9&nbsp;billion in 2024 and approximately 12,000 employees as of December&nbsp;31, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We operate primarily through a
single reportable segment, Utility. The Utility segment includes the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information above is only a summary and is not complete. You should read the incorporated documents listed under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More
Information&#148; for more specific information concerning our business and affairs, including significant contingencies, significant factors and known trends, our general capital requirements, our financing plans and capabilities, and pending legal
and regulatory proceedings. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and therefore we are
required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our filings are available to the public on the Internet at the SEC&#146;s website located at http://www.sec.gov. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the information that we file with the SEC, which means we can refer you to important information
without restating it in this prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by
reference the documents listed below and any future filings that we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before the termination or completion of the offerings
contemplated by this prospectus, excluding, in each case, documents or any portions of any documents deemed to have been &#147;furnished&#148; and not &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the Exchange Act: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000012/etr-20241231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024 (the &#147;2024 Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K&#148;);</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">our Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000046/etr-20250331.htm">March&nbsp;31,
 2025</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000087/etr-20250630.htm">June&nbsp;30, 2025</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000018/etr-20250220.htm">February&nbsp;20,
 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000119312525057702/d891263d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
19, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000119312525059966/d906346d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
21, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000033/etr-20250325.htm">March&nbsp;
28, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000051/etr-20250502.htm">May&nbsp;
2, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000054/etr-20250513.htm">May&nbsp;
13, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000074/etr-20250701.htm">July&nbsp;
1, 2025</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598425000078/etr-20250725.htm">July 28, 2025</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the description of our common stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7323/000006598425000012/a10kex-4a132024.htm">Exhibit
 4(a)(13)</A> to the 2024 Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> including any further amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may access a copy of any or all of these filings, free of charge, at our web site, which is located at http://www.entergy.com, or by writing or calling us
at the following address: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ms.&nbsp;Raechelle&nbsp;M. Munna </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Associate General Counsel &#150; Corporate and Securities </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Entergy Services, LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">639 Loyola
Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(504) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">576-5848</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may also direct your requests via <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail</FONT> to rmunna@entergy.com. We do not intend our Internet address to be an
active link or to otherwise incorporate the contents of the website into this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus, any
accompanying prospectus supplement and any free-writing prospectus that we file with the SEC contain and incorporate by reference information that you should consider when making your investment decision. We have not, and any underwriters, dealers
or agents have not, authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or the documents incorporated by reference is
accurate as of any date other than as of the dates of these documents or the dates these documents were filed with the SEC. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since these dates. We are not, and
any underwriters, dealers or agents are not, making an offer of the securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="txa17610_5"></A>USE OF PROCEEDS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise stated in the prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of any securities that may be
offered hereby either (a)&nbsp;to repurchase or redeem one or more series of </P>
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our outstanding securities on their stated due dates or in some cases prior to their stated due dates or (b)&nbsp;for other general corporate purposes. The prospectus supplement relating to an
offering will contain a more detailed description of the use of proceeds of any specific offering of securities. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of any securities by any selling securityholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="txa17610_6"></A>DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following descriptions of our capital stock and the relevant provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation (our &#147;Restated
Certificate&#148;) and Bylaws, as amended and restated (our &#147;Bylaws&#148;), are summaries and are qualified by reference to our Restated Certificate and Bylaws that are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part. The following also summarizes certain applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) and that summary is qualified by reference to the DGCL. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>General </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our authorized capital stock consists of
998,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (our &#147;common stock&#148;), and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value (our &#147;preferred stock&#148;). As of June&nbsp;30, 2025, there were 446,409,069 shares of our
common stock outstanding and no shares of our preferred stock outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our board of directors (our &#147;Board&#148;) is authorized to establish,
from time to time, series of preferred stock and to fix the rights and preferences of each series of preferred stock, including dividend rates and preferences, conversion provisions, voting rights, redemption provisions, liquidation rights and
preferences, preemption rights and other matters; provided that no share of preferred stock shall have more than one vote per share. The terms of any series of preferred stock offered pursuant to this prospectus will be described in a prospectus
supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Dividend Rights </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will pay
dividends on our common stock as determined by our Board out of legally available funds. Our ability to pay dividends depends primarily upon the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or distributions or otherwise transfer funds to us. Various
financing arrangements, charter provisions and regulatory requirements may impose certain restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in the form of cash dividends or distributions, loans or advances. If our Board fixes
the rights of a series of preferred stock and we issue that series of preferred stock, holders of such series of preferred stock may be entitled, in preference to holders of our common stock, to dividends at the rate fixed for that series by our
Board. Those dividends may be cumulative or noncumulative as determined by our Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have junior subordinated debentures outstanding. In accordance
with the terms of the junior subordinated debentures, we have the right, from time to time, to defer the payment of interest on our outstanding junior subordinated debentures on one or more occasions for up to ten consecutive years. We may issue,
from time to time, additional junior subordinated debentures or other securities that (i)&nbsp;provide us with rights to defer the payment of interest or other payments and (ii)&nbsp;contain dividend restrictions in the event of the exercise of such
rights. In the event that we were to exercise any right to defer interest or other payments on currently outstanding or future series of junior subordinated debentures or other securities, or if there were to occur certain payment defaults on those
securities, we would not be able, with limited exceptions, to pay dividends on our common stock during the periods in which such payments were deferred or such payment defaults continued. In addition, we might issue other securities in the future
containing similar or other restrictions on, or that affect, our ability to pay dividends on our common stock. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held by them on all matters submitted to our stockholders. Holders of our common stock do
not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Unless otherwise required by law and subject to any special voting rights that may vest in the holders of our preferred stock, in all matters other than the election of directors, the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented at a stockholder meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Under the DGCL, our Restated Certificate may be amended by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on the proposed amendment (which would include our common stock and any series of our preferred stock which, by its terms or applicable law, was so entitled to
vote), and, if any class or series of shares is entitled to vote as a class, then the proposed amendment must be approved by the required vote of each class or series of shares entitled to vote as a class. At a meeting for the election of directors
at which a quorum is present, subject to the rights, if any, of holders of our preferred stock outstanding at that time, directors are elected by a majority of votes cast with respect to such director; provided, however, that, if the number of
nominees is greater than the number of directors who will be elected, the nominees receiving a plurality of the votes cast will be elected as directors. If our Board fixes the rights of a series of preferred stock and we issue that series of
preferred stock, such series of preferred stock may or may not be entitled to voting rights; provided, that no share of preferred stock shall have more than one vote per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Liquidation Rights </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, voluntarily or involuntarily, the holders of our common stock, subject to any rights of any holders of our preferred stock outstanding at that time, will be entitled to receive the remainder, if
any, of our assets after the payment of all our debts and liabilities. In addition, if our Board fixes the rights of a series of preferred stock and we issue that series of preferred stock, holders of such series of preferred stock may be entitled,
in preference to holders of the common stock, in a voluntary or an involuntary liquidation, to the amounts fixed for that series by our Board, which may include unpaid accumulated dividends. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Preemptive Rights </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of our common stock
do not have a preemptive right to purchase shares of our common stock or securities convertible into such shares nor are they liable for future capital calls or assessments by us. If our Board fixes the rights of a series of preferred stock and we
issue that series of preferred stock, holders of such series of preferred stock may be entitled to preemptive rights to purchase shares of our common stock or securities convertible into such shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Listing </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is listed under the
symbol &#147;ETR&#148; on both the New York Stock Exchange LLC and NYSE Texas, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Transfer Agent and Registrar </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Equiniti Trust Company, doing business as EQ Shareowner Services. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Certain Anti-Takeover Effects </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>General</I>.
Certain provisions of our Restated Certificate, our Bylaws and the DGCL could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing an acquisition of control of us by means of a tender offer, a proxy fight, open market purchases or otherwise in a
transaction not approved by our Board. The provisions described below may reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited proposal for the restructuring or sale of all or substantially all of our assets or an unsolicited takeover attempt which is unfair
to our stockholders. </P>
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from engaging in a &#147;business combination&#148; with an &#147;interested stockholder&#148; for a period of three years after the time the stockholder became an interested stockholder, subject to certain exceptions, including if, prior to such
time, the board of directors approved the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. &#147;Business combinations&#148; include mergers, asset sales and other transactions resulting
in a financial benefit to the &#147;interested stockholder.&#148; Subject to various exceptions, an &#147;interested stockholder&#148; is a person who, together with his, her or its affiliates and associates, owns, or within the prior three years
did own, 15% or more of the corporation&#146;s outstanding voting stock. The restrictions on business combinations with interested stockholders contained in Section&nbsp;203 of the DGCL do not apply to a corporation whose certificate of
incorporation or bylaws contains a provision expressly electing not to be governed by the statute; however, neither our Restated Certificate nor our Bylaws contain a provision electing to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;opt-out&#148;</FONT>
of Section&nbsp;203 of the DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Special Meetings</I>. Pursuant to the DGCL, a special meeting of stockholders may be called by the board of directors
or by any other person authorized to do so in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws. Our Restated Certificate and Bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may only be called by: our Board; the Chairman of our Board; a majority of
the members of the entire Executive Committee of our Board; our Chief Executive Officer; or the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Nominations and Proposals.</I> Our Bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder
proposals for stockholder meetings and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations or proposals made by or at the direction of our Board or a committee of our Board. A stockholder who wishes to bring a matter
before a meeting must comply with our advance notice requirements and provide us with certain information. Additionally, vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled only by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even in
the case that such directors may represent less than a quorum. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue depositary shares representing fractional interests in shares of our preferred stock of any series, as described in the applicable prospectus
supplement. The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the depositary shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the depositary shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate
and the extent, if any, to which the general terms and provisions may apply to the depositary shares so offered will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any particular terms of the depositary shares, deposit
agreements and depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares described in a prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described below, then the terms described below will be deemed to have been superseded by that prospectus
supplement. We encourage you to read the applicable deposit agreements and depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares for additional information before you decide whether to purchase any of our depositary shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the issuance of any depositary shares, we will enter into a deposit agreement with a bank or trust company, as depositary, which will be
named in the applicable prospectus supplement. Depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the related deposit agreement. Immediately following our issuance of the preferred stock related to any depositary shares,
we will deposit the shares of our preferred stock with the relevant depositary and will cause the depositary to issue, on our behalf, the related depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares. Subject to the terms of the related deposit
agreement, each owner of a depositary receipt will be entitled, in proportion to the fractional interest in the share of preferred stock represented by the related depositary share, to all of the rights, preferences and privileges of, and will be
subject to all of the limitations and restrictions on, the preferred stock represented by the depositary share (including, if applicable, dividend, voting, conversion, exchange, redemption, sinking fund, subscription and liquidation rights). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="txa17610_8"></A>DESCRIPTION OF SENIOR NOTES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following description sets forth the general terms and provisions of the senior debt securities (the &#147;New Senior Notes&#148;) that we may offer by
this prospectus. We will describe in one or more prospectus supplements the particular terms of the New Senior Notes and provisions that vary from those described below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue the New Senior Notes from time to time in the future, in one or more series, under an Indenture (for Unsecured Debt Securities) dated as of
September&nbsp;1, 2010, as it has heretofore been supplemented and may be amended or supplemented from time to time (the &#147;indenture&#148;), between us and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as trustee (the &#147;trustee&#148;). For the purposes of this section, any reference to the &#147;indenture&#148; shall generally mean the indenture as supplemented by the officer&#146;s certificate(s) relating to the New Senior Notes.
All debt securities issued or to be issued under the indenture, including the New Senior Notes offered by this prospectus, are referred to herein as &#147;senior notes.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This section of the prospectus contains a summary of certain terms and provisions of the indenture. The indenture contains the full legal text of the matters
described in this section. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because this section is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the New Senior Notes or the indenture. The indenture
is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. You should read the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. This summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all of
the provisions of the indenture, including the definitions of some of the terms used in the indenture. We also include references in parentheses to some of the sections of the indenture. This summary is also subject to and qualified by reference to
the description of the particular terms of each series of New Senior Notes described in the applicable prospectus supplement or supplements. The indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the &#147;Trust
Indenture Act&#148;), and you should also refer to the Trust Indenture Act for provisions that apply to the New Senior Notes. </P>
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excluding, unless the context otherwise requires or otherwise expressly stated, its subsidiaries. The New Senior Notes are not obligations of, and will not be guaranteed by, any of our subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>General </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture permits us to issue an
unlimited amount of senior notes from time to time in one or more series. All senior notes of any one series need not be issued at the same time, and a series may be reopened for issuances of additional senior notes of such series. This means that
we may from time to time, without notice to or consent of the existing holders of the New Senior Notes, create and issue further senior notes having the same terms and conditions as a given series of New Senior Notes in all respects, except for
issue date, price to public and, if applicable, the initial interest payment on the New Senior Notes. Additional senior notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the previously outstanding senior
notes of such series, including, if applicable, the New Senior Notes. As of June&nbsp;30, 2025, we had $4.125&nbsp;billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes outstanding under the indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Terms of Specific Series of the New Senior Notes </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A prospectus supplement and any supplemental indenture, board resolution or officer&#146;s certificate relating to any series of New Senior Notes being offered
by this prospectus will include specific terms relating to that offering. These terms will include some or all of the following terms that apply to that series: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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payable and how it will be paid; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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determined, the interest payment dates for the series of New Senior Notes and the regular record dates for interest payments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any right to extend the interest payments for, or the maturity of, the series of New Senior Notes and the
duration of any such extension; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the percentage, if less than 100%, of the principal amount of the series of New Senior Notes that will be payable
if the maturity of the series of New Senior Notes is accelerated; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any date or dates on which the series of New Senior Notes may be redeemed at our option and the terms, conditions
and any restrictions on those redemptions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate us to repurchase or otherwise redeem the series of New
Senior Notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any additions or exceptions to the events of default under the indenture or additions or exceptions to our
covenants under the indenture for the benefit of the holders of the series of New Senior Notes </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any denominations other than multiples of $1,000 in which the series of New Senior Notes will be issued;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if payments on the series of New Senior Notes may be made in a currency or currencies other than United States
dollars; and, if so, the means through which the equivalent principal amount of any payment in United States dollars is to be determined for any purpose; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any terms pursuant to which the series of New Senior Notes may be converted into or exchanged for other
securities of ours or of another entity; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any collateral security for the series of New Senior Notes; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other terms of the series of New Senior Notes not inconsistent with the terms of the indenture.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Indenture, Section&nbsp;301.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may
sell New Senior Notes at a discount below their principal amount or at a premium above their principal amount. United States federal income tax considerations applicable to New Senior Notes sold at an original issue discount will be described in the
applicable prospectus supplement if we sell New Senior Notes at an original issue discount. In addition, important United States federal income tax or other tax considerations applicable to any New Senior Notes denominated or payable in a currency
or currency unit other than United States dollars will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement if we sell New Senior Notes denominated or payable in a currency or currency unit other than United States dollars. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as may otherwise be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, the indenture does not contain any provisions that are intended to protect
holders of New Senior Notes in the event of a highly-leveraged or similar transaction involving us, whether or not in connection with a change of control. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Redemption </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will set forth any terms for the
redemption of New Senior Notes of any series in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we indicate differently in a prospectus supplement, and except with respect to New Senior Notes redeemable at the option of the holder of those New Senior
Notes, the New Senior Notes will be redeemable upon notice to holders by mail at least 30 days prior to the redemption date. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;404.) Unless the New Senior Notes are held in book-entry only form through the facilities of The
Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;), in which case DTC&#146;s procedures for selection shall apply (see &#147;&#151;Book-Entry Only Securities&#148;), if less than all of the New Senior Notes of any series or any tranche thereof are to be
redeemed, the trustee will select the New Senior Notes to be redeemed. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;403.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we default in the payment of the redemption
price and accrued interest, if any, in the case of an unconditional notice of redemption, the New Senior Notes subject to such notice of redemption will cease to bear interest on the redemption date. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;405.) We will pay the
redemption price and any accrued interest to the redemption date upon surrender of any New Senior Note for redemption. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;405.) If only part of a New Senior Note is redeemed, the trustee will deliver to the holder of the New
Senior Note a new New Senior Note of the same series for the remaining portion without charge. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;406.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may make any redemption
at our option conditional upon the receipt by the paying agent, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption, of money sufficient to pay the redemption price and accrued interest, if any. If the paying agent has not received the money by the date
fixed for redemption, we will not be required to redeem the New Senior Notes. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;404.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Payment and Paying Agents </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as may be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, interest on a New Senior Note payable on each interest payment date will be paid to the
person in whose name that New Senior Note is registered as of the close of business on the regular record date for the interest payment date, which will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such interest payment date so
long as all of the New Senior Notes of the same series as such New Senior Note remain in book-entry only form, or on the 15th calendar day immediately preceding each interest payment date if any of the New Senior Notes of such series do not remain
in book-entry only form. However, interest payable at maturity will be paid to the person to whom the principal is paid. If there has been a default in the payment of interest on any New Senior Note, other than at maturity, the defaulted interest
may be paid to the holder of such New Senior Note as of the close of business on a date between 10 and </P>
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15 days before the date proposed by us for payment of such defaulted interest or in any other lawful manner permitted by any securities exchange on which that New Senior Note may be listed, if
the trustee finds it practicable. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;307.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, principal, premium,
if any, and interest on the New Senior Notes at maturity will be payable upon presentation of the New Senior Notes at the corporate trust office of Computershare Trust Company, N.A. in St. Paul, Minnesota, as our paying agent. We may change the
place of payment on New Senior Notes and may appoint one or more additional paying agents (including ourselves) and may remove any paying agent, all at our discretion. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;602.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As long as the New Senior Notes are registered in the name of DTC, we will pay principal, premium, if any, and interest due on New Senior Notes in the form of
global securities to DTC or its nominee in immediately available funds. DTC will then make payment to its participants for disbursement to the Beneficial Owners (as defined below) of the New Senior Notes as described under &#147;&#151; Book-Entry
Only Securities.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Registration and Transfer </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, and subject to restrictions related to the issuance of New Senior Notes through DTC&#146;s
book-entry system, the transfer of New Senior Notes may be registered, and New Senior Notes may be exchanged for other New Senior Notes of authorized denominations and with the same terms and principal amount, at the offices of the trustee in St.
Paul, Minnesota. We may change the place for registration of transfer and exchange of New Senior Notes and may designate additional places for registration and exchange. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;602.) No service charge will be made for any transfer
or exchange of New Senior Notes. However, we may require payment to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed. We will not be required to execute or to provide for the registration of transfer of, or the exchange of,
(a)&nbsp;any New Senior Notes during the 15 days before giving any notice of redemption, (b)&nbsp;any New Senior Note during the 15 days before an interest payment date or (c)&nbsp;any New Senior Note selected for redemption except the unredeemed
portion of any New Senior Note being redeemed in part. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;305.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Ranking </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The New Senior Notes will be our direct unsecured general obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our other existing and future
unsecured and unsubordinated debt, will be senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future subordinated debt and will be junior to any of our future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such secured debt.
As of June&nbsp;30, 2025, we had approximately $4.59&nbsp;billion (including indebtedness due within one year) of indebtedness outstanding that would have ranked pari passu with the New Senior Notes. The indenture does not limit the amount of debt
that may be issued under the indenture or the issuance of any other debt that would rank pari passu with the New Senior Notes. In addition, we issue guarantees for the benefit of our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-utility</FONT> subsidiaries
and expect to have such guarantees outstanding from time to time in various aggregate amounts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our ability to meet our financial obligations under the
New Senior Notes, and cash needs generally, is dependent on our operating cash flow (which, in turn, is dependent upon the earnings of our subsidiaries and the distributions of those earnings to, or upon loans or other payments of funds by those
subsidiaries to, us), our ability to access the short-term and long-term debt and equity capital markets, and our access to bank facilities. Various financing arrangements, charter provisions and statutory and regulatory requirements may impose
restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to us, including in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances or other distributions. The New Senior Notes will not be obligations of or guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. As
a result, the New Senior Notes will be structurally subordinated to all debt, preferred securities and other liabilities of our subsidiaries, which means that creditors (including trade creditors, debt holders, secured creditors, taxing authorities
and guarantee holders) and preferred security holders of our subsidiaries will be paid from the assets of such subsidiaries before holders of the New Senior Notes would have any claims to </P>
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those assets. The indenture does not limit the amount of debt or preferred securities that may be issued by our subsidiaries, whether secured or unsecured. As of June&nbsp;30, 2025, our
subsidiaries had approximately $25.189&nbsp;billion of outstanding total indebtedness and preferred securities (including indebtedness due within one year). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Defeasance </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to certain conditions
(including conditions that will be set forth in the officer&#146;s certificate establishing a particular series of New Senior Notes), we will be discharged from our obligations in respect of the New Senior Notes if we irrevocably deposit with the
trustee sufficient cash or government securities to pay the principal, interest, any premium and any other sums when due on the stated maturity date or a redemption date of the New Senior Notes. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;701.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
indenture provides that we may not consolidate with or merge into any other entity or convey, transfer or lease our properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any entity, unless: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the surviving or successor entity or an entity which acquires by conveyance or transfer or which leases our
properties and assets substantially as an entirety is organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia and it expressly assumes our obligations on all outstanding senior
notes, including the New Senior Notes, and under the indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default under the indenture or no event which,
after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an event of default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">we shall have delivered to the trustee an officer&#146;s certificate and an opinion of counsel as provided in the
indenture. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Indenture, Section&nbsp;1101.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the consummation of any such transaction, the surviving or successor entity will succeed to our rights and powers under the indenture and, except in the
case of a lease, we shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the indenture and the outstanding senior notes. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;1102.) The terms of the indenture do not restrict us in a merger in which we are the surviving
entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Events of Default </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Event of
default&#148; when used in the indenture with respect to any series of senior notes, including the New Senior Notes, means any of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">failure to pay interest on any senior note of that series for 30 days after it is due and payable, unless we have
made a valid extension of the interest payment period with respect to such senior note as provided in the indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">failure to pay the principal of or any premium on any senior note of that series when due and payable;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">failure to perform or breach of any other covenant or warranty in the indenture, other than a covenant or
warranty that does not relate to that series of securities, that continues for 90 days after we receive written notice from the trustee, or we and the trustee receive written notice from the holders of at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of
the senior notes of that series, unless the trustee, or the trustee and the holders of a principal amount of such senior notes of that series not less than the principal </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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amount of senior notes of that series the holders of which gave such notice, as the case may be, agree in writing to an extension of such period prior to its expiration; provided, however, that
the trustee, or the trustee and the holders of such principal amount of senior notes of such series, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have agreed to an extension of such period if corrective action is initiated by us within such period and is
being diligently pursued and written notice of the initiation of such corrective action is given to the trustee within such period; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to us specified in the indenture; or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other event of default included in any supplemental indenture, board resolution or officer&#146;s certificate
establishing a series of senior notes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Indenture, Section&nbsp;801.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The trustee may withhold notice to the holders of senior notes of any default, except default in the payment of principal, premium or interest, if it
considers the withholding of notice to be in the interests of the holders. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;902.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Remedies </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Acceleration of Maturity </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an event of default
applicable to the senior notes of any series but not applicable to other series of outstanding securities occurs and continues, either the trustee or the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the senior notes of such series may then
declare the principal amount of all senior notes of such series and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately. However, under the indenture, some senior notes may provide for a specified amount less than their entire principal
amount to be due and payable upon that declaration. These senior notes are defined as &#147;Discount Securities&#148; in the indenture. If an event of default applicable to outstanding senior notes of more than one series exists, either the trustee
or the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all senior notes then outstanding of all such series, considered as one class, and not the holders of the senior notes of any one of such series, may declare the principal of all senior
notes of all such series and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately. As a consequence of each such declaration with respect to senior notes of any series, the principal amount of, or specified portion thereof in the case of
Discount Securities, such senior notes and interest accrued thereon shall become due and payable immediately. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;802.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is no
automatic acceleration, even in the event of our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Rescission of Acceleration </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the senior notes of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the
money due has been obtained, the event of default under the indenture giving rise to the declaration of acceleration will be considered waived, and the declaration and its consequences will be considered automatically rescinded and annulled, if:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">we have paid or deposited with the trustee a sum sufficient to pay: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">all overdue interest on all senior notes of the series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the principal of and premium, if any, on any senior notes of the series then outstanding, which have otherwise
become due and interest thereon that is currently due; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">interest on overdue interest, if any, to the extent payment is lawful; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">all amounts due to the trustee under the indenture; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other event of default under the indenture with respect to the senior notes of that series, other than the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-payment</FONT> of principal of such series which shall have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, has been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default
or impair any related right. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;802.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Control by Holders </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other than its duties in the case of an event of default under the indenture, the trustee is not obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers under the
indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the holders, unless the holders offer the trustee a reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with any such direction.
(Indenture, Section&nbsp;903.) If they provide this reasonable indemnity, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any series of senior notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any power conferred on the trustee. However, if the event of default under the indenture relates to more than one series, only the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all affected
series, considered as one class, will have the right to give this direction and not the holders of the senior notes of any one series. The trustee is not obligated to comply with directions that conflict with law or other provisions of the
indenture. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;812.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Limitation on Holders&#146; Right to Institute Proceedings </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No holder of senior notes of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding under the indenture, or any remedy under the indenture, unless: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default under the
indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding senior notes of all series in respect
of which an event of default under the indenture shall have occurred and be continuing, considered as one class, have made a written request to the trustee, and have offered reasonable indemnity to the trustee to institute proceedings;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the trustee has failed to institute any proceeding for 60 days after notice; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the trustee during that <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT> period by the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding senior notes of all series in respect of which an event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, considered as one
class; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided that no holder or holders of senior notes shall have any right in any manner to affect or prejudice the rights of other
holders of senior notes of any series or to obtain priority over such other holders. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;807.) However, these limitations do not apply to a suit by a holder of a senior note for payment of the principal, premium, if any, or
interest on the senior note on or after the applicable due date. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;808.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have agreed under the indenture to provide to the
trustee an annual statement by an appropriate officer as to our compliance with all conditions and covenants under the indenture. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;606.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Modification and Waiver </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Without the consent of
any holder of senior notes issued under the indenture, including holders of the New Senior Notes, we and the trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures for any of the following purposes: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to evidence the assumption by any permitted successor of our covenants in the indenture and in the senior notes;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to add additional covenants or other provisions for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of senior
notes or for us to surrender any right or power under the indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to add additional events of default under the indenture for all or any series of senior notes;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to change, eliminate or add any provision to the indenture; provided, however, if the change, elimination or
addition will adversely affect the interests of the holders of senior notes of any series in any material respect, the change, elimination or addition will become effective only: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">when the consent of the holders of senior notes of such series has been obtained in accordance with the
indenture; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">when no senior notes of the affected series remain outstanding under the indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to provide collateral security for all but not part of the senior notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to establish the form or terms of senior notes of any series as permitted by the indenture;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to provide for the authentication and delivery of bearer notes and any coupons appertaining thereto;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment of a successor trustee; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to provide for the procedures required for use of a noncertificated system of registration for the senior notes
of all or any series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to change any place where principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be payable, securities may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and notices and demands to us may be served; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to amend and restate the indenture as originally executed and as amended from time to time, with additions,
deletions and other changes that do not adversely affect the interests of the holders of senior notes of any series in any material respect; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any defect or inconsistency or to make any other changes or to
add provisions with respect to matters and questions arising under the indenture; provided that such other changes or additions do not adversely affect the interests of the holders of senior notes of any series in any material respect.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Indenture, Section&nbsp;1201.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the senior notes of all series then outstanding and affected, considered as one class, may waive compliance by us with some restrictive provisions of the indenture. (Indenture,
Section&nbsp;607.) The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding senior notes of any series may waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series, except a default in the payment of principal,
premium, if any, or interest and certain covenants and provisions of the indenture that cannot be modified or be amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding senior note of the series affected. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;813.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the senior notes of all series then outstanding is required for all other
modifications to the indenture. However, if less than all of the series of senior notes are directly affected by a proposed supplemental indenture, then only the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all series that
are directly affected, considered as one class, will be required. No such amendment or modification may: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any senior
note, or reduce the principal amount of any senior note or its rate of interest or change the method of calculating the interest rate or reduce any premium payable upon redemption, or change the currency in which payments are made, or impair the
right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the stated maturity of any senior note, without the consent of the holder; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding senior notes of any series the consent of the
holders of which is required for any supplemental indenture or any waiver of compliance with a provision of the indenture or any default thereunder and its consequences, or reduce the requirements for quorum or voting, without the consent of all the
holders of the series; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">modify some of the provisions of the indenture relating to supplemental indentures, waivers of some covenants and
waivers of past defaults with respect to the senior notes of any series, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding senior note affected thereby. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Indenture, Section&nbsp;1202.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A supplemental indenture which
changes the indenture solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of senior notes, or modifies the rights of the holders of senior notes of one or more series, will not affect the rights under the indenture of the holders of the senior
notes of any other series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture provides that senior notes owned by us or any other obligor or by any person directly or indirectly controlling
or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with us or such obligor shall be disregarded and considered not to be outstanding in determining whether the required holders have given a request or consent. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;101.)
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may fix in advance a record date to determine the required number of holders entitled to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other such act of the holders, but we shall have no obligation to do so. If we fix a record date, that request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other act of the holders may be given before or after
that record date, but only the holders of record at the close of business on that record date will be considered holders for the purposes of determining whether holders of the required percentage of the outstanding senior notes have authorized or
agreed or consented to the request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other act of the holders. For that purpose, the outstanding senior notes shall be computed as of the record date. Any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, election, waiver or other act of a holder will bind every future holder of the same senior notes and the holder of every senior note issued upon the registration of transfer of or in exchange of these senior notes. A
transferee will be bound by acts of the trustee or us in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of that action is made upon the senior note. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;104.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Resignation of a Trustee </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A trustee may resign at
any time by giving written notice to us or may be removed at any time by act of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any series of senior notes then outstanding delivered to the trustee and us. No resignation or removal of a
trustee and no appointment of a successor trustee will be effective until the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee. So long as no event of default or event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an event of default
has occurred and is continuing and except with respect to a trustee appointed by act of the holders, if we have delivered to the trustee a resolution of our Board appointing a successor trustee and such successor has accepted the appointment in
accordance with the terms of the indenture, the trustee will be deemed to have resigned and the successor will be deemed to have been appointed as trustee in accordance with the indenture. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;910.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Notices </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notices to holders of New Senior Notes
will be given by mail to the addresses of such holders as they may appear in the security register for New Senior Notes. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;106.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Title </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the trustee, and any of our agents or
agents of the trustee, may treat the person in whose name New Senior Notes are registered as the absolute owner thereof, whether or not the New Senior Notes may be overdue, for the purpose of making payments and for all other purposes irrespective
of notice to the contrary. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;308.) </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture and the New Senior Notes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. (Indenture, Section&nbsp;112.)
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Information about the Trustee </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The trustee
under the indenture will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Book-Entry Only Securities
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>DTC </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in the
applicable prospectus supplement, the New Senior Notes will trade through DTC. Each series of New Senior Notes will be represented by one or more global certificates and registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., DTC&#146;s nominee. Upon
issuance of the global certificates, DTC or its nominee will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the principal amount of the New Senior Notes represented by such global certificates to the accounts of institutions that have
an account with DTC or its participants. The accounts to be credited shall be designated by the agents, brokers, dealers or underwriters involved in the issuance. Ownership of beneficial interests in the global certificates will be limited to
participants or persons that may hold interests through participants. The global certificates will be deposited with the trustee as custodian for DTC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a &#147;banking organization&#148; within the meaning of the New York Banking
Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a &#147;clearing corporation&#148; within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a &#147;clearing agency&#148; registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds and
provides asset servicing for U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> equity issues, corporate and municipal debt issues, and money market instruments that DTC&#146;s participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the
post-trade settlement among participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between participants&#146; accounts. This eliminates the need for physical
movement of securities certificates. Participants include both U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust&nbsp;&amp; Clearing Corporation (&#147;DTCC&#148;). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered
clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust
companies, and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant. DTC rules applicable to its participants are on file with the SEC. More information can be found at www.dtcc.com. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Purchases of the New Senior Notes within the DTC system must be made by or through participants, who will receive a credit for the New Senior Notes on
DTC&#146;s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Senior Note (&#147;Beneficial Owner&#148;) is in turn to be recorded on the appropriate participant&#146;s records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation
from DTC of their purchase, but Beneficial Owners are, however, expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the participants through whom they purchased New
Senior Notes. Transfers of ownership interests in the New Senior Notes are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of the participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates for their New
Senior Notes of a series, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the New Senior Notes of that series is discontinued. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To facilitate
subsequent transfers, all New Senior Notes deposited by participants with DTC will be registered in the name of DTC&#146;s nominee, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized
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representative of DTC. The deposit of the New Senior Notes with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or such other DTC nominee will effect no change in beneficial
ownership. DTC will have no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the New Senior Notes. DTC&#146;s records will reflect only the identity of the participants to whose accounts such New Senior Notes are credited, which may or may not be the
Beneficial Owners. The participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Conveyance of notices and
other communications by DTC to participants, and by participants to Beneficial Owners, will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Beneficial Owners of the
New Senior Notes may wish to take certain steps to augment the transmission to them of notices of significant events with respect to the New Senior Notes, such as redemptions, tenders, defaults, and proposed amendments to the indenture. Beneficial
Owners of the New Senior Notes may wish to ascertain that the nominee holding the New Senior Notes has agreed to obtain and transmit notices to the Beneficial Owners. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Redemption notices will be sent to DTC. If less than all of the New Senior Notes of a series are being redeemed, DTC&#146;s practice is to determine by lot
the amount of New Senior Notes of such series held by each participant to be redeemed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither DTC nor Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (nor any other DTC nominee)
will itself consent or vote with respect to New Senior Notes, unless authorized by a participant in accordance with DTC&#146;s procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC would mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date.
The omnibus proxy assigns the consenting or voting rights of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. to those participants to whose accounts the New Senior Notes are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of redemption proceeds, principal of, and interest on the New Senior Notes will be made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or such other nominee as may be
requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC&#146;s practice is to credit participants&#146; accounts upon DTC&#146;s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from us or the trustee, on the payment date in accordance with their
respective holdings shown on DTC&#146;s records. Payments by participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or
registered in &#147;street-name&#148; and will be the responsibility of such participants and not of DTC, the trustee, or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds,
principal and interest to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of the trustee or us, disbursement of such payments to participants is the responsibility of DTC,
and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners is the responsibility of participants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as provided in the applicable prospectus
supplement, a Beneficial Owner will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of the New Senior Notes. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC to exercise any rights under the New Senior Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the New Senior Notes at any time by giving reasonable notice to us or the
trustee. In the event no successor securities depositary is obtained, certificates for the New Senior Notes will be printed and delivered. We may decide to replace DTC or any successor depositary. Additionally, subject to the procedures of DTC, we
may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor depositary) with respect to some or all of the New Senior Notes. In that event, certificates for the New Senior Notes of such series will be printed and
delivered. If certificates for such series of New Senior Notes are printed and delivered, </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">those New Senior Notes will be issued in fully registered form without coupons; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a holder of certificated New Senior Notes would be able to exchange those New Senior Notes, without charge, for
an equal aggregate principal amount of New Senior Notes of the same series, having the same issue date and with identical terms and provisions; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a holder of certificated New Senior Notes would be able to transfer those New Senior Notes without cost to
another holder, other than for applicable stamp taxes or other governmental charges. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Euroclear and Clearstream </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If so provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, you may hold interests in a global security through Clearstream Banking S.A.(&#147;Clearstream&#148;)
or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System (&#147;Euroclear&#148;), either directly if you are a participant in Clearstream or Euroclear or indirectly through organizations which are participants in Clearstream or Euroclear.
Clearstream and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their respective participants through customers&#146; securities accounts in the names of Clearstream and Euroclear, respectively, on the books of their respective U.S. depositaries, which
in turn will hold such interests in customers&#146; securities accounts in such depositaries&#146; names on DTC&#146;s books. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Clearstream and Euroclear
are securities clearance systems in Europe. Clearstream and Euroclear hold securities for their respective participating organizations and facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between those participants through
electronic book-entry changes in their accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments, deliveries, transfers,
exchanges, notices and other matters relating to beneficial interests in global securities owned through Euroclear or Clearstream must comply with the rules and procedures of those systems. Transactions between participants in Euroclear or
Clearstream, on one hand, and other participants in DTC, on the other hand, are also subject to DTC&#146;s rules and procedures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors will be able
to make and receive through Euroclear and Clearstream payments, deliveries, transfers and other transactions involving any beneficial interests in global securities held through those systems only on days when those systems are open for business.
Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business in the United States. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cross-market
transfers between participants in DTC, on the one hand, and participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC&#146;s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by
their respective U.S. depositaries; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and
within the established deadlines (European time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its U.S. depositary to take action to effect final
settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the global securities through DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">same-day</FONT> fund settlement.
Participants in Euroclear or Clearstream may not deliver instructions directly to their respective U.S. depositaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to time zone differences, the
securities accounts of a participant in Euroclear or Clearstream purchasing an interest in a global security from a direct participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant participant in Euroclear or
Clearstream, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear or Clearstream) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interests in
a global security by or through a participant in Euroclear or Clearstream to a direct participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of
the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following DTC&#146;s settlement date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Other </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this section of this prospectus concerning DTC, Clearstream, Euroclear and their respective book-entry systems has been obtained from
sources that we believe to be reliable, but we do not take </P>
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responsibility for the accuracy of this information. This information has been provided solely as a matter of convenience. The rules and procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear are solely
within the control of those organizations and could change at any time. Neither we nor the trustee nor any agent of ours or of the trustee, nor any broker, dealer, underwriter or agent of ours involved in the offer or sale of any securities, has any
control over those entities and none of us or them takes any responsibility for their activities. You are urged to contact DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear or their respective participants directly to discuss those matters. In addition, although we
expect that DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear will perform the foregoing procedures, none of them is under any obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither we nor the trustee
nor any agent of ours or of the trustee, nor any broker, dealer, underwriter or agent of ours involved in the offer or sale of any securities, will have any responsibility for the performance or nonperformance by DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear or
their respective participants of these or any other rules or procedures governing their respective operations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="txa17610_9"></A>DESCRIPTION OF JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue junior subordinated debentures, in one or more series, under an indenture, between us and the trustee specified therein. The terms of any junior
subordinated indenture will be described in a prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="txa17610_10"></A>SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Selling securityholders are persons or entities that, directly or indirectly, have acquired or will from time to time acquire from us, our securities in
various private transactions. Such selling securityholders may be parties to registration rights agreements with us, or we otherwise may have agreed or will agree to register their securities for resale. If authorized by us, the initial purchasers
of our securities, as well as their transferees, pledgees, donees or successors, all of whom we refer to as &#147;selling securityholders,&#148; may from time to time offer and sell the securities pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable
prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the name of each selling securityholder, the number and type of securities
beneficially owned by such selling securityholder that are covered by such prospectus supplement, the number and type of securities to be offered for the securityholder&#146;s account and the amount and (if one percent or more) the percentage of the
class to be owned by such securityholder after completion of the offering. The applicable prospectus supplement also will disclose whether any of the selling securityholders have held any position or office with, have been employed by or otherwise
have had a material relationship with us during the three years prior to the date of the prospectus supplement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Methods and Terms of Sale </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We and any selling
securityholder may use a variety of methods to sell the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus on a continuous or delayed basis: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">through one or more underwriters or dealers; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">directly to one or more purchasers; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">through one or more agents; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">through a combination of any such methods of sale. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, we may issue the securities as a dividend or distribution or in a subscription rights offering to our existing securityholders. This prospectus
may be used in connection with any offering of securities through any of these methods or other methods described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the terms under which the securities are offered, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers
or agents, the respective amounts offered, the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds to us from the sale, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting compensation, any initial offering price and any discounts, commissions or
concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Through Underwriters or Dealers </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If underwriters are used in the sale of the securities, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the
securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The underwriters may sell the securities directly or through underwriting syndicates
represented by managing underwriters. Unless otherwise stated in the prospectus supplement relating to any of the securities, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters
will be obligated to purchase all of the securities if they purchase any of them. If a dealer is used in the sale, the securities will be sold to the dealer as principal. The dealer may then resell those securities at varying prices determined at
the time of resale. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time
to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Stabilizing Transactions </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions and syndicate-covering transactions in accordance with Rule 104 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying securities so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Syndicate-covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the
distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. These stabilizing transactions and syndicate-covering transactions may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be if such transactions had
not occurred. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Through Agents </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We and any
selling securityholder may designate one or more agents to sell the securities. Unless stated in a prospectus supplement, the agents will agree to use their best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Directly </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We and any selling securityholder may sell the securities directly to one or more purchasers. In this case, no underwriters, dealers or agents would be
involved. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>General Information </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may
authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase the securities at the public offering price and on the terms described in the related prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts
providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in the applicable
prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more firms, which are referred to herein as the &#147;remarketing firms,&#148;
acting as principals for their own accounts or as our agent, as applicable. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, in connection with the securities remarketed thereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, except for our common stock, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange LLC and NYSE
Texas, Inc., the securities will not be listed on a national securities exchange. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties or sell
securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this
prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of
securities, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of securities. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable
prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may make sales of our common stock to or through one or more underwriters, dealers or agents in &#147;at the market&#148;
offerings, and, if we engage in such transactions, we will do so pursuant to the terms of an agreement between us and the underwriters, dealers or agents. If we engage in at the market sales pursuant to a distribution or similar agreement, we will
issue and sell shares of our common stock to or through one or more underwriters or agents, which may act on an agency basis or on a principal basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
may have agreements to indemnify agents, underwriters and dealers against, or to contribute to payments which the underwriters, dealers and agents may be required to make in respect of, certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The financial statements and the related financial statement schedule of Entergy Corporation incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, and the
effectiveness of Entergy Corporation&#146;s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements and
financial statement schedule are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm, given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="txa17610_13"></A>LEGALITY </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
legality of the securities and certain legal matters with respect to the offering of the securities will be passed upon for us by Morgan, Lewis&nbsp;&amp; Bockius LLP, New&nbsp;York, New York. Certain legal matters with respect to the offering of
the securities will be passed upon for any underwriters, dealers or agents by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, New York. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP from time to time represents certain of our affiliates in connection with
various matters. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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