8-KRegulation FDExhibits & Filings

ENTERGY CORP /DE/ 8-K Report, Regulation FD Disclosure (Mar 16, 2006)

Filed March 16, 2006For Securities:ETR

Summary

Entergy Corporation (ETR) filed a Form 8-K on March 16, 2006, to disclose that its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Leo Denault, was scheduled to speak at the Morgan Stanley 13th Annual Global Electricity & Energy Conference. The primary purpose of this filing was to furnish information regarding this presentation, making the accompanying slide deck publicly available. This presentation likely contained updates on the company's financial performance, strategic initiatives, and outlook within the energy sector. Investors should note that this information was furnished under Regulation FD, meaning it was not formally filed with the SEC but made available to the public to prevent selective disclosure. The filing also includes Exhibit 99.2, a statement on the uses and usefulness of non-GAAP information. This suggests that the CFO's presentation may have included financial metrics that deviate from Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Investors are advised to review both the slide presentation and the non-GAAP statement carefully to understand the company's performance from both a GAAP and non-GAAP perspective, and to assess the context and limitations of any non-standard financial measures discussed.

Key Highlights

  • 1Entergy Corporation (ETR) filed an 8-K on March 16, 2006.
  • 2The filing is primarily a Regulation FD disclosure regarding a presentation by CFO Leo Denault.
  • 3The presentation was given at the Morgan Stanley 13th Annual Global Electricity & Energy Conference.
  • 4A copy of the CFO's slide presentation (Exhibit 99.1) is attached to the filing.
  • 5The slide presentation is accessible on Entergy's website under 'Events'.
  • 6The filing includes a statement on the uses and usefulness of non-GAAP information (Exhibit 99.2).
  • 7Information was furnished, not filed, under Regulation FD.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to publicly disclose information that Entergy Corporation's CFO, Leo Denault, presented at the Morgan Stanley 13th Annual Global Electricity & Energy Conference on March 16, 2006, in accordance with Regulation FD. This ensures that all investors have access to the same information simultaneously.

The slide presentation given by the CFO is included as Exhibit 99.1 in this 8-K filing. It can also be accessed via Entergy's official website under the 'Events' section.

Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) requires public companies to make public any material non-public information they disclose to certain individuals or groups. In this case, Entergy is furnishing the information from the conference presentation publicly. 'Furnished' means the information is made available to the public but is not considered 'filed' with the SEC in the same way as other parts of an 8-K, which can affect liability for misstatements.

Exhibit 99.2, the statement on non-GAAP information, is included because the CFO's presentation likely uses financial metrics that are not prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This statement helps investors understand how Entergy defines and uses these non-GAAP measures and their potential limitations.