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ENTERGY CORP /DE/ 8-K Report, Financial Results (Aug 1, 2018)

Filed August 1, 2018For Securities:ETR

Summary

Entergy Corporation filed an 8-K on August 1, 2018, to announce its second-quarter 2018 financial results and significant divestiture agreements for two of its nuclear power plants. The company has entered into purchase and sale agreements with Holtec International to sell its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station and its Palisades Nuclear Plant, along with associated assets and liabilities including decommissioning trusts and spent fuel management obligations. These transactions, if approved and meeting specified closing conditions, are expected to result in significant non-cash losses for Entergy, estimated based on the difference between the company's net investment in the subsidiaries and the sale price. The Pilgrim sale is anticipated by the end of 2019, and the Palisades sale by the end of 2022. Investors should note that the financial impact will depend on various factors including the valuation of decommissioning trusts and asset retirement obligations.

Key Highlights

  • 1Entergy announced agreements to sell its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to Holtec International, with an expected closing by the end of 2019.
  • 2Entergy also agreed to sell its Palisades Nuclear Plant to Holtec International, with an expected closing by the end of 2022.
  • 3Both sales include the transfer of nuclear decommissioning trusts (NDTs) and obligations for spent fuel management and decommissioning.
  • 4The sale price for each entity's equity interests is nominal ($1,000), subject to adjustments.
  • 5Each transaction is expected to result in a non-cash loss for Entergy, with the adjusted net investment in ENGC at $557 million and ENP at $131 million as of June 30, 2018.
  • 6Closing of both transactions is subject to numerous conditions, including regulatory approvals (NRC, FERC), IRS private letter rulings, and the financial condition of the NDTs.
  • 7The company also released its second-quarter 2018 financial results, although specific details are not provided in this 8-K, only that a press release was issued.

Frequently Asked Questions

Entergy is selling 100% of the equity interests in Entergy Nuclear Generation Company (owner of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station) and Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC (owner of Palisades Nuclear Plant and the Big Rock Point Site).

The buyer is Nuclear Asset Management Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Holtec International. The sale price for the equity interests of each entity is $1,000, subject to adjustments for net liabilities and other amounts.

Both transactions are expected to result in a non-cash loss for Entergy. As of June 30, 2018, the adjusted net investment in the entities were $557 million for Pilgrim (ENGC) and $131 million for Palisades (ENP). The actual loss will depend on the final sale price, NDT values, and asset retirement obligations.

Key conditions include permanent shutdown of the plants, transfer of nuclear fuel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval for license transfers, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval for switchyard changes, a favorable IRS private letter ruling, and the market value of the nuclear decommissioning trusts meeting specific minimums.