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

FORM 8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 5, 2017

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

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

On May 5, 2017, Entergy Corporation (“Entergy”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) in Little Rock, Arkansas. The matters that were submitted to its shareholders for approval at the Annual Meeting and the voting results with respect to each matter are set forth below. The proposals related to each matter are described in detail in Entergy’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2017.

Proposal 1

Entergy’s shareholders elected eleven (11) directors to serve until the next annual meeting by the following vote:

Nominee
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Maureen S. Bateman
133,471,223
6,772,141
230,336
16,035,970
Patrick J. Condon
138,933,716
1,316,463
223,521
16,035,970
Leo P. Denault
133,609,918
4,870,454
1,993,328
16,035,970
Kirkland H. Donald
139,560,990
688,138
224,572
16,035,970
Philip L. Frederickson
139,446,693
801,844
225,163
16,035,970
Alexis M. Herman
134,131,349
6,094,155
248,196
16,035,970
Donald C. Hintz
138,366,964
1,874,966
231,770
16,035,970
Stuart L. Levenick
138,485,946
1,738,895
248,859
16,035,970
Blanche L. Lincoln
139,359,029
863,397
251,274
16,035,970
Karen A. Puckett
139,023,476
1,217,525
232,699
16,035,970
W.J. “Billy” Tauzin
137,825,885
2,365,209
282,606
16,035,970

Proposal 2    

Entergy’s shareholders approved the advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officer Compensation as set forth below:

Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
129,640,781
10,349,440
483,479
16,035,970

Proposal 3    

Votes on the proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes on Executive Officer Compensation were as follows:

One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
122,769,452
632,754
16,539,533
511,961
16,035,970

Consistent with the recommendation of the Board and the votes of Entergy’s shareholders, Entergy intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers (or “Say-On-Pay”) annually until it next holds an advisory vote on the frequency of Say-On-Pay votes as required under SEC rules.





Proposal 4

Entergy’s shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accountants for 2017 as set forth below:

Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
153,224,614
2,813,773
471,283

Proposal 5

Entergy’s shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal submitted by As You Sow, Oakland California, regarding a Report on Distributed Renewable Generation Resources as set forth below:

Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
46,989,717
87,451,207
6,032,776
16,035,970






SIGNATURE

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

 
Entergy Corporation
 
By:/s/ Marcus V. Brown
 
Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
 
 
 
 
Dated: May 11, 2017