Exhibit








Exhibit 4(a)




Execution Version






EXTENSION AGREEMENT


September 13, 2019


Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement 
referred to below 


Citibank, N.A.
1615 Brett Road, Ops III
New Castle, Delaware 19720


Ladies and Gentlemen:


Reference is made to (i) the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2018 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”), among Entergy Corporation, as the Borrower, the banks and other financial institutions party thereto as Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and an LC Issuing Bank, MUFG Bank, Ltd., as an LC Issuing Bank, and the other LC Issuing Banks party thereto, and (ii) the Borrower’s request, dated July 17, 2019, for an extension of the Termination Date to September 14, 2024 (the “Extension Request”).  Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreement.  


In connection with the “Extension” (as defined in the Extension Request), each undersigned Lender agrees, subject to the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the documents described in Section 2.18(c) of the Credit Agreement, to extend the Termination Date applicable to such Lender’s Commitment to September 14, 2024, such that the reference to “September 14, 2023” contained in the definition of “Termination Date” in the Credit Agreement shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to “September 14, 2024,” such extension to be effective on September 13, 2019. 


This Extension Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.  Except as specifically provided above, (i) the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by the parties hereto, and (ii) the execution and delivery of this Extension Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any Loan Documents.  This Extension Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.  




[Signature pages follow]




Citibank, N.A., as a Lender and LC Issuing Bank













By: /s/ Richard Rivera        
Name:  Richard Rivera
Title:    Vice President




JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., as a Lender and LC Issuing Bank


By: /s/ Amit Gaur            
Name:  Amit Gaur
Title:    Vice President




Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.


By: /s/ Keith Luettel        
Name: Keith Luettel 
Title:   Managing Director




BNP Paribas, as a Lender 


By: /s/ Denis O’Meara        
Name: Denis O’Meara
Title:   Managing Director


By: /s/ Theodore Sheen        
Name: Theodore Sheen
Title:   Director




MIZUHO BANK, LTD.


By: /s/ Tracy Rahn        
Name: Tracy Rahn 
Title:   Authorized Signatory




MUFG Bank, Ltd., as a Lender and LC Issuing Bank 


By: /s/ Chi-Cheng Chen        
Name: Chi-Cheng Chen
Title:  Director















The Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Lender and LC Issuing Bank 


By: /s/ Jason Rinne        
Name: Jason Rinne 
Title:   Director




BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.


By: /s/ Jennifer Cochrane        
Name: Jennifer Cochrane
Title:   Vice President




GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender


By: /s/ Ryan Durkin        
Name: Ryan Durkin 
Title:   Authorized Signatory




Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.


By: /s/ Michael King        
Name: Michael King 
Title:   Authorized Signatory




KeyBank National Association


By: /s/ Sukanya V. Raj        
Name: Sukanya V. Raj
Title:  Senior Vice President




BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender 


By: /s/ Sydney G. Dennis        
Name: Sydney G. Dennis
Title:   Director




CoBank, ACB


By: /s/ Matthew Leatherman    











Name: Matthew Leatherman
Title:   Vice President




THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON


By: /s/ Molly H. Ross        
Name: Molly H. Ross
Title:   Vice President




REGIONS BANK 


By: /s/ Tedrick Tarver        
Name: Tedrick Tarver
Title:   Director




Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation


By: /s/ Michael Maguire        
Name: Michael Maguire
Title:   Executive Director




U.S. Bank National Association


By: /s/ Michael T. Sagges        
Name: Michael T. Sagges
Title:   Vice President




The Northern Trust Company


By: /s/ Keith L. Burson        
Name: Keith L. Burson
Title:   Senior Vice President




[Hancock Whitney Bank]


By: /s/ Nancy Moragas        
Name: Nancy Moragas
Title:   Senior Vice President




Capital One, National Association













By: /s/ Katherine G. Kay        
Name: Katherine G. Kay
Title:   Senior Vice President


Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Los Angeles Branch


By: /s/ Lin, Tao-Lun        
Name: Lin, Tao-Lun
Title:   V.P. & General Manager




CHANG HWA COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., LOS ANGELES BRANCH


By: /s/ Hung-Chieh Chou        
Name: Hung-Chieh Chou
Title:   A.V.P. & A.G.M.




AGREED AND ACCEPTED:


ENTERGY CORPORATION




By: /s/ Steven C. McNeal        
Name: Steven C. McNeal
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer