Exhibit








Execution Version


Exhibit 4(h)


AMENDMENT


Dated as of October 17, 2017




To the Lenders party to each of the Credit Agreements 
  referred to below and the Administrative Agent referred to below


Ladies and Gentlemen:


Reference is made to the following documents;


		
	(i)
	the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2015 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented prior to the date hereof, the “ETR 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 as an LC Issuing Bank, and the other LC Issuing Banks party thereto;




		
	(ii)
	the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2015 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented prior to the date hereof, the “EAI Credit Agreement”), among Entergy Arkansas, Inc., as the Borrower, the banks and other financial institutions party thereto as Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as an LC Issuing Bank, and the other LC Issuing Banks party thereto;




		
	(iii)
	the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2015 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented prior to the date hereof, the “ELL Credit Agreement”), among Entergy Louisiana, LLC, as the Borrower, the banks and other financial institutions party thereto as Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as an LC Issuing Bank, and the other LC Issuing Banks party thereto; and




		
	(iv)
	the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2015 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented prior to the date hereof, the “ETI Credit Agreement”), among Entergy Texas, Inc., as the Borrower, the banks and other financial institutions party thereto as Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as an LC Issuing Bank, and the other LC Issuing Banks party thereto.  




The ETR Credit Agreement, the EAI Credit Agreement, the ELL Credit Agreement and the ETI Credit Agreement are herein referred to as, collectively, the “Credit Agreements”.  Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreements.  


Section 1.  Amendment to Credit Agreements.  The parties hereto agree that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, each Credit Agreement is amended as follows: 


Section 2.02(a) is amended by (1) replacing the text “and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing comprising Base Rate Advances, not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of the proposed Borrowing” in the first sentence of such Section with “and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing comprising Base Rate Advances, 











not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of the proposed Borrowing” and (2) replacing the text “(y) 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of any Borrowing comprising Base Rate Advances” in the third sentence of such Section with “(y) 3:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of any Borrowing comprising Base Rate Advances”. 
Section 2.  Conditions Precedent.  Section 1 above shall be effective as of the date hereof when and if the Administrative Agent under each Credit Agreement shall have received counterparts of this amendment (this “Amendment”), duly executed by the Borrower under each Credit Agreement and Lenders constituting Majority Lenders under each Credit Agreement.


Section 3.  Effect on the Credit Agreements.  Except as expressly provided above, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as an amendment or waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender under any Loan Document, nor constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document.  Except as expressly provided above, each Loan Document is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.  This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document under each Credit Agreement and shall be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns under the Loan Documents.  Upon and after the execution of this Amendment by each of the parties hereto, each reference in the respective Credit Agreements to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to such Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents corresponding to such Credit Agreement to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to such Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to such Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.
Section 4.  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
Section 5.  Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.


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Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing by signing and returning a counterpart to this Amendment by facsimile or e-mail to Ryan Garka (fax no. 704-503-2622, Attention: Ryan Garka / rgarka@kslaw.com).  
    


Very truly yours,




ENTERGY CORPORATION




By  /s/ Steven C. McNeal        
    Steven C. McNeal  
    Vice President and Treasurer




ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC
ENTERGY TEXAS, INC.




By  /s/ Stacey M. Lousteau        
    Stacey M. Lousteau  
    Assistant Treasurer










The undersigned hereby agree to the foregoing:


CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and a Lender


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






BANK HAPOALIM BM






By/s/ Charles McLaughlin            
Name:Charles McLaughlin
Title:Senior Vice President




By/s/ Helen H. Gateson                
Name:Helen H. Gateson
Title:    















THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 




By/s/ Molly C. Homoki            
Name:Molly C. Homoki
Title:Senior Associate






THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA




By/s/ David Dewar            
Name:David Dewar
Title:Director




BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as a lender




By/s/ Vanessa Kurbatskiy            
Name:Vanessa Kurbatskiy
Title:Vice President




BNP PARIBAS




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




By/s/ Karima Omar            
Name:Karima Omar
Title:Vice President




BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.




By/s/ Margaret A. Halleland            
Name:Margaret A. Halleland
Title:Vice President



















CAPITAL ONE, NA




By/s/ Cheryl Denenea            
Name:Cheryl Denenea
Title:Senior Vice President






COBANK, ACB




By/s/ Angela Timm            
Name:Angela Timm
Title:Vice President




GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA




By/s/ Chris Lam            
Name:Chris Lam
Title:Authorized Signatory




JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 




By/s/ Juan J. Javellana            
Name:Juan J. Javellana
Title:Executive Director




KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION




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




MIZUHO BANK, LTD.




By/s/ Nelson Chang            
Name:Nelson Chang
Title:Authorized Signatory













MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.




By/s/ Pat Layton            
Name:Pat Layton
Title:Authorized Signatory






THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.




By/s/ Cherese Joseph            
Name:Cherese Joseph
Title:Vice President




THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY




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




REGIONS BANK




By/s/ Brian Walsh             
Name:Brian Walsh 
Title:Director




SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION




By/s/ James D. Weinstein            
Name:James D. Weinstein
Title:Managing Director




TAIWAN BUSINESS BANK, LOS ANGELES BRANCH




By/s/ Sam Chiu            
Name:Sam Chiu
Title:SVP & General Manager















TAIWAN COOPERATIVE BANK 
LOS ANGELES BRANCH 




By/s/ Tao-Lun Lin            
Name:Tao-Lun Lin
Title:VP & General Manager




U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION




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




WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION




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




WHITNEY BANK 




By/s/ Donna J Richardson            
Name:Donna J Richardson
Title:Vice President