Amendment or Termination. The Board of Directors of the Company or the Human Resources Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors may at any time amend this Plan in any manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall have the authority to amend the Plan to effectuate its authority to operate and administer the Plan in accordance with [Section 8.1]. The Board of Directors of the Company or the Human Resources Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors may at any time suspend or terminate this Plan subject to the requirements of Code section 409A regarding plan terminations including the timing of distributions in the event of plan termination. Except for any modifications or amendments as may be otherwise required as a result of changes to the tax laws, ERISA and the regulations applicable to the Plan or to comply with Code section 409A, no such plan amendment or plan termination shall adversely affect the benefits accrued immediately prior to the effective date of such amendment or termination.

Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Termination. The Company, acting through the Board of Directors (including through the Compensation Committee of the Board) or through the Committee, may amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, except that no amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall have any retroactive effect to reduce any amounts allocated to a Participant’s Accounts, or adversely affect his vested interest therein. A termination of the Plan shall not cause the acceleration of payments under the Plan unless the Committee determines, after consultation with counsel, that the terms and conditions of such termination are within exceptions provided by the Regulations to the general [Section 409A] prohibition against acceleration. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee shall have the right and power to adopt any and all such amendments to the Plan as it shall deem necessary or advisable to ensure compliance with Section 409A and the Regulations, including amendments with retroactive effect.

Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Termination. The Company, acting through the Board of Directors (including through the Compensation Committee of the Board) or through the Committee, may amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, except that no amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall have any retroactive effect to reduce any amounts allocated to a Participant’s Accounts or adversely affect his or her right to vest thereunder in accordance with the Plan provisions previously in effect. A termination of the Plan shall not cause the acceleration of payments under the Plan unless the Committee determines, after consultation with counsel, that the terms and conditions of such termination are within exceptions provided by the Regulations to the general [Section 409A] prohibition against acceleration. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee shall have the right and power to adopt any and all such amendments to the Plan as it shall deem necessary or advisable to ensure compliance with Section 409A and the Regulations, including amendments with retroactive effect.

The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time by action of its Board of Directors. No such action shall however adversely affect any Employee or his beneficiary who is receiving excess retirement benefits under the Plan, unless an equivalent benefit is provided under another Plan or program sponsored by the Company. The Company specifically reserves the right to amend the Plan to conform the provisions of the Plan to the guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to Section 409A of the Code, in accordance with such guidance.

Section # The Board of Directors may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that no such amendment or termination may alter or impair any Participant's rights previously granted under the Plan as of the date of such amendment or termination without his consent; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, an amendment adopted for the purpose of complying with Section 409A of the Code may be made without the consent of Participants.

This Plan may be amended, suspended or terminated at any time by the Board of Directors of the Company. However, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may, without the consent of a participant, alter or impair any of the rights previously granted under the Plan. Any amendment or termination shall comply with the restrictions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code ("[Section 409A]") to the extent applicable. No amendment or termination of the Plan may accelerate a scheduled payment of amounts subject to Section 409A, nor may any amendment or termination permit a subsequent deferral of amounts subject to Section 409A.

The Committee may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time, provided, however, that if in the judgment of the Committee such amendment or other action would have a material effect on the Plan, such amendment or other action must be taken by the Board of Directors of the Company. No amendment which would materially increase the cost of the Plan shall be made effective unless approved by the shareholders of the Company. This Plan may not be amended, suspended or terminated from and after the date of a Change of Control as defined above) or in anticipation of a Change of Control so as to reduce or otherwise adversely affect the benefits to which participants in the Plan are entitled upon a Change of Control, calculated as of the date of the amendment, suspension or termination. Any termination of the Plan shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, if applicable.

Termination and Amendment. The Board of Directors, the Personnel Committee or any other person or persons whom the Personnel Committee may expressly from time to time authorize to take any and all such actions for and on behalf of Entergy Corporation and the respective Employers shall have the right, in its absolute discretion and consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A, at any time and from time to time, to modify or amend, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of this Plan, or suspend or terminate the Plan entirely, subject to the provisions of Section 11.02 and the requirements of Code Section 409A regarding plan terminations. Any such action shall be evidenced by the minutes of the Board of Directors or the Personnel Committee or a written certificate of amendment or termination executed by any person or persons so authorized by the Personnel Committee. No amendment to, or termination of the Plan shall reduce the amount credited to a Participant's Account under this Plan through the date of any such amendment or termination without the Participant’s consent.