S-8 re Edison 401(k) Plan

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2005

File No. 333-_____________

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-8

 

Registration Statement

Under

the Securities Act of 1933

 

EDISON INTERNATIONAL

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

CALIFORNIA

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

95-4137452

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2244 Walnut Grove Avenue (P.O. Box 976)

Rosemead, California

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

91770

(Zip Code)

 

 

EDISON 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN

(Full title of the Plan)

 

Michael A. Henry

Attorney

2244 Walnut Grove Avenue (P.O. Box 800)

Rosemead, California 91770

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(626) 302-4328

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

 

Title of securities

to be registered(1)

 

Amount

to be

registered

Proposed

Maximum

offering price

per share(2)

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

offering price(2)

Amount

of

Registration

fee

 

Common Stock, no par value

 

30,000,000 shs.

 

$42.285

 

$1,268,550,000

 

$149,308.34

Rights to Purchase Series A Junior

Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock,

    Without par value, of Edison

    International(3)

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.

(2)

Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h), solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of Edison International common stock reported in the consolidated reporting system as of October 28, 2005.

(3)

The Rights are initially carried and traded with the common stock. The value attributable to the Rights, if any, is reflected in the value of the common stock.

 

 



 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8, Edison International (the "Registrant") is registering additional shares of common stock pursuant to the Edison 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Plan"). The Registrant currently has an effective registration statement filed on Form S-8 relating to the Plan which registered securities of the same class as those being registered herewith filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2004. The Registrant incorporates by reference that registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-115802), which is made a part hereof.

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 8.

Exhibits

 

 

See Exhibit Index.

 

The registrant undertakes that it has submitted or will submit the Plan and any amendments thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The Registrant

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rosemead, State of California, on the 2nd day of November, 2005.

 

 

Edison International

 

 

 

By: /s/ Linda G. Sullivan

--------------------------------------------------------------

Linda G. Sullivan

Vice President and Controller

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

Signature

Title

Date


Principal Executive Officer:

 

John E. Bryson*

Chairman of the Board,

 

 

President, Chief Executive

 

 

Officer and Director

November 2, 2005

 

 

 

Principal Financial Officer:

 

 

Thomas R. McDaniel*

Executive Vice President,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer,

 

 

and Treasurer

November 2, 2005

 

 

 

Controller or Principal Accounting Officer:

Vice President

November 2, 2005

Linda G. Sullivan*

and Controller

 

 

 

 

Majority of Board of Directors:

 

France A. Córdova*

 

 

Director

 

 

November 2, 2005

Bradford M. Freeman*

Director

November 2, 2005

Bruce Karatz*

Director

November 2, 2005

Luis G. Nogales

Director

November 2, 2005

Ronald L. Olson*

Director

November 2, 2005

James M. Rosser*

Director

November 2, 2005

Richard T. Schlosberg, III

Director

November 2, 2005

Robert H. Smith

Director

November 2, 2005

Thomas C. Sutton*

Director

November 2, 2005

 

 

*By

/s/ Barbara E. Mathews

 

 

     ------------------------------------------------------------

          Barbara E. Mathews, Attorney-in-Fact

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The Plan

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rosemead, State of California, on the 2nd day of November, 2005.

 

 

 

EDISON 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

 

 

 

By: /s/ Frederick J. Grigsby, Jr.

--------------------------------------------------

Frederick J. Grigsby, Jr.

Chair of the Southern California Edison Company

Benefits Committee

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

Description

 

4.1

Restated Articles of Incorporation of Edison International dated May 9, 1996

(File No. 1-9936 filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 1998)*

 

4.2

Certificate of Determination of the Rights, Preferences, Privileges, and Restrictions of Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock of Edison International dated November 21, 1996 (File No. 1-9936, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Edison International Form 8-A dated November 22, 1996)*

 

4.3

Amended Bylaws of Edison International as adopted by the Board of Directors

on October 20, 2005 (File No. 1-9936, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Edison International Form 8-K dated October 20, 2005 and filed October 26, 2005)*

 

5

Opinion of Counsel

 

23.1

Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)

 

23.2

Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP

 

23.3

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

24

Power of Attorney

 

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*

Incorporated by reference pursuant to Rule 411(c) under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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