Additional Proxy Materials Internet and Telephone Voting Scripts

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

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(Rule 14a-101)

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

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Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___)

 

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Definitive Additional Materials

 

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Edison International – Online Proxy Voting

 

Proxy – Edison International

 

[Name of holder will appear here]

 

Annual Meeting – April 27, 2006

 

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

JOHN E. BRYSON and THOMAS R. McDANIEL are hereby appointed proxies of the undersigned with full power of substitution to vote all shares of stock the undersigned is entitled to vote at the annual meeting of shareholders of Edison International to be held at the Pacific Palms Conference Resort, One Industry Hills Parkway, City of Industry, California 91744, on April 27, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, or at any adjournment or postponement of the meeting, with all the powers and discretionary authority the undersigned would possess if personally present at the meeting on the matters listed below.

The shares will be voted as indicated on this card. WHERE NO INDICATION IS SHOWN, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2, AND AGAINST ITEM 3. In addition, the appointed proxies may vote in their discretion on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE EDISON INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND INVESTMENT MANAGER, STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

If I hold shares through the Edison 401(k) Savings Plan, this card also provides the following voting instructions to the Edison International stock fund investment manager: You are instructed to vote confidentially as described above the shares of stock credited and conditionally credited to my account through February 27, 2006. I understand that the stock will be voted as directed provided the Edison International stock fund investment manager receives this card by 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on April 25, 2006, and all stock for which the Edison International stock fund investment manager has not received instructions by this card at the designated time may be voted in its discretion.

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Check this box to cast your vote in accordance with the recommendations of Edison International Management

Election of Directors – The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" Item 1.

1. Election of Directors

 

 

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For all Nominees

__ Withhold vote from all Nominees

 

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For all Nominees EXCEPT those selected below

 

 

 

__ 01 – J. E. Bryson

 

 

__ 02 – F. A. Córdova

 

 

__ 03 – C.B. Curtis

 

 

__ 04 – B.M. Freeman

 

 

__ 05 – B. Karatz

 

 

__ 06 – L.G. Nogales

 

 

__ 07 – R.L. Olson

 

 

__ 08 – J.M. Rosser

 

 

__ 09 – R.T. Schlosberg, III

 

__ 10 – R.H. Smith

 

 

__ 11 – T.C. Sutton

 

 

Other Matters

 

The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" Item 2.

 

 

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2.

Management Proposal to Amend Articles of Incorporation to

Eliminate Article Fifth, the "Fair Price" Provision                   __ FOR                         __ AGAINST  __ ABSTAIN

 

The Board of Directors recommends a vote "AGAINST" Item 3.

 

3.    Shareholder Proposal on "Simple Majority Vote"                      __ FOR                          __ AGAINST __ ABSTAIN

 

 

HOUSEHOLDING

 

If you receive more than one set of Proxy Materials at the address shown on this proxy card and have no need for the extra copies, please mark this box with an X. Proxy cards will continue to be mailed to this account. Please make sure that at least one account continues to receive these Materials

 

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Click here if you are attending the meeting.

 

Choose your voting options above and click "Continue" to view a summary of your voting instructions.

 

 

Continue

 

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Edison International

 

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250 Royall Street

Canton, MA 02021

 

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Caller requesting to vote proxy as recommended by the Board of Directors

 

IVR:

Welcome to Computershares’s Express Voting Service.

To vote, you’ll need to supply some information from your proxy card, this will only take a moment. If you don’t have your card handy, feel free to hang-up and call back when you’re ready. To start, please enter the control number (pause), this is the 6 digit number that is circled and located in the colored bar on the front of the card.

Caller:

 

IVR:

Next, I’m going to need your holder account number. This number is underlined and located next to the control number. Please enter that number now, excluding any letters or leading zeroes.

Caller:

 

IVR:

Thank you, please hold while I verify those numbers.

This message will play repeatedly until the host system responds

three seconds of silence followed by...) ...still verifying (three more seconds of silence)...please continue to hold...

IVR:

Ok, you’ll be voting your proxy for...

Edison International

Before you can vote, I need to verify one last piece of information. Located on the proxy card next to the underlined account number is a box that contains your proxy access number. Please enter that number now.

Caller:

 

IVR:

Thank you, please hold while I verify that number...

This message will play repeatedly until the host system responds

(three seconds of silence followed by...) ...still verifying...

IVR:

Ok, now to cast your vote....

 

 

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IVR:

You can vote one of two ways. To vote all proposals in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors, press 1. To vote one proposal at a time, press 2.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Before processing your vote there is also one question we would like to ask you. If you would like to discontinue mailing proxy materials to this account press 1 for yes press 2 for no or to cancel and start the voting process from the beginning press star.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

If you’re planning on attending the annual meeting, press 1. Otherwise, press 2

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Ok, just to confirm. You’ve elected to vote all proposals in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors.

IVR:

If this is correct, press 1; to hear how you voted again, press 2 and to change your vote, press 3.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Please hold while I record your vote.

This message will play repeatedly until the host system responds

(three seconds of silence followed by...) ...please continue to hold...

IVR:

 

Your vote has been recorded. It is not necessary for you to mail in your proxy card and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting. If you have another proxy card or wish to change your vote, press 1, otherwise I’m now going to end this call.

Caller:

timeout

IVR:

Thank you for voting, goodbye.

Caller:

Hang-up.

 

 

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Caller requesting to vote proxy one proposal at a time, voting for all nominees

IVR:

Welcome to Computershares’s Express Voting Service. <pause>

To vote, you’ll need to supply some information from your proxy card, this will only take a moment. If you don’t have your card handy, feel free to hang-up and call back when you’re ready. To start, please enter the control number (pause), this is the 6 digit number that is circled and located in the colored bar on the front of the card.

Caller:

 

IVR:

Next, I’m going to need your holder account number. This number is underlined and located next to the control number. Please enter that number now, excluding any letters or leading zeroes.

Caller:

 

IVR:

Thank you, please hold while I verify those numbers.

This message will play repeatedly until the host system responds

three seconds of silence followed by...) ...still verifying (three more seconds of silence)...please continue to hold...

IVR:

Ok, you’ll be voting your proxy for...

Edison International

Before you can vote, I need to verify one last piece of information. Located on the proxy card next to the underlined account number is a box that contains your proxy access number. Please enter that number now.

Caller:

 

IVR:

Thank you, please hold while I verify that number...

This message will play repeatedly until the host system responds

(three seconds of silence followed by...) ...still verifying...

IVR:

Ok, now to cast your vote....

 

 

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IVR:

You can vote one of two ways. To vote all proposals in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors, press 1. To vote one proposal at a time, press 2.

Caller:

Presses 2

IVR:

Ok, let’s vote on each proposal.

IVR:

 

 

 

Proposal number 1. The Board of Directors recommends a vote for all nominees.

You have three ways to vote this item. You can vote for all nominees, withhold from all nominees or withhold from individual nominees. To vote for ‘all’ nominees, press 1; withhold from all, press 2 or withhold from individual nominees, press 3. To cancel and start over, press star.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Okay, voting for all nominees

IVR:

Proposal number 2. For which the Board of Directors recommends a vote "for". To vote, "for", press 1; vote "against", press 2; or to "abstain", press 3.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Proposal number 3. For which the Board of Directors recommends a vote "against". To vote, "for", press 1; vote "against", press 2; or to "abstain", press 3.

Caller:

Presses 2

IVR:

Before processing your vote there is also one question we would like to ask you. If you would like to discontinue mailing proxy materials to this account press 1 for yes press 2 for no or to cancel and start the voting process from the beginning press star.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

If you would like to attend the annual meeting, press 1 otherwise press 2.

Caller:

Presses 2

IVR:

Ok, you’ve finished voting but before we process your vote let me list your choices and then you can confirm your vote at the end.

 

You’ve elected to vote as follows....

 

For proposal number 1, you voted for all nominees

 

 

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You voted for proposal number 1.

 

You voted against proposal number 2

 

 

 

 

 

If this is correct, press 1; to hear how you voted again, press 2 and to change your vote, press 3.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Please hold while I record your vote.

This message will play repeatedly until the host system responds

(three seconds of silence followed by...) ...please continue to hold...

IVR:

 

Your vote has been recorded. It is not necessary for you to mail in your proxy card and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting. If you have another proxy card or wish to change your vote, press 1, otherwise I’m now going to end this call.

Caller:

timeout

IVR:

Thank you for voting, goodbye.

Caller:

Hang-up.

 

 

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Caller requesting to vote proxy one proposal at a time, withholding from specific nominees

IVR:

Welcome to Computershares’s Express Voting Service. <pause>

To vote, you’ll need to supply some information from your proxy card, this will only take a moment. If you don’t have your card handy, feel free to hang-up and call back when you’re ready. To start, please enter the control number (pause), this is the 6 digit number that is circled and located in the colored bar on the front of the card.

Caller:

 

IVR:

Next, I’m going to need your holder account number. This number is underlined and located next to the control number. Please enter that number now, excluding any letters or leading zeroes.

Caller:

 

IVR:

Thank you, please hold while I verify those numbers.

This message will play repeatedly until the host system responds

three seconds of silence followed by...) ...still verifying (three more seconds of silence)...please continue to hold...

IVR:

Ok, you’ll be voting your proxy for...

Edison International 

Before you can vote, I need to verify one last piece of information. Located on the proxy card next to the underlined account number is a box that contains your proxy access number. Please enter that number now.

Caller:

 

IVR:

Thank you, please hold while I verify that number...

This message will play repeatedly until the host system responds

(three seconds of silence followed by...) ...still verifying...

IVR:

Ok, now to cast your vote....

 

 

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IVR:

You can vote one of two ways. To vote all proposals in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors, press 1. To vote one proposal at a time, press 2.

Caller:

Presses 2

IVR:

Ok, let’s vote on each proposal.

IVR:

 

 

 

Proposal number 1. The Board of Directors recommends a vote for all nominees.

You have three ways to vote this item. You can vote for all nominees, withhold from all nominees or withhold from individual nominees. To vote for ‘all’ nominees, press 1; withhold from all, press 2 or withhold from individual nominees, press 3. To cancel and start over, press star.

Caller:

Presses 3

IVR:

 

 

 

Okay, we will withhold the nominees you specify...

For each nominee listed on your card, there is a corresponding two-digit number. Enter the number corresponding to the nominee you want to withhold.

Caller:

Presses 0 2

IVR:

 

Ok, withholding from nominee number....

...two.

To withhold your vote from another nominee, enter the two-digit number. If there are no other nominees you wish to withhold press zero. If you’ve made a mistake and want to start over, press star.

Caller:

Presses 0 4

IVR:

Ok, withholding from nominee number....

 

...four.

 

To withhold your vote from another nominee, enter the two-digit number. If there are no other nominees you wish to withhold press zero. If you’ve made a mistake and want to start over, press star.

Caller:

Presses 0 6

IVR:

Ok, withholding from nominee number....

 

...six.

 

 

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To withhold your vote from another nominee, enter the two-digit number. If there are no other nominees you wish to withhold press zero. If you’ve made a mistake and want to start over, press star.

Caller:

Presses 0

IVR:

Ok, finished withholding for nominees

IVR:

Proposal number 2. For which the Board of Directors recommends a vote "for". To vote, "for", press 1; vote "against", press 2; or to "abstain", press 3.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Proposal number 3. For which the Board of Directors recommends a vote "against". To vote, "for", press 1; vote "against", press 2; or to "abstain", press 3.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Before processing your vote there is also one question we would like to ask you. If you would like to discontinue mailing proxy materials to this account press 1 for yes press 2 for no or to cancel and start the voting process from the beginning press star.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

If you’re planning on attending the annual meeting, press 1. Otherwise, press 2

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Ok, you’ve finished voting but before we process your vote let me list your choices and then you can confirm your vote at the end.

 

You’ve elected to vote as follows....

 

For proposal number 1, you voted for all nominees except nominee...

 

2, 4 and 6

 

You voted for proposal numbers 2

 

You voted against proposal number 3

 

If this is correct, press 1; to hear how you voted again, press 2 and to change your vote, press 3.

Caller:

Presses 1

IVR:

Please hold while I record your vote.

 

 

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This message will play repeatedly until the host system responds

(three seconds of silence followed by...) ...please continue to hold...

IVR:

 

<earcon> Your vote has been recorded. It is not necessary for you to mail in your proxy card and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting. If you have another proxy card or wish to change your vote, press 1, otherwise I’m now going to end this call.

Caller:

timeout

IVR:

Thank you for voting, goodbye.

Caller:

Hang-up.

 

 

 

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