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The following e-mail was sent to certain Edison 401(k) Savings Plan
Participants on April 20, 2009:


Subject: Edison International Proxy Materials for 401(k) Savings Plan
Participants

Dear Edison International 401(k) Savings Plan Holder:

The annual meeting of shareholders of Edison International to be held
on April 23, 2009 is quickly approaching.  Your vote is very important,
and voting is easy.  Links to vote online are included below.  If you
have not yet voted, please remember to vote your shares held in the
Edison 401(k) Savings Plan no later than 9:00 p.m. Pacific time on
Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

Board Recommendations

Edison International's Board of Directors recommends that you vote
"FOR" the nominees for Directors, "FOR" the ratification of the
appointment of the accounting firm, "FOR" the management proposal to
amend the 2007 Performance Incentive Plan, and "AGAINST" the
shareholder proposal requesting an advisory vote on executive
compensation.

View Proxy Materials

We are pleased to deliver to you in this e-mail a link to access the
Edison International and SCE Joint Proxy Statement and the 2008 Edison
International Annual Report on our website at:

www.edison.com/annualmeeting

A complete set of proxy materials available to you on the Internet
includes a letter from the Chairman of Edison International, the Edison
International and SCE Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, an
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, the
Joint Proxy Statement, the Edison International 2008 Annual Report and
the proxy/voting instruction card.

Vote Your Proxy

You may vote your proxy on the Internet at www.eproxy.com/eix or by
clicking the appropriate voting link at www.edison.com/annualmeeting.
Use the Internet to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
through 9:00 p.m. Pacific time on April 21, 2009.  You will need the
following to access the Internet voting site and vote your shares:

o     Edison International's Company Number: XXX
o     Your Control Number: XXXXXXXXXXX

You may also vote your proxy by telephone toll-free at 1-800-560-1965.
Please follow the recorded instructions using the company and control
numbers listed above.


Please vote your shares before the deadline.  Thank you for your
attention to this important matter.

Barbara E. Mathews
Vice President, Associate General Counsel,
Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary


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