SC 14D9 1 a4973991.txt ENDESA, S.A. SC 14D-9 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- SCHEDULE 14D-9 SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ---------------------- ENDESA, S.A. (Name of Subject Company) ---------------------- ENDESA, S.A. (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement) ---------------------- Ordinary shares, nominal value (euro)1.20 each American Depositary Shares, each representing the right to receive one ordinary share (Title of Class of Securities) 00029274F1 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) Alvaro Perez de Lema Authorized Representative of Endesa, S.A. 410 Park Avenue, Suite 410 New York, NY 10022 (212) 750-7200 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement) With a Copy to: Sergio J. Galvis, Richard A. Pollack, Angel L. Saad Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 1 (212) 558-4000 |X| Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. ================================================================================ The following press release was issued by Endesa, S.A. (the "Company" or "Endesa") on September 15th, 2005. Endesa shareholders are urged to read Endesa's Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 when it is filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as it will contain important information. The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement and other public filings made from time to time by the Company with the SEC are available without charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and at the Company's principal executive offices in Madrid, Spain. * * * Madrid, 15th September 2005 Dear , I am writing to update you on Endesa's response to the hostile tender offer launched by Gas Natural (the "Offer") and inform you of what to expect from us in the coming weeks. As you will have seen, Endesa's Board of Directors has rejected the offer unanimously based on the conviction that it is grossly inadequate and not in the best interests of our shareholders. We strongly believe Endesa's stand-alone Strategic Plan will deliver superior value to our shareholders compared to the (highly uncertain) value implied by the Offer. Furthermore, Endesa's Board of Directors is confident of achieving this superior value without the significant risk entailed by the proposed transaction. We are currently preparing a comprehensive response to the offer and will contact you shortly to schedule a time to discuss it in person. In the meantime, we ask for your continued support and confidence in the strong positive momentum of the Endesa story. Yours sincerely, Rafael Miranda CEO