6-K 1 a5294759.txt ENDESA 6-K ================================================================================ FORM 6-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the month of December, 2006 Commission File Number: 333-07654 ENDESA, S.A. (Translation of Registrant's Name into English) Ribera del Loira, 60 28042 Madrid, Spain (Address of principal executive office) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F X Form 40-F -------- ------- Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): Yes No X -------- ------- Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): Yes No X -------- ------- Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Yes No X -------- ------- If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A --- ENDESA: Payment of the Interim Dividend NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2006--At its meeting of October 24, 2006, ENDESA's Board of Directors agreed to pay an interim gross dividend of 0.5 euros per share from January 2, 2007, to be charged against 2006 earnings, in accordance with the provisions of Article 216 of Spanish Companies Law. As a result, ENDESA (NYSE:ELE) shares will trade ex-dividend from 2 January 2007. The net payment, after the corresponding tax withholding, will be made via Santander Investment, S.A. - entity code 0036 - in accordance with prevailing provisions for participating entities, using Iberclear's system available to the custodian entities upon presentation of credential for the shares under their custody. The agreement of the Board of Directors to pay an interim dividend was notified to the Spanish stock market regulator, the CNMV, on October 25, 2006. Madrid, December 14th, 2006. Endesa's CFO, Mr. Jose Luis Palomo Alvarez * This document may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding anticipated financial and operating results and statistics that are subject to risks and uncertainties as well as to material risks, changes and other factors which may be difficult to predict, including, without limitation, those factors described in the Documento de Registro de Acciones of Endesa filed within the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores and in the Form 20-F of Endesa filed within the Securities and Exchange Commission, both for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. For all of these forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbour for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CONTACT: ENDESA North America Investor Relations Office Alvaro Perez de Lema, 212-750-7200 http://www.endesa.es SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. ENDESA, S.A. Dated: December 14, 2006 By: /s/ Alvaro Perez de Lema ------------------------- Name: Alvaro Perez de Lema Title: Manager of North America Investor Relations