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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549


FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April 2005

Enel Società per Azioni
Viale Regina Margherita 137
00198, Rome
Italy

     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 þ                     Form 40-F o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

           Yes o                                No þ

     If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 
 

 


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Certain of the information included in this Report is forward looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. The Company’s core business includes the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity. Moreover, in recent years, the Company has diversified its activities entering into other sectors, such as gas, telecommunications and other communication services. The Company’s outlook is predominately based on its interpretation of what it considers to be the key economic factors affecting its businesses. Forward-looking statements with regard to the Company’s businesses involve a number of important factors that are subject to change, including: the many interrelated factors that affect customers’ demand, including general economic conditions, industry trends, and increased competition in each of the Company’s markets; the Company’s ability to implement successfully its cost reduction program; the Company’s ability to implement its strategy to focus on its core energy business; future capital expenditure and investments; legislation, particularly that relating to the regulation of the markets for electricity and other public utility services, tariff regimes, the environment, trade and commerce and infrastructure development; the actions of competitors in various industries in which the Company competes; production difficulties, including capacity and supply constraints; labor relations; interest rates and currency exchange rates; political and civil unrest; and other risks and uncertainties.

 


The information included in this Report has been given to Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB), the Italian public authority regulating Italian capital markets, and/or to Borsa Italiana S.p.A., the company owning and managing the Mercato Telematico Azionario, the Italian automated screen-based trading system on which the ordinary shares of Enel Società per Azioni are listed, or is otherwise furnished pursuant to General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K.

 


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Press Release

ENEL: THE BOARD EXAMINED THE PROPOSALS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF WIND

Rome, April 6, 2005 – The Board of Directors of Enel, under the chairmanship of Piero Gnudi, met today to examine the offers to buy Wind presented by two groups led by Blackstone Fund and Weather Fund respectively.

The Board assessed both proposals on a comparative basis and checked if they were binding offers. The Board instructed its advisers (Chiomenti and Morgan Stanley) to carry out further evaluations and analysis in preparation for the next Board meeting.

 


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Press Release

Rome, April 9, 2005 – The Board of Directors of Enel met today in Milan under the chairmanship of Piero Gnudi and examined the latest binding offers presented by Blackstone and Weather Investments. Both offers were related to the acquisition of a controlling stake in Wind. The Board also heard the opinion of the legal and financial advisors.

The Board gave mandate to the Chief Executive Officer to carry on contacts with Weather Investments in order to better define some elements related to the offer before starting any negotiations on an exclusive basis.

 


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Press Release

THE ENEL BOARD BRINGS WIND’S CARRYING VALUE INTO LINE WITH MARKET VALUE FOLLOWING THE WEATHER INVESTMENTS BID AND ADJUSTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2004

AGENDA FOR SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING SUPPLEMENTED: MORE ROOM FOR MINORITY DIRECTORS

Rome, April 12, 2005 – In view of the binding offer received from Weather Investments and the mandate given to the CEO Paolo Scaroni to dispose of the controlling stake in Wind, the Enel Board of Directors, meeting today under the chairmanship of Piero Gnudi, resolved that it was necessary to align the carrying value of Wind with the market value implied in the Weather Investments bid.

Following the adjustment, the main effects on the consolidated financial statements for 2004 are a decrease in net income from 3,419 million to 2,706 million and a reduction in shareholders’ equity from 21,691 million to 20,978 million.

For the draft 2004 financial statements of the Parent company, the main effects of the change are a shift in the amount of equity income/expense from net equity income of 53 million to net equity expense of 1,063 million, a decrease in net income from 7,985 million to 7,272 million and a decline in shareholders’ equity from 16,014 million to 15,301 million.

Attached are the reclassified income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement of the Enel Group and the same statutory statements of Enel S.p.A. restated to reflect the changes resolved by the Board of Directors to the financial statements for 2004. These tables have been submitted to the Board of Statutory Auditors and the external Auditor for their evaluation.

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The Board also resolved to supplement the agenda of the Shareholders’ Meeting already called for May 25 and 26, 2005 (on first and second call respectively) with a proposed amendment to the bylaws increasing the percentage of Directors elected by minority shareholders in order to ensure more balance representation of all shareholders on the Board of Directors. Under the proposed modification, which has also been formulated with a view to the election of a new Board at the same Meeting, the majority shareholders will be entitled to elect 7/10 of the Directors, rather than the 4/5 currently envisaged in the bylaws. Similar ratios have been adopted for some time by comparable companies.

The proposal was developed within the framework of Enel’s constant effort to improve its corporate governance system and in the light of the announced placement of a further tranche of Enel share capital, which will increase the size of Enel shares traded on the market. The success of the global offering completed in October last year (Enel 3) has already produced a significant increase in Enel’s float. Enel has one of Europe’s largest shareholder bases (2.1 million shareholders), and a significant proportion of its capital is held by Italian and international institutional investors, including 47 ethical funds.

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The Shareholders’ Meeting will also be asked to authorise the Board of Directors to increase the share capital by a maximum of 28,757,000 in connection with the 2005 stock option plan for Enel Group executives approved by the Board at its meeting of March 30, 2005.

 


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Consolidated Income Statement

                                                 
In millions of euro             (%)               (%)               (%)  
    2004     2003     2004-2003  
 
Revenues:
                                               
- Electricity sales and Electricity Equalization Fund contributions
    25,181       69.0       20,013       63.9       5,168       25.8  
- Telecommunication services
    4,168       11.4       3,959       12.6       209       5.3  
- Gas sold to end-users
    1,374       3.8       1,254       4.0       120       9.6  
- Other services, sales and revenues
    5,766       15.8       6,091       19.5       (325 )     -5.3  
Total revenues
    36,489       100.0       31,317       100.0       5,172       16.5  
 
                                               
Operating costs:
                                               
- Personnel
    3,315       9.1       3,440       11.0       (125 )     -3.6  
- Fuel consumed for thermal generation
    3,598       9.8       4,101       13.1       (503 )     -12.3  
- Electricity purchased
    10,465       28.7       4,620       14.7       5,845       126.5  
- Interconnection and roaming
    1,346       3.7       1,381       4.4       (35 )     -2.5  
- Services, leases and rentals
    3,990       10.9       3,843       12.3       147       3.8  
- Fuel for trading and gas for resale to end-users
    1,817       5.0       2,378       7.6       (561 )     -23.6  
- Materials
    1,255       3.4       1,733       5.5       (478 )     -27.6  
- Other costs
    716       2.0       924       3.0       (208 )     -22.5  
- Capitalized expenses
    (1,023 )     -2.8       (944 )     -3.0       (79 )     -8.4  
Total operating costs
    25,479       69.8       21,476       68.6       4,003       18.6  
 
                                               
GROSS OPERATING MARGIN
    11,010       30.2       9,841       31.4       1,169       11.9  
 
                                               
Depreciation, amortization and accruals:
                                               
- Depreciation and amortization
    4,173       11.5       4,516       14.4       (343 )     -7.6  
- Accruals and write-downs
    512       1.4       593       1.9       (81 )     -13.7  
Total depreciation, amortization and accruals
    4,685       12.9       5,109       16.3       (424 )     -8.3  
 
                                               
OPERATING INCOME
    6,325       17.3       4,732       15.1       1,593       33.7  
 
                                               
- Net financial income (expense)
    (1,103 )     -3.0       (1,130 )     -3.6       27       2.4  
- Equity income (expense)
    (39 )     -0.1       (73 )     -0.2       34       46.6  
 
                                               
INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS AND TAXES
    5,183       14.2       3,529       11.3       1,654       46.9  
 
                                               
- Extraordinary items
    (818 )     -2.2       (136 )     -0.5       (682 )      
 
                                               
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
    4,365       12.0       3,393       10.8       972       28.6  
 
                                               
- Income taxes
    1,533       4.2       966       3.1       567       58.7  
 
                                               
INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTERESTS
    2,832       7.8       2,427       7.7       405       16.7  
 
                                               
- Minority interests
    (126 )     -0.4       82       0.3       (208 )      
 
                                               
GROUP NET INCOME
    2,706       7.4       2,509       8.0       197       7.9  

 


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Enel Group — Statement of Cash Flows

                         
   
In millions of euro   2004     2003     2004-2003  
 
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS
                       
Net income (including minority interests)
    2,832       2,427       405  
Depreciation and amortization
    4,173       4,516       (343 )
Write-down of fixed assets
    1,242       308       934  
Net change in provisions (including termination indemnities)
    (103 )     167       (270 )
Capital gain/losses and extraordinary items
    (873 )     (528 )     (345 )
Financial income
    (370 )     (425 )     55  
Financial expense
    1,473       1,555       (82 )
Income taxes
    1,533       966       567  
Cash generated by operations before changes in net current assets
    9,907       8,986       921  
 
                       
(Increase)/Decrease:
                       
Inventories
    (39 )     (1,028 )     989  
Receivables
    (1,091 )     378       (1,469 )
Net position with Electricity Equalization Fund
    (1,241 )     24       (1,265 )
Accruals and prepayments
    96       (19 )     115  
Payables
    541       275       266  
 
                       
Cash generated by operations
    8,173       8,616       (443 )
 
                       
Interest and other financial income received
    359       425       (66 )
Interest and other financial expense paid
    (1,445 )     (1,511 )     66  
Income taxes paid
    (1,695 )     (357 )     (1,338 )
 
                       
Cash generated by current operating activities
    5,392       7,173       (1,781 )
 
                       
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENTS
                       
Investments in intangible assets
    (316 )     (346 )     30  
Investments in tangible assets
    (3,518 )     (3,623 )     105  
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries (net of cash owned by acquired companies)
    (135 )     (1,601 )     1,466  
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associates
    (57 )     (37 )     (20 )
Disposal of consolidated subsidiaries and business units
    1,950       654       1,296  
Disposal of tangible and financial assets
    108       230       (122 )
Other changes in fixed assets
    70       28       42  
 
                       
Cash generated by (employed in) investing activities
    (1,898 )     (4,695 )     2,797  
 
                       
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                       
Change in financial debt
    1,002       13       989  
Dividends and interim dividend paid
    (4,256 )     (2,183 )     (2,073 )
Increase in capital stock and reserves due to exercise of stock options
    241             241  
Capital increases contributed by third parties
    10       109       (99 )
 
                       
Cash employed in financing activities
    (3,003 )     (2,061 )     (942 )
 
                       
Payment of tax on freeing-up of reserves, revaluation of assets and tax amnesty charges
    (579 )     (365 )     (214 )
 
                       
CASH FLOW GENERATED (EMPLOYED) IN THE YEAR
    (88 )     52       (140 )
 
                       
BEGINNING CASH BALANCE
    452       400       52  
 
                       
ENDING CASH BALANCE
    364       452       (88 )

 


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Consolidated Balance Sheet

                         
In millions of euro  
    at Dec. 31, 2004     at Dec. 31, 2003     2004-2003  
 
Net fixed assets:
                       
- Tangible and intangible
    47,993       50,731       (2,738 )
- Financial
    447       531       (84 )
Total
    48,440       51,262       (2,822 )
 
                       
Net current assets:
                       
- Trade receivables
    7,818       6,991       827  
- Inventories
    4,214       4,211       3  
- Other assets and net receivables from Electricity Equalization Fund
    2,285       986       1,299  
- Net tax receivables (payables)
    532       (780 )     1,312  
- Trade payables
    (6,718 )     (5,835 )     (883 )
- Other liabilities
    (7,609 )     (7,627 )     18  
Total
    522       (2,054 )     2,576  
 
                       
Gross capital employed
    48,962       49,208       (246 )
 
                       
Provisions:
                       
- Employee termination indemnity
    (1,095 )     (1,298 )     203  
- Retirement benefits
    (471 )     (462 )     (9 )
- Net deferred taxes
    (544 )     (476 )     (68 )
- Other provisions
    (1,578 )     (1,483 )     (95 )
Total
    (3,688 )     (3,719 )     31  
 
                       
Net capital employed
    45,274       45,489       (215 )
 
                       
Group Shareholders’ Equity
    19,847       21,124       (1,277 )
Minority interests
    1,131       191       940  
Total Shareholders’ Equity
    20,978       21,315       (337 )
 
                       
Net financial debt
    24,296       24,174       122  
 
                       
 
 
                       
TOTAL
    45,274       45,489       (215 )

 


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Enel S.p.A.
Income Statement

                         
In Millions of euro  
    2004     2003     2004-2003  
 
Revenues:
                       
- Sales of Electricity:
    767       865       (98 )
- to third parties (Single Buyer)
    596             596  
- to Group companies
    171       865       (694 )
- Other revenues from Group companies
    253       236       17  
- Other revenues
    594       42       552  
Total revenues
    1,614       1,143       471  
 
                       
Operating costs:
                       
- Personnel
    86       65       21  
- Electricity purchased
    577       608       (31 )
- Services, leases and rentals
    179       141       38  
- Other costs
    45       69       (24 )
Total operating costs
    887       883       4  
 
                       
GROSS OPERATING MARGIN
    727       260       467  
 
                       
Depreciation, amortization and accruals
    76       33       43  
 
                       
OPERATING INCOME
    651       227       424  
 
                       
- Equity income (expense)
    (1,063 )     441       (1,504) )
- Net financial income (expense)
    (262 )     (225 )     (37 )
- Extraordinary items
    7,696 (1)     432       7,264  
 
                       
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
    7,022       875       6,147  
 
                       
Income taxes
    (250 )     268       (518 )
 
                       
 
 
                       
NET INCOME
    7,272 (1)     607       6,665  


(1)   Extraordinary items and Net income include euro 2,241 million related to the effects of the reversal of tax-related entries connected primarily to the write-down of equity investments, in application of new company and tax regulations.

 


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Enel S.p.A.
Statement of Cash Flows

                         
In Millions of euro  
    2004     2003     2004-2003  
 
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS
                       
Net income
    7,272       607       6,665  
Depreciation and amortization
    5       4       1  
Write-downs of equity investments
    2,946       1,290       1,656  
Net capital gains on the sale of equity investments
    (5,494 )     (448 )     (5,046 )
Net change in provisions (including termination indemnities)
    (294 )     (18 )     (276 )
Effects of reversal of tax-related entries
    (2,241 )           (2,241 )
 
                       
Cash generated by operations before changes in net current assets
    2,194       1,435       759  
 
                       
(Increase)/Decrease:
                       
Net receivables from subsidiaries
    508       (142 )     650  
Net tax receivables
    (79 )     299       (378 )
Other assets and liabilities
    (413 )     (220 )     (193 )
Cash generated by current operating activities
    2,210       1,372       838  
 
                       
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENTS
                       
(Investments) / Sale of equity investments
    7,430       (373 )     7,803  
Change of other assets
    (8 )     4       (12 )
Cash generated by (employed in) investing activities
    7,422       (369 )     7,791  
 
                       
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                       
Change in net financial debt with third parties:
                       
- medium and long-term
    (210 )     403       (613 )
- short-term
    (433 )     (2,603 )     2,170  
Change in net financial debt with Group companies
    (5,134 )     3,456       (8,590 )
Dividend paid and interim dividend paid
    (4,209 )     (2,183 )     (2,026 )
 
                       
Increases in capital stock and reserves due to exercise of stock options
    241             241  
Cash employed in financing activities
    (9,745 )     (927 )     (8,818 )
 
                       
CASH FLOW GENERATED (EMPLOYED) IN THE YEAR
    (113 )     76       (189 )
BEGINNING CASH BALANCE
    133       57       76  
 
                       
 
ENDING CASH BALANCE
    20       133       (113 )

 


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Enel S.p.A.
Balance Sheet

                                 
In Millions of euro  
    at Dec. 31,2004     at Dec. 31,2003     Change  
                    Effects of tax-related        
                    entries     Current  
Net fixed assets:
                               
- Tangible and intangible
    33       22       3       8  
- Financial
    16,074       17,778       2,643       (4,347 )
Total
    16,107       17,800       2,646       (4,339 )
 
                               
Net current assets:
                               
- Trade receivables
    158       6             152  
- Other assets and net receivables from Electricity Equalization Fund
    1,435       1,085             350  
- Net receivables from subsidiaries and associates
    (91 )     417             (508 )
- Net tax receivables
    407       328             79  
- Trade payables
    (327 )     (290 )           (37 )
- Other liabilities
    (327 )     (275 )           (52 )
Total
    1,255       1,271             (16 )
 
                               
Gross capital employed
    17,362       19,071       2,646       (4,355 )
 
                               
Provisions
    (779 )     (128 )     (405 )     (246 )
 
                               
Net capital employed
    16,583       18,943       2,241       (4,601 )
 
                               
Shareholders’ Equity
    15,301       11,997       2,241       1,063  
Net financial debt
    1,282       6,946             (5,664 )
 
                               
 
Total
    16,583       18,943       2,241       (4,601 )

 


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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.

         
      Enel Società per Azioni
 
       
  By:   /s/ Avv. Claudio Sartorelli
       
      Name: Avv.Claudio Sartorelli
  Title:   Secretary of Enel Società per Azioni

Dated: April 12, 2005