8-K

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                                                   UNITED STATES
                                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                              Washington, D.C. 20549



                                                     FORM 8-K



                                                  CURRENT REPORT

                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




                          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, 2004



                                               EDISON INTERNATIONAL
                              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                 CALIFORNIA                           001-9936                              95-4137452
        (State or other jurisdiction                 (Commission                         (I.R.S. Employer
              of incorporation)                     File Number)                        Identification No.)



                                             2244 Walnut Grove Avenue
                                                  (P.O. Box 800)
                                            Rosemead, California 91770
                           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                                   626-302-2222
                               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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         This current report and its exhibit include forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events based on knowledge of facts as
of the date of this current report and assumptions about future events.  These forward-looking statements are
subject to various risks and uncertainties that may be outside the control of Edison International and its
subsidiaries.  Edison International has no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.  This current report should be
read in conjunction with Edison International's 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the first quarter of 2004.

Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On July 20, 2004, Edison International and Edison Mission Energy issued a press release announcing that
Edison Mission Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its 51.2 percent holding in Contact Energy Limited.
Edison Mission Energy is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Edison International.  Edison International has
attached a copy of the press release as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  The information in
Exhibit 99 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (c)  Exhibits.
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              Exhibit

              99          Press Release of Edison International and Edison Mission Energy,
                          dated July 20, 2004.


                                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                                                      EDISON INTERNATIONAL
                                                                           (Registrant)


                                                                     /s/ KENNETH S. STEWART
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                                                                       KENNETH S. STEWART
                                                        Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary


July 20, 2004

EX-99

EDISON INTERNATIONAL LOGO                                                                               NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                             Contact:  Kevin Kelley, (626) 302-1033
                                                                                                 www.edisonnews.com

                                        Edison Mission Energy and Edison International
                                      Announce Sale of EME's Stake in Contact Energy Ltd.

         IRVINE, Calif. (USA), July 20, 2004 - Edison Mission Energy (EME) and its parent Edison International
(NYSE: EIX) today announced that EME had entered into an agreement to sell its 51.2 percent holding in Contact
Energy Ltd. to Origin Energy Limited for NZ$5.67 per share, or total consideration of NZ$1,674.7 million, which
includes the assumption of NZ$535 million of indebtedness.  EME will receive approximately US$750 million at
current exchange rates.

         EME intends to use the after-tax proceeds from the sale to repay in part the three-year, $800 million
secured loan at Mission Energy Holdings International, Inc., a direct subsidiary of EME.

         The sale is the result of a previously announced process to sell EME's portfolio of international energy
assets, which are located in Europe, the Asia Pacific region and in Puerto Rico.  Closing of the Contact Energy
transaction is subject to a limited number of conditions, including action by the New Zealand Takeovers Panel,
and is expected in the third or fourth quarter of 2004.  As previously announced, EME is continuing to evaluate
the bids it received for its other international assets.

         New Zealand-based Contact Energy is a publicly traded integrated energy company with approximately
522,000 electricity customers and 97,500 natural gas customers in New Zealand.  Contact Energy controls
approximately 2,490 MW of generating capacity in the region.

         Origin Energy is a major Australian integrated energy company focused on gas and oil exploration and
production, energy retailing, power generation and utility network management. Origin Energy is one of
Australia's largest energy retailers.

         Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston are acting as financial advisors to EME on the sale of
its international assets.

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         Based in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International (NYSE:EIX) is the parent company of Southern California
Edison, Edison Mission Energy, and Edison Capital.