8-K

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):  May 19, 2006

EDISON MISSION ENERGY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	333-68630	95-4031807
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission file	(I.R.S. employer
incorporation)	number)	identification no.)

18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1700

Irvine, California  92612

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

949-752-5588

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

This current report and its exhibits include forward-looking statements. Edison Mission Energy has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events based upon knowledge of facts as of the date of this current report and its assumptions about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may be outside Edison Mission Energy’s control. Edison Mission Energy 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 with Edison Mission Energy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/Aand Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2006.

Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations

Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 19, 2006, Edison Mission Energy (“EME”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) for the sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.50% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Tranche A Notes”) and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.75% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Tranche B Notes”, and collectively with Tranche A Notes, the “Notes”) to several initial purchasers (the “Purchasers”). The closing of the Purchase Agreement is expected to occur on or about June 6, 2006, subject to customary closing conditions, including but not limited to the consummation of EME’s tender offer and consent solicitation with respect to its outstanding 10% Senior Notes due August 15, 2008 and 9.875% Senior Notes due April 15, 2011.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties on the part of EME. The Purchase Agreement also contains customary indemnification and contribution provisions whereby EME and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities or to contribute to payments which they may be required to make in that respect.

EME will pay interest on the Notes on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2006. The Notes will be redeemable by EME at any time at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of, plus accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes plus a “make-whole” premium. The Tranche A Notes will mature on June 15, 2013, and the Tranche B Notes will mature on June 15, 2016.

The Notes will be EME’s senior unsecured obligations and will rank equal in right of payment to all of EME’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, and will be senior to all of EME’s future subordinated indebtedness. EME’s secured debt and its other secured obligations will be effectively senior to the Notes to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt or other obligations. None of EME’s subsidiaries will guarantee the Notes and, as a result, all the existing and future liabilities of EME’s subsidiaries will be effectively senior to the Notes.

The indenture that will govern the Notes, including any supplemental indentures, will contain affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default (other than events of default due to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization), the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Notes outstanding may declare all outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately.

The Notes are being offered by the Purchasers only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and outside the United States in accordance with

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Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Unless they are so registered, the Notes may be offered and sold only in transactions that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions. In connection with the closing of the Purchase Agreement, EME and the Purchasers will enter into a registration rights agreement, pursuant to which EME will agree to offer to exchange the Notes for a new issue of substantially identical notes registered under the Securities Act.

A copy of the press release issued on May 19, 2006, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and announcing the pricing of the Notes, is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

99.1Press release, dated May 19, 2006, announcing the pricing of the Notes.

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SIGNATURE

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.

Edison Mission Energy

Date:	May 25, 2006	/s/ W. James Scilacci
		W. JAMES SCILACCI Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

An EDISON INTERNATIONALÒ Company

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Doug McFarlan, (312) 583-6024

or (312) 343-2561

www.edisonnews.com

Edison Mission Group Announces Pricing of $1 Billion

of Senior Notes by its Edison Mission Energy Unit

IRVINE, Calif.,May 19, 2006 – Edison Mission Group (“EMG”) announced today that its indirect subsidiary, Edison Mission Energy (“EME”), has priced $500 million aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2013 (the “2013 Senior Notes”), and $500 million aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2016 (the “2016 Senior Notes” together with the 2013 Senior Notes, the “Senior Notes”).  The annual interest rate on the 2013 Senior Notes and the interest rate on the 2016 Senior Notes will be 7.50% and 7.75%, respectively.

EME intends to use the net proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Notes, together with cash on hand, to consummate its previously-announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation for its outstanding 10% Senior Notes due August 15, 2008 and its outstanding 9.875% Senior Notes due April 15, 2011 (together, the “Existing Senior Notes”).  The offering of the Senior Notes, which is expected to close on or about June 6, 2006, is conditioned, among other things, upon EME’s acceptance for purchase in the tender offer and consent solicitation of all the Existing Senior Notes validly tendered for purchase.

The Senior Notes will be offered and sold within the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.  The Senior Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.

This announcement is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of the Senior Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction or an exemption therefrom.

EME is a subsidiary of EMG, which is the parent company of the unregulated subsidiaries of Rosemead, California-based Edison International (NYSE:EIX).

This press release includes forward-looking statements.  EME has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events based upon knowledge of facts as of the date of this press release and its assumptions about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may be outside EME’s control. EME has no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This press release should be read in conjunction with EME’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K dated May 8 and May 19, filed this calendar year.

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The Edison Mission Group (EMG) consists of unregulated subsidiaries of Rosemead, Calif.-based Edison International (NYSE:EIX,) an electric power generator and distributor, and an investor in infrastructure and renewable energy projects.  EIX is comprised of a regulated utility, Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and an unregulated group of business units, EMG.  The California Public Utilities Commission does not regulate the terms of EMG’s products and services.