SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

                                 PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
                                          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                                (AMENDMENT No. ___)

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The following letter was mailed today to employees who hold shares through the Stock Savings Plus Plan (a.k.a.
the Edison 401(k) Savings Plan) who do not have company-assigned email addresses:"


                                                                                John E. Bryson
[EDISON INTERNATIONAL LOGO]                                                     Chairman, President &
                                                                                Chief Executive Officer





                                                    May 5, 2003



To:  Edison International Stock Fund Investors in the SSPP [aka Edison 401(k) Savings Plan]

As you may recall, I mailed you a letter in April regarding Edison International's upcoming annual shareholders
meeting.  Since that time, many of you have responded by voting your proxies as outlined below, and I want to
extend my sincere appreciation to all of you.

If you have not yet had an opportunity to vote, I want to remind you that your support is extremely important.  I
strongly recommend that you take an active role in voting.

      Vote "FOR" the election of directors; and

      Vote "AGAINST" the shareholder proposal to redeem the Company's
      shareholder rights agreement.

Our shareholder rights plan is designed not only to prevent hostile, unsolicited takeover attempts that deprive
some shareholders of the ability to obtain a full and fair price for their shares but also to prevent other
abusive takeover practices at the expense of fairness to the Company.

Rights plans like ours are common among S&P 500 companies. I urge you to follow the Board's recommendation when
voting your proxy.

You should have received a proxy card in the mail to vote the shares represented by your interest in the Edison
International Stock Fund.  Alternatively, you may vote your shares by telephone or the Internet by entering your
control number from the proxy card and following the instructions on the proxy card.  If you have misplaced your
proxy card, you may contact Joyce Miranda at EquiServe at (201) 222-4685 to obtain your control number.  Your
vote must be received by 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) on May 12, 2003.

If you also hold shares in a brokerage account and/or in your own name, you should have received a separate proxy
card(s) to vote those shares. Please be sure to vote these shares in addition to your employee plan shares.  Be
sure to follow the voting instructions on each card.  If you have any questions, please call Jo Ann Goddard at
(626) 302-2515 or Heidi Townshend at (626) 302-1453.

Thank you for your continued support and for taking an active role in voting your proxy.

                                                     Sincerely,



                                                     /S/ JOHN E. BRYSON



SSPP plan transactions, including your investment in the Edison International Stock Fund, are confidential and
accessible only to plan administrators who have coordinated distribution of this note to facilitate management
communication with all shareholders.

This communication is being sent to you on behalf of your Board of Directors.  For more information on the
Directors and their interests in the above matters, and for other important information, we strongly encourage
you to read the Edison International and Southern California Edison Company Joint Proxy Statement, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2003.  Copies of the Proxy Statement were sent to Edison
International and Southern California Edison Company shareholders beginning on April 7, 2003.  Our Proxy
Statement is available on the S.E.C. website, www.sec.gov.  Our Proxy Statement and 2002 Annual Report are also
available free of charge on our website, www.edisoninvestor.com.