Public disclosure required by Consob Resolution No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as amended.
Milan, October 21, 2005 - Edison SpA announces that, in anticipation of Edison’s Shareholders’ Meeting convened for October 28 and 31, 2005 on the first or second calling, respectively, Transalpina di Energia, its controlling shareholder, designated the following candidates to fill seats on the Board of Directors: Marc Boudier, Daniel Camus, Uris Cantarelli, Giovanni De Censi, Pierre Gadonneix, Gian Maria Gros Pietro, Mario Mauri, Umberto Quadrino, Renato Ravanelli, Klaus Stocker, Gerard Wolf, Giuliano Zuccoli.
Giovanni De Censi and Gian Maria Gros Pietro qualify as independent directors in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Conduct for Listed Companies.
The curricula vitae of the Directors may be consulted at the Company’s website:www.edison.it.
