PAGE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 /X/ Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------- Commission File Number 1-2313 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) California 95-1240335 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue (626) 302-1212 Rosemead, California 91770 (Registrant's telephone number, (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange Title of each class on which registered ------------------- --------------------- Capital Stock Cumulative Preferred $100 Cumulative Preferred American and Pacific 4.08% Series 4.78% Series 6.05% Series 4.24% Series 5.80% Series 6.45% Series 4.32% Series 7.23% Series Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ] As of March 23, 1998 there were 434,888,104 shares of Common Stock outstanding, all of which are held by the registrant's parent holding company. The aggregate market value of registrant's voting stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $426,452,116 on or about March 23, 1998 based upon prices reported by the American Stock Exchange. The market values of the various classes of voting stock held by non-affiliates were as follows: CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK $151,452,116; $100 CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK $275,000,000. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the following documents listed below have been incorporated by reference into the parts of this report so indicated. (1) Designated portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parts I, II and IV (2) Designated portions of the Joint Proxy Statement relating to registrant's 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part III PAGE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY FORM 10-K/A The undersigned registrant hereby amends its 1997 Form 10-K solely for the purpose of replacing Exhibit 10.18 (Consulting Arrangement with Howard P. Allen). Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Southern California Edison Company (Registrant) KENNETH S. STEWART By: -------------------------- KENNETH S. STEWART Assistant General Counsel Date: March 26, 1998 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - ------- ----------- 10.18 Consulting Arrangement with Howard P. Allen PAGE EXHIBIT 10.18 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY Adopted: May 15, 1997 RE: DIRECTOR RESIGNATION WHEREAS, Howard P. Allen has tendered his resignation as a director of this corporation eleven months early and after a long and distinguished career as an employee and director; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of this corporation desires that Mr. Allen remain available to the corporation for advice and consultation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Mr. Allen's early resignation is accepted with regret. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this corporation will pay its allocable share of a $40,000 fee to be credited to Mr. Allen's account in the Director Deferred Compensation Plan in consideration of his agreement to remain available to this corporation and Edison International for advice and consultation for a period of four years, and that his nonqualified plan benefits will commence payment in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans as if Mr. Allen retired from the Board of Directors of this corporation on April 16, 1998. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chief Executive Officer or the Vice President of Human Resources is authorized to execute any agreement or other document, or take any other action deemed necessary or appropriate in his or her discretion, to implement the intent of this resolution. APPROVED: John E. Bryson - ---------------------------------------------- John E. Bryson Chairman of the Board Bryant C. Danner - --------------------------------------------- Bryant C. Danner Executive Vice President and General Counsel