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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of December, 2006
Commission File Number: 333-07654
ENDESA, S.A.
(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
Ribera del Loira, 60
28042 Madrid, Spain
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(1):
Yes No X
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101(b)(7):
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Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
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ENDESA: Payment of the Interim Dividend
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2006--At its meeting of
October 24, 2006, ENDESA's Board of Directors agreed to pay an interim
gross dividend of 0.5 euros per share from January 2, 2007, to be
charged against 2006 earnings, in accordance with the provisions of
Article 216 of Spanish Companies Law. As a result, ENDESA (NYSE:ELE)
shares will trade ex-dividend from 2 January 2007.
The net payment, after the corresponding tax withholding, will be
made via Santander Investment, S.A. - entity code 0036 - in accordance
with prevailing provisions for participating entities, using
Iberclear's system available to the custodian entities upon
presentation of credential for the shares under their custody.
The agreement of the Board of Directors to pay an interim dividend
was notified to the Spanish stock market regulator, the CNMV, on
October 25, 2006.
Madrid, December 14th, 2006.
Endesa's CFO,
Mr. Jose Luis Palomo Alvarez
* This document may contain certain forward-looking statements
regarding anticipated financial and operating results and statistics
that are subject to risks and uncertainties as well as to material
risks, changes and other factors which may be difficult to predict,
including, without limitation, those factors described in the
Documento de Registro de Acciones of Endesa filed within the Comision
Nacional del Mercado de Valores and in the Form 20-F of Endesa filed
within the Securities and Exchange Commission, both for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005. For all of these forward-looking
statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbour for
forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
CONTACT: ENDESA
North America Investor Relations Office
Alvaro Perez de Lema, 212-750-7200
http://www.endesa.es
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, thereunto duly authorized.
ENDESA, S.A.
Dated: December 14, 2006 By: /s/ Alvaro Perez de Lema
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Name: Alvaro Perez de Lema
Title: Manager of North America Investor
Relations