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EXHIBIT 10.9

                     SPLIT DOLLAR AGREEMENT

     This  Split Dollar Agreement (the "Agreement") is  made  and

entered  into this 29th day of June, 1999 by and between  Nortek,

Inc., a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business

in Providence, Rhode Island (the "Corporation"), and Mark Richard

Harris  and  Pamela Jean Harris (the "Trustees"), for  themselves

and  their successors in office as trustees of the Richard J. and

Carole M. Harris 1999 Irrevocable Trust established June 29, 1999

by  Richard  J.  and  Carole M. Harris (the Corporation  and  the

Trustees are hereinafter referred to together as the "Parties").

                          WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS,  Richard J. Harris (the "Employee") is employed  by

the Corporation as its Vice President and Treasurer; and

     WHEREAS,  the Corporation desires to assist the Trustees  in

funding  insurance  on the lives of the Employee  and  his  wife,

Carole  M.  Harris ("Insureds"), the Corporation  believing  that

providing such assistance is in its best interests; and

     WHEREAS, the Trustees are the owner of policy [policy number

redacted]  (the  "Policy")  issued by  New  York  Life  Insurance

Company (the "Insurer") on the life of the said Carole M. Harris,

with supplemental coverage on the life of the Employee;

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     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and

mutual  covenants  expressed herein by each of the  Parties,  the

Parties agree as follows:

     1.    The  Corporation  intends from time  to  time  to  pay

premiums   due  on  the  Policy.   Immediately  thereafter,   the

Corporation  may  require  payment  from  the  Trustees  of   the

Trustees' share (as defined below).  If payment from the Trustees

is  not  so required, the Corporation shall treat its payment  of

the  Trustees's share (as so defined) as additional  compensation

to  the Employee.  The Trustees's share of each premium shall  be

that portion of the premium that is equal to the economic benefit

which  the  Employee would be deemed to have received  and  which

would  be  taxable to him for federal income tax  purposes  under

Revenue  Rulings  64-328, 66-110 and any  subsequent  rulings  or

regulations if the entire premium were paid by the Corporation.

     2.    The  Trustees  shall be the owner of the  Policy  and,

except  to the extent of the Corporation's Interest in the Policy

as provided herein, shall have and may exercise all the rights of

a policy owner.  Dividends shall not be applied to the payment of

premiums  unless  otherwise agreed by  the  Corporation  and  the

Trustees.

     3.     The  Trustees  hereby assign to the  Corporation  the

following limited ownership rights in the Policy:

     (a)  The  right to obtain one or more loans or advances
          on  the  Policy to the extent of the Corporation's
          Interest in the Policy, in each case only with the
          prior consent of the Trustees.

     (b)  The  right  upon termination of this Agreement  to
          realize  against the cash value of the  Policy  or
          the  death proceeds payable under the terms of the
          Policy,  as  the  case may be,  the  Corporation's
          Interest  in  the  Policy.  For purposes  of  this
          subparagraph, the sale, surrender or  transfer  of
          ownership

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          of the Policy by the Trustees  shall  be
          deemed  a  termination  of  the  Agreement  unless
          consented   to  by  the  Corporation.    If   this
          Agreement terminates during the lifetime of either
          of  the  Insureds, the Corporation shall  have  no
          right  of recovery against the Trustees in  excess
          of the then cash surrender value of the Policy.

     4.    The  Corporation's "Interest" in the Policy as of  any

given  date  shall equal the sum of the Corporation's  cumulative

premiums  paid to the Insurer with respect to the Policy (whether

paid before or after the date of this agreement), reduced by  the

amount of any outstanding indebtedness on the Policy incurred for

the benefit of the Corporation.

     5.    If  not sooner terminated by mutual agreement  of  the

Parties,  this Agreement shall terminate upon the first to  occur

of any one of the following events:

     (a)  The total cessation of the business of the Corporation;

     (b)  The   bankruptcy,  insolvency  or  dissolution  of  the
          Corporation; or

     (c)  The death of the survivor of the Insureds.

Upon  termination, the rights of the Parties shall be as provided

herein.

     6.    To  secure  the  repayment to the Corporation  of  the

amounts due to it under the terms of this Agreement, the Trustees

hereby assign the Policy to the Corporation as collateral  to the

full  extent  of the Corporation's Interest in the Policy.   This

collateral assignment of the Policy to the Corporation shall  not

be terminated, altered, amended, adversely affected or reduced in

any  way by the Trustees, without the express written consent  of

the  Corporation.   The  Parties  hereto  agree  to  execute  any

additional  collateral assignment forms or documents required  by

the  Insurer,  or which may otherwise be necessary  to  implement

this Agreement.

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     7.    The Parties agree that this is a private agreement  to

which  the Insurer is not a party and for which it can assume  no

responsibility and, therefore, a copy of the Agreement  need  not

be  filed with the Insurer.  The Insurer shall be fully protected

from  all liability under the Policy in dealing exclusively  with

the  owner of the Policy and in paying the proceeds of the Policy

in  accordance  with  the collateral assignment  and  beneficiary

designation provided to the Insurer.

     8.   If this Agreement is subject to the Employee Retirement

Income  Security  Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), it shall  constitute  an

employee  welfare benefit plan.  If required, the Vice  President

and  Treasurer  of  the Corporation is hereby designated  as  the

named  fiduciary  under this Agreement for ERISA  purposes.   The

Vice  President and Treasurer shall have discretionary  authority

to   control   and  manage  the  operation,  interpretation   and

administration  of  this Agreement and to  establish  any  claims

procedures required by ERISA.

     9.    Any of the provisions of this Agreement may be amended

or  altered, and such changes shall become effective when reduced

to writing and signed by both of the Parties.

     10.   This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to  the

benefit  of the Corporation, and its successors and assigns,  and

the Trustees, and their successors and assigns.

     11.   Except  to  the extent that federal law applies,  this

Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,

the  laws of the State of Rhode Island.  However, if and  to  the

extent  that ERISA applies, ERISA shall pre-empt any  state  laws

(including  the  laws of the State of Rhode Island)  relating  to

this Agreement.

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     SIGNED  and SEALED in two original counterparts  as  of  the
date first above written.

                                   NORTEK, INC.

                                   By:/s/ Richard L. Bready
                                   Its:Chairman,
                                     duly authorized

                                   /s/ Mark R. Harris
                                   Mark Richard Harris, for
                                   himself and his
                                   successors in office as
                                   trustee of
                                   the Richard J. and Carole
                                   M. Harris
                                   Irrevocable Trust, and not
                                   individually

                                   /s/ Pamela J. Harris
                                   Pamela Jean Harris, for
                                   herself and his
                                   successors in office as
                                   trustee of the
                                   Richard J. and Carole M.
                                   Harris
                                   Irrevocable Trust, and not
                                   individually

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   Appendix (prepared by the Company for SEC filing purposes)
                               to
 Exhibit 10.9--Split Dollar Agreement dated as of June 29, 1999
   between the Company and Mark Richard Harris and Pamela Jean
 Harris as trustees of the Richard J. and Carole M. Harris 1999
                        Irrevocable Trust

      The  life  insurance policy covered by  this  Split  Dollar
Agreement  (the  "Agreement")  currently  provides  for  a  death
benefit  of  $1,000,000 to be divided between the beneficiary  of
the policy and the Company pursuant to the Agreement.EDISON INTERNATIONAL

                                2000 EQUITY PLAN

                             Effective May 18, 2000

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.   GENERAL............................................................1

     1.1      Purpose...................................................1

     1.2      Participation.............................................1

     1.3      Operation, Administration and Definitions.................1

2.   STOCK OPTIONS......................................................1

     2.1      General...................................................1

     2.2      Stock Options.............................................1

3.   OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION.......................................2

     3.1      Effective Date of Plan and Duration.......................2

     3.2      Administration............................................2

     3.3      Aggregate and Maximum Grants Under Plan...................3

     3.4      Adjustment Provisions.....................................4

     3.5      General Provisions........................................5

     3.6      Amendment and Termination of the Plan.....................8

     3.7      Termination of Employment.................................8

4.   DEFINITIONS........................................................9

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                              EDISON INTERNATIONAL

                                2000 EQUITY PLAN

                             Effective May 18, 2000

                                   1. GENERAL

     1.1 Purpose.

   The purpose of the Plan is to improve the long-term financial and operational
performance of Edison International and its affiliates by providing Participants
a financial incentive that reinforces and recognizes long-term corporate,
organizational and individual performance and accomplishments. The Plan is
further intended to promote the interests of Edison International and its
shareholders by attracting and retaining qualified officers and employees and
aligning their interests with those of the other shareholders by encouraging
Participants to acquire Common Stock or otherwise increase their proprietary
interest in Edison International.

     1.2 Participation.

   Subject to Section 3.3(b), the Administrator has authority, in its sole
discretion, to determine and designate from time-to-time, from among the
Eligible Persons, those who are to be granted Stock Options and thereby become
Participants in the Plan.

     1.3 Operation, Administration and Definitions.

   The operation and administration of the Plan and the Stock Options are
subject to the provisions of Article 3. Capitalized terms in the Plan are
defined in Article 4.

                                2. STOCK OPTIONS

     2.1 General.

   The Administrator may grant Stock Options to Eligible Persons. The
Administrator may grant Stock Options as alternatives or replacements of awards
outstanding under any other plan or arrangement of another business or entity,
all or a portion of which is acquired by an EIX Company. Each Stock Option will
be evidenced by a written instrument specifying the date of grant and may
include or incorporate by reference any additional terms and conditions
consistent with the Plan as determined in the discretion of the Administrator.

     2.2 Stock Options.

   The grant of a Stock Option entitles the Participant to purchase shares of
Common Stock at an exercise price established by the Administrator. Stock
Options awarded

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pursuant to the Plan shall not be "incentive stock options" as defined in
Section 422 of the Code. Stock Options granted under this Plan are subject to
the following terms and conditions:

(a)  The exercise price of each Stock Option will be determined by a method
     established by the Administrator at the time of the grant, except that the
     exercise price may not be less than one hundred percent of the Fair Market
     Value of the Common Stock as of the Pricing Date.

(b)  Upon the exercise of a Stock Option, the purchase price will be payable in
     full in cash (or its equivalent acceptable to Edison International) and/or
     shares of Common Stock at the Participant's election; provided, however,
     that (i) a Holder may not pay the exercise price with any shares of Common
     Stock acquired from any EIX Company unless the Holder has held such shares
     of Common Stock for at least six months prior to the date of exercise, (ii
     ) in the case of any broker-assisted "cashless exercise," the exercise
     price must be paid in cash. Any shares so assigned and delivered to Edison
     International in payment or partial payment of the purchase price will be
     valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date.

(c)  No fractional shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of a Stock
     Option. Cash payments will be made in lieu of fractional shares.

(d)  No Stock Option may be exercised more than ten years from the date of the
     grant. Each Stock Option granted under this Plan will also be subject to
     earlier termination as provided in this Plan.

                        3. OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION

     3.1 Effective Date of Plan and Duration.

   This Plan will become effective on May 18, 2000. Unless the Plan is
terminated earlier pursuant to Section 3.6, no Stock Options will be granted
after December 31, 2007.

     3.2 Administration.

(a)  The Administrator of the Plan is the Committee. The Administrator has, and
     may exercise, such powers and authority of the Board as may be necessary or
     appropriate for the Administrator to carry out its functions as described
     in the Plan. Subject to Section 3.3, the Administrator has sole authority
     in its discretion to determine the Eligible Persons to whom, and the time
     or times at which, Stock Options may be granted, the number of shares of
     Common Stock subject to each Stock Option, the exercise price, vesting
     schedule and term of any Stock Option, and such other terms and conditions
     applicable to each individual Stock Option as the Administrator will
     determine. The Administrator may grant at any time additional Stock

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     Options to Participants who have previously received Stock Options during
     the year. The purchase price of the Stock Options may be established by the
     Administrator without regard to the existing Stock Options or such other
     grants. Further, the Administrator may, with the consent of a Participant,
     amend the terms of any existing Stock Option previously granted to include
     or amend any provisions which could be incorporated in such a Stock Option
     at the time of such amendment, except that repricing of Stock Options is
     not permitted.

     The Administrator has the sole authority to interpret the Plan, to
     determine the terms and provisions of the Stock Option agreements, and to
     make all determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of
     the Plan. The Administrator has authority to prescribe, amend, and rescind
     rules and regulations relating to the Plan. All interpretations,
     determinations, and actions by the Administrator will be final, conclusive,
     and binding upon all parties. Any action of the Administrator with respect
     to the administration of the Plan will be taken pursuant to a majority vote
     or by the unanimous written consent of its members except in the case of a
     delegation of authority described in the following sentence. The
     Administrator may elect to delegate its authority, including without
     limitation, to approve awards and transactions under the Plan, subject to
     any conditions it deems appropriate at the time of such delegation, (i) to
     a subcommittee of at least two members of the Administrator who may act by
     unanimous written consent or by majority vote, or (ii) in the case of
     awards and transactions to, by or with Eligible Persons who are not Edison
     International officers under and subject to the provisions of Section 16 of
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Section 16"), to EIX
     Company management.

(b)  No member of the Board or the Administrator or agent or designee thereof
     will be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with
     respect to the Plan or any transaction arising under the Plan.

(c)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.6 regarding the term of the
     Plan, all authority of the Board and the Administrator with respect to
     Stock Options hereunder, including (subject to share limits) the authority
     to amend outstanding Stock Options, shall continue after the term of the
     Plan, so long as any Stock Option remains outstanding. The Administrator
     shall have the authority to permit a deferred payment in respect of Stock
     Options under any deferred compensation plan of Edison International,
     consistent with Subsection 3.5(b). Any such deferral shall not be deemed a
     new grant hereunder so long as all shares issuable in respect thereof do
     not exceed the aggregate number of shares subject to the Stock Option so
     paid thereby.

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(d)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, no Stock
     Option may be exercised more than ten years from the date of the grant.
     Each Stock Option granted under this Plan will also be subject to earlier
     termination as provided in this Plan.

(e)  The approval by the Administrator of awards and transactions under this
     Plan to, by or with Eligible Persons who are or become Edison International
     officers under Section 16 is intended to comply with and exempt such awards
     and transactions under Rule 16b-3.

     3.3 Aggregate and Maximum Grants Under Plan.

(a)  Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.3 and 3.4 of the Plan, the
     aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued or
     transferred pursuant to Stock Options will not exceed 10 million shares of
     Common Stock.

(b)  During both the term of the Plan as defined in Section 3.1 and the first
     three years of such term, the aggregate number of shares subject to Stock
     Options granted to Edison International Section 16 officers and/or Edison
     International directors under this Plan shall be less than 50% of the
     shares subject to Stock Options granted to Eligible Persons who are not
     Edison International Section 16 officers and/or Edison International
     directors. The shares to be delivered under the Plan will be made
     available, at the discretion of Edison International, either from
     authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or from shares purchased on
     the open market.

(c)  If any Stock Option expires, is forfeited, is canceled, or otherwise
     terminates for any reason other than upon exercise, the shares of Common
     Stock (provided the Participant receives no benefit of ownership) that
     could have been delivered will not be charged against the limitations
     provided above and may again be made subject to Stock Options.

     3.4 Adjustment Provisions.

(a)  Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.4, if the outstanding shares of
     Common Stock are increased, decreased, or exchanged for a different number
     or kind of shares or other securities, or if additional shares or new or
     different shares or other securities are distributed with respect to such
     shares of Common Stock or other securities, through merger, consolidation,
     sale of all or substantially all of the property of Edison International,
     reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock
     split, reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to such
     shares of Common Stock or other securities, an appropriate and
     proportionate adjustment may be made in (i) the maximum number and kind of
     shares provided in Article 3 of the Plan, (ii) the maximum

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     individual award, (iii) the number and kind of shares or other securities
     subject to the then outstanding Stock Options, and (iv) the price for each
     share or other unit of any other securities subject to the then outstanding
     Stock Options without change in the aggregate purchase price or value as to
     which Stock Options remain exercisable or subject to restrictions.

(b)  Despite the foregoing, upon a Change in Control of Edison International,
     all Stock Options then outstanding under the Plan will be fully vested and
     exercisable unless provisions are made in connection with such transaction
     for the continuance of the Plan and the assumption of or the substitution
     for such Stock Options of new stock options, covering the stock of a
     successor employer corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with
     appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices. The
     Administrator may include in the terms and conditions of any Stock Option
     provisions for the acceleration of vesting and exercisability of a Stock
     Option in the event a Holder's employment is terminated without Cause or a
     Holder terminates employment with Good Reason in connection with a Change
     in Control of Edison International.

(c)  Any adjustments pursuant to this Section 3.4 will be made by the
     Administrator, whose determination as to what adjustments will be made and
     the extent thereof will be final, binding, and conclusive, except to the
     extent the successor employer corporation or any other acquiring or
     surviving entity is required to approve the adjustment to exempt any
     resulting transaction under Rule 16b-3. No fractional interest will be
     issued under the Plan on account of any such adjustments. Only cash
     payments will be made in lieu of fractional shares.

     3.5  General Provisions.

(a)  With respect to any share of Common Stock issued or transferred under any
     provision of the Plan, such shares may be issued or transferred subject to
     such conditions, in addition to those specifically provided in the Plan, as
     the Administrator may direct.

(b)  Notwithstanding the term of a Stock Option, the Administrator may approve
     the delayed payment or delivery of any cash or shares of Common Stock that
     may become due under the Plan. Any such delayed payment or delivery must
     specifically be authorized by the Administrator in writing and shall be
     subject to any conditions, restrictions or requirements as the
     Administrator may determine.

     The Administrator may permit the deferral of any Common Stock payable in
     respect of a Stock Option in the form of Stock Units which may earn
     dividend equivalents and other compensation in respect thereof, and the
     Committee may provide that such Stock Units and dividend equivalents

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     shall eventually be paid in the form of shares of Common Stock (subject to
     share limits).

     In the event that the purchase price of a Stock Option is paid in full in
     shares of Common Stock and the delivery of shares of Common Stock in excess
     of the option price is deferred, Stock Units may be credited in respect of
     such excess shares and may earn dividend equivalents or other compensation
     in respect thereof, and the number of shares of Common Stock issued in
     respect of the deferred shares may include the number of such deferred
     shares and the number of Stock Units credited as dividend equivalents
     (subject to share limits).

     In addition, during the term of the Plan, the Administrator may grant Stock
     Units to selected employees as dividend equivalents under and as set forth
     in any Edison International option gain deferral program (the "Deferral
     Program") and may deliver shares of Common Stock in respect to such Stock
     Units pursuant to the selected employee's election under the Deferral
     Program.

(c)  Nothing in the Plan or in any instrument executed pursuant to the Plan will
     confer upon any Holder any right to continue in the employ of an EIX
     Company or affect the right of the EIX Company to terminate the employment
     of any Holder at any time with or without cause.

(d)  No shares of Common Stock will be issued or transferred pursuant to a Stock
     Option unless and until all then applicable requirements imposed by federal
     and state securities and other laws, rules, and regulations and by any
     regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, and by any stock exchanges upon
     which the Common Stock may be listed, have been fully met. As a condition
     precedent to the issue of shares pursuant to the exercise of a Stock
     Option, Edison International may require the Holder to take any reasonable
     action to meet such requirements.

(e)  No Holder (individually or as a member of a group) and no beneficiary or
     other person claiming under or through such Holder will have any right,
     title, or interest in or to any shares of Common Stock allocated or
     reserved under the Plan or subject to any Stock Option except as to such
     shares of Common Stock, if any, that have been issued or transferred to
     such Holder.

(f)  Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules
     of a stock exchange, or to the extent the exempt status of any transaction
     under Section 16 would be decreased or eliminated, and in addition to the
     delegation pursuant to Section 3.2(a), the Administrator may delegate all
     or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its
     members or any other person or persons selected by it. The Administrator
     may revoke such delegation at any time.

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(g)  Edison International may make such provisions as it deems appropriate to
     withhold any taxes that it determines it is required to withhold in
     connection with any Stock Option. Subject to this Subsection, however, the
     Administrator, in its sole discretion and subject to such rules as the
     Administrator may adopt, may permit Participants to elect to apply a
     portion of the shares of Common Stock they are otherwise entitled to
     receive pursuant to a Stock Option, or shares of Common Stock already
     owned, to satisfy the tax withholding obligation arising from the exercise
     of any Stock Option. Any shares so delivered to Edison International will
     be valued at their Fair Market Value on the withholding date.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the number of shares of
     Common Stock which may be withheld upon the exercise of any Stock Option in
     order to satisfy the Holder's federal and state income and payroll tax
     liabilities with respect to the exercise, receipt or vesting of the right
     shall be limited to the number of shares which have a Fair Market Value on
     the date of withholding equal to the aggregate amount of such liabilities
     based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax
     income and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental
     taxable income.

(h)  No Stock Option and no right under the Plan, contingent or otherwise, will
     be assignable or subject to any encumbrance, pledge, or charge of any
     nature, or otherwise transferable (meaning, without limitation, that such
     Stock Option or right is exercisable during the Holder's lifetime only by
     him/her or by his/her guardian or legal representative) except that, under
     such rules and regulations as Edison International may establish pursuant
     to the terms of the Plan, a beneficiary may be designated with respect to a
     Stock Option in the event of death of a Holder of such Stock Option, and
     Stock Options may be transferred pursuant to a qualified domestic relations
     order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
     Security Act, or the regulations promulgated thereunder. If such
     beneficiary is the executor or administrator of the estate of the Holder of
     such Stock Option, any rights with respect to such Stock Option may be
     transferred to the person or persons or entity (including a trust) entitled
     thereto under the will of the Holder of such Stock Option, or, in the case
     of intestacy, under the laws relating to intestacy. Stock Options
     transferred remain subject to all applicable terms, conditions and
     restrictions.

(i)  Notwithstanding Subsection (h), the Administrator will have the authority,
     in its discretion, to grant (or to sanction by way of amendment of an
     existing grant) Stock Options that may be transferred by the Participant
     during his/her lifetime to any member of his/her immediate family or to a
     trust, limited liability corporation, family limited partnership or other
     equivalent vehicle, established for the exclusive benefit of one or more

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     members of his/her immediate family, in which case the written
     documentation containing the terms and conditions of such Stock Options
     will so state. A transfer of a Stock Option pursuant to this Subsection may
     only be effected by the Administrator at the written request of a
     Participant and will become effective only when recorded in Edison
     International's record of outstanding Stock Options. In the event a Stock
     Option is transferred as contemplated in this Subsection, such Stock Option
     may not be subsequently transferred by the transferee except by will or the
     laws of descent and distribution. In the event a Stock Option is
     transferred as contemplated in this Subsection, such Stock Option will
     continue to be governed by and subject to the terms, conditions and
     restrictions of the Plan and the relevant grant. As used in this
     Subsection, "immediate family" will mean, with respect to any person, a
     spouse, child, stepchild or grandchild, and will include relationships
     arising from legal adoption.

(j)  No fractional shares will be issued under the Plan. Only cash payments will
     be made in lieu of fractional shares.

(k)  Each EIX Company will be liable for payment of any cash payable under the
     Plan with respect to any Participant to the extent that such benefits are
     attributable to services rendered for that EIX Company by the Participant.
     Any disputes related to liability of an EIX Company for cash payments will
     be resolved by the Administrator.

(l)  Future services shall not constitute payment or part payment for previously
     unissued shares of Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of a Stock
     Option.

(m)  This Plan will be governed by the laws of the State of California.

(n)  If a Stock Option is granted to an Eligible Person who thereafter becomes
     an Edison International Section 16 officer or director, such Stock Option
     (including without limitation any exercise or conversion or other
     transaction pursuant to the terms of such Stock Option that may be deemed
     to be a "purchase" or "sale" for purposes of Section 16) shall thereupon
     immediately and automatically become subject to the requirements of Rule
     16b-3(d)(3) (or any successor provision thereof) promulgated under Section
     16 and shall be held by such Eligible Person (or any other person then duly
     holding such Stock Option) until such Rule has been satisfied, any other
     terms or provisions of this Plan or any instrument evidencing such Stock
     Option to the contrary notwithstanding. In its sole discretion, the
     Administrator may take any action it may deem necessary or advisable to
     assure compliance with the requirements of such Rule, including withholding
     delivery to such Eligible Person (or any such other person) of any security
     (or certificate evidencing a security) or of

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     any other payment in any form until such time as the requirements of such
     Rule have been satisfied. In his or her sole discretion, the Secretary of
     Edison International may waive compliance with the requirements of such
     Rule if the Secretary has determined that, for purposes of Section 16, the
     acquisition and/or disposition of any securities or derivative securities
     pursuant to such Stock Option by such Eligible Person is and will be
     otherwise exempt from the provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 16.

     3.6  Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

(a)  The Board will have the power, in its discretion, to amend, suspend, or
     terminate the Plan at any time if, in the sole judgment of the Board, such
     action is in the best interests of Edison International.

(b)  The Administrator may, with the consent of a Holder, make such
     modifications in the terms and conditions of any Stock Option as it deems
     advisable or cancel the Stock Option (with or without consideration). No
     amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan will, without the consent
     of the Holder, alter, terminate, impair, or adversely affect any right or
     obligation under any Stock Option previously granted under the Plan.

     3.7  Termination of Employment.

(a)  The Administrator shall provide in the terms and conditions of any Stock
     Option at the time of grant the extent to which termination of employment
     will shorten the period for exercising a Stock Option.

(b)  In the event a Holder of a Stock Option ceases to be an employee, the
     Holder must have been a Participant for the entire incentive or vesting
     period applicable to the Stock Option in order to be eligible for the full
     amount of any such Stock Option. Pro-rata awards may be distributed to
     Participants who are discharged or who terminate their employment for
     reasons other than incompetence, misconduct or fraud, or who retired or
     became disabled during the incentive period, or who were Participants for
     less than the full incentive period. A pro-rata award may be made to a
     Participant's designated beneficiary in the event of death of a Participant
     during an incentive period prior to an award being made.

(c)  The Administrator may in its sole discretion determine, with respect to a
     Stock Option, that any Holder who is on a leave of absence for any reason
     will be considered as still in the employ of an EIX Company, provided that
     rights to such Stock Option during an unpaid leave of absence will be
     limited to the extent to which such right was earned or vested at the
     commencement of such leave of absence.

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(d)  The Administrator may vary the requirements of this Section 3.7 in the
     terms and conditions of a Stock Option at the time of grant, or on a
     case-by-case basis thereafter, as it deems appropriate and in the best
     interests of Edison International. The Administrator may accelerate the
     vesting of all, or a portion of any Stock Option, and may extend the
     above-described exercise periods to as long as the term provided in the
     terms and conditions of the original Stock Option.

                                4. DEFINITIONS.

   Whenever the following terms are used in this Plan, they will have the
meanings specified below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   "Administrator" is the Committee.

   "Beneficial Owner" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3
of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

   "Board of Directors" or "Board" means the Board of Directors of Edison
International.

   "Cause" means the occurrence of either or both of the following:

(a)  The Participant's conviction of, or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to,
     an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft, or other act constituting a felony;
     or

(b)  The willful engaging by the Participant in misconduct that would have
     resulted in the termination of his or her employment by his or her Employer
     under its or Edison International's policies and practices applicable to
     the Participant in effect immediately prior to the start of the Protected
     Period; however, no act or failure to act, on the Participant's part, shall
     be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by the
     Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his or her
     action or omission was in the best interest of Edison International and his
     or her Employer.

   "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that
any one or more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a)  Any Person (other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
     under an employee benefit plan of Edison International or other EIX
     Company) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of
     securities of Edison International representing thirty percent (30%) or
     more of the combined voting power of Edison International's then
     outstanding securities. For purposes of this clause, "Person" shall not
     include one or more underwriters acquiring newly-issued voting securities

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     (or securities convertible into voting securities) directly from Edison
     International with a view towards distribution.

(b)  On any day after the Effective Date (the "Measurement Date") Continuing
     Directors cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board. A
     director is a "Continuing Director" if he or she either:

     (i)  was a member of the Board on the applicable Initial Date (an "Initial
          Director"); or

     (ii) was elected to the Board, or was nominated for election by Edison
          International's shareholders, by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3)
          of the Initial Directors then in office.

          A member of the Board who was not a Director on the applicable Initial
          Date shall be deemed to be an Initial Director for purposes of clause
          (ii) above if his or her election, or nomination for election by
          Edison International's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at
          least two-thirds (2/3) of the Initial Directors (including directors
          elected after the applicable Initial Date who are deemed to be Initial
          Directors by applicable of this provision) then in office.

          "Initial Date" means the later of (i) the Effective Date or (ii) the
          date that is two (2) years before the Measurement Date.

(c)  Edison International is liquidated; all or substantially all of Edison
     International's assets are sold in one or a series of related transactions;
     or Edison International is merged, consolidated, or reorganized with or
     involving any other corporation, other than a merger, consolidation, or
     reorganization that results in the voting securities of Edison
     International outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent
     (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
     securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the
     combined voting power of the voting securities of Edison International (or
     such surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such merger,
     consolidation, or reorganization.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, a bankruptcy of Edison International or a
     sale or spin-off of an Edison International subsidiary (short of a
     dissolution of Edison International or a liquidation of substantially all
     of Edison International's assets, determined on an aggregate basis) will
     not constitute a Change in Control.

(d)  The consummation of such other transaction that the Board may, in its
     discretion in the circumstances, declare to be a Change in Control for
     purposes of this Plan.

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   "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

   "Committee" means those Directors on the Compensation and Executive Personnel
Committee of the Board who qualify as both "non-employee Directors" under Rule
16b-3 and "outside Directors" under Section 162(m) of the Code. The Board will
ensure at least two members are qualified to administer the Plan at all times.

   "Common Stock" means the common shares of Edison International.

   "Director" means a member of the Board of Directors of EIX.

   "Edison International Affiliate" means any company during any period in which
it is a "subsidiary company" as that term is defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.

   "Effective Date" means May 18, 2000.

   "EIX Company" means Edison International or an Edison International
Affiliate.

   "Eligible Person" means each full-time employee of an EIX Company who is an
"exempt employee" as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

   "Employer" means the EIX Company that employs or last employed the
Participant.

   "Fair Market Value" means the average of the highest and lowest sale prices
for the Common Stock as reported in the western edition of The Wall Street
Journal for the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions for the date as
of which such determination is made or, if such report is not available, as
reported in any other generally recognized source as determined by the
Administrator.

   "Good Reason" means, without the Participant's express written consent, the
occurrence of any one or more of the following:

(a)  A material reduction in the nature or status of the Participant's
     authorities, duties, and/or responsibilities (when such authorities,
     duties, and/or responsibilities are viewed in the aggregate) from their
     level in effect on the day immediately prior to the start of the Protected
     Period.

(b)  A reduction by the Participant's Employer in the Participant's base salary
     as in effect on the day immediately prior to the start of the Protected
     Period.

(c)  A material reduction by Edison International or by the Participant's
     Employer of the Participant's aggregate welfare benefits and/or incentive
     opportunities under Edison International's and/or the Employer's short
     and/or long-term incentive programs, as such benefits and opportunities

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     exist on the day immediately prior to the start of the Protected Period and
     when viewed on an aggregate basis.

(d)  Any other event defined as "Good Reason" in any severance plan that covers
     the Participant or any severance agreement to which the Participant is a
     party.

   "Holder" means a person holding a Stock Option.

   "Participant" is an Eligible Person who has been granted a Stock Option.

   "Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) thereof, including a group as contemplated by Sections 13(d)(3) and
14(d)(2) thereof.

   "Plan" means the 2000 Equity Plan as set forth herein, which may be amended
from time-to-time.

   "Potential Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred as of the
first day that any one or more of the following conditions shall have been
satisfied:

(a)  Any Person (other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
     under an employee benefit plan of Edison International or other EIX
     Company): (i) announces an intention to take action which, if consummated,
     would result in a Change of Control; or (ii) becomes the Beneficial Owner,
     directly or indirectly, of securities of Edison International representing
     fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of Edison
     International's then outstanding securities. For purposes of this clause,
     "Person" shall not include one or more underwriters acquiring newly-issued
     voting securities (or securities convertible into voting securities)
     directly from Edison International with a view towards distribution.

(b)  Edison International enters into an agreement that, if consummated, would
     result in a Change in Control.

(c)  The Board declares that a Potential Change in Control has occurred for
     purposes of this Plan.

(d)  The shareholders of Edison International approve a transaction that, if
     consummated, would constitute a Change in Control of Edison International.

   "Pricing Date" means the date the Stock Option is granted except that the
Administrator may provide that the Pricing Date is the date the recipient is
hired or promoted if the grant of the Stock Option occurs within 90 days of such
event.

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   "Protected Period" means the period related to a Change in Control that
begins on the date of the related Potential Change in Control (or, if no
Potential Change in Control occurs with respect to the event, the date that is
six months before the actual Change in Control) and ends on the date of the
Change in Control.

   "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 (or any successor provision thereof)
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

   "Stock Option" means an option granted pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Plan.

   "Stock Unit" means a non-voting unit of measurement that is deemed for
bookkeeping purposes to be equivalent to one outstanding share of Common Stock
(subject to adjustment).

                                        EDISON INTERNATIONAL

                                           John H. Kelly
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                                           John H. Kelly

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