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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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Form 6-K

 

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

ACT OF 1934

 

For the Month of October 2004

 

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EDP- Energias de Portugal, S.A.

 

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Praça Marquês de Pombal, 12

1250-162 Lisbon, Portugal

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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(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              

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by

furnishing the information contained in this form

is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

 

Yes                      No      X    

 

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		Lisbon, October 26th 2004

 

Reuters:       EDPP.IN / EDP.N
Bloomberg: EDP PL / EDP US		CHANGE OF COMPANY’S NAME
		EDP - Electricidade de Portugal, S.A. hereby communicates to the market and to the public in general the change of the company’s denomination to:   EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.
INVESTOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
Pedro Pires, Head of IR Gonçalo Santos Elisabete Ferreira Cristina Requicha Rui Antunes Catarina Mello
Phone +351 210012834
Fax:   +351 210012899

 

EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Sociedade Aberta Sede: Praça Marquês de Pombal, 12 1250-162 Lisboa Portugal

Capital Social: € 3,000,000,000 Matrícula: 1805 da C.R.C. Lisboa Pessoa Colectiva 500 697 256

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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.

 

Dated October 27, 2004