SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CEP 04547-005 - Vila Olímpia, São Paulo – SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
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| CPFL ENERGIA S.A. | RIO GRANDE ENERGIA S.A. | |
| Publicly-held Company | Publicly-held Company | |
| Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF) | Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF) | |
| 02.429.144/0001-93 | 02.016.439/0001-38 | |
| Company Registry (NIRE) | Company Registry (NIRE) | |
| 35.300.186.133 | 43.300.036.138 |
NOTICE TO SHARESHOLDERS
CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia”) and its subsidiary Rio Grande Energia S.A (“RGE”), (jointly, “Companies”), hereby inform their shareholders and the market that:
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Withdrawal Rights: the period for the exercise of withdrawal rights by those CPFL Energia and RGE shareholders dissenting from the resolutions of the respective Shareholders’ Meetings of December 18, 2007, which approved the merger of
all RGE shares into CPFL Energia (“Share Merger”), ended on January 17, 2008. |
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There was one dissident RGE shareholder, totaling R$7,208.66 (seven thousand and two hundred and eight Reais and sixty-six centavos), equivalent to R$1.785205031 per share, based on RGE’s balance sheet on September 30, 2007. |
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Said payment will be effected by February 1, 2008. |
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Share Trading: RGE shares will no longer be traded on the market after January 31, 2008, so that as of February 1, 2008, all RGE shares, the object of the Share Merger, will be included in CPFL Energia’s position (ticker: CPFE3). |
The main terms and conditions of the Share Merger were disclosed to the market through the Material Fact published on November 7, 2007 and the Notices to Shareholders published on December 18 and 20, 2007.
São Paulo, January 24, 2008.
CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
José Antonio de Almeida Filippo
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
RIO GRANDE ENERGIA S.A.
Marco da Camino Ancona Lopez Soligo
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
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JOSÉ ANTONIO DE ALMEIDA FILIPPO
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José Antonio de Almeida Filippo
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations
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