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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayers’ ID (CNPJ/MF): 02.429.144/0001-93
Company Registry (NIRE): 35.300.186.133
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia”) hereby announces that on May 19, 2009, it received the following Notice to the Market:
“Bradespar S.A. (“Bradespar”), pursuant to Article 12 of CVM Instruction 358 of January 3, 2002, and subsequent amendments, informs its shareholders and the market in general that:
on this date, it sold 16,600,000 common shares issued by CPFL Energia S.A. (“Company”) indirectly held by it, corresponding to 3.459% of the Company’s capital stock, for R$ 531.2 million;
the funds obtained from the sale will be used to reduce Bradespar's debt;
the sale is exclusively the result of its investment strategy and in no way aims to alter the shareholding control or management structure of the Company.”
São Paulo, May 20, 2009
José Antonio de Almeida Filippo
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
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José Antonio de Almeida Filippo
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