CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly-held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 02.429.144/0001 -93
Corporate Registry ID (NIRE): 353.001.861 -33

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 143^rd MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HELD ON AUGUST 26, 2009

1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: On August 26, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., at the registered offices of CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia” or “Company”), located at Rua Gomes de Carvalho, 1510, 14^th floor in the city and state of São Paulo.

2. CALL NOTICE: The meeting was called pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 18 of CPFL Energia’s Bylaws.

3. ATTENDANCES: All members of the Board of Directors (“Board”) and Board of Executive Officers, registering the fact that Luiz Anibal de Lima Fernandes cast his vote in writing in the manner prescribed in Paragraph 7 of Article 18 of the Company’s Bylaws, therefore being deemed to have been present at the meeting.

4. CHAIR: Chairman – Ricardo Carvalho Giambroni, and Secretary – Gisélia Silva.

5. MATTERS DISCUSSED AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED:

Since the contents of the meeting were known to all attending members, it was resolved that reading of the Agenda should be waived and the minutes of the meeting thereof should be drafted in summarized format. The right to make statements and dissent was granted, these manifestations to be filed at the Company’s registered offices. Approval was given for the publication of the minutes in extract format, omitting board members’ signatures.

After preliminary clarifications, the Chairman of the Board informed attending members that the votes of the Board Members appointed by the controlling shareholders would be counted pursuant to items 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 of the Shareholders Agreement filed with the Company, dated March 22 2002, as amended on August 27, 2002, November 5, 2003 and December 6, 2007.

After examination and discussion of the matters on the Agenda, the following resolutions were adopted:

(i) Took Cognizance of the Work Schedule of the Board Advisory Committees and Commissions during this month, recording the following statements:

(i.i) Management Processes Committee: Took cognizance of (i) the Risks Management Pilot Project, (ii) the IT Strategic Plan for the period from 2010 to 2014, (iii) the Losses Prevention in Material Purchases, and (iv) the Audit Plan and the events/denunciations recorded during the period from January to July recommending that the matters under items (i) and (ii) be reported to the Board; and

CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly-held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 02.429.144/0001 -93
Corporate Registry ID (NIRE): 353.001.861 -33

(i.ii) Related Parties Committee: examined the proposal of the Board of Executive Officers for the contracting of Bank Letters of Guarantee from Banco Votorantim S.A.;

(ii) Took Cognizance of the report of the Chief Executive Officer (highlights) on the principal facts with respect to the Company’s businesses and the sector indicators;

(iii) Approved the minutes of the 140^th, 141^st and 142^nd Board Meetings held on July 29, and August 10 and 13 2009;

(iv) Approved, pursuant to item “f” of Article 18 of the Company’s Board of Directors and pursuant to the Board of Executive Officers’ Resolution 2009051, the engagement of Deutsche Bank to render services as depositary agent for the American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued by the Company, for the period of 60 (sixty) months as from the agreement signature date;

(v) Approved, pursuant to item “u” of Article 18 of the Bylaws, the contracting by the Company of two Letters of Guarantee from Banco Votorantim S.A. (“Banco Votorantim”) in favor of Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (“BNDES”) and Onlending Banks with respect to (i) the renewal of the guarantee rendered on the occasion of the drawdown of the 3^rd financing installment, (ii) the drawdown of the 5^th financing installment with respect to the Foz do Chapecó Hydroelectric Scheme. The Letters of Guarantee shall be contracted for a term of one year as from September 10 2009, under the conditions pursuant to Board of Executive Officers Resolution 2009034, against counter-guarantees to be rendered by Furnas Centrais Elétricas S.A. (“Furnas”) in its capacity as shareholder of Chapecoense.

It was further recorded that the contracting of the guarantees was subject to prior analysis by the Related Parties Committee given that Banco Votorantim is a related party to the shareholder 521 Participações S.A.; and

(vi) Took cognizance of the letter of resignation of LUIZ ANIBAL DE LIMA FERNANDES from the position as effective member of the Board of Directors to which he was elected at the Ordinary General Meeting held on April 23, 2009 and decided to call an Extraordinary General Meeting to elect his substitute who shall complete his term of office.

The directors and the executive officers recorded their recognition and thanks to Luiz Anibal de Lima Fernandes for his work during the three terms of office that he presided over the Board, a period in which his leadership was characterized by ethical behavior and by the commitment to good Board performance and to the interaction with the Company’s executives, wishing him success in his professional activities.

CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly-held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 02.429.144/0001 -93
Corporate Registry ID (NIRE): 353.001.861 -33

6. CLOSURE: With no further items on the agenda for discussion, the meeting was adjourned, these minutes being drafted, and, having been read and approved, were signed by all attending Board Members and by the Secretary. Luiz Anibal de Lima Fernandes, Ricardo Carvalho Giambroni, Francisco Caprino Neto, José Ayres de Campos, Milton Luciano dos Santos, Martin R. Glogowsky, Ana Dolores M. Carneiro de Novaes and Gisélia Silva (Secretary).

This is a free English Translation of the excerpt from the original minutes drafted to the Minutes Register

Gisélia Silva
Secretary

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