Commission File Number 32297

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MINUTES OF 171^ST MEETING OF THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS HELD ON MARCH 21, 2011

 

1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: On March 21, 2011, at 8 a.m., the meeting was held through conference call, pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 18 of the Bylaws of CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia” or “Company”), located at Rua Gomes de Carvalho, No. 1510, 14^th floor, in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo.

 

2. CALL NOTICE: The meeting was called pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Article 18 of the Bylaws of CPFL Energia.

 

3. ATTENDANCE: All members of the Board of Directors ("Board").

 

4. CHAIR: Chairman – Murilo Cesar Lemos dos Santos Passos, and Secretary – Gisélia Silva.

 

5. AGENDA OF THE DAY: To examine, discuss and vote the election of the Chief Finance and Investor Relations Executive Officer.

 

6. SUBJECTS AND RESOLUTIONS:

 

The Chairman of the Board has begun work and informed the attending members that the votes of the Board Members appointed by the controlling shareholders shall be counted pursuant to items 5.1, 5.6.2, 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 the topics on the Agenda were examined, pursuant to item “a” of Article 18 of the Bylaws, resolution was taken, by unanimous vote, to approve the election of Mr. LORIVAL NOGUEIRA LUZ JUNIOR, Brazilian citizen, married, business administrator, ID document (CNH - driver’s license) number 02215432356, issued by DETRAN, São Paulo/SP, and individual taxpayer’s register (CPF/MF) 678.741.266-53, with business address at Rodovia Campinas Mogi-Mirim, KM 2,5, CEP 13088-900, in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, to hold the position of CHIEF FINANCE AND INVESTOR RELATIONS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, which will serve the remaining term of office of the Board of Executive Officers elected in the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on April 29, 2009, recommending to the representatives of the Company in the management bodies and the General Shareholders’ Meetings of the subsidiaries to vote favorably to the election of Mr. Lorival Nogueira Luz Junior as a member of the Board of Executive Officers.

 

The Board of Directors declare that (a) obtained from the candidate appointed the information that he does not have any legal impediment preventing his election, pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 367/02, and (b) the Officer elected herein shall be vested in his office by means of signature of instrument of investiture, drawn up in the minutes book of the Board of Executive Officers, instrument of agreement referred to by New Market Listing Regulation of São Paulo Stock Exchange, by which he shall undertake to comply with rules contained therein. The Officer shall also sign a term of commitment to the provisions of the Shareholders’ Agreement filed at the headquarters of the Company and subsidiaries.

 

 

7. CLOSURE: There being no further business on the agenda, the meeting was adjourned, after which these minutes were approved and signed by the members present and by the Secretary.

 

 

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