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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly held company
CNPJ 02.429.144/0001-93 - NIRE 353.001.861-33
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET
CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia”), pursuant to art. 157, paragraph 4 of Law no. 6,404/76 and CVM Instruction no. 358/2002, is hereby informing its shareholders and the market that it was informed by the shareholders VBC Energia S.A. ("VBC"), ESC Energia S.A. ("ESC") and Camargo Corrêa S.A. ("CCSA"), on November 21, 2012 and BB Carteira Livre I FIA ("BB CL I") and Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil ("Previ"), on December 26, 2012, that they conducted corporate transactions resulting in the transference of part of the shares of CPFL Energia bound to the Shareholders Agreement to Affiliates.
Thus, by virtue of the abovementioned corporate transactions, the ownership of shares of CPFL Energia bound to the Shareholders Agreement, originally owned by VBC and BB CL I came to be held in the following proportions by such shareholders and their Affiliates:
(i) Quantity of bound shares originally held by VBC: 245,890,734 (two hundred forty-five million, eight hundred and ninety thousand, seven hundred and thirty-four) shares. Current composition: (a) ESC: 224,188,344 (two hundred twenty-four million, one hundred eighty-eight thousand, three hundred and forty-four) shares, (b) CCSA: 11,804,530 (eleven million, eight hundred and four thousand, five hundred and thirty) shares, and (c) VBC: 9,897,860 (nine million, eight hundred ninety-seven thousand, eight hundred and sixty) shares; and
(ii) Quantity of bound shares originally held by BB CL I: 206,174,418 (two hundred and six million, one hundred seventy-four thousand, four hundred and eighteen) shares. Current composition: (a) Previ: 9,897,860 (nine million, eight hundred ninety-seven thousand, eight hundred and sixty) shares, and (b) BB CL I: 196,276,558 (one hundred ninety-six million, two hundred seventy-six thousand, five hundred fifty-eight) shares.
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Shareholders |
Quantity of Bound Shares Before the Corporate Transactions of VBC and BB CL I |
Current Quantity of Bound Shares |
VBC |
245,890,734 |
9,897,860 |
ESC (*) |
0 |
224,188,344 |
CCSA (**) |
0 |
11,804,530 |
BB CL I |
206,174,418 |
196,276,558 |
Previ (***) |
0 |
9,897,860 |
(*) company of Camargo Corrêa group and controlled, directly or indirectly, by CCSA;
(**) company of Camargo Corrêa group and controlling, directly or indirectly, ESC and VBC; and
(***) sole holder of quotas of BB CL I.
Thus, pursuant to Sub-clause 11.13 of CPFL Energia’s Shareholders Agreement, the Affiliates: (i) ESC and CCSA, and (ii) Previ, expressed their unconditional adherence to CPFL Energia’s Shareholders Agreement, starting to exercise the rights and obligations under it, and should therefore be considered as controllers of CPFL Energia for all purposes.
CPFL Energia also clarifies that made the relevant changes in the Reference Form, on November 30 and December 26, 2012, in relation to the transactions of VBC, and on January 8, 2013, in relation to the transaction of BB CL I.
São Paulo, January 15, 2013.
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
LORIVAL NOGUEIRA LUZ JUNIOR
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A. | ||
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By: |
/S/ LORIVAL NOGUEIRA LUZ JUNIOR
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Name: Title: |
Lorival Nogueira Luz Junior Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations |
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