Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No ___X____.
CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ): 02.429.144/0001-93
Company Registry (NIRE): 353.001.861-33
Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ): 33.050.196/0001-88
Company Registry (NIRE): 353.000.437-31
Companhia Piratininga de Força e Luz
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ): 04.172.213/0001-51
Company Registry (NIRE): 353.001.823-83
CPFL Geração de Energia S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ): 03.953.509/0001-47
Company Registry (NIRE): 353.001.795-95
Rio Grande Energia S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ): 02.016.439/0001-38
Company Registry (NIRE): 433.000.361-38
MATERIAL FACT
CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia”), Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz (“CPFL Paulista”), Companhia Piratininga de Força e Luz (“CPFL Piratininga”), CPFL Geração de Energia S.A. (“CPFL Geração”) and Rio Grande Energia S.A. (“RGE”), collectively referred to as “Companies”, in compliance with article 157, paragraph 4 of Law 6,404/76 and with article 16 of Instruction 358/2002 of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”), hereby announces to their shareholders and the market that:
At the meeting held on this date, the Boards of Directors of the Companies approved, among other matters, the amendment to the Policy on the Disclosure of Material Act or Fact (“Disclosure Policy”), to reflect the changes provided for in CVM Instruction 547 of February 5, 2014, allowing the disclosure of material acts or facts through (i) publication in mass circulation newspapers normally used by the Companies, or (ii) the disclosure in a news portal, providing the link to a website that provides the entire information in a free access section.
Thus, the Companies will disclose its material acts or facts: (i) in the news portal “Portal Valor RI” (http://www.valor.com.br/valor-ri) and “Portal NEO1” (www.portalneo1.net), (ii) in the websites of the Companies (www.cpfl.com.br/ri), and (iii) in the website of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) through its Periodic and Occasional Information System (IPE).
São Paulo, September 24, 2014.
Gustavo Estrella
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
CPFL Energia S.A.
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz, Companhia Piratininga de Força e Luz, CPFL Geração de Energia S.A. and Rio Grande Energia S.A.
CPFL ENERGIA S.A. | ||
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/S/ GUSTAVO ESTRELLA
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Gustavo Estrella Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations |
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