UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of September, 2017
Commission File Number 32297


 
CPFL Energy Incorporated
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

 
Rua Gomes de Carvalho, 1510, 14º andar, cj 1402
CEP 04547-005 - Vila Olímpia, São Paulo – SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.

Publicly-held Company

Company Registry (NIRE): 35.300.186.133

Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ/MF): 02.429.144/0001-93

 

 

 

MINUTES OF THE 327th MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HELD ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 2017

 

 

1.         DATE, TIME AND PLACE: At 11:00 a.m. on September 11, 2017, at the registered office of Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz, located at Rodovia Engenheiro Miguel Noel Nascentes Burnier, nº.1755, Km 2.5, in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo.

 

2.         CALL NOTICE: The meeting was called pursuant to Paragraph 2, Article 17 of the Bylaws of CPFL Energia.

 

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

 

4.         PRESIDING BOARD: Chairman – Daobiao Chen and Secretary – Gustavo Henrique de Aguiar Sablewski.

 

5.         MATTERS DISCUSSED AND RESOLUTIONS TAKEN BY UNANIMOUS VOTE:

 

The reading of the Agenda was waived as all those present were aware of its contents. The directors also resolved that these minutes be drawn up in summary form, with the right to submit opinions and dissensions, which will be filed at the headquarters of the Company, and the publication of these minutes as an extract without the signatures of the directors.

 

 

After discussing and examining the items on the Agenda, the Directors, with due abstentions from voting, unanimously resolved as follows:

 

 

 

(i) To approve, in accordance with the resolution n. 2017079-E of the Board of Executive Officers, the granting of guarantee of BRL 400,000,000.00 (four hundred million reais) in the form of a corporate guarantee by the Company whether be requested, for funding of CPFL Comercialização Brasil S.A. (“CPFL Brasil”); and

 

(ii) Recommend to its representatives on the Board of Executive Officers of CPFL Brasil  the vote for approval of the contracting of a Foreign Currency Loan based on Law 4,131/62 with CDI swap, as well as assignment of this swap as guarantee, debenture issues and/or other working capital operations under the following conditions: amount of up to BRL 400,000,000.00 (four hundred million reais), or equivalent quantity in dollars, with total average maturity of not less than 3 years, and with the guarantee of CPFL Energia.

 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

6. CLOSURE: There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned and these minutes were drawn up, read, approved and signed by the Directors and by the Secretary.

 

For legal purposes, the Portuguese version shall prevail.

 

I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original minutes drawn up in the Board of Directors' Meetings Book.

 

 

Campinas, September 11th, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

Daobiao Chen

Chairman

 

Gustavo Henrique de Aguiar Sablewski

Secretary

 

 

 

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 20, 2017
 
CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
 
By:  
 /S/  GUSTAVO ESTRELLA
  Name:
Title:  
 Gustavo Estrella 
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations
 
 
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