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MINUTES OF THE 351st MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HELD ON AUGUST, 29th, 2018
1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: At 12:00 p.m., on August, 29th, 2018 at Engenheiro Miguel Noel Nascentes Burnier Road, nº.1755, Km 2.5, in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo.
2. CALL NOTICE: The meeting was called pursuant to Paragraph 3, Article 17 of the Bylaws of CPFL Energia.
3. ATTENDANCE: All the members of the Board of Directors (“Board”), pursuant to Paragraph 7 of Article 17 of the Company’s Bylaws.
4. PRESIDING BOARD: Chairman – Bo Wen 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 will 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 without the signatures of the directors and the suppression of strategic and/or confidential information.
After discussing and examining the items on the Agenda, the Directors, unanimously resolved as follows:
(i) To recommend, in terms of Resolution N. 2018087-E, the favorable vote to the Company’s representatives in its controlled company CPFL Energias Renováveis S.A. ("CPFL Renováveis”), regarding:
(1) Participation of CPFL Renováveis by it or one of its subsidiaries in the ANEEL Generation Auction A-6 003/2018 ("Auction"), presenting bids in the Cherobim PCH project, as well as the commercialization of the energy generated by the project , as well as to take all necessary measures to participate in the Auction, as provided for in the Invitation to Bid, pursuant to Board Resolution No. 2018087-E:
(2) Participation of CPFL Renováveis, by it or one of its subsidiaries, in the Auction presenting bids in the Windfarm Project, as well as the commercialization of energy generated by the project through the participation of this project in the Auction or through the sale of energy in the free market. The Executive Board also recommends to the Board of Directors to approve the practice of all acts necessary for the participation of this project in the Auction and / or for the sale of energy in the free market pursuant to resolution of Board No. 2018087-E;
(3) To sell part of the energy generated by the Gameleira Wind Project in the free market according to the selection process carried out by the company and according to resolution of the Board of Directors No. 2018087-E;
(4) The validation of the results of the Auction and / or sale of energy in the free market, in case of success in any of the projects mentioned in items 1 and 2 above, already granting prior authorization to the Executive Board of CPFL Renováveis, for it or one of its subsidiaries, to take other measures to fulfill the obligations contracted in the Auction and / or related to the sale of energy in the free market.
(ii) To recommend, in terms of Resolution N. 2018087-E, the favorable vote of the Company's representatives at the Extraordinary General Meeting of CPFL Comercialização Brasil S.A., for the long-term energy acquisition of CPFL Renováveis.
6. CLOSURE: There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned and these minutes were drawn up, read, approved and signed by all present members and the secretary. Mr. Bo Wen (Chairman), Mr. Shirong Lyu, Mr. Andre Dorf, Mr. Yang Qu, Mr. Yumeng Zhao, Mr. Antonio Kandir, Mr. Marcelo Amaral Moraes, Mr. Gustavo Sablewski (Secretary).
For legal purposes, the Portuguese version shall prevail.
I hereby certify that this is copy of the original minutes drawn up in the Board of Directors' Meetings Book.
Campinas, August 29th, 2018.
Bo Wen
(Chairman)
Gustavo Sablewski
(Secretary)
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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