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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly held corporation
CNPJ 02.429.144/0001-93 - NIRE 353.001.861-33
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET
CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia”), in compliance with the provisions of article 157, paragraph 4 of Law No. 6,404/76 (“Corporation Law”), and Brazilian Securities Commission (“CVM”) Instruction No. 358/2002, informs to its shareholders and to the market in general that received today from its indirect controlling shareholder Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil (“PREVI”) the confirmation of the execution of the transfer of shares mentioned in the Announcement to the Market released on September 6, 2016.
BB Carteira Livre I Fundo de Investimento em Ações (“BB CL I FIA”) fund, managed by BB Gestão de Recursos – Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A. (“BB DTVM”), signatory of the Shareholders’ Agreement of CPFL Energia, transferred to PREVI, on September 16, 2016, all of the Company's common shares, bound to Company's Controlling Block by the said Shareholders' Agreement, as many are, one hundred ninety-six million, two hundred seventy-six thousand and five hundred and fifty-eight (196,276,558) shares.
Thus, considering that PREVI expressed its unrestricted adherence to the Shareholders' Agreement of CPFL Energia, in all its terms, as provided in its clause 11.5 (I), it started, therefore, to exercise their rights and obligations under the said Shareholders' Agreement as from the effective date of the abovementioned transfer.
CPFL Energia also clarifies that, on this date, made the relevant changes in its Reference Form.
São Paulo, September 22, de 2016.
Gustavo Estrella
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
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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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