Commission File Number 32297

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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_________________

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São Paulo, January 17, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal of the Management

of CPFL Energia S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under the terms of CVM Ruling No. 481, as amended, there may be the appointment of candidates for the office of representatives of the non-controlling shareholders to the Audit Committee of the Company. Information on the potential candidates shall be made available at the head office of the Company, on its website (www.cpfl.com.br/ri) and on the website of CVM

(www.cvm.gov.br).

 

III. Clarifications

 

 

The Company informs that the information required under the terms of article 10 of CVM Ruling No. 481/09, as amended, related to the candidates appointed to compose the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Company, is detailed  in Exhibit II to this Proposal of the Management as well as available, from the date hereof, at the head office of the Company, on its website (www.cpfl.com.br/ri) and on the websites of CVM (www.cvm.gov.br),   BM&FBOVESPA   (www.bmfbovespa.com.br)   and   U.S.   Securities   and Exchange Commission – SEC (www.sec.gov).

 

Moreover, in view of the adoption of the adoption of the distance voting procedure by the Company as of January 1, 2017, the Company informs that this Proposal of the Management, as set forth in  Exhibit III, includes the Distance Voting Report set forth in articles 21- H et seq of CVM Ruling No. 481/09, as amended. A copy of the aforesaid Distance Voting Report is available at the head office of the Company, on its website (www.cpfl.com.br/ri) and on the websites of CVM (www.cvm.gov.br), BM&FBOVESPA (www.bmfbovespa.com.br) and

SEC (www.sec.gov).

 

In addition to the information contained in this Proposal and the Exhibits hereto, the shareholders of CPFL Energia may resolve any doubts by means of a direct contact with the Board of Relationship with Investors, via e-mail (ri@cpfl.com.br) or telephone (+55 19 3756

6083), which are already at your disposal to promptly serve you when required.

 

 

 

Yours faithfully,

Murilo Cesar L. S. Passos

Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

 

EXHIBIT I

 

 

REQUEST FOR THE CALLING NOTICE OF AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, FORMULATED BY SHAREHOLDERS CAMARGO CORREA S.A. AND ESC ENERGIA S.A.

 

São Paulo, January 9, 2017.

 

To

CPFL Energia S.A. (“Company”)

Rua Gomes de Carvalho, nº 1510, complex 142, Vila Olímpia

São Paulo – SP, CEP 04547-005

 

 

At:          Sr. Murilo Cesar L. S. Passos

President of the Board of Directors of the Company

C/C:       Other Members of the Board of Directors of the Company

 

 

 

Dear Sirs,

Camargo Corrêa S.A. and ESC Energia S.A. hereby come as requested by the State Grid Brazil Power Participações Ltda. ("State Grid"), in preparation for the closing of the operation of transfer of the shares that make up the controlling block of the Company, referred to in the Material Facts disclosed in 2, 22, 23 and 28 of September, 23 November and 13 December of 2016 (“Operation”) , require, in the quality of shareholders holding more than 5% (five per cent) of the Company’s share capital, that be called, within 8 (eight) days from the receipt of this notification, an extraordinary general meeting of the company in order to deliberate on the following agenda :

a. Replacement of members of the Board of Directors and definition of the number of members to compose the Board of Directors until the end of the current term of office, observing the provisions of article 15 of the Company's Bylaws; and

b. Replacement of members of the Audit Committee and definition of the number of members to compose the Audit Committee until the end of the current term of office, observing the provisions of article 26 of the Company's Bylaws, considering that the current members of the Fiscal Board will present their respective resignations.

 

 

Finally, it clarifies that, in accordance with § 1 of article. 7 of CVM Instruction n° 481/09, all information related to the candidates that State Grid intend to elect, after the closing of the Operation, to the positions of standing members and deputy members of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Company – including those required by subsection I of article 10 of the CVM Instruction n° 481/09 – shall be properly provided to the Company in a timely manner to the fulfillment of informational obligations applicable to the Company.

Being what we had to request, we remain available for any clarification. Being what we had to request, we remain available for any clarification.

Best regards,

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT II

 

 

12. INFORMATION REGARDING THE CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE APOINTED BY SHAREHOLDERS CAMARGO CORREA S.A. AND ESC ENERGIA S.A.

 

12.5. Information of the candidates to directors and members of the audit committee of the issuer

The table below shows the key information of the candidates to the positions of members of the Board of Directors:

 

 

⁽ⁱ⁾ In view of the provisions of item 4.3 of the Regulation of New Market (Regulação do Novo Mercado), which determines the filling of at least 20% (twenty per cent) of the positions of the Board of Directors by independent member, the controlling shareholders appoint Mr. Antonio Kandir to held, toguether with Mrs. Ana Maria Elorrieta, the positions of independent member of the Board of Directors.

The Company considers independent the Member that: (i) has no relationship with the Company, except capital participation; (ii) is not a Controlling Shareholder, spouse or relative up to the second degree of that, or is not, or was not, in the last 3 (three) years, linked to Company or entity related to the Controlling Shareholder (individuals linked to public institutions of teaching and/or research are excluded from this restriction); (iii) was not, in the last 3 (three) years, employee or officer of the Company, the

 

Controlling Shareholder or company controlled by the Company; (iv) is not a supplier or buyer, directly or indirectly, of services and/or products of the Company, in a way that implies in loss of independence; (v) is not an employee or director of a company or entity that is offering or providing services and/or products to the Company, in a way that implies in loss of independence; (vi) is not a spouse or relative up to the second degree of any director of the Company; and (vii). does not receive any other remuneration of the Company beyond that regarding the position of member of the Board of Directors (cash proceeds from participation in the capital are excluded from this restriction).

 

The table below shows the key information of the candidates to the positions of members (seating and alternate) of the Fiscal Council:

 

 

12.5.(m). Information about the candidates for directors and members of the audit committee of the issuer

Member of the Board of Directors: Yuhai Hu

Graduated in electrical power engineering from the Beijing Institute of Agricultural Machinery, and the master's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Tianjin. He began his career in State Grid Tianjin Electric Power Company, having experience as Chief Engineer of subsidiary City Distribution Company, Vice President, President of Transmission Company, and Deputy Chief Engineer, Director of Marketing of Electric Energy, and Vice President in charge of capital construction. He then held the position of Deputy Director General of the Construction Dept. of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC, utility company, an indirect controller of CPFL Energia), serving also as Senior Vice President in the State Grid Henan Electric Power Company and State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Company. Currently, He is the President & CEO of State Grid International Development Co., Ltd (SGID, an indirect controller of CPFL Energia, a wholly owned subsidiary of SGCC), He is not considered as a politically exposed person.

Member of the Board of Directors: Daobiao Chen

Graduated in Electrical Power Systems and Automation from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (1986-1990), and the master's degree in Business Administration from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He began his career in 1990, in the electric power sector of State Grid Group, and of which CPFL Energia was a member, in Nanjing Electric Power Company, where he served as Deputy Chief Engineer and Director of Operations Department (2004-2005) and Vice President (2005-2007). He was also the Vice President of the Lianyungang Electric Power Company (2008-2009) , President of the Huaian Electric Power Company (2008-2009) and the Nantong Electric Power Company (2009-2011), Senior Vice President of the State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Company (2011-2015), and the Deputy Director General of the Construction Department of State Grid Corporation of China(2015-2016), In 2016, he

 

was the Vice Officer of the Economic Information Sector for Organization of Development and Global Cooperation of the Energy Interconnection, then as the Senior Vice President of State Grid International Development Co., Ltd . He is not considered a politically exposed person.

Member of the Board of Directors: Yang Qu

Graduated in Electrical Power Systems and Automation from Chengdu University of Science and Technology (1982-1986). Since 1986, in the State Grid group, and of which CPFL Energia was a member, he began his career in Henan Transmission and Transformation Engineering Company (1986-2003). Between 2003 and 2006, he served as Deputy Chief Engineer and Director at the Henan Transmission and Transformation Engineering Company/ State Grid Henan Electric Power Company's Office in Vietnam. Then he held the position of Deputy Director of State Grid Henan Electric Power Company in Vietnam Office (2006-2008), Deputy Director at General Office of the International Cooperation Department of the State Grid Corporation of China (2008-2009), Deputy Director of the International Business Department of State Grid International Development Co., Ltd (2009-2010), and Director (2011-2014) of the Business Development Department of State Grid Brazil Holding SA. Since 2014, he is the Vice President of State Grid Brazil Holding SA. He is not considered a politically exposed person.

Member of the Board of Directors: Yumeng Zhao

Graduated in Eletromagnetic Instruments and Measuring from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (1990-1994) and the master's degree in Business Administration from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and the master's degree in Electrical Power System and Automation from Hefei University of Technology. He began his career in 1994, in the electric power sector of State Grid Group, of which CPFL Energia was a member, in Hefei Electric Power Company, where he held the position of Head of the Marketing Department (2004 -2006), also as the manager of the Marketing Department of State Grid Anhui Electric Power Company(2006), Vice-President of Xuancheng Electric Power company from 2006 to 2009, President of Chuzhou Electric Power Company from 2009 to 2013 and President of Anqing Electric Power Company since 2013. He is currently the President Assistant of the State Grid International Development Co., Ltd . He is not considered a politically exposed person.

 

 

 

Member of the Board of Directors: Andre Dorf

Graduated in business administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas-FGV. He began his career in investment banking, where he worked from 1996 to 2003 in financial institutions such as Banco Patrimônio de Investimento (a joint venture with Salomon Brothers), Chase Manhattan Bank and J.P. Morgan (offices in São Paulo and New York). Between 2003 and 2010, he held senior positions at Suzano Papel e Celulose, where he served as President Officer of Suzano Energia Renovável (2010 to 2013), Executive Officer of Strategy, Business Development and Investor Relations (2008 to 2010), Executive Officer of the Unidade de Negócio Papel (2005 to 2008) and Executive Officer of Development, Business Development and I.T. (2003 to 2005). He was CEO of CPFL Renováveis from 2013 to 2016, and assumed the position of President Officer of CPFL Energia in 2016. He is  not considered a politically exposed person.

 

Member of the Board of Directors: Antonio Kandir

He was Minister of Planning and Budget of the State, Congressman, President of Conselho Nacional de Desestatização, Governor in BID, Special Secretary of Economic Policy, President of the do Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), President Officer of Kandir e Associados S/C Ltda (1992-1994) and coordinator of studies of Itaú Planejamento e Engenharia (1981-1982), officer of private equity and hedge funds. Partner at Governança &Gestão Investimentos Ltda. (since 2004) and GG Capital Investimentos Ltda. (2012-2016). He also worked as a professor at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas -UNICAMP, the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1984-1985), Assistant Faculty Fellow at the University of Notre Dame (1987). Graduated at Mechanic Engineering at Escola Politécnica of the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), a master's degree in economics from the Universida de Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP and Ph.d. in economics from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP. Currently participates of the board of directors of the companies: (i) CSU Cadsystem, a high technology services provider company; (ii) Amil Saúde, a healthcare insurance company; (iii) Companhia Providência Indústria e Comércio, a nonwoven fabrics industry; (iv) GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, an aviation company; (v) Banco Ribeirão Preto, a financial institution. None of these companies is part of CPFL Energia's economic group, nor is it controlled by a shareholder holding more than 5% of the common shares of CPFL Energia. He is not considered a politically exposed person.

 

 

Standing Member of the Audit Committee: Yuehui Pan

He holds a degree in financial management by the Changsha University of Science and Technology (2000-2004) and master in business administration at North China Electric Power University. He began his career in the Finance Department of China Power Technology Import and Export Company (2007-2009) and Assistant Director of Financial Assets Department of State Grid International Development Co., Ltd (2009-2010). He is currently the Director of the Financial Department of the State Grid Brazil Holding S.A. (2016), having already occupied, in the same department, the positions of Manager (2011-2013) and Deputy Director (2013-2016). Also served as President of the Audit Committee of Belo Monte Transmissora de Energia S.A. He is certified by the American Institute of the Chartered Financial Analyst and by the China Institute of the Certified Public Accountants. He is not considered a politically exposed person.

 

Standing Member of the Audit Committee: Ran Zhang

She holds a degree in accounting from London South Bank University (2002-2004) and a master's degree in accounting at Beijing Technology and Business University. Manager of the Financial Assets Department of the China Electric Power Technology Import and Export Corporation from 2009 to 2010, being responsible for the accounting and cost control in this sector. From 2010 to 2012, was responsible for the group taxation and internal risk control of State Grid International Development Co., Ltd, where she was also responsible for group consolidation accounting and group budgeting management of Financial Assets Department (2012-2016). She is currently Assistant Director of the Financial Department of the State Grid Brazil Holding S.A. and Chief Financial Officer of Belo Monte Transmissora de Energia S.A.. She is certified by The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the Chartered Certified Accountant. She is not considered a politically exposed person.

 

 

Standing Member of the Audit Committee: Luiz Augusto Marques Paes

Graduated in law from the University of São Paulo (USP). Since April 1991, holds the position of Member of the Audit Committees in Brazilian companies. He is a partner at the law firm Paese Colauto – Sociedade de Advogados, where legal advice in tax and corporate matters. Currently, he is a member of the Audit Committee of JSL S.A., a publicly-traded company whose main activity consists in the provision of logistics services. In the last 5 years, served as a member of the Audit Committee of the following companies: (i) Cyrela Commercial Properties S.A., a Brazilian company whose activities involve the acquisition, purchase, sale and rent of real estate; and (ii) Company Suzano de Papel e Celulose, multinational pulp and paper. None of these companies are part of CPFL Energia's economic group, nor is it controlled by a shareholder holding more than 5% of the common shares of CPFL Energia. He is not considered a politically exposed person.

 

Deputy Member of the Audit Committee: Reginaldo Ferreira Alexandre

Has 18 years’ experience in research, as analyst, coordinator and team boss at Citibank, Unibanco, Paribas, BBA Creditanstalt and Itau. He also has 5 years’ experience in the area of credit analysis (most at Citibank) and practice, having acted as administrator and assistant director in the consulting companies Accenture and Deloitte, in structured transactions related to the capital markets, as well as on activities in the area of Investment Banking, such as mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. Today, this experience extends to Proxycon Business Consulting (governance and corporate finance). He is also a member of the Conselho de NormasContábeis do Brasil (since 2005), Certified Investment Analyst, Portfolio Manager certified by the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), President of the Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa de Investimentos, Member of the corporate governance committee of the Câmara de Comércio Americana do Brasil (Amcham) one of the authors of the Brazilian Corporate Governance Code – Listed Companies (Código Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa – Companhias Abertas), Member of the Board of Corporate Governance of the Corporate Governance Commission (BM &F Bovespa).Mr. Reginaldo is a member of the Audit Committee of the following publicly traded companies: (i) BRF S.A., food company (elected in April 2015 and re-elected in April 2016), (ii) Iochpe Maxion S.A., a company of wheels and auto parts (elected in April 2013 and re-elected in April 2014, 2015 and 2016), (iii) Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.-Petrobras, oil and gas company (elected in April 2013 and re-elected in April 2014 , 2015 and 2016); (iv) Ser Educacional

 

S.A., educational company (Chairman of the Audit Committee, elected in April 2015 and re-elected in April 2016) and (v) a deputy member of the Audit Committee of Mahle Metal Leve SA, auto parts company (elected in April 2015 and re-elected in 2016). None of the above is part of the economic group of CPFL Energia, neither is controlled by shareholder owning more than 5% stake of common shares of CPFL Energia. He is not considered a politically exposed person.

 

Deputy Member of the Audit Committee: Chenggang Liu

He holds a degree in accounting from Hunan University of Finance and Economics and a master's degree from the school of business at the University of Montreal. He acted as Officer of Financial Operations and Chief Accountant (2001-2004) of Changde Electric Power Industry Development Corporation and also as the Executive Vice President and Financial Officer (2005-2007) of the Changde Real Estate Development Company. From 2008 to 2015, he was the manager of the Human Resources Department of State Grid Hunan Electric Power Company, belonging to the State Grid Group. Since 2015, holds the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Xingu Rio Transmissora de Energia S.A. He  not considered a politically exposed person.

 

Deputy Member of the Audit Committee: JiaJia

Graduated in internationals marketing and finance in Swinburne University of Technology (2002-2005) and master in accountant and business law by Deakin University (2005-2008), both in Australia. From 2008 to 2010, he began his career at the Microfinance Department of Citibank in Melbourne in Australia. He served as a Project Finance Manager (2010-2013) and as Finance Supervisor (2013-2015) at Hubei Transmission and Transformation Engineering Company, belonging to the State Grid Group. He is currently the Finance Supervisor of Xingu Rio Transmissora de Energia S.A. He is not considered a politically exposed person.

 

 

12.5. (n). Description of any of the following events that have occurred in the last 5 (five) years (i). any criminal conviction,(ii) any conviction in administrative process of CVM and their respective penalties,(iii) any final conviction, in judicial or administrative sphere, which has suspended or disabled the candidate for the practice of any professional or commercial activity. Controlling Shareholders declared to CPFL Energia that the candidates appointed by them for the positions of Member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee has conditions to sign a declaration stating that have not suffered (i) any felony conviction (ii) conviction in administrative process of CVM, or (iii) final condemnation, in judicial or administrative sphere, which has suspended or disabled the candidate for the practice of any professional or commercial activity

The Shareholders Camargo Correa S.A. and ESC Energia S.A. declares to CPFL Energia that the candidates appointed by them for the positions of Member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee has conditions to sign a declaration stating that have not suffered (i) any felony conviction (ii) conviction in administrative process of CVM, or (iii) final condemnation, in judicial or administrative sphere, which has suspended or disabled the candidate for the practice of any professional or commercial activity.

 

12.6. Percentage of participation in the meetings.

Board of Directors

 

 

Audit Committee

 

 

12.7. Information about the members of the statutory committees, as well as the committees of audition, risk, finance and remuneration, although such committees are non-statutory

None of the candidates to the posts of Member of the Board of Directors participates of the committees.

 

12.8. Information on the percentage of participation in the meetings of the statutory committees, as well as the committees of audition, risk, finance and remuneration, although such committees or structures are non-statutory

Not applicable.

 

 

 

12.9. Existence of marital relationships, stable union or kinship up to the second degree between the candidates and the parties listed below:

a. officers of CPFL Energia

There is no marital relationship, stable union or kinship up to the second degree between the candidates to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of CPFL Energia and the officers of CPFL Energia.

 

b. officers of, direct or indirect, subsidiaries of CPFL Energia

There is no marital relationship, stable union or kinship up to the second degree between the candidates to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of CPFL Energia and the officers of direct or indirect subsidiaries of CPFL Energia

 

c. direct or indirect controlling shareholders of CPFL Energia

There is no marital relationship, stable union or kinship up to the second degree between the candidates to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of CPFL Energia and the direct or indirect controlling shareholders of CPFL Energia.

 

d. officers of companies direct or indirect controled by CPFL Energia

There is no marital relationship, stable union or kinship up to the second degree between the candidates to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of CPFL Energia and the officers of companies direct or indirect controlled by CPFL Energia.

 

 

12.10 Inform about subordination, service or control relationship, in the last 3 financial years, between the candidates and the parties listed below.

a. companies direct or indirect controlled by CPFL Energia, with the exception of those in which the CPFL Energia holds, directly or indirectly, the entire share capital.

Mr. Andre Dorf exercises since July 2016, the position of President of the Board of Directors of CPFL Energias Renováveis S.A.

b. direct or inderect controller of CPFL Energia

Some candidates to hold the position of member of Board of Directors of CPFL Energia exercised, in the last 3 (three) fiscal years, positions in the administration (officer or member of the Board of Directors) in entities of society direct or indirect controlling CPFL Energia, such as:

Yuhai Hu (Member of the Board of Directors): Senior Vice President of  State Grid Henan Electric Power Company (2009-2012) and Jiangsu Electric Power Company (2012-2015), Deputy Director of the Construction Department of State Grid Corporation of China, a company of the electric power sector, that, after the closing, will be indirect controller of CPFL Energia. From 2015, is President & CEO of State Grid International Development Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of State Grid Corporation of China.

Daobiao Chen (Member of the Board of Directors): Senior Vice President of Shanghai Electric Power Company (2011-2015), a member of the same economic group of State Grid. Vice Officer of the sector of Economic Information of the Organization of Development and Global Cooperation of Energy Interconnection. Held since 2016 the position of Senior Vice President of State Grid International Development Co., Ltd., also a company of the economic group of State Grid.

Yang Qu (Member of the Board of Directors): Since 2014 is Vice President Officer of State Grid Brazil Holding S.A., which, after the closing, will be indirect controller of CPFL Energia.

 

Yumeng Zhao (Member of the Board of Directors): President of Chuzhou Electric Power Company (2009-2013), a company belonging to the State Grid group (after the closing, indirect controller of CPFL Energia). He held the position of President of Anqing Electric Power Company in the period from 2013 to 2016. He is currently the Assistant President of State Grid International Development Co., Ltd, also of the State Grid Group.

Andre Dorf (Member of the Board of Directors): Since 2016 holds the position of President Officer of CPFL Energia and Chairman if the Board of Directors of CPFL Renováveis.

Yuehui Pan (Standing Member of the Audit Committee): He is currently the Director of the Department of financial assets of State Grid Brazil Holding S.A.

Standing Member of the Audit Committee: Ran Zhang

She is currently the Assistant Director of the Department of financial assets of the State Grid Brazil Holding S.A. and Chief Financial Officer of Belo Monte Transmissora de Energia S.A.

Chenggang Liu (Deputy Member of the Audit Committee): Since 2015, he holds the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Xingu Rio Transmissora de Energia S.A.

Jia Jia (Deputy Member of the Audit Committee): He is currently the Finance Supervisor of Xingu Rio Transmissora de Energia S.A.

c. in case of relevant, supplier, customer, debtor or creditor of the issuer, its subsidiary or controlling shareholders or subsidiaries of any of these people.

There is no relationship of subordination, render of services or control, among the candidates for the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of CPFL Energia and the suppliers, customers, debtors or creditors of CPFL Energia, or its subsidiaries or controllers or subsidiaries of any of these people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
	By:	/S/  GUSTAVO ESTRELLA
	Name: Title:	Gustavo Estrella  Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations