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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
A Publicly Held Company
Corporate taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) 02.429.144/0001-93
Company Registry (NIRE) 353.001.861-33
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET
CPFL ENERGIA SELECTED TO THE DOW JONES SUSTAINABILTY EMERGING MARKETS INDEX AND THE MSCI GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY INDEX
CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia” or “Company”) hereby announces to its shareholders and the market that, for the third consecutive year, it has been selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (DJSI Emerging Markets) – NYSE and also the Morgan Stanley Capital International Global Sustainability Index (MSCI Global Sustainability Index). Both indexes include companies with high ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ratings relative to their sector peers in the topics of corporate sustainability, evaluating general aspects of the environment, corporate governance, economic-financial performance, social responsibility and climate changes.
The new DJSI Emerging Markets portfolio, which will be valid from 09/22/2014, gathers 86 companies from 23 emerging countries.
MSCI Global Sustainability Index belongs to the family of MSCI ESG Index, covering 21 developed and 23 emerging markets, with more than USD $4.4 trillion in assets.
São Paulo, September 12, 2014.
CPFL Energia S.A.
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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