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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly-held Company
CNPJ 02.429.144/0001-93 - NIRE 353.001.861-33
MATERIAL FACT
CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia”), pursuant to the Material Fact disclosed on May 21, 2019, informs that it has executed, on the date hereof, with its controlling shareholder, State Grid Brazil Power Participações S.A. (“State Grid”), a share purchase and sale agreement for the acquisition, by CPFL Energia, of the entirety of the equity interest directly held by State Grid in CPFL Energia Renováveis S.A. (“CPFL-R”), a publicly-held company indirectly controlled by CPFL Energia (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”).
The Purchase and Sale Agreement was negotiated independently by CPFL Energia and State Grid’s representatives and provides that the shares issued by CPFL-R held by State Grid will be acquired by CPFL Energia for the price of BRL 16.85 per share (“Acquisition Price”). The Acquisition Price was approved by the Board of Directors of CPFL Energia, in view of the favorable recommendation of CPFL Energia’s independent members of the Related Party Transactions Committee, based on the indicative price range contemplated in CPFL-R’s shares appraisal report independently prepared, pursuant to the Material Fact disclosed on May 21, 2019.
CPFL Energia shall use the totality of the net funds obtained with the recently concluded CPFL Energia’s public offering to fund the acquisition of the shares issued by CPFL-R.
The operation will enable the creation of potential synergies between CPFL Energia and its subsidiaries, corresponding to a first step of a possible broader restructuring still to be evaluated involving CPFL Energia, CPFL-R and other subsidiaries.
The information required by CVM Instruction No. 480/09 in relation to the transaction will be available for consultation on CVM’s website (http://sistemas.cvm.gov.br), as well as on CPFL Energia’s Investor Relations website (www. cpfl.com.br/ri).
CPFL Energia will keep its shareholders and the market informed on the progress of the subject matters informed herein.
Campinas, August 29, 2019.
YueHui Pan
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
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/S/ YueHui Pan
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YueHui Pan Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations |
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