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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 correspondence transcribed below:

“Subject: Transfer to an Affiliate of Shares Bound to the Controlling Block of CPFL Energia S.A..

Dear Sirs,

In view of the provisions of clause 11.5 of the Shareholders' Agreement of CPFL Energia, consider this letter to formally communicate the following:

1.   Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil (PREVI) is exclusive unitholder of 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.

2.   BB CL I FIA intends to transfer to PREVI 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.

3.   PREVI expresses its unrestricted adherence to the Shareholders' Agreement of CPFL Energia, in all its terms, as provided in its clause 11.5 (I), passing thus from the effective date of the above transfer, to exercise their rights and obligations under the said Shareholders' Agreement.

 

We are available to you to provide any additional information that may be necessary.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

 

Renato Proença Lopes

Diretor de Participações

 

 

Marcus Moreira de Almeida

Diretor de Investimentos

 

 

CPFL Energia clarifies that, when being informed of the execution of the transfer of shares mentioned in the correspondence, the Company will proceed with the update of its Reference Form and the release of a new Announcement to the Market.

 

 

São Paulo, September 6, 2016.

 

Gustavo Estrella

Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer

 

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