SAO PAULO, Brazil, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In compliance with Article 157, Paragraph 4 of Law n. 6.404/76 and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil - CVM Instruction n. 358/2002, CPFL ENERGIA S.A. informs that, on this date, the following Relevant Fact was received, which is reproduced below:
"The officers of VBC ENERGIA S.A., a corporation with head offices at Avenida Engenheiro Luis Carlos Berrini, 1297/1307 - 14th floor, suite 142, in the city of Sao Paulo ("VBC"), part of the controlling group of CPFL Energia S.A. ("CPFL"), a corporation listed in the Brazilian Stock Exchange - BM&F Bovespa's Novo Mercado, hereby informs the market that, on this date, its indirect controlling shareholders VOTORANTIM PARTICIPACOES S.A., a corporation with head offices in the city of Sao Paulo, at Rua Amauri, 255 - 10th floor, enrolled with the General Taxpayers' Registry of the Ministry of Finance ("CNPJ/MF") under n. 61.082.582/0001-97 ("VPAR"), and CAMARGO CORREA S.A., a corporation with head offices in the city of Sao Paulo, at Rua Funchal, 160, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under n. 01.098.905/0001-09 ("CCSA"), entered into a Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition, by CCSA, directly and indirectly through CONSTRUCOES E COMERCIO CAMARGO CORREA S.A. ("CCCC"), a corporation with head offices in the city of Sao Paulo, at Rua Funchal, 160, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under n. 61.522.512/0001-02, of all the shares held by VPAR in Atila Holdings S.A., holder of 1,815,927 common shares, 70,529 preferred shares class A and 1 preferred share class B, representing 50% (fifty per cent) of the voting and total stock capital of VBC, for a fixed amount of R$2,563,597,000.00 (two billion, five hundred and sixty-three million, five hundred and ninety-seven thousand Reais) and an estimated variable amount of R$102,355,000.00 (one hundred and two million, three hundred and fifty-five thousand Reais) ("Agreement"). By means of such acquisition, to be concluded by February 20 and subject to the implementation of the precedent conditions set forth in the Agreement, CCSA, current indirect holder of shares representing 50% (fifty per cent) of the voting and total stock capital of VBC, will hold, indirectly, all the shares issued by VBC. This transaction does not entail any transfer of control of VBC or CPFL for the purposes of Article 254-A of Law n. 6.404/76.
VBC is the holder of common shares representing approximately 27.85% of the voting and total stock capital of CPFL. This transaction does not change the current number of shares subject to the Shareholders Agreement entered into by the members of the controlling group of CPFL.
The transaction hereby described will be submitted to the Brazilian Antitrust Defense System within the legal term and, when concluded, will be duly communicated to the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency - ANEEL."
Jose Antonio de Almeida Filippo
Chief Financial and Investors Relations Officer
CONTACT:
CPFL Energia S.A. Investor Relations
+011-55-19-3756-6083,
ri@cpfl.com.br
