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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly-held company
Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ) 02.429.144/0001-93
Corporate Registry ID (NIRE) 353.001.861-33
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES TO THE 103rd BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING HELD ON
AUGUST 1, 2007
1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: On August 1, 2007, at 2 pm, at the headquarters of Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz, located at Rodovia Campinas Mogi-Mirim, Km 2,5, in the city and state of São Paulo.
2. CALL NOTICE: The meeting was summoned pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 2, Article 18 of the Companys Bylaws.
3. ATTENDANCE: All the members of the Board of Directors attended the meeting. The Executive Officers of CPFL Energia S.A. (CPFL Energia or Company) were also present.
4. PRESIDING BOARD: Chairman - Luiz Anibal de Lima Fernandes, and Secretary - Gisélia Silva.
5. AGENDA AND RESOLUTIONS TAKEN:
After the reading of the agenda was waived, since all the attending members were aware of its content, it was resolved that the minutes of this meeting would be drawn up in the summary format, with the right to present pronouncements and dissents that will be filed at the Companys headquarters.
After the preliminary clarifications, the Chairman of the Board informed to the attending members that the votes of the Board Members appointed by the controlling shareholders shall be computed pursuant to items 5.1 and 7.1 of the Shareholders Agreement filed with the Company, dated March 22, 2002, as amended on August 27, 2002 and November 05, 2003.
After the examination and discussion of the matters of the Agenda, the following resolutions were taken by unanimous vote and with no restrictions:
(i) | Information on the Working Plan of the Board of Directors Assistance Committee for July 2007; |
(ii) | Information on the Report of the CEO; |
(iii) | Approval of the minutes of the 101st and 102nd Board of Directors Meetings, respectively held on June 27 and July 4, 2007; |
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(iv.i) Approval, pursuant to item z of Article 18 of the Companys Bylaws and to the provisions of Authorizing Resolution no. 941 of the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency - ANEEL, dated June 5, 2007, of the execution,
by CPFL Energia, as indirect controlling shareholder, of the Addenda to the Concession Agreements of the controlled companies Companhia Paulista de Energia Elétrica (CPEE) (no. 18/99 Distribution and no. 10/99
Generation), Companhia Sul Paulista de Energia (CSPE) (no. 19/99 Distribution), Companhia Jaguari de Energia (CJE) (no. 15/99 Distribution and no.
09/99 Generation) and Companhia Luz e Força de Mococa (CLFM) (no. 17/99), which purpose is the formalization of the transfer of the indirect share control of these companies, of CMS Eletric & Gas, L.L.C. (CMS
Eletric & Gas) to Perácio Participações S.A. (Perácio) and to CPFL Energia;
(iv.ii) Recommendation of the affirmative vote to the approval of the Addenda to the Concession Agreements described in item (iv.i) above by the management bodies of the controlled companies CMS Energy Brasil S.A. (CMS Energy) (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007001), Perácio Participações S.A. (Perácio) (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007002), CPEE (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007001), CSPE (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007001), CJE (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007001) and CLFM (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007001); |
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly-held company
Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ) 02.429.144/0001-93
Corporate Registry ID (NIRE) 353.001.861-33
(v) |
(v.i) Approval, pursuant to item v, Article 18 and Articles 31 and 32 of the Bylaws and to the conditions set forth in Executive Board Resolution no. 2007054, of the Interim Dividend declaration to the net income account
ascertained on June 30, 2007, at the amount of eight hundred forty-two million, three hundred seventy-four thousand, eight hundred eighty-five reais and twenty-nine centavos (R$842,374,885.29), corresponding to R$1.755837558 per share, to be
credited to the mandatory minimum dividend of the period, whose payment to the shareholders holding shares on August 14, 2007 shall occur at a date to be defined by the Executive Board during this year, according to the cash availability,
considering that the shares shall be negotiated ex-dividend as of August 15, 2007; |
(v.ii) Recommendation on the affirmative vote to the approval of the proposals of (a) Interim Dividend declaration, to the net income account ascertained on June 30, 2007, by the controlled companies Companhia Paulista de Força
e Luz (CPFL Paulista) (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007080), Companhia Piratininga de Força e Luz (CPFL Piratininga) (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007064), CPFL Comercialização Brasil S.A.
(CPFL Brasil) (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007038), CPFL Geração de Energia S.A. (CPFL Geração) (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007036), Rio Grande Energia S.A. (RGE) (Executive
Board Resolution no. 20071402), CPFL Comercialização Cone Sul S.A. (CPFL Cone Sul) (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007007) and CPFL Sul Centrais Elétricas S.A. (CPFL Sul Centrais Elétricas)
(Executive Board Resolution no. 2007006), and (b) Profit Distribution, to the net income account ascertained on June 30, 2007, by the controlled companies Clion Assessoria e Comercialização de Energia Elétrica Ltda.
(Clion) (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007007) and CPFL Serra Ltda. (CPFL Serra) (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007008); |
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(vi) | Recommendation on the affirmative vote to the approval of the following matters by the members of the Board of Directors of the Controlled Companies: (a) Rollover of the Debentures Issued by Energética Barra Grande S.A. - CPFL
GERAÇÃO and BAESA (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007027); (b) Contracting of Additional Infrastructure to Support the Operation of the New Commercial System-CCS (Tivit) and Contracting of Services for the Development of Functionalities in the Implementation of CCS
with SAP - CPFL PAULISTA (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007082 and no. 2007083), CPFL PIRATININGA (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007066 and no. 2007067) and CPFL BRASIL (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007039 and no. 2007040); and (c)
Disposal of Energy to Related Parties - CPFL BRASIL (Executive Board Resolution no. 2007041). |
6. CLOSURE: There being no further business to transact, the meeting was concluded and these minutes drawn up, which were then read, approved and signed by all the attending Board Members and by the Secretary. Luiz Anibal de Lima Fernandes (Chairman), Cecília Mendes Garcez Siqueira, Francisco Caprino Neto, Otávio Carneiro de Rezende, Milton Luciano dos Santos, Martin Roberto Glogowsky, Ana Dolores Moura Carneiro de Novaes and Gisélia Silva (Secretary).
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly-held company
Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ) 02.429.144/0001-93
Corporate Registry ID (NIRE) 353.001.861-33
I certify that this is an Excerpt of the original instrument drawn up in the Companys records.
Gisélia Silva
Secretary
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
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José Antonio de Almeida Filippo
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