SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CEP 04547-005 - Vila Olímpia, São Paulo – SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayers’ Registry (CNPJ/MF) 02.429.144/0001-93
Corporate Registry ID (NIRE) 35.300.186.133
EXTRAORDINARY AND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS
CALL NOTICE
Pursuant to Article 124 of Law 6,404/76, shareholders of CPFL Energia S.A. (the “Company”) are hereby invited to the Annual General Meeting, which will be held on April 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the Company’s head office at Rua Gomes de Carvalho, 1,510, 14th floor, suite 1402, Vila Olímpia, in the city and state of São Paulo, for the purpose of deliberating on the following Agenda:
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
A. The creation of the position of Chief Administrative Officer and definition of the respective duties, with subsequent amendment of Article 19 and the inclusion of item (g) in its sole paragraph;
B. Amendment of the Company’s Bylaws to implement small changes in the text of the following provisions, to adjust them to the current corporate-governance structure adopted by the Company: (i) Article 14, amending from 15 (fifteen) to 9 (nine) the maximum number of members on the Board of Directors; (ii) Articles 16 and 21, including the term of commitment to the rules of the Company’s Shareholders’ Agreement to the list of documents required for the installation into their respective positions of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board; (iii) Article 18, item (z), insertion of the term “directly or indirectly or associated companies” to ensure that this provision is applicable to all companies directly or indirectly controlled by the Company or associated to it; (iv) Article 18, Paragraphs 1 and 2, to change the minimum time for calling the meetings of the Board of Directors from 10 (ten) to 9 (nine) days and their frequency from quarterly to monthly; and (v) Article 19, sole paragraph, items (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e), to clarify that the attributions of the Officers extend to, also, the Company’s subsidiaries; and
C. Amendment of the Bylaws to reflect the above mentioned resolutions (A) and (B).
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
A. Presentation of the Management Report, examine, discuss and vote on the Company’s Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007;
B. Approve the proposal for the appropriation of the net income for the fiscal year 2007 and the dividend distribution;
C. Election of statutory members and alternates to the Board of Directors and fix the global remuneration of the Board Members; and
D. Election of effective members and alternates to the Fiscal Council and fix its fees.
General Instructions:
1. The appropriate documents to be discussed at the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting are available to shareholders as from this date, at the Company’s head office and website (www.cpfl.com.br/ir), as well as on the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM) website (www.cvm.gov.br).
2. The shareholder wishing to be represented by an attorney in fact constituted according to Paragraph 1 of Article 126 of Law 6,404/76, must deliver the respective power of attorney at the Company’s head office at least 24 hours prior to the holding of the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting.
3. Pursuant to CVM Instruction 165/91, as amended by CVM Instruction 282/98, the minimum percentage stake in the voting capital to be eligible for multiple voting rights in the election of members of the Board of Directors is 5% (five percent).
São Paulo, February 29, 2008
Luiz Anibal de Lima Fernandes
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
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JOSÉ ANTONIO DE ALMEIDA FILIPPO
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José Antonio de Almeida Filippo
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations
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