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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Publicly held company
CNPJ No. 02.429.144/0001-93 - NIRE 353.001.861-33
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET
CPFL Energia S.A., pursuant to art. 157, § 4 of Law no. 6.404/76 and CVM Instruction 358/2002 (and in continuance of the Market Announcement of August 15, 2011), hereby informs its shareholders and the market that, on August 17, 2011, it received from shareholder Energia São Paulo Fundo de Investimento em Participações the following Market announcement, reproduced below:
"ENERGIA SÃO PAULO FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM PARTICIPAÇÕES, registered on the federal taxpayer rolls under CNPJ No. 02.178.371/0001-93, managed by BNY MELLON SERVIÇOS FINANCEIROS DISTRIBUIDORA DE TÍTULOS E VALORES MOBILIÁRIOS S.A., an institution with headquarters in the City of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro at Avenida Presidente Wilson No. 231, 11th floor, 13th and 17th floors (part), enrolled on the federal taxpayer rolls under CNPJ/MF under No. 02.201.501/0001-61 ("Fund") pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 358/2002, amended by CVM Instructions 369/02 and 449/07, hereby informs that in an operation to reduce the capital stock of Bonaire Participações S.A. ("Bonaire"), enrolled on the federal taxpayer rolls under CNPJ/MF under No. 02.117.801/0001-67, concluded through the delivery of assets to its majority shareholder, the Fund, on August 15, 2011, now holds 102,756,048 (one hundred and two million, seven hundred fifty-six thousand and forty-eight) common shares issued by CPFL Energia S.A. ("CPFL Energia" and/or the "Company"). The aforementioned shareholding of the Fund represents 10.68% (ten and sixty-eight hundredths per cent) of the shares composing the capital stock of the Company.
The Fund also reports that: (i) together with Bonaire, of which it is the majority shareholder, it owns 121,427,038 (one hundred and twenty one million, four hundred and twenty seven thousand and thirty-eight) common and total shares issued by the Company and that such holding represents 12.62% (twelve and sixty two hundredths percent) of the Company's shares; (ii) pursuant to Clause 8.3 of the BM&FBovespa Novo Mercado's Listing Rules, it signed a Controlling Shareholders Consent Agreement; and (iii) of the 102,756,048 (one hundred and two million, seven hundred fifty-six thousand and forty-eight) common shares held by the Fund, 90,484,600 (ninety million, four hundred eighty-four thousand and six hundred) shares are linked to the CPFL Energia Shareholders Agreement. Thus, pursuant to Section 11.10 of this Agreement, Bonaire and the Fund shall exercise the rights and obligations in a joint manner, and should therefore be considered as a single, united shareholder of CPFL Energia for all purposes."
São Paulo, August 18, 2011.
CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
Lorival Nogueira Luz Junior
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
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/S/ LORIVAL NOGUEIRA LUZ JUNIOR
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Lorival Nogueira Luz Junior Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations |
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