SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CEP 04547-005 - Vila Olímpia, São Paulo – SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
CPFL Energia S/A announces to its shareholders and the market that, at a meeting held on August 09, 2005, the Board of Directors approved the distribution and the payment of Interim Dividends pertaining to the first half of 2005, according to the Brazilian Corporate Law, as follows:
I – VALUE
Interim Dividends amount to R$ 323,677,415.40 (three hundred twenty three million, six hundred seventy seven thousand and four hundred and fifteen reais and forty cents), equivalent to R$ 0.708677137 per common share.
II – “EX”-DIVIDEND
The shares and ADR’s will be negotiated ex-dividend from August 23, 2005, both in the São Paulo Stock Exchange – BOVESPA and in the New York Stock Exchange - NYSE.
III – APPROVED EVENT
Besides the aforementioned Dividends, the Board of Directors, at a meeting held on June 29, 2005 approved Interest on Shareholder’s Equity totaling R$ 76,919,719.95 (seventy six million, nine hundred nineteen thousand, seven hundred and nineteen reais and ninety five cents), corresponding to the gross value of R$ 0.168412266 and the net value of R$ 0.143150426 per common share, payable to those who were our shareholders as of June 30, 2005.
IV – PAYMENT
Dividends and Interest on Shareholder’s Equity will be paid as of September 09, 2005:
| Value per Share - R$ | ||
| Event | Gross | Net |
| Dividend | 0.708677137 | 0.708677137 |
| Interest on Shareholder´s Equity | 0.168412266 | 0.143150426 |
| Total | 0.877089403 | 0.851827563 |
The payment of Interest on Shareholder’s Equity will be made net of the 15% withholding income tax, in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 9 of Law 9,249/95, other than to those of our shareholders who are legal entities and evidence their immunity or exemption.
São Paulo, August 09, 2005.
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
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By: /S/
JOSÉ ANTONIO DE ALMEIDA FILIPPO
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Name: José Antonio de Almeida Filippo
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations
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