Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No ___X____CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
CONVENING NOTICE
Shareholders of CPFL Energia S.A. (the “Company”) are hereby invited to attend the Company’s Ordinary and Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, to be held on April 28 2006, at 10:00 a.m., at the Company’s headquarters located at Rua Gomes de Carvalho, 1510, 14th Floor, suite 1402, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, in which the following matters will be voted:
Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting Agenda:| (1) | Election of members for the Board of Directors; |
| (2) | Establishment of management’s global compensation for following fiscal year; |
| (3) | Election of members for the Fiscal Council; and |
| (4) | Establishment of Fiscal Council’s compensation for following fiscal year. |
Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting Agenda:
Amendment of the Company’s by-laws, in order to promote all changes required by the rules applicable to companies listed in the Novo Mercado segment of the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo,
or BOVESPA).
| a) | Shareholders willing to be represented in the meeting by an attorney in fact must deliver the relevant power of attorney at the Company’s headquarters at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. |
| b) | Pursuant to Article 135 of Law 6,404/76, the documents to be discussed at the meeting are available to shareholders as of the date hereof at the Company’s headquarters. |
| c) | Pursuant to CVM Instruction 165/91, as amended by CVM Instruction 282/98, multiple voting rights in the election of members of the Board of Directors can only be requested by holders of at least 5% (five percent) of the Company’s voting
capital. |
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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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