Commission File Number 32297

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 226^TH MEETING OF THE BOARD

OF DIRECTORS HELD ON AUGUST 14, 2013

 

1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: On August 14, 2013, at 5:00 p.m., the meeting was held via conference call, as per Paragraph 1, Article 17 of the Bylaws of CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia” or “Company”), located at Rua Gomes de Carvalho, nº 1510, 14^o andar, conjunto 142, in the city and state of São Paulo.

 

2. CALL NOTICE: The meeting was called pursuant to Paragraph 3, Article 17 of the Company’s Bylaws.

 

3. ATTENDANCE: All members of the Board of Directors (“Board”).

 

4. PRESIDING BOARD: Chairman – Murilo Passos and Secretary – Gisélia Silva.

 

5. AGENDA: (a) Declaration of interim dividends (base June/2013) by CPFL Energia and its subsidiaries; (b)  Election of executive officers of subsidiaries; and (c)  Re-ratification of resolutions related to the election of members to the Board of Directors of subsidiaries.

 

6. RESOLUTIONS TAKEN BY UNANIMOUS VOTE:

 

The votes of the Directors appointed by the controlling shareholders will be counted pursuant to items 5.1 and 7.1 of the Shareholders’ Agreement dated March 22, 2002, as amended on August 27, 2002, November 5, 2003 and December 6, 2007, filed at the Company.

 

After the matters on the agenda were examined and discussed, Directors decided as follows:

 

(vi.i) To approve, pursuant to item “v” of Article 17 and the caput  and Paragraph 1 of Article 30 of the Company’s Bylaws and the conditions set forth in Corporate Resolution No. 2013070-E, the declaration of interim dividends calculated based on the Company’s balance sheet for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, in the amount of three hundred sixty-three million, forty-eight thousand, eight hundred seventy-eight reais and thirty seven centavos (R$ 363,048,878.37), equivalent to R$ 0.377282126 per share, to be calculated towards the minimum mandatory dividends for the fiscal year and paid to shareholders of record as of August 22 on a date to be defined by the Executive Board, observing the availability of funds and upon simple notice by the Board of Directors. The shares issued by the Company will be traded ex-dividend on the Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange - BM&FBOVESPA (“BM&FBovespa”) and on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) as of August 23, and recommend to the representatives of the Company in the Board of Directors, in the Shareholders’ Meetings or Partner Meetings, to vote for the approval of the declaration of interim dividends by the subsidiaries CPFL Comercialização Brasil S.A. (“CPFL Brasil”), Companhia Sul Paulista de Energia (“CPFL Sul Paulista”), Companhia Jaguari de Energia (“CPFL Jaguari”), Companhia Luz e Força de Mococa (“CPFL Mococa”), CPFL Geração de Energia S.A. (“CPFL Geração”), CPFL Jaguari de Geração de Energia Ltda. (“Jaguari Geração”), CPFL Atende Centro de Contatos e Atendimentos Ltda. (“CPFL Atende”), Nect Serviços Administrativos Ltda. (“Nect”), CPFL Total Serviços Administrativos Ltda. (“CPFL Total”) and  Paulista Lajeado Energia S.A. (“Paulista Lajeado”); 

 

 

(vi.ii) Recommend to the representatives of the Company in the Management bodies of the subsidiaries to vote for the approval of the following matters: (a)  election of the Chief Executive Officer of CPFL Brasil, Clion Assessoria e Comercialização de Energia Elétrica Ltda. (“CPFL Meridional”), CPFL Planalto Ltda. (“CPFL Planalto”), CPFL Comercialização Cone Sul S.A. (“CPFL Cone Sul”) and  Sul Geradora Participações S.A. (“CPFL Sul Geradora”), in addition to the respective terms-of-office of the current Board of Executive Officers, as per recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer; and (b) the election of the Chief Executive Officer and reelection of the other executive officers of CPFL Energias Renováveis S.A. (“CPFL Renováveis”) as per recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer for the next 2-year term-of-office; and

 

(vi.iii) Re-ratify item (xi) of the Minutes of the 219^th Meeting of the Board of Directors of March 27, 2013, which approved the composition of the Boards of Directors of the subsidiaries Foz do Chapecó Energia S.A. (“Foz do Chapecó”),  Chapecoense Geração S.A. (“Chapecoense”) and Centrais Elétricas da Paraíba S.A. - Epasa (“Epasa”) and re-ratify  item (vii) of the Minutes of the 220^th Meeting of the Board of Directors of April 24, 2013, which approved the composition of the Board of Directors of the subsidiary CPFL Sul Geradora. 

 

7. CLOSURE: There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned and these minutes were drawn up, read, approved and signed by the Directors in attendance and by the Secretary. Murilo Cesar L. S. Passos – Chairman, Renê Sanda, Claudio B. Guedes Palaia, Marcelo Pires de Oliveira, Deli Soares Pereira, Martin R. Glogowsky, Maria Helena S. F. de Santana and Gisélia Silva – Secretary.

 

I certify that this is an extract from the original minutes recorded in the minutes book.

 

Gisélia Silva

Secretary

 

 

 

 

CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
	By:	/S/  GUSTAVO ESTRELLA
	Name: Title:	Gustavo Estrella  Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations