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
CNPJ nº 02.429.144/0001 -93
NIRE 35.300.186.133
RELEVANT FACT
CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia”), in the capacity of controlling shareholder of NOVA 4 PARTICIPAÇÕES LTDA. (“Nova 4”) – specific purpose company , and in compliance with the terms of paragraph 4, article 157, of Law No. 6,404, 1976, and Instruction CVM No. 358, of 2002, issues the following communiqué to its shareholders and to the market.
1. On this day, Nova 4, together with the Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (“CBA”) commemorate a share sale-and-purchase contract (“Contract”), through which Nova 4 will acquire 344,040,211 ordinary shares and 27,703,472 preferential shares (the “Shares”), respectively the sum of CBA’s shareholding and the share issuance of the Companhia Luz e Força Santa Cruz (“Santa Cruz”), which represents 99.99% of its stock (the “Acquisition”).
2. The total acquisition value of the shares will be R$ 203,000,000.00 (“Acquisition Value”), which might be adjusted occasionally for closing agreement after the approval of the National Electric Power Agency (“ANEEL”), being the Acquisition Value was agreed between the parties, respecting the business practices.
3. The implementation of the acquisition is subject to predetermined conditions specified in the Contract, among which is the prior approval of the ANEEL for the share transference.
4. The Acquisition will be submitted to the Brazilian Anti-Trust System under the terms of the applicable laws and regulations.
5. CPFL Energia will keep the shareholders and the stock market informed regarding the implementation of this Acquisition.
São Paulo, October 2nd 2006
José Antonio de Almeida Filippo
Financial Vice President and Head of Investor Relations
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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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