File No.____________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM U-57
NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo, S.A.
(name of foreign utility company)
by
THE AES CORPORATION
1001 N. 19th Street
Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(name of filing company, if filed on behalf of a foreign utility company)
The Commission is hereby requested to mail copies of all correspondence relating
to this Notification to:
Ashley A. Meise
Assistant General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street
Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Earle H. O'Donnell
Julia Dryden English
Dewey Ballantine LLP
1775 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
ITEM 1
Foreign utility company status is claimed by Eletropaulo Metropolitana
Eletricidade de Sao Paulo, S.A. ("Eletropaulo"), a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of Brazil, with its business address at Av. Alfredo
Egidio de Souza Aranha, 100 Santo Amaro 04726-905 Sao Paulo, SP Brazil. The AES
Corporation ("AES") previously filed a U-57 notification on behalf of
Eletropaulo on October 22, 2001.
Eletropaulo owns and operates electric distribution networks in greater
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The AES Corporation ("AES") indirectly owns 50% plus one share of the
total voting stock and 46.14% of the total capital stock of Brasiliana Energia
S.A. ("Brasiliana"), a holding company incorporated under the laws of Brazil,
which owns 4.477% of the preferred stock of Eletropaulo. An additional 38.1314%
of the preferred stock of Eletropaulo is held by AES Transgas Empreendimentos
Ltda., a holding company incorporated under the laws of Brazil and owned 100% by
Brasiliana. 77.8109% of the common stock of Eletropaulo is held by AES ELPA
S.A., a holding company incorporated under the laws of Brazil and owned 100% by
Brasiliana. The remaining voting and capital stock of Brasiliana is indirectly
owned by Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social ("BNDES").
AES, a Delaware corporation, is a public utility holding company exempt
from registration under section 3(a)(5) of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 (the "Act"). The AES Corp., Holding Company Act Release No. 27363
(Mar. 23, 2001). BNDES is the National Development Bank of Brazil, a Brazilian
government-owned corporation.
ITEM 2
Eletropaulo has one domestic associate public utility company,
Indianapolis Power and Light Company ("IPL"). IPL's common equity is wholly
owned by IPALCO Enterprises Inc., which, in turn, is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of AES. IPL has not made any investment in, nor has any contractual relationship
with, Eletropaulo, nor are any such investments or contractual relationships
contemplated.
EXHIBIT A
By letter dated September 28, 2000, the Indiana Utility Regulatory
Commission certified to the SEC with respect to IPL that (1) it has the
authority and resources to protect ratepayers subject to its jurisdiction, and
(2) it intends to exercise that authority as required under section 33(a)(2) of
the Act in connection with AES' acquisition of foreign utility companies. AES
hereby incorporates this letter, filed October 27, 2000, in file number
070-09779, by reference.
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The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
By: /S/ ASHLEY A. MEISE
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Ashley A. Meise
Assistant General Counsel
The AES Corporation
1001 N. 19th Street, Suite 2000
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 292-0817
Dated: January 30, 2004
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