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COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA - COPEL
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) 76.483.817/0001-20
PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
CVM Registration No.1431-1

MINUTES OF THE 99^THEXTRAORDINARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

On March 21, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., at the Company’s headquarters, located at Rua Coronel Dulcídio nº 800 - 10º andar, city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, the undersigned members of the Board of Directors (BOD) gathered via conference call, with the justified absence of Board Member Jorge Lepeltier, who did not attend the meeting or participate in the resolutions. After opening the meeting, Mr. Mauricio Schulman, chairman of the BOD, greeted everyone and informed that the meeting was called extraordinarily to, pursuant to the provisions in the Sarbanes-Oxley Law and in the Internal Charter of Copel’s Audit Committee (AUC), appoint a member to the vacant position thereof. In view of the above, the Board Members analyzed the requirements to be a member of the AUC, and elected Board Member José Richa Filho for the position, for the remaining of the 2009/2011 term-of-office. There being no further business to discuss, the Chairman thanked everyone for their attendance and the meeting was adjourned. MAURICIO SCHULMAN – Chairman; LINDOLFO ZIMMER – Secretary; LUIZ ANTONIO RODRIGUES ELIAS, JOÃO CARLOS FASSINA, JOSE RICHA FILHO, IVAN LELIS BONILHA, PAULO PROCOPIAK DE AGUIAR. This is a free English translation of the minutes of the 99^thSpecial Board of Director’s Meeting drawn up in the Company’s Book 07, page 029 registered at the Paraná State Trade Registry under no. 07/10-040141-4 on May 14, 2010. -----------------------------------

LINDOLFO ZIMMER
Secretary

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 17, 2011

COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL

By:	/S/ Lindolfo Zimmer
	Lindolfo Zimmer CEO

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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