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IR 5 – PETITION FILED FOR THE PROPOSED JOINT ACQUISITION OF THE REDE ENERGIA GROUP
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL, pursuant to CVM Instruction 358/2002, hereby communicates to its shareholders and the market in general that on May 29, 2013, it filed with the Second Bankruptcy Court of the Central Court of the City of São Paulo, in the case filed under process no. 0067341-20.2012.8.26.0100, concerning the bankruptcy of the Rede Group, a petition containing a joint request with Energisa to acquire the following equity interests (“Proposal”):
| Issuer | % of capital | Shareholder |
| Caiuá Distribuição de Energia S.A. | 100% | Rede Energia S.A. |
| Companhia de Energia Elétrica do Estado do Tocantins | 50.90% | Rede Energia S.A. |
| Cia de Força e Luz do Oeste | 97.70% | Rede Energia S.A. |
| Companhia Nacional de Energia Elétrica | 98.70% | Rede Energia S.A. |
| Empresa de Distribuição de Energia do Vale Paranapanema | 100% | Rede Energia S.A. |
| Empresa Elétrica Bragantina S.A. | 91.50% | Rede Energia S.A. |
| Centrais Elétricas Matogrossenses | 39.90% | Rede Energia S.A. |
| Empresa Energética do Mato Grosso do Sul | 100% | Rede Energia S.A. (39.8%); Rede Power do Brasil S.A. (60.2%), with the latter 100% held by Rede Energia S.A. |
| Tangará Energia S.A. | 61.70% | Rede Energia S.A. |
The total amount of the Proposal is R$3,206,191,444.01 between payments in cash and the assumption of liabilities. In the petition that was filed, Copel and Energisa require that the proposal be considered at the General Meeting of the Rede Group’s Creditors, to be held on June 3, 2013.
Para outras informações, entre em contato com a equipe de Relações com Investidores:
ri@copel.com ou (41) 3222-2027
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/S/ Lindolfo Zimmer
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Lindolfo Zimmer CEO |
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