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Yes _______ No ___X____COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA - COPEL
Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPF/MF) 76.483.817/0001-20
PUBLICLY- HELD COMPANY
CVM Registration no 1431 - 1
SUMMARY OF THE MINUTES OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THIRD BOARD OF
DIRECTORS’ MEETING
1. VENUE: Rua Coronel Dulcídio nº 800, in the city of Curitiba, state of Paraná. 2. DATE AND TIME: April 13, 2016 – 2:00 pm. 3. PRESIDING: FERNANDO XAVIER FERREIRA - Chairman, LUIZ FERNANDO LEONE VIANNA - Executive Secretary. 4. MATTERS DISCUSSED AND RESOLUTIONS TAKEN:
I. Presented the new independent public accountants engaged by the Company: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu;
II. Presented the CEO’s report about the corporate matters;
III. Presented the preliminary information about the 20-F Form 2015-2016; and
IV. Presented the information about the indicator PMSO/ROL.
5. ATTENDANCE: FERNANDO XAVIER FERREIRA - Chairman; LUIZ FERNANDO LEONE VIANNA – Executive Secretary; CARLOS HOMERO GIACOMINI; HÉLIO MARQUES DA SILVA; HENRIQUE AMARANTE COSTA PINTO; MARLOS GAIO; MAURÍCIO BORGES LEMOS e MAURO RICARDO MACHADO COSTA.
This is a free English translation of the original minutes of the 153rd Meeting of Copel's Board of Directors drawn up in the Company’s Book no. 8.
LUIZ FERNANDO LEONE VIANNA
Executive Secretary
COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL | ||
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/S/ Luiz Fernando Leone Vianna
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Luiz Fernando Leone Vianna Chief Executive Officer |
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