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COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO – SABESP
PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) 43.776.517/0001-80
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
CLARIFICATION ON THE OFFICIAL LETTER 2378/2015-SAE
OF JULY 21, 2015
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp hereby provides the following clarifications requested by the BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange by means of the aforementioned official letter about an article published in the Valor Econômico newspaper, edition of July 21, 2015, entitled “Sabesp studies sale of properties”:
Official letter nº 2378/2015-SAE:
“The article published by the Valor Econômico newspaper, edition of July 21, 2015, mentions, amongst other information that Sabesp affirmed in note it has 24 properties to be sold between 2015 and 2016, totaling R$195 million, pointing out that variation may occur due to the market valuations. We requested clarifications until July 22, 2015 about the content of referred note, as well as other relevant information.”
Clarification
With regard to the article published in the Valor Econômico newspaper, entitled “Sabesp studies sale of properties”, Sabesp confirms it is under preliminary studies to adopt a property sale strategy, as a preliminary evaluation. If the Board of Executive Officers approves such strategy, it will be submitted for analysis of the Company’s Board of Directors, as well as of the Sanitation and Energy Regulatory Agency of the State of São Paulo – Arsesp and of the São Paulo State Board of Real Estate Assets, where applicable, pursuant to the provisions of Bidding Law. The facts deemed relevant about this issue’s developments will be promptly informed to the market.
São Paulo, July 21, 2015.
Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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