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COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO – SABESP
PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
MATERIAL FACT
Pursuant to CVM Instruction 358 of January 3, 2002, Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (“Company” or “SABESP”) hereby announces that, on this date, signed a 30-year Water and Sewage Service Contract with the Municipality of Santos, the third largest municipality operated by the Company.
The main highlights of the negotiation are:
1. Agreement to settle the municipality’s debt with Sabesp;
2. Share of ICMS tax as guarantee for receivables from service provided to municipal owned properties;
3. Commitment to invest approximately R$450 million in Santos;
4. Transfer of funds to the municipality, in order to execute investments in environmental sanitation and infrastructure works in the city. The funds will be transferred in the following way:
i. R$130 million, in five annual installments; and
ii. 0.53% of the revenue obtained by the Company by proving service in Santos, net of Cofins and Pasep taxes, to be transferred on a quarterly basis and for the duration of the agreement.
São Paulo, September 29, 2015.
Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP | ||
By: | /s/ Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
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Name: Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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