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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
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp (“Company” or “Sabesp”) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that the São Paulo State Sanitation and Energy Regulatory Agency – ARSESP disclosed today:
· Technical Note, Resolution nº 818 and the Detailed Report, which deals with the criteria for entering into and overseeing water supply and sewage contracts with large non-residential users; and
· Opening of Public Consultation 09/2018, designed to receive input and opinions related to the proposal for ARSESP’s 2019-2020 Regulatory Agenda – to be approved by ARSESP’s Executive Board. The purpose is to ensure transparency and society’s participation in the regulatory process and give users of regulated public utility services, economic agents and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their opinion, as well as receive information that provides a greater level of reliability, clarification and confidence in the Agency’s decision-making process.
The Technical Note, Resolution nº 818, Detailed Report, the Regulations and the Notice of Public Consultation 09/2018, as well as the Proposal for the Regulatory Agenda are available in the Investor Relations section of Sabesp’s website and on ARSESP’s website.
São Paulo, November 1, 2018.
Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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