edp announcement

Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A. notified EDP that it how holds, direct and indirectly, 182,843,423 EDP shares, representing 5.0005% of the company's share capital

Friday, 29 December 2006

Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A. notified EDP that it now holds, direct and indirectly, 182,843,423 EDP shares, representing 5.0005% of the company's share capital.

In accordance with articles 16 and 17 of the Portuguese Securities Market Code, EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A. issues the following legal notice:

Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A. ("CGD") notified EDP that it now holds, direct and indirectly, 182,843,423 EDP shares, representing 5.0005% of the company's share capital.

Considering that EDP currently holds 7,084,793 own shares, CGD holding represents 5.0102% of the total voting rights.

CGD also informed EDP of the following:

1. The current direct shareholding of CGD in EDP amounts to 175,171,517 shares, which represents 4.7906% of EDP share capital and 4.7999% of the total voting rights;

2. The current indirect shareholding of CGD in EDP amounts to 5,877,898 shares, which represent 0.1608% of EDP share capital and 0.1611% of the total voting rights;

3. CGD also informed that, in accordance with number 1 of article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code, CGD holds 100% of the share capital and corresponding voting rights of Caixa Seguros, SGPS, S.A., which in turn holds:

    a. 100% of the share capital and corresponding voting rights of Companhia de Seguros Fidelidade- Mundial, S.A. which, in turn, holds 100% of the share capital and corresponding voting rights of Via Directa - Companhia de Seguros, S.A.;

    b. 100% of the share capital and corresponding voting rights of Cares - Companhia de Seguros, S.A.;

    c. 70% of the share capital and corresponding voting rights of Império Bonança, SGPS, S.A., which in turn holds 100% of the share capital and corresponding voting rights of Império Bonança - Companhia de Seguros, S.A..

4. Companhia de Seguros Fidelidade - Mundial, S.A. holds 5,438,211 shares and its Pension Fund holds 18,798 shares, which corresponds to a total holding of 0.1492% of EDP's share capital and voting rights.

5. Via Directa - Companhia de Seguros, S.A. holds 5,684 EDP shares, representing 0.0002% of EDP's share capital.

6. Cares - Companhia de Seguros, S.A. holds 9,645 EDP shares, representing 0.0003% of EDP's share capital.

7. Império Bonança - Companhia de Seguros, S.A. holds 405,560 EDP shares, representing 0.0111% of EDP's share capital.

8. The Pension Fund of CGD, managed by CGD Pensões - Sociedade Gestora de Fundos de Penões, S.A., of which CGD is an associated company, holds 1,794,008 EDP shares, representing 0.0491% of EDP's share capital.



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