edp announcement

Fitch confirms EDP's long term credit rating to "A-'assigning stable outlook

Friday, 06 February 2009

Today, Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") concluded its annual review and confirmed the A- long-term issuer, senior unsecured rating at "A" and Short-term IDR at "F2" ratings of Energias de Portugal SA ("EDP") and its finance subsidiary, EDP Finance BV. Fitch also confirmed the Long-term IDR at "A-" and Short-term IDR at "F2" of EDP subsidiary Hidroelectrica del Cantabrico ("HC Energia").

The Outlook on all Long-term IDRs is Stable.

EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.