edp announcement

José de Mello decreases its ownership interest in the share capital of EDP

Tuesday, 03 February 2015

José de Mello Energia, SA notified EDP regarding the sale, over the counter, in a particular offer addressed to qualified investors, of 73,249,881 shares corresponding to 2.00% of the share capital and voting rights of EDP. The change in participation was due to an accelerated book building occurred on January 29th, 2015.

Under the terms and for the purposes of article 248 of the Securities Code, EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. ("EDP") hereby discloses the following information to the market and to the public in general:

On February 3, 2015, José de Mello Energia, SA ("JME") notified EDP regarding the sale, over the counter, in a particular offer addressed to qualified investors, of 73,249,881 shares corresponding to 2.00% of the share capital and voting rights of EDP. The change in participation was due to an accelerated book building occurred on January 29th, 2015.

Following this operation, JME no longer holds any qualified holding in EDP and, indirectly José de Mello Participações II, SGPS, SA ("JM II"), which holds the entire share capital of JME, as well as José de Mello, SGPS SA, owner of the entire share capital of JM II, no longer hold any share in the share capital of EDP.


EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.