MFS decreases its ownership interest in the share capital of EDP
On July 31, 2012, Massachusetts Financial Services Company ("MFS") notified EDP regarding the decrease of a qualifying holding of 2.01% to 1.989% of the EDP share capital. The change of the participation resulted from the selling through NYSE Euronext Lisbon of 765,338 shares on July 30, 2012.
Pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of article 16 and 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code and article 12 of the Portuguese Securities Commission Regulation no. 5/2008, EDP - Energias de Portugal SA ("EDP") has provided the following information to the market:
On July 31, 2012, Massachusetts Financial Services Company ("MFS") notified EDP regarding the decrease of a qualifying holding of 2.01% to 1.989% of the EDP share capital. The change of the participation resulted from the selling through NYSE Euronext Lisbon of 765,338 shares on July 30, 2012.
As a result of this transaction, MFS currently holds 72,730,123 shares, representing 1.989% of EDP share capital and 1.989% of its voting rights.
MFS also informed that the chain of entities relevant for the calculation of the significant shareholding in accordance with number 1 of article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code are the following:
- Massachusetts Financial Services Company, which holds directly 72,723,315 ordinary shares of EDP, corresponding to 1.9889% of EDP's share capital and 1.9889% of the respective voting rights;
- MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., which holds 6,808 ordinary shares of EDP, corresponding to 0.0002% of EDP's share capital and 0.0002% of the respective voting rights.
EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.
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