Portuguese Public Prosecution Service press release on the “EDP/CMEC Case”
Portuguese Public Prosecution Service press release on the “EDP/CMEC Case”
Lisbon, October 29th, 2024: EDP, S.A. ("EDP") hereby informs the market and the public in general of the following:
Yesterday, EDP acknowledged the Portuguese Public Prosecution Service press release on the "EDP/CMEC Case" (NUIPC 877/22.9TELSB). EDP has not received, so far, any notification from the Public Prosecution Office, or from other judicial authority, on this judicial proceeding and is not a defendant in the aforementioned judicial proceeding.
EDP remains convinced of no wrongdoing on its actions and reaffirms the absence of any irregularity regarding the process mentioned in the press release - the transition from CAE to CMEC - a process that has been extensively scrutinized by various national and supra-national institutions.
Guided by a principle of transparency with its Stakeholders, EDP publicly provides information about this judicial case in its Integrated Annual Reports, making available a detailed explanation on the transition process from CAE to CMEC in a dedicated area of its corporate website.
EDP will continue to follow closely this matter and, as it has previously ensured, will provide any required information that may be justified in case of material developments.
This information is disclosed pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of the article 17 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
EDP, S.A.