Capital Group notifies qualified shareholding in EDP
Capital Group notified EDP that, in accordance with article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code, it holds a qualifying shareholding of 183,792,530 ordinary shares of EDP, which corresponds to 5.026% of EDP's share capital and 5.026% of the respective voting rights.
Pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of article 248 of the Portuguese Securities code, EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A. ("EDP") is providing the following information to the market:
Capital Group notified EDP that, in accordance with article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code, it holds a qualifying shareholding of 183,792,530 ordinary shares of EDP, which corresponds to 5.026% of EDP's share capital and 5.026% of the respective voting rights.
The significant shareholding resulted from the acquisition, on 18th July 2013, of 1,600,000 shares which corresponds to 0.044% of EDP's voting rights.
Capital Group 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 is the following:
- Capital Research and Management Company, which holds 183,792,530 ordinary shares of EDP, corresponding to 5.026% of EDP's share capital and 5.026% of the respective voting rights. From this shareholding, Capital Income Builder holds directly 75,401,327 ordinary shares of EDP, corresponding to 2.062% of EDP's share capital and 2.062% of the respective voting rights.
Capital Research and Management Company is a US-based investment adviser that manages the American Funds family of mutual funds. The shares reported are owned by mutual funds under the discretionary investment management of Capital Research and Management Company.
EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.
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