Capital Income Builder notifies qualified shareholding in EDP
On April 1, 2013, Capital Income Builder ("CIB") notified EDP that, in accordance with article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code, it holds a qualifying shareholding of 75,401,327 ordinary shares of EDP, which corresponds to 2.0621% of EDP's share capital and 2.0621% 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:
On April 1, 2013, Capital Income Builder ("CIB") notified EDP that, in accordance with article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code, it holds a qualifying shareholding of 75,401,327 ordinary shares of EDP, which corresponds to 2.0621% of EDP's share capital and 2.0621% of the respective voting rights.
The significant shareholding resulted from the acquisition, on 28 March 2013, of 2,376,527 shares which corresponds to 0.065% of EDP's voting rights.
CIB is "a mutual fund registered in the United States under the investment Company Act 1940". CIB is the legal owner of the shares reported.
EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.