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São Paulo, S.P., 05429-900
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO – SABESP
PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 43.776.517/0001-80
MATERIAL FACT
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp, in accordance with CVM Instruction 358, of January 3, 2002, as amended, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that the São Paulo State Sanitation and Energy Regulatory Agency (ARSESP) published Resolution 488, with the following content:
“Art. One – Maintain the suspension of the effectiveness of ARSESP Resolution 407, published on March 22, 2013, until knowing the results obtained in the revision of the Contract signed among São Paulo Municipal Government, São Paulo State Government and SABESP, postponing the authorization of the pass through to the service bill amounts related to the legally established municipal charges that, by force of the Program Contract and Contracts for the Provision of Water Supply and Sewage Services, should be included in the Tariff Revision”.
Resolution 488 is available on the websites of Sabesp, in the Investor Relations area, and the São Paulo State Sanitation and Energy Regulatory Agency (ARSESP).
São Paulo, May 19, 2014.
Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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