Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
80420-170 Curitiba, Paraná
Federative Republic of Brazil
(5541) 3222-2027
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No ___X____Copel Distribuição’s Tariff Adjustment
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel, in accordance with CVM Instruction 358/2002, hereby informs its shareholders and the market that the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (Aneel), in response to the Company’s request, approved the deferral of part of the tariff adjustment approved by Aneel Resolution 1740/2014 and the application of an average adjustment index of 24.86% in Copel Distribuição’s tariffs, retroactively to June 24, 2014.
The deferred percentage will be included in the subsequents tariff adjustment processes as afinancial component adjusted in accordance with the IGP-M index.
Curitiba, July 22, 2014
Antonio Sergio de Souza Guetter
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
For additional information, please contact Copel’s Investor Relations team:
ri@copel.com or (55-41) 3222-2027
COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL | ||
By: | /S/ Lindolfo Zimmer | |
Lindolfo Zimmer CEO |
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