Buenos Aires, July 18th2016
COMISIÓN NACIONAL DE VALORES
Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission
25 de Mayo 175
Issuers´ Sub-Management Office
BOLSA DE COMERCIO DE BUENOS AIRES
Argentine Stock Exchange
Sarmiento 299
Ref: Material Fact
Dear Sirs,
I hereby address you on behalf ofEmpresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (EDENOR) (the “Company”) in accordance with the regulations in force in order to inform that on July 15th 2016 the Company received Note N° 121.654 issued by the National Electricity Regulatory Board ENRE by means of which notice was given to the Company about the injunction issued by Division II of the Federal Court of Appeal of La Plata in connection with the proceedings entitled “ABARCA, Walter J. y other versus/ National Government, Ministry of Energy and Mining and other on a petition for protection of fundamental rights Law 16.986” File N° 1319/2016, that established the three months suspension of the increases set forth under Resolutions Number 6/2016, 7/2016 issued by the Ministry of Energy and Mining, and Resolution Nº1/2016 issued by the ENRE, for Buenos Aires Province geographical area. By means of said Note, the ENRE informed EDENOR that it “should fulfill the Court Order promptly”.
Although the Company is not a party in the injunction proceedings referred above and thus it is not aware of the allegations of fact and law discussed therein, it shall comply with the Order issued by the Regulatory Authority, notwithstanding the assessment of the scope of said order, its consequences and the actions to be taken.
Yours faithfully,
Carlos D. Ariosa
EDENOR S.A.
Attorney-in-fact
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (EDENOR S.A.)
Avda. del Libertador 6363 – Buenos Aires, C1428ARG – Argentina. Tel.: 4346-5400 Fax: 4346-5327
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. | ||
By: | /s/ Leandro Montero | |
Leandro Montero | ||
Chief Financial Officer |