REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
a) According to article 14/1 of the Articles of Association of EDP, only shareholders with voting right may attend the General Shareholders’ Meeting, as well as the persons whose presence is considered as justified by the Chairman of the General Shareholders’ Meeting.
b) To each share corresponds one vote.
c) Shareholders may only participate at the General Shareholders’ Meeting, in person or through a representative, or exercise its voting rights by correspondence, by post or electronically, if such Shareholders own, at least, one share since 00:00 hours (GMT) of the 5th negotiation day prior to the date of General Shareholders’ Meeting, ie, the 7th April 2011 (“Registration Date”).
d) The exercise of participating and voting rights at the General Shareholders’ Meeting is not prejudiced by the transfer of shares after the Registration Date, nor is dependent from the respective block between Registration Date and the date of the General Shareholders’ Meeting.
e) Shareholders that intend to participate at the General Shareholders’ Meeting must declare previously and in writing such intention, (i) to the Chairman of the General Shareholders’ Meeting and (ii) to the financial intermediary to which the book-entry registry of the shares has been entrusted, until 23:59 hours (GMT) of the day prior to the Registration Date, ie, 6th April 2011. For this effect, Shareholders may use the automatic formulary of statement available at EDP’s website (www.edp.pt) or the formulary available in paper at the referred Internet website and at EDP’s registered seat, from the date this notice to convene meeting is disclosed.
f) Financial intermediaries who are informed of their clients intention in participating in the General Shareholders’ Meeting must send to the Chairman of the General Shareholders’ Meeting, until 23:59 hours (GMT) of the Registration Date, ie, 7th April 2011, information regarding the number of shares registered on behalf of each of its clients with reference to the 00:00 hours of the Registration Date, being able, for that effect, of using the e-mail address edp.ag@edp.pt.
g) Shareholders who, by professional title, own shares on its own name, but on behalf of clients, may vote on a different way with its shares, as long as, beyond the participating statement and the sending, by the respective financial intermediary, of the information above referred, they present to the Chairman of the General Shareholders’ Meeting, until 23:59 hours (GMT) of the day prior to the Registration Date, ie, 6th April 2011, sufficient and proportional evidence, (i) identification of each client and number of shares to vote on its account and (ii) vote instructions, which shall be specific for each different item of the Agenda and shall be given by each client.
h) Shareholders who have declared their intention to participate in the General Shareholders’ Meeting in the terms above referred and transfer ownership of their shares between Registration Date and the General Shareholders’ Meeting must communicate it immediately to the Chairman of the General Shareholders’ Meeting and to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission.
ADDITION OF ITEMS IN THE AGENDA AND PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION PROPOSALS
m) Under article 23-A of the Portuguese Securities Code, Shareholder(s) that hold shares correspondent to, at least, 2% of the share capital, may request to add certain items in the Agenda, through the presentation of requirement addressed, by writing, to the Chairman of the General Shareholders’ Meeting, on the 5 subsequent days after the publication of this notice to convene meeting; the requirement shall be accompanied by a resolution proposal for each item requested to be included in the Agenda.
n) The amendment to the notice to convene meeting and resolution proposals for each item are disclosed to the Shareholders by the same way used to disclose this notice to convene meeting, until 00:00 hours (GMT) of the 5th day of negotiation prior to the date of the General Shareholders’ Meeting, ie, 7th April 2011.
o) In accordance to article 23-B of the Portuguese Securities Code, Shareholder(s) that hold shares correspondent to, at least, 2% of the share capital, may request to include resolution proposals regarding items included in the Agenda or in amendments to the Agenda, through the presentation of requirement addressed, in writing, to the Chairman of the General Shareholders’ Meeting on the 5 subsequent days after the publication of this notice to convene meeting or respective amendment; the requirement shall be accompanied by the information related with the resolution proposal. These resolution proposals and respective information are disclosed to the Shareholders as soon as possible, by the same way used to disclose this notice to convene meeting, until ten days before the General Shareholders’ Meeting.
p) If the requirements for addition of items in the Agenda or for resolution proposals are not satisfied, the interested may judicially require to convene a new general shareholders’ meeting to resolve on those items or proposals.
INFORMATION ELEMENTS AVAILABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS AT THE HEAD OFFICE
The documents and information concerning the items of the Agenda, as well as the information foreseen on number 1 of article 289 of the Portuguese Companies Code and on number 1 of article 21-C of the Portuguese Securities Code, will be made available to the Shareholders, for consultation at the head office and at EDP’s website (www.edp.pt), from the date this notice to convene meeting is published.
At the General Shareholders’ Meeting, the Shareholders may require the clarification of some information, in order to allow them to have a founded opinion on the items subject to resolution. The disclosure of information that may cause serious damages to the company or to an associated company or violates confidential information imposed by law may be declined.
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