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Requirements for participation

Requirements for participation

According to the by-laws of EDP, only Shareholders with voting right may attend the General Shareholders' Meeting. Shareholders can only intervene in the General Meeting, in person or through a representative, or exercise their voting rights by correspondence, by courier or by electronic means, if they are holders of shares since, at least, the fifth business day prior to the date of the General Meeting and provided that they keep such capacity until the term of said General Meeting.


Evidence of the ownership of the shares must be delivered to the Chairman of the General shareholders' Meeting, at the head office, at least five business days in advance of the date of the General Meeting, by means of a statement issued and certified by the financial intermediary responsible for the registry of the shares, according to the terms of notice to convene the meeting.


Representation

The representation of a Shareholder is made, through letter, delivered to the Chairman of the General Shareholders' Meeting, until 17 hours of the second last day prior to the meeting and addressed to the head office located at Praça Marquês de Pombal, no. 12, 1250 - 162 Lisbon.

Specimen Proxy Form


Vote by correspondence

Shareholders entitled to intervene in the General Meeting may also exercise their voting rights by correspondence on each of the points of the Agenda, through a letter signed with a signature identical to that contained in the Identification Card, addressed to the Chairman of the General Shareholders' Meeting, by registered courier with acknowledgment of receipt, and mailed to the head office by no later than April 9th, 2009. In the same envelop the Shareholder should include a legible copy of the Identification Card of the signatory.

Balott Paper