SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For March, 2018
(Commission File No. 1-31317)
 

 
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sao Paulo - SABESP
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 


Rua Costa Carvalho, 300
São Paulo, S.P., 05429-900
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Registrant's principal executive offices)



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COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - SABESP

   

PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY 

Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) 43.776.517/0001-80 

State Registry (NIRE) 35300016831  

 

 

MATERIAL FACT

 

 

Corporate Reorganization of Sabesp

 

 

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp (“Companhia” or “Sabesp”), pursuant to the provisions of Article 157, Paragraph 4 of Law No. 6404/76 and the provisions of CVM Instruction No. 358/02, informs to its shareholders and to Market in general that on last Friday (03/09/18) (during outside office hours) the São Paulo State Government (GESP - Governo do Estado de São Paulo) received from a group of investors a letter aiming the potential acquisition of part of the shares, that will be held by GESP, to be issued by the Holding Company (“HoldCo”) referred to by Law 16.525/2017. The letter will be assessed by the State Privatization Program’s  Board (CDPED - Conselho Diretor do Programa Estadual de Desestatização), which has authority to decide for the continuity and conditions to incorporate HoldCo and the corporate reorganization of Sabesp. The transaction set forth in the letter is structured exclusively at the HoldCo level and will not affect the corporate control of Sabesp, which will remain held by GESP consistently with the provisions of the aforementioned state law. The identity of investors and the content of the letter will be kept under secrecy, in respect to the requirements of law set forth in the administrative procedure established by CDPED for the purposes of the transaction.

The State Law No. 16.525 of 2017 is available on https://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/legislacao/lei/2017/lei-16525-15.09.2017.html . and at www.sabesp.com.br/investidores.

 

The company will keep the market updated on the progress of the matter within this Material Fact.

 

 

 

 

 

São Paulo, March 11, 2018.

 

 

 

 

Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso

Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE   
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city São Paulo, Brazil.
Date: March 12, 2018
 
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
By: /s/   Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso     
 
Name: Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
 

 

 
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