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COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO – SABESP
Publicly-Held Corporation
Corporate Taxpayer's Identification (CNPJ) # 43.776.517/0001 -80
Companies Registrar (NIRE) # 35.3000.1683 -1
SUBSCRIBED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL: R$ 3,403,688,565.23
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
CALL NOTICE
The shareholders of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp are summoned, in the statutory format and under the terms of the sole paragraph of Article 131 of the Law 6404/76 and amendments, to participate in the Annual General Meeting, which will be held on April 27, 2006, at 10:00 am, at its headquarters located at Rua Costa Carvalho nº 300, in the city of São Paulo, in order to resolve on the following agenda:
I. To analyze the Management Account and the Financial Statements supported by the Opinions of the Fiscal Council and External Auditors, related to the fiscal year 2005, in conformity with the Management Report, the Balance Sheet and corresponding Notes.
II. To resolve on the allocation of the net income and the transfer of the retained earnings balance to the investment reserve, in conformity to the Multiyear Capital Budget.
III. To elect sitting and deputy members of the Board of Directors and Fiscal Council.
General Instructions
Pursuant to Instructions 165/91 and 282/98 issued by CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission), related to the adoption of the multiple vote process, the minimum percentage of five percent (5%) of interest in the voting capital shall be necessary.
The powers of attorney for the Meeting shall be delivered at the Company's headquarters 24 hours prior to the meeting. The shareholders participating in the Fungible Custody of Shares of the Stock Exchanges who intent to attend the Meeting shall submit a statement, issued two (2) days before the meeting, mentioning their respective shareholding stake.
São Paulo, March 23, 2006.
Mauro Guilherme Jardim Arce
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP |
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/S/ Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
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Name: Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
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