COPEL Announces its 1Q13 Results

CURITIBA, Brazil, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE: ELP / LATIBEX: XCOP / BOVESPA: CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6), a company that generates, transmits, distributes and sells  power, has announced its results for the first quarter of 2013.

COPEL's consolidated balance sheet presents the figures of its wholly owned subsidiaries (Copel Geracao e Transmissao, Copel Distribuicao and Copel Telecomunicacoes), controlled companies and investees. The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and with accounting practices adopted in Brazil.

• Net Operating Revenue: R$ 2,380 million.
• Operating Income: R$ 592 million.
• Net Income: R$ 399 million.
• EPS (Earnings per Share): R$ 1.46.
• EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation And Amortization): R$ 665 million.
• Return on Shareholder's Equity: 13.4% in the period.
• Growth in Power Supply: 8.7%

The Company's shares and main indexes presented the following variations in the period:

Ticker	Price	Var. %	Index	Price	Var. %
	03/31/2013	year		03/31/2013	year
CPLE3 (common/ BM&FBovespa)	R$ 24.99	(0.8)	Ibovespa	56,352	(7.6)
CPLE6 (preferred B/ BM&FBovespa)	R$ 30.93	(2.4)	IEE	27,75	(3.6)
ELP (ADR/ NYSE)	US$ 15.47	0.8	Dow Jones	14,578	11.2
XCOP (preferred B/ Latibex)	Euro 11.90	2.4	Latibex	2,564	(1.2)

 

The complete release is available at the Company's website: www.copel.com/ir

Conference Call: May 17, 2013
English:  09:00 am – US EST
Dial in number: [phone]
Access Code: Copel

(Simultaneous translation into English)

Live webcast at www.copel.com/ir

Contacts: Investor Relations – COPEL
Phone: [phone]
E-mail:[e-mail]

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