Copel - 2012 Results

CURITIBA, Brazil, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (BM&FBOVESPA: CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6 / NYSE: ELP / LATIBEX: XCOP), a company that generates, transmits, distributes and sells power,  announced its results for 2012.

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$ 8,532 million.
• Operating Income: R$ 973 million.
• Net Income: R$ 727 million.
• EPS (Earnings per Share): R$ 2.65.
• EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation And Amortization): R$ 1,551 million.
• Return on Shareholder's Equity: 6.0% in the period.
• Growth in Power Supply: 5.5%

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

Ticker	Price 12/31/2012	Var. % year	Index	Price 12/31/2012	Var. % year
CPLE3 (common/ BM&FBovespa)	R$ 25.20	(23.7)	Ibovespa	60,952	7.4
CPLE6 (preferred B/ BM&FBovespa)	R$ 31.70	(18.5)	IEE	28,792	(11.7)
ELP (ADR/ Nyse)	US$ 15.35	(26.8)	Dow Jones	13,104	7.3
XCOP (preferred B/ Latibex)	Euro 11.62	(28.3)	Latibex	2,594	(10.7)

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

Conference Call: March 27, 2013

English: 02:00 pm – 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]

SOURCE COPEL

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