Copel announces 9M13 Results

CURITIBA, Brazil, Nov. 8, 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 announces its results for the first nine months 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 the accounting practices adopted in Brazil.

• Net Operating Revenue: R$  6,736 million.
• Operating Income: R$ 1,360 million.
• Net Income: R$  923 million.
• EPS (Earnings per Share): R$ 3.37
• EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation And Amortization): R$ 1,567 million.
• Return on Shareholder's Equity: 10.1 % annualized.
• Power Supply (GWh): 20,131
• Capex: R$ 1,398 million

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

Ticker	Price 09/30/2013	Var. % year	Index	Price 09/30/2013	Var. % year
CPLE3 (common/ BM&FBovespa)	R$ 22.60	(10.3)	Ibovespa	52,338	(14.2)
CPLE6 (preferred B/ BM&FBovespa)	R$ 31.45	(0.8)	IEE	27,037	(6.1)
ELP (ADR/ Nyse)	US$ 13.96	(9.1)	Dow Jones	15,130	15.5
XCOP (preferred B/ Latibex)	€ 10.34	(11.0)	Latibex	2,194	(15.4)

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

Conference Call: November 13, 2013
English:             3:00 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]

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