Sonatrach acquires a 2.035% ownership interest in the share capital of EDP

In accordance with article 17 of the Portuguese Securities Code and article 2 of the CMVM Regulation no. 04/2004, EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A. ("EDP") issues the following legal notice:

Société Nacionale pour la Recherche, la Production, le Transport, la Transformation et la Commercialisation des Hydrocarbures ("Sonatrach") has informed EDP that it acquired 1,639,699 shares representing the share capital of EDP. This transaction was settled on March 26, 2007.

Sonatrach also informed that, as a result of the aforementioned transaction, it now holds a total of 74,400,000 shares representing 2.035% of EDP's share capital.

Considering that, as of the date hereof, EDP holds 7,984,793 own shares, the shareholding now held by Sonatrach represents 2.039% of the company's voting rights.


EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.