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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For May 29, 2006

(Commission File No. 1-31317)
 

 
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sao Paulo - SABESP
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 


Rua Costa Carvalho, 300
São Paulo, S.P., 05429-900
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Regristrant's principal executive offices)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)__.

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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)__.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ______ No ___X___

If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 


PUBLIC FEDERAL SERVICE         
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION     
ITR – QUARTERLY INFORMATION    Base Date – 03/31/2006    Corporate Legislation 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER COMPANIES     

REGISTRATION WITH THE CVM DOES NOT IMPLY ANY ANALYSIS OF THE COMPANY. COMPANY MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. 

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

1 - CVM CODE 
01444-3 
2 - COMPANY'S NAME 
CIA SANEAMENTO BÁSICO ESTADO SÃO PAULO 
3 -CNPJ 
43.776.517/0001-80 
4 - NIRE 
35300016831 

01.02 - HEAD-OFFICE

1 - FULL ADDRESS 
Rua Costa Carvalho, 300 
2 - NEIGHBORHOOD OR DISTRICT 
Pinheiros 
3 - ZIP CODE 
05429-900 
4 - CITY 
São Paulo 
5 - STATE
SP 
6 - AREA CODE 
11 
7 - TELEPHONE 
3388-8000 
8 - TELEPHONE 
3388-8200 
9 - TELEPHONE 
3388-8201 
10 - TELEX 
11 - AREA CODE 
11 
12 - FAX 
3813-0254 
13 - FAX 
14 - FAX 
 
15 - E-MAIL 
sabesp@sabesp.com.br 

01.03 - INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER (Company's Mail Address)

1 – NAME 
Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso 
2 - FULL ADDRESS 
Rua Costa Carvalho, 300 
3 - NEIGHBORHOOD OR DISTRICT 
Pinheiros 
4 - ZIP CODE 
05429-900 
5 - CITY 
São Paulo 
6 - STATE
SP 
7 - AREA CODE 
11 
8 - TELEPHONE 
3388-8247 

9 - TELEPHONE
                              -

10 - TELEPHONE 
                              - 
11 - TELEX 
12 - AREA CODE 
11 
13 - FAX 
3815-4465 
14 - FAX
                              - 
15 - FAX 
                              - 
 
16 - E-MAIL 
raffonso@sabesp.com.br 

01.04 - REFERENCE / INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

CURRENT FISCAL YEAR  CURRENT QUARTER  PRIOR QUARTER 
1 - BEGINNING  2 – END  3 - NUMBER  4 - BEGINNING 5 - END  6 - NUMBER  7 - BEGINNING 8 - END 
01/01/2006  12/31/2006 1 01/01/2006 03/31/2006  4 10/01/2005   12/31/2005
9 – NAME/CORPORATE NAME OF THE AUDITOR  
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes 
10 - CVM CODE 
00385-9 
11 – NAME OF RESPONSIBLE TECHNICIAN
Marco Antonio Brandão Simurro 
12 – TAXPAYER ID OF
RESP.TECH.
755.400.708-44    

01.05 - CAPITAL COMPOSITION

NUMBER OF SHARES  
(thousand)
1 - CURRENT QUARTER 
03/31/2006
 
2 - PRIOR QUARTER 
12/31/2005
 
3 - SAME QUARTER PRIOR YEAR 
03/31/2005
Paid-up Capital 
1 - Common  28,479,577  28,479,577  28,479,577 
2 - Preferred 
3 – Total  28,479,577  28,479,577  28,479,577 
Treasury Stock 
4 - Common 
5 - Preferred 
6 – Total 

01.06 - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY

1 - TYPE OF COMPANY 
Commercial, Industrial and Other Companies 
2 - SITUATION 
Operating 
3 - NATURE OF OWNERSHIP 
State-owned 
4 - ACTIVITY CODE 
1160 – Sanitation, Water and Gas Services 
5 - MAIN ACTIVITY 
Capture, Treatment, Water Distribution; Collection, Treatment of Sewage
6 - TYPE OF CONSOLIDATION 
Not Submitted 
7 - TYPE OF REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT 
Unqualified 

01.07 - COMPANIES EXCLUDED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 – ITEM  2 – CNPJ  3 – NAME 

01.08 - DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER


1 - ITEM  2 - EVENT  3 – DATE 
APPROVED 
4 – AMOUNT  5 – DATE OF
PAYMENT 
6 – TYPE OF 
SHARE 
7 - AMOUNT PER SHARE 
01  RCA  04/20/2006 Interests on capital    ON  0.0045500000 
02  RCA  04/28/2004  Interests on capital  06/27/2005  ON  0.0013413120
03  RCA  06/23/2005  Interests on capital  06/27/2005  ON  0.0023455404
04  RCA  10/20/2005  Interests on capital  06/27/2005  ON  0.0029900000
05  RCA  12/15/2005  Interests on capital  06/27/2005  ON  0.0055500000

01.09 - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR

1 -
ITEM 
2 – DATE OF 
CHANGE 
3 - CAPITAL STOCK
AMOUNT
(In thousand reais)
4 - AMOUNT OF THE
 CHANGE
(In thousand reais)
5 – NATURE OF 
THE CHANGE 
6 - NUMBER OF SHARES
      ISSUED
(Thousand)
7 - SHARE PRICE ON ISSUE DATE 
(Reais)

01.10 - INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER

1 - DATE 
05/12/2006
 
2 – SIGNATURE 

02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (In thousands of reais)

1 - Code  2 - Description  3 - 03/31/2006  4 - 12/31/2005 
Total assets  17,875,727  17,431,097 
1.01  Current assets  2,137,990  1,725,386 
1.01.01  Cash  644,140  280,173 
1.01.01.01  Cash, Banks and Fin.Invest.  644,111  280,164 
1.01.01.02  Other cash items  29 
1.01.02  Credits  1,227,224  1,195,249 
1.01.02.01  Customers  1,227,224  1,195,249 
1.01.03  Inventories  30,733  36,070 
1.01.03.01  Storage Items for Operation  30,733  36,070 
1.01.04  Others  235,893  213,894 
1.01.04.01  Accounts receivable from shareholders  185,701  166,356 
1.01.04.02  Taxes and contributions to be deducted  3,156  319 
1.01.04.03  Deferred taxes and contributions  12,990  23,515 
1.01.04.04  Other accounts receivable  34,046  23,704 
1.02  Long term assets  1,621,367  1,568,341 
1.02.01  Sundry credits  1,621,367  1,568,341 
1.02.01.01  Customers  271,220  263,356 
1.02.01.02  Compensation for concession termination  148,794  148,794 
1.02.01.03  Court deposits  33,555  23,857 
1.02.01.04  Accounts receivable from shareholders  813,015  800,594 
1.02.01.05  Deferred taxes and contributions  307,549  298,820 
1.02.01.06  Other accounts receivable  47,234  32,920 
1.02.02  Receivables from related parties 
1.02.02.01  From associated companies 
1.02.02.02  From controlled companies 
1.02.02.03  From other related parties 
1.02.03  Others 
1.03  Permanent assets  14,116,370  14,137,370 
1.03.01  Investments  740  740 
1.03.01.01  Interest in associated companies 
1.03.01.02  Interest in controlled companies 
1.03.01.03  Other investments  740  740 
1.03.01.03.01  Shares in other companies  718  718 
1.03.01.03.02  Compulsory deposits - Eletrobrás  22  22 
1.03.02  Property, plant & equipment  14,097,316  14,116,099 
1.03.02.01  Property, plant & equipment  11,904,656  11,991,607 
1.03.02.02  Work in progress  2,192,660  2,124,492 
1.03.03  Deferred assets  18,314  20,531 
1.03.03.01  Organizational and reorganization expenses  18,314  20,531 

02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (In thousands of reais)

1 - Code  2 – Description  3 - 03/31/2006  4 - 12/31/2005 
Total liabilities  17,875,727  17,431,097 
2.01  Current liabilities  1,807,491  1,688,929 
2.01.01  Loans and credit facilities  461,852  416,391 
2.01.02  Debentures  326,695  342,622 
2.01.02.01  4th issue debentures  74,998  99,998 
2.01.02.02  5th issue debentures  149,229  148,917 
2.01.02.03  Interest on debentures  102,468  93,707 
2.01.03  Suppliers  39,011  77,781 
2.01.04  Taxes, fees and contributions  116,179  106,131 
2.01.04.01  Paes Program  40,114  39,401 
2.01.04.02  Cofins and Pasep  37,197  39,470 
2.01.04.03  Corporate Income Tax  6,719  2,040 
2.01.04.04  Social Contribution  1,341  2,536 
2.01.04.05  I.N.S.S. (Social Security) 17,090  17,320 
2.01.04.06  Withholding Tax  9,929  1,206 
2.01.04.07  Others  3,789  4,158 
2.01.05  Dividends payable 
2.01.06  Provisions  27,288  28,520 
2.01.06.01  For contingencies with suppliers  9,646  12,087 
2.01.06.02  For contingencies with customers  17,642  16,433 
2.01.07  Debt with related companies 
2.01.08  Others  836,466  717,484 
2.01.08.01  Salaries and payroll charges  142,105  117,289 
2.01.08.02  Services  81,832  108,323 
2.01.08.03  Interest on own capital payable  529,921  409,725 
2.01.08.04  Deferred taxes and contributions  70,015  70,893 
2.01.08.05  Amounts refundable  10,875  8,642 
2.01.08.06  Other liabilities  1,718  2,612 
2.02  Long-term liabilities  7,373,431  7,259,620 
2.02.01  Loans and credit facilities  4,229,147  4,144,798 
2.02.02  Debentures  1,766,581  1,760,410 
2.02.02.01  5th issue debentures  149,229  148,917 
2.02.02.02  6th issue debentures  617,085  614,383 
2.02.02.03  7th issue debentures  301,226  300,516 
2.02.02.04  8th issue debentures  699,041  696,594 
2.02.03  Provisions  593,771  579,808 
2.02.03.01  For labor claims  29,752  28,576 
2.02.03.02  For civil and tax claims  89,716  85,758 
2.02.03.03  For suppliers  185,660  179,812 
2.02.03.04  For customers  266,255  261,464 
2.02.03.05  For environmental matters  22,388  24,198 

02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (Thousand Reais)

1 – Code  2 - Description  3 - 03/31/2006  4 - 12/31/2005 
2.02.04  Debts with related companies 
2.02.05  Others  783,932  774,604 
2.02.05.01  Deferred taxes and contributions  135,752  133,443 
2.02.05.02  Paes Program  250,721  256,114 
2.02.05.03  Social security liabilities  287,824  276,558 
2.02.05.04  Refundable amounts  73,829  73,829 
2.02.05.05  Other accounts payable  35,806  34,660 
2.03  Deferred income 
2.05  Shareholders' equity  8,694,805  8,482,548 
2.05.01  Paid-up capital  3,403,688  3,403,688 
2.05.02  Capital reserves  92,743  78,820 
2.05.02.01  Support for projects reserve  76,963  63,040 
2.05.02.02  Incentive reserves  15,780  15,780 
2.05.03  Revaluation Reserves  2,506,024  2,529,771 
2.05.03.01  Own assets  2,506,024  2,529,771 
2.05.03.02  Controlled/Associated companies 
2.05.04  Profit reserves  2,470,269  2,470,269 
2.05.04.01  Legal  215,273  215,273 
2.05.04.02  Statutory 
2.05.04.03  For contingencies 
2.05.04.04  Unrealized profits 
2.05.04.05  Retained earnings 
2.05.04.06  Special for undistributed dividends 
2.05.04.07  Other profit reserves  2,254,996  2,254,996 
2.05.04.07.01  Reserve for investments  2,254,996  2,254,996 
2.05.05  Retained earnings/accumulated losses  222,081 

03.01 - INCOME STATEMENT (Thousand Reais)

1 - Code  2 – Description  3 -
 01/01/2006
 to 03/31/2006 
4 -
 01/01/2006
 to 03/31/2006 
5 -
 01/01/2005
 to 03/31/2005 
6 -
 01/01/2005
 to 03/31/2005 
3.01  Gross sales and/or services revenue  1,456,757  1,456,757  1,252,008  1,252,008 
3.01.01  Water supply - Retail  760,485  760,485  652,077  652,077 
3.01.02  Water supply - Wholesale  64,135  64,135  57,730  57,730 
3.01.03  Sewage collection and treatment  609,116  609,116  521,632  521,632 
3.01.04  Other services rendered  23,021  23,021  20,569  20,569 
3.02  Gross revenue deductions  (112,163) (112,163) (93,339) (93,339)
3.02.01  Tax on Revenues (COFINS) (92,155) (92,155) (76,689) (76,689)
3.02.02  Tax on Revenues (PASEP) (20,008) (20,008) (16,650) (16,650)
3.03  Net sales and/or services revenue  1,344,594  1,344,594  1,158,669  1,158,669 
3.04  Cost of sales and/or services sold  (599,465) (599,465) (557,305) (557,305)
3.05  Gross profit  745,129  745,129  601,364  601,364 
3.06  Operating expenses/revenue  (287,215) (287,215) (370,554) (370,554)
3.06.01  Selling  (135,743) (135,743) (113,011) (113,011)
3.06.02  General and administrative  (60,728) (60,728) (74,564) (74,564)
3.06.03  Financial  (90,744) (90,744) (182,979) (182,979)
3.06.03.01  Financial income  29,870  29,870  24,523  24,523 
3.06.03.01.01  Financial income  29,870  29,870  24,523  24,523 
3.06.03.01.02  Tax on Revenues (COFINS/PASEP)
3.06.03.02  Financial expenses  (120,614) (120,614) (207,502) (207,502)
3.06.03.02.01  Financial expenses  (120,614) (120,614) (207,502) (207,502)
3.06.04  Other operating revenue 
3.06.05  Other operating expenses 
3.06.06  Equity result 
3.07  Operating income  457,914  457,914  230,810  230,810 
3.08  Non-operating income  603  603  (518) (518)
3.08.01  Revenues  2,047  2,047  618  618 
3.08.01.01  Revenues  2,929  2,929  836  836 
3.08.01.02  Tax on Revenues (COFINS/PASEP) (882) (882) (218) (218)
3.08.02  Expenses  (1,444) (1,444) (1,136) (1,136)
3.08.02.01  Loss on disposal of fixed assets  (1,365) (1,365) (884) (884)
3.08.02.02  Provision for Lost Tax Incentives 
3.08.02.03  Tax Incentives 
3.08.02.04  Others  (79) (79) (252) (252)
3.09  Income before taxes/interests  458,517  458,517  230,292  230,292 
3.10  Provision for Income Tax and Social
 Contribution 
(116,324) (116,324) (78,589) (78,589)
3.10.01  Provision for Income Tax  (92,772) (92,772) (62,469) (62,469)
3.10.02  Provision for Social Contribution  (23,552) (23,552) (16,120) (16,120)
3.11  Deferred income tax  (5,497) (5,497) 8,447  8,447 
3.11.01  Deferred income tax  3,332  3,332  12,400  12,400 
3.11.02  Deferred social contribution  (8,829) (8,829) (3,953) (3,953)
3.11.03  Reversal of deferred income tax 
3.12  Statutory corporate interests/contributions  (8,780) (8,780) (8,780) (8,780)
3.12.01  Corporate interests 
3.12.02  Contributions  (8,780) (8,780) (8,780) (8,780)
3.12.02.01  Extraordinary item  (8,780) (8,780) (8,780) (8,780)
3.13  Reversal of interest on own capital 
3.15  Profit/Loss for the Year  327,916  327,916  151,370  151,370 
  Number of Shares, Ex-Treasury Shares
(Thou) 
28,479,577  28,479,577  28,479,577  28,479,577 
  PROFIT PER SHARE  0.01151  0.01151  0.00532  0.00532 
  LOSS PER SHARE         



 
01444-3    CIA SANEAMENTO BÁSICO ESTADO SÃO PAULO    43.776.517/0001-80 
 
 
 
04.01 – EXPLANATORY NOTES 
 

(Amounts in thousands of Brazilian reais-R$, unless otherwise stated)

1. OPERATIONS

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (“SABESP” or the “company”) is engaged in the operation of public water and sewage systems in the State of São Paulo, providing water and sewage services to a broad range of residential, commercial, industrial and government customers. The Company also provides water on a wholesale basis to certain municipalities in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region that do not have water production systems.

The Company provides water and sewage services in 368 municipalities in the State of São Paulo, nearly all of which are through concessions granted by the municipalities and most of them with 30-year term. The 17 (seventeen) concession contracts that expired in 2005, have been extended or are under negotiation. In 2006, 135 contracts are going to expire and the rest between 2007 and 2034. Management expects that the referred concessions will be renewed or extended, thus there will not be a discontinuity of the water supply and sewage collection. The net book value of property, plant and equipment items relating to the municipalities where the concessions are under negotiation (2005) or will expire in 2006, totals R$ 1.53 billion.

The Company does not hold a formal concession to provide water and sewage services in the City of São Paulo, which accounts for a substantial portion of the sales and services rendered. In Santos, a municipality located in the Santos Coastal Area, which also has a significant population, the Company operates under a public deed of authorization, like in some other municipalities in the Santos Coastal Area and in the Ribeira Valley, where the Company started operating after the merger of companies that formed SABESP.

2. PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil and regulations with the Brazilian Securities Commission (“CVM”).

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES

(a) Determination of results of operations

(i) Revenue from sales and services

Revenue from water and sewer services is recognized as water is consumed or as services are provided. Revenue from water and sewer services rendered but not billed is recorded as unbilled customer accounts receivable based on monthly estimates in order to match such revenue with costs incurred.

(ii) Financial income and expenses

Primarily comprised of interest and monetary and exchange variations on loans and financing, and financial investments, calculated and reported on the accrual basis of accounting.

(iii) Income tax and social contribution

Income tax and social contribution are recorded on an accrual basis. The provisions for income tax and deferred income tax on tax losses and on temporary differences are recorded at the base-rate of 15% plus an additional of 10%. The provisions for social contribution on net income and deferred social contribution on tax losses and on temporary differences are recorded at the rate of 9%.

(iv) Other income and expenses

Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis.

(b) Financial Investments

Those comprise mainly Financial Investment Funds (FIF) and CDB – Banking Deposit Certificate and are stated of cost plus accrued interest (pro-rata temporis) until the end of the period, up to the limit of market value.

(c) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts for receivable balances in excess of R$ 5 and overdue for more than 360 days and in excess of R$ 30 and overdue for more than 360 days, which are under judicial collection proceedings. The amount is deemed by the Management to be sufficient to cover probable losses, based on an aging analysis of receipts, taking into consideration the expected recovery in the different categories of customers. For accounts receivable balances under R$ 5 and overdue more than 180 days, such balances are written off through a direct charge to income.

(d) Inventories

Inventories of materials used in operations and in the maintenance of the Company’s water and sewage systems are stated at the lower of average acquisition cost or realizable value and are classified in current assets.

Inventories for capital projects are classified under property, plant and equipment and are stated at the average acquisition cost.

(e) Other current assets and long-term receivables

Other current assets and long-term receivables are stated at the lower of acquisition cost or realization value, plus accrued interest, when applicable.

(f) Property, plant & equipment

These are stated at adjusted cost up to December 31, 1995, and take the following into consideration:

Depreciation of property, plant & equipment is recorded using the straight-line method at the annual rates mentioned in Note 6a.

Revaluation of property, plant and equipment items carried out in two stages, in 1990 and 1991, based on an appraisal report issued by independent experts. The referred revaluation was stated with a corresponding entry to the “Revaluation Reserve” account, in Shareholder’s Equity, and is realized through depreciation, sale and disposal of the respective assets, with a corresponding entry to the “Retained Earnings” account. .

Interest charges on financings raised with third parties for construction in progress are capitalized as part of the cost of assets.

Deferred charges are amortized on the straight-line basis over five years as from the date when benefits start to be generated.

(g) Loans and Financing

Loans and financing are adjusted by indexation charges and foreign exchange variations and include accruals for related interest expenses.

(h) Provision for vacation pay

The provision for vacation pay and respective payroll charges is accrued as earned.

(i) Provision for contingencies

Provisions for contingencies are recorded to cover losses, assessed as probable by legal councilors and in the amount estimated on March 31, 2006, related to labor, tax, environmental and commercial litigations in administrative and judicial levels. The balances of the provision for contingencies are presented net of the respective judicial deposits. For comparison purposes we have performed the reclassifications in the financial statements of 2005.

(j) Environmental costs

Expenditures relating to ongoing environmental programs are recorded in the income statement as incurred. Ongoing programs are designed and performed with a view to minimize the environmental impact of the operations and to manage the environmental risks related to the Company’s activities. Provisions for contingent losses related to environmental claims are recorded when they are considered to be probable and reasonably estimable by the Company’s management.

(k) Private Pension Plan

The Company sponsors a private defined benefit pension plan. CVM Deliberation 371 of December 13, 2000 determines the recognition of actuarial liabilities exceeding the fair value of the assets of the pension plans. Liabilities ascertained at December 31, 2001 have been recognized over a period of 5 years, as from fiscal year 2002.

(l) Other current liabilities and long-term liabilities

These are stated at their known or estimated amounts, including accrued charges and monetary and foreign exchange variations, when applicable.

(m) Interest on shareholder’s equity

This interest has been recorded in accordance with Law 9249/95, for tax deductibility purposes, being limited to the daily pro-rata variation of the Long-term Interest Rate (TJLP) and recorded in conformity with CVM Deliberation 207/96.

(n) Profit per thousand shares

Profit per thousand shares is calculated based on the number of shares outstanding at the balance sheet date.

(o) Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts or revenues and expenses for the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

4. CUSTOMERS

(a) Balance sheet balances

    March 06    December 05 
     
Private-sector customers:         
Accounts Receivable    841,856    813,306 
 Agreements    153,777    142,139 
     
    995,633    955,445 
Public Entities:         
 Municipal    393,134    377,373 
 Federal    20,999    19,391 
Agreements    66,087    59,408 
     
    480,220    456,172 
Wholesale customers - municipal authorities: (i)        
Guarulhos    304,536    294,035 
Mauá    97,867    94,887 
Mogi das Cruzes    4,058    4,145 
Santo André    265,051    256,063 
São Caetano do Sul    2,706    2,708 
Diadema    76,937    76,054 
     
    751,155    727,892 
     
 
Unbilled amounts    233,993    239,832 
     
Subtotal    2,461,001    2,379,341 
Allowance for doubtful accounts    962,557)   (920,736)
     
Total Customer    1,498,444    1,458,605 
Current portion    1,227,224    1,195,249 
Long-term portion (ii)   271,220    263,356 
     
    1,498,444    1,458,605 
     

(i) Wholesale customers - municipal authorities - Accounts receivable from wholesale customers relate to the wholesale of treated water to certain municipalities, which are responsible for distribution, billing and collection with the final customers, as follows:

    March 06    December 05 
     
Balance in the beginning of the period    727,892    632,244 
Billings for services provided    64,135    241,126 
Collections - current year services    (27,731)   (113,496)
Collections - prior year services    (13,141)   (31,982)
     
Balance at the end of the period    751,155    727,892 
     
Current portion    13,108    13,092 
Long term portion    738,047    714,800 

(v) Long-term receivables - Past-due and renegotiated balances with customers and past-due receivables related to the wholesale of water to municipal authorities. It is stated net of the provision for doubtful accounts in the amount of R$ 545,675 on March 31, 2006 (Dec/2005 - R$ 519,632).

(b) Customer accounts receivable aging summary

    March 06    December 05 
     
Current    729,555    669,917 
Past due:         
Up to 30 days    171,569    174,129 
From 31 to 60 days   81,808    86,206 
From 61 to 90 days   61,006    61,743 
From 91 to 120 days   60,151    52,237 
From 121 to 180 days    105,703    95,253 
From 181 to 360 days    157,958    240,533 
Over 360 days    1,093,251    999,323 
     
Total    2,461,001    2,379,341 
     

(c) Allowance for doubtful accounts

(i) The amount of the supplement to the provision may be represented as follows:

    1Q06    1Q05 
     
Balance at beginning of year    920,736    759,640 
 
Private-sector customers/government entities    15,777    10,636 
Wholesale customers    26,044    24,199 
     
 
Additions in the fiscal year    41,821    34,835 
     
Current Balance    962,557    794,475 
     
 
Current portion    416,882    375,707 
Long-term portion    545,675    418,768 

(ii) In the income

The Company recorded direct charges for probable losses in the accounts receivable incurred in the first quarter of 2006 in the amount of R$ 68,222 (net of recoveries of R$ 26,401 up to R$ 5 and R$ 41,821 over R$ 5), directly to the income for the period, recorded as selling expenses. Those losses amounted to R$ 45,862 in the first quarter of 2005.

    1Q06    1Q05 
     
Provisions (over five thousand reais)   (47,979)   (37,290)
Recoveries (over five thousand reais)   6,158    2,455 
Write-offs (lower than or equal to five thousand reais)   (44,486)   (31,261)
Recoveries (lower than or equal to five thousand reais)   18,085    20,234 
     
Expenses (note 15)   (68,222)   (45,862)
     

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company is party to a number of transactions with its majority shareholder, the State Government, and its related agencies.

(a) Accounts Receivable from the state Government of the State

    March 06    December 05 
       
Current receivables:         
  Water and sewage services (i)   129,357    111,550 
  GESP Agreement    56,344    54,806 
       
Total current    185,701    166,356 
       
 
Long term:         
Water and sewage services -GESP Agreement    117,385    127,879 
Reimbursement for pension benefits paid (ii)   695,630    672,715 
       
Total long term    813,015    800,594 
       
Total receivable from shareholder    998,716    966,950 
       
 
Water and sewage services    303,086    294,235 
Reimbursement for pension benefits    695,630    672,715 
       
    998,716    966,950 
       
 
(b) Interest on shareholders’ equity    325,366    260,240 
       
 
(c) Operating Revenues         
 
Gross revenue from sales and services    1Q06    1Q05 
       
Water sales    40,382    35,691 
Sewage services    33,842    27,331 
Collections    (56,417)   (42,422)

The Company does not record an allowance for doubtful accounts for any amounts due from the State Government or entities controlled by the State Government, since it does not expect losses on such receivables.

(i) Water and sewage services

The Company provides water and sewage services to the State Government and its related agencies under conditions that management believes are equal to those with third parties, except for the settlement of amounts outstanding, as described further below in items (iii) and (iv).

(ii) Reimbursement for pension and benefits paid.

Reimbursement for pension and benefits paid represents supplementary pension and leave benefit paid by the Company to former employees of State Government-owned companies which merged to form SABESP. These amounts should be reimbursed to the Company by the State Government, as the primary obligor, in conformity with Law No. 200/74.

(iii) GESP Agreement

On December 11, 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with the State of São Paulo Government, through the State Department of Finance and the State Department of Water and Energy - “DAEE”, having the State Department of Water Resources, Sanitation and Works as intervening party, under which the State Government, by force of Law no 200/74, acknowledged to be responsible for the benefit arising out of supplementation of retirement and pension payments and agreed to pay amounts it owed to the Company in respect of water and sewage services. The value to date of the Agreement was R$ 678,830, of which R$ 320,623 refer to supplemental retirement and pension benefits in the period from March 1986 until November 2001, and R$ 358,207 refer to water supply and sewage collection services invoiced and due from 1985 until December 1, 2001.

Considering the strategic importance of Taiacupeba, Jundiaí, Biritiba, Paraitinga and Ponte Nova reservoirs, for ensuring the volume of water of the Alto Tietê System to be maintained, the Water and Electric Power Department - “DAEE” will transfer these assets to the Company as partial amortization, by means of credit assignment, of the amount owed by the State. The reservoirs evaluation works has been completed and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, which works indicated an amount of R$ 300,880 (base date - June, 2002), as shown in the respective report.

Based on official notice no. 53/2005 of the State Capital Defense Council - “CODEC”, dated March 21, 2005, negotiations have restarted between the Company and the State Government with a view to restate the debt for supplementary retirement and pension benefits, under the terms defined in the GESP agreement, including amounts due after November, 2001. These negotiations shall result in a second amendment to the Agreement between the State Government and SABESP. The Company shall retain FIPECAFI to validate the actual values to be reimbursed by the State Government, taking into account the legal advice provided by the General Office of the State Attorney.

Once the amounts and any monetary adjustment criterion are established, SABESP will be able to take applicable actions with “DAEE” in order to transfer the ownership rights to the Alto Tietê System reservoirs, since no legal restraint exists any more, once the State Government has timely filed an appeal against the decision that had granted the public civil action and managed to obtain the suspension of the effects thereof.

This second amendment shall also include the criteria for monthly recovery of the future amounts to be disbursed by SABESP.

Since these negotiations are still in the early stages, it is not possible to determine the net effects on the balance sheet resulting from such negotiation. Management does not expect to incur significant net losses relating to any differences between the amounts recorded as due from the State Government and the amounts actually paid by SABESP.

The balances for water and sewage services were included in the 1st amendment, as described below (iv).

(iv) First Amendment to GESP Agreement

On March 22, 2004, the Company and the State Government amended the terms of the original GESP Agreement, thereby (1) consolidating and acknowledging amounts due from the State Government for water and sewage services through February 2004, monetarily adjusted through February 2004; (2) formally providing for the offset of amounts due from the State Government against interest on shareholder’s equity declared by the Company and any other debt owed to the State Government at December 31, 2003, which were monetarily adjusted through February 2004; and (3) defining the payment terms of the remaining obligations of the State Government for water and sewage services.

Under the terms of the Amendment, the State Government acknowledged amounts due to the Company for water and sewage services provided through February 2004, in the amount of R$ 581,779, including monetary adjustments based on the Reference Rate (“TR”) at the end of each fiscal year through February 2004. The Company acknowledged amounts due to the State Government with respect to interest on shareholders’ equity of R$ 518,732, including (1) amounts declared and paid relating to years prior to 2003 (R$ 126,967), (2) monetary adjustments on these amounts based on the annual change in the Consumer Prices Index (IPC/FIPE) through February 2004 (R$ 31,098); and (3) amounts declared and paid relating to 2003 (R$ 360,667).

The Company and the State Government have agreed to the reciprocal offset of R$ 404,889 (monetarily adjusted through February 2004). The remaining obligation of R$ 176,890 at February 29, 2004 will be payable in monthly installments from May 2005 through April 2009, which will be subject to monthly monetary adjustment at the Expanded Consumer Price Index (IPCA/IBGE), plus 0.5% .

The Amendment to the GESP Agreement does not provide for amounts owed by the State Government for supplementary retirement and pension plan benefits, paid by the Company on behalf of the State Government. Such amounts continue to be subject to the terms of the original GESP Agreement. Part of such amounts may be netted upon the transfer of the reservoirs that make up the Alto Tietê System. The Company and the State Government are negotiating the transfer and netting of the additional amounts owed.

Management believes that the amounts owed by the State Government shall be received and it is not estimated that losses will be incurred with such accounts receivable.

(b) Cash and cash equivalents

The Company’s balance of banks and short-term investments accounts with financial institutions controlled by the State Government was R$ 445,145 at March 31, 2006 (R$ 242,021 at December 31, 2005). The financial income from such investments was R$ 12,713 and R$ 3,638 in fiscal years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

(c) Agreement for use of reservoirs

The Company uses the Guarapiranga and Billings reservoirs and a portion of some of the reservoirs of the Alto Tietê System, which are owned by another company controlled by the State of São Paulo Government. The Company does not pay any fee for the use of these reservoirs, but is responsible for maintaining and funding there.

The Company has the right to draw water and exploit the reservoirs for a period of 30 years, corn led as from 1997.

6. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

     
    Mar/06    Dec/05 
     
        Accumulated         
        Depreciation/         
    Cost    Amortization    Net       Net 
 
In use                 
 Water systems:                 
     Land    937,416      937,416    938,589 
     Buildings    2,664,823    (1,339,665)   1,325,158    1,347,845 
     Connections    802,476    (325,889)   476,587    481,894 
     Water meters    273,075    (137,422)   135,653    135,512 
     Networks    3,242,929    (958,321)   2,284,608    2,297,167 
     Equipment    249,596    (159,195)   90,401    92,619 
     Others    505,655    (219,603)   286,052    285,314 
Sub total    8,675,970    (3,140,095)   5,535,875    5,578,940 
 
 Sewage system:                 
     Land    352,114      352,114    352,080 
     Buildings    1,464,364    (530,023)   934,341    941,552 
     Connections    850,257    (327,939)   522,318    526,334 
     Networks    4,669,793    (1,058,729)   3,611,064    3,626,180 
     Equipment    502,528    (363,299)   139,229    148,870 
     Others    15,733    (1,180)   14,553    14,500 
Sub total    7,854,789    (2,281,170)   5,573,619    5,609,516 
 
 General use:                 
       Land    107,707      107,707    102,952 
       Buildings    121,854    (66,589)   55,265    55,890 
       Transportation equipment    133,906    (124,515)   9,391    10,591 
       Furniture, fixtures and equip.    278,747    (182,433)   96,314    99,368 
   Free lease land    20,556      20,556    25,312 
   Free lease assets    8,462    (2,536)   5,926    6,520 
Sub total    671,232    (376,073)   295,159    300,633 
 
Subtotal in use    17,201,991    (5,797,338)   11,404,653    11,489,089 
 
Construction in progress:                 
 Water systems    720,940      720,940    683,094 
 Sewage systems    1,451,516      1,451,516    1,421,491 
 Others    20,204      20,204    19,907 
 
Subtotal construction in progress    2,192,660      2,192,660    2,124,492 
 
Intangible assets    585,418    (85,415)   500,003    502,518 
 
Total    19,980,069    (5,882,753)   14,097,316    14,116,099 

(a) Depreciation:

Depreciation is calculated at the following annual rates: buildings – 4%; networks – 2%; equipment – 10%; water meters – 10%; transportation equipment – 20%; IT equipment – 20%; building connections – 5% furniture, fixtures and equipment – 10%.

Amortization of intangible assets is effected during the term of the concession agreements entered into with the municipalities

(b) Construction in progress

The estimated disbursements as from April 2006, up to 2011, relating to the works already contracted, is approximately R$ 818,000 (information not reviewed by the independent auditors).

(c) Disposals of property, plant an equipment

In the first quarter of 2006, the Company wrote-off property, plant and equipment in the amount of R$ 2,546, resulting in a total loss of R$ 1,365 (2005 – R$ 884), related to the group of properties in use, due to obsolescence, theft and sale.

(d) Expropriations

As a result of the implementation of priority projects related to the water and sewage systems there was the need to expropriate or establish rights of way over third party properties, in conformity with the relevant legislation. The owner’s of these properties will be compensated either through negotiated settlements or judicial arbitration. Disbursements to be effected as from second quarter of 2006 are estimated to be approximately R$ 279,900 (information not reviewed by the independent auditors), which will be paid out of Company funds. The related assets acquired as a result of these negotiations are recorded as property, plant and equipment when the expropriation is complete. The total amount of property, plant and equipment referring to expropriations in the first quarter of 2006 was R$ 1,212 (2005 – R$ 407).

(e) Tax effects on revaluation of assets

Property, plant and equipment items were revaluated in 1990 and 1991 and have been depreciated at annual rates which take into consideration the estimated remaining economic

useful lives of the assets as determined in the respective valuation reports that, as a rule, fall within the ranges of the above presented rates.

As permitted by CVM Instruction 197/93, the Company did not record a provision for the tax effects (deferred taxes) on the surplus of the revaluation of property, plant and equipment carried out in 1990 and 1991. Had the income tax and social contribution on the revaluation reserve been accounted for, the unrealized amount at March 31, 2006 would be R$ 453,397 (Dec/2005 - R$ 461,068). In the period from January to March, 2006 the realized revaluation reserve was R$ 23,748 (January to March, 2005 – R$ 22,306).

(f) Intangible Assets

As of the fiscal year 1998, negotiations relating to new concessions started to be carried out based on the economic-financial results of the relevant business, as established on appraisal reports, issued by independent experts.

The amount defined in the respective contracting instrument, after the celebration of the deal together with the municipality, with the realization by means of underwriting stock of the Company or in cash, it is registered under this line item and amortized over the concession period, normally on a 30-year term.

7 - LOANS AND CREDIT FACILITIES

(i) Debt balance of loans and credit facilities

    Mar/06    Dec/05                 
                                       
    Short     Long        Short     Long        Final    Annual    Monetary     
    Term     Term    Total    Term     Term    Total    Maturity    Interest Rate    Adjustment    Guarantees 
                                       
 
Domestic                                         
 
União Federal /                                        Gov,Est,S, 
Banco do Brasil    199,415    1,987,390    2,186,805    194,238    2,028,429    2,222,667    2014    8.5%    UPR    Paulo 
Debentures 4th                                         
Issue    74,998      74,998    99,998      99,998    2006    CDI+1.2%     
Debentures 5th                                CDI+1.1%         
Issue    149,229    149,229    298,458    148,917    148,917    297,834    2007    and 10.65%    IGP-M   
Debentures 6th                                CDI+1.75%         
Issue      617,085    617,085      614,383    614,383    2010    and 11%    IGP-M   
Debentures 7th                                CDI+1.5%         
Issue      301,226    301,226      300,516    300,516    2010    and 10.8%    IGP-M   
Debentures 8yh                                CDI+1.5%         
Issue      699,041    699,041      696,594    696,594    2011    and 10.75%    IGP-M   
                                        Own 
CEF    44,141    463,050    507,191    42,938    459,919    502,857    2007 to 2022    5 % to 9.5%    UPR    Resources 
FIDC –                                        Own 
SABESP I    27,778    222,222    250,000          2011    CDI+0.7%      Resources 
                                        Own 
BNDES    29,688    177,357    207,045    28,699    182,358    211,057    2013    3% + TJLP      Resources 
                                12% / CDI /         
Others    2,566    23,907    26,473    2,505    24,308    26,813    2008 to 2011    TJLP+6%    UPR   
Interest and                                         
Charges    124,732      124,732    115,554      115,554                 
                         
 
Total Domestic    652,547    4,640,507    5,293,054    632,849    4,455,424    5,088,273                 
                         
 
 
Abroad                                         
                                    Currency     
BIRD                                    basket var +     
US$ 6,449 mil    9,340    4,671    14,011    10,049    5,023    15,072    2007    4.59%    US$    Fed. Govern. 
Soc,Génerale                                         
EUR 1,020 mil    2,684      2,684    2,824      2,824    2006    3.92%    EUR    Fed. Govern. 
                                    Currency     
BID                                    basket var +     
US$ 437,888 mil    94,198    857,069    951,267    101,157    918,103    1,019,260    2007 a 2025    3 % to 7.7%    US$    Fed. Govern. 
Euro Bônus                                         
US$ 225,000 mil      488,790    488,790      526,658    526,658    2008    12%    US$   
JBIC                                         
Yene 254,176                                1.8% and         
mil      4,691    4,691          2029    2.5%    Yene   
Interests and                                         
charges    29,778      29,778    12,134      12,134                 
                         
 
Total abroad    136,000    1,355,221    1,491,221    126,164    1,449,784    1,575,948                 
         
 
Total    788,547    5,995,728    6,784,275    759,013    5,905,208    6,664,221                 
       

As of March 31, 2006 the Company did not have balances of loans and financings obtained in short term. 
 
Exchange rate as March 31, 2006: USD 2.1724; EUR 2.63273; Yen 0.018456 
 
UPR: Standard Reference Unit - TJLP : Long Term Interest Rate 
CUREENCY BASKET VARIATION:: Value referring to the BID and BIRD account - EUR: Euro 
CDI: Interbank Deposit Certificate - IGP-M: General Market Prices Index 

(ii) FIDC

On March 23, it was issued a single series of senior quotas and 26 (twenty six) subordinated quotas, kept in a deposit account in the name of their respective holders, with unit value at the issue date corresponding to R$ 500,000.00 (five hundred thousand reais). Senior quotas will be amortized in 54 (fifty four) monthly installments. Subordinated quotas have been underwritten and paid up exclusively by SABESP. The Fund will have a parameter of profitability corresponding to 100% (one hundred per cent) over the DI Rate, added by a pre-fixed coupon of 0.70% (seventy centesimal points per cent) interest per year based on 252 working days, observed the terms of its Regulation

The Fund is managed by Caixa Econômica Federal and has as custody and underwriting agent the Banco do Brasil S.A.

The resources obtained in the amount of R$ 250 million will be used by the Company for settling debts maturing during fiscal year 2006.

(iii) Settlement Schedule of Loans and Financings

The total debt volume to be paid up to the end of 2006 is R$ 677,096, being the amount indexed to the North American dollar and to the Euro of R$ 114,984 and the amount of R$ 562,112 refers to interest and principal of loans in Brazilian reais.

               INSTITUTION  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  onwards   TOTAL
DOMESTIC
União Federal/Banco do Brasil
Caixa Econômica Federal - CEF
Debentures
FIDC – SABESP I
BNDES
Others
Interest and Charges 

141,820
32,820
224,227
13,889
24,407
1,910
123,039

213,141
47,779
381,042 
55,556
31,028
4,650
1,693 

231,990
51,733
-
55,555
31,028
5,257

252,505
54,900
747,003
55,556
31,028
5,083

274,836
58,938
289,495
55,555
31,028
4,995

299,140
63,834
349,041
13,889
31,028
4,578

773,373
197,187
-
-
27,498
-
-

2,186,805
507,191
1,990,808
250,000
207,045
26,473
124,732 
Total Domestic  562,112  734,889  375,563 1,146,075  714,847  761,510  998,058 5,293,054 
FOREIGN
BIRD
Société Génerale
BID
Euro Bonds
JBIC
Interests and Charges 

9,340
2,684
73,182
-
-
29,778 

4,671
-
94,655
-
-

-
-
67,044
488,790
-

-
-
67,044
-
-

-
-
67,044
-
-

-
-
67,043
-
127

-
-
515,255
-
4,564

14,011
2,684
951,267
488,790
4,691
29,778 
Total Foreign  114,984  99,326  555,834  67,044  67,044  67,170  519,819  1,491,221
Grand Total  677,096  834,215  931,397 1,213,119  781,891  828,680 1,517,877 6,784,275 

(iv) Short Term Debt Structure

Owe of the Company’s main goals is to reduce its foreign currency debt exposure the reduction of the exposure of debt in seeking to minimize costs and volatility over its income.

8. TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

(a) Balance sheet accounts

      March 06    December 05 
         
   In current assets (i)        
   Deferred income tax    7,593    7,889 
   Deferred social contribution    5,397    15,626 
         
      12,990    23,515 
         
   In long-term assets (ii)        
   Deferred income tax    224,475    218,288 
   Deferred social contribution    83,074    80,532 
         
      307,549    298,820 
         
   In current liabilities (iii)        
   Deferred PASEP    21,580    21,827 
   Deferred COFINS    48,435    49,066 
         
      70,015    70,893 
         
   In long-term liabilities (iv)        
   Deferred income tax    61,558    62,162 
   Deferred social contribution    17,652    17,869 
   Deferred PASEP    15,538    14,980 
   Deferred COFINS    41,004    38,432 
         
      135,752    133,443 
         
 
      1Q06    1Q05 
   For the Period         
   Income tax    (92,772)   (62,469)
   Deferred income tax    3,332    12,400 
         
      (89,440)   (50,069)
         
   For the Period         
   Social contribution    (23,552)   (16,120)
   Deferred social contribution    (8,829)   (3,953)
         
      (32,381)   (20,073)
         

(b) Deferred Assets

(i) In Current Assets

Mainly calculated on temporary differences in the amount of R$ 30,371 (Dec/2005 - R$ 31,557). The tax loss carry forwards basis of social contribution accumulated in March 31, 2006 was R$ 29,597 (Dec/2005 - R$ 142,061), which will be realized with taxable income in 2006.

(ii) In Long-Term Assets

Mainly calculated on temporary differences in the amount of R$ 897,899 (Dec/2005 - R$ 873,152) for income tax and R$ 923,043 (Dec/2005 - R$ 894,795) for social contribution, which will be realized as these differences become deductible for income tax purposes.

(iii) In current liabilities

Substantially calculated on amounts invoiced to government agencies, with taxes being deducted upon receipt of the invoices.

(iv) In long-term liabilities

- Income tax and social contribution

Substantially calculated on temporary differences in the amount of R$ 246,233 (Dec/2005 - R$ 248,651) for income tax and R$ 196,127 (Dec/2005 - R$ 198,545) for social contribution.

- PASEP and COFINS

Substantially calculated on sales to public agencies, the tax assessment being made at the time of acknowledgment of the invoices.

(c) Reconciliation of the effective tax rate

The amount recorded as income tax and social contribution expenses in the financial statements is reconciled from the nominal rates provided by law, as shown below:

    1Q06    1Q05 
 
Profit before taxes    458,517    230,292 
Statutory rate    34%    34% 
       
Tax expense at statutory rate    (155,896)   (78,299)
Permanent differences         
Realization of revaluation reserve    (8,074)   (7,584)
Interest on shareholders’ equity    44,058    12,988 
Other differences    (1,909)   2,753 
       
Income and social contribution taxes    (121,821)   (70,142)
       
 
Current income tax and social contribution    116,324    78,589 
Deferred    5,497    (8,447)
       
    (121,821)   (70,142)
       
 
Effective rate    27%    30% 

9. PAES – Special Debt Refinancing

The Company filed a Request for Special Payment into Installments – “PAES”, on July 15, 2003, as provided for by Law no. 10.684, of May 30, 2003, which request includes COFINS and PASEP debts involved in a lawsuit brought against the enforcement of Law no. 9718/98, and consolidated the previously outstanding balance of the Tax Recovery Program – “REFIS”, in the mount of R$316,953. The debt shall be paid in 120 months, added by interests at the TJLP rate, the amount thereof being subject to homologation by the Federal Revenue Service.

The amount paid in the 1st quarter of 2006 was R$ 9,969 (R$ 9,207 in the 1st quarter of 2005), and R$ 5,289 was accrued in the 1st quarter, 2006 (R$ 6,503 in the 1st quarter, 2005) related to interests.

The assets listed under the REFIS program, in the amount of R$ 249,034, remain as collateral in the PAES program.

10. PROVISIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES

                Financial
Expenses
   
    Dec/05    Additions    Exclusions      Mar/06 
                   
               
Customer claims (i)   279,509    6,570    (1,861)   12,624    296,842 
Contractor claims (ii)   194,356    1,231    (1,334)   3,332    197,585 
Civil and tax claims    85,758    14,629    (13,558)   2,887    89,716 
Labor claims (iv)   28,576    1,332    (754)   598    29,752 
Environmental    24,198    765    (2,690)   115    22,388 
   
Total    612,397    24,527    (20,197)   19,556    636,283 
 
Judicial Deposits    (4,069)   (11,332)   177      (15,224)
   
 
Total    608,328    13,195    (20,020)   19,556    621,059 
   

The Company has accrued in current liabilities, under the item “Provisions”, amounts related to judicial lawsuits in process, in phase of sentence. The presented balance of R$ 27,288 (Dec/2005 – R$ 28,520) is net of amounts already deposited totaling R$ 3,083 (Dec/2005 – R$ 3,037).

The Company, based on an with its legal advisors, recorded a provision in amount considered sufficient to meet probable losses arising from judicial lawsuits, recorded in long term liabilities, under item “Provisions”, the amount of R$ 593,771 (Dec/2005 – R$ 579,808), presented net of amounts already judicially deposited totaling R$ 12,141 (Dec/2005 – R$ 1,032).

(i) With customers – these refer to actions filed by commercial customers claiming tariff parity, and consequently, refund of amounts collected by the Company. Decisions to date have been both favorable and unfavorable to the Company in lower and/or appellate courts, with provisions having been duly booked for those classified as probable loss.

(ii) Contractors – these refer to actions filed by construction companies alleging underpayment of monetary adjustments, withholding of amounts related to disregard of effects of the Real Plan and economic-financial unbalance of the contract. These actions are currently processed at lower and/or appellate courts, with provisions having been duly booked for those classified as probable loss.

 

(iii) Civil claims – These refer to claims for material damages, pain and suffering and loss of profits caused to third parties, being currently processed in lower and/or appellate courts, with provisions having been duly booked for those classified as probable loss.

(iv) Labor claims – the Company is defending several labor claims, referring to overtime, health hazard and risk, prior dismissal notice, job diversion, salary parity and others, most of the amounts involved being under provisional or definite execution, at lower and/or appellate courts, thus being classified as of probable loss and, consequently, duly provisioned.

(v) Environmental claims – these refer to several administrative proceedings brought by public agencies, including Companhia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental – CETESB, seeking the imposition of fine for environmental damages purportedly caused by the Company.

Lawsuits classified as possible loss .
The Company is a defendant in lawsuits and administrative proceedings relating to environmental, tax, civil and labor issues, which are deemed by our legal advisors to be possible losses and which are not provisioned in the Company’s accounts. The aggregate amount referring to such proceedings is of approximately R$ 1,935,000 as of March 31, 2006 (Dec/05 – R$ 1,454,000).

11. PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS

The Company sponsors the Fundação SABESP de Seguridade Social - SABESPREV, an entity organized in August 1990 with the main purpose of managing SABESP’s complementary pension and health benefit plans.

The monthly contribution to the retirement plan – defined benefit corresponds to 2.10% from the Company and 2.31% from the participants

The contributions made by participants, presented above is average, as the amount of the discount depends on salary level’s, between 1% and 8.5% .

The health benefit program, which is made up by optional health plans, of free choice, is also funded by contributions from the sponsor and from participating employers, which in the period were as follows:

From the Company: 6.97%, on average, on the payroll;

12. BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES

In order to meet the provisions in CVM Deliberation nº 371 of December 13th, 2000, the amounts of the pension and retirement benefits granted on to be granted, to which employees are entitled after retirement are presented below:

On December 31st, 2005, based on the report of the public accountants, SABESP had a net actuarial commitment of R$ 329,772, which represents the difference between the present value of the Company’s obligations related to the participant employees, retired and pension holders and the assets in guarantee.

The Company has elected to recognize the liability over a five year period as from 2002. The Actuarial Liability as of March 31, 2006, in the amount of R$ 287,824 (Dec/2005 – R$ 276,558), is recorded in Long Term Liabilities.

For the fiscal year of 2006 the estimated expense is R$ 56,045. Expenses were recorded in the income statements from January to March, 2006, demonstrated as follows:

    1Q06    1Q05 
       
Transfer to SABESPrev    3,724    3,338 
Actuarial Liability Recorded    11,267    13,787 
       
Total recorded    14,991    17,125 

The amount related to the cost of past service is recorded as “extraordinary item”, net of tax effects, in the profit and loss statement.

13. PROFIT SHARING

Based on the negotiations performed between the Company and the entities that represent the functional classes, the Profit Sharing Program has been implemented considering the period from July 2005 to June 2006, with the distribution of the amount corresponding up to one payroll, in accordance with the results achieved.

In the quarter ended on March 31st, 2006, it has been accrued the amount of R$ 13,553, which has been recorded in the current liabilities section.

In December 2005 the amount of R$ 22,906 has been advanced, referring to the second part of the profit sharing for the period from July 2005 to June 2006, as per the provision in the collective bargain.

14. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

(a) Market value of the financial instruments

The calculation to determine the market value of these financial instruments is performed annually by the Company’s Management.

(b) Concentration of credit risk

A significant portion of sales is made to abroad customer base. Credit risk is mitigated due to the large portfolio and to the control procedures which monitor this risk.

The allowance for doubtful accounts is sufficient to cover eventual losses.

(c) Foreign Currency

Transactions in foreign currency consist of borrowings for to specific works of improvement and expansion of the Company’s water supply and sewage collection and treatment services.

15. OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES

    1Q06    1Q05 
       
1. Cost of Goods and Services Sold         
Salaries and Payroll Taxes    214,633    195,681 
General Supplies    25,807    21,633 
Treatment Supplies    32,573    31,033 
Services    68,560    62,501 
Power and Energy    104,853    97,423 
General Expenses    11,137    7,824 
Depreciation and Amortization    141,902    141,210 
       
    599,465    557,305 
2.Selling Expenses         
Salaries and Payroll Charges    35,333    33,114 
General Supplies    1,290    1,677 
Services    18,652    19,750 
Power and Energy    207    227 
General Expenses    11,339    11,604 
Depreciation and Amortization    700    777 
Write-off of receivables    68,222    45,862 
       
    135,743    113,011 
3. General and Administrative Expenses         
Salaries and Payroll Taxes    27,891    25,279 
General Supplies    1,095    928 
Services    20,090    19,385 
Power and Energy    277    303 
General Expenses    (613)   18,784 
Depreciation and Amortization    4,112    3,473 
Tax Expenses    7,876    6,412 
       
    60,728    74,564 
4. Costs, Selling General and Administrative Expenses (1+2+3)        
Salaries and Payroll Charges    277,857    254,074 
General Supplies    28,192    24,238 
Treatment Supplies    32,573    31,033 
Services    107,302    101,636 
Power and Energy    105,337    97,953 
General Expenses    21,863    38,212 
Depreciation and Amortization    146,714    145,460 
Tax Expenses    7,876    6,412 
Write-off of receivables    68,222    45,862 
       
         
    1Q06    1Q05 
       
    795,936    744,880 
5. Financial Expenses         
Interests and Charges on Domestic Loans and Financing    138,417    115,902 
Interests and Charges on Foreign Loans and Financing    22,013    48,465 
Interests on Shareholder’s Equity    129,582    38,200 
Interests on Shareholder’s Equity (reversal)   (129,582)   (38,200)
Other Financing Expenses      1,807 
Income Tax on Remittances Abroad    2,077    2,785 
Other Financial Expenses    7,179    9,278 
Monetary Variation on Loans and Financing    20,133    22,404 
Exchange Variation on Loans and Financing    (89,254)   (11,303)
Other Monetary/Foreign Exchange Variations    490    492 
Provisions    19,556    17,672 
       
    120,614    207,502 
6. Financial Income         
Monetary Variation    7,384    9,135 
Income from Financial Investments    12,714    3,638 
Interests    9,770    11,750 
Others     
       
Total Financial Income    29,870    24,523 
       
 
Financial Expenses, net    90,744    182,979 
       

16. INDEMNITIES RECEIVABLE

The municipalities of Diadema and Maua withdrew the Company’s concession for water sewage services in the beginning of 1995.

In December 1996, SABESP filed a claim seeking compensation for the amounts due by the municipality of Diadema. In first instance, the judge pronounced a sentence against SABESP. The Company has filed an appeal in November 2000. On December 1st, 2005, partial acceptance to the SABESP appeal was given in order to declare the validation of the agreement with the Municipality of Diadema.

The net book value of property, plant and equipment items relating to the municipality of Diadema, which was written-off in December 1996, was R$ 75,231, and the balance of indemnity and other receivables from the local government is R$ 62,876, and is recorded in long-term assets, under “Indemnities receivable”.

SABESP signed a protocol of intentions with the municipality of Mauá when the concession was terminated, by means of which it would agree to pay amounts to the Company referring to the water and sewage systems. However, the municipality of Mauá has never performed the payment of any amount whatsoever. SABESP filed the collecting proceeding in December, 1996 against the municipality. On indemnification title, the sentence pronounced in 2004 has condemned the municipality and the Basic Sanitation of the Municipality of Mauá – SAMA to pay the amount of R$ 153.2 million with monetary restatement by the practice of the Court of Justice of the State of Sao Paulo, from March 2000, legal interests since the summoning, costs, judicial expenses and legal fees in the amount of 20% over the amount of condemnation. This sentence is subject to the double jurisdiction degree, by means of interlocutory appeal by the municipality of Maua and by the Basic Sanitation of the Municipality of Mauá – SAMA, which has recently responded by SABESP. Such appeal is expecting sentence by the Court of Justice of São Paulo.

The net book value of property, plant and equipment items relating to the municipality of Mauá, which was written-off in fiscal year 1999, was R$ 103,763, and the balance of indemnity, in the amount of R$ 85,918, is recorded in long-term assets, under “Indemnities receivable”.

Both cases are the subject matter of court claims (Mauá and Diadema), and the legal counsel in charge of the proceedings believe that a favorable judgment is likely to be rendered to the Company.

17. SHAREHOLDER´S EQUITY

(a) Authorized Capital Stock

The Company is authorized to increase its capital stock up to the limit of R$ 4,100,000, corresponding to 40,000,000,000 book entry common shares with no par value.

(b) Subscribed and paid-up capital

The subscribed and paid-up capital is comprised by 28,479,577,827 common registered shares, with no par value, distributed as follows:

    Mar/06    Dec/05 
                 
Shareholders    Quantity      Quantity   
                 
 
Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios da Fazenda    14,313,511,871    50,26    14,313,511,871    50,26 
Companhia Brasileira de liquidação e custódia    7,680,673,428    26,97    7,708,472,937    27,06 
The Bank Of New York ADR                 
Department (Share equivalent (*)   6,457,204,500    22,67    6,430,069,500    22,58 
Others    28,188,028    0,10    27,523,519    0,10 
               
 
    28,479,577,827    100    28,479,577,827    100 
           

(*) Each ADR equals to 250 shares

(c) Remuneration of Shareholders

The shareholders are entitled to a minimum mandatory dividend of 25% of the net profit, calculated in conformity with Brazilian Corporate Law.

The interests declared on April 28, June 23, October 20 and December 15 of 2005, in the amount of R$ 348,216, will start being paid on June 27, 2006.

The interest declared on April 20, 2006, in the amount of R$ 129,582, will be paid within 60 days after the Shareholders´ Meeting of 2007, net of withheld income tax.

(d) Capital Reserve

It comprises tax incentives and donations from government agencies.

(e) Revaluation Reserve

As provided for by the Instruction CVM nº 197/93, the Company has elected not to record the income tax and social contribution on the revaluation reserve on the revaluation of fixed assets set up until 1991.

The reserve has been realized as an offset to the “retained earnings” account, to the same proportion of the depreciation and write-off of the respective assets it is related to.

(f) Roll-forward of the Retained Earnings Account

    Mar/06    Dec/05 
       
Prior Balance     
Realization of Revaluation Reserve    23,747    89,449 
Current Year’s Earnings    327,916    865,647 
Interest on own Capital    (129,582)   (348,216)
Legal Reserve      (43,282)
Investment Reserve      (563,598)
       
Current Balance    222,081   
   

18. CASH FLOW

In order to improved information to the market and in attendance to the New Market regulation, the Company is presenting statements of cash flow prepared in accordance with the NPC-20 of the IBRACON.

Description    1Q06    1Q05 
   
Cash Flow from operating activities         
 Net Income of the Fiscal Year    327,916    151,370 
Adjustments for the reconciliation of the fiscal year:         
 Deferred Taxes and Contributions    3,227    (10,588)
 Provisions for Contingencies    15,437    31,336 
 Social Security Obligations    14,991    17,125 
 Residual Cost of the Fixed Assets Written Off    1,365    884 
 (Gain) in the sale of fixed assets    (1,007)    
 Depreciation and Amortization    146,714    145,460 
 Interests calculated on loans and financing payable    162,529    167,152 
 Monetary and Exchange Variations on loans and financing    (69,279)   11,100 
 Monetary Variation of Interests on Own Capital      715 
 Expenses from Interest and Monetary Variation    5,289    6,503 
 Income from Interests and Monetary Variation    (4,879)   (6,397)
 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts    68,222    45,862 
   
 Adjusted Net Income    670,525    560,522 
   
 
Variance in Current Assets:         
 Accounts Receivable, net    (74,153)   (113,041)
 Accounts Receivable from Shareholder    (3,970)   12,813 
 Inventories    5,337    5,064 
 Other Accounts Receivable    (13,179)   (13,874)
 Accounts receivable, net – long term    (33,907)   (33,857)
 Accounts Receivable from Shareholder    (22,917)   (55,314)
 Judicial Deposits    (9,698)   21 
 Other Accounts Receivable    (14,314)   (895)
   
Total Variances in Current Assets    (166,801)   (199,083)
   
 
Variance in Current Liabilities         
 Suppliers and Contractors    (38,770)   (15,679)
 Salaries and Social Charges    24,816    24,930 
 Taxes and Contributions Payable    (634)   (13,138)
         
Description    1Q06    1Q05 
   
 Other Accounts Payable    (25,152)   (852)
 Pension Plan    (3,724)   (3,338)
 Other accounts payable long term    (1,561)   1,127 
   
Total Variances in Current Liabilities    (45,025)   (6,950)
     
 
Net cash arising from the operating activities    458,699    354,489 
   
 
Cash flow from investment activities:         
 Acquisition of Fixed Assets    (127,289)   (101,131)
 Sale of Fixed Assets    2,188   
 Increase in Deferred Assets    (27)   (25)
 
   
Net Cash applied to investments activities    (125,128)   (101,156)
   
 
Net cash from financing activities:         
 Loans and Financing – long term:         
   Collection    291,263    347,571 
   Payments    (251,481)   (251,712)
 
   Payment of Interests on Own Capital    (9,386)   (2,527)
         
   
Net Cash applied to the financing activities    30,396    93,332 
   
 
Increase (reduction) in cash/cash equivalents    363,967    346,665 
 
 Cash/Cash equivalents in the beginning of the period    280,173    105,557 
 Cash/Cash equivalents at the end of the period    644,140    452,222 
 
Variance in cash/cash equivalents    363,967    346,665 
 
Cash flow supplemental information:         
 Interests and fees paid on loans and financing    140,160    157,047 
 Capitalized interests and financial charges    (12,978)   8,799 
 Income Taxes and Social Contribution paid    120,641    52,631 
 Fixed Assets received as donations    13,922    2,006 
 COFINS and PASEP paid    75,221    83,901 
 Accounts Netting Out      (715)

19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 19th, 2006, the Company anticipated the settlement of the 1st series of the 5th issue of debentures, which final maturity was March 2007, by using part of the funds obtained from the Credit Rights Investments Fund – SABESP I – FIDC, in the total amount of R$ 106,373.

05.01 – COMMENTS ON THE COMPANY´S PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER 
 

1. 16.4% growth in gross revenues and 24.3% in EBITDA

R$ million 
  1Q05  1Q06  Variance 
(+)Gross Operating Revenues 
(-) COFINS e PASEP 
(+)Net Operating Revenues 
(-) Costs and Expenses 
(=)Income before Finance Exp. (EBIT*)
(+)Depreciation and Amortization 
(=)EBITDA**
Margin EBITDA % 
1,252.0 
93.3 
1,158.7 
744.9 
413.8 
145.5 
559.3 
48.3 
1,456.8 
112.2 
1,344.
6 795.9 
548.7 
146.7 
695.4 
51.7 

204.8 
18.9 
185.9 
51.0 
134.9 
1.2 
136.1 


16.4 
20.3 
16.0 
6.8 
32.6 
0.8 
24.3 

Net Income 
Net Income per one thousand shares in R$ 
151.4 
5.32 
327.9 
11.51 
176,5 


116.6 
(*) Income before interests and taxes 
(**) Income before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization. 

SABESP obtained gross operating revenues of R$ 1,456.8 million and EBITDA of R$ 695,4 million in 1Q06. The 16.4% growth in gross operating revenues arises, mainly, from the following factors:

• 4.6% in crease in the volume services billed of water and sewage;
• 9% note readjustment from August, 2005;
• The migration of consumers to higher levels of consumption has also contributed to this growth.

The net operating revenue in the period totaled R$ 1,3 billion, an increase of R$ 185,9 million, as compared to the same quarter last year. EBIT has presented an important growth of 32.6% due to the fact that costs and expenses have increased less than the gross operating revenues. EBITDA went from R$ 559,3 million in the 1Q05 to R$ 695,4 million in 1Q06, with increase in margin from 48.3% to 51.7% .

Net income of R$ 327,9 million was R$ 176,5 million higher to the same period last year, mainly due to the increase in revenues and to the Brazilian real appreciation.

2. Volume invoiced

The charts below show volumes of water and sewage services billed broken down by user category and region in 1Q05 and 1Q06.

VOLUME OF WATER AND SEWAGE SERVICES BILLED** TO RETAIL AND WHOLESALE
MARKET– millions of m3
Per Category  Water Var. %  Sewage Var. % Water + Sewage Var. %
1Q05  1Q06  1Q05  1Q06  1Q05  1Q06 
Residential  318,1  333,0  4.7  247,2  259,6  5.0  565,3  592,6  4.8 
Commercial  35,5  37,0  4.2  32,0  33,5  4.7  67,5  70,5  4.4 
Industrial  8,0  8,6  7.5  7,7  8,1  5.2  15,7  16,7  6.4 
Public  10,6  10,9  2.8  8,3  8,7  4.8  18,9  19,6  3.7 
Total retail  372,2  389,5  4.6  295,2  309,9  5.0  667,4  699,4  4.8 
Wholesale  63,6  65,1  2.4        63,6  65,1  2.4 
Grand Total  435,8  454,6  4.3  295,2  309,9  5.0  731,0  764,5  4.6 
 
 VOLUME OF WATER AND SEWAGE SERVICES BILLED** TO RETAIL AND WHOLESALE MARKET
 – millions of m3
By Region  Water  Var. %           Sewage  Var. %  Water + Sewage  Water 
1Q05  1Q06  1Q05  1Q06  1Q05  1Q06 
Metropolitan  243,6  256,9  5.5  197,2  208,4  5.7  440,8  465,3  5.6 
Regional (*) 128,6  132,7  3.2  98,0  101,4  3.5  226,6  234,1  3.3 
Total retail  372,2  389,6  4.7  295,2  309,8  4.9  667,4  699,4  4.8 
Wholesale  63,6  65,1  2.4        63,6  65,1  2.4 
Grand Total  435,8  454,7  4.3  295,2  309,8  4.9  731,0  764,5  4.6 
*Composed by sea side and country side regions 
** Not audited information. 

3. Costs, selling and administrative expenses

In 1Q06, the cost of products and services provided, selling and administrative expenses recorded an increase of R$ 51.0 million or 6.8% .

R$ million
  1Q05  1Q06  Variance 
Salaries and Payroll Charges  254,1  277,9  23,8  9.4 
General supplies  24,2  28,2  4,0  16.5 
Treatment supplies  31,0  32,5  1,5  4.8 
Services  101,6  107,3  5,7  5.6 
Power and energy  98,0  105,3  7,3  7.4 
General Expenses  38,2  21,9  (16,3) (42.7)
Depreciation and Amortization  145,5  146,7  1,2  0.8 
Credit Write-offs  45,9  68,2  22,3  48.6 
Tax expenses  6,4  7,9  1,5  23.4 
Costs, selling and adm. expenses  744,9  795,9  51,0  6.8 

3.1. Salaries and Payroll Charges

In 1Q06 the Company expanded the service providing and increased staff productivity in 4.3% . The quantity of connections per employee went from 632 in 1Q05 to 659 in 1Q06. These reported been an increase of R$ 23.8 million or 9.4%, related to the following factors:
• 7.9% salary adjustment (index IPC-FIPE), from May 2005 and to Performance Evaluation, with the application of 2%, from June, 2005;
• Headcount reduction in the order of 1.7% going from 17,669 in March, 2005 down to 17,364 in March, 2006.

3.2. General supplies

In 1Q06, it presented a growth of R$ 4.0 million or 16.5%, mainly due to the following variations:
• Fuels and vehicle lubricants in the amount of R$ 1.2 million or 23.8% mostly due to price adjustment;
• Network maintenance with an increase of R$ 0.8 million and
• Maintenance of residential connections with an increase of R$ 0.5 million.

3.3. Treatment Materials

An increase of R$ 1,5 million or 4.8%, as a result of a higher volume of treated water.

3.4. Services

These recorded an increase of R$ 5,7 million or 5.6% in 1Q06, going from R$ 101,6 million up to R$ 107,3 million. The reasons for this increase were:
• Maintenance of residential connections in the amount of R$ 2,2 million occurred in the water distribution and sewage collection systems in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo;
• Systems Maintenance of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo in the amount of R$ 1,5 million, and
• Hydrometer readings and delivery of bills with an increase of R$ 1,5 million.

3.5. Power and Energy

1Q06 recorded an increase of R$ 7.3 millions or 7.4% in relation to 1Q05, going from, R$ 98,0 million up to R$ 105,3 million, described as follows:

• Growth in electric power consumption of 1.15%, caused by the increase in the volume produced;
• Reduction in expenditures in the captive market in 9.9%. Although there has been a 10.4% weighted average increase in the electric power fares of the captive market, costs have been reduced, as 19.6% of the electric power that was consumed in this market has migrated to the free market;
• In function of the migration of the installations of the captive market to the free market, 48.1% increase to the energy consumed in the free market that, coped with the 17.9% adjustment in the fares of this segment, meant an increase in the expenses around 74.6% and
• Extinction of the ECE fee – Emergency Capacity Fee as of December, 2005 leading to a 2.2% saving in relation to the total expenditure in 1Q06.

3.6. General Expenses

In 1Q06, this item recorded a R$ 16,3 million or 42.7% decrease in relation to 1Q05, going from R$ 38,2 million down to R$ 21,9 million, mainly due to the following:

• R$ 18,3 million decrease resulting from the lower necessity of provision for losses and judicial contingencies (environmental and civil) in 1Q06, and
• Increase for the collection of use of hydro resources of the Capivari, Piracicaba e Jundiaí basins of R$ 1,6 million, by the Water National Agency - ANA.

3.7. Credit Write-offs

It presented an increase of R$ 22,3 million or 48.8%, caused by a higher invoicing, having in view:

• 6.78% fare increase, and
• 6.4% consumption increase and fare progressiveness.

3.8. Tax Expenses

It presented a R$ 1,5 million increase or 22.8%, mainly, due to the payment of CPMF arising from higher volume of financial investments.

4. Financial Expenses and monetary variation expenses

4.1. Financial Expenses

Those recorded a R$ 6,7 million decrease, as a result of:
• Interests of internal loans and financing, and the increase of R$ 22,2 million, related to the 7th issue (March/05) and 8th issue (June/05) of debentures. This increase was offset by the reduction of the interests on external loans and financing, in the amount of R$ 26,5 million related to the lower debt balance in foreign currency and as a result of the appreciation of the real in relation to the dollar;
• R$ 1,9 million increase, referring to the provision for interests and monetary restatement of new judicial lawsuits;
• Decrease of R$ 1,8 million in banking fees expenses, and
• Decrease of R$ 2,5 million, referring to charges on taxes, occurred in 2005, not recurring in 2006.

4.2. Monetary variation expenses

The monetary variation expenses recorded a gain of R$ 80,2 million, mainly due to the appreciation of the real in relation to the North-American dollar of 7.2% in 1Q06 in comparison to the devaluation occurred in 1Q05 of 0.4% and a lower balance of debt in foreign currency.

5. Non-operating result

Presented a R$ 1,1 million or 220.0% increase, having as main reason the sale of a land lot generating a gain in the amount of R$ 1,0 million.

6. Financial Income

It presented a R$ 7,1 million or 46.1% increase, referring to the proceeds of financial investments.

7. Operating Indicators

The chart bellows shows the continuous increase of the services provided by the Company.

Operating Indicators (*) 1Q05  1Q06  Var. % 
Water connections(1) 6,394  6,527  2.1 
Sewage connections (1) 4,780  4,918  2.9 
Population served directly by water (2) 22,4  22,6  0.9 
Population served by sewage (2) (4) 18,1  18,4  1.7 
Number of Employees  17,669  17,364  (1.7)
Operating Productivity (3) 632  659  4.3 

Notes:

(*) Information not reviewed by the independent auditors (1) In 1,000 units at the end of the period
(2) In millions of inhabitants, at the end of the period. It does not include the wholesale supply.
(3) Number of water and sewage connections per employee
(4) In function of new forecasts prepared by the SEADE Foundation, the population served with sewage connection in 1Q05, has been adjusted to 18,1 million of inhabitants.

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  01 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2001-022 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  06/04/2001 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  04/01/2001 
9 - DUE DATE  12/15/2006 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  CDI + 1.2% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 2,519.58 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 75,587 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 30,000 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 30,000 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  06/15/2006 

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  02 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2002-013 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  05/14/2002 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  04/01/2002 
9 - DUE DATE  03/01/2007 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  CDI + 1.10% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 6,950.27 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 218,043 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 31,372 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 31,372 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION  04/01/2005 
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  04/01/2006 

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  03 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2002-014 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  05/14/2002 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  04/01/2002 
9 - DUE DATE  03/01/2007 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  IGPM + 10.65% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 11,453.74 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 98,822 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 8,628 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 8,628 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION  04/01/2005 
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  04/01/2006 

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  04 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2004/031 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  09/17/2004 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  09/01/2004 
9 - DUE DATE  09/01/2007 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  DI + 1.75% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 1,015.10 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 235,313 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 231,813 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 231,813 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  09/01/2006 

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  05 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2004/032 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  09/17/2004 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  09/01/2004 
9 - DUE DATE  09/01/2009 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  IGPM + 11% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 1,111.16 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 209,194 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 188,267 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 188,267 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  09/01/2006 

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  06 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2004/033 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  09/17/2004 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  09/01/2004 
9 - DUE DATE  09/01/2010 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  IGPM + 11% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 1,111.16 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 199,919 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 179,920 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 179,920 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  09/01/2006 

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  07 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2005/006 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  03/10/2005 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  03/01/2005 
9 - DUE DATE  03/01/2009 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  DI + 1.5% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 1,014.88 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 202,976 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 200,000 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 200,000 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  09/01/2006 

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  08 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2005/007 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  03/10/2005 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  03/01/2005 
9 - DUE DATE  03/01/2010 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  IGPM + 10.8% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 1,021.36 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 102,136 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 100,000 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 100,000 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  03/01/2007 

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  09 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2005/032 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  06/22/2005 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  06/01/2005 
9 - DUE DATE  06/01/2009 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  DI + 1.5% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 1,060.23 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 371,080 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 350,000 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 350,000 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  06/01/2006 

10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1 - ITEM  10 
2 – ORDER NUMBER 
3 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2005/033 
4 – DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  06/22/2005 
5 - ISSUED SERIES 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUE  SIMPLE 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 - ISSUE DATE  06/01/2005 
9 - DUE DATE  06/01/2011 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – REMUNERATION CONDITIONS  IGPM + 10.75% 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (reais) 1,086.27 
14 – AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousand of reais) 380,194 
15 - DEBENTURES ISSUED (Units) 350,000 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (Units) 350,000 
17 - TREASURY DEBENTURES (Units)
18 - SURRENDERED DEBENTURES (Units)
19 - CONVERTED DEBENTURES (Number)
20 – DEBENTURES TO PLACE (Number)
21 – DATE OF LAST NEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  06/01/2006 

16.01 - OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO BE RELEVANT 
SUPPLEMENTARY 
 

Supplementary Information

In order to improve the information provided to the market, the company is presenting, as supplementary information, the financial statements in a constant purchasing power currency.

1. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION IN “CONSTANT PURCHASING POWER CURRENCY”

(a) Index of restatement

The monetary indexation of the operations relating to the permanent assets, shareholder’s equity, income statement accounts and the calculation of gains or losses in the monetary items have been measured based on the variation of the Accounting Monetary Unit - UMC, taking for variation basis the variation of the General Prices Index - Market - IGP-M in the 1st quarter of 2006, of 0.70% .

(b) Balance Sheet Accounts

Amounts related to monetary assets and liabilities presented in “constant purchasing power currency” are identical to those presented by the “corporate legislation”, except for accounts receivable from customers, accounts payable to suppliers and contractors, deferred income tax and social contribution in long term liabilities, which are adjusted to reflect the purchasing power or the currency realization as of March 31, 2006, taking as basis the rate published by the National Association of Investment Banks - ANBID.

Permanent assets and shareholder’s equity were adjusted based on the monthly variation of the UMC, updated by the IGP-M up to March 31, 2006.

(c) Income Statement Accounts

All accounts have been monetarily restated based on the variation of the UMC, from the month of booking, adjusted for inflationary gains or losses calculated on the beginning and ending balances of each month of the monetary assets and liabilities, and that generated financial or inflationary nominal income or expenses, which have been considered as reductions to the respective profit and loss accounts they are related to.

(d) Deferred taxes and contributions

The deferred income tax and social contribution have been calculated based on the rates of 15% plus additional of 10% and 9%, respectively, on the amounts of the over value of the assets and rights of the fixed assets generated by the result of the monetary variation, in accordance with the instructions of CVM, contained in the Statement of IBRACON – Institute of the Independent Auditors of Brazil, nº. 99/006.

The amounts presented are in purchasing power currency as of March 31, 2006.

        In thousands of R$ 
Balance Sheet    Nominal    Constant 
    Currency    Purchasing 
        Power Currency 
       
 
Total Assets    17,875,727    35,050,774 
 
Current Assets    2,137,990    2,134,746 
 
Long Term Assets    1,621,367    1,621,367 
 
Permanent Assets    14,116,370    31,294,661 
   Investments    740    1,975 
   Property, plant and equipment    14,097,316    31,260,383 
   Deferred assets    18,314    32,303 
       
 
Total Liabilities    17,875,727    35,050,774 
 
Current Liabilities    1,807,491    1,807,126 
 
Long Term Liabilities    7,373,431    12,399,849 
 
Shareholder’s Equity    8,694,805    20,843,799 
   Paid in Capital    3,403,688    9,188,312 
   Capital Reserves    92,743    148,404 
   Revaluation Reserves    2,506,024    6,824,355 
   Profit Reserves    2,470,269    4,563,807 
   Retained Earnings    222,081    118,921 
       

    In Thousands of R$ 
    January to March, 2006 
   
Profit & Loss Statement    Nominal    Constant 
    Currency    Purchasing 
        Power Currency 
       
         
Net revenue from sales and services rendered    1,344,594    1,334,823 
         
Cost of products sold and services rendered    (599,465)   (820,512)
       
         
Gross Income    745,129    514,311 
         
 Selling Expenses    (135,743)   (137,185)
 Administrative Expenses    (60,728)   (64,935)
       
         
Income before net financial expenses    548,658    312,191 
         
 Net financial expenses    (90,744)   (44,449)
       
Operating Income    457,914    267,742 
Non-operating income    603    (1,747)
       
Income before taxes and profit sharing    458,517    265,995 
Provision for Income Taxe and Social Contribution    (116,324)   (116,060)
Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution    (5,497)   50,318 
Extraordinary item net of income tax and social contribution    (8,780)   (8,782)
       
Net income for the period    327,916    191,471 
       
Profit per share    0.01151    0.00672 
       

Conciliation of the profit and loss of the period and the shareholder’s equity

    In Thousands of R$ 
    Net Income of the    Shareholder’s 
Description    Period    Equity 
           
 
Corporate Legislation    327,916    8,694,805 
 
Monetary Indexation         
   Permanent of Assets    (13,684)   17,178,291 
   Of Shareholder’s Equity    (178,880)  
   Adjustment to Present Value – net    331    (2,879)
 
Reversal (provision) for taxes         
   Income Tax    41,020    (3,695,895)
   Social Contribution    14,768    (1,330,523)
           
 
In constant purchasing power currency    191,471    20,843,799 
           

2. EVOLUTION OF SHAREHOLDING BY THE CONTROLLING

SHAREHOLDER, DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER FROM 03/31/2005 TO 03/31/2006

  Position as of 03/31/2005 New members  Changes in Common Shares  Left the
 Company 
Position as of 03/31/2006 
Shareholders  Number of Shares  ON Shares  Number of
Shares 
Controlling  14,313,511,872  50.3        14,313,511,871*  50.3 
shareholder               
Directors  90,015                   2  668,468***  (1) 758,483**   
Executive Officers               
Members of the Audit               
Committee               
Other shareholders  14,165,975,940  49.7        14,165,975,940  49.7 
Outstanding shares  14,166,065,940  49.7        14,166,065,940  49.7 
Total shares  28,479,577,827  100.0                 2  668,468***  (1) 28,479,577,827  100.0 
*Difference arising from the entrance and leave of Board Members
 **Out of this total, 15 shares, currently held by Board Members, have been assigned by the State Secretary of Treasury Affairs of the State of Sao Paulo and they shall return when they are no longer part of the Board of Directors of SABESP
 ***The difference arises from the movement of 110,000 shares of a Board Member and the change in the composition of the Board of Directors, at the Shareholders Meeting of March 27th , with the entrance of a Board Member who holds 558,468 shares. 

3. SHARE POSITION AS OF 03/31/2006

Shareholders holding more than 5% of the shares  Common Shares   % 
State of São Paulo Treasury Department  14,313,511,871  50.3 

Shareholders  Common Shares   % 
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER

MANAGEMENT
Board of Directors
Board of Executive Officers
Statutory Audit Committee

TREASURY SHARES

OTHER SHAREHOLDERS

TOTAL

OUTSTANDING SHARES 
14,313,511,872


 758,483
 -
 -

 -

14,165,307,473

 28,479,577,827

 14,166,065,941
50.3








49.7

100.0

49.7 


4. SABESP AND THE NEW MARKET

SABESP, at the time of its adhesion to the BOVESPA´s new market that comprises the Brazilian companies whose corporate governance practices are considered the best in Brazil, has included into its Articles of Association an Arbitrage clause. This clause provides that the "BOVESPA, the Company, the Controlling Shareholder, the Management and the members of the Fiscal committee of the Company" undertake to resolve any and all dispute and controversy related to the New Market’s Listing Regulation by means of arbitrage at the Arbitrage Chamber of the Sao Paulo’s Stock Exchange.

17.01 - RELATÓRIO DA REVISÃO ESPECIAL - SEM RESSALVA 
 

(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT
To the Shareholders and Management of
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
São Paulo - SP

1.   
We have performed a special review of the accompanying interim financial statements of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (the “Company”), consisting of the balance sheet as of March 31, 2006, and the related statement of operations for the quarter then ended and the performance report, all expressed in Brazilian reais and prepared in conformity with Brazilian accounting practices under the responsibility of the Company’s management. 
 
2.   
We conducted our review in accordance with specific standards established by the Brazilian Institute of Independent Auditors (IBRACON), together with the Federal Accounting Council, which consisted principally of: (a) inquiries of and discussions with persons responsible for the accounting, financial and operating areas as to the criteria adopted in preparing the interim financial statements, and (b) review of the information and subsequent events that had or might have had material effects on the financial position and results of operations of the Company.  
 
3.   
Based on our special review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the interim financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 for them to be in conformity with Brazilian accounting practices and standards established by the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), specifically applicable to the preparation of mandatory interim financial statements. 
 
4.   
The supplementary information for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, referring to the financial statements in constant purchasing power, and the statement of cash flows are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. This supplementary information was reviewed by us in accordance with the auditing procedures mentioned in paragraph 2 and, based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made for it to be fairly presented, in all material respects, in relation to the interim financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 taken as a whole. 
     
5. 
 
As mentioned in Note 5 to the interim financial statements, the Company is negotiating with the State of São Paulo Government the reimbursement of the amounts for supplementary retirement and pensions paid by the Company and the future flow of these payments to be reimbursed by the State of São Paulo Government. 
 
6.   
We had previously audited the balance sheet as of December 31, 2005, and reviewed the statements of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, the supplementary information in constant purchasing power, and the statement of cash flows for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, presented for comparative purposes, and issued an unqualified opinion thereon and unqualified review report thereon, dated March 23, 2006 and May 13, 2005, respectively. In addition, our report, dated March 23, 2006, contains a comment similar to the one described in paragraph 5. 
 
7.   
The accompanying interim financial statements have been translated into English for the convenience of readers outside Brazil. 


São Paulo, May 15, 2006

 

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU    Marco Antonio Brandão Simurro 
Auditores Independentes    Engagement Partner 


INDEX

Group  Table  Description  Page 
01  01  IDENTIFICATION 
01  02  HEAD QUARTER 
01  03  INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER (Company´s Mail Address)
01  04  ITR REFERENCE 
01  05  BREAK-DOWN OF CAPITAL STOCK 
01  06  CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY 
01  07  COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
01  08  PROCEEDS IN CASH 
01  09  AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 
01  10  DIRECTOR OF INVESTOR RELATIONS 
02  01  BALANCE SHEET – ASSETS 
02  02  BALANCE SHEET – LIABILITIES 
03  01  PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT 
04  01  EXPLANATORY NOTES 
05  01  COMMENTS ON THE COMPANY´S PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER  40 
10  01  CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ISSUE OF DEBENTURES  46 
16  01  OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE COMPANY DEEMS RELEVANT  56 
17  01  REPORT ON THE SPECIAL REVIEW  61 


 
SIGNATURE  
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city São Paulo, Brazil.

Date: May 29, 2006

 
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
By:

 
Name: Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
 

 

 
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