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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 April 30, 2007

(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)



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COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO – SABESP
Publicly-held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 43.776.517/0001 -80

Notice to Shareholders

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp informs the market and investors in general that at Sabesp’s Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting, held on April 30, 2007, the shareholders approved the Board of Directors’ proposal for the reverse split of the total shares representing Sabesp’s capital stock, pursuant to article 12 of Law # 6,404/76, with the following characteristics:

Purpose: The reverse split has as purpose: (a) to adjust the unit quotation value of the shares to a more adequate level, in terms of market, once the quotation in ‘Reais per share’ ensures greater visibility in relation to the quotation per 1,000 (thousand) shares; (b) to standardize the quotation base of shares in the domestic market, aiming to make easier the interpretation and the way to trade them, providing higher liquidity to the security; and (c) to reduce the company’s operating costs;

Ratio: The reverse split will occur in the ratio of 125 (one hundred twenty-five) shares for 1 (one) share, and thus the capital stock starts being represented by 227,836,623 non-par registered book-entry common shares, and Sabesp’s capital stock remains unchanged;

Procedure for Shareholding Adjustment: In the period comprised between May 3, 2007 and June 1, 2007, shareholders may, at their free and exclusive discretion, adjust their shareholding, upon private trading or by means of brokerage firms authorized to operate by the São Paulo Stock Exchange - BOVESPA;

Trading on the stock exchange: As from June 4, 2007 the shares issued by Sabesp will start being traded as reverse split and quoted in Reais per share;

Auction: After the term established for the shareholding adjustment by the shareholders, the shares related to the sum of the fractions of remaining shares will be separated, grouped in whole numbers and sold in an auction to be carried out on BOVESPA;

Payment to Shareholders: The amounts resulting from the disposal will be made available on behalf of the respective Shareholder, after the final financial liquidation of the sale, as follows: (i) the Shareholders who have their registration updated with Banco Itaú S.A. will have their credit made in a checking account; (ii) the amount corresponding to Shareholders connected to the CBLC (Brazilian Clearing and Depository Corporation) will be credited directly to that company, which will be responsible for transferring it to the shareholders by means of the brokerage firms; and (iii) to the Shareholders whose registration is not updated, the amount will be held by the Company and made available for the respective Shareholder for payment, upon the presentation of the banking data (Bank, Branch and Checking Account) in the branches of Banco Itaú S.A.;

Holders of American Depositary Receipt (ADRs): Simultaneously to the reverse split operation, ADRs will start being traded in the proportion of 2 (two) shares for each ADR.

São Paulo, April 30, 2007

Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer



 
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: April 30, 2007

 
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
By:
/S/ Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso 
 
Name: Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

 

 
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