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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM U-57
NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
Companhia Energetica do Maranhao
(Name of foreign utility company)
PPL Global, Inc.
(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf of
a foreign utility company)
Item 1:
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The name and address of the entity claiming foreign utility company
status is Companhia Energetica do Maranhao ("CEMAR"), Sao Luis-MA, Av. Colares
Moreira, No. 477, Renascenca II, Maranhao, Brasil. CEMAR is a Sociedad Anonima
organized and existing under the laws of Brazil. CEMAR is currently the
exclusive distributor of electricity in the state of Maranhao in the Northeast
region of the Federative Republic of Brazil. CEMAR currently serves
approximately one million customers and distributes electricity via transmission
lines covering over 4500 kilometers.
After the acquisition, 84.68% of the shares of CEMAR will be owned by
BRISK Participacoes Limitada, a Brazilian Limitada ("BRISK"), and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of PPL Brasil I (which owns 99% of BRISK) and PPL Brasil II (which
owns 1% of BRISK). Each of PPL Brasil I and PPL Brasil II are Cayman Islands
corporations and are wholly owned subsidiaries of PPL Brasil, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPL Global, Inc. ("PPLG"), a
Pennsylvania corporation. PPLG is a wholly owned subsidiary of PPL Corporation,
an exempt holding company pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. Approximately 5% of the shares of CEMAR
will be sold to former and current employees who are represented by FASCEMAR, a
Brazilian non-profit group, or such shares will be purchased by BRISK. The
remainder of the CEMAR shares are either owned by Brazilian municipalities and
individuals or listed on the Rio de Janeiro stock exchange.
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Item 2:
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Each of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and Safe Harbor Water Power
Corporation (collectively, the "PPL Operating Companies") is a domestic public
utility company that is a subsidiary company of PPL Corporation and an associate
company of PPLG. Neither of the PPL Operating Companies has made an investment
in or has any contractual relationship with CEMAR, and no such investment or
contractual relationship is contemplated.
EXHIBIT A
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The state certification required under Section 33(a)(2) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, which was issued by the
Pennsylvania Public Service Commission (which regulates the retail rates of PPL
Electric Utilities Corporation), has been previously filed with the Commission
and is incorporated herein by reference.
PPLG has duly caused this statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
/s/ Michael D. Hornstein, Esq.
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Michael D. Hornstein, Esq.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
3050 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
(202) 339-8400
Attorney for PPL Global, Inc.
June 21, 2000
