/SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
/2011
/DISTANCE VOTING
Distance voting
Pursuant to the terms of article 15 of the Articles of Association, shareholders may vote on the proposals relative to the Agenda items electronically or by post.
Deadline for Receipt by the Company
Pursuant to the terms of article 15 of the Articles of Association, mail-in votes and electronic votes must be received by the Company before midnight (2400 hours) on the day before the scheduled meeting date on first call, i.e., before midnight (2400 hours) on April 10, 2011.
After that time, votes may only be cast in person at the General Meeting by the shareholder or the shareholder’s proxy who has complied with the requirements for participation in the General Meeting.
Attendance at the meeting by shareholders who vote electronically or by post
Shareholders who vote electronically or by mail-in vote will be considered present at the meeting for the purposes of constitution of the General Meeting.
Voting
When shareholders who vote electronically or by post do not mark any of the boxes giving instructions on how to vote on the Agenda items, it shall be understood that the shareholder has voted in favour of the proposals put forth by the Board of Directors as included on the published Meeting agenda.
Mail-in voting
In order to vote by post, shareholders may request the mail-in voting documentation from the Company by telephone at 34 902 830 700 or by fax 34 914 238 410. The request, which must include the shareholder’s address, must be received by the Company no later than fifteen (15) days before the scheduled date of the General Meeting on first call. The documentation needed to vote by post will be sent to the shareholders at his/her address and will include a ballot and a postage-paid return envelope. The shareholder must the corresponding box on the ballot with an X to indicate his/her vote in favour or against the resolutions or to abstain.
The model ballot is also available to shareholders on the Company’s website (www.edprenovaveis.com).
The completed and signed ballot must be sent to the Company (Plaza de la Gesta nº 2, 33007 Oviedo, Spain) or to the post office box in Lisbon PO Box n.º 15005 EC Campolide, 1074-003 (it is recommended that shareholders residing in Portugal use the post office box). The certificate of ownership shall be issued by the entity or entities responsible for keeping track of the account entries until the end of the fifth (5th) trading day preceding the day on which the General Meeting shall be held, that is, April 4, 2011, and it is requested to be submitted by that date to the Chairperson of the Board of the General Meeting at the registered office, PO nº 15005EC Campolide, 1074-003, Lisboa, Portugal or to the email address shareholdersedpr@edprenovaveis.com.
Electronic voting
Shareholders who are entitled to attend the General Meeting may vote electronically. To this end, they must express their intention to do so using the link on the Company’s website (www.edprenovaveis.com). The shareholder’s notice, which must include an email address, must be received by the Company at least five days in advance of the General Meeting (by the April 6, 2011 for the meeting held on first call). The shareholder will then receive an email with a password and username which the shareholder must then insert in the appropriate places on the link contained on the Company’s website in order to vote electronically.
The certificate of ownership shall be issued by the entity or entities responsible for keeping track of the account entries until the end of the fifth (5th) trading day preceding the day on which the General Meeting shall be held, that is, April 4, 2011, and it is requested to be submitted by that date to the Chairperson of the Board of the General Meeting at the registered office, PO nº 15005EC Campolide, 1074-003, Lisboa, Portugal or to the email address shareholdersedpr@edprenovaveis.com.