SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September, 2023
Commission File Number 1-14668
COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Energy Company of Paraná
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
José Izidoro Biazetto, 158
81200-240 Curitiba, Paraná
Federative Republic of Brazil
+55 (41) 3331-4011
(Address of 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 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____
COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL
Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ/ME) 76.483.817/0001-20
- Company Registry
(NIRE) 41300036535 - CVM Registration
B3 (CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6, CPLE11)
NYSE (ELP)
LATIBEX (XCOP, XCOPO, XCOPU)
Potential Divestment in Compagas
COPEL (“Company” or “Copel”), a company that generates, transmits, distributes and trades energy, announces to its shareholders and the market in general that, in continuation of Material Fact 09/22, the Board of Directors, in a meeting held on this date, approved the hiring of the necessary advisors for structuring and executing the potential divestment project in Companhia Paranaense de Gas - Compagas.
Compagas is a company controlled by Copel, which holds 51% of the total and voting share capital, with a minority stake of 24.5% in Commit Gás S.A. and 24.5% in Mitsui Gás e Energia do Brasil Ltda. The company is the concessionaire responsible for the distribution of piped natural gas in the State of Paraná, whose original concession was granted on 07/06/1994 with a term of 30 years, through State Law nº 10.856/1994-PR, and renewed in December 2022, effective until 2054. The Grant Bonus of the new concession agreement was duly paid in 2022.
The potential divestment is in line with Copel's Strategic Business Planning – Vision 2030, strengthening the pillars for the longevity and sustainable growth of businesses focused on electricity.
Curitiba, September 20, 2023.
Adriano Rudek de Moura
Director of Finance and Investor Relations
For further information, please contact the Investor Relations
team:
ri@copel.com or (41) 3331-4011
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.
Date September 20, 2023
| COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL | ||
| By: |
/S/ Daniel Pimentel Slaviero |
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| Daniel Pimentel Slaviero Chief Executive Officer |
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