CDB provides a $79,500,000 loan to Expansion Transmissão de Energia Elétrica S.A.

CDB provides a $79,500,000 loan to Expansion Transmissão de Energia Elétrica S.A.

On September 4, 2012, the China Development Bank gave a $79,500,000 loan to Expansion Transmissão de Energia Elétrica S.A. (ETEE), which is a subsidiary of State Grid Brazil Holding S.A. to support its operations in Brazil. The interest rate is Libor + 2.20% and maturity on 12/20/2016 with payments of principal and semiannual interest.

By way of background, in December 2010, State Grid Corporation of China acquired 100% stakes in seven Brazilian transmission concession companies through its wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary, State Grid Brazil Holding S.A. (“SGBH”), each with a secured 30-year operating right.

The assets in these companies at the time of acquisition included transmission lines with a total length of 3,176 km, six 500 kV substations, two 500 kV switching stations and one 345 kV substation. SGBH assumed responsibility for operating these 7 transmission companies.

Then, in May 2012, SGBH entered into an agreement to acquire another seven Brazilian transmission concession companies, each with a secured 30-year operating right.

The seven companies’ assets at the time of acquisition included transmission lines with a total length of 2,792 km, 11 self-owned substations and 12 substations jointly controlled with others.

These activities and other electricity transmission projects — including the 2,518 km Belo Monte ±800 kV UHVDC Transmission Project (or 巴西美丽山水电特高压直流送出二期项 or ±800千伏特高压直流输电工程) — have been supported by China Development through a series of loans.