Market Announcement - Light Rail Vehicle (VLT)

Market Announcement - Light Rail Vehicle (VLT) São Paulo, April 26, 2013 - CCR S.A. ("CCR") (Bovespa: CCRO3; Bloomberg:CCRO3BZ; Reuters:CCRO3.SA), her...
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Market Announcement - Light Rail Vehicle (VLT) São Paulo, April 26, 2013 - CCR S.A. ("CCR") (Bovespa: CCRO3; Bloomberg:CCRO3BZ; Reuters:CCRO3.SA), hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that, today, the Special Bidding Commission for the tender object of Bid Invitation No. 01/2012 ("TENDER"), promoted by the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio Janeiro through the Municipal Chief of Staff’s Office, announced the results of the contest for the hiring, under a public-private partnership in the form of sponsored concession, of the services, supplies and works of installation, operation and maintenance of a Light Rail Vehicle ("VLT") passenger transportation system in the port region and central Rio de Janeiro ("CONCESSION"). The term of the CONCESSION is 25 (twenty five) years, starting from the issuance of the Start Order.

The aforementioned Commission declared the VLT CARIOCA Consortium ("CONSORTIUM"), formed by ACTUA ASSESSORIA S.A., a subsidiary of CCR (24.4375%), Investimentos e Participações em Infraestrutura S.A. - Invepar Invepar (24.4375%) and Odebrecht TransPort S.A. (24.4375%), RIOPAR Participações S.A. (24.4375%), Benito Roggio Transporte S.A. (2.00%) and RATP do Brasil Operações, Participações e Prestações de Serviços para Transporte Ltda. (0.25%), winner of TENDER, making the result public after the disclosure of the respective minutes of the session for the opening of the envelopes containing the economic proposals. The CONSORTIUM is awaiting ajudication of the Concession award.

By participating in this project CCR seeks to demonstrate its continuing interest in exploiting opportunities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the promotion of sustainable development through the improvement of transportion infrastructure. CCR already has been operating in this State since 1995, through its CCR NovaDutra, CCR Ponte, CCR ViaLagos, CCR Barcas (80% of the share capital, through its Companhia de Participações em Concessões) subsidiary and Concessionária Transolímpica S.A. (33.33% of the capital) concessionaires.

The winning of the VLT CONCESSION represents the achievement of another important step in CCR’s strategic planning, which seeks its qualified growth, added shareholder value and a contribution to the socio-economic and environmental development of the regions in which it operates.

President’s Comments Renato Alves Vale: “We are pleased to announce that the Consórcio VLT CARIOCA was the winner of the tender for services, supplies and installation works, operation and maintenance system of the Light Rail Vehicle passenger transportation system. With this new achievement CCR once more has confirmed its interest in exploiting opportunities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the promotion of sustainable development through the improvement of transportion infrastructure.”

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Object of the Concession The establishment of the VLT system is part of the strategy of the government of the State of Rio de Janeiro to ensure adequate transportation infrastructure for the Olympic Games in 2016, besides benefiting the entire population that uses the region’s public transportation network. The VLT will be connected to the subway, metropolitan commuter trains, ferryboats, BRTs, conventional bus network and the Santos Dumont Airport, helping to consolidate the integrated transportation network concept.

The project will be implemented through a public-private partnership (PPP). The private sector will be responsible for the implementation project, the purchase of trains and systems and the operation and maintenance of the VLT system for a period of 25 years.

The Concessionaire shall be remunerated through tariff revenues, calculated by multiplying the number of passengers transported by the rate of compensation set forth in the tender bid notice and the payment of pecuniary compensation throughout the period of operation, totaling R$ 1.6 billion.

The cost of the project is estimated at R$ 1.2 billion. Of this total, R$ 532 million will come from federal funds through the Acceleration Program for Mobility Growth (PAC) during the project implementation period (first three years).

Additional Information Concession Term

25 years

Length

28 km of tracks

Lines

6

Stations

42

Tariff

R$ 1.98

Estimated Number of Passengers

220,000-250,000 per day

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Teleconference: In Portuguese: Monday, April 29, 2013 11:00 a.m. São Paulo / 10:00 a.m. New York Telephone: (+55 11) 4688-6361 Code: CCR Replay: (+55 11) 4688-6312 Code: 2199504#

In English: Monday, April 29, 2013 11:30 a.m. São Paulo / 10:30 a.m. New York Brazil: (+55 11) 4688-6361 Code: CCR Other Countries: (+1) 786-924-6977 U.S.: (+1) 855-281-6021 Replay: (+55 11) 4688-6312 Code: 2657278#

Webcast: www.grupoccr.com.br/investidores

Webcast: www.grupoccr.com.br/investidores

IR Contacts: Arthur Piotto Filho – CFO and Investor Relations Officer E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 55 (11) 3048-5921 Marcus Macedo: [email protected] Tel: 55 (11) 3048-5941 Flávia Godoy: [email protected] Tel: 55 (11) 3048-5955 Daniel Kuratomi: [email protected] Tel: 55 (11) 3048-6353

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E-mail: [email protected]

Site: www.grupoccr.com.br/investidores

About the CCR Group, CPC and CCR: About the CCR Group: The CCR Group is one of Latin America’s largest infrastructure concession groups. It controls 2,437 km of highways under the management of the CCR Ponte (RJ), CCR NovaDutra (SP-RJ), CCR ViaLagos (RJ), CCR RodoNorte (PR), CCR AutoBAn (SP), CCR ViaOeste (SP) and CCR RodoAnel Oeste (SP) CCR SPVias (SP) and Renovias (SP) concessionaires. It also is part of the controlling ownership of the Transol mpica concessionaire which will uil an operate the Transol mpica

xpress Corri or in Rio e aneiro. The CCR Group also has related businesses,

with a 38.25% interest in STP, which operates automatic charging systems at toll ooths an par ing lots an a sta e in Controlar a concessionaire that carries out a vehicle inspection program in the city of

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purpose is to evaluate new business opportunities, operating both in the primary market, through tender bids, as well as the secondary market, being responsible for the direct management of any new businesses. Since 2008, CPC has owned a 40% stake in Renovias, a highway concessionaire in the state of

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Curaçao Airport Partners NV, the concessionaire for the Curaçao airport. About CCR: CCR is the holding company of the CCR Group and was a pioneer in joining the Bovespa Novo Mercado (New Market), the segment with the most rigorous standards on the Brazilian Stock Exchange. Of its shares, all of which are common shares with voting rights, 48.8% are traded on the Bovespa Novo Mercado. The Company is part of the IBOVESPA Index as well as the ISE, ICO2, IGC, IBrX-50, IBrX-100 and MSCI Latin America indexes. Information contained in this document may include forward-loo ing statements reflecting the management’s current outlook on developments in the macroeconomic environment, industry conditions, as well as the performance and financial results of CCR. Any statements, expectations, estimates of capability, plans and assumptions contained in this document that do not describe historical facts, such as information regarding the declaration of dividend payments, the future direction of operations, the implementation of significant financial and operational strategies, planned investments, factors or trends affecting the financial condition, liquidity or results of the concessionaires, are forward-loo ing statements as foreseen in the “U. . ecurities Litigation Reform Act” of

an involve ris s an uncertainties. There is no guarantee that such results will take place. The

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are based on various factors and expectations, including economic, market and political conditions, as well as operational factors. Any changes in these expectations or factors could lead the actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

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