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COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO – SABESP
PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 43.776.517/0001-80
Company Registry (NIRE): 35.3000.1683-1
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp (“Company” or “Sabesp”) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on March 13, 2023, it received the Official Letter 392/2023-SLS (“Official Letter”), issued by B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão, transcribed as follows:
“March 13, 2023
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Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
Attn. Mrs. Catia Cristina Teixeira Pereira
Investor Relations Officer
Re: Request for clarification on news published in the press
Dear Sirs,
In news published by Estadão Broadcast+, on 03/13/2023, under the title “TARCÍSIO ON SABESP'S PRIVATIZATION: I BELIEVE IT IS AN OPERATION THAT MAY TAKE PLACE IN 2024”, it states, among other information, that “The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas (Republicanos), said today that he expects the privatization of Sabesp in 2024, and the signing of the contract with the IFC, member of the World Bank, for structuring the capitalization should take place by the end of this month.”
We request clarification on the item marked by 03/14/2023, whether or not it is confirmed, as well as other information considered important.”
In response to the Official Letter, the Company clarifies that it has no new fact in addition to that already informed to the market, through the Material Fact disclosed on 02/28/2023 regarding the manifestation of agreement of the State Privatization Program’s Board (Conselho Diretor do Programa Estadual de Desestatização – CDPED) to proceed on the arrangements for hiring consultancy services for the study of Sabesp's privatization.
The Company will keep the market duly informed of any information that should be disclosed pursuant to the applicable regulation.
São Paulo, March 14, 2023.
Catia Cristina Teixeira Pereira
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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