Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo-Sabesp 6-K, filed Mar 31, 2022
Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo-Sabesp (SBS)
About this 6-K
Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo-Sabesp filed this 6-K on March 31, 2022.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For March, 2022 (Commission File No. 1-31317)
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sao Paulo - SABESP
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Rua Costa Carvalho, 300 São Paulo, S.P., 05429-900 Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Registrant's 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 if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)__.
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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___
If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
COMPANHIADE 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
MATERIAL FACT
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp (“Company” or “Sabesp”), in compliance with Resolution 44 of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), of August 23, 2021, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that the Executive Board of São Paulo State Public Services Regulatory Agency (ARSESP - Agência Reguladora de ServiçosPúblicos do Estado de São Paulo), at an extraordinary meeting held on 03/28/2022, unanimously resolved to recognize the proven economic and financial capacity of Sabesp pursuant to Federal Law 11,445/2007, amended by Federal Law 14,026/2020 and the Federal Decree 10,710/2021.
The decision of the Agency's Executive Board is based on Technical Note NT.F-0012-2022, which concluded, considering the observations contained therein, by the effective proof of Sabesp's economic capacity to achieve the goals of full coverage of public water supply and sewage service by 2033, highlighting:
| (i) | Approval in the first stage of the process of proving the economic and financial<br>capacity (economic and financial indicators), and of the second stage (feasibility studies and the funding plan) for the municipalities<br>participating in the regionalized provision structure established by State Law 17,383/2021 (Regional Unit for Drinking Water Supply and<br>Sewage Services URAE 1 - Southeast); and |
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| (ii) | Caveat to the documents of 06 municipalities (Agudos, Hortolândia,<br>Igarapava, Quintana, Laranjal Paulista and Santo André) which did not formalize approval for the amendment related to the adjustment/integration<br>of contractual targets into the respective contracts in force. |
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The extract of the Minutes of the meeting published in the São Paulo State Official Gazette (Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo) and the Technical Note NT.F-0012-2022 can be accessed at the link below:
ARSESP’s Documents
São Paulo, March 29, 2022.
OsvaldoGarcia
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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, in the city São Paulo, Brazil.
Date: March 29, 2022
| Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP | |
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| By: | /s/ Osvaldo Garcia <br><br> <br>* * * |
| Name: Osvaldo Garcia<br><br><br> <br>Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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