SBS 20-F/A
Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo-Sabesp (SBS)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment
FORM 20-F/A
| ¨ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
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| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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OR
| ¨ | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Commission File Number: 001-31317
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 São Paulo- SABESP
(Translation of the Registrant’s name into English)
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Rua Costa Carvalho, 300
05429-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)
Daniel Szlak
[email protected] (+55 11 3388 8000)
| Title of each<br>class | Trading Symbol | Name of each<br>exchange on which registered |
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| Common Shares, without par value | Not traded | New York Stock Exchange* |
| American Depositary Shares, evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each representing one Common Share | SBS | New York Stock Exchange |
Rua Costa Carvalho, 300 05429-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
* Shares are not listed for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Receipts pursuant to the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None.
The number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of December 31, 2024 was:
683,509,868 Shares of Common Stock
1 Share of Preferred Stock
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. x Yes ¨ No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ¨ Yes x No
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer x | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | Emerging growth company o |
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If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards* provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
*The term ‘‘new or revised financial accounting standard’’ refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
| U.S. GAAP ¨ | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board x | Other ¨ |
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If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. ¨ Item 17 ¨ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.). ¨ Yes x No
Explanatory Note — Amendment
This amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo-SABESP (“Sabesp”) for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed on April 30, 2025 (the “Original Annual Report”) is being filed solely to: (i) rectify the total estimated amount of claims described in Item 8.A related to our legal proceedings, and (ii) add legal proceeding No. 2263215-97.2021.8.26.0000 to the legal proceedings described in Item 8.A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Civil Claims (including Customer and Supplier Claims).
This Amendment No. 1 rectifies the total estimated amount of claims described in Item 8.A related to our legal proceedings, from “R$167.7 billion (net of R$24.6 million in court deposits)”, to “R$24.7 billion (net of R$167.7 million in court deposits)”.
This Amendment No. 1 adds to the legal proceedings described in Item 8.A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Civil Claims (including Customer and Supplier Claims):
| · | "Lawsuit No. 2263215-97.2021.8.26.0000 filed by Subcondominio Eldorado<br>Business Tower (“Eldorado”) (Main File No. 1011195-34.2020.8.26.0011): Eldorado is seeking declaratory relief, combined<br>with a claim for restitution of undue payments, asserting its alleged right to revise the charging scheme applied to commercial users.<br>The claim was dismissed by the court of first instance. Eldorado subsequently (i) filed an appeal seeking to overturn the judgment; and<br>(ii) filed to initiate an Incident of Repetitive Demands (Incidente de Resolução de Demandas Repetitivas - IRDR),<br>a procedural mechanism aimed at harmonizing case law on recurring legal issues. Eldorado’s appeal was dismissed, and the decision<br>became final (res judicata). The IRDR was accepted and was likewise resolved in our favor. In response, Eldorado filed a Special<br>Appeal (to the Superior Court of Justice - STJ) and an Extraordinary Appeal (to the Supreme Federal Court - STF). Both of which are currently<br>pending review before the Higher Courts as of the date of this Amendment No. 1. As of the date of this Amendment No. 1, the amount involved<br>in the lawsuit cannot be reliably estimated. The risk of loss is currently assessed as possible." |
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This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the initial filing date of the Original Annual Report unless otherwise indicated. Other than as expressly set forth above, no part of the Original Annual Report is being amended. Accordingly, other than as discussed above, this Amendment No. 1 does not purport to amend, update or restate any other information or disclosure included in the Original Annual Report or reflect any events that have occurred after the initial filing date of the Original Annual Report. As a result, the Original Annual Report continues to speak as of April 30, 2024 or, to the extent applicable, such other date in respect of the Original Annual Report as may be indicated in the Original Annual Report.However, this Amendment No. 1 includes Exhibits 12.1, 12.2, 13.1 and 13.2, new certifications by Sabesp’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as required by Rule 12b-15.
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
*Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A or amendment thereto and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on its behalf.
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - SABESP
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| Name: Carlos Augusto Leone Piani<br><br>Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: | |
| Name: Daniel Szlak<br><br>Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
Date: August 27, 2025
CERTIFICATION
I, Carlos Augusto Leone Piani, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F, as amended by Amendment No.1, of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp; | |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | |
| 4. | The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have: | |
| a. | designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| b. | designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| c. | evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on evaluation; and | |
| d. | disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting. | |
| 5. | The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and to the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): | |
| a. | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| b. | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: August 27, 2025
By:
Name: Carlos Augusto Leone Piani
Title: Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATION
I, Daniel Szlak, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F, as amended by Amendment No.1, of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp; | |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | |
| 4. | The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have: | |
| a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| b) | designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| c) | evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on evaluation; and | |
| d) | disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting. | |
| 5. | The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and to the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): | |
| a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: August 27, 2025
By:
Name: Daniel Szlak
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE U.S. SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp (the “Company”) on Form 20-F, as amended by Amendment No.1, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Carlos Augusto Leone Piani, Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the U.S. Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 27, 2025
By:
Name: Carlos Augusto Leone Piani
Title: Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE U.S. SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp (the “Company”) on Form 20-F, as amended by Amendment No.1, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Daniel Szlak, Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the U.S. Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 27, 2025
By:
Name: Daniel Szlak
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer