Companhia Paranaense de Energia COPEL : Material Event (Form 6-K)

Compagas

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL ('Company'), a company that generates, transmits, distributes and trades energy, with shares listed on B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6, CPLE11), on NYSE (ELP) and LATIBEX (XCOP, XCOPO, XCOPU), hereby announces to its shareholders and the market in general that received on July 29, 2021, from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ('Petrobras') and Petrobras Gás S.A. ('Gaspetro'), a letter referring to the opportunity to exercise the preemptive right in the acquisition of all shares issued by the Companhia Paranaense de Gás ('Compagas') owned by Gaspetro, as provided for in the Compagas Shareholders' Agreement.

Compagas is the concessionaire responsible for the distribution of piped natural gas in State of Paraná, and its shareholders are Copel, with 51% of the shares, Gaspetro, with 24.5%, and Mitsui Gás e Energia do Brasil Ltda. ('Mitsui'), with 24.5%.

In this context, the opportunity to exercise the preemptive right arises from the execution of the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Shares and Other Covenants, entered into between Petrobras, as seller, and Compass Gás e Energia SA ('Compass'), as of buyer, through which Petrobras, undertook to sell 51% of the capital of Gaspetro ('Shares') to Compass.

Copel will evaluate the opportunity within the established period of 30 (thirty) days for manifestation, considering, among others, the pricing of the asset, and its strategic objective of keeping the focus on its core business, which may involve the disinvestment in Compagas, as already stated by the Company in other opportunities, such as in the presentation for the APIMEC event, on August 28, 2019, available on the Empresas.NET system, in the category 'Notice to the Market', type 'Presentations to analysts/market agents', subject 'APIMEC Presentation 2019' and in the notice to the market 21/19, available in the Empresas.NET system, in the category 'Notice to the Market', type 'Other Notices Not Considered Relevant Facts'.

The Company also informs that the Public Consultation is open to collect contributions for the improvement of the State Gas Plan and the proposal to extend the concession of piped gas distribution services in the State of Paraná.

According to the Call Notice for Public Consultation 001/2021, the documents were made available to all interested parties on the website www.planejamento.pr.gov.br, until August 22, 2021. A Public Hearing will also be held to discuss the issues. the proposal in data to be defined, which will be published later in a specific notice.

Curitiba, July 30, 2021.

Adriano Rudek de Moura

Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer

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