São Paulo Alpargatas S



Alpargatas S.A.

Companhia Aberta CNPJ.MF. 61.079.117/0001-05

NIRE 35 3000 25 270


Comunicado ao Mercado Alienação de Participação Acionária Relevante


A Alpargatas S.A. ('Alpargatas'), em cumprimento ao disposto no artigo 12, §4º da Instrução CVM 358/2002, comunica ao público em geral que, nesta data, recebeu correspondência anexa do Norges Bank Investment Management ('Norges Bank'), informando que, em 29 de setembro de 2015, o Norges Bank reduziu sua participação acionária na Alpargatas, atingindo 4,99% das ações preferenciais da Companhia.


São Paulo, 30 de setembro de 2015.


Fabio Leite de Souza

Diretor de Relações com Investidores

NORGES BANK

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT


To Investor Relations Director


Firm Alpargatas SA.


Fax no. +55 113847 7337 / +55 113168 8700


From Norges Bank Investment Management Telephone +47 2407 3330

Department Compliance Fax no. +47 2407 3002

Date 30/09/2015


Fax id: Disclosure of shareholding in Alpargatas S.A. preferred shares Pages

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Norges Bank Investment Management - Disclosure Notification


Please find attached Norges Bank disclosure notification in Alpargatas S.A. preferred shares. Please confirm receipt of this notification to rsil@nbim.no


Yours sincerely,


Sa1 Aanandha Shankhar


Analyst - Compliance

Norges Bank Investment Management



PRIVACY ANDCONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

The information contained in tltis facsimile is intended for the named recipients only. It may contain privileged and confidential information and if you are not an intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or take any action on reliance on it. If you have received this facsimile in error, please notify us immediately by reversed charge telephone call to +4722 3162 71and return the original to the sender by mail. We will reimburse you for the postage

www.nbim.no

Bankplasscn 2

P.O. Box 1179 Senh·um N0-0107 Oslo

Tel.: +-17 2-1 07 30 00

Queensberry House

,OIJ Burlington Street London W1S 3AE

Tel.: +4-1 20 753-1 9000

17State Street, 11th Floor New York 'Y 1000-l

Tel.: +1212 607.t005

NORGES BANK

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT


Alpargatas S.A.

Av. Dr. Cardoso de Melo, n° 1.336 Sao Paulo

CEP: 04548-005

Brazil

30/09/ 2015


FAO: Investor Relations Director

Ownership notification pursuant to ICVM Rule 358/02


  1. Name and address of the relevant shareholder:


    Norges Bank (The Central Bank of Norway, registration nr 937884117), Bankplassen 2, P.O Box 1179, Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway


  2. The purpose of the acquisition and the interest is purely investment


  3. In the name of Norges Bank we hereby notify pursuant to ICVM Rule 358/ 02 that on 29/ 09/ 2015 the shares held by Norges Bank in Alpargatas S.A. preferred shares (SEDOL:8078796) fell below the 5% threshold and amounted to 11,435,012 preferred shares, equal to 4.99% of the total preferred shares outstanding.


  4. Before falling below the 5% threshold Norges Bank held 11,471,112 preferred shares in Alpargatas S.A., equal to 5.01% of the preferred shares outstanding.


  5. No shareholders' agreement or contract regulating the right to vote or purchase and sale securities issued by the company exists.


Yours sincerely,


_

Sai' 1anandha Sna,;-khar


Analyst - Compliance

Norges Bank Investment Management



PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

The information contained in this facsimile is intended for the named recipients only. It may contain privileged and confidential information and if you are not an intended recipient, you must not copy, distributeor takeany action on reliance on it. If you have received this facsimiJe in error, please notify us immediately by reversed charge telephone call to +47 22 3162 71 and return the original to the sender by mail. We will reimburse you for the postage

www.nbim .no

Bankplassen 2

P.O. Box 1179Scntrum N0-0107 Oslo

Tel.: +-17 2-1 07 lO 00

Quccnsberry House

3 Old Burlington Sh·eet

London Wl S lAE

Tel.: +-H 20 753-1 9000

17State Street, 11th Floor New York NY 1000-1 Tel.:+l 212 607 -1005

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