Form 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report Of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant To Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16 Of
The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For the month of April, 2017
Commission File Number: 001-14950
ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.
(Translation of Registrants Name into English)
Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 1343, 9º Andar
São Paulo, SP, Brazil 01317-910
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of 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):
Yes No X
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ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Minutes of the Annual and Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting |
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
CNPJ nr 33.256.439/0001-39 |
NIRE 35.300.109.724 |
Minutes of Annual General and Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017
Date, Time and Location:
April 19, 2017, at 4:00 p.m., at the Companys headquarters, located at Av. Brigadeiro Luís Antônio, nr 1,343, 9th floor, in the City and State of São Paulo.
Attendance:
Attendance: (i) shareholders representing 77.1% of the social capital; (ii) the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, Mr. Lucio de Castro Andrade Filho; (iii) member of the Board of Directors of the Company, Mr. Pedro Wongtschowski; (iv) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Thilo Mannhardt; (v) the Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer of the Company, Mr. André Pires de Oliveira Dias; (vi) member of the Fiscal Council of the Company, Mr. Mario Probst; and (vii) Mr. Guilherme Jorge Dagli Junior, registered under CRC nr 1 SP 223225 representing Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, independent audit firm of the Company.
Publications:
Call Notice: Published in the newspapers Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo (official gazette of the State of São Paulo) on March 18, 21 and 22, 2017 and Valor Econômico on March 20, 21 and 22, 2017.
Notice to Shareholders: Waived pursuant to publication of documents referred to in Article 133 of the Brazilian Corporate Law, in the newspapers Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo on February 24, 2017, under chapter Empresarial, pages 156 to 169, and Valor Econômico on February 24, 2017 under special chapter, pages 1 to 10.
Chairman and Secretary of the Meeting:
Chairman Marcelo Fernandez Trindade.
Secretary Sandra López Gorbe.
Order of the day:
In accordance with the published Call Notice.
Discussed and approved matters:
1. Approval of the minutes of the Meeting to be written out as a summary, pursuant to Article 130, paragraph 1st of the Brazilian Corporate Law, and authorization of the publication of the minutes omitting signatures, pursuant to paragraph 3rd of the same article. Voting instructions received by the Chairman and the Secretary of the Meeting were duly filed at the Companys headquarters.
At the Annual Shareholders Meeting:
2. Approval, without amendments or qualifications, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, with the abstention of those legally restricted, of the report and accounts of the management of the Company, the financial statements and notes to the financial statements, as well as the report from the independent auditors referring to the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2016.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
3. Approval, without amendments or qualification, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, of the destination of net earnings for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2016, in the amount of R$ 1,561,584,779.95 (one billion, five hundred and sixty-one million, five hundred and eighty-four thousand, seven hundred and seventy-nine Reais and ninety-five cents), as follows:
a) | R$ 78,079,239.00 (seventy-eight million, seventy-nine thousand, two hundred and thirty-nine Reais) will be allocated to the legal reserve; |
b) | R$ 576,238,395.15 (five hundred seventy-six million, two hundred thirty-eight thousand, three hundred ninety-five Reais and fifteen cents) will be allocated to the statutory reserve for investments; and |
c) | R$ 907,267,145.80 (nine hundred, seven million, two hundred sixty-seven thousand, one hundred forty-five Reais and eighty cents) were allocated to the payment of dividends to shareholders, of which R$ 434,618,992.00 (four hundred thirty-four million, six hundred eighteen thousand, nine hundred and ninety-two Reais) were paid as interim dividends as approved by the Board of Directors on August 10, 2016. The remaining balance of the dividend approved herein in the amount of R$ 472,648,153.80 (four hundred seventy-two million, six hundred forty-eight thousand, one hundred fifty-three Reais and eighty cents) ratified and approved by the Board of Directors on February 22, 2017 were paid to shareholders, as of March 10, 2017. The total dividends of the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2016 comprises R$ 780,792,389.98 (seven hundred eighty million, seven hundred ninety-two thousand, three hundred eighty-nine Reais and ninety-eight cents) of mandatory dividends, R$ 126,474,755.82 (one hundred twenty-six million, four hundred seventy-four thousand, seven hundred fifty-five Reais and eighty-two cents) of complimentary dividends equivalent to a dividend per common share of R$ 1.67 (one Real and sixty-seven cents). |
4. Approval, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, of the setting of the Companys Board of Directors by 9 (nine) members.
5. Approval of the election, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, of the persons listed below as members of the Board of Directors, with mandate up to the Annual General Shareholders Meeting to be held in 2019 to examine the documents referred to in Article 133 of the Brazilian Corporate Law, related to the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018:
| ALEXANDRE GONÇALVES SILVA, independent member, Brazilian, divorced, mechanical engineer, holder of Identity Card RG nr 39.565.565-1/SSP-SP and registered under CPF/MF nr 022.153.817-87, with business address at Rua Coronel Artur de Paula Ferreira, nr 132, apt. 81, in the City and State of São Paulo; |
| CARLOS TADEU DA COSTA FRAGA, independent member, Brazilian, married, civil engineer, holder of Identity Card nr 03.801.559-0/IFP-RJ and registered under CPF/MF nr 465.343.697-53, with business address at Rua Cinco de Julho, nr 304, apt. 1.101, in the City of Niterói and State of Rio de Janeiro; |
| JORGE MARQUES DE TOLEDO CAMARGO, independent member, Brazilian, married, geologist, holder of Identity Card RG nr 293.644/SSP-DF and registered under CPF/MF nr 114.400.151-04, with business address at Rua Almirante Sadock de Sá, nr 370/101, in the City and State of Rio de Janeiro; |
| JOSÉ MAURÍCIO PEREIRA COELHO, independent member, Brazilian, married, graduated in accounting sciences, holder of Identity Card RG nr 06.109.071-81/IFP-RJ and CPF/MF nr 853.535.907-91, with business address at Rua Senador Dantas, nr 105, 40º floor, in the City and State of Rio de Janeiro; |
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
| LUCIO DE CASTRO ANDRADE FILHO, Brazilian, married, engineer, holder of Identity Card RG nr. 3.045.977/SSP-SP and registered under CPF/MF nr 061.094.708-72, with business address at Av. Brigadeiro Luís Antonio, nr 1,343, 9th floor, in the City and State of São Paulo; |
| NILDEMAR SECCHES, independent member, Brazilian, widower, engineer, holder of Identity Card RG nr 3.997.339-6/SSP-SP and registered under CPF/MF nr 589.461.528-34, with business address at Rua Viradouro, nº 63, cj. 132, in the City and State of São Paulo; |
| OLAVO EGYDIO MONTEIRO DE CARVALHO, independent member, Brazilian, divorced, engineer, holder of Identity Card RG nr 01.585.449-0/IFP-RJ and registered under CPF/MF nr 007.260.107-82, with business address at Avenida Afrânio de Melo Franco, nr 290, Pav. L2, Room 101ª, in the City and State of Rio de Janeiro; |
| PAULO GUILHERME AGUIAR CUNHA, Brazilian, married, engineer, holder of Identity Card RG nr 4.554.607/SSP-SP and registered under CPF/MF nr 008.255.498-68, with business address at Av. Brigadeiro Luís Antônio, nr 1,343, 9th floor, in the City and State of São Paulo; and |
| PEDRO WONGTSCHOWSKI, Brazilian, divorced, chemical engineer, holder of Identity Card RG nr 3.091.522-3-SSP/SP and registered under CPF/MF nr 385.585.058-53, with business address at Av. Brigadeiro Luís Antonio, nr 1,343, 9th floor, in the City and State of São Paulo. |
6. Approval, without amendments or qualifications, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, of a maximum global annual limit for the Companys management compensation of R$ 66,800,000.00 (sixty-six million and eight hundred thousand Reais), pursuant to the terms and composition of the proposal presented by the Management, filed at the Companys headquarters.
7. Based on the request for installation of the Fiscal Council made by shareholders representing more than 2% (two percent) of the voting shares issued by the Company and pursuant to Article 161 of Law 6404/76 and CVM Instruction nr 324/00, the approval of the election, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, of the persons listed below as effective and alternate members of the Fiscal Council, with mandate up to the Annual General Shareholders Meeting to be held in 2018 that will examine the documents referred to in Article 133 of the Brazilian Corporate Law, related to the current fiscal year:
| FLAVIO CÉSAR MAIA LUZ (effective member), Brazilian, married, engineer, registered under CPF/MF nr 636.622.138-34, resident and domiciled at Alameda Canadá, nr 162, Alphaville 2, in the City of Barueri, in the State of São Paulo; and |
| MÁRCIO AUGUSTUS RIBEIRO (alternate member), Brazilian, married, engineer, registered under CPF/MF nr 006.211.088-80, resident and domiciled at Alameda Canadá, nr 43, in the City of Vinhedo, and in the State of São Paulo; |
| NILSON MARTINIANO MOREIRA(effective member), Brazilian, divorced, bank employee, registered under CPF/MF nr 583.491.386-53, resident and domiciled at SQNW 111, Block B, apt 313, Building Via Ibiza, in the city of Brasília, Distrito Federal; and |
| PAULO CESAR PASCOTINI (alternate member), Brazilian, married, bank employee, registered under CPF/MF nr 246.904.300-04, resident and domiciled SQN 305, Block L, apt. 111, Edifício Guararapes, Asa Norte, in the City of Brasília, Distrito Federal; and |
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
| GERALDO TOFFANELLO (effective member), Brazilian, married, accountant, registered under CPF/MF nr 078.257.060-72, resident and domiciled at Rua Carlos Trein Filho, nr 1,171, apto. 701, in the City of Porto Alegre, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul; and |
| PEDRO OZIRES PREDEUS (alternate member), Brazilian, married, accountant, registered under CPF/MF nr 005.474.508-00, resident and domiciled at Rua Marechal Hastimphilo de Moura, nr 338-C, apt 23-B, in the City and State of São Paulo. |
7.1. Approval, without amendments or qualifications, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, of the remuneration for the members of the Fiscal Council herein elected, provided that the one designated as president of the Fiscal Council will be entitled to receive a monthly compensation of R$ 18,500.00 (eighteen thousand and five hundred Reais) and other effective members will be entitled to receive a monthly compensation of R$ 17,110.00 (seventeen thousand one hundred and ten Reais).
At the Extraordinary General Meeting:
8. Approval, without amendments or qualifications, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, of the proposal of a stock-based incentive plan, promoting the alignment of long-term interests among shareholders, executives, and employees as well as strengthening the ability to effectively retain the mentioned employees.
9. Approval, without amendments or qualifications, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, capital increase upon the incorporation of the total amount recorded in the retained profits reserve, with the consequent increase in Ultrapars capital stock, in the amount of R$ 1,333,065,504.08 (one billion, three hundred and thirty-three million, sixty-five thousand, five hundred and four Reais and eight cents), from R$ 3,838,686,104.00 (three billion, eight hundred and thirty-eight million, six hundred and eighty-six thousand, one hundred and four Reais) to R$ 5,171,751,608.08 (five billion, one hundred and seventy-one million, seven hundred and fifty-one thousand, six hundred and eight Reais and eight cents), without the issuance of new shares, considering the complete execution of capital budget related to such reserve, with the consequent proposal to amend the article 5th of the Companys Bylaws.
10. Approval, without amendments or qualifications, according to the voting map included as Exhibit II of these Minutes, the amendment and subsequent consolidation of Ultrapars Bylaws, pursuant the Management Proposal, published on March 17, 2017 and Exhibit I of these Minutes.
Discussed and approved matters:
| The Chairman recorded the receipt of voting instructions, including those from The Bank of New York Mellon with the respective voting tabulation report, which are filed in the Companys headquarters. In compliance with article 21, paragraph 6 and article 30, paragraph 4 of the CVM Instruction 480/09, the total votes of approval, rejection or abstention in each item are included under Exhibit II that must be considered as part of the present document. |
| Mr. Tiago Rodrigues, representative of Aberdeen Asset Management, requested the inclusion in these minutes of the following: although Aberdeens votes sent to the Company indicate abstention in the new stock-based incentive plan proposal, upon clarification made by the Company on April 3, 2017 the firm decided to support such proposal. However, they were not able to timely amend and submit new voting instructions due to internal operational hurdles. |
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
| The shareholders BMO Private Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio; British Columbia Investment Management Corporation; Calvert World Values Funds, Inc.Calvert Emerging Markets Equity Fund; Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund; Financial Sector Development Fund; The California State Teachers Retirement System; The Nomura Trust And Banking Co., Ltd. Re: Nippon Comgest Emerging Markets Mother Fund; Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. as Trustee for Comgest Emerging Equity Fund, all represented by the law firm Mesquita Pereira, Almeida, Esteves Advogados, registered that these shareholders votes previously sent through remote proxy forms were amended according to the new instructions presented by their proxy and were recorded as such in the voting map. |
| The members of the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Council, hereby elected, will be invested on their offices on this date, upon the signature of the respective deeds of investiture filed at the Companys headquarters and, previously consulted, have declared that there are no ongoing impediments which would prevent them from exercising their activities in the designated offices, that they do not hold positions in companies which can be considered to be competitors of the Company and that they do not have any conflict of interest with the Company, in accordance with Article 147 of the Brazilian Corporate Law and with the CVM Instruction nr 367/02. The new member hereby elected has committed to sign the respective Instrument of Consent of the Directors and Executive Officers provided for in the New Market Regulation and of the Disclosure and Trading Policy adopted by the Company. |
As there were no further matters to be discussed, the Meeting was finished, and these Meeting minutes were presented, read, approved and duly signed by the shareholders present.
LUCIO DE CASTRO ANDRADE FILHO as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company;
PEDRO WONGTSCHOWSKI as member of the Board of Directors of the Company;
THILO MANNHARDT as Chief Executive Officer and shareholder of the Company;
ANDRÉ PIRES DE OLIVEIRA DIAS as Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer;
ULTRA S.A. PARTICIPAÇÕES;
ANA PAULA SANTORO CORIA; ANDRÉ COVRE; ANDRÉ LUIS POLO; ANDRÉ LUIZ PEDRO BREGION; ANDRÉ PIRES DE OLIVEIRA DIAS; ANDRÉA CAMPOS SOARES; FLÁVIO DO COUTO BEZERRA CAVALCANTI; HELANO PEREIRA GOMES; JOÃO BENJAMIN PAROLIN; JOÃO MARCOS CAZULA; JOSÉ AUGUSTO DUTRA NOGUEIRA; JERÔNIMO JOSÉ MERLO DOS SANTOS; JULIO CESAR NOGUEIRA; LEANDRO DEL CORONA; LEOCADIO DE ALMEIDA ANTUNES FILHO; LUCIANA DOMAGALA; MARCELLO DE SIMONE; MIGUEL LACERDA DE ALMEIDA; MIGUEL ROTHMANN JARROS; PEDRO JORGE FILHO; PLÍNIO LAERTE BRAZ; RODRIGO DE ALMEIDA PIZZINATTO; RICARDO ISAAC CATRAN; ROBERTO KUTSCHAT NETO; TABAJARA BERTELLI COSTA
MONTEIRO ARANHA S.A.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
CAIXA DE PREVIDÊNCIA DOS FUNCIONÁRIOS DO BANCO DO BRASIL PREVI
WOLFGANG EBERHARD ROHRBACH
PARTH DO BRASIL PARTICIPAÇÕES LTDA.
BETTINA IGEL HOFFENBERG
JENNINGS IGEL HOFFENBERG
PEDRO IGEL DE BARROS SALLES
CHRISTY PARTICIPAÇÕES LTDA.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
CLARI FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; COX MASTER FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES
TYLER FINANCE LLC; BEWETT INTERNATIONAL LLC; CONSTELLATION MASTER FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES
AUDACE FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; BTG PACTUAL ABSOLUTO INSTITUCIONAL MASTER FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES; BTG PACTUAL LS EQUITIES MASTER FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES; BTG PACTUAL ABSOLUTO MASTER FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES; BTG PACTUAL ABSOLUTO PREVIDÊNCIA FIA; BTG PACTUAL ANDRÔMEDA FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES; BTG PACTUAL DIVIDENDOS MASTER FIA; BTG PACTUAL EQUITY HEDGE FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; BTG PACTUAL GLOBAL MASTER FIM CP IE; BTG PACTUAL HEDGE FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCARDO; BTG PACTUAL HEDGE PLUS FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; BTG PACTUAL ICATU SELECT PREVIDÊNCIA MULTIMERCADO FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO PREVIDENCIÁRIO; BTG PACTUAL MULTI AÇÕES FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES; BTG PACTUAL MULTIMANAGER BBDC FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; BTG PACTUAL MULTISTRATEGIES ADVANCED FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; BTG PACTUAL MULTISTRATEGIES ADVANCED PLUS FIM; BTG PACTUAL PENSION FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES PROVIDENCIÁRIO; BTG PACTUAL PENSION MULTIMERCADO FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO PREVIDENCIÁRIO; BTG PACTUAL PIPE FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES; FI CAIXA BTG PACTUAL X 30 MM LP; FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO PREV 1; FIA AMIS; GERDAU PREVIDÊNCIA FIA 5; BTG PACTUAL GLOBAL MASTER FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES CP IE
GROUPER EQUITY LLC; SQUADRA HORIZONTE FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; FPRV SQA SANHACO FIA PREVIDENCIARIO; SNAPPER EQUITY LLC; SQUADRA MASTER LONG BIASED FIA; SQUADRA MASTER LONG ONLY FIA; SQUADRA INSTITUCIONAL FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES
NATO FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕESINVESTIMENTO NO EXTERIOR; MBV FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES IE; M SQUARE AÇÕES CSHG MASTER INSTITUCIONAL FIA; M SQUARE AÇÕES CSHG MASTER FIA; M SQUARE BRAZIL VALUE LONG ONLY FUND II LLC; M SQUARE ALISIO FIA; YALE UNIVERSITY
ATMOS INSTITUCIONAL MASTER FIA; ATMOS MASTER FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO DE AÇÕES; ATMOS TERRA FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES
ABERDEEN BRASIL EQUITY FI; ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND; ABERDEEN EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES FUND ABERDEEN GLOBAL BRAZIL EQUITY FUND; ABERDEEN GLOBALEMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND; ABERDEEN GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS INFRASTRUCTURE EQUITY FUND; ABERDEEN GLOBALLATIN AMERICAN EQUITY FUND; AMP CAPITAL FUNDS MGMT LTD EFM INTERNATIONAL SHARE FUND 10; ASSOCIATION D B E D R D P E P D L V M CANADA POST CORPORATION REGISTERED PENSION PLAN COMGEST GROWTH PLC; EDM INTERNATIONALEMERGING MARKETS MATIGNON GLOBAL ACTIONS EMERGENTES; RBC QUANT EMERGING MARKETS DIVIDEND LEADERS ETF; THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC AS DEP OF AB L A EQUITY FUND
ALLIANZ EQUITY EMERGING MARKETS 1; ESSOR EMERGENT; MAGELLAN- BANCO SANTANDER S.A.
BMO PRIVATE EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO; BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION; CALVERT WORLD VALUES FUNDS, INC.CALVERT EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND; DESJARDINS EMERGING MARKETS FUND; FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FUND; THE CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM; THE NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING CO., LTD. RE: NIPPON COMGEST EMERGING MARKETS MOTHER FUND; TRUST & CUSTODY SERVICES BANK, LTD. AS TRUSTEE FOR COMGEST EMERGING EQUITY FUND
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
BEST INVESTMENT CORPORATION
FIDELITY FUNDS SICAV; OPPENHEIMERFUNDS ICAV/ OPPENHEIMER DEVELOPING MARKETS EQUITY; PINEHURST PARTNERS, L.P. STICHTING JURIDISCH EIGENAAR ACTIAM BELEGGINGSFONDSEN; VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
AQR FUNDSAQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND; AQR FUNDSAQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND; BUREAU OF LABOR FUNDSLABOR INSURANCE FUND; BUREAU OF LABOR FUNDSLABOR PENSION FUND F A S VIII: FIDELITY ADV EMERGING MARKETS FUN; FIDELITY GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND; FIDELITY INV. T. FID. EMRG. MARKETS FND FORSTA AP-FONDEN; FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT FUNDS GENESIS EMERGING MARKETS FUND LIMITED; JNL/MELLON CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND; JPMORGAN BRAZIL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC; JPMORGAN EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC; JP MORGAN FUND ICVCJPM EMERGING MARKETS FUND JPMORGAN FUNDS; JPMORGAN FUNDSEMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND; JPMORGAN FUNDS LATIN AMERICA EQUITY FUND; JTSB LTD AS TR FOR SUM TR AND BANK CO.,LTD TR F; MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT FUNDS GLOBAL BALANCED INCOME FUND; MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT FUNDS LATIN AMERICAN EQUITY FUND; NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND; OPPENHEIMER DEVELOPING MARKETS FUND OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL MULTI-ASSET GROWTH FUND; PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO; STATE SUPER FINANCIAL SERV INTL EQ SECTOR TRU; STICHING PENSIOENFONDS VOOR HUISARTSEN THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS & S OF T U OF O T OF THE O F O C A; THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAP, LTD. AS TR. FOR MTBJ400045828 ; THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAP., LTD. AS TR. FOR MTBJ400045829; THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. AS T. FOR MTBJ400045833; THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN LTD. AS T. FOR MTBJ400045835; THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. AS TR FOR MUTB400045792; THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. AS TRUSTEE FOR MUTB4000; THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. AS T. FOR MUTB400045796; VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FD, A SE VAN S F ; VIRTUS EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND
VINCI GAS FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES
BRASIL PLURAL MACRO FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; BRASIL PLURAL LONG BIASED FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; HERTZ FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO PREVIDENCIÁRIO; BRASIL PLURAL IRAÍ FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; BRASIL PLURAL FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; BRASIL PLURAL RETORNO ABSOLUTO FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO CRÉDITO PRIVADO; BRASIL PLURAL INSTITUCIONAL FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; BRASIL PLURAL LONG & SHORT PLUS FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; BRASIL PLURAL ENERPREV FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; BRASIL PLURAL PETROS FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; GERDAU PREVIDÊNCIA FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES 02; PLURAL CAPITAL EQUITY HEDGE FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO TAQUARI; PITUBA FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; BRASIL PLURAL PREVIDÊNCIA MASTER FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; NÚCLEOS I BRASIL PLURAL FIM; NÚCLEOS III BRASIL PLURAL FIA; PLURAL CAPITAL BRAZIL (DE) LLC
BB PREVIDENCIÁRIO AÇÕES GOVERNANÇA FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO; BB TOP MULTI INSTITUCIONAL LP FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; BB AÇÕES 22 FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO; BB AÇÕES IBRX ATIVO FI; BB CAP AÇÕES FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO; BB CAP IBOVESPA INDEXADO FIA; BB ECO GOLD FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; BB PREVIDÊNCIA AÇÕES FI; BB TERRA DO SOL FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO MULTIMERCADO; BB TOP AÇÕES IBOVESPA INDEXADO FI; BB TOP AÇÕES IBRX INDEXADO FI; BRASILPREV TOP A FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM AÇÕES; BB TOP AÇÕES DUAL STRATEGY FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO; CLUBE DE INVESTIMENTO DOS FUNCIONÁRIOS DA NOSSA CAIXA NOSSO BANCO; BBTOP AÇÕES MULTISETORIAL ATIVO FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
SHAREHOLDERS WHICH HAVE VOTED THROUGH REMOTE VOTING FORM:
ABBEY LIFE PENSIONS MANAGED FUND
ABBEY PENSION INTERNATIONAL FUND
ABERDEEN CANADAEMERGING MARKETS FUND
ABERDEEN COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TRUST
ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
ABERDEEN INSTITUTIONAL COMMINGLED FUNDS, LLC
ABERDEEN INV FUNDS ICVC IIIABERDEEN GLOBAL EMERG M Q E FD
ABN AMRO MULTI-MANAGER FUNDS
ABU DHABI RETIREMENT PENSIONS AND BENEFITS FUND
ADVANCED SERIES TRAST BLACKROCK GL STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO
ADVANCED SERIES TRUSTAST GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-ASSET PORTFO
ADVANCED SERIES TRUSTAST J.P. MORGAN GLOBAL THEMATIC PORT
ADVANCED SERIES TRUSTAST PARAMETRIC EME PORTFOLIO
ADVISER MANAGED TRUSTTACTICAL OFFENSIVE EQUITY FUND
AEGON CUSTODY AS DEP FOR STICHTING MM EMERGING MARKETS FUND
AEGON CUSTODY BV
AGF INVESTMENTS INC
AIB GROUP IRISH PENSION SCHEME
ALAHLI EMERGING MARKETS TRADING EQUITY FUND
ALASKA COMMON TRUST FUND
ALASKA PERMANENT FUND
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN DELAWARE BUSINESS TRUSTA I ALL-C P S
ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS FUND V ALLIANZ GL EMER MARK EQUITY
ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST
AMERGEN CLINTON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NONQUALIFIED FUND
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS/MTC COLLECTIVE TRUST
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.
AMF PENSIONSFORSAKRING AB
ANDBANK ASSET MANAGEMENT LUXEMBOURG ON BEHALF OF ASTRA
ANDRA AP-FONDEN (AP2)
AQUILA EMERGING MARKETS FUND
ARIZONA PSPRS TRUST
AT&T UNION WELFARE BENEFIT TRUST
ATIVO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND, LP
AUSTRALIA P.SUPERANNUATION SCHEME
AVADIS FUNDAKTIEN EMERGING MARKETS INDEX
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
AVIVA I INVESTMENT FUNDS ICVCAVIVA I INTERNATIONAL I T F
AXA IM ACWI SMARTBETA EQUITY FUND
AXA WORLD FUNDSFRAMLINGTON EMERGING MARKETS
BANCHILE ADMINISTRADORA GENERAL DE FONDOS S.A
BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LIMITED A/C SYNTHETIC
BARCLAYS MULTI-MANAGER FUND PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION RFA VEBA TRUST
BERESFORD FUNDS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
BERNISCHE LEHRERVERSICHERUNGSKASSE
BLACKROCK ASSET MANAGEMENT SCHWEIZ AG ON B OF BIFS E M E I F
BLACKROCK CDN MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND
BLACKROCK GLOBAL INDEX FUNDS
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST COMPANY NA
BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICA FUND INC
BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
BLACKROCK LIFE LIMITEDDC OVERSEAS EQUITY FUND
BLU FUND TRADING PARTNERS, LP
BMO MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX ETF
BMO PRIVATE EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO
BNY MELLON TR & DEP (UK) LIMITED AS T OF BEME TRACKER FUND
BOARD OF PENSIONS OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMER
BP PENSION FUND
BRITISH AIRWAYS PEN TRUSTEES LTD-MAIN A/C
BRITISH AIRWAYS PENSION TRUSTEES LTD. (MPF A/C)
BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
BT PENSION SCHEME
C S FUND M S.A,A F A ON B OF CS I F 12 C S P F (L) P I M E M
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
CALVERT WORLD VALUES FUNDS INC. CALVERT E M E FUND
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD
CATHAY UNITED BANK IN ITS CAPACITY AS MASTER COEIB FUND
CAVENDISH ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
CENTRAL STATES SOUTHEAST SOUTHWEST A PE FD
CF DV EMERGING MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND
CHANG HWA CO BANK, LTD IN ITS C AS M CUST OF N B FUND
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
CHANG HWA COM BK LTD IN ITS CAP AS M CUST OF P LAT A EQ FD
CHEVRON MASTER PENSION TRUST
CHEVRON UK PENSION PLAN
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY RETIREE HEALTHCARE TRUST
CIBC EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND
CIBC LATIN AMERICAN FUND
CITI EUR PLC AS DEPOSITARY FOR DIMEN EMER MARK CORE EQ FUND
CITI RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
CITITRUST LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF BLACKROCK PREMIER FUNDSBL
CITITRUST LTD A T VANG FDS SVANGUARD MODERATE GROWTH FUND
CITITRUST LTD A T VANGUARD FDS SERIES VANGUARD INCOME FUND
CITY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE AND POLICE PENSION PLAN
CITY OF NEW YORK GROUP TRUST
CMLA EMERGING MARKETS FUND
CMLA INTERNATIONAL SHARE FUND
CN CANADIAN MASTER TRUST FUND
COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND
COLLEGES OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOL. P.PLAN
COLONIAL FIRST STATE INVESTMENT FUND 10
COLUMBIA EM CORE EX-CHINA ETF
COMMONWEALTH BANK GROUP SUPER
COMMONWEALTH EMERGING MARKETS FUND 6
COMMONWEALTH EMERGING MARKETS FUND 7
COMMONWEALTH GLOBAL SHARE FUND 22
COMMONWEALTH GLOBAL SHARE FUND 23
COMMONWEALTH SUPERANNUATION CORPORATION
COMPASS CRECIMIENTO II F.C.I.
COMPASS EMP EMERGING MARKET 500 VOLATILITY WEIGHTED INDEX E
CONCEPT FUND SOLUTIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
CONSULTING GROUP CAPITAL MKTS FUNDS EMER MARKETS EQUITY FUND
CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND
COUNTY EMPLOYEES ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FD OF THE COOK COUNTY
CREDIT S P F M C O B O C S P F P I M E MKTS
CREDIT SUISSE INDEX FUND (LUX) EQ EMER MARK FUNDAMENTAL
CREDIT SUISSE INDEX FUND (LUX) EQUITIES EMERGING MARKETS
CSIF EMERGING MARKETS INDEX BLUE
DB ADVISORS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITIESPASSIVE
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
DB X-TRACKERS
DESJARDINS EMERGING MARKETS FUND
DEUTSCHE X-TRACKERS FTSE EMERGING COMPREHENSIVE FACTOR ETF
DEUTSCHE X-TRACKERS MSCI ALL WORLD EX US HEDGED EQUITY ETF
DEUTSCHE X-TRACKERS MSCI BRAZIL HEDGED EQUITY ETF
DEUTSCHE X-TRACKERS MSCI EMERGING MARKETS HEDGED EQUITY ETF
DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL
DGIA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND L.P.
DIMENSIONAL FUNDS PLC
DIVERSIFIED MARKETS (2010) POOLED FUND TRUST
DREYFUS OPPORTUNITY FUNDS DREYFUS STRATEGIC BETA E M E F
E V INTER (IRL) F PLCE V INTER (IRL) P EMERGING M CORE F
EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
EATON VANCE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TFE BEN PLANS EM MQ EQU FD
EATON VANCE INT (IR) F PLC-EATON V INT (IR) PAR EM MKT FUND
EATON VANCE TR CO CO TR FDPA STR EM MKTS EQ COM TR FD
EMER MKTS CORE EQ PORT DFA INVEST DIMENS GROU
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYCANADA FUND
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ESG SCREENED FUND B
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX MASTER FUND
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX PLUS FUND
EMERGING MARKETS EX-CONTROVERSIAL WEAPONS EQUITY INDEX FD B
EMERGING MARKETS INDEX NON-LENDABLE FUND
EMERGING MARKETS INDEX NON-LENDABLE FUND B
EMERGING MARKETS SUDAN FREE EQUITY INDEX FUND
EMG MKT SOCIAL CORE PORT OF DFA INVEST DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF BALTIMORE COUNTY
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS
ENSIGN PEAK ADVISORS,INC
EURIZON CAPITAL S.A.
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
EVTC CIT FOF EBP-EVTC PARAMETRIC SEM CORE EQUITY FUND TR
EXELON GENERATION COMP, LLC TAX QUALIFIED NUCLEAR DECOMMPAR
F C COMMINGLED FUND II LIMITED F C RES EMER MARK EQ ESG F
F&C COMMINGLED FUND II LIMITEDF&C R EMERG M E SCR ESG FUN
F&C PORTFOLIOS FUNDF&C GL EM MK PORTFOLIO
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
FIAM GLOBAL EX U.S. INDEX FUND, LP
FIDELITY EMERGING MARKETS FUND
FIDELITY INVESTMENT TRUST: FIDELITY TOTAL INTERNATIONAL EF
FIDELITY INVESTMENT TRUST: FIDELITY FLEX INTERNATIONAL FUND
FIDELITY SALEM STREET T: FIDELITY E M INDEX FUND
FIDELITY SALEM STREET T: FIDELITY G EX U.S INDEX FUND
FIDELITY SALEM STREET T: FIDELITY TOTAL INTE INDEX FUND
FIDELITY SALEM STREET TRUST: FIDELITY FLEX INTERNATIONAL IND
FIDELITY SALEM STREET TRUST: FIDELITY SERIES G EX US I FD
FIDELITY SALEM STREET TRUST: FIDELITY SAI EMERGING M I FUND
FIDEURAN FUND
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FUND
FINREON EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ISOPRO
FINREON WORLD EQUITY ISOPRO (R) (PENSION)
FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM
FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK-YUANTA / P-SHARES MSCI B I FUND
FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, IN ITS CAPACITY AS MASTER CUSTODIAN O
FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD. IN ITS CAPACITY AS MASTER CUSTOD
FIRST STATE INVEST ICVCSTEWART INVEST LATIN AMERICA FUND
FIRST TRUST ABERDEEN EMERGING OPPORTUNITY FUND
FIRST TRUST BICK INDEX FUND
FISHER INV. INS. GROUP ALL F. EQ. F. A S. O. F. IN. TRUST
FISHER INVESTMENTS COLLECTIVE TRUST
FISHER INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS PUBLIC LTD COMPANY
FISHER INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL GROUP EMERGING MARKETS E F
FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM TRUST FUND
FONDITALIA
FONDS DE COMPENSATION DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE, SICAV-FIS
FORD MOTOR CO DEFINED BENEF MASTER TRUST
FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, L PENSION TRUST
FP HENDERSON ROWE INDEX FUNDSFP HENDERSON R FTSE R E M F
FSS EMERGING MARKET EQUITY TRUST
FTSE RAFI EMERGING INDEX NON-LENDABLE FUND
FUNDAMENTAL LOW V I E M EQUITY
FUNDPARTNER SOLUTIONS (SUISSE) SA -RP-FONDS I-A ETRANGERES
FUNDPARTNER SOLUTIONS (SUISSE) SACAPACITYFONDS IA E
FUTURE FUND BOARD OF GUARDIANS
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
GAM INV MAN (SWITZ) AG ON BEHALF OF SWIF EMER MKTS EQU INDEX
GAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (SWITZERLAND) AG F Z I I-Z A E M P
GARD COMMON CONTRACTUAL FUND
GE INVESTMENTS FUNDS, INC.
GENERAL ORGANISATION FOR SOCIAL INSURANCE
GENERAL PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY AUTHORITY
GENESIS EMERGING MARKETS BUSINESS TRUST
GENESIS EMERGING MARKETS LTD PARTNERSHIP
GERIFONDS S/A LATINAC FUND
GIVI GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
GMAM INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST
GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUSTGOLDMAN S ACTIVEBETA E M E ETF
GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS II -GOLDMAN SACHS GMS EMERGING MARKETS
GOLDMAN SACHS GIVI GLOBAL EQUITYGROWTH M TILT PORTFOLIO
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
GOLDMAN SACHS PROFIT SHARING MASTER TRUST
GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST II-GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-MANAGER G E FUND
GOTHIC CORPORATION
GOTHIC ERP, LLC
GOTHIC HSP CORPORATION
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES SUPERANNUATION BOARD
GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE
GUIDEMARK EMERGING MARKETS FUND
GUIDESTONE FUNDS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
HALLIBURTON CO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT MASTER TRUST
HANOVER INVESTMENTS (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.
HBOS FINAL SALARY PENSION SCHEME
HC CAPITAL TRUST THE COMMODITY RETURNS STRATEGY PORTFOLIO
HERMES INVESTMENT FUNDS PLC ON BEHALF OF HERMES GLOBAL EMF
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MASTER TRUST
HORIZON
HSBC EMERGING MARKETS POOLED FUND
HSBC UCITS COMMON CONTRACTUAL FUND
IBM DIVERSIFIED GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
IBM 401 (K) PLUS PLAN
ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND
IMPACT GLOBAL ALPHA TILTS NON-LENDABLE FUND B
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
INTERFUND SICAV
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
INTERNATIONAL EXPATRIATE BENEFIT MASTER TRUST
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
INVESCO FUNDS
INVESCO FUNDS SERIE 5
INVESCO PERPETUAL GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND
INVESCO PERPETUAL LATIN AMERICAN FUND
INVESTEC GLOBAL STRATEGY FUND
INVESTERINGS FORENINGEN DANSKE INVEST
INVESTERINGSFORENINGEN LAEGERNES PENSIONSINVESTERING, LPI AK
INVESTERINGSFORENINGEN PROCAPTURE G EMERGING M I FACC. KL
INVESTORS GROUP CORPORATE CLASS INC
INVESTORS GROUP TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
INVESTORS WHOLESALE EMERGING MARKETS EQUITIES TRUST
IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PLC
ISAMARE LIMITED
ISHARES BROAD EMERGING MARKETS FUND
ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
ISHARES CORE MSCI TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK ETF
ISHARES II PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
ISHARES III PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
ISHARES INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND GROWTH ETF
ISHARES LATIN AMERICA 40 ETF
ISHARES MSCI ACWI ETF
ISHARES MSCI ACWI EX U.S. ETF
ISHARES MSCI ACWI LOW CARBON TARGET ETF
ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL CAPPED ETF
ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL UCITS ETF (ACC)
ISHARES MSCI BRIC ETF
ISHARES MSCI EM ESG OPTIMIZED ETF
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
ISHARES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
JANA MULTI-MANAGER GLOBAL SHARE TRUST
JANE STREET CAPITAL LLC
JAPAN MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
JAPAN POLICE PERSONNEL MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
JAPAN TRUSTEE SERVICES BANK, LTD RE: STB BNY M BR I A C E F
JAPAN TRUSTEE SERVICES BANK, LTD. RE: STB UBS (JP) BRAZIL EQ
JAPAN TRUSTEE SERVICES BANK, LTD. RE: STB NOMURA BRAZIL INFR
JAPAN TRUSTEE SERVICES BANK, LTD. RE: STB DAIWA E E F I M F
JAPAN TRUSTEE SERVICES BANK, LTD. STB SUMISHIN SHINKOUKOKUKA
JAPAN TRUSTEE SERVICES BANK, LTD. SMTB EMERGING EQUITY M F
JAPAN TRUSTEE SERVICES BK, LTD. RE: CMA JPM EMERGING MIE FD
JAPAN TRUSTEE SVC BK, LTD. RTB NOMURA BRA STOCK MOTHER FD
JAPAN TRUSTEE SVS BK, LTD. RE: STB UBS (JP) BRAZIL EIM FD
JAPAN TSB, LTD. RE: STB JPM EMERG INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED EF
JOHN HANCOCK EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II EMERGING MARKETS FUND
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC EQUITY ALLOCAT
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II STRATEGIC EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE INS TRUST INTERN EQUITY INDEX TRUST B
JULIUS BAER MULTISTOCK SICAV
K INVESTMENTS SH LIMITED
KAPITALFORENINGEN INVESTIN PRO, GLOBAL EQUITIES I
KAPITALFORENINGEN LAEGERNES PENSIONSINVESTERING, LPI AEM III
KAPITALFORENINGEN LAEGERNES PENSIONSINVESTERING, LPI A EM II
KAPITALFORENINGEN UNIPENSION INVEST GLOBALE AKTIER IV
KB BRAZIL EQUITY FUND
KBC EQUITY FUND
KBI DST EMERGING MARKET ESG FUND
KBI GLOBAL INVESTORS (NA) LTD CIT
KDB SAMBA BRAZIL MASTER EQUITY FUND
KLEINWORT BENSON INVESTORS INSTITUTIONAL FUND PUB LT COMPANY
KOOKMIN BK AS TRUSTEE OF JPM CES AMERICA EQUITY INVEST TRUST
KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
LABORERS ANNUITY & BENEFIT FUND OF CHICAGO
LATTICE EMERGING MARKETS STRATEGY ETF
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
LEGAL GENERAL GLOBAL EQUITY INDEX FUND
LEGAL & GENERAL COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TRUST
LEGAL & GENERAL GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND
LEGAL & GENERAL ICAV
LEGAL & GENERAL INTERNATIONAL INDEX TRUST
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
LEGAL AND GENERAL ASSURANCE PENSIONS MNG LTD
LEGAL AND GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED
LEGG MASON EMERGING MARKETS DIVERSIFIED CORE ETF
LEGG MASON FUNDS ICVCLEGG MASON EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYF
LEGG MASON GLOBAL FUNDS PLC
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
LEONTEQ SECURITIES AG
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS MASTER TRUST
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP MASTER RETIREMENT TRUST
MACKENZIE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES CLASS
MACKENZIE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND
MACKENZIE EMERGING MKT CLASS
MACQUARIE TRUE INDEX EMERGING MARKETS FUND
MACQUARIE TRUE INDEX EMERGING MARKETS VALUE WEIGHTED FUND
MALTA PENSION INVESTMENTS
MANAGED PENSION FUNDS LIMITED
MANULIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY POOLED F
MANULIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT UCITS SERIES ICAV
MANULIFE GLOBAL FUND
MARYLAND STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OFTECHNOLOGY
MASSMUTUAL PREMIER STRATEGIC EMERGING MARKETS FUND
MDPIM EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY POOL
MERCER EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
MERCER QIF FUND PLC
MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
MET INV SERIES TRUSTJPMORGAN GLOBAL ACTIVE ALLOC PORT
MET INV SERIES TRUSTMET/ABERDEEN EMER MARKETS EQU PORTF
MFS DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, LLC
MFS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
MFS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND (CAN)
MFS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY TRUST
MFS HERITAGE TRUST COMPANY COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TRUST
MFS INVESTMENT FUNDSEMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
MFS MERIDIAN FUNDSEMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
MFS MERIDIAN FUNDSLATIN AMERICAN EQUITY FUND
MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST II -MFS E M EQUITY PORTFOLIO
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
MGI FUNDS PLC
MICROSOFT GLOBAL FINANCE
MIGROS AST FONDSAKTIEN AUSLAND
MIRAE ASSET BRAZIL SECTOR LEADER EQUITY MASTER INV TRUST
MIRAE ASSET MAPS INDEXRO BRAZIL EQUITY MASTER TRUST
MM SELECT EQUITY ASSET FUND
MML STRATEGIC EMERGING MARKETS FUND
MULTIFLEX SICAV
MUNICIPAL E ANNUITY A B FUND OF CHICAGO
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FUND
NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY PENSION PLAN
NATIONAL PENSION SERVICE
NATIONAL RAILROAD RETIREMENT INVESTMENT TRUST
NAV CANADA PENSION PLAN
NBI EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PRIVATE PORTFOLIO
NEW HAMPSHIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION P P
NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM
NEW ZEALAND SUPERANNUATION FUND
NORGES BANK
NORTHERN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX FUND
NORTHERN TRUST COLLECTIVE ALL COUNTRY WORLD I (ACWI) E-U F-L
NORTHERN TRUST COLLECTIVE EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND-LEND
NORTHERN TRUST INVESTIMENT FUNDS PLC
NORTHERN TRUST LUXEMBOURG MANAG COMP S.A. O B OF V FCP-SIF
NORTHERN TRUST LUXEMBOURG MGMT CO SA ON BEHALF OF UNIVEST
NORTHERN TRUST MULTI-ADVISOR FUNDS
NORTHERN TRUST UCITS FGR FUND
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL SERIES FUND, INC.- E.M.E.P.
NTCC COLLECTIVE FUNDS FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUSTS
NTCC COLLECTIVE FUNDS FOR GRANTOR TRUSTS
NTGI QM COMMON DAILY ALL COUNT WORLD EXUS EQU INDEX FD LEND
NTGI QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT COLLEC FUNDS TRUST
NTGI-QM COMMON DAC WORLD EX-US INVESTABLE MIFLENDING
NTGI-QM COMMON DAILY EMERGING MARKETS EIFLENDING
NTGI-QM COMMON DAILY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY I F- NON L
OAKLAND POLICE & FIRE RET SYSTEM
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
OFI GLOBAL TRUST COMPANY
OFI GLOBAL: EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND, LP
OHIO POLICE AND FIRE PENSION FUND
OLD MUTUAL GLOBAL INVESTORS SERIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
OLD MUTUAL JPM EMERGING MARKETS FUND
OLD WESTBURY LARGE CAP STRATEGIES FUND
ONTARIO PENSION BOARD
OP-LATIN AMERICA FUND
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ESG REVENUE ETF
OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION QUALIFIED FUND
PACE INT EMERG MARK EQUITY INVESTMENTS
PACIFIC SELECT FUND
PACIFIC SELECT FUNDPD EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO
PANAGORA DIVERSIFIED RISK MULTI-ASSET FUND, LTD.
PARAMETRIC EMERGING MARKETS CORE FUND
PARAMETRIC EMERGING MARKETS FUND
PARAMETRIC TAX-MANAGED EMERGING MARKETS FUND
PEAR TREE PANAGORA RISK PARITY EMERGING MARKETS FUND
PENSION FUND ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
PEOPLE S BANK OF CHINA
PEPSICO INC. MASTER RETIREMENT TRUST
PF EMERGING MARKETS FUND
PICTET EMERGING MARKETS SUSTAINABLE EQUITIES
PICTETEMERGING MARKETS INDEX
PICTET FUNDS S.A RE: PI(CH)-EMERGING MARKETS TRACKER
PLATO INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUND
PLEIADES TRUST
POWERSHARES DWA EMERGING MARKETS TECHNICAL LEADERSPORTFOLIO
POWERSHARES FTSE RAFI EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO
POWERSHARES FTSE RAFI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF
POWERSHARES G F IRELAND P L C P FTSE RAFI ALL W 3000 U ETF
POWERSHARES S&P EMERGING MARKETS LOW VOLATILITY PORTFOLIO
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF IDAHO
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD
QIC INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES FUND
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
QS INVESTORS DBI GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND LP
QUANTSHARES ENHANCED CORE EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF
RAIFFEISEN ENERGIE AKTIEN
RAIFFEISEN-INFRASTRUKTUR-AKTIEN
RAILWAYS PENSION TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED
RBS PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED
RESONA BANK, LTD. (AS TRUSTEE FOR PENSION COMMINGLE FUND)
RJ DELTA LATINOAMERICA F.C. I.
RUFFER SICAV-RUFFER GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND
RUSSELL INVESTMENT COMPANY II PLC
RUSSELL INVESTMENT COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
RUSSELL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD.AS T OF THE R M-A F E FUND
SABADELL ACCIONES AMERICA LATINA FIMP
SABADELL EMERGENTE MIXTO FLEXIBLE, FI
SARASIN IE EMERGING MARKETSSYSTEMATIC (USD)
SARASIN IE THEMATIC GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS
SAUDI ARABIAN MONETARY AGENCY
SCHWAB FEM LARGE COMPANY INDEX FUND
SCHWAB FEM LARGE COMPANY INDEX ETF
SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS FUNDS ICVC- FUNDAMENTAL
SCRI ROBECO CUSTOMIZED QUANT EMERGING MARKETS FONDS
SEDCO CAPITAL GLOBAL FUNDSSC GLOBAL EMERGING MARKET EQUIT
SEI INST INT TRUST EM MKTS EQUITY FUND
SEI INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS TRUST- EMERGING MARKETS E FUND
SEMPRA ENERGY PENSION MASTER TRU
SPDR MSCI ACWI LOW CARBON TARGET ETF
SPDR MSCI EMERGING MARKETS FOSSIL FUEL FREE ETF
SPDR MSCI EMERGING MARKETS STRATEGICFACTORS ETF
SPDR S&P EMERGING MARKETS ETF
SPDR S&P EMERGING MARKETS FUND
SQUADRA TEXAS LLC
SSGA MSCI ACWI EX-USA INDEX NON-LENDING DAILY TRUST
SSGA MSCI BRAZIL INDEX NON-LENDING QP COMMON TRUST FUND
SSGA SPDR ETFS EUROPE I PLC
SSGA SPDR ETFS EUROPE II PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
ST LT DEP SCOTTISH WIDOWS TRKS EMG MKT FUN
ST LT DEP SCOTTISH WIDOWS TRKS LAT AMR FUN
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
ST STR RUSSELL FUND GL EX U.S. INDEX NON LEND COMMON TR FD
ST STR MSCI ACWI EX USA IMI SCREENED NON LENDING COMM TR FD
ST. JAMES S PLACE GLOBAL EQUITY UNIT TRUST
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM
STATE GENERAL RESERVES FUND
STATE OF CONNECTICUT RET PLANS AND TRT FUN
STATE OF KUWAIT INV AUTORITY, K I OFFICE
STATE OF MINNESOTA STATE EMPLOYEES RET PLAN
STATE OF NEW JERSEY COMMON PENSION FUND D
STATE ST B AND T C INV F F T E RETIR PLANS
STATE STREET EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX FUND
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS LUX SICAVS S G E M I E FUND
STATE STREET GLOBAL EQUITY EX-US INDEX PORTFOLIO
STATE STREET IRELAND UNIT TRUST
STATE UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
STE STREET TRUS LTD ATF SWIP CAP TRUS
STICHITING BLUE SKY ACT EQ EM MK GL FUND
STICHTING CZ FUND DEPOSITARY
STICHTING F&C MULTI MANAGER EMERGING EQUITY ACTIVE
STICHTING MN SERVICES AANDELENFONDS EMERGING MARKETS
STICHTING PENSIOENFONDS CAMPINA
STICHTING PENSIOENFONDS HOOGOVENS
STICHTING PENSIOENFONDS VAN DE NEDERLANDSCHE BANK N.V
STICHTING PENSIONENFONDS METAAL EN TECHNIEK
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(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
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YALE UNIVERSITY
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238 PLAN ASSOCIATES LLC
3M EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN TRUST
MARIO PROBST Member of the Fiscal Council;
GUILHERME DAGLI Companys independent auditor;
MARCELO TRINDADE chairman of the meeting;
SANDRA LÓPEZ GORBE Secretary of the Meeting
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
Exhibit I to the Minutes of the General and Extraordinary
Shareholders Meeting, held in April 19, 2017
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
BYLAWS
CHAPTER I
Name, Headquarters, Purpose and Term
Article 1. The Company is an authorized capital company (sociedade de capital autorizado). The name of the Company is ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Sole Paragraph. The admission of the Company on New Market (Novo Mercado) special listing segment of the BM&FBOVESPA S.A. Securities, Options and Futures Exchange (BM&FBOVESPA) subjects the Company, its shareholders, its management and members of the Statutory Audit Council, if installed, to the Listing Regulation of the New Market of BM&FBOVESPA (New Market Regulation).
Article 2. The Companys headquarters and jurisdiction are located in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo.
Article 3. The purpose of the Company is to invest its own capital in commerce, industry, agriculture and service provision, through the subscription or acquisition of shares or quotas of other companies.
Article 4. The Company is organized for an indefinite term.
CHAPTER II
Capital Stock and Shares
Article 5. The subscribed and paid-in capital stock is R$ 5,171,751,608.08 (five billion, one hundred seventy-one million, seven hundred fifty-one thousand, six hundred and eight Reais and eight cents), represented by 556,405,096 (five hundred fifty-six million, four hundred five thousand, ninety-six) nominative common shares, with no par value, and with no issuance of preferred shares or founders shares permitted.
§1 All of the Company shares are in book-entry form and held in a deposit account with a financial institution authorized by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM, in the name of their holders, without certificates issued.
§2 The transfer and record cost, as well as the cost of the services relating to the book-entry shares, may be charged directly to the shareholder by the bookkeeping institution, as set forth in the stock bookkeeping agreement.
Article 6. The Company is authorized to increase its capital stock up to the limit of eight hundred million (800,000,000) common shares, by resolution of the Board of Directors, notwithstanding any amendment to the Bylaws.
Article 7 The subscription and payment of shares issued by the Company shall follow the criteria provided for in this Article:
a) up to the limit of the authorized capital, the issuance, amount, price and term for payment of the shares to be issued by the Company shall be provided for by the Board of Directors;
b) the resolution to increase the capital stock for payment in assets, other than monetary credits, may only be made at a Shareholders Meeting; and
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
c) upon the issuance of new shares, debentures convertible into shares or subscription warrants offered on a stock exchange, public subscription or share exchange in a tender offer for the acquisition of corporate control, the Board of Directors may waive the preemptive rights of the former shareholders or reduce the period for the exercise thereof.
Article 8. The Company may grant stock options through stock option plans, approved by a Shareholders Meeting, to directors and executive officers, employees or individuals providing services to the Company or to its directly or indirectly controlled companies.
Article 9. Each common share entitles the holder thereof to one vote for resolutions made at the Shareholders Meetings.
CHAPTER III
Shareholders Meetings
Article 10. The annual Shareholders Meeting shall be called by the Board of Directors within the first four (4) months upon conclusion of the fiscal year and extraordinary meetings shall be held whenever the Companys interest shall so require.
§ 1 Documents pertaining to the matters to be deliberated upon at the Shareholders Meetings shall be made available to the shareholders, at the Companys headquarters, at the date of publication of the first call notice, except if a longer period for making such documents available is otherwise required by law or applicable regulations.
§ 2 The Shareholders Meeting shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by whom he/she may designate. In the absence of the Chairman and of his/her designation, the Shareholders Meeting shall be presided over by the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, or by whom he/she may designate. The chairman of the Meeting shall choose one of the attendees to act as secretary of the meeting.
§ 3 The chairman of the Meeting shall have the exclusive power, in compliance with the rules provided for in these Bylaws, to conduct the election of the members of the Board of Directors, including any decision relating to the number of votes of each shareholder.
Article 11. Before the Shareholders Meeting is commenced, the shareholders, as duly identified, shall sign the Shareholders Attendance Register, which shall contain their names and the number of shares held by each of them.
§ 1 The list of the attending shareholders shall be closed by the chairman of the Meeting at the time the Shareholders Meeting is commenced.
§ 2 The shareholders who appear at the Shareholders Meeting after its commencement may take part in the meeting, however they shall not be entitled to vote on any resolution.
Article 12. At the Shareholders Meeting, the Company and the presiding board shall comply with the following requirements for attendance, in addition to the procedures and requirements provided for by law:
a) Up to forty-eight (48) hours prior to the Shareholders Meeting: (i) all shareholders shall furnish to the Company a share statement issued by the bookkeeping institution or by the custodian institution, indicating the number of shares held by them of record no more than three (3) days prior to the Shareholders Meeting; and (ii) the shareholders represented by proxies shall send to the Company the respective power of attorney;
b) The shareholders organized as investment funds shall send the Company, within the same period mentioned in item (a) above: (i) evidence of the capacity of fund manager conferred upon the individual or legal entity representing the shareholder at the Shareholders Meeting, or the proxy granting such powers; (ii) the corporate action of the manager, in case it is a legal entity, granting powers to the representative attending the Shareholders Meeting or to whom the power of attorney has been granted; and (iii) in the event the representative or proxy is a legal entity, the same documents referred to in (ii) of this item, as related thereto;
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
c) The documents referred to in the preceding items may be presented as copies, however the original documents referred to in item (a), shall be shown to the Company prior to the commencement of the Shareholders Meeting, the signatures of which shall not need to be notarized;
d) The Company shall adopt the principle of good faith in verifying the validity of the documents demonstrating the representative capacity of shareholder, and will presume the truthfulness of the credible statements made to it; however, the shareholders who fail to present the respective power of attorney granted to their representatives, or the custodians statement, in the event the shares are recorded as held with a custodian institution, shall be prohibited from participating in the meeting; and
e) In the event the shareholders who were present at the Shareholders Meeting (i) were not duly represented; or (ii) did not hold the stated number of shares, the Company shall notify them that, regardless of a new Shareholders Meeting, the Company shall disregard the votes of such shareholders, and they shall be liable for losses and damages arising from their acts.
Article 13. Resolutions of the Shareholders Meeting shall require a majority vote of the attendees, not taking into account blank votes, except as otherwise provided for by law.
Article 14. Minutes of the Shareholders Meetings shall be kept and signed by the presiding board of the meeting and by the attending shareholders.
Article 15. The Shareholders Meeting shall determine the overall compensation of the members of the Board of Directors and of the executive officers, specifying the amounts to be allocated to each managing body.
§ 1 The Board of Directors shall determine the compensation to be paid to the Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers, in the latter case based on the Chief Executive Officers recommendation, in accordance with the amount set forth at the Shareholders Meeting, in the introductory paragraph of this Article and the competencies of the People and Organization Committee, as provided for in Article 42 herein.
§ 2 The members of the Board of Directors and the executive officers are entitled to profit sharing, as provided for by law.
CHAPTER IV
Management General Rules
Article 16. The Company shall be managed by a Board of Directors and a Board of Executive Officers.
Sole Paragraph. The commencement of the term of the directors and executive officers, which shall not require the posting of a bond, shall be made upon the execution of the instrument of assumption of duties. The commencement of the term of the directors and executive officers shall be conditioned on their prior execution of the Instrument of Consent of the Directors and Executive Officers provided for in the New Market Regulation and of the Disclosure and Trading Policy adopted by the Company.
CHAPTER V
Board of Directors
Section I Members
Article 17. The Board of Directors shall be comprised of at least five (5) and at maximum nine (9) members, all of whom shall be elected and removable at the Shareholders Meeting, for a unified term of two (2) years, with reelection being permitted.
§ 1 The positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer may not be held by the same individual.
§ 2 The Board of Directors shall adopt Internal Bylaws that shall provide for, among other relevant matters, its own operation, and the rights and duties of its members, as well as their relationship with the Board of Executive Officers and other corporate bodies.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
§ 3 The only persons eligible for election to the Board of Directors, unless otherwise permitted by the Shareholders Meeting, shall be those who, in addition to complying with legal and regulatory requirements and being of well-regarded reputation, do not hold any position in a company which may be considered a competitor of the Company or its controlled companies, and do not have, nor represent, a conflicting interest with the Companys interest or those of its controlled companies; it shall be presumed that a person has a conflicting interest with the Company if, cumulatively: (i) he/she has been elected by a shareholder who has also elected a director in a competing company; and (ii) he/she has a subordinate relationship with the shareholder who elected him/her.
§ 4 Subject to the introductory paragraph of this Article, the number of members who will comprise the Board of Directors for each term of office shall be determined at each Shareholders Meeting electing the members of the Board of Directors, and which must be submitted to a vote by the chairman of the Meeting.
Article 18. At least thirty percent (30%) of the members of the Board of Directors shall be Independent Directors.
§ 1 Independent Directors shall be those who meet the independence requirements provided for in the New Market Regulation.
§ 2 Independent Directors shall also be those who have been elected in conformity with Article 141, Paragraph 4, of Law no. 6,404/76.
§ 3 Where, as a result of compliance with the percentage referred to in the introductory paragraph of this Article, the number of directors results in a fraction, such number will be rounded to: (i) the immediately higher whole number, if the fraction is equal to or higher than five tenths (0.5); or (ii) the immediately lower whole number, if the fraction is lower than five tenths (0.5).
Article 19. If a member of the Board of Directors fails to meet the requirements set forth in Article 17 above due to a supervening or unknown fact at the time of his/her election, he/she shall be immediately replaced.
Sole Paragraph. The same actions provided for in the introductory paragraph of this Article shall be taken in the event any of the Independent Directors fails to meet the independence requirements set forth in Article 18, resulting in the thirty percent (30%) requirement provided for in the same article not being met.
Section II Election
Article 20. Except for the provisions in Article 21, the election of the members of the Board of Directors shall be made through the nomination of a slate of candidates.
§ 1 Under the election provisions of this Article, only the following slates of candidates will be eligible for election: (a) those nominated by the Board of Directors; or (b) those nominated by any shareholder or group of shareholders, as provided for in Paragraph 3 hereof.
§ 2 At the date the Shareholders Meeting for electing the members of the Board of Directors is called, the Board of Directors shall make available at the Companys headquarters a statement signed by each of the members of the slate of candidates nominated by it, containing: (a) their full identification; (b) a complete description of their professional experience, describing the professional activities previously performed, as well as their professional and academic qualifications; and (c) information about disciplinary and judicial proceedings for which a final judgment was rendered and in which any such members have been convicted, as well as inform, if the case may be, the existence of events of limitations or conflict of interest provided for in Article 147, Paragraph 3 of Law no. 6,404/76.
§ 3 The shareholders or group of shareholders desiring to propose another slate of candidates to be elected to the Board of Directors shall, at least five (5) days prior the date of the Shareholders Meeting, send to the Board of Directors statements individually signed by the candidates nominated by them, containing the information mentioned in the preceding Paragraph; the Board of Directors shall immediately disclose such information, by notice posted on the Companys internet website and sent by electronic means of communication to the CVM and the BM&FBOVESPA notifying them that the documents with respect to the other slate of candidates submitted to the Board of Directors are available to the shareholders at the Companys headquarters.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
§ 4 The persons nominated by the Board of Directors or by shareholders shall be identified, as the case may be, as candidates to Independent Directors, subject to the provisions of Article 18 above.
§ 5 The same person may stand for election in two or more slates of candidates, including those nominated by the Board of Directors.
§ 6 Each shareholder shall be entitled to vote for only one slate of candidates, and the slate of candidates receiving the largest number of votes at the Shareholders Meeting will be elected.
Article 21. When electing members to the Board of Directors, shareholders will be entitled to request, as required by law, the adoption of a cumulative voting process, provided that they do so within, at least, forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the Shareholders Meeting.
§ 1 The Company, immediately after receiving the request, shall notify the CVM and the BM&FBOVESPA by electronic means and post on its internet website that the election will be conducted by cumulative voting.
§ 2 After the Shareholders Meeting is commenced, the presiding board shall calculate the number of votes to which each shareholder is entitled by reviewing the signatures appearing on the Shareholders Attendance Register and the number of shares held by the attending shareholders.
§ 3 In the event members of the Board of Directors are elected by cumulative voting, the candidates will not be elected through a nomination on a slate of candidates; the candidates for the Board of Directors shall be those who are part of the slate of candidates as provided for in Article 20, as well as the candidates who are nominated by a shareholder attending the meeting, provided that the Shareholders Meeting is provided with the statements signed by these candidates as set forth in Paragraph 2 of Article 20 of these Bylaws.
§ 4 Each shareholder shall be entitled to cast the entirety of the votes to which he/she is entitled on one sole candidate or to distribute them among several candidates; the candidates who received the largest number of votes shall be elected.
§ 5 Positions that are not filled due to a tie vote shall require a new election, following the same procedure, adjusting the number of votes to which each shareholder will be entitled to the number of positions to be filled.
§ 6 In the event the election has been conducted by cumulative voting, the removal of any member of the Board of Directors by the Shareholders Meeting shall entail the removal of the other members, giving rise to a new election.
§ 7 In the event the Company may be controlled by one shareholder or group of shareholders, as defined in Article 116 of law no. 6,404/76, shareholders representing ten percent (10%) of the capital stock may require, in conformity with Paragraph 4 of Article 141 of Law no. 6,404/76, that the election of one of the members of the Board of Directors is carried out separately, notwithstanding the rules set forth in Article 20 above.
Article 22. In the event a director residing and domiciled outside Brazil is elected, the commencement of his/her term shall be conditioned on the appointment of an attorney-in-fact, residing and domiciled in Brazil, empowered to receive service of process for any corporate law-based lawsuit that may be brought against him/her. The term of such power of attorney shall be for, at least, three (3) years after the end of the term of office of the respective director.
Article 23. The Board of Directors shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman among its members, to occur at the first meeting after the commencement of the directors´ term or at the first meeting after there is a vacancy of these positions on the Board of Directors.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
Section III Meetings and Replacements
Article 24. The Board of Directors shall hold regular meetings once every three (3) months and special meetings whenever called by the Chairman or by any two (2) directors.
§ 1 The meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called in writing, by letter, telegram, fax, e-mail or any other form that allows proof of receipt of the call notice by the recipient, and shall contain, in addition to the place, date and time of the meeting, the agenda.
§ 2 The meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called at least three (3) days in advance. Regardless of the formalities observed in calling the meeting, a meeting shall be deemed to be duly called if attended by all the members of the Board of Directors.
§ 3 In case of urgency, the Chairman of the Board of Directors may call a meeting of the Board of Directors with less than the period provided for in Paragraph 2 of this Article, provided that in this case the meeting shall not be held unless at least two-thirds (2/3) of the elected members attend the meeting.
§ 4 The directors may attend the meetings of the Board of Directors by telephone conference, videoconference or by any other means of communication allowing the identification of the director and simultaneous communication with all the other persons present at the meeting. In this case, directors will be considered to be present at the meeting and sign the corresponding minutes.
Article 25. Except for the provisions in Paragraph 3 of Article 24, the majority of the directors must attend a meeting of the Board of Directors for it to commence, including the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman, and the resolutions shall require a majority vote, with the Chairman or, in his/her absence, the Vice-Chairman, in addition to his/her own vote, providing the casting vote.
Sole Paragraph. In event of absence or temporary unavailability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, his/her duties will be exercised, on a temporary basis, by the Vice-Chairman or by another member of the Board of Directors nominated by him/her.
Article 26. No member of the Board of Directors may have access to information, take part in resolutions and discussions of the Board of Directors or of any managing bodies, vote or, in any manner, intervene in the matter in which he/she is directly or indirectly in a conflict with the Companys interests, as provided for by law.
Article 27. Except for the provisions in Paragraph 6 of Article 21, a substitute for a vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be appointed by the remaining directors and shall hold the office until the subsequent Shareholders Meeting, at which a new director shall be elected for remaining term of office of the replaced director. In the event of vacancy of the majority of the Board of Directors, a Shareholders Meeting shall be called within fifteen (15) days from the date thereof, in order to elect substitutes, who shall complete the term of office of the replaced members.
Section IV Powers
Article 28. The Board of Directors shall have the power to:
a) set the general guidelines of the Companys and its subsidiaries business;
b) elect and remove the executive officers of the Company, appointing among them the Chief Executive Officer and the Investor Relations Officer, and define their duties;
c) oversee the management of the executive officers; examine, at any time, the books and documents of the Company; request information about agreements previously entered into or in the process of being entered into by the Company or by its subsidiaries;
d) express its opinion with respect to management reports and the financial statements of the Company, submitting them to the Shareholders Meeting for approval;
e) fix the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Chief Executive Officer and of the other executive officers, in the latter case based on the Chief Executive Officers recommendation;
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
f) define the overall criteria regarding the compensation and benefits policy of the directors and executive officers as well as of the senior employees of the Company and, whenever necessary, of its subsidiaries, taking into consideration the People and Organization Committees proposal;
g) grant stock options under the terms of Article 8 of these Bylaws;
h) call the Shareholders Meetings;
i) submit a slate of candidates to the Shareholders Meeting for election of directors, pursuant to Article 20 of these Bylaws;
j) propose to the Shareholders Meeting the allocation of the balance of the adjusted net profit for the year, as referred to in letter d, of Article 55 of these Bylaws;
k) approve the preparation of financial statements at shorter intervals than the fiscal year, the distribution of dividends based on such financial statements or interim dividends, as well as the payment or crediting of interest on own capital, under the terms of the applicable laws;
l) pass resolutions on the issuance of shares, debentures convertible into shares and subscription warrants, within the limits of the authorized capital of the Company;
m) submit proposals to the Shareholders Meeting concerning an amalgamation, spin-off, merger, merger of shares or dissolution of the Company, as well as amendments to these Bylaws;
n) authorize the acquisition of shares of the Company to be held as treasury shares, cancelled or subsequently disposed of, subject to applicable laws;
o) approve the public issuance of commercial promissory notes by the Company or by its controlled companies;
p) approve the following transactions, either by the Company or by its controlled companies, when the value exceeds three percent (3%) of the Companys shareholders equity: (i) acquisition, disposal or encumbrance of assets; (ii) granting of collateral; (iii) borrowings or waivers of any rights; (iv) investment or investment project; and (v) direct or indirect acquisition or disposal of an equity interest, including by means of a consortium or special partnership;
q) approve the execution of shareholders agreements by the Company or by its controlled companies;
r) select and dismiss the independent auditors, after receiving the Audit Committees opinion;
s) provide a list with the names of three firms specialized in corporate economic appraisals to prepare an appraisal report with respect to the shares of Company, in the event of deregistration as a publicly-held company or withdrawal from the New Market, as set forth in Paragraph 2 of Article 48 of these Bylaws;
t) express an opinion as to whether it is in favor or against any tender offer for the shares of the Company, through a prior opinion containing the reasons for such position disclosed within 15 (fifteen) days from the publication of the tender offer notice, opinion which should cover, at minimum: (i) the convenience and opportunity of the tender offer for shareholders as a whole and with respect to the liquidity of their shares, (ii) the effects of the tender offer on the Company; (iii) the strategic plans disclosed by the offeror in relation to the Company; (iv) other points that the Board of Directors considers pertinent, as well as information required by the rules set forth by the CVM; and
u) pass resolutions on other matters not regulated by these Bylaws, as well as otherwise resolving such matters.
Article 29. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall:
a) call the Shareholders Meeting, whenever so decided by the Board of Directors or, exceptionally, on his/her own initiative, in which case he/she shall immediately inform the other directors of the meeting;
b) call and preside the meetings of the Board of Directors;
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
c) communicate the dates of the regular meetings and oversee the Board of Directors administrative activities; and
d) convey resolutions made by the Board of Directors to the Board of Executive Officers and instruct the latter on the fulfillment thereof.
Article 30. The Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors shall replace the Chairman, in his/her occasional absences and unavailability and, in case of vacancy in the office of Chairman, to hold such office until the date of the election of the new Chairman.
CHAPTER VI
Board of Executive Officers
Article 31. The Board of Executive Officers shall be comprised of four (4) to eight (8) executive officers, who may or may not be shareholders, shall be resident in Brazil and be elected by the Board of Directors, without specific designation except for the Chief Executive Officer and the Investor Relations Officer.
Sole paragraph. The term of the members of the Board of Executive Officers shall be 2 (two) years, with reelection permitted, and will continue until each successor is elected.
Article 32. The Board of Executive Officers shall hold meetings whenever the interest of the Company shall so require and their decisions shall be made by simple majority of votes, requiring one-half of the number of the elected members to form a quorum, with the Chief Executive Officer, in addition to his/her own vote, providing the casting vote.
Article 33. The Board of Executive Officers shall perform the acts necessary for the regular operation of the Company and for the management of its business, and shall be authorized to open and close branches, offices or other premises and facilities in any location in Brazil or abroad, subject to the guidelines provided by the Board of Directors.
§ 1 Actions which may affect third parties shall be signed by two executive officers, jointly, or by one executive officer and one attorney-in-fact, or by two attorneys-in-fact, with specific powers.
§ 2 The Company, acting by two of its executive officers, may appoint attorneys-in-fact, specifying in the power of attorney the purpose thereof, the powers granted and the term of the power of attorney, which shall not exceed one year, unless the power of attorney is granted with ad judicia powers, in which case it may be valid for an indefinite term.
§ 3 The Board of Executive Officers may, in exceptional cases, authorize the Company to be represented by one sole executive officer or one sole attorney-in-fact appointed for such purpose, and shall specify the purpose and limit of the powers granted in the minutes of the meeting.
Article 34. The Chief Executive Officer shall:
a) direct, instruct and coordinate the activities of the Company;
b) call and preside over the meetings of the Board of Executive Officers; and
c) represent the Company in court, either as plaintiff or defendant.
Article 35. The executive officer exercising the duties of Investor Relations Officer shall provide information to investors, the CVM and the stock exchange or over-the-counter market on which the Companys securities are traded, as well as maintain the registration of the Company updated in conformity with the CVMs applicable regulations and to meet the other requirements contained in such regulations, in addition to exercising the duties assigned to him/her by the Board of Directors.
Article 36. The executive officers without a specific designation, in addition to their statutory duties, shall perform those duties which may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
Article 37. The executive officers shall substitute each other, subject to the following conditions:
a) in case of the occasional absence and unavailability of the Chief Executive Officer for a period of up to sixty (60) days, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall nominate a substitute for him/her from among the members of the Board of Executive Officers, and the substitute executive officer shall temporarily exercise the duties of Chief Executive Officer until the latter returns to his/her office or the next following meeting of the Board of Directors, whichever occurs first; and
b) in case of vacancy in the office of an executive officer, he/she may be replaced, until the following meeting of the Board of Directors, by another executive officer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer.
CHAPTER VII
Committees
Article 38. The Company shall have the following support committees to the Board of Directors:
(a) Audit Committee; and
(b) People and Organization Committee.
§ 1 The Board of Directors may establish additional committees for assisting it in the management of the Company, which may have specific purposes and may appoint their respective members.
§ 2 The same obligations and restrictions imposed by law, by these Bylaws and by the New Market Regulation on the directors and executive officers of the Company shall apply to the members of the Audit Committee, People and Organization Committee and other additional committees that may be established by the Board of Directors for assistance in the management of the Company.
Section I Audit Committee
Article 39. Subject to the provisions in Articles 41 and 43, the Audit Committee shall be comprised of three (3) members, at least two (2) of which shall be external and independent members (External Members).
§ 1 The members of the Audit Committee shall be elected by the Board of Directors and meet all the requirements applicable to the Independent Directors, as set forth in Article 18 of these Bylaws.
§ 2 The External Members of the Audit Committee shall:
(a) not be a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or of its controlled companies; and
(b) have knowledge or experience in auditing, controls, accounting, taxation or rules applicable to publicly-held companies, in so far as they refer to the adequate preparation of their financial statements.
Article 40. The members of the Audit Committee shall be elected by the Board of Directors for a term of office of one (1) year, with reelection being permitted for successive terms.
§ 1 During their term of office, the members of the Audit Committee may not be replaced except for the following reasons:
(a) death or resignation;
(b) unjustified absence from three (3) consecutive meetings or six (6) alternate meetings per year; or
(c) a substantiated decision of the Board of Directors.
§ 2 In the event of a vacancy in the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors shall elect a person to complete the term of office of the replaced member.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
§ 3 The Audit Committee shall:
(a) propose to the Board of Directors the nomination of the independent auditors as well as their replacement;
(b) review the management report and the financial statements of the Company and of its controlled companies, and provide the recommendations it deems necessary to the Board of Directors;
(c) review the quarterly financial information and the periodic financial statements prepared by the Company;
(d) assess the effectiveness and sufficiency of the internal control structure and of the internal and independent audit processes of the Company and of its controlled companies, including in relation to the provisions set forth in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, submitting the recommendations it deems necessary for the improvement of policies, practices and procedures;
(e) provide its opinion, upon request of the Board of Directors, with respect to the proposals of the management bodies, to be submitted to the Shareholders Meetings, relating to changes to the capital stock, issuance of debentures or warrants, capital budgets, dividend distribution, transformation, merger, amalgamation or spin-off; and
(f) provide its opinion on the matters submitted to it by the Board of Directors, as well as on those matters it determines to be relevant.
§ 4 The Audit Committee shall approve, by majority vote of its members, a proposal for Internal Bylaws regulating the matters relating to its operation, to be approved by the Board of Directors.
Article 41. In the event the Statutory Audit Council is established as set forth in Law 6,404/76 and in Article 43 below, the Statutory Audit Council shall operate as the Audit Committee exercising all the duties provided for in these Bylaws as required of the Audit Committee, and with respect to its members, subject to all the requirements and limitations provided for by law.
Sole Paragraph. The Audit Committee will not operate in any fiscal year when a Statutory Audit Council is installed.
Section II People and Organization Committee
Article 42. The People and Organization Committee shall be comprised of four (4) members, two (2) of which shall be Independent Directors, and the others may be Directors or not.
Sole Paragraph. The People and Organization Committee shall:
(a) propose to the Board of Directors the compensation to be paid to the directors and executive officers and senior employees of the Company and its controlled companies, to the members of the committees and of other governing bodies assisting the Board of Directors, pursuant to the proposal received from the Chief Executive Officer, and periodically revise the parameters and guidelines and, as a result, the compensation policy and other benefits of the Company and its controlled companies;
(b) propose to the Board of Directors, pursuant to the proposal received from the Chief Executive Officer, the overall compensation of the directors and executive officers of the Company, which shall be submitted to the Shareholders Meeting;
(c) ensure that the Company prepares itself adequately for the succession of its directors, executive officers and other key employees, particularly the Chief Executive Officer and the principal executive officers; and
(d) carry out diligence and supervise the steps taken to ensure that the Company adopts a model of competence and leadership, attraction, retention and motivation in line with its strategic plans.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
CHAPTER VIII
Statutory Audit Council (Conselho Fiscal)
Article 43. The Company shall have a Statutory Audit Council, comprised of three (3) members and an equal number of alternate members, with such duties, powers and compensation as provided for by law. The Statutory Audit Council shall have a term of office of one (1) year, with reelection being permitted, and shall operate on a non-permanent basis, being installed by the Shareholders Meeting, as provided for by law.
§ 1 Once the Statutory Audit Council has been installed, the commencement of the term of its members shall be conditioned on their prior execution of the Instrument of Consent of the Statutory Audit Council Members referred to in the New Market Regulation and of the Disclosure and Trading Policy adopted by the Company.
§ 2 The Statutory Audit Council shall hold regular meetings once every quarter, and extraordinary meetings whenever necessary, and shall keep minutes of such meetings in the Companys records.
§ 3 The same obligations and restrictions imposed by law, these Bylaws and the New Market Regulation on the directors and executive officers of the Company shall apply to the members of the Statutory Audit Council.
CHAPTER IX
Tender Offers
Section I Sale of a Controlling Interest
Article 44. The consummation of a direct or indirect Sale of the Controlling Interest, either in a single transaction, or in a series of successive transactions, shall be conditioned upon the buyer making a tender offer, either as a condition precedent or condition subsequent, for shares held by the remaining shareholders, subject to the conditions and terms set forth under applicable laws, these Bylaws and the New Market Regulation, in order to provide shareholders equal treatment to the Selling Controlling Shareholder.
§ 1 The Selling Controlling Shareholder may not transfer the ownership of its shares, nor may the Company register any transfer of shares until the purchaser of the controlling interest, or those which may acquire Shareholder Control, have signed the Instrument of Consent of the Controlling Shareholders, as provided for in the New Market Regulation.
§ 2 No shareholders agreement setting forth provisions with respect to the exercise of Shareholder Control of the Company may be registered at the Companys headquarters without the signatories thereof having executed the Instrument of Consent of the Controlling Shareholder referred to in the Paragraph above.
§ 3 After the closing of the tender offer mentioned in the introductory paragraph of this article, the purchaser of the controlling interest shall be required to take all steps to have at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares of the Company constitute the Free Float within the following six (6) months.
§ 4 In event of disposal of the controlling interest of a legal entity having Shareholder Control of the Company, the Selling Controlling Shareholder shall disclose to BM&FBOVESPA the value attributed to the Company in connection with such disposal and attach evidentiary documentation.
Article 45. The tender offer referred to in Article 44 above shall be made in the event of an assignment of rights for consideration to subscribe for shares and other securities and rights relating to securities convertible into shares, which may result in the Sale of the Controlling Interest of the Company.
Section II Acquisition of Relevant Interest
Article 46. Any person, regardless of whether he/she is a shareholder, which, on his/her own account or through Joint Action with another person (Purchaser of a Relevant Interest), acquires or becomes the holder of Company shares, through a single transaction or a series of successive transactions, representing twenty percent (20%) or more of its capital stock (Relevant Interest), shall be required to make a tender offer for the acquisition of the shares held by the remaining shareholders at a price equal to the highest value per share paid by him/her in the preceding six (6) months, adjusted pursuant to the SELIC Rate.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
§1 The Purchaser of a Relevant Interest shall not be required to make the tender offer provided for in this Article, in case he/she shall timely and cumulatively: (a) notify the Company of his/her intent to exercise the right provided for in this Paragraph within forty-eight (48) hours from the time he/she becomes owner of the Relevant Interest; and (b) sell, on a stock exchange, the number of shares of capital stock of the Company that exceeds the Relevant Interest, within thirty (30) days from the date of the notice mentioned in item (a) of this Paragraph.
§2 For purposes of calculating the limit of twenty percent (20%) set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Article, treasury shares held by the Company shall be excluded.
§3 The offer referred to in this Article shall not be required in the event any shareholder, or shareholders joined by a voting agreement registered with the Company, or shareholders who have a controlling relationship or are under common control are holders of more than one-half of the capital stock at the time of the acquisition of the Relevant Interest, excluding, for effects of such calculation, treasury shares held by the Company.
§4 The obligation to carry out the offer provided for in the introductory paragraph of this Article shall not apply in the event the obligation to carry out the offer provided for in Article 44 applies.
Section III Indemnity Obligations
Article 47. In the event an offer is made pursuant to Articles 44 and 46 of these Bylaws, the offeror shall be bound to pay, under the terms indicated below, an amount equivalent to the difference between the tender offer price and the value per share that he/she may have acquired on a stock exchange in the six (6) months preceding the date of the acquisition of the Shareholder Control or the Relevant Interest, as the case may be, adjusted pursuant to the SELIC Rate until the payment date. Such amount shall be distributed by BMF&FBOVESPA pursuant to its regulation among all persons which have sold their shares of the Company on the trading session in which the offeror made the acquisition in proportion to their respective daily net sale balance.
Section IV Deregistration as Publicly-Held Company and
Withdrawal from the New Market
Article 48. In the event the shareholders present at a Shareholders Meeting approve:
(a) the Companys deregistration as a publicly-held company, either the Company, or the shareholders or Group of Shareholders which hold the Shareholder Control of the Company, shall carry out a tender offer for the acquisition of the shares held by the remaining shareholders, for a price based on, at minimum, the economic value of the Company, which will be calculated by an appraisal report prepared under the terms of Paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article, subject to the applicable laws and regulations; or
(b) the Companys withdrawal from the New Market, in order for its shares to be registered outside the New Market or as a result of a corporate reorganization in which the shares of the surviving company are not admitted to trading on the New Market within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the Shareholders Meeting approving such transaction, the shareholders or Group of Shareholders holding the Shareholder Control of the Company shall carry out a tender offer to acquire the shares held by the remaining shareholders, for a price based on, at minimum, the economic value of the Company, to be calculated in an appraisal report prepared under the terms of Paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
§ 1 The appraisal reports referred to in the introductory paragraphs of this Article shall be prepared by an institution or specialized company, with proven experience and independence with respect to the decision making power of the Company, its directors and executive officers and the Controlling Shareholder, in addition to meeting the requirements of Paragraph 1 of Article 8 of Law no. 6,404/76 and are subject to the same liability provided for in Paragraph 6 of the same Article.
§ 2 The selection of the institution or specialized company responsible for determining the economic value of the Company shall be made at the Shareholders Meeting from a list of three alternatives submitted by the Board of Directors, the selection of which shall be made by a majority vote of the shareholders representing the Free Float present at such Shareholders Meeting, not counting blank votes, which, if convened on first call, shall have the attendance of shareholders representing, at least, twenty percent (20%) of the entire Free Float s, or which, if convened on second call, shall have the attendance of any number of shareholders representing the Free Float.
§ 3 The offeror shall pay the costs of preparation of the appraisal report.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
Article 49. In the event there is no Controlling Shareholder and it is decided that the Company shall withdraw from the New Market in order to register its securities for trading outside the New Market, or as a result of a corporate reorganization the surviving companys securities are no longer admitted for trading in the New Market within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the Shareholders Meeting approving such transaction, or, further, in the event of the deregistration of the Company as a publicly-held company, such withdrawals shall be conditioned on a tender offer being held under the same conditions provided for in Article 48 above.
§1 The Shareholders Meeting shall determine the persons responsible for carrying out the tender offer among those present at the Shareholders Meeting, who shall expressly undertake the obligation to carry out the offer.
§2 In the absence of having identified persons responsible for carrying out the tender offer, in case of a corporate reorganization in which the securities of the company resulting from such reorganization are not admitted for trading in the New Market, the shareholders having voted in favor of the corporate reorganization shall carry out the referred offer.
Article 50. The Companys withdrawal from the New Market as a result of any breach of the New Market Regulation requirements is subject to a tender offer for the shares, at a price based on, at minimum, the economic value of the Company, which will be calculated by an appraisal report prepared pursuant to Article 48 of these Bylaws, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
§ 1 The Controlling Shareholder shall carry out the tender offer referred to in the introductory paragraph of this Article.
§ 2 In the event there is no Controlling Shareholder and the Company withdraws from the New Market as a result of any breach of the New Market Regulation requirements due to decisions taken at a Shareholders´ Meeting, the tender offer shall be carried out by the Shareholders who voted in favor of the resolution that resulted in such breach.
§ 3 In the event there is no Controlling Shareholder and the Company withdraws from the New Market as set out in the introductory paragraph of this Article as a result of a management action or fact, the management of the Company shall call a Shareholders Meeting pursuant to the Article 123 of Law 6,404/76, for the purpose of taking the necessary decisions to remedy the breach of the obligations provided for in the New Market Regulation or, as the case may be, approve the withdrawal from the New Market.
§ 4 In the event the Shareholders Meeting referred to in paragraph 3 above approves the withdrawal of the Company from the New Market, the Shareholders Meeting shall determine the persons responsible for carrying out the tender offer referred to in the introductory paragraph of this Article, who, while present at the meeting, shall expressly undertake the obligation to carry out the offer.
Article 51. A single tender offer may be made for more than one of the purposes provided for in this Chapter, in the New Market Regulation, in Law no. 6,404/76 or in the regulations issued by the CVM, provided that the procedures used in the tender offer are compatible with all requirements of each different tender offer, the tender offer offerees do not suffer any damages and the authorization of the CVM is obtained, when required by applicable law.
Article 52. To the extent the rights provided for in these Bylaws to shareholders with respect to tender offers are affected, the rules set forth by the New Market Regulation will prevail over the provisions herein.
CHAPTER X
Arbitration Court
Article 53. The Company, its shareholders, directors and executive officers and members of the Statutory Audit Council are required to submit to arbitration at the Market Arbitration Tribunal, any and all disputes or controversies arising between them, either related to or resulting from the application, validity, effectiveness, interpretation, violation and their effects, of the provisions set forth in Law 6,404/76, in the Bylaws, in the rules enacted by the CVM, as well as other rules applicable to capital markets in general, in addition to those set forth in the New Market Regulation, in the Arbitration Regulation, in the Sanctions Regulation and in New Market Participation Agreement.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
CHAPTER XI
Fiscal Year
Article 54. The fiscal year begins on January 1st and ends on December 31st of each year.
Article 55. After the balance sheet and the other financial statements are prepared, and after the deduction of accrued losses, the provision for income tax and, if applicable, the provision for directors and executive officers annual profit sharing, adjusted net profit shall be allocated as follows:
a) Five percent (5%) to the legal reserve, up to the limit of twenty percent (20%) of the capital stock;
b) fifty percent (50%) for payment of the mandatory dividend to the shareholders, deducted by semiannual or interim dividends that may have already been distributed; and
c) by proposal of the managing bodies, up to forty-five percent (45%) for creating an investment reserve, aimed at protecting the integrity of the Company´s assets and to supplement its capital stock, in order to allow new investments to be made, up to the limit of one hundred percent (100%) of the capital stock, provided that the balance of such reserve, when combined with other profit reserve balances, except for the unrealized profit reserve and the contingency reserves, shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the capital stock and, once such limit is reached, the shareholders meeting shall determine the allocation of the surplus through an increase of the capital stock or in the distribution of dividends; and
d) the balance will be allocated according to the resolution adopted at the Shareholders Meeting, which will take into account the Board of Directors proposal.
§ 1 The Company may, in addition to the annual balance sheet, prepare semiannual or interim balance sheets at any time, and the Board of Directors may, ad referendum of the Shareholders Meeting, declare interim dividends to the account of retained earnings or profit reserves recorded in its latest annual or semiannual balance sheets.
§ 2 Dividends not claimed within three (3) years from the date they were made available to the shareholders shall be forfeited to the Company.
CHAPTER XII
Miscellaneous
Article 56. The Company shall be liquidated as provided for by law, and the Shareholders´ Meeting shall decide the method of liquidation, appoint the liquidator and elect the Statutory Audit Council to operate during the liquidation process.
Article 57. The minutes of the Shareholders Meetings, as well as the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Board of Executive Officers, shall be mechanically issued, in separate pages, and signed by the attendees, for subsequent bookbinding. In the event they contain resolutions affecting third parties, they shall be filed with the Commerce Registry Office and published.
CHAPTER XIII
Definitions
Article 58. For the purposes of these Bylaws, the terms below shall have the following meanings:
Arbitration Regulation means the Market Arbitration Chamber Regulation;
BM&FBOVESPA has the meaning provided for in the Sole Paragraph of Article 1 of these Bylaws.
Bylaws means the bylaws of Ultrapar Participações S.A.;
Chairman means the chairman of the Board of Directors;
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
Company means Ultrapar Participações S.A.;
Controlling Interest means the block of shares entitling, either directly or indirectly, their respective holders the individual and/or shared exercise of the Shareholder Control of the Company;
Controlling Shareholder means the shareholder or Group of Shareholders exercising the Shareholder Control of the Company;
CVM means the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM;
Disclosure and Trading Policy means the policy adopted by the Company setting forth the rules for disclosure of relevant information of the Company to the public and the use of such information by the Company itself;
External Members has the meaning provided for in Paragraph 2 of Article 39 of these Bylaws;
Free Float means all the shares issued by the Company, except for the shares held by the Controlling Shareholder, by persons related thereto, by directors and executive officers of the Company and treasury shares;
Group of Shareholders means the group of persons: (i) bound by contracts or agreements of any nature, including shareholders agreements, either directly or by means of controlled or controlling companies or companies under common control; or (ii) among which there is a controlling relationship; or (iii) that are under common control; or (iv) that act in the representation of a common interest. Examples of persons representing a common interest include: (a) a person holding, directly or indirectly, an equity interest equal to or greater than fifteen percent (15%) of the capital stock of another person; and (b) two persons having a third investor in common that holds, directly or indirectly, an equity interest equal to or greater than fifteen percent (15%) in the capital stock of each of the two persons. Any joint ventures, funds or investment clubs, foundations, associations, trusts, condominiums, cooperatives, securities portfolios, universality of rights, or any other forms of organization or enterprise, organized in Brazil or outside Brazil, shall be deemed members of one Group of Shareholders whenever two or more such entities: (y) are managed by one single legal entity or related parties of one single legal entity; or (z) have most of their directors and executive officers in common, but in the case of investment funds with a common manager, only such entities in which the determination of the vote to be held at a Shareholders Meetings, as determined by the respective statutes, is in the managers sole discretion, shall be deemed as part of the Group of Shareholders;
Independent Directors has the meaning provided for in Article 18 of these Bylaws;
Instrument of Consent of the Controlling Shareholders means the instrument by which the new Controlling Shareholders undertake personal liability for abiding by and acting in conformity with the New Market Participation Agreement, the New Market Regulation and the Arbitration Regulation;
Instrument of Consent of the Directors and Executive Officers means the instrument under which the new directors and executive officers of the Company assume personal liability to abide by and to act in conformity with the New Market Participation Agreement, the New Market Regulation and the Arbitration Regulation;
Instrument of Consent of the Statutory Audit Council Members means the instrument under which the members of the Statutory Audit Council of the Company, when established, undertake personal liability for abiding by and acting in conformity with the Arbitration Regulation;
Joint Action means the action of persons, including a Group of Shareholders, cooperating to acquire a Relevant Interest, pursuant the terms of Article 46 of these Bylaws;
New Market means the Novo Mercado segment of the BM&FBOVESPA;
New Market Participation Agreement means the agreement entered into between, on the one hand, BMF&BOVESPA and, on the other hand, the Company, the directors and executive officers and, in case there is one, the Controlling Shareholder, containing obligations relating to the listing of the Company on the New Market;
New Market Regulation has the meaning provided for in the Sole Paragraph of Article 1 of these Bylaws;
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
Purchaser of a Relevant Interest has the meaning provided for in Article 46 of these Bylaws;
Relevant Interest has the meaning provided for in Article 46 of these Bylaws;
Sale of Controlling Interest means the transfer to a third party, for compensation, of the Controlling Interest;
Sanctions Regulation means the Regulation for Pecuniary Sanctions of the New Market, as amended, which regulates the sanctions applicable to partial or total noncompliance with the New Market Regulation;
SELIC Rate means the rate calculated in the Special Custody and Liquidation System of the Brazilian Central Bank;
Selling Controlling Shareholder means the Controlling Shareholder when it is Selling the Controlling Interest of the Company;
Shareholder Control means the power effectively used to direct the corporate activities and guide the operation of the Companys governing bodies, either directly or indirectly, in practice or by law. A person or group of persons will be presumed to have control if they are bound by a shareholders agreement or under common control holding shares that have granted them the absolute majority of votes of the shareholders who attended the last three Shareholders Meetings of the Company, regardless of whether they hold title to shares that grant them the absolute majority of the Company´s total voting shares; and
Vice-Chairman means the vice-chairman of the Board of Directors.
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
Exhibit II to the Minutes of the General and Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting, held in April 19, 2017
In accordance to CVM Instruction nr 480, of December 7, 2009, with amendments to article 21, § 6 and article 30 § 4, ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. (Company) informs below the total number of votes for, total number of votes against and total number of abstentios of each decision taken:
1. | Approval of the Management Report, Management accounts and financial statements referring to the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2016 together with the report from the Independent Auditors and the opinion from the Fiscal Council. |
Number of votes for |
363,894,932 / 86.9% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
26.192 / 0,0% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
54.998.643 / 13,1% of present shareholders |
2. | Allocation of net earnings for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2016 |
Number of votes for |
387,052,362 / 92.4% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
2,495 / 0.0% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
31,864,910 / 7.6% of present shareholders |
3. | Setting of the number of members to be elected to the Board of Directors in 9 (nine) members |
Number of votes for |
386,346,779 / 92.,2% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
2,495 / 0.0% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
32,570,493 / 7.8% of present shareholders |
4. | Election of the members of the Board of Directors |
Number of votes for |
379,215,969 / 90.5% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
7,835,936 / 1.9% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
31,867,862 / 7.6% of present shareholders |
5. | Approval of the Managements compensation |
Number of votes for |
385,789,604 / 92.1% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
621,129 / 0.1% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
32,509,034 / 7.8% of present shareholders |
6. | Election of the members of the Fiscal Council and respective alternate members |
Mr. Flávio César Maia Luz (effective) and Mr. Márcio Augustus Ribeiro (alternate)
Number of votes for |
386,909,565 / 92.4% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
142,290 / 0.0% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
31,867,912 / 7.6% of present shareholders |
Mr. Geraldo Toffanello (effective) and Mr. Pedro Ozires Predeus (alternate)
Number of votes for |
386,909,565 / 92.4% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
142,290 / 0.0% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
31,867,912 / 7.6% of present shareholders |
(Minutes of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held on April 19, 2017)
Mr. Nilson Martiniano Moreira (effective) and Mr. Paulo Cesar Pascotini (alternate)
Number of votes for |
386,978,603 / 92.4% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
4,068 / 0.0% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
31,937,096 / 7.6% of present shareholders |
7. | Approval of their compensation |
Number of votes for |
387,039,069 / 92.4% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
7,816 / 0.0% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
31,872,882 / 7.6% of present shareholders |
8. | Proposal of a new stock-based incentive plan |
Number of votes for |
286,527,674 / 68.4% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
65,727,926 / 15.7% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
66,664,167 / 15.9% of present shareholders |
9. | Incorporation of the total amount recorded in the retained profit reserve, with the consequent increase in Ultrapars capital, without the issuance of new shares |
Number of votes for |
380,282,345 / 90.8% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
73,139 / 0.0% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
38,644,283 / 9.2% of present shareholders |
10. | Amendment and consolidation of Ultrapars Bylaws |
Number of votes for |
380,000,469 / 90.7% of present shareholders | |
Number of votes against |
1,961 / 0.0% of present shareholders | |
Number of abstentions |
38,917,337 / 9.7% of present shareholders |
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: April 19, 2017
ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Andre Pires de Oliveira Dias | |
Name: |
Andre Pires de Oliveira Dias | |
Title: |
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer |
(Minutes of the Annual and Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting)