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 October, 2008

Commission File Number: 001-14950


ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.
(Translation of Registrant’s 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:

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X
 
Form 40-F
 

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X

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X

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ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.

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ITEM
 
1.
Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors held on October 8, 2008
 
 

 
 
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
 
Publicly-Traded Company

 
CNPJ nº 33.256.439/0001- 39
NIRE 35.300.109.724

 
MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING (11/2008)

 

 
Date, Time and Place :
 
October 08, 2008, 2.30 p.m., at Company Headquarters, located at Av. Brigadeiro Luiz Antônio, Nº 1343 - 9º floor, in the City and State of São Paulo.
 
Present:
Members of the Board of Directors, duly signed below.
 
Discussed and approved Matters:
 
The members of the Board of Directors evaluated and discussed the Company’s financial position, including its cash and debt management policy, its projected cash flow and initiatives related to the current financial markets scenario. Subsequently, the members of the Board of Directors received an update about the implementation and outlook of the Oxiteno’s oleochemicals plant.
 
Once there were no further matters to discuss or deliberate, the meeting was closed and the minutes of this meeting were transcribed, read and approved by all the undersigned board members present. aa) Paulo Guilherme Aguiar Cunha – Chairman; Lucio de Castro Andrade Filho – Vice-President; Ana Maria Levy Villela Igel; Paulo Vieira Belotti; Olavo Egydio Monteiro de Carvalho; Renato Ochman; Nildemar Secches; Luiz Carlos Teixeira – Members.

 


 
 
 
I hereby declare that this is a true and faithful copy of the minutes of the meeting, which has been entered in the appropriate registration book.

 
Paulo Guilherme Aguiar Cunha
Chairman of the Board

 

 

 
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:  October 9, 2008
 
ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.
 
     
     
 
By:
/s/ André Covre
 
 
Name:   André Covre
 
 
Title:     Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
 

 


(Board Minutes)