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COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA - COPEL
Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ) 76.483.817/0001-20
CVM Registration No. 1431 - 1
1. VENUE: Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800, Curitiba, State of Paraná. 2. DATE AND TIME: February 14, 2012 – 2:00 p.m. 3. PRESIDING: MAURICIO SCHULMAN – Chairman, LINDOLFO ZIMMER – Secretary. 4. MATTERS DISCUSSED AND RESOLUTIONS MADE:
I. The members of the Board of Directors approved Mr. Ney Amilton Caldas Ferreira’s attendance at the Board of Directors’ meetings to be held as from this date until the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, in compliance with Article 13 of the Company’s Bylaws, as he was appointed as a member of the Board by BNDES Participações S.A. – BNDESPAR, pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement; in addition, the Board Members authorized the call for a Shareholders’ Meeting to resolve on this matter, which will be held on a date yet to be defined;
II. The resignation of the Audit Committee’s members was announced, and the following new independent members were elected: Carlos Homero Giacomini, as Chairman, replacing Mr. Paulo Procopiak de Aguiar; and Fabiano Braga Côrtes, as a member, replacing Mr. Pedro Luiz Cerize; in addition, Mr. José Richa Filho was designated as a financial specialist, keeping his position as a member of the Committee;
III. The members of the Board of Directors approved and ratified the incorporation of Special Purpose Companies, in view of the successful acquisition, by Copel Geração e Transmissão S.A. - Copel GeT, of the A, E, F and I lots of Aneel’s Transmission Auction 006/2011;
IV. The members of the Board of Directors approved and ratified the appointment of representatives of the Company in affiliated companies and/or subsidiaries;
V. Investment in Special Purpose Companies was approved and ratified by the Board Members;
VI. And lastly, the members of the Board of Directors approved and ratified Copel’s participation in a partnership with Silea Participações Ltda., BE - Empresa de Estudos Energéticos Ltda. – BRENNAND, and Minas PCH Ltda. for the development of inventory review studies and basic projects for new hydroelectric plants.
5. ATTENDANCE: MAURICIO SCHULMAN – Chairman, LINDOLFO ZIMMER – Secretary, PAULO PROCOPIAK DE AGUIAR, CARLOS HOMERO GIACOMINI, FABIANO BRAGA CÔRTES, JOSÉ RICHA FILHO, PEDRO LUIZ CERIZE, and NILTON CAMARGO COSTA.
The full Minutes of the 104th Extraordinary Board of Director’s Meeting were drawn up in the Company’s Book no. 06 registered at the Paraná State Trade Registry under no. 05/095391-5 on August 8, 2005.
LINDOLFO ZIMMER
Secretary
COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL | ||
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