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MANUAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN GENERAL MEETINGS
191st Extraordinary General Meeting
July 30, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
1. Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors | 3 |
2. Guidance for Participation in the General Meeting | 4 |
Attending Shareholder | 4 |
Shareholder Represented by Proxy | 4 |
Holders of ADRs | 4 |
3. Call Notice | 5 |
4. Information on the matter to be analyzed and discussed at the 191st Extraordinary General Meeting | 6 |
Fulfillment of vancacy in the Company’s Board of Directors | 6 |
Annex (Anexo - only in Portuguese) | |
I - item 12.6 to 12.10 of CVM’s Reference Form (annex 24 to CVM’s Rule 480/2009) | |
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1. Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dear Shareholder:
It is with immense pleasure that I present to you this Manual for Participation in the Annual General Meeting of the Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel, with general guidance for an effective participation and exercise of the vote.
This manual has been prepared based on Copel's Corporate Governance policy, which is founded on transparency and equity.
The manual aims to present, in a clear and brief way, the information related to the Company’s Annual General Meeting, seeking thereby to contribute for the understanding of the proposals for resolution and to encourage the participation of shareholders in the events of the annual corporate agenda of the Company.
Copel’s 191st Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) was called for July 30, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., at the Company’s headquarters located at Rua Coronel Dulcídio 800, in the city of Curitiba.
The matter to be presented in the EGM for resolution of shareholders is described in the Call Notice and in this manual as well as the types of shares granting the right to vote on the item of the agenda. Given the current number of Company shareholders, this manual seeks to encourage and enable participation in the General Meetings.
Your participation is very important, considering that issues relevant to the Company are dealt with in the meetings.
Sincerely,
Fernando Xavier Ferreira
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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2. Guidance for Participation in the General Meeting
Copel’s shareholders may take part in the General Meeting by attending the meeting at the Company’s headquarters and voting, or by appointing a proxy to represent them, as described below.
Attending Shareholder
The shareholder wishing to take part in the General Meeting shall arrive a few minutes before the time indicated in the Call Notice and bear the following documents:
· Identity card (RG), Alien’s Identity Card (RNE), Brazilian Driver’s License (CNH) or an accreditation card issued by an official professional organization; and
· Proof as Company shareholder issued by a depositary financial institution or a custodian agent or through the shareholding position issued by Copel.
Shareholder Represented by Proxy
The shareholder who is not able to attend the meeting and wishes to take part in the General Meeting may appoint a proxy with powers to represent him/her.
Pursuant to Article 126, paragraph 1, of the Brazilian Corporation Law no. 6,404/1976, the proxy shall be a shareholder, lawyer or manager of the Company or of a financial institution/investment fund. The proxy shall have been appointed not more than one year before the date of the General Meeting.
The documents required are the following:
· Power of attorney with special powers for representation at Copel’s General Meeting, bearing a notarized signature of the grantee (shareholder);
· Bylaws or Article of Incorporation and instrument of election/appointment of the managers in the event of the grantee being a legal entity; and
· Proof of ownership of the shares issued by the Company, conferred by the depositary financial institution and/or custodian.
Note: the documents mentioned in the second item above shall be forwarded to Copel’s headquarters, Diretoria de Finanças e de Relações com Investidores, Departamento de Acionistas e Custódia, at Rua Coronel Dulcício nº 800 - 3rd floor, preferably 48 hours prior to the Meeting.
Holders of ADRs
The financial depositary institution of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the United States, The Bank of New York Mellon, will send the powers of attorney to the holders of ADRs, so that they exercise their voting right at the General Meeting.
The participation shall take place through Banco Itaú, representative of The Bank of New York Mellon in Brazil.
Should there be any doubt concerning the General Meeting procedures and deadlines, please contact the Shareholders and Custody Department (Departamento de Acionistas e Custódia) at the telephone number (55 41) 3331-4269 or through the e-mail address acionistas@copel.com.
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3. Call Notice
The Shareholders of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel are invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on July 30, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. at the Company’s head office located at Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800, Curitiba, to decide on the following agenda:
1. Fulfillment of vacancy in the Company’s Board of Directors.
Notes: a) Documents referring to the matters to be discussed at the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, in addition to the Manual for Attendance in Meetings, are available for shareholders’ consultation at the Company’s headquarters as well as on its website (www.copel.com); b) Powers-of-attorney for the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting shall be filed at the Company’s head office, at the Shareholders and Custody Department of the Chief Financial and Investors’ Relations Office, at Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800, 3º andar, Curitiba, at least forty-eight hours prior to the meeting.
Curitiba, June 29, 2015
Fernando Xavier Ferreira
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Publication
This Call Notice was published, pursuant to the Brazilian Corporation Law, in the Official Gazette of the State of Paraná and in the newspaper Gazeta do Povo, as of June 29, 2015, editions being also available on the Company’s website (www.copel.com).
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4. Information on the matter to be examined and discussed at the
Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting (ESM)
Below, the Company’s Management presents some clarifications related to the item for resolution at the ESM for the exercise of a conscious vote.
4.1 Fulfillment of vacancy in the Company’s Board of Directors
Clarifications
Copel’s Board of Directors is a decision-making body, composed of 7 (seven) or 9 (nine) members, Brazilian, shareholders, residing in the country and elected by the General Assembly, pursuant to the Brazilian Corporation Law (Law no. 6,404/76).
The Board of Directors has as its main duty the laying down of the overall strategy for the Company business.
In accordance with Law no. 6,404/1976 (Brazilian Corporation Law), in order to take office, all Board members shall sign a clearance certificate declaring that they are not impeded by any crimes provided for by law from performing business activities, and they shall also execute the Investiture Instrument and the Instruments of Adhesion to the Policies for Disclosure of Material Information and Maintenance of Confidentiality and for Trading of Securities issued by Copel itself, set forth by CVM Rule no. 358/2002, through which they undertake to comply with the rules therein.
Additionally, the members of the Board of Directors, in order to take office, shall sign a Management Consent Form as referred in the Corporate Governance Practices of Level 1 Regulation ("Level 1 Regulation") of BM&Fbovespa -Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange, in compliance with article 30 of the Company’s Bylaws.
Voting right
Copel’s Board of Directors is composed of 9 (nine) members and the board vacancies, due to the end of term of office, are filled as follows:
a) five are appointed by the State of Paraná, the Company’s main shareholder (only holders of common shares have voting rights);
b) two are appointed by BNDES Participações S/A - BNDESPAR, as established in the Shareholders’ Agreement signed with the State of Paraná (only holders of common shares have voting rights);
c) one is appointed by the Company’s employees as established in State Law no.8,096/85, regulated by the Decree no. 6,343/85 and by the State Law no. 8,681/87 (only holders of common shares have voting rights);
d) one is appointed by the minority of shareholders in compliance with article 239 of Law no. 6,404/1976 (Brazilian Corporation Law), being the election held separately (the controlling shareholders are not entitled to vote). Only holders of common and preferred shares have voting rights. The candidate elected is the one that obtains the highest representation percentage of the Company’s capital stock, with no minimum limit.
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Nomination
Thus, considering that all vacant posts subject to itens “a”, “c” and “d” above were filled and ratified in the 60th Annual General Meeting, of April 23, 2015, the Company presents for consideration and vote of Shareholders at this ESM, to fill the vacant position of Board of Director, as a member appointed by the shareholder BNDES PARTICIPAÇÕES S/A – BNDESPAR, in accordance with the third clause, 3.1, “a” of the Shareholders’ Agreement signed with the State of Paraná, to complete the 2015-2017 term of office:
· Mr. Henrique Amarante da Costa Pinto.
Annex I - item 12.6 to 12.10 of the Reference Form.
Voting right
In this item of the agenda, only holders of common shares are entitled to vote.
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COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA CNPJ: 76.483.817/0001-20 Código CVM: 1431-1 | |
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12.6 / 8 - Composição e experiência profissional da administração e do conselho fiscal
INDICADO PELO BNDESPAR PARA O CONSELHO DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO
Nome | Idade | Órgão administração | Data da eleição | Prazo do mandato | ||
Henrique Amarante Costa | 55 | Pertence à Diretoria e ao | 30/07/2015 | Mandato 2015/2017 | ||
Pinto | Conselho de Administração | |||||
CPF | Profissão | Cargo eletivo ocupado | Data de posse | Foi eleito pelo controlador | ||
798.793.497-68 | Engenheiro Mecânico | 27 - Conselho de Adm. | 31/07/2015 | Não | ||
Independente (Efetivo) | ||||||
Outros cargos e funções exercidas no emissor | ||||||
Não exerceu cargos e funções no emissor | ||||||
Experiência profissional / Declaração de eventuais condenações | ||||||
Funções atuais: Superintendente da Área de Estruturação de Projetos do BNDES | ||||||
Principais atividades exercidas: Trabalha no BNDES desde 1982 onde ocupou várias posições, dentre elas: gerente na área de Mineração e Siderurgia no BNDES; gerente no Departamento de Investimento na área de Mercado de Capitais da BNDESPAR; e Superintendente e Chefe de Departamento de Divisão Operacional na BNDESPAR. | ||||||
Formação: Mestrado em Administração pela COPPEAD-UFRJ e International Securities, Investment and Banking pela University of Reading UK; e Graduado em Engenharia Mecânica pela UFRJ. | ||||||
Não há qualquer condenação criminal. |
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12.7 - Composição dos comitês estatutários e dos comitês de auditoria, financeiro e de remuneração
Nome | Tipo comitê | Cargo ocupado | Profissão | Data eleição | Prazo do mandato | |||
Carlos Homero Giacomini | Comitê de Auditoria | Presidente do Comitê | Médico | 23/04/2015 | 2015/2017 | |||
CPF | Descrição outros comitês | Descrição outros cargos ocupados | Idade | Data posse | ||||
269.970.880-15 | 59 | 24/04/2015 | ||||||
Outros cargos e funções exercidas no emissor | Experiência Profissional / Declaração de Eventuais Condenações | |||||||
Membro Efetivo do Conselho de Administração da Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel, eleito em 12/07/2011 para o Mandato 2011/2013 e reconduzido para os Mandatos: 2013/2015 e 2015/2017 |
Funções Atuais: Membro do Conselho de Administração e Presidente do Comitê de Auditoria da Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel; Médico da Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Paraná. | |||||||
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Nome | Tipo comitê | Cargo ocupado | Profissão | Data eleição | Prazo do mandato | ||
José Richa Filho | Comitê de Auditoria | Membro do Comitê (Efetivo) | Engenheiro Civil | 23/04/2015 | 2015/2017 | ||
CPF | Descrição outros comitês | Descrição outros cargos ocupados | Idade | Data posse | |||
567.562.919-04 | 50 | 24/04/2015 | |||||
Outros cargos e funções exercidas no emissor | Experiência Profissional / Declaração de Eventuais Condenações | ||||||
Membro Efetivo do Conselho de Administração da Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL, eleito em 28/01/2011 para o Mandato 2009/2011 e reconduzido para os Mandatos: 2011/2013 e 2013/2015. | Principais atividades exercidas: Diretor administrativo e financeiro do Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem (DER), do Paraná; Diretor administrativo-financeiro da Agência de Fomento do Paraná S.A.; Secretário Municipal de Administração da Prefeitura de Curitiba. Formação: Pós-graduação em gestão pública, pela Sociedade Paranaense de Ensino e Informática; Graduação em engenharia civil, pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Outras informações: Não há qualquer condenação criminal | ||||||
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Nome | Tipo comitê | Cargo ocupado | Profissão | Data eleição | Prazo do mandato | ||
Mauro Ricardo Machado Costa |
Comitê de Auditoria | Membro do Comitê (Efetivo) | Administrador de Empresas | 23/04/2015 | 2015/2017 | ||
CPF | Descrição outros comitês | Descrição outros cargos ocupados | Idade | Data posse | |||
266.821.251-00 | 53 | 24/04//2015 | |||||
Outros cargos e funções exercidas no emissor | Experiência Profissional / Declaração de Eventuais Condenações | ||||||
Membro Efetivo do Conselho de Administração da Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel, eleito em 09/02/2015 para o Mandato 2013/2015. | Funções atuais: Membro do Conselho de Administração da Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel; Secretário de Estado da Fazenda do Estado do Paraná; Presidente do Conselho de Administração - FOMENTO PARANÁ; Presidente do Conselho de Administração – PARANACIDADE; Presidente do Conselho de Administração - Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná – SANEPAR; Membro do Conselho de Administração - Companhia de Habitação do Paraná – COHAPAR; e Membro do Conselho de Administração - Agência Paraná de Desenvolvimento – APD. Principais atividades exercidas: Auditor-Fiscal da Receita Federal do Brasil; Secretário da Fazenda do Estado de São Paulo (2007 a 2010); Secretário de Finanças da Prefeitura de São Paulo (2005-2006 e 2011-2012); Presidente da Fundação Nacional de Saúde – Funasa (1999 a 2002); Presidente da Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais – Copasa (2003 a 2004); e Superintendente da Zona Franca de Manaus – Suframa (1996 a 1999). Formação: Graduação em Administração de empresas, Centro Universitário de Brasília – UNICEUB (1981-1984); e Pós-graduação em Administração Pública, pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas (1988). Não há qualquer condenação criminal | ||||||
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12.9 - Existência de relação conjugal, união estável ou parentesco até o 2º grau relacionadas a administradores do emissor, controladas e controladores
Nome | CPF | Nome empresarial do emissor, controlada ou controlador | CNPJ | Tipo de parentesco com o administrador do emissor ou controlada | |||||
Cargo | |||||||||
Administrador do emissor ou controlada | |||||||||
José Richa Filho | 567.562.919- 04 | Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL | 76.483.817/0001-20 | Irmão ou Irmã (1º grau por consangüinidade) | |||||
Conselheiro de Administração e Membro Efetivo do Comitê de Auditoria | |||||||||
Pessoa relacionada | |||||||||
Carlos Alberto Richa | 123.456.789- 09 | Estado do Paraná | 76.416.890/0001-89 | ||||||
Governador do Estado do Paraná | |||||||||
Observação |
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12.10 - Relações de subordinação, prestação de serviço ou controle entre administradores e controladas, controladores e outros
Nos últimos três exercícios, não houve relações de subordinação, prestação de serviço ou controle mantidas, entre administradores do emissor e: sociedade controlada, direta ou indiretamente, pelo emissor; controlador direto ou indireto do emissor.
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/S/ Luiz Fernando Leone Vianna
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Luiz Fernando Leone Vianna Chief Executive Officer |
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