EX-1.2 3 dex12.htm NEW BYLAWS OF ULTRAPAR, DATED AS OF JUNE 28, 2011 New Bylaws of Ultrapar, dated as of June 28, 2011

EXHIBIT 1.2

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 Company’s 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 three billion, six hundred ninety-six million, seven hundred seventy-two thousand, nine hundred fifty-seven reais and thirty-two cents (R$ 3,696,772,957.32), represented by five hundred forty-four million, three hundred eighty-three thousand, nine hundred ninety-six (544,383,996) nominative common shares, with no par value, and with no issuance of preferred shares or founder’s 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

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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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;

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 custodian’s 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 Officer’s recommendation, in accordance with the amount set forth at the Shareholders’ Meeting, in the introductory paragraph of this Article and the competencies of the Compensation 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.

§ 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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Company’s headquarters.

§ 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.

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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Officer’s recommendation;

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 Compensation Committee’s 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 Company’s 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 Committee’s 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;

c) communicate the dates of the regular meetings and oversee the Board of Director’s 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 Company’s securities are traded, as well as maintain the registration of the Company updated in conformity with the CVM’s 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.

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) Compensation Committee.

§ 1 The Board of Directors may establish additional committees for assisting it in the management of the Company, which may have restricted and specific purposes, a limited term, 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, Compensation 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.

§ 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 – Compensation Committee

Article 42. The Compensation Committee shall be comprised of three (3) members of the Board of Directors, two (2) of which shall be Independent Directors.

Sole Paragraph. The Compensation Committee shall:

(a) pursuant to the proposal received from the Chief Executive Officer, propose to the Board of Directors and periodically revise the parameters and guidelines of a remuneration and benefits framework to directors, executive officers and senior employees of the company and subsidiaries, and members of the committees and other governing bodies assisting the Board of Directors;

(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.

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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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.

§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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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.

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 company’s 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 Company’s 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.

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;

“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 manager’s 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;

“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 Company’s 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.