Filer:
Ultrapar
Participações S.A.
Issuer:
Ultrapar
Participações S.A.
Subject
of the
offer: Refinaria de Petróleo Ipiranga S.A.,
Distribuidora
de
Produtos de Petróleo Ipiranga S.A. and
Companhia
Brasileira
de Petróleo Ipiranga
Commission
File
Number: 333-146406
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ANNOUNCEMENT
The
Share Exchange
of shares issued by Companhia Brasileira de Petróleo Ipiranga (CBPI),
Distribuidora de Produtos de Petróleo Ipiranga S.A. (DPPI) and Refinaria de
Petróleo Ipiranga S.A (RPI) for Ultrapar preferred shares was concluded
yesterday. From today on, the shares of these companies will be exchanged by
preferred shares of Ultrapar.
We
warmly welcome
the shareholders of the Ipiranga group. The new shareholding structure thus
formed will enable Ultrapar to renew its focus on its businesses and to further
align the interests of all shareholders.
The
shares which you
now hold are part of a large shareholder base and will be an asset with
significant trading liquidity. The shares are already traded on the
São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa), as well as on NYSE, offering all
shareholders the highest standards of corporate governance - including 100%
tag
along rights in case of the sale of control.
Ultrapar
is one of
the most solid economic groups in Brazil, with major operations in the area
of
fuel distribution, chemicals and logistics in Brazil, as well as in Mexico,
Argentina, the United States and Venezuela. Our four business units –
Ultragaz, Ipiranga, Oxiteno and Ultracargo - are companies, which combine
reliability and financial soundness, as well as creativity and
innovation.
We
aim to the
future.
André
Covre
Financial
and
Investor Relations Director
Ultrapar
Participações S.A.
Investor
Relations
Department
Telephone:
(011)
3177 7014
E-Mail:invest@ultra.com.br
Internet:www.ultra.com.br
This
document
relates to a transaction involving Ultrapar Participações S.A. (“Ultrapar”),
Refinaria de Petróleo Ipiranga S.A. (“RPI”), Distribuidora de Produtos de
Petróleo Ipiranga S.A. (“DPPI”) and Companhia Brasileira de Petróleo Ipiranga
(“CBPI” and together with RPI and DPPI, the “Target Companies”). In connection
with the transaction, Ultrapar filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on Form F-4 (File no. 333-146406)
(the “Registration Statement”) to register Ultrapar preferred shares to be
issued in the proposed transaction and that includes a prospectus of Ultrapar.
Ultrapar
has also
filed, and intends to continue to file, additional relevant materials with
the
SEC. The Registration Statement and the related prospectus contain important
information about Ultrapar, the Target Companies, the proposed transaction
and
related matters. Investors will be able to obtain copies of the offering
document and other documents from the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F
Street N.E., Washington D.C., 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330
for
further information on the Public Reference Room. The documents may also be
obtained from the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, which
contains reports and other information regarding registrants that file
electronically with the SEC. Ultrapar has also filed certain documents with
the
Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, the Brazilian securities commission, which are
available on the CVM’s website at http://www.cvm.gov.br. In addition, documents
(including any exhibits) filed with the SEC or CVM by Ultrapar will be available
free of charge from the Investor Relations office of Ultrapar Participações
S.A., located at Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 1343, 9º Andar São Paulo, SP,
Brazil 01317-910, tel: 011-55-11-3177-6695. SHAREHOLDERS OF THE TARGET COMPANIES
ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE PROSPECTUS, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION.