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 February, 2007

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:

Form 20-F   X     Form 40-F        

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

         Yes           No   X  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

         Yes           No   X  

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

         Yes           No   X  

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A






ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
ITEM

1. Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Directors, February 12, 2007
2. 2006 Financial Statements





Item 1






ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
 
 
Publicly Listed Company
     
             CNPJ nº 33.256.439/0001- 39   NIRE 35.300.109.724
 
 
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (01/2007)

Date, Time and Location:

February 12, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Company Headquarters located at Av. Brigadeiro Luiz Antônio, nº 1343 – 9th floor, in the City and State of São Paulo.

Presence:

Members of the Board of Directors, dully signed, and, in compliance with the legal requirements stablished in Paragraph 3 of Article 163 of Brazilian Corporate Law, Members of the Fiscal Council dully signed, and Sr. Altair Tadeu Rossato of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT).

Deliberated matters:

1. Approval of the financial statements, including the asset balance sheet and the management report related to the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2006, as well as the proposed destination of earnings in the period and the distribution of dividends, supported by a report from the company’s independent auditors.
 
2. Approval of the capital budget for 2007 as attached, that shall be approved by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with Article 196, of Law nº 6.404/76.
 
  Approval, that shall be approved by the Annual Shareholders Meeting, of the following proposal by the Executive Board for the destination of earnings of the year ended, in the total amount of R$ 288,372,961.92 (two hundred and eighty eight million, three hundred seventy two thousand, nine hundred sixty one reais and ninety two centavos):
 
  a) R$ 14,418,648.10 (fourteen million, four hundred eighteen thousand, six hundred and forty eight reais, and ten centavos), for the Legal Reserve;
 
  b) R$ 61,013,402.07 (sixty-one million, thirteen thousand, four hundred and two reais and seven centavos), to the Reserve of Realizable Profits;
 
  c) R$ 136,977,156.91 (one hundred and thirty six million, nine hundred and seventy-seven thousand, one hundred and fifty-six reais and ninety-one centavos), to the Reserve for Retention of Profits, based on the approved capital budget;
 
  d) R$ 75,963,754.84 (seventy five million, nine hundred and sixty three thousand, seven hundred fifty four reais and eighty four centavos) as dividends to common and preferred shareholders, of which R$





 

72,000,008.43 (seventy two million and eight reais and forty-three centavos) had been paid as interim dividends in accordance with the deliberations of this Board on August 17, 2006. The remaining amount of the dividends to be paid, R$ 3,963,746.41 (three million, nine hundred and sixty three thousand, seven hundred and forty-six reais and forty one centavos), added to the parcel of realized profits from the Reserve of Realizable Profits in the sum of R$ 68,236,283.49 (sixty eight million, two hundred thirty six thousand, two hundred and eighty three reais and forty nine centavos), will be paid to shareholders from March 2, 2007, without monetary correction or remuneration, wich represents the total amount of R$ 0.889633 as dividend per common and preferred share. According to this deliberation, the total amount of dividends distributed in the period totalizes R$ 144,200,038.33 (one hundred and forty four million, two hundred thousand, and thirty-eight reais and thirty three centavos).

The record date for the receiving of the dividends hereby approved will be February 21, 2007 in Brazil and February 26, 2007 in the United States of America.


3. The members also approved the new text of the Code of Ethics of Ultrapar Participações S.A., as attached.

Observation : (i) These deliberations were approved by all presents, except for Board Member Renato Ochman, who abstained from voting.

Once there was no further matters to discuss, the meeting was closed and the minutes of this meeting were transcript, read and approved by all the undersigned Board Members present.

 
Paulo Guilherme Aguiar Cunha – Chairman
 
Lucio de Castro Andrade Filho – Vice Chairman
 
Ana Maria Levy Villela Igel – Board Member
 
Paulo Vieira Belotti – Board Member
 
Nildemar Secches – Board Member
 
Olavo Egydio Monteiro de Carvalho – Board Member
 
Renato Ochman – Board Member
 
 
Members of the Fiscal Council present:
 
Flavio Maia Luz – Fiscal Council Member






John Michael Streithorst – Fiscal Council Member
 
Mario Probst – Fiscal Council Member
 
Raul Murgel Braga – Fiscal Council Member
 
Wolfgang Eberhard Rohrbach – Fiscal Council Member






ANNEX A
 
CAPITAL BUDGET
     
CAPITAL BUDGET FOR 2007
(values in R$ thousand)    
 
1 . Source of funding   1,085,473
     
- Own funds (profits retained from previous periods)   657,586
- Own funds (earnings from the year 2006)   138,531
- Funding from third-parties (financing)   289,356
 
2 . Investment projects for 2007   503,227
     
-Investment in expansion   474,706
-Investment in productivity and quality   28,521
 
3 . Resources for acquisitions in 2007   582,246






ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

CODE OF ETHICS

This Code of Ethics sets out the principles adopted by Ultrapar Participações S.A. (“Ultrapar”) and its subsidiaries (together denominated “Company”) as a reference for behavior standards.

Objectives of the Code of Ethics

(i)      To reduce the subjectivity of personal interpretations of ethical principles.
 
(ii)      To legalize and to institutionalize a reference for the professional behavior of the employees of the Company, including the ethical administration of real or apparent conflicts of interest, becoming a standard for the internal and external relationship of the Company with its stakeholders, which are: shareholders, clients, employees, partners, suppliers, service providers, labor unions, competitors, society, government and the communities in which the Company operates.
 
(iii)      To ensure that the daily concerns with efficiency, competitiveness and profitability do not override ethical behavior.

Scope

This Code is applied to all members of the Board of Directors, members of the Fiscal Council, all employees and interns of Ultrapar and its subsidiaries, third-parties hired by the Company, hereinafter referred as “Professionals”.

Ethical Principles

In the exercise of his/her position or function, each Professional shall:

(i)      Maintain a posture of honesty, integrity, respect, loyalty, propriety, conscientiousness, efficiency, transparency and impartiality, which shall guide their relations with the Company and its stakeholders.
 
(ii)      Avoid involvement in transactions and activities that might compromise his/her professional dignity or harm his/her public image as well as the image of Ultrapar.
 





(iii)      Carry out his/her professional activities with competence and diligence, seeking to constantly improve his/her performance from a technical perspective, to remain permanently up to date, and encourage all those involved in the activity to adopt the same conduct.
 
(iv)      Behave strictly in a professional and impartial manner in the treatment with the public.
 
(v)      Seek to maximize the value creation for the Company.

Labor Practices

In the relationship with colleagues and other Professionals and in the use of resources for the accomplishment of its activities, each Professional shall:

(i)      Use qualifications (for example, educational background, experience, competence, etc.) as a basis for making decisions related to work which affect employees and candidates.
 
(ii)      Avoid using his/her professional position to obtain favors from or the personal services of subordinates.
 
(iii)      Display leadership, maintaining a culture in which ethical conduct is recognized, valued and taken as an example for all employees.
 
(iv)      Ensure the competent use of the company's assets and resources, avoiding damage, inadequate handling, loss, theft or unauthorized withdrawal.
 
(v)      When aware of, to inform the improper use of the resources of the company, being intentional damages to the work environment characterized as serious infraction.

Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations

Each Professional shall:

(i)      Comply with the laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company’s businesses and to generally applicable commercial business practices.
 
(ii)      Observe the company policy with regard to unfair trade competition.
 
(iii)      Respect the accounting principles, the laws and regulations for booking transactions and issuing precise financial reports that truly reflect the reality of the Company.

Obedience to the principles of the Law Against Unfair Trade Competition:

The Law Against Unfair Trade Competition (Law No. 8.884/94) is aimed at avoiding and restraining violations and infractions against economic order, particularly cartels, predatory pricing, pricing discrimination, etc.





Each professional shall act strictly in observance to Law No. 8.884/94, being forbidden quarrels related to:

(i)      Combination of prices with competitors;
 
(ii)      Division of clients;
 
(iii)      Non-aggression agreements;
 
(iv)      Commercial policies in general.

Contracts with competitors and class associations should receive particular attention.

If perchance a professional should become involved in a doubtful situation, or one that is potentially in breach of the law against unfair trade competition, he or she should immediately notify his or her superior, as well as the legal department.

Guarantee of Quality and of Proper Use of Information

Each Professional shall:

(i)      Ensure that all internal processes are subject to rigorous controls which shall guarantee the precise accounting of the operations of the Company, thus guaranteeing that all management decisions are based on solid economic analyses, and that the physical and financial assets of the Company are efficiently used;
   
(ii)      Maintain the confidentiality of the information and activities relating to the work in the area where he/she is employed, being forbidden the use of such information in benefit of particular or third parties’ interests;
   
(iii)      Ensure the veracity of the information that is disclosed internally or externally by the Company aiming at a relationship of respect and transparency with its stakeholders.
   
(iv)      Ensure that our reports and documents filed with or submitted to the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other public regulatory authorities and other public communications shall include full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure.
   
(v)      Ensure that all transactions registered in the Company’s books be precise, complete, truthful and detailed, being dully supported by lawful documentation in accordance with the Company’s internal procedures, applicable laws and generally accepted accounting principles so as to ensure the quality of the Company’s financial statements.

Use of Non-Public Information and Disclosure





Each Professional holding important information about the Company that has not been disclosed to the public shall:

(i)      Maintain the confidentiality of such information, except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated.
 
(ii)      Abstain him/herself from buying or selling securities using important non-public information obtained in the performance of their duties on behalf of the Company and providing any such information so obtained to others.
 
(iii)      Adhere to the policy on Material Information, which establishes the procedure to be followed in relation to the announcement of Material Information or Facts and with respect to the trading of securities issued by Ultrapar, should the Professional occupy any position exposed to privileged information about the Company.

Conflicts of Interest

Each Professional has the obligation to act in ethical and hones manner, leading his/her professional activities in accordance with the best interest of the Company.

Each Professional should endeavor to avoid situations that present a potential or actual conflict between their interest and the interest of the Company.

Each Professional shall:

(i)      Refuse, in the exercise of his/her professional activities, any type of financial aid, gratification, commissions, donations, or advantages of any kind for him/herself, family members or any other person.
 
(ii)      Avoid the improper use of resources, intellectual property, time and installations of the Company.
 
(iii)      When making his/her personal investments, avoid conflicts of interest in relation to the activities in which he/she is engaged.

Compliance with this Code of Ethics and notification of unethical behavior

In the event that an actual or apparent conflict of interest arises involving the personal or professional relationships or activities of a Professional, the Professional involved is required to handle such conflict of interest in accordance with the ethical principles defined in this Code of Ethics.

It is the responsibility of each Professional to consult the Ethics Committee of Ultrapar, defined below, regarding (i) any action that may involve a conflict of interest and (ii)





any case of doubt as to the most appropriate behavior in situations provided for under this Code of Ethics.

Furthermore it is the responsibility of each Professional to immediately notify Ultrapar’s Ethics Committee of any situations, which are unethical, illegal, irregular or questionable, of which they have knowledge, the information source being assured of confidentiality.

Any notification to the Ethics Committee shall be made either by telephone, through the number 0800 701 7172, or by e-mail - comitedeetica@ultra.com.br.

The Company encourages all Professionals to report any suspected violations promptly. The name of the Professional and confidentiality of the case will be guaranteed.

The Ethics Committee will thoroughly investigate any good faith reports of violations to this Code of Ethics and will not tolerate any kind of retaliation for reports or complaints regarding misconduct that were made in good faith.

Each Professional is required to cooperate in internal investigations of misconduct and unethical behavior.

The Ethics Committee of Ultrapar will be composed of 4 members, nominated by the Board of Directors, three members being permanent, and a rotating member who shall be the main executive of the business to which the query, potential unethical, illegal or questionable situation is related.

Accountability for adherence to the Code of Ethics

All Professionals are responsible for adhering to this Code. This includes individuals responsible for the failure to exercise proper supervision and to detect and report a violation by their subordinates.

Penalties

Any Professional who violate the Company’s ethical principles or this Code of Ethics shall be subject to disciplinary measures that may result in dismissal and legal proceedings in case of any violation of the law.






Item 2






JPL
14/02/07 - 3:30

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
#00002146
RU0084*.*

 

(Convenience Translation into English from
the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)

   
  Ultrapar Participações
 

S.A. and Subsidiaries

   
  Financial Statements for the Years Ended
  December 31, 2006 and 2005 and
 

Independent Auditors’ Report

   
 
   
 

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes

 

 

 






(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Stockholders and Management of
Ultrapar Participações S.A.
São Paulo - SP

1.      We have audited the accompanying individual (Company) and consolidated balance sheets of Ultrapar Participações S.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity (Company), and changes in financial position for the years then ended, all expressed in Brazilian reais and prepared under the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements.
 
2.      Our audits were conducted in accordance with auditing standards in Brazil and comprised: (a) planning of the work, taking into consideration the significance of the balances, volume of transactions, and the accounting and internal control systems of the Companies, (b) checking, on a test basis, the evidence and records that support the amounts and accounting information disclosed, and (c) evaluating the significant accounting practices and estimates adopted by Companies’ management, as well as the presentation of the financial statements taken as a whole.
 
3.      In our opinion, the financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 present fairly, in all material respects, the individual and consolidated financial positions of Ultrapar Participações S.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations, the changes in stockholders’ equity (Company), and the changes in their financial positions for the years then ended in conformity with accounting practices adopted in Brazil.
 
4.      Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 taken as a whole. The accompanying statements of cash flows and value added are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements in conformity with accounting practices adopted in Brazil. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures described in paragraph 2 and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 taken as a whole.
 
5.      The accompanying financial statements have been translated into English for the convenience of readers outside Brazil.
 

São Paulo, January 31, 2007

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU Altair Tadeu Rossato
Auditores Independentes Engagement Partner






(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)
 
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
BALANCE SHEETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
(In thousands of Brazilian reais)


        Company   Consolidated             Company   Consolidated
       
 
           
 
ASSETS   Notes   2006   2005   2006   2005   LIABILITIES   Notes   2006 2005   2006   2005

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

                                                        
CURRENT                       CURRENT                              
Cash and banks       122   90   31,992   32,714   Loans and financing     14   -     -     102,759     135,855  
Temporary cash investments   4   279,264   359,626   1,038,084   1,218,210   Debentures     14   12,794     17,853     12,794     17,853  
Trade accounts receivable   5   -   -   360,012   343,328   Suppliers         364     280     112,526     90,938  
Inventories   6   -   -   217,165   191,749   Salaries and related charges         59     41     81,205     66,066  
Recoverable taxes   7   7,959   8,984   117,802   62,931   Taxes payable         34     7     16,850     11,332  
Deferred income and social contribution taxes   9.a   82   87   27,298   21,969   Dividends payable         96,657     100,108     101,376     103,854  
Dividends receivable       53,845   73,302   -   -   Income and social contribution taxes         -     -     986     638  
Other       341   422   6,098   8,608   Deferred income and social contribution taxes   9 .a   -     -     173     249  
Prepaid expenses       560   536   8,620   8,793   Other         1     4     2,722     13,395  

 










Total current assets       342,173   443,047   1,807,071   1,888,302   Total current liabilities         109,909     118,293     431,391     440,180  

 










                                                       
NONCURRENT                       NONCURRENT                              
Long-term investments                       Long-term liabilities                              
   Long-term investments   4   -   -   547,978   372,692      Loans and financing     14   -     -     1,081,847     978,608  
   Trade accounts receivable   5   -   -   19,248   19,244      Debentures     14   300,000     300,000     300,000     300,000  
   Related companies   8   3,540   14,409   7,360   3,706      Related companies     8   33,456     404,230     4,738     5,049  
   Deferred income and social contribution taxes   9.a   3,087   2,849   58,201   60,991      Deferred income and social contribution taxes   9 .a   -     -     26,029     24,120  
   Recoverable taxes   7   18,739   11,734   65,300   46,777      Other taxes   20 .a   9,389     8,689     36,473     54,622  
   Escrow deposits       193   -   14,332   16,384      Other         -     -     2,724     2,747  
 







   Other       -   -   1,265   571   Total noncurrent liabilities         342,845     712,919     1,451,811     1,365,146  
 







   Prepaid expenses       187   757   13,259   13,144                                  

 


        25,746   29,749   726,943   533,509   MINORITY INTEREST         -     -     33,131     29,634  

 










                                                       
Permanent assets                       STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                              
   Investments:                       Capital   15 .a   946,034     946,034     946,034     946,034  
     Subsidiary   10.a   2,025,485   2,153,873   -   -   Capital reserve   15 .c   3,026     2,046     550     329  
     Affiliated companies   10.b   -   -   5,289   4,182   Revaluation reserve   15 .d   13,009     14,955     13,009     14,955  
     Other       60   186   25,497   28,117   Profit reserves   15.e , 15.f   983,230     837,502     983,230     837,502  
   Property, plant and equipment   11   -   -   1,111,775   1,013,595   Treasury shares   15 .b   (4,589 )   (4,894 )   (9,312 )   (8,655 )
 







   Intangible   12   -   -   61,013   59,134       15 .h   1,940,710     1,795,643     1,933,511     1,790,165  
 







   Deferred charges   13   -   -   112,256   98,286                                  

 
        2,025,545   2,154,059   1,315,830   1,203,314   Total minority interest and stockholders' equity         -     -     1,966,642     1,819,799  

 


Total non-current assets       2,051,291   2,183,808   2,042,773   1,736,823                                  

 










TOTAL ASSETS       2,393,464   2,626,855   3,849,844   3,625,125   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY         2,393,464     2,626,855     3,849,844     3,625,125  






 






The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


2






(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)
 
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
(In thousands of Brazilian reais, except for earnings per share)


          Company   Consolidated
         
 
    Notes   2006   2005   2006   2005
   

 

 

 

 

GROSS SALES AND SERVICES   2 a   -     -     5,229,910     5,158,031  
Taxes on sales and services   -     -     -     (412,150 )   (416,136 )
Rebates, discounts and returns   -     -     -     (23,712 )   (48,047 )
 







                               
NET SALES AND SERVICES         -     -     4,794,048     4,693,848  
Cost of sales and services   2 a   -     -     (3,859,860 )   (3,783,420 )
 







GROSS PROFIT         -     -     934,188     910,428  
 



EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES   10a, 10b     291,803     298,510     965     1,557  
                               
OPERATING (EXPENSES) INCOME                              
Selling         -     -     (203,320 )   (187,609 )
General and administrative         (236 )   (18 )   (273,541 )   (232,051 )
Management compensation         (1,246 )   (1,128 )   (5,557 )   (5,763 )
Depreciation and amortization         -     -     (122,696 )   (126,344 )
Other operating income, net         1,277     1,158     1,317     (331 )


 





                               
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE FINANCIAL ITEMS         291,598     298,522     331,356     359,887  
Financial income (expenses), net     18   3,091     3,570     1,620     (1,736 )
CPMF/IOF/other financial expenses     18   (486 )   (1,233 )   28,952     (25,608 )


 





INCOME FROM OPERATIONS         294,203     300,859     361,928     332,543  
Nonoperating expenses     16   (126 )   -     (18,488 )   (1,766 )


 





INCOME BEFORE TAXES ON INCOME         294,077     300,859     343,440     330,777  


 





INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES                              
Current   9 b   (5,937 )   (1,930 )   (111,779 )   (113,083 )
Deferred   9 b   233     249     5,355     20,547  
Benefit of tax holidays   9b , 9c   -     -     50,332     63,787  




 



          (5,704 )   (1,681 )   (56,092 )   (28,749 )


 





INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST         288,373     299,178     287,348     302,028  
Minority interest         -     -     (5,284 )   (2,850 )


 





NET INCOME         288,373     299,178     282,064     299,178  


 





EARNINGS PER SHARE (BASED ON ANNU2AL                              
      WEIGHTED AVERAGE) - R$         3.55     3.73              


 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


3






(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)
 
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (COMPANY)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
(In thousands of Brazilian reais, except for dividends amounts)


                Revaluation
reserve of
subsidiary
and affiliated
companies
                                 
                  Profit reserves                  
 






    Notes   Capital   Capital
reserve
    Legal   Retention
of profits
   Realizable
profits
  Retained
earnings
  Treasury
shares
   Total
   
 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2004       663,952   1,855   16,371     61,589   749,136     118,343     -     (5,635 )   1,605,611  
Capital increase:                                                    
 Secondary public offering       47,218   -   -     -   -     -     -     -     47,218  
 Reserves       234,864   -   -     -   (234,864 )   -     -     -     -  
Sale of treasury shares       -   191   -     -   -     -     -     741     932  
Realization of revaluation reserve       -   -   (1,416 )   -   -     -     1,416     -     -  
Income and social contribution taxes on
   realization of revaluation reserve of
   subsidiaries
      -   -   -     -   -     -     (211 )   -     (211 )
Realization of profit reserve       -   -   -     -   -     (89,199 )   89,199     -     -  
Net income       -   -   -     -   -           299,178     -     299,178  
Appropriation of net income:                                                 -  
 Legal reserve       -   -   -     14,959   -     -     (14,959 )   -     -  
 Interim dividends (R$0.703817 per common and preferred share -                                                    
   - after reverse stock split - see Note 14)       -   -   -     -   -     -     (57,085 )   -     (57,085 )
 Proposed dividends payable
 (R$1.232498 per common and preferred
   share)
      -   -   -     -   -     -     (100,000 )   -     (100,000 )
Realizable profits reserve       -   -   -     -   -     74,224     (74,224 )   -     -  
Reserve for retention of profits       -   -   -     -   143,314     -     (143,314 )   -     -  




 










BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2005       946,034   2,046   14,955     76,548   657,586     103,368     -     (4,894 )   1,795,643  




 










Acquisition of treasury shares       -   -   -     -   -     -     -     (1,124 )   (1,124 )
Sale of treasury shares       -   980   -     -   -     -     -     1,429     2,409  
Realization of revaluation reserve   15d   -   -   (1,946 )   -   -     -     1,946     -     -  
Income and social contribution taxes on
   realization of revaluation reserve of
   subsidiaries
  15d   -   -   -     -   -     -     (391 )   -     (391 )
Retention of realization of profit reserve
   net of income and social contribution
   taxes
      -   -   -     -   1,555     -     (1,555 )   -     -  
Net income       -   -   -     -   -     -     288,373     -     288,373  
Appropriation of net income:       -   -   -     -   -     -     -     -     -  
 Legal reserve       -   -   -     14,419   -     -     (14,419 )   -     -  
 Interim dividends (R$0.887398 per
   common and preferred share
  15g   -   -   -     -   -     -     (72,000 )   -     (72,000 )
 Proposed dividends payable
    (R$0.889633 per common and preferred
    share)
  15g   -   -   -     -   -     (68,236 )   (3,964 )   -     (72,200 )
Realizable profits reserve   15f   -   -   -     -   -     61,013     (61,013 )   -        
Reserve for retention of profits   15e   -   -   -     -   136,977     -     (136,977 )   -     -  


 












BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2006       946,034   3,026   13,009     90,967   796,118     96,145     -     (4,589 )   1,940,710  




 











The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


4






(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)
 
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
(In thousands of Brazilian reais)


        Company   Consolidated
       




 




    Notes   2006   2005   2006   2005
   
 

 

 

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS                            
From operations:                            
 Net income       288,373     299,178     282,064     299,178  
 Items not affecting working capital:                            
   Equity in subsidiary and affiliated companies       (291,803 )   (298,510 )   (965 )   (1,557 )
   Depreciation and amortization       -     -     185,829     187,691  
   Credits of PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenue) on depreciation       -     -     2,117     1,437  
   Long-term interest and monetary variations       703     846     (95,250 )   (44,037 )
   Deferred income and social contribution taxes       (238 )   (288 )   3,291     (32,328 )
   Minority interest       -     -     5,284     2,850  
   Net book value of permanent assets written off       126     -     34,196     16,595  
   Other long-term taxes       -     -     291     5,254  
   Provision (reversal of provision) for probable
      losses on permanent assets
      -     -     3,198     (20 )
   Reversal of provision for factory maintenance
      shutdowns net of income tax effect
      -     -     6,309     -  
   Other       -     -     807     741  
 







        (2,839 )   1,226     427,171     435,804  
 







From stockholders:                            
 Capital increase due to secondary public offering       -     47,218     -     47,218  
 Disposal of treasury shares       2,409     932     -     -  
 







        2,409     48,150     -     47,218  
 







From third parties:                            
 Decrease in subsidiary capital   10a   390,947     -     -     -  
 Decrease in long-term assets       4,241     40,688     -     -  
 Proposed dividends and interest on capital (gross)       68,205     89,168     -     -  
 Long-term loans and financing       -     300,000     143,725     1,164,876  
 







        463,393     429,856     143,725     1,164,876  
 







Total sources       462,963     479,232     570,896     1,647,898  
 







                             
USES OF FUNDS                            
Permanent assets:                            
 Investments   10a, 10b   39,352     -     142     -  
 Property, plant and equipment       -     -     253,040     169,212  
 Intangible assets       -     -     11,661     10,237  
 Deferred charges       -     -     74,907     51,270  
 







        39,352     -     339,750     230,719  
 







Dividends and interest on capital       144,200     157,085     146,087     158,677  
 







Transfer from long-term to current liabilities       -     -     103,602     134,199  
Decrease in long-term liabilities   8   370,777     16,480     24,594     3,817  
Increase in long-term assets       -     -     27,728     331,425  
Acquisition of treasury shares       1,124     -     1,124     -  
Acquisition of shares from minority stockholders       -     -     62     20  
Taxes on realization of revaluation reserve       -     -     391     211  
 







        371,901     16,480     157,501     469,672  
 







Total uses       555,453     173,565     643,338     859,068  
 







INCREASE (DECREASE) IN WORKING CAPITAL       (92,490 )   305,667     (72,442 )   788,830  
 







REPRESENTED BY                            
Current assets:                            
 At end of year       342,173     443,047     1,807,071     1,888,302  
 At beginning of year       443,047     91,563     1,888,302     1,256,291  
 







        (100,874 )   351,484     (81,231 )   632,011  
 







Current liabilities:                            
 At end of year       109,909     118,293     431,391     440,180  
 At beginning of year       118,293     72,476     440,180     596,999  
 







        (8,384 )   45,817     (8,789 )   (156,819 )
 







INCREASE (DECREASE) IN WORKING CAPITAL       (92,490 )   305,667     (72,442 )   788,830  
 








The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


5






(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)
 
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW - INDIRECT METHOD
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
(In thousands of Brazilian reais)


        Company   Consolidated
       




 




    Notes   2006   2005   2006   2005
   
 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                            
Net income       288,373     299,178     282,064     299,178  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by
   operating activities:
                           
 Equity in losses of affiliated companies       (291,803 )   (298,510 )   (965 )   (1,557 )
 Depreciation and amortization       -     -     185,829     187,691  
 PIS and COFINS credit on depreciation       -     -     2,117     1,437  
 Foreign exchange and indexation gains (losses)       44,826     47,208     27,105     15,538  
 Deferred income and social contribution taxes       (233 )   (249 )   (5,355 )   (27,442 )
 Minority interest       -     -     5,284     2,850  
 Loss on disposals of permanent assets       126     -     13,520     4,591  
 Provision (reversal of provision) for probable losses on
   permanent assets
      -     -     3,198     (20 )
 Other       -     -     425     530  
                             
Reversal of provision for factory maintenance shutdowns       -     -     9,559     -  
                             
Dividends receivable from subsidiaries       87,662     104,108     -     -  
                             
(Increase) decrease in current assets:                            
 Trade accounts receivable       -     -     (16,684 )   25,974  
 Inventories       -     -     (25,416 )   18,601  
 Recoverable taxes       1,025     (8,063 )   (54,871 )   10,068  
 Other       81     (401 )   2,510     4,180  
 Prepaid expenses       (24 )   (536 )   173     (3,255 )
                             
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:                            
 Suppliers       84     117     21,588     (11,114 )
 Salaries and related charges       18     (415 )   15,139     (28,071 )
 Taxes       27     1     5,518     (501 )
 Income and social contribution taxes       -     -     348     (2,340 )
 Other       (3 )   4     (10,673 )   (4,536 )
                             
(Increase) decrease in long-term assets:                            
 Trade accounts receivable       -     -     (4 )   (7,299 )
 Recoverable taxes       (7,005 )   (1,240 )   (18,523 )   (10,225 )
 Escrow deposits       (193 )   -     2,052     (8,429 )
 Other       570     (757 )   (694 )   263  
 Prepaid expenses       -     -     (115 )   (11,408 )
                             
Increase (decrease) in long-term liabilities:                            
 Taxes       700     846     (18,149 )   8,701  
 Other       -     -     (23 )   450  
 







NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES       124,231     141,291     424,957     463,855  
 







                             
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                            
Long-term investments, net of redeem       -     -     (7,193 )   (294,597 )
Additions to investments       -     -     (142 )   -  
Additions to property, plant and equipment       -     -     (253,040 )   (169,212 )
Additions to intangible asset       -     -     (11,661 )   (10,237 )
Additions to deferred charges       -     -     (74,907 )   (51,270 )
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment       -     -     20,677     12,004  
Acquisition of minority interests       -     -     (62 )   (20 )
Acquisition of treasury shares       (1,124 )   -     (1,124 )   -  
Sale of treasury shares       2,409     932     -     -  
 







NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
      1,285     932     (327,452 )   (513,332 )
 







                             
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                            
Loans, financing and debentures:                            
 Issuances       -     300,000     459,788     1,484,531  
 Repayments       (49,885 )   (29,355 )   (585,350 )   (655,500 )
Dividends paid       (147,651 )   (128,828 )   (148,565 )   (129,523 )
Related companies       (8,310 )   26,205     (4,226 )   (4,704 )
Capital increase due to shares issuance       -     47,218     -     47,218  
 







NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
      (205,846 )   215,240     (278,353 )   742,022  
 







                             
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS
      (80,330 )   357,463     (180,848 )   692,545  
 







                             
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR
      359,716     2,253     1,250,924     558,379  
                             
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE
END OF THE YEAR
      279,386     359,716     1,070,076     1,250,924  
                             
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION
                           
Interest paid from financing activities       49,885     29,355     92,501     57,261  
Income and social contribution taxes paid in the year       -     -     30,923     26,429  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


6






(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)
 
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT OF VALUE ADDED
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
(In thousands of Brazilian reais, except percentages)


    Note         Company                   Consolidated          
       








 








        2006     %   2005     %   2006      %   2005     %
       

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
REVENUE                                            
 Gross sales and services       -         -         5,229,910         5,158,031      
 Rebates, discounts and returns       -         -         (23,712 )       (48,047 )    
 Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts       -         -         5,148         2,066      
 Nonoperating expenses       (126 )       -         (18,488 )       (1,766 )    


 





        (126 )       -         5,192,858         5,110,284      
INPUTS PURCHASED FROM THIRD PARTIES                                            
 Raw materials consumed       -         -         (1,344,890 )       (1,284,697 )    
 Cost of sales and services       -         -         (2,160,340 )       (2,139,465 )    
 Materials, energy, outside services and other       (2,305 )       (2,159 )       (608,230 )       (597,285 )    
 Recovery (loss) of assets       3,960         3,274         7,917         (6,385 )    


 





        1,655         1,115         (4,105,543 )       (4,027,832 )    
GROSS VALUE ADDED       1,529         1,115         1,087,315         1,082,452      


 





RETENTIONS                                            
 Depreciation and amortization       -         -         (187,946 )       (189,128 )    


 





        -         -         (187,946 )       (189,128 )    
NET VALUE ADDED       1,529         1,115         899,369         893,324      


 





VALUE ADDED RECEIVED FROM THIRD PARTIES                                            
 Equity in subsidiary and affiliated companies       291,803         298,510         965         1,557      
 Dividends and interest on capital of investment                                            
   stated at cost       31         31         1,049         1,887      
 Financial income       50,163         46,365         155,931         118,650      


 





        341,997         344,906         157,945         122,094      
TOTAL VALUE ADDED FOR
DISTRIBUTION
      343,526     100   346,021     100   1,057,314     100   1,015,418     100



 








DISTRIBUTION OF VALUE ADDED                                            
 Payroll and related charges       1,555     1   873     1   444,789     42   386,558     38
 Taxes       6,526     2   3,176     1   142,808     14   181,820     18
 Financial expenses and rental       47,072     13   42,794     12   182,369     17   145,013     14
 Dividends and interest on capital       144,200     42   157,085     45   146,087     14   158,677     16
 Retained earnings       144,173     42   142,093     41   141,261     13   143,350     14


 









VALUE ADDED DISTRIBUTED       343,526     100   346,021     100   1,057,314     100   1,015,418     100


 










The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


7






 

(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)
 
ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
(In thousands of Brazilian reais, except for earnings per share)


1. OPERATIONS
 
  Ultrapar Participações S.A. (the “Company”), with headquarters in the city of São Paulo, invests in commercial and industrial activities, including subscription or purchase of shares of other companies with similar activities.
 
  Through its subsidiaries, the Company is engaged in the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas - LPG (Ultragaz), production and sale of chemicals (Oxiteno), and logistic services for chemicals and fuels (Ultracargo).
 
2. PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
 
  The accounting practices adopted to record transactions and prepare the financial statements are those established by accounting practices adopted in Brazil and the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM).
 
  a) Results of operations
 
    Determined on the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues from sales and respective costs are recognized when the products are delivered to the customers or services are performed, and the transfer of risks, rights and obligations associated with the ownership of products takes place.
 
  b) Current and long-term assets
 
    Temporary cash and long-term investments are stated at cost, plus accrued income (on a “pro rata temporis” basis), which approximate their market value. Temporary cash investments include the results from hedges, as described in Notes 4 and 19, that management intends to hold to maturity.
 
    The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on estimated losses and is considered by management to be sufficient to cover potential losses on accounts receivable.
 
    Inventories are stated at the lower of average cost of acquisition or production, market or net realizable value.
 
    Other assets are stated at the lower of cost or realizable values, including, when applicable, accrued income and monetary variations or net of allowances for losses.
 

8






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  c) Investments
 
    Significant investments in subsidiary and affiliated companies are recorded under the equity method, as shown in Note 10.
 
    Other investments are stated at acquisition cost, net of allowances for losses, should the losses not be considered temporary.
 
  d) Property, plant and equipment
 
    Stated at cost of acquisition, process or construction, including financial charges incurred on constructions in progress and include revaluation write-ups based on appraisal reports issued by independent appraisers, in accordance with item 68, letter b), of CVM Resolution No. 183/95, as well as costs related to the maintenance of significant assets during scheduled factory maintenance operations. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis at the annual rates described in Note 11, and is based on the economic useful lives of the assets.
 
  e) Intangible
 
    Stated at acquisition cost, less an allowance for losses, should the losses not be considered temporary, as shown in Note 12.
 
  f) Deferred charges
 
    Deferred charges comprise costs incurred in the installation of Company equipment at customers’ facilities amortized over the terms of the LPG supply contracts with these customers, project expenses and goodwill on acquisition of subsidiaries, as stated in Note 13.
 
  g) Current and noncurrent liabilities
 
    Stated at known or estimated amounts including, when applicable, accrued charges, monetary and exchange variations incurred until the end of the year.
 
  h) Income and social contribution taxes on income
 
    Income and social contribution taxes, current and deferred (according to CVM Resolution No. 273/98) are measured on the basis of effective rates and include the benefit of tax holidays as mentioned in Note 9 b).
 
  i) Basis for translation of the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries
 
    The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are translated into Brazilian reais at the current exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. The criteria for preparation of the financial statements have been adapted to conform to Brazilian accounting practices.
 
  j) Cash flow statement
     
    The Company is presenting the statement of cash flow as supplementary information, prepared in accordance with Accounting Standards and Procedures No. 20 (NPC) issued by IBRACON - Brazilian Institute of Independent Auditors.

9






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  k) Statement of value added
 
    The Company is presenting, as supplementary information, the statement of value added prepared in accordance with Brazilian Accounting Standard No. T3.7 - Statement of value added, issued by the Federal Accounting Council, which presents the statement of income from the viewpoint of generation and distribution of wealth.
 
  l) Reclassification
 
    Due the adoption of CVM Resolution No. 489/05, the balances of escrow deposits for 2005, for which the Company and its subsidiaries have recognized allowances, were offset against them under the heading “Other taxes” in noncurrent liabilities.
 
3. CONSOLIDATION PRINCIPLES
 
  The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the basic consolidation principles established by accounting practices adopted in Brazil and by the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), and include the following direct and indirect subsidiaries:
 
      Ownership interest - %
     
      2006   2005
 





      Direct   Indirect   Direct   Indirect
     
 
 
 
  Ultragaz Participações Ltda.   100   -   100   -
   SPGás Distribuidora de Gás Ltda.   -   99   -   99
         Companhia Ultragaz S.A.   -   99   -   99
     Bahiana Distribuidora de Gás Ltda.   -   100   -   100
     Utingás Armazenadora S.A.   -   56   -   56
     LPG International Inc.   -   100   -   100
  Ultracargo - Operações Logísticas e Participações                
     Ltda.   100   -   100   -
     Melamina Ultra S.A. Indústria Química   -   99   -   99
     Transultra - Armazenamento e Transporte                
         Especializado Ltda.   -   100   -   100
     Terminal Químico de Aratu S.A. - Tequimar   -   99   -   99
  Oxiteno S.A. - Indústria e Comércio   100   -   100   -
     Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. - Indústria e Comércio   -   99   -   99
         Oxiteno Argentina Sociedad de Responsabilidad                
             Ltda.   -   99   -   -
     Oleoquímica Indústria e Comércio de Produtos                
         Químicos Ltda.   -   100   -   100
     Barrington S.L.   -   100   -   100
       Canamex Químicos S.A. de C.V.   -   100   -   100
             Canamex Servicios Corporativos S.A. de C.V.   -   100   -   100
             Canamex Servicios Industriales S.A. de C.V.   -   100   -   100
       Oxiteno International Corp.   -   100   -   100
             Oxiteno Overseas Corp.   -   100   -   100
  Imaven Imóveis e Agropecuária Ltda.   100   -   100   -

10






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  Upon consolidation, intercompany investments, accounts, transactions and profits were eliminated. Minority interest in subsidiaries is presented separately in the financial statements.
   
  On August 03, 2006, the subsidiaries Oxiteno S.A. - Indústria e Comércio and Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. - Indústria e Comércio formed the subsidiary Oxiteno Argentina Sociedad de Responsabilidad Ltda., which operates as a commercial representation office, and as of December 31, 2006 had four employees.
   
4. TEMPORARY CASH AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
 
  These investments, contracted with leading banks, are substantially composed of: (i) public securities and private securities issued by leading banks and fixed-income funds, all linked to the interbank deposit rate (CDI); (ii) abroad, in cash investments, in notes issued by the Austrian Government in Brazilian reais and linked to the interbank deposit rate (CDI), and in Dual Currency Deposits; and (iii) currency hedge transaction. Such investments are stated at cost plus accrued income on a “pro rata temporis” basis.
 
      Company   Consolidated
     


 




      2006   2005   2006     2005  
     
 
 

 

  Austrian notes   -   -   419,818     344,603  
  Dual Currency Deposits (a)   -       553,100     -  
  Foreign investments (b) (d)   -   -   223,354     722,565  
  Securities and fixed-income funds in Brazil   279,264   359,626   442,060     571,817  
  Net expenses on hedge transaction (c)   -   -   (52,270 )   (48,083 )
     
 
 

 

  Total   279,264   359,626   1,586,062     1,590,902  
     
 
 

 

  Current portion   279,264   359,626   1,038,084     1,218,210  
  Noncurrent portion   -   -   547,978     372.692  

 





  (a) Dual Currency Deposits are investments of the subsidiary Oxiteno Overseas Corp., whose yield can be in US dollars or Brazilian reais, depending on the US dollar rate as of the maturity date. If the US dollar rate is lower than the strike rate on the maturity date, the yield of this operation will be in US dollars plus interest of 7.5% per year; otherwise, it will be in Brazilian reais plus average interest of 26% per year. The subsidiary records the investment at the lower of the two alternative yields, which in 2006 was represented by the US dollar. In 2006 the exchange rate remained always below the strike rate.
 
  (b) Investments made by the subsidiaries Oxiteno Overseas Corp., Oxiteno International Corp., LPG International Inc. and Canamex Químicos S.A. de C.V. in fixed-income funds, certificates of deposit and investment grade corporate securities.
 
  (c) Accumulated gain or loss (see Note 19).
 

11






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  (d) In April 2006, subsidiary Oxiteno Overseas Corp., owner of notes in the amount of US$60 million issued by Companhia Ultragaz S.A. in the international market in 1997 (Original Notes), sold these Original Notes to a foreign financial institution. Concurrently, subsidiary Oxiteno Overseas Corp. acquired from this financial institution a credit linked note backed by the Original Notes. This transaction provides a financial gain for the Company corresponding to the difference between the interest rate paid for the credit linked note and the Original Notes, as mentioned in Note 14.b).
     
5.

TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (CONSOLIDATED)


      2006     2005  
     

 

  Domestic customers   375,464     367,499  
  Foreign customers   76,465     60,943  
  (-) Advances on foreign exchange contracts   (50,918 )   (38,971 )
  (-) Allowance for doubtful accounts   (21,751 )   (26,899 )
     

 

      379,260     362,572  
     

 

  Current portion   360,012     343,328  
     

     
  Noncurrent portion   19,248     19,244  
     

 

  The changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts are shown below:            
               
  Balance in 2005         26,899  
  Addition recorded in selling expenses         10,769  
  Utilization         (15,917 )
           

  Balance in 2006         21,751  
           

               
6. INVENTORIES (CONSOLIDATED)            
               

          2006             2005      






 





      Cost   Provision
for losses
  Net   Cost   Provision
for losses
  Net



 




  Finished products   98,761   (1,528 )   97,233   103,316   (1,750 )   101,566
  Work in process   594   -     594   1,109   -     1,109
  Raw materials   65,502   (114 )   65,388   43,294   (89 )   43,205
  Liquefied petroleum gas                            
   (LPG)   23,410   -     23,410   23,113   -     23,113
  Supplies and cylinders for                            
   resale   20,913   (492 )   20,421   18,213   (924 )   17,289
  Advances to suppliers -                            
   mainly LPG   10,119   -     10,119   5,467   -     5,467



 




      219,299   (2,134 )   217,165   194,512   (2,763 )   191,749
     
 

 
 
 

 


12






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

 

The changes in the provision for losses on inventories are shown below:

     
         
  Balance in 2005   2,763  
  Additions   326  
  Reversal   (955 )
     
 
  Balance in 2006   2,134  
     
 
         
7. RECOVERABLE TAXES      
         
  Represented substantially by credit balances of ICMS (state Value Added Tax - VAT), PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenue), and income and social contribution taxes.      
         

      Company   Consolidated
     


 




      2006   2005   2006     2005  
     
 
 

 

  Income and social contribution taxes   26,636   20,655   75,299     68,022  
  ICMS   -   -   101,034     70,908  
  Provision for losses - ICMS (*)   -   -   (31,438 )   (35,959 )
  PIS and COFINS   21   22   28,396     3,018  
  VAT of subsidiary Canamex Químicos S.A. de C.V.   -   -   8,474     3,505  
  Other   41   41   1,337     214  
     
 
 

 

  Total   26,698   20,718   183,102     109,708  
     
 
 

 

                       
  Current portion   7,959   8,984   117,802     62,931  
  Noncurrent portion   18,739   11,734   65,300     46,777  
     
 
 

 


  (*) The provision refers to credit balances that the subsidiaries estimate they will not be able to offset in the future.
     
  The changes in the provision for losses on ICMS are shown below:
         
  Balance in 2005   35,959  
  Addition   4,527  
  Reversal   (9,048 )
     

  Balance in 2006   31,438  
     

         
  The increase in the balance of recoverable taxes is mainly due to the increase in ICMS credits of the Camaçari (Bahia State) plant of the subsidiary Oxiteno Nordeste S.A .-Indústria e Comércio and the taking of PIS and COFINS credit of this same subsidiary. The increase in this plant’s ICMS balance occurred mainly in the second half of 2006, due to measures by Bahia State, which made it difficult to utilize credits for import payment or to transfer them to third parties. The total balance of credits from the Camaçari plant corresponds to R$50,241 as of December 31, 2006 (2005 - R$22,005) of which R$22,766 have already been reviewed by the tax authorities and are awaiting release by the state finance department of Bahia for commercialization. In addition to these credits, the subsidiary’s management is working on a series of additional measures for consumption of the plant’s ICMS balance. The allowance for loss of the plant’s credits was recognized on the basis of the maximum discount expected on their commercialization. The PIS and COFINS credits arose from the favorable outcome of a lawsuit and can be utilized to offset other federal taxes, as mentioned in Note 20.a).

 

13






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries


8.

RELATED COMPANIES

               
                   
              Company
 
              Loan
 
              Asset   Liability
             
 
  Melamina Ultra S.A. - Indústria Química           -   456
  Oxiteno S.A. - Indústria e Comércio           3,540   -
  Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. - Indústria e Comércio           -   33,000
             
 
  Total at December 31, 2006           3,540   33,456
             
 
  Total at December 31, 2005           14,409   404,230
             
 
                   
      Consolidated







      Loans   Trade accounts



 


      Asset   Liability   Receivable   Payable
     
 
 
 
  Química da Bahia Indústria e Comércio S.A.   -   3,630   -   -
  Serma Associação dos Usuários de Equipamentos de                
   Processamentos de Dados e Serviços Correlatos   7,260   -   -   -
  Petroquímica União S.A.   -   -   -   1,810
  Oxicap Indústria de Gases Ltda.   -   -   -   1,035
  Liquigás Distribuidora S.A   -   -   213   -
  Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras   -   -   -   1,192
  Copagaz Distribuidora de Gás S.A.   -   -   36   -
  Braskem S.A.   -   -   -   9,731
  SHV Gás Brasil Ltda.   -   -   112   -
  Other   100   1,108   38   -
     
 
 
 
  Total at December 31, 2006   7,360   4,738   399   13,768
     
 
 
 
  Total at December 31, 2005   3,706   5,049   2,335   26,764
     
 
 
 

      Consolidated






      Operations   Financial
expenses
 


      Sales   Purchases  
     
 
 

  Petroquímica União S.A.   -   141,288   -  
  Oxicap Indústria de Gases Ltda.   -   9,752   -  
  Liquigás Distribuidora S.A   3,430   -   -  
  Química da Bahia Indústria e Comércio S.A.   -   -   (295 )
  Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras   30   2,023,956   -  
  Copagaz Distribuidora de Gás S.A.   1,173   -   -  
  Braskem S.A.   50,392   621,533   -  
  SHV Gás Brasil Ltda.   1,221   -   -  
  Other   887   -   -  
     
 
 

  Total at December 31, 2006   57,133   2,796,529   (295 )
     
 
 

  Total at December 31, 2005   82,691   2,777,620   (597 )
     
 
 


14






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries


  The loan balance with Química da Bahia Indústria e Comércio S.A. is adjusted based on the Brazilian long-term interest rate (TJLP). Other loans are not subject to financial charges. Purchase and sale transactions refer substantially to purchases of raw materials, other materials and transportation and storage services, carried out at market prices and conditions.
   
 

The decrease in the Company’s loans payable balance is due to settlement of a loan with subsidiary Ultracargo Operações Logísticas e Participações Ltda, conducted through capital reduction.

   
9.      INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES
 
  a)      Deferred income and social contribution taxes
 
    The Company and its subsidiaries recognize tax assets and liabilities, which do not expire, arising from tax loss carryforwards, temporary add-backs, revaluation of property, plant and equipment, and other procedures. The tax credits are based on continuing profitability from operations. Deferred income and social contribution taxes are presented in the following principal categories:
 
        Company   Consolidated



 


        2006   2005   2006   2005
       
 
 
 
    Assets:                
          Deferred income and social contribution taxes on:                
           Provision for loss of assets   -   -   20,401   22,783
           Provision for contingencies   3,087   2,849   13,334   17,131
           Other provisions   82   87   25,825   18,765
           Income and social contribution tax loss                
               carryforwards   -   -   25,939   24,281
       
 
 
 
    Total   3,169   2,936   85,499   82,960
       
 
 
 
    Current portion   82   87   27,298   21,969
    Noncurrent portion   3,087   2,849   58,201   60,991
       
 
 
 
    Liabilities:                
    Deferred income and social contribution taxes on:                
           Revaluation of property, plant and equipment   -   -   865   1,245
           Income earned abroad   -   -   25,337   23,124
       
 
 
 
    Total   -   -   26,202   24,369
       
 
 
 
    Current portion   -   -   173   249
    Noncurrent portion   -   -   26,029   24,120
       
 
 
 

15






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries


    The estimated recovery of deferred income and social contribution tax assets is shown below:        
             
        Company   Consolidated
       
 
    Through 2007   82   27,298
    2008   -   27,367
    2009   3,087   16,867
       
   
    2010   -   13,967
       
 
        3,169   85,499
       
 

  b)  Conciliation of income and social contribution taxes in the statements of income
     
      Income and social contribution taxes are reconciled to official tax rates as follows:
 
      Company   Consolidated
     




 




      2006     2005     2006     2005  
     

 

 

 

  Income before taxes, equity in subsidiary                        
   and affiliated companies and minority                        
   interest   2,274     2,349     342,475     329,220  
  Official tax rates - %   34     34     34     34  
     

 

 

 

  Income and social contribution taxes at                        
   official rates   (773 )   (799 )   (116,442 )   (111,935 )
     

 

 

 

  Adjustments to the effective tax rate:                        
   Operating provisions and nondeductible                        
     expenses/nontaxable income   (38 )   25     7,676     17,878  
   Adjustments to estimated income   -     -     1,792     1,115  
   Interest on capital received   (4,893 )   (918 )   -     -  
   Workers’ meal program (PAT)   -     -     410     466  
   Other   -     11     140     (60 )
     

 

 

 

  Income and social contribution taxes before                        
   benefit of tax holidays   (5,704 )   (1,681 )   (106,424 )   (92,536 )
     

 

 

 

  Benefit of tax holidays - ADENE   -     -     50,332     63,787  
  Income and social contribution taxes in the                        
   statements of income   (5,704 )   (1,681 )   (56,092 )   (28,749 )
  Current   (5,937 )   (1,930 )   (111,779 )   (113,083 )
  Deferred   233     249     5,355     20,547  
  Benefit of tax holidays - ADENE   -     -     50,332     63,787  

16






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries


  c) Tax exemption            
                 
    The following subsidiaries have partial or total exemption from income tax in connection with a government program for the development of the Northeast Region of Brazil:
                 
    Subsidiary   Plants   Incentive
- %
  Expiration
date
       
 
 
    Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. - Indústria e Comércio (*)   Camaçari plant   100   2006
                 
    Bahiana Distribuidora de Gás Ltda.   Mataripe plant   75   2013
        Suape plant   100   2007
        Ilhéus plant   25   2008
        Aracaju plant   25   2008
        Caucaia plant   75   2012
                 
    Terminal Químico de Aratu S.A. - Tequimar   Aratu Terminal   75   2012
        Suape Terminal   75   2015

  (*)      In December 2006, this plant’s exemption expired and a request was filed with ADENE (Northeast Development Agency), the agency in charge of managing this incentive program, seeking a 75% income tax reduction until 2016. The subsidiary expects to have a response to this request by April 2007. Should this 75% reduction not be approved, the subsidiary will file a new request with ADENE, for 25% income tax reduction until 2008 and 12.5% from 2009 to 2013, to which it is entitled for being located in a development region and exercising an economic activity that is considered as priority for the area.
 

17






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

10. INVESTMENTS
     
  a) Subsidiaries of the Company
     

        2006







        Ultragaz
Participações
Ltda. (i)
  Ultracargo -
Operações
Logísticas e
Participações
Ltda. (i)
  Imaven
Imóveis e
Agropecuária
Ltda. (i)
  Oxiteno S.A.
Indústria e
Comércio (i)
       
 
 
 
    Number of shares or quotas held   4,336,062   2,461,346   27,733,974   35,102,127
    Net equity adjusted for unrealized profit between subsidiaries - R$   374,032   206,292   46,072   1,399,089
    Net income for the year R$   98,130   6,138   4,465   182,274


    2006   2005  



    Ultragaz
Participações
Ltda. (i)
    Ultracargo -
Operações
Logísticas e
Participações
Ltda. (i)
    Imaven
Imóveis e
Agropecuária
Ltda. (i)
    Oxiteno S.A
- Indústria e
Comércio (i)
    Subtotal     Other     Total     Total  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in investments:                                                
   Balance at beginning of year   280,733     597,239     46,072     1,229,829     2,153,873     186     2,154,059     1,944,928  
   Write-off   -     -     -     -     -     (126 )   (126 )   -  
   Income taxes on revaluation reserves in subsidiaries   (391 )   -     -     -     (391 )   -     (391 )   (211 )
   Dividends and interest on capital   (14,391 )   (6,138 )   (4,465 )   (43,211 )   (68,205 )   -     (68,205 )   (89,168 )
   Equity pick-up   98,130     6,138     4,465     183,070     291,803     -     291,803     298,510  
   Capital increase (decrease)   9,951     (390,947 )   -     29,401     (351,595 )   -     (351,595 )   -  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Balance at end of year   374,032     206,292     46,072     1,399,089     2,025,485     60     2,025,545     2,154,059  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  i) Financial statements audited or reviewed by our independent auditors
     
 

The capital reduction of subsidiary Ultracargo - Operações Logísticas e Participações Ltda. was conducted for settlement of a loan, as mentioned in Note 8.

18






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries


  b)

Affiliated companies (consolidated)

   
         
        2006
 
        Química da Bahia
Indústria e
Comércio S.A. (ii)
   Oxicap Indústria
de Gases Ltda. (ii)
       
 
    Number of shares or quotas held   1,493,120   156
    Net equity - R$   6,950   7,256
    Net income for the year - R$   1,422   1,015
    Ownership interest - %   50   25

        2006   2005





 

        Química da
Bahia
Indústria e
Comércio S.A. (ii)
  Oxicap
Indústria de
Gases
Ltda. (ii)
  Total   Total
       
 
 
 

    Changes in investments:                  
     Balance at beginning of year   2,764   1,418   4,182   5,944  
     Equity pick-up   711   254   965   1,557  
     Advance for future capital                  
        increase   -   142   142   -  
     Stock redemption received   -   -   -   (3,319 )
       
 
 
 

     Balance at end of year   3,475   1,814   5,289   4,182  
       
 
 
 

                       
   

(ii) Financial statements audited by other independent auditors.

                 
                       
  In the consolidated financial statements, the investment of subsidiary Oxiteno S.A. -Indústria e Comércio in the affiliated company Oxicap Indústria de Gases Ltda. is carried under the equity method based on the affiliate’s financial statements as of November 30, 2006 and the investment of subsidiary Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. - Indústria e Comércio in the affiliated company Química da Bahia Indústria e Comércio S.A. is carried under equity method based on the affiliate’s financial statements as of December 31, 2006.

19






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries


11.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (CONSOLIDATED)

                               
      Annual
depreciation
rates - %
  2006   2005
 

        Revalued
cost
  Accumulated
depreciation
    Allowance
for realization
    Net book
value
  Net book
value


 





  Land   -   46,676   -     -     46,676   48,147
  Buildings   4 to 5   345,812   (141,575 )   -     204,237   218,177
  Leasehold                            
   improvements   4   91,445   (22,385 )   (604 )   68,456   61,514
  Machinery and                            
   equipment   5 to 10   926,242   (467,322 )   (655 )   458,265   450,413
  Gas tanks and                            
   cylinders   10   275,476   (161,029 )   -     114,447   127,295
  Vehicles   20 to 25   156,822   (121,200 )   -     35,622   48,127
  Furniture and fixtures   10   25,346   (10,434 )   -     14,912   13,661
  Construction in                            
   progress   -   107,034   -     -     107,034   28,811
  Advances to suppliers   -   49,231   -     -     49,231   1,724
  Imports in transit   -   523   -     -     523   763
  IT equipment   20 to 30   46,760   (34,388 )   -     12,372   14,963
         
 

 

 
 
          2,071,367   (958,333 )   (1,259 )   1,111,775   1,013,595
         
 

 

 
 
         
  The changes in the provision for losses on property, plant and equipment are shown below:      
         
  Balance in 2005   412  
  Addition   851  
  Reversal   (4 )
     
 
  Balance in 2006   1,259  
     
 
         
  The subsidiaries recorded, in previous years, revaluation of property, plant and equipment items. The revaluation balances are shown below:

 

      2006   2005






 
      Revaluation   Accumulated
depreciation
    Net
book
value
  Net book
value
     
 

 
 
  Land   15,503   -     15,503   15,571
  Buildings   44,570   (34,799 )   9,771   11,933
  Machinery and equipment   31,738   (30,652 )   1,086   1,362
  Gas tanks and cylinders   48,910   (48,910 )   -   -
  Vehicles   826   (826 )   -   -
     
 

 
 
      141,547   (115,187 )   26,360   28,866
     
 

 
 
                     
  The depreciation of theses revaluations in the amount of R$1,874 (R$1,961 in 2005) was recorded in the statements of income. The amount of deferred taxes on revaluations totals R$7,491 (R$8,533 in 2005), of which R$865 (R$1,245 in 2005) is recorded as noncurrent liabilities, as shown in Note 9.a), and R$6,626 (R$7,288 in 2005) is accrued in the same period in which certain subsidiaries realize the revaluation reserve, since these revaluations occurred prior to the issuance of CVM Resolution No. 183/95.

20






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries


  Construction in progress refers substantially to construction of the fatty alcohols plant of subsidiary Oleoquímica Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Químicos Ltda. in the amount of R$40,777, and the new alkoxylation plant of subsidiary Oxiteno S.A. - Indústria e Comércio in the amount of R$27,526, as well as expansions and renovations of the subsidiaries’ plants.
   
 

Advances to suppliers refer basically to purchase of equipment for the fatty alcohols plant of subsidiary Oleoquímica Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Químicos Ltda.

   
12.

INTANGIBLES (CONSOLIDATED)


 

      Annual
amortization
rate - %
  2006      2005
 

        Cost   Accumulated
amortization
    Provision
for losses
    Net book
value
  Net book
value




 



  Software   20   64,134   (39,559 )   -     24,575   25,914
  Commercial property rights   2 to 6   16,334   (1,671 )   -     14,663   14,698
  Goodwill   20   15,440   (9,302 )   -     6,138   7,108
  Technology   20   20,404   (5,207 )   -     15,197   10,679
  Other   10   1,372   (96 )   (836 )   440   735
 


 



          117,684   (55,835 )   (836 )   61,013   59,134
         
 

 

 
 

       
  The changes in the provision for losses on intangibles are shown below:    
       
  Balance in 2005   631
  Addition   205
     
  Balance in 2006   836
     
       
     
 

Commercial property rights, mainly those described below:

     
  On July 11, 2002, subsidiary Terminal Químico de Aratu S.A. - Tequimar signed a contract with CODEBA - Companhia Docas do Estado da Bahia for use of the site where the Aratu Terminal is located for another 20 years, renewable for the same period. The price paid by Tequimar amounted to R$12,000 and is being amortized from August 2002 to July 2042.
     
  Further, subsidiary Terminal Químico de Aratu S.A. - Tequimar has a lease agreement for an area adjacent to the Port of Santos for 20 years, effective December 2002 and renewable for another 20 years, for building and operating a terminal for receiving, tanking, handling and distribution of bulk liquids. The price paid by Tequimar was R$4,334 and is being amortized from August 2005 until December 2022.

21






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries


13. DEFERRED CHARGES (CONSOLIDATED)            
               
      Annual
amortization
rates - %
  2006      2005
 

        Cost   Accumulated
amortization
    Net book
value
  Net book
value

 




  Expenses with studies and projects   10 to 20   50,947   (11,203 )   39,744   21,024
  Pre-operating expenses   10 to 33   7,155   (2,559 )   4,596   4,801
  Installation of Ultrasystem equipment at                      
        customers’ facilities   33   154,138   (93,133 )   61,005   60,300
  Goodwill   10 to 50   7,670   (1,720 )   5,950   10,850
  Other   20   2,152   (1,191 )   961   1,311
   




          222,062   (109,806 )   112,256   98,286
         
 

 
 

  Expenses on studies and projects include, mainly, the LPG distribution structure review project and expenses for the Rio de Janeiro Petrochemical Complex (COMPERJ) project. These projects were mainly responsible for the increase in the deferred charges balance from 2005 to 2006.
 
14.      LOANS, FINANCING AND DEBENTURES (CONSOLIDATED)
 
  a) Composition
 
  Description   2006     2005     Index/
currency
  Annual
interest
rate 2006 - %
  Maturity
 
 

 

 
 
 
  Foreign currency:                        
     Syndicated loan   128,460     140,639     US$   5.05   2008
     Notes in the foreign market (b)   535,576     586,471     US$   7.25   2015
     Notes in the foreign market (b)   128,665     -     US$   9.0   2020
     Working capital loan   1,375     443     MX$ + TIIE (i)   1.0   2007
     Foreign financing   26,155     28,542     US$ + LIBOR   2.0   2009
     Inventories and property, plant and                   From 1.0 to    
         equipment financing   14,445     10,957     MX$ + TIIE (i)   2.0   From 2007 to 2011
     Advances on foreign exchange contracts   1,295     9,771     US$   From 5.20 to   Maximum of 56
                      5.65   days
     National Bank for Economic and Social                   From 8.3 to    
         Development (BNDES)   12,890     22,330     UMBNDES (ii)   10.05   From 2007 to 2011
     National Bank for Economic and Social                   From 7.35 to    
         Development (BNDES)   10,120     261     US$   10.5   From 2009 to 2013
     Export prepayments, net of linked                   From 6.2 to    
         operations   11,100     44,852     US$   6.41   2008
     

 

           
  Subtotal   870,081     844,266              
     

 

           
  Local currency:                        
     National Bank for Economic and Social                   From 1.5 to    
         Development (BNDES)   199,890     173,055     TJLP (iii)   4.85   From 2007 to 2012
     National Bank for Economic and Social                        
         Development (BNDES)   7,005     11,244     IGP-M (iv)   6.5   2008
     Government Agency for Machinery and                   From 2.5 to    
         Equipment Financing (FINAME)   40,742     47,676     TJLP (iii)   4.85   From 2007 to 2011
     Research and projects financing (FINEP)   46,881     38,059     TJLP (iii)   From (2.0) to    
                      5.0   From 2009 to 2013
     Debentures (c)   312,794     317,853     CDI   102.5   2008
     Banco do Nordeste do Brasil   19,790     -         From 11.9 to    
                      14.0   2018
     Other   217     163              
     

 

           
  Subtotal   627,319     588,050              
     

 

           
  Total financing and debentures   1,497,400     1,432,316              
     

 

           
  Current liabilities   (115,553 )   (153,708 )            
     

 

           
  Long-term liabilities   1,381,847     1,278,608              
     

 

           

(i) MX$ = Mexican peso; TIIE = Mexican break-even interbank interest rate.

22






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  (ii) UMBNDES = BNDES monetary unit. This is a “basket” of currencies representing the composition of the BNDES debt in foreign currency, 93%, of which is linked to the U.S. dollar.
 
  (iii) TJLP = fixed by the CMN (National Monetary Council); TJLP is the basic cost of BNDES financing.
 
  (iv) IGP-M = General Market Price Index, is a measure of Brazilian inflation calculated by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation.
 
  The long-term portion matures as follows:          
      2006     2005
     
   
  2007   -     93,958
  2008   529,331     515,458
  2009   101,468     74,954
  2010   37,404     9,064
  2011   21,686     -
  Thereafter   691,968     585,174
     
   
      1,381,847     1,278,608
     
   

  b) Notes in the foreign market
 
    In June 1997, the subsidiary Companhia Ultragaz S.A. issued US$60 million in notes, (Original Notes), maturing in 2005. In June 2005, maturity was extended to June 2020, with put/call options in June 2008.
 
    In June 2005, the subsidiary Oxiteno Overseas Corp. acquired the full amount of Original Notes issued by Companhia Ultragaz S.A., with funds from a syndicated loan in the amount of US$60 million with maturity in June 2008 and interest rate of 5.05% per year. The syndicated loan was guaranteed by the Company and the subsidiary Oxiteno S.A. - Indústria e Comércio.
 
    In April 2006, the subsidiary Oxiteno Overseas Corp. sold the Original Notes to a financial institution. Concurrently, the subsidiary acquired from this financial institution a credit linked note backed by the Original Notes, as mentioned in Note 4, thus obtaining an additional return on this investment. The transaction matures in 2020, and the subsidiary as well as the financial institution may redeem it early, although the subsidiary has only an annual option of redemption (purchase) in or after June 2008. In the event of insolvency of the financial institution, Companhia Ultragaz S.A. would be required to settle the Original Notes, although Oxiteno Overseas Corp. would continue to be creditor of the credit linked note. Thus, the Company stopped eliminating the Original Notes in its financial statements.
 
    In December 2005, the subsidiary LPG International Inc. issued notes in the amount of US$250 million, maturing in December 2015, with annual interest rate of 7.25% paid semiannually, with the first payment scheduled for June 2006. The issue price was 98.75% of the notes’ face value, which represented a total yield for investors of 7.429% per year upon issuance. The notes were guaranteed by the Company and by Oxiteno S.A. - Indústria e Comércio.
     
    23

 






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

    As a result of the issuance of notes and the syndicated loan, the Company and its subsidiaries mentioned above are subject to covenants that limit, among other things:
       
    Limitation of transactions with shareholders that hold amounts of 5% or more of any class of Capital Stock of the Company, except upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Company than could be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a third party;
       
    Obligation of having Board of Directors resolution for transactions with related parties higher than US$15 million (excepting transactions by the Company with subsidiaries and between subsidiaries);
       
    Restriction of disposal of the totality or near totality of the assets of Company and subsidiaries;
       
    Restriction of encumbrances on assets in excess of US$150 million or 15% of the value of consolidated tangible assets;
       
    Maintenance of financial ratio, between consolidated net debt and consolidated EBITDA (Earning Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization), less than or equal to 3.5; and
       
    Maintenance of financial ratio, between consolidated EBITDA and consolidated net financial expenses higher than or equal to 1.5.
     
    The restrictions imposed on the Company and its subsidiaries are usual in transactions of this nature and have not limited their ability to conduct their businesses to date.
     
  c) Debentures
 
    On March 1, 2005, the Company issued a single series of 30,000 nonconvertible debentures, whose main features are:
 
  Nominal unit value: R$10,000.00
  Final maturity: March 1, 2008
  Nominal value payment: Lump sum at final maturity
  Yield: 102.5% of CDI
  Yield payment: Semiannually, beginning March 1, 2005
  Repricing: None
     
  The debentures are subject to commitments that restrict, among other things, certain operations of merger or spin-off, as well as the disposal of operating assets that would result in a reduction of more than 25% of consolidated net sales, and also included the obligation to maintain a consolidated net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio less than or equal to 3.5. Thus far, none of these commitments have restricted the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to conduct business.
   
  24





Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  d) Collateral
 
    A portion of the financing is collateralized by liens on property, plant and equipment, shares, promissory notes and guarantees provided by the Company and its subsidiaries, as shown below:
 
      2006     2005
  Amount of financing secured by:  
   
     Property, plant and equipment   42,667     53,734
     Shares of affiliated companies and minority stockholders’ guarantees   7,005     11,244
     
   
      49,672     64,978
     
   

    Other loans are collateralized by guarantees issued by the Company and by the future flow of exports. The Company is responsible for sureties and guarantees offered on behalf of its subsidiaries, amounting to R$1,073,134 (R$1,017,858 in 2005).
 
    Certain subsidiaries have issued guarantees to financial institutions related to amounts owed to those institutions by some of their customers (vendor financing). In the event any subsidiary is required to make a payment under the guarantees, the subsidiary may recover such amounts paid directly from its customers through commercial collection. Maximum future payments related to these guarantees amount to R$34,879 (R$33,208 in 2005), with terms of up to 210 days. As of December 31, 2006, the Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred any loss nor recorded any liability related to these guarantees.

15. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
  a) Capital
 
   The Company is a listed corporation with shares traded on the São Paulo and New York Stock Exchanges. Subscribed and paid-up capital is represented by 81,325,409 shares without par value, comprised of 49,429,897 common and 31,895,512 preferred shares.
 
   As of December 31, 2006, 12,534,161 preferred shares were outstanding abroad, in the form of American Depositary Receipts - ADRs.
 
   Preferred shares are not convertible into common shares, do not entail voting rights, and have priority in capital redemption, without premium, in the event of liquidation of the Company.
 
   At the beginning of 2000, the Company granted, through a stockholders agreement, tag-along rights, which assure to minority stockholders identical conditions to those negotiated by the controlling shareholders in case of disposal of shareholding control of the Company.
 
   The Company is authorized to increase its capital, regardless of amendment to the bylaws, through a resolution of the Board of Directors, until it reaches R$1,500,000, by means of issuance of common or preferred shares, without keeping the existing ratio, observed the limit of 2/3 of preferred shares to the total shares issued.
 
25





Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  b) Treasury shares
 
    The Company acquired its own shares at market prices, without capital reduction, for holding in treasury and subsequent disposal or cancellation, in accordance with the provisions of Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) Instructions No. 10, of February 14, 1980, and No. 268, of November 13, 1997.
 
    As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s financial statements record 161,697 preferred shares and 6,617 common shares in treasury, which were acquired at the average cost of R$27.59 and R$19.30 per share, respectively. The consolidated financial statements record 408,647 preferred shares and 6,617 common shares in treasury, which were acquired at the average cost of R$25.27 and R$19.30 per share, respectively.
 
    The market price of preferred shares issued by the Company as of December 31, 2006 on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA) was R$48.99.
 
  c) Capital reserve
 
    The capital reserve in the amount of R$3,026 reflects the goodwill on the disposal of shares at market price to be held in treasury in the Company’s subsidiaries, at the average price of R$36.00 per share. Executives of these subsidiaries were given the usufruct of such shares, as described in Note 21.
 
  d) Revaluation reserve
 
    This reserve reflects the revaluation write-up of assets of subsidiaries and is realized based upon depreciation, write-off or disposal of revalued assets, including the related tax effects.
 
    In some cases, taxes on the revaluation reserve of certain subsidiaries are recognized only upon the realization of this reserve, since the revaluations occurred prior to the publication of CVM Resolution No. 183/95, as mentioned in Note 11.
 
  e) Retention of profits reserve
 
    This reserve is supported by the investment program, in conformity with article 196 of Brazilian corporate law, and includes both a portion of net income and the realization of the revaluation reserve.
 
  f) Realizable profits reserve
 
    This reserve is established in conformity with article 197 of Brazilian corporate law, based on the equity in subsidiaries and affiliated companies. Realization of the reserve usually occurs upon receipt of dividends, disposal and write-off of investments.
 
26





Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  g) Dividends and appropriation of net income (Company)
 
    According to the Company’s bylaws, the stockholders are entitled to a minimum annual dividend of 50% of adjusted net income, calculated according to the terms of accounting practices adopted in Brazil.
     
    Proposed dividends as stated in the Company’s financial statements, subject to approval at the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting, are as follows:

              2006  
             

    Net income         288,373  
    Legal reserve         (14,419 )
    Retention of profits reserve         (136,977 )
    Realizable profits reserve         (61,013 )
             
 
    Dividends balance         75,964  
    Realization of realizable profits reserve         68,236  
    Interim dividends (R$0.887398 per common and preferred share)         (72,000 )
             
 
    Proposed dividends payable (R$0.889633 per common and preferred share)         (72,200 )
                 
  h) Conciliation of stockholders’ equity - Company and consolidated            
        2006     2005  
       

 

    Stockholders’ equity - Company   1,940,710     1,795,643  
    Treasury shares held by subsidiaries, net of realization   (4,723 )   (3,761 )
    Capital reserve arising from sale of treasury shares to            
        subsidiaries, net of realization   (2,476 )   (1,717 )
       

 

    Stockholders’ equity - consolidated   1,933,511     1,790,165  
       

 


  i) Reconciliation of net income - Company and consolidated
 
    The reconciliation of net income, Company and consolidated, shows the effect of the reversal of the allowance for scheduled factory maintenance of some subsidiaries, net of income and social contribution taxes, recorded in retained earnings, in accordance with CVM Resolution No. 489/05 and Technical Interpretation No. 01/06 by IBRACON, as follows:
 
      2006     2005  
     

 
 
  Net income - Company   288,373     299,178  
  Reversal of allowance for factory maintenance by the subsidiary            
     Oxiteno S.A. Indústria e Comércio   (796 )   -  
  Reversal of allowance for factory maintenance by the subsidiary            
     Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. Indústria e Comércio   (5,513 )   -  
     

 
 
  Net income - consolidated   282,064     299,178  
     

 
 
               
27

 






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

16. NONOPERATING EXPENSES, NET (CONSOLIDATED)
 
  Composed mainly of R$13,670 (R$391 in 2005) in write-off of deferred assets related to studies and projects, and R$4,818 (R$1,375 in 2005) of result on the sale of property, plant and equipment, mainly gas cylinders and vehicles and allowance for losses of investments.
 
17. SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
  The Company has three reportable segments: gas, chemicals and logistics. The gas segment distributes LPG to retail, commercial and industrial consumers mainly in the South, Southeast and Northeast Regions of Brazil. The chemicals segment primarily produces ethylene oxide and byproducts, which are raw materials for the textiles, foods, cosmetics, detergents, agricultural chemicals, paints and varnishes industries, among other. Operations in the logistics segment include storage and transportation, mainly in the Southeast and Northeast Regions of Brazil. Reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. Intersegment sales are transacted at prices approximating those that could be obtained with third parties.
   
  The principal financial information about each of the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:

              2006           2005
     
 
      Ultragaz   Oxiteno   Ultracargo   Other   Consolidated   Consolidated
     
 
 
 
 
 
                           
  Net sales, net of related-party transactions   3,065,849   1,549,470   178,640   89   4,794,048   4,693,848
  Income from operations before financial income                        
   (expenses) and equity in subsidiary and                        
   affiliated companies   167,345   146,296   11,441   5,309   330,391   358,330
  Total assets, net of related parties   918,598   2,298,395   310,082   322,769   3,849,844   3,625,125

18. FINANCIAL INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET (CONSOLIDATED)            
               
      2006     2005  
     

 

  Financial income:            
    Interest on temporary cash investments and noncurrent investments   163,223     128,845  
    Interest on trade accounts receivable   5,295     5,125  
    Monetary and exchange variation income   (14,408 )   (17,809 )
    Other income   1,821     2,489  
     

 

      155,931     118,650  
     

 

  Financial expenses:            
    Interest on loans and financing   (85,477 )   (42,869 )
    Interest on debentures   (44,827 )   (41,436 )
    Bank charges   (14,677 )   (17,125 )
    Monetary and exchange variations expenses   17,660     32,343  
    Financial results from currency hedge transactions   (18,977 )   (48,801 )
    CPMF/IOF/other financial expenses(*)   28,952     (25,608 )
    Other expenses   (8,013 )   (2,498 )
     

 

      (125,359 )   (145,994 )
     

 

  Financial income (expenses), net   30,572     (27,344 )
     

 


  (*) In 2006, includes R$23,524 referring to the reversal of the provision for PIS and COFINS contingencies and R$26,225 related to the recovery of PIS and COFINS mentioned in Note 20a).
     
    28





Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

19. RISKS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONSOLIDATED)
 
  The main risk factors to which the Company and its subsidiaries are exposed reflect strategic/operating and economic/financial aspects. Strategic/operating risks (such as behavior of demand, competition, technological innovation, and significant structural changes in industry, among others) are addressed by the Company’s management model. Economic/financial risks mainly reflect customer default, macroeconomic variables, such as exchange and interest rates, as well as the characteristics of the financial instruments used by the Company. These risks are managed through control policies, specific strategies and the determination of limits, as follows:
 
  Customer default - These risks are managed by specific policies for accepting customers and analyzing credit, and are mitigated by diversification of sales. As of December 31, 2006, Oxiteno S.A. - Indústria e Comércio and its subsidiaries maintained R$1,558 (R$848 in 2005) and the subsidiaries of Ultragaz Participações Ltda. maintained R$20,020 (R$25,191 in 2005) as an allowance for doubtful accounts.
 
  Interest rates - The Company and its subsidiaries adopt conservative policies to obtain and invest funds and to minimize the cost of capital. Temporary cash investments of the Company and its subsidiaries are comprised substantially of transactions linked to the CDI, as described in Note 4. A portion of the financial assets is intended for foreign currency hedges, as mentioned below. Borrowings are mainly originated from the BNDES, debentures and foreign currency financing, as mentioned in Note 14.
 
  Exchange rate - The Company’s subsidiaries use hedge instruments (mainly CDI and US$) available in the financial market to cover assets and liabilities in foreign currency, so as to reduce the exchange variation effects on their results. Such hedges have amounts, periods and indexes substantially equivalent to the assets and liabilities in foreign currency to which they are linked. Shown below are the assets and liabilities in foreign currency, translated into Brazilian reais at December 31, 2006 and 2005:
 
        2006     2005
       

 
    Assets:          
       Investments abroad and hedges   94,417     126,236
       Foreign cash and cash equivalents   861     3,129
       Temporary cash and long-term investments in foreign currency   776,454     722,565
       Receivables from foreign customers, net of advances on exchange          
           contracts and allowance for loss   25,352     21,949



        897,084     873,879
       

 
    Liabilities:          
       Foreign currency financing   870,081     844,266
       Import payables   30,872     16,054
       

 
        900,953     860,320
       

 
    Net asset position   (3,869 )   13,559
       

 

29






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  The exchange rate variation related to cash and banks, investments, temporary cash investments, and long-term cash investments of foreign subsidiaries was recorded as financial expense in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2006, in the amount of R$15,927 (financial expense of R$9,434 in 2005).
     
  Market value of financial instruments
     
    Market value of financial instruments as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

      2006   2005
     


 


      Book   Market   Book   Market
      value   value   value   value




  Financial assets:                
   Cash and banks   31,992   31,992   32,714   32,714
   Temporary cash investments   1,038,084   1,034,144   1,218,210   1,215,638
   Noncurrent investments   547,978   564,379   372,692   372,692
     
 
 
 
      1,618,054   1,630,515   1,623,616   1,621,044
     
 
 
 
  Financial liabilities:                
   Current and long-term loans   1,184,606   1,211,849   1,114,463   1,113,665
   Current and long-term debentures   312,794   312,748   317,853   318,495
     
 
 
 
      1,497,400   1,524,597   1,432,316   1,432,160
     
 
 
 
  Investment-                
   Investments in affiliated companies   25,497   28,978   28,117   33,126
     
 
 
 

  The market value of financial instruments was obtained through the commonly used marking to market methodology, which consists of carrying the balances of the instruments until the maturity at the respective contracted rates, discounting them to present value at market rates as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The market value of investment in affiliated company is based on the share price trading on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA).
     
20. CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (CONSOLIDATED)
     
  a) Labor, civil and tax lawsuits
     
    The Petrochemical Industry Labor Union, of which the employees of Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. - Indústria e Comércio are members, filed an action against the subsidiary in 1990, demanding compliance with the adjustments established in a collective labor agreement, in lieu of the salary policies effectively followed. At the same time, the employers’ association proposed a collective bargaining for the interpretation and clarification of the fourth clause of the agreement. Based on the opinion of its legal counsel, who analyzed the last decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) on the collective bargaining, as well as the status of the individual lawsuit of the subsidiary, management believes that a reserve is not necessary as of December 31, 2006.
 
30

 






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

   

The subsidiaries Companhia Ultragaz S.A. and SPGás Distribuidora de Gás Ltda. are parties to an administrative proceeding at the SDE (Economic Law Department), linked to CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense), under the allegation of anticompetitive practice in municipalities of a region of the State of Minas Gerais in 2001. In September 2005, the SDE issued a technical notice recommending to CADE a ruling against the companies involved in this proceeding. In their defense, the subsidiaries’ arguments, among others, are that: (i) under the terms of the notice issued by the Company’s chief executive officer on July 4, 2000, the subsidiaries’ employees were forbidden to discuss with third parties matters related to prices; and (ii) no consistent evidence was attached to the proceeding’s records. In view of the arguments presented, the fact that the technical notice has no binding effect on CADE’s decision, and their legal counsel’s opinion, the subsidiaries did not record a provision for this issue. Should CADE’s decision be unfavorable, the subsidiaries can still discuss the issue at the judicial level.

The subsidiary Companhia Ultragaz S.A. is a defendant in lawsuits relating to damages caused by an explosion in 1996 in a shopping mall in the city of Osasco, State of São Paulo. Such lawsuits involve: (i) individual suits filed by victims of the explosion claiming damages from Ultragaz for the loss of economic benefit and for pain and suffering; (ii) lawsuit for reimbursement of expenses by the administration company of the shopping mall and its insurance company; and (iii) class action suit seeking indemnification for property damage and pain and suffering for all the victims injured and deceased. The subsidiary believes that it has presented evidence that defective gas pipes in the shopping mall caused the accident and that Ultragaz’s on-site LPG storage facilities did not contribute to the explosion. Of the 58 lawsuits judged thus far, a favorable judgment was obtained for 57, and of these 16 have already been dismissed; only 1 had an unfavorable decision, which is still subject to appeal, and whose amount, should the decision be upheld, is R$17. Two lawsuits have not yet been judged. The subsidiary has insurance coverage for these lawsuits, and the uninsured contingent amount is R$23,595. The Company has not recorded any provision for this amount, since it believes the probability of loss is remote.

The Company and its subsidiaries obtained injunctions to pay PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenues) without the changes introduced by Law No. 9718/98 in its original version. The ongoing questioning refers to the levy of these taxes on sources other than revenues. The unpaid amounts were recorded in the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, totaling R$14,469 (R$36,966 in 2005). Recently the STF has decided the matter favorable to the taxpayer. Although it is a precedent, the effect of this decision does not automatically apply to all companies, since they must await judgment of their own lawsuits. In 2006 final decisions were rendered on the lawsuits of subsidiaries Companhia Ultragaz S.A. , Transultra - Armazenagem e Transporte Especializado Ltda., Oxiteno S.A Indústria e Comércio and Ultraquímica Florestal Ltda. (company merged into Ultracargo Operações Logísticas e Participações Ltda.), and the subsidiaries reversed the existing provisions in the amount of R$15,886, R$1,331, R$5,736 and R$571, respectively, net of attorney’s fees, as financial income in the statement of income for the year. Likewise, a final decision was rendered on the lawsuit related to the subsidiary Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. Indústria e Comércio. As this subsidiary had not obtained an injunction, it paid undue PIS and COFINS in prior periods. The amount of R$26,225, related to the favorable outcome in this lawsuit, net of attorney’s fees, was recorded as financial income and it is being used for offset of federal taxes.

     
    31





Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

   

The Company has other subsidiaries whose lawsuits have not yet been judged. Thus, should there be final favorable outcomes for the subsidiaries in all lawsuits, the Company estimates that the total positive effect in addition to the already recorded in income before income and social contribution taxes should reach R$14,107, net of attorney’s fees.

Subsidiary Oxiteno S.A. - Indústria e Comércio and its subsidiary Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. - Indústria e Comércio accrued R$15,590 (R$14,532 in 2005) for ICMS tax assessments being judged at lower-level and appeal-level administrative courts. The subsidiaries are currently awaiting decisions on the appeals.

Subsidiary Utingás Armazenadora S.A. has challenged in court ISS (Service Tax) tax assessments issued by the municipal government of Santo André. Legal counsel of the subsidiary classifies the risk as low, since a significant portion of the lower-court decisions was favorable to the subsidiary. The thesis defended by the subsidiary is supported by the opinion of a renowned tax specialist. The unprovisioned updated amount of the contingency as of December 31, 2006 is R$33,351 (R$29,995 in 2005).

On October 7, 2005, the subsidiaries of Ultragaz Participações Ltda. filed for and obtained an injunction to support the offset of PIS and COFINS credits against other federal taxes administered by the Federal Revenue Service (SRF), notably corporate income tax and social contribution taxes. According to the injunction obtained, the subsidiaries have been making escrow deposits for these debits and recognizing the corresponding liability for this purpose.

On September 29, 2006 the subsidiaries Oxiteno S.A Indústria e Comércio, Oxiteno Nordeste S.A Indústria e Comércio, Companhia Ultragaz S.A. and Transultra Armazenamento e Transporte Especializado Ltda filed for an injunction seeking the deduction of ICMS from the PIS and COFINS tax basis.

The Company and its subsidiaries filed a request for an injunction seeking not to be subject to the legislation that restricted the offset of corporate income tax (IRPJ) and social contribution (CSLL) tax loss carryforwards computed through December 31, 1994 to 30% of income for the year, as well as petitioning the full and immediate utilization of supplementary monetary adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index (IPC) / National Treasury Bonds (BTN) for 1990 (Law No. 8.200/91) . There are good precedents for these discussions when it is proven that there was only a postponement of payment of IRPJ and CSLL to the following years, as is the case of the Company’s subsidiaries, and legal counsel understands that the chances of success of the challenge in the judicial sphere is possible. The contingency is estimated at R$21,449.

     
    32





Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

   

The Company and its subsidiaries have other ongoing administrative and judicial proceedings; legal counsel classified the risks on these proceedings as possible and/or remote and, therefore, no reserves for potential losses on these proceedings have been recorded.

Escrow deposits and provisions are summarized below:


      Balance in                       Balance in  
  Provisions   2005     Additions     Write-off     Interest     2006  











  Income and social contribution taxes   9,272     25,088     (314 )   1,984     36,030  
  PIS and COFINS on other revenues   36,966     10     (24,453 )   1,946     14,469  
  ICMS   14,532     266     -     1,066     15,864  
  INSS   -     2,172     -     -     2,172  
  PIS on rendering of services   -     267     -     17     284  
  (-) Escrow deposits   (6,148 )   (24,436 )   -     (1,762 )   (32,346 )
     

 

 

 

 
 
  Total of other taxes and contributions   54,622     3,367     (24,767 )   3,251     36,473  
     

 

 

 

 


  b) Contracts
 
    Subsidiary Terminal Químico de Aratu S.A. - Tequimar has contracts with CODEBA and Complexo Industrial Portuário Governador Eraldo Gueiros, in connection with their port facilities in Aratu and Suape, respectively. Such contracts establish minimum cargo movement of 1,000,000 tons per year for Aratu, effective through 2022, and 250,000 tons per year for Suape, effective through 2027. If annual movement is less than the minimum required, the subsidiary is required to pay the difference between the actual movement and the minimum contractual movement, using the port rates in effect at the date established for payment. As of December 31, 2006, such rates were R$3.67 and R$3.44 per ton for Aratu and Suape, respectively. The subsidiary has met the minimum cargo movement limits since inception of the contracts.
     
    Subsidiary Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. - Indústria e Comércio has a supply contract with Braskem S.A, that establishes a minimum consumption level of ethylene per year. The minimum purchase commitment and the actual demand for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, expressed in tons of ethylene, are summarized below. Should the minimum purchase commitment not be met, the subsidiary would be liable for a fine of 40% of the current ethylene price for the quantity not purchased.

      Minimum
purchase
commitment
  Actual demand




             2006   2005
         
 
  In tons   137,900   181,496   192,190
     
 
 

    On August 16, 2006 the subsidiary signed a memorandum of understanding, altering the ethylene supply contract with Braskem S.A. described above. The memorandum of understanding regulates new conditions of ethylene supply through 2021, and in 2007 and 2008 the subsidiary will have an additional volume of ethylene, with the minimum quantity in tons increasing to 180 thousand and 190 thousand, respectively.
     
    33

 

 






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  c) Insurance coverage for subsidiaries
 
    The Company has insurance policies to cover various risks, including loss and damage from fire, lightning, explosion of any nature, windstorm, plane crash and electrical damage, among others, protecting the plants and other branches of all subsidiaries, with coverage amounting to US$396 million.
 
    For the plants of Oxiteno S.A. - Indústria e Comércio, Oxiteno Nordeste S.A. - Indústria e Comércio and Canamex Químicos S.A. de C.V., there is also loss of income insurance against losses from potential accidents related to their assets, with coverage amounting to US$233 million.
 
    A civil liability insurance program covers the Company and its subsidiaries, with global coverage of US$200 million, for losses and damage from accidents caused to third parties, related to the commercial and industrial operations and/or distribution and sale of products and services.
 
    Group life insurance, personal accident insurance, health insurance, and domestic and international transportation insurance are also contracted.
 
21. STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN (CONSOLIDATED)
 
  The Extraordinary Stockholders’ Meeting held on November 26, 2003 approved a compensation plan for management of the Company and its subsidiaries, which provides for: (i) the initial grant of usufruct of shares issued by the Company and held in treasury by the subsidiaries in which the beneficiaries are employed; and (ii) the transfer of the beneficial ownership of the shares after ten years from the initial grant, provided that the professional relationship between the beneficiary and the Company and its subsidiaries is not interrupted. The total amount granted to executives until December 31, 2006, including taxes, was R$12,263 (R$8,940 in 2005). This amount is being amortized over a period of ten years and the amortization related to the year ended December 31, 2006, in the amount of R$949 (R$776 in 2005), was recorded as an operating expense for the period.
 
22. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PRIVATE PENSION PLAN (CONSOLIDATED)
 
  The Company and its subsidiaries offer benefits to their employees, such as life insurance, health care and pension plan. In addition, loans for the acquisition of vehicles and personal computers are available to employees of certain subsidiaries. These benefits are recorded on the accrual basis and terminate at the end of the employment relationship.
 
34

 






Ultrapar Participações S.A. and Subsidiaries

  In August 2001, the Company and its subsidiaries began to provide a defined contribution pension plan to their employees. This plan is managed by Ultraprev - Associação de Previdência Complementar. Under the terms of the plan, the basic contribution of each participating employee is defined annually by the participant between 0% and 11%, of his/her salary. The sponsoring companies provide a matching contribution in an identical amount as the basic contribution. As participants retire, they may opt to receive monthly: (i) a percentage varying between 0.5% and 1.0% of the fund accumulated in their name in Ultraprev; or (ii) a fixed-monthly amount that will deplete the fund accumulated in the participant’s name in a period of 5 to 25 years. Accordingly, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries assume responsibility for guaranteeing the levels of amounts or periods of receipt of the retirement benefit. In 2006, the Company and its subsidiaries contributed R$3,337 (R$2,982 in 2005) to Ultraprev, which was charged to income for the period. The total number of participating employees as of December 31, 2005 was 5,632, with no participants retired to date. Additionally, Ultraprev has 1 active participant and 31 former employees receiving defined benefits according to the policies of a previous plan.
   
  35

 

 

 






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.

    ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.
         
Date: February 15, 2007 By: /s/ Fábio Schvartsman
     
      Name: Fábio Schvartsman
      Title: Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
(Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Directors, February 12, 2007 / 2006 Financial Statements)