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COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO SABESP
PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
CORPORATE TAXPAYERS ID (CNPJ) 43.776.517/0001-80
CORPORATE REGISTRY ID (NIRE) 35.3000.1683 -1
SUBSCRIBED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL: R$6,203,688,565.23
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
CALL
The Shareholders of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo Sabesp are herein summoned, pursuant to the Companys Bylaws, to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on July 28, 2008, at 3:00 pm, at the Companys headquarters, located at Rua Costa Carvalho nº 300, in this Capital City, to discuss the following agenda:
Extraordinary General Meeting:
I. | Proposal of amendment to the Bylaws, which will amend and renumber the chapters and articles as follows: Chapter I, articles 1 and 2, Chapter II, articles 3 and 4, Chapter III, article 5, Chapter IV, article 6, Chapter V, articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, Chapter VI, articles 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, Chapter VII, articles 20, 21 and 22, Chapter VIII, articles 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, Chapter IX, articles 28 and 29, Chapter X, article 30, Chapter XI, article 31, Chapter XII, articles 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37, Chapter XIII, article 38, Chapter XIV, articles 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43, Chapter XV, article 44, Chapter XVI, articles 45 and 46. |
II. | Election of a member of the Board of Directors. |
The documents concerning the matters to be resolved at the General Meeting will be available to Shareholders at the Companys headquarters.
São Paulo, June 26, 2008.
Dilma Seli Pena
Chairman of the Board of Directors
EFFECTIVE BYLAWS |
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS |
CLARIFICATIONS / JUSTIFICATIONS |
CHAPTER I |
CHAPTER I |
Change in wording. |
ARTICLE 1 - COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO – |
ARTICLE 1 - The joint stock company called Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – SABESP is an integral part of the indirect management of the State of São Paulo, being ruled by these Bylaws, by Federal Law no. 6,404/76 and other applicable legal provisions. |
Change in wording. |
Sole Paragraph – The Company resulted from the consolidation of CompanhiaMetropolitana de Água de São Paulo - COMASP and Companhia Metropolitana de Saneamento de São Paulo – SANESP. |
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Paragraph exclusion. |
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Paragraph 1 – The Company shall exist for an indefinite term. |
Replaced as of the previous Art. 4 |
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Paragraph 2 – The Company’s headquarters are located at Rua Costa Carvalho, 300, in the capital of the state of São Paulo. |
Replaced as of the previous Art. 3 / Change in wording |
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Paragraph 3 – Whenever necessary to achieve the corporate purpose and in view of its operation area, the Company may open, institute, maintain, transfer or close down branches, facilities, agencies, offices, main branches, representation or yet designate representatives, in respect to the legal provisions and regulations. |
Replaced as of the previous Art. 3 / Change in wording |
ARTICLE 2 - Company’s purpose is the following: (i) the planning, provision and operation of sanitation services throughout the territory of the state of São Paulo, (ii) the marketing of these services and the benefits directly or indirectly arising out of its enterprises. |
ARTICLE 2 – The Company’s main corporate purpose is to render basic sanitation services in view of its universal service in the state of São Paulo, without losing long-term financial sustainability, comprising the following activities: water supply, sanitary sewage, drainage and handling of rain water, urban cleaning and handling of solid waste, in addition to other related activities, including the planning, operation and maintenance of production systems, storage, preservation and trading of energy, to itself or third parties and trading of services, products, benefits and rights that, direct or indirectly, result from its assets, projects and activities, and it may also operate as a subsidiary anywhere in the country or abroad providing the services mentioned above. |
Change in wording |
Paragraph 1 - The Company may provide, in Brazil and abroad, the services provided |
Sole Paragraph – In order to carry out the corporate purpose, the Company may constitute wholly-owned subsidiaries, have a stake in investment funds and enter into a joint venture with, by any mean, other public or private corporations, including upon the acquisition of consortium or subscription of a minority or majority installment of the capital stock. |
Change in wording |
Paragraph 2 - The Company may, upon legislative authorization, for each case, |
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Paragraph replaced, with changes in wording from the current Art 2, sole paragraph |
ARTICLE 3 - The Company has its headquarters and jurisdiction in the capital of the state São Paulo, and may institute, maintain or close down branches, agencies or offices in any part of the national territory and abroad, by resolution of the Board of Directors. |
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Replaced article, with changes in wording, from the current Art. 1, §§ 2 and 3 |
ARTICLE 4 - The Company shall exist for an indefinite term. |
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Replaced to the current Art 1, § 1 |
CHAPTER II |
CHAPTER II |
Changes in wording |
ARTICLE 5 - The Company’s subscribed and totally paid-in capital stock corresponds to |
ARTICLE 3 – The capital stock is six billion, two hundred and three million, six hundred and eighty-eight thousand, five hundred and sixty-five reais and twenty-three centavos (R$6,203,688,565.23), divided in two hundred and twenty-seven million, eight hundred and thirty-six thousand, six hundred and twenty-three (227,836,623), exclusively one-class common shares, all registered with no par value. |
Renumbered article, with changes in wording |
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Paragraph 1 – Regardless of a statutory amendment, the capital stock may be increased up to the limit of ten billion reais (R$10,000,000,000.00), upon resolution of the Board of Directors and authorization of the Fiscal Council. |
Replaced, with changes in wording, as of Art 7, main section |
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Paragraph 2 – The issuance of founder’s shares and preferred shares is forbidden. |
Replaced, with changes in wording, as of the previous Art 6, § 1 |
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Paragraph 3 – The Company may directly charge the shareholder the cost for the share transferring service, in view of the maximum limits established by the legislation in force, as well as authorize the very collection per trustee in charge of the maintenance of book-entry shares. |
Replaced, with changes in wording, as of the previous Art 5, § 2 |
Paragraph 1 - The capital stock shall be exclusively represented by common shares. The |
ARTICLE 4 – Each common share is entitled to one vote at the Shareholders’ General Meeting’s resolutions. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
Paragraph 2 - The Company may charge or authorize the transfer agent which is in |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current Art. 3, § 3 |
ARTICLE 6 - São Paulo State Treasury shall always hold the absolute majority of Company’s |
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Paragraph exclusion. |
Paragraph 1 - The issuance of founder’s shares in favor of shareholders or any third |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current Art. 3, § 2 |
Paragraph 2 - Subject to the provisions of this Article, individuals or private or stateowned |
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Paragraph exclusion. |
ARTICLE 7 - As per resolution of the Board of Directors, after hearing the Fiscal Council, the |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current Art. 3, § 1 |
Paragraph 1 - Subject to the legal and bylaws’ provisions, it shall fall to the Board of Directors |
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Paragraph exclusion. |
Paragraph 2 - The issue of shares to be paid in assets shall be contingent on the prior approval of the Shareholders’ General Meeting. |
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Paragraph exclusion. |
Paragraph 3 - The Company shall indicate the amount of capital effectively subscribed and paid in all publications of documents in which its authorized capital is disclosed. |
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Paragraph exclusion. |
ARTICLE 8 - The payment of the shares acquired or subscribed in a capital increase of the Company shall be made in accordance with the conditions set by the Board of Directors, the |
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Exclusion of the articles’ main section |
Sole Paragraph - The shareholder that fails to pay in the capital under the terms and |
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Paragraph exclusion. |
ARTICLE 9 - In the case of capital increase, issue of convertible debentures and/or |
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Exclusion of the article |
Sole Paragraph - Once the term for the exercise of the preemptive right referred to in |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check Art 171, § 7, of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
ARTICLE 10 - Through a resolution of the Board of Director, once the Fiscal Council has |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current Art. 14, inc. XVIII |
CHAPTER III |
CHAPTER III |
No changes |
ARTICLE 11 - The Shareholders’ General Meeting shall be held on an ordinary basis within the first four (4) months following the end of the fiscal year, for the purposes provided for in the law and in the Bylaws, and, extraordinarily, whenever corporate interests so require, upon call made by the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, the Fiscal Council or the shareholders, pursuant to the law. |
ARTICLE 5 – The Shareholders’ General Meeting shall be called, instated and shall resolve, pursuant to the law, on all matters of the Company’s interest. Paragraph 1 – The Shareholders’ General Meeting shall also be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by the majority of acting board members. |
Renumbered, with changes in wording |
Paragraph 1 - The Shareholders’ General Meeting shall be called through a call notice |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check Art. 124, § 1, inc. II of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
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Paragraph 2 – The Shareholders’ General Meeting shall be chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in case of absence, by any other attending member; the Board of Director’s Chairman is responsible for appointing the member who shall replace him at presiding the Shareholders’ General Meeting. |
Replaced, with changes in wording, as from Art 11, § 3 |
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Paragraph 3 – The chairman of the general meeting will choose, among the attendees, one or more secretaries, being allowed the use of own advisement in the company. Paragraph 4 – The minutes of the general meeting shall be drawn up in the summary format, as provided for in article 130, paragraph 1, of Law no.6,404/76. |
Inclusion of paragraphs |
Paragraph 2 – All documents to be analyzed or discussed in the General Meeting shall |
Paragraph 5 – All documents to be analyzed or discussed at the general meeting must be available to the shareholders at the Company’s headquarters and at the São Paulo Stock Exchange – BVSP (BOVESPA), as from the publishing date of the first call. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
Paragraph 3 - The Shareholders’ General Meeting shall be instituted and presided |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current Art 5, § 2 |
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Paragraph 6 – The proof of the conditions of shareholder may occur at any moment until the start of the general meeting, by means of the presentation of the identity document, the receipt issued by the depositary financial institution of the book-entry shares informing the respective number and, in the event of constitution of an attorney-in-fact, of the competent power of attorney with the notarized signature and granted for less than one year. |
Inclusion of paragraph |
CHAPTER IV |
CHAPTER IV |
Changes in wording |
ARTICLE 12 - The following are Company’s management bodies:: |
ARTICLE 6 – The Company may be managed by the Board of Directors or by the Executive board. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
TITLE I |
CHAPTER V |
Changes in wording |
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ARTICLE 7 – The board of directors is the joint resolution committee responsible for the superior guidance of the company. |
Inclusion of article |
ARTICLE 13 - The Board of Directors shall be composed of a minimum of five (5) and maximum of eleven (11) members, all of them shareholders of the Company, appointed by the |
Members, investiture and term of office ARTICLE 8 – The Board of Directors shall be composed of a minimum of five (5) and maximum of fifteen (15) members, elected by the General Meeting, all with a two (2)-year unified term of office as from the election date. Reelection is allowed. |
Replaced, with changes in wording / Also note the change in the term of office in comparison to the previous Art. 14 |
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Paragraph 1 – The Company’s CEO shall integrate the board of directors, upon election of the general meeting. Paragraph 2 – It will be incumbent upon the general meeting electing the board of directors to establish the total number of positions to be filled, within the maximum limited provided for in these Bylaws, and to appoint its chairman, who may not be the company’s CEO elected as board member. |
Inclusion of paragraph |
Paragraph 1 - At least twenty per cent (20%) of the Board Members appointed shall be |
Paragraph 3 – At least twenty percent (20%) of the board of directors’ members shall be independent, as per BOVESPA’s Novo Mercado Listing Rules, being also considered an independent board member the one elected by minority shareholders, pursuant to the legislation in force. |
Replaced, with changes in wording / Also check previous Art. 13, § 3 |
Paragraph 2 - Whenever the compliance with the minimum percentage referred to in |
Paragraph 4 – When the application of the minimum percentage referred to in the previous paragraph result in a fraction number of board members, such number shall be rounded to the immediately higher number, when the fraction is equal to or greater than zero point five (0.5), or immediately lower number, when the fraction is lower than zero point five (0.5). |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
Paragraph 3 - The Board Member appointed pursuant to the right provided for in article |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current § 3 of Art. 8 |
Paragraph 4 - The Board Member that is not appointed in accordance with what is |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 8, § 3 |
Paragraph 5 - The condition of Independent Member(s) shall be expressly declared in |
Paragraph 5 – The condition of independent board of directors’ member shall be expressly stated at the minutes of the Shareholders’ General Meeting that elect him. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
Paragraph 6 - The Shareholders’ General Meeting shall appoint, among the members |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 8, main section and §§ 1 and 2 |
Paragraph 7 - The participation of a representative of the employees in the Company’s Board of Directors, with the same term of office as the other Members, is ensured. |
ARTICLE 9 – The participation of a representative of the employees in the Company’s Board of Directors, with the same term of office as the other Members, is ensured. |
Paragraphs replaced to the current 1 and 2 and main section of Art. 9 |
Paragraph 8 - The representative of the employees shall be chosen by the employees’ |
Paragraph 1 – The representative member of the employees shall be chosen by the employees’ votes, in a direct election organized by the unions that represent them, with the collaboration of the Company whenever requested. Paragraph 2 – The internal regulation of the board of directors may set forth the eligibility requirements and other conditions for the exercise of the representative of employees position. |
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Paragraph 9 - A member of the Board may be appointed in a separate voting session |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 8, § 3 |
Paragraph 10 - Even if the minority shareholders are not able to reach the percentage referred to in paragraph 9 above, their representation in the Board of Directors shall always be ensured, pursuant to Article 239 of Law 6,404/76. |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 8, § 3 |
ARTICLE 14 - The unified term of office of the Board of Directors shall be of one (1) year, the |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current Art. 8, main section / Changes in the term of office for 2 years |
Paragraph 1 - The Members of the Board of Directors shall be vested with their office |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 24 |
Paragraph 2 - Once their term of office ends, the members of the Board of Directors |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 25 |
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ARTICLE 10 – The investiture in the position of board of directors member is subject to the execution of the Instrument of Commitment before the State, by means of the State Council for the Protection of the Capital of the State (Conselho de Defesa dos Capitais do Estado) – CODEC, for purposes of article 118, paragraphs 8 and 9, of Law no. 6,404/76. Sole paragraph – The provisions in this article do not apply to the board of directors’ member who represents employees, to that elected by minority shareholders and to that, notwithstanding elected by the State, is considered independent pursuant to these bylaws or the specific legislation. ARTICLE 11 – The board of directors member who receives, free of charge, from the State, on a fiduciary basis, any share issued by the company to comply with the requirement of article 146 of Law no. 6,404/76, is hindered from selling it or encumbering it to third parties, repaying it immediately after he leaves the position, under penalty of undue appropriation. |
Inclusion of articles |
Paragraph 3 - In the event of a vacancy, under any title, in the Board of Directors, the |
Vacancy and Replacements ARTICLE 12 – In the event of vacancy in any position of board of directors’ member before the end of the term of office, the general meeting shall be called to elect the substitute, who shall complete the term of office of the replaced person. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
Paragraph 4 - The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be replaced during his(her) |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 13, § 3 |
Paragraph 5 - In case there is a vacancy in the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Vice Chairman shall replace him(her), and shall remain in office until the General Meeting chooses the new person to hold the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors. |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 13, § 3 |
ARTICLE 15 - The Board of Directors shall meet monthly, on an ordinary basis, and |
Operation ARTICLE 13 – The board of directors will meet, on an ordinary basis, once a month and, on an extraordinary basis, whenever necessary to the company’s interests. Paragraph 1 – The board of directors’ meetings shall be called by its chairman, or by the majority of acting members, upon writing or electronic correspondence to all board members and also to the State, by means of the State Council for the Protection of the Capital of the State (Conselho de Defesa dos Capitais do Estado) - CODEC, in, at least, ten (10) days in advance and the agenda shall be pointed. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
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Paragraph 2 – The chairman of the board of directors shall supervise so that the board members individually receive, with the due antecedence in relation to the date of the meeting, the documentation with the necessary information to allow the discussion and resolution of the agenda, including, when the case may be, the proposal of the executive board and the manifestation of technical and legal character. |
Inclusion of paragraph |
Sole paragraph - The Board of Directors’ meetings shall only be instituted upon |
Paragraph 3 – The board of directors’ meetings shall be instated upon the attendance of the majority of its acting members, being the Chairman incumbent of presiding the activities or, in his absence, another board member appointed by him. |
Replaced, with changes in wording / Also check current 13, § 5 |
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Paragraph 4 – In the event of urgency, the chairman of the board of directors may call the extraordinary meeting with any antecedence, and the meeting is allowed to be held by means of teleconference, videoconference or other qualified means of will manifestation of the absent board member, whose vote will be considered valid for all effects, without adverse effects to the subsequent drawing up and execution of the respective minutes. |
Inclusion of paragraph |
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Paragraph 5 – The Board of Directors shall resolve by majority of votes of the attending members, prevailing, in case of tie, the proposal that counts on the vote of the board member presiding the activities. |
Replaced, with changes in wording / Also check previous Art. 15, sole paragraph |
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Paragraph 6 – The meetings of the board of directors will have as secretary whoever their chairman appoints and all resolutions will be recorded in minutes drawn up and registered in the company’s records, and a copy of them must be submitted to the State, by means of the State Council for the Protection of the Capitals if the State (Conselho de Defesa dos Capitais do Estado) – CODEC, within five (5) days counted from their approval. Paragraph 7 – The extract of the minutes shall be filed in the trade board and published, whenever it has resolutions destined to produce effects before third parties. |
Inclusion of paragraph |
ARTICLE 16 - It shall fall to the Board of Directors: |
Duties ARTICLE 14 – In addition to the duties set forth by the Law, the Board of Directors is also responsible for: |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
I - to set the general guidelines of the Company’s businesses; |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check Art. 142, subparagraph I of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
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I to approve the strategic planning with the action guidelines, result targets and performance evaluation indexes; |
Inclusion of subparagraph |
II - to appoint and remove the Company’s Officers and to set their duties, subject to the provisions of these Bylaws; |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check Art. 142, subparagraph II of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
III - to inspect the Officers’ management, to examine Company's books and documents at any time, to request information on executed agreements or those about to be executed, and any other acts; |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check Art. 142, subparagraph II of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
IV - to call the Shareholder’s General Meeting, whenever it deems convenient, or in the case provided for in Article 132 of the Law n. 6,404/76. |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check Art. 142, subparagraph IV of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
V - to express its opinion on the management report and on the Executive Board's accounts, including annual and multi-annual economic & financial budgets and works execution plans; |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check Art. 142, subparagraph V of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
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VII to authorize, the opening, installation and extinguishment of branches, facilities, agencies, mains branches, offices and representations; |
Inclusion of subparagraph |
VI - to resolve on the shares issue pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of these Bylaws; |
VIII resolve on the capital stock increase within the limit authorized by these bylaws, establishing the respective subscription and payment conditions; |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
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IX to establish the maximum indebtedness limit of the company; |
Inclusion of subparagraph |
VII - to authorize the disposition of real property, pursuant to the provisions of the applicable legislation, as well as the creation of collateral security and liens and the granting of guarantees to third parties’ obligations; |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check current subparagraph XIII |
VIII - to appoint and remove the independent auditors; |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check Art. 142, subparagraoph IX of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
IX - to resolve on the issue of unsecured debentures, non-convertible into shares, registered or in book-entry form, issue opportunity, amount, number of securities, issue date and maturity date, payment and remuneration conditions, interests, premium, debentures’ redemption and other applicable items, pursuant to the terms previously resolved at a Shareholders’ General Meeting; |
X resolve on the issuance of common debentures non-convertible into shares and without real security and, the other types of debentures, on the conditions mentioned in paragraph 1 of article 59 of Law 6,404/76; |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
X - to assign an officer the investors relations function, to be filled whether or not cumulatively with any other executive functions, falling to him the provision of information to investors, to the CVM and to the Stock Exchanges in which the |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check current Art 15, § 3 |
XI - to make resolutions on the Executive Board’s recommendation in connection with financial funding. |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check current cubparagraph IX and XIII |
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XI to resolve on the declaration of interest on own capital or distribution of dividends due to the result for the current year, for the year ended or profit reserve, without adverse affects to the subsequent ratification of the general meeting; |
Inclusion of subparagraph |
ARTICLE 17 - The Company shall have an Audit Committee composed of three Board of Paragraph 1 – All members of the Audit Committee shall comply with the Paragraph 2- All members of the Audit Committee shall have sufficient technical |
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Previous articles 17 to 22, that discussed Audit Committe, were replaced by articles 32 to 37, maintaining previous wording, except for small changes as follows: |
Paragraph 3 – The minimum availability required from each member of the Audit ARTICLE 18 – The Audit Committee’s members may be designated simultaneously with their Sole paragraph – The Audit Committee’s members shall exercise their function for the ARTICLE 19 – It shall fall to the Audit Committee:
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Paragraph 1 - Resolutions of the Audit Committee shall made by the majority of its Paragraph 2 - Reports made by the internal audit department and by the independent ARTICLE 20 – The Audit Committee shall draft its Internal Regulations, and submit them to Sole paragraph – The Internal Regulations may expand the powers of the Audit ARTICLE 21 – The remuneration of the Audit Committee’s members shall be differentiated from that of the other Board of Directors’ Members, by virtue of their greater dedication and responsibilities undertaken. ARTICLE 22 – The Audit Committee shall have its own annual budget approved by the Board of
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ARTICLE 23 – Through a resolution of the Board of Directors, other Committees may be |
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Exclusion of article |
TITLE II |
CHAPTER VI Members and term |
Changes in wording |
ARTICLE 24 – The Executive Board shall be composed of six (6) Officers, resident in the |
ARTICLE 15 – The Executive Board shall be composed of six (6) members, all with a two (2)-year unified term of office, reelection is allowed. Paragraph 1 – The CEO is responsible for: I - representing the Company, as plaintiff or defendant, in or out of court, and may constitute, for such purpose, attorney with special powers, including powers to receive initial summons and notifications, pursuant to article 19 of these bylaws Paragraph 2 – The Corporate Management Officer is responsible for: I - marketing; Paragraph 3 –The Economic-Financial and Investor Relations Officer shall be responsible for: I - planning, raising and allocating financial resources; Paragraph 4 – The Technology, Enterprises and Environment Officer shall be responsible for: I - environment; Paragraph 5 –The Metropolitan Officer, in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, and the Regional Systems Officer, in the other areas of company operation in the State of São Paulo shall be responsible for: I - operation, maintenance and execution of works and services in the system of water supply, sewage collection and treatment, including in wholesale; |
Replaced, with changes in wording / Inclusion of the attributions of each executive |
Sole paragraph – The remuneration and other benefits of the members of the Executive Board shall be fixed by the General Meeting. |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 26, main section |
ARTICLE 25 – The term of office for the members of the Executive Board shall be of two (2) years, re-election being permitted. |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current Art. 15 / maintained the 2 years term of office |
Paragraph 1 - The members of the Executive Board shall be vested with their office |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 24 |
Paragraph 2 – Once their term of office ends, the members of the Executive Board |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 25 |
Paragraph 3 – In the event of a vacancy, under any title, in the Executive Board, the |
Vacancy and Replacements ARTICLE 16 – In the absences or temporary impediments of any officer, the CEO shall appoint another member of the executive board to cumulate the functions. Sole paragraph – In his absences and temporary impediments, the CEO will be replaced by the officer appointed by him and, if there is no appointment, by the officer responsible for the financial area. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
ARTICLE 26 - The Executive Board shall meet at least once a month, and whenever called by |
Operation ARTICLE 17 – The executive board will meet, on an ordinary basis, at least twice a month and, on an extraordinary basis, by call of the CEO or of other two officers. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
Sole paragraph - The Executive Board’s resolutions shall be made by majority of votes |
Paragraph 1 – The meetings of the joint executive board will be instated with the attendance of at least half of the acting officers, considering approved the matter with the agreement of the majority of the attendees; in the event of a tie, the proposal with the vote of the CEO will prevail. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
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Paragraph 2 – The resolutions of the executive board will be recorded in minutes drawn up in the company’s records and signed by all attendees. |
Inclusion of paragraph |
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Paragraph 3 – The CEO may, in the call for the meeting, allow the participation of the officers by telephone, videoconference, or other means of communication which may ensure the effective participation and the authenticity of their vote; the officer who virtually participates in the meeting will be considered present and his vote will be valid for all legal effects, without adverse effects to the subsequent drawing up and signature of the respective minutes. |
Inclusion of paragraph |
ARTICLE 27 –The Executive Board shall have extensive powers to administer and manage the |
Duties ARTICLE 18 – In addition to the duties set forth by Law, it is incumbent upon the joint executive board: |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
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I to prepare and submit to the approval of the board of directors: |
Inclusion of subparagraph and items |
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II to approve: |
Inclusion of subparagraph and items |
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III to authorize, respecting the limits and guidelines established by the Law and by the board of directors, acts of resignation or judicial or extrajudicial transaction, to end litigations or holdovers, establishing amount limits for the delegation of the practice of these acts by the CEO or any other officer; |
Inclusion of subparagraph |
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IV to previously authorize the execution of any legal businesses when the amount involved exceeds ten million reais (R$10,000,000.00), without adverse effects to the competence attributed by the bylaws to the board of directors, including the acquisition, sale or encumbrance of assets, the obtainment of loans and financings, the assumption of obligations in general and also the association with other legal entities. |
Inclusion of subparagraph |
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Sole paragraph – The internal regulation of the executive board may show in details the individual attributions of each officer, as well as to subject the practice of certain acts comprised in the specific competence areas to the previous authorization of the joint executive board. |
Inclusion of paragraph |
Paragraph 1 - The disposition of and the creation of liens on Company's real property |
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Inclusion of subparagraph / Chack current Art. 14, subparagraph XIII |
Paragraph 2 - The acts and documents that involve the financial liability of the |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check current Art. 19 |
ARTICLE 28 – The Company, represented by (i) its Chief Executive Officer together with Paragraph 1 – The Executive Board may exceptionally authorize the appointment of Paragraph 2 – Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 2 of article 27 of these |
Representation of the company ARTICLE 19 – The company bound before third parties (i) by the signature of two officers, one necessarily the CEO or the officer responsible for the financial area; (ii) by the signature of an officer and one attorney-in-fact, according to the powers in the respective power of attorney; (iii) by the signature of two attorneys-in-fact, according to the powers in the respective power of attorney; (iv) by the signature of one attorney-in-fact, according to the powers in the respective power of attorney, in this case exclusively for the practice of specific acts. Sole paragraph – The powers of attorney will be granted with a determined term, and will specify the powers granted; only the powers of attorney for the forum in general shall have an undetermined term. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
ARTICLE 29 - Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 28 herein, it shall fall to the |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current 18 |
I – to perform all the necessary acts for Company’s regular operation; |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current 18 |
II – to approve Company's Internal Rules and Regulations; |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current 18, subparagraph I item “j”, and II, item “e” |
III – to propose to the Board of Directors the fundamental guidelines of the corporate businesses; |
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IV – to submit to the Shareholders' General Meeting capital increase proposals and amendments to Company’ Bylaws, after the approval of the Board of Directors and after the Fiscal Council has expressed it opinion, when the case shall be, subject to any other applicable legal provisions; |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current 18, subparagraph I item “h” |
V – to propose to the Board of Directors the disposition of or creation of liens on |
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Exclusion of subparagraph / Check current Art. 14, subparagraph XIII |
VI – to submit to the Board of Directors the annual and multi-annual economic & |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current 18, subparagraph I item “c” |
VII – to make resolutions on the designation by the Chief Executive Officer of the substitute of the other Officers in case of temporary impediment and leave of absence; |
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Exclusion of subparagraph |
VIII – to make resolutions on the assets’ write-off; |
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Exclusion of subparagraph |
IX – to designate a substitute for the Chief Executive Officer during his(her) occasional impediments, if by any reason the Chief Executive Officer himself(herself) has not done so pursuant to the provisions of Article 30, item |
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Exclusion of subparagraph |
X – to submit the Annual Report and Executive Board’s accounts to the Ordinary Shareholders' General Meeting, after the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Council have expressed their opinions. |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current 18, subparagraph I item “f” |
ARTICLE 30 - It shall fall to the Chief Executive Officer: |
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ARTICLE 31 – It shall fall to each of the Officers: |
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CHAPTER V |
CHAPTER VII |
Change in the chapter number |
ARTICLE 32 - The Company shall have a permanent Fiscal Council, with the duties provided for by the law, composed of three (3) to five (5) effective members and an equal number of substitute members, resident in the country, shareholders or not, appointed by the Ordinary |
ARTICLE 20 – The company shall have a permanent fiscal council, with the competences and duties provided for by the law. ARTICLE 21 – The fiscal council shall be composed of at least three (3) and at most five (5) sitting members, and the same number of deputies, annually elected by the shareholders’ general meeting. Reelection is allowed. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
ARTICLE 33 – The remuneration of the Fiscal Council’s Members shall be fixed by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting that appoints them. |
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Exclusion of article / Check current Art. 26 |
ARTICLE 34 – In the case of a vacancy, absence or impediments of the effective members, the respective substitutes shall be called. |
Sole paragraph – In the event of vacancy or impediment of the sitting member, the respective deputy will assume. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
ARTICLE 35 -The Fiscal Council’s members shall be invested with their offices upon the |
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ARTICLE 22 – The fiscal council will meet, on an ordinary basis, once a month and, on an extraordinary basis, whenever called by any of its member or by the executive board, drawing up the minutes in the company’s records. |
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CHAPTER VIII Investiture, Impediments and Prohibitions ARTICLE 23 – The members of the statuary bodies shall prove, by means of presentation of their resume to the State Council for the Protection of the Capital of the State (Conselho de Defesa dos Capitais do Estado) – CODEC, that they have professional, technical or administrative capacity, experience compatible with the position, moral credibility and immaculate reputation. Sole paragraph – The provisions in this article are only applied to the members elected by the controlling shareholder. ARTICLE 24 – The members of the statutory bodies will be invested in their positions upon the execution of the instrument of investiture drawn up in the respective book of minutes, and of the respective Instrument of Consent, according to the model established in the BOVESPA’s Novo Mercado Listing Rules. Paragraph 1 – The instrument of investiture shall be signed in within thirty (30) days following the election, under penalty of its inefficiency, except for a justification accepted by the body for which the member has been elected, and shall contain the indication of at least one domicile to receive notifications and summons of administrative and judicial procedures, related to acts of his management, and the change of the domicile indicated is allowed only by means of a written communication. Paragraph 2 – The investiture will be subject to the presentation of the declaration of assets and values, as provided for in the state legislation, which shall be annually updated and at the end of the term of office. ARTICLE 25 – Except in the assumption of resignation or dismissal, the term of office of the members of the statutory bodies is considered automatically postponed, until the investiture of the respective replacements. Compensation, Licenses, Loss of Position ARTICLE 26 – The compensation of the members of the statutory bodies shall be established by the general meeting and there shall not be accumulation of earnings or any advantages due to the replacements occurring by virtue of vacancy, absences or temporary impediments, pursuant o these bylaws. Sole paragraph – It is allowed to the officer, who on the date of the investiture belongs to the company’s staff, to opt for the respective salary. ARTICLE 27 – The officers may request to the board of directors removal by unpaid leave, as long as for a term not longer than three (3) months, which shall be recorded in minutes. |
Inclusion of articles |
CHAPTER VI |
CHAPTER IX |
Change in wording |
ARTICLE 36 - The fiscal year shall begin on January 1st and shall end on December 31st of |
ARTICLE 28 – The fiscal year shall match the calendar year, and after the closing of the fiscal year, the executive board shall require the preparation of the financial statements, pursuant to the law. |
Replaced, with changes in wording / Check Art. 176 of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
ARTICLE 37 – The following rules shall be observed with regard to the income deriving from |
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Exlucion of article / Check Arts. 189 and 193 of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
b) allocation of dividends to the shareholders in an amount not lower than 25% of the net |
ARTICLE 29 – Common shares shall be entitled to the minimum mandatory dividends of twenty-five percent (25%) of the fiscal year’s net income, after the deductions established or authorized by law. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
c) the remaining balance shall be allocated as determined by the Shareholders' General |
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Exclusion of item / Check Art. 192 of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
Paragraph 1 – Whenever the amount of the compulsory minimum dividend exceeds the |
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Exclusion of paragraph / Check Art. 197 of the Brazilian Corporate Law |
Paragraph 2 - The Executive Board, once the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Council |
Paragraph 1 – Dividends may be paid by the company as interest on equity. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
ARTICLE 38 - The dividends shall be distributed to the shareholders no later than sixty (60) |
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Paragraph 2 – The company may draw interim balance sheets, quarterly, for purposes of payment of dividends or payment of interest on equity. |
Inclusion of paragraph |
Sole paragraph – The approved dividends shall not accrue interest and those that are not |
Paragraph 3 – The approved dividends shall not accrue interest and those that are not claimed within three (3) years as of the date of the Shareholders’ General Meeting that approved them, shall lapse in favor of the Company. |
Replaced, with changes in wording |
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Paragraph 4 – The board of directors may propose to the general meeting that the remaining balance of the income for the year, after the deduction of the legal reserve and of the minimum mandatory dividend, is destined to the creation of a investment reserve, which will comply with the following principles: I - its balance, jointly with the balance of the other profit reserves, except the reserves for contingencies and of unrealized profits, may not exceed the capital stock; |
Inclusion of paragraph |
CHAPTER VII |
CHAPTER X |
Chapter renumbering |
ARTICLE 39 - The Company shall enter into liquidation in the cases provided for by the law, |
ARTICLE 30 – The company shall enter into liquidation in the cases provided for by law, and the Shareholders’ general meeting shall be responsible, as the case may be, for determining the means of liquidation and appointing the liquidator, fixing his/her remuneration. |
Renumbered, with changes in wording |
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CHAPTER XI ARTICLE 31 - The company shall ensure the members of its statutory bodies, through external legal counsel, the technical defense in legal and administrative lawsuits proposed during or after their respective terms of office, for acts related to the performance of their duties. Paragraph 1 – The same protection is extended to the company`s employees, representatives and proxies who have acted to the extent of the powers conferred upon them, pursuant to Article 19 of these Bylaws. Paragraph 2 – The company shall keep a permanent contract with one or more preeminent reputed law firms, or have preapproved law firms, with the purpose of being ready to undertake, at any time, the technical defense of the agents encompassed by this article. Paragraph 3 – The contracting shall seek to ensure that the technical defense is continued by the same law firm that started the defense of an agent until the end of said proceeding, unless the agent elects another law firm that shall be hired by company for the same purpose. Paragraph 4 – If, by any reason, no preapproved or hired law firm has been hired by the company, the agent may hire a legal counsel he trusts and have the legal fees or any other expenses incurrent in his technical defense paid to him in advance or reimbursed by the company, after presenting evidence that such expenses have been or will be incurred, provided that the amounts involved have been approved by the Board of Directors as to their reasonableness. Paragraph 5 – The company shall ensure the technical defense as well as access in real time to all required documentation for this effect. It shall also bear all legal costs, charges of any nature, administrative expenses and court deposits. Paragraph 6 - Agents found guilty or held liable, with a final and unappealable decision, shall be obliged to reimburse the company for the amounts effectively disbursed, except when it is evidenced that they acted in good faith and in pursue of corporate interest. Paragraph 7 – The company may contract insurance on behalf of the members of its statutory bodies, as well as of its employees, representatives and proxies, for covering liabilities arising from the performance of their duties. |
Replaced, with changes in wording, as of the previous Art. 49 |
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CHAPTER XII ARTICLE 32 - The Company shall have an Audit Committee composed of three Board of Directors’ Members, who shall cumulatively comply with the requirements of (i) independence, (ii) technical expertise, and (iii) availability of time. Paragraph 1 – All members of the Audit Committee shall comply with the Independence requirements provided for in the applicable legislation, without prejudice to any allowed exoneration, Paragraph 2 - All members of the Audit Committee shall have sufficient technical knowledge in accounting and financial matters, being advisable that at least one member has also good knowledge of the internationally-accepted accounting standards, besides having experience in analysis, preparation and evaluation of financial statements and having knowledge of internal controls and policies for disclosing information to the market. Paragraph 3 – The minimum availability required from each member of the Audit Committee shall correspond to thirty (30) hours per month. ARTICLE 33 - The Audit Committee’s members may be designated simultaneously with their appointment to the Board of Directors, or by later resolution of the Board of Directors itself. Sole paragraph – The Audit Committee’s members shall exercise their function for the same period as the respective term of office of the Board of Director’s Member, or until otherwise resolved by the Shareholders’ General Meeting or the Board of Directors itself. ARTICLE 34 - It shall fall to the Audit Committee: I - to evaluate the guidelines of the hiring process of an independent audit company, as well as other conditions for service provision, recommending the hiring to the board of directors; Paragraph 1 – Resolutions of the Audit Committee shall made by the majority of its members, without prejudice to the right of its members to individually request information and examine Company’s books, documents and papers. ARTICLE 35 – The Audit Committee shall draft its Internal Regulations, and submit them to Board of Directors’ approval. Sole paragraph – The Internal Regulations may expand the powers of the Audit Committee, and shall also provide for the holding of periodic meetings, the form of registration of its opinions and resolutions, in addition to other issues deemed ARTICLE 36 - The remuneration of the Audit Committee’s members shall be differentiated from ARTICLE 37 - The Audit Committee shall have its own annual budget approved by the Board of Directors. Sole paragraph - The Executive Board shall promptly make available the financial resources requested by the Audit Committee for the performance of its duties, within the limit of the approved budget. |
Previous articles 17 to 22, that discussed Audit Committe, were replaced by articles 32 to 37, maintaining previous wording, except for small changes as follows: |
CHAPTER VIII ARTICLE 40 – The Company, its shareholders, Managers and the members of the Fiscal Council undertake to submit to arbitration any and all dispute or controversy that may arise between them, related to or caused by, particularly, the application, validity, effectiveness,interpretation, violation and its effects, of the provisions set forth in Law 6,404/76, in these Bylaws, in the rules issued by the Conselho Monetário Nacional (National Monetary Council), by the Central Bank of Brazil, and by the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, as well as in the other rules applicable to the operation of the capital market in general, besides those provided for in the Regulamento de Listagem do Novo Mercado (New Market Listing Regulations), the Contrato de Participação do Novo Mercado (New Market Participation Agreement) and the Arbitration Regulations of the Câmara de Arbitra gem do Mercado (Market Arbitration Chamber), to be carried out by the Câmara de Arbitragem do Mercado instituted by BOVESPA, pursuant to the Regulations of the referred Chamber, subject to the reservation applicable to the inalienable rights. |
CHAPTER XIII ARTICLE 38 - The Company, its shareholders, Managers and the members of the Fiscal Council undertake to submit to arbitration any and all dispute or controversy that may arise between them, related to or caused by, particularly, the application, validity, effectiveness,interpretation, violation and its effects, of the provisions set forth in Law 6,404/76, in these Bylaws, in the rules issued by the Conselho Monetário Nacional (National Monetary Council), by the Central Bank of Brazil, and by the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, as well as in the other rules applicable to the operation of the capital market in general, besides those provided for in the Regulamento de Listagem do Novo Mercado (Novo Mercado Listing Regulations), the Contrato de Participação do Novo Mercado (Novo Mercado Participation Agreement) and the Arbitration Regulations of the Câmara de Arbitragem d o Mercado (Market Arbitration Chamber), to be carried out by the Câmara de Arbitragem do Mercado instituted by BOVESPA, pursuant to the Regulations of the referred Chamber, subject to the reservation applicable to the inalienable rights. |
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CAPÍTULO IX ARTICLE 42 - The public offer referred to in the previous article shall also take place in the following cases: I - onerous assignment of shares’ subscription rights and of other titles or rights in connection with securities convertible into shares, that results in the disposition of the Company’s control; and II - disposition of the control of a company that controls the Company,provided that in that event the Seller Controlling Shareholder shall disclose to BOVESPA the value ascribed to the Company for such disposition and attach the documents that evidence its value. ARTICLE 43 - The shareholder that already holds shares of the Company and acquires the control by virtue of a private share purchase agreement entered into with the controlling shareholder, regardless of the number of shares purchased, shall: I. make the public offer as provided for in Article 41 herein; and II. reimburse the shareholders from whom it/he/she has purchased shares in a stock exchange within the six (6) month period before the date of the sale of the Company’s control, case in which it/he/she shall pay those former shareholders any balance between the amount paid to the seller controlling shareholder and the amounts paid in the stock exchange for company’s shares within the same period, monetarily adjusted until the payment date. ARTICLE 44 - Without prejudice to the legal and bylaws’ provisions, the cancellation of Company’s registration as a publicly-held company shall be preceded by a shares’ public offer, to be made by the shareholder that holds the Control (“Offeror”), whose minimum price must be the economic value assessed in an appraisal report based on a methodology recognized by the CVM or based on criteria further defined by CVM, in accordance with the following article. Paragraph 1 - The choice of the expert company in charge of the assessment of company’s economic value shall fall to the Shareholders General Meeting upon the submission of a list of three companies by the Board of Directors, provided that the respective resolution shall be made by absolute majority of votes of the outstanding shares, cast in the Shareholders’ General Meeting that makes the resolution on such matter, the blank votes being excluded; Paragraph 3 - The costs of preparation of the appraisal reports shall be fully borne by |
CHAPTER XIV ARTICLE 39 - The disposition of the share control of the Company, either through a single transaction or through a number of successive transactions, shall be contracted on the suspensive or resolutory condition that the new controlling shareholder undertakes to make a public offer for the acquisition of the shares held by the other shareholders of the Company,subject to the terms and conditions provided for by the legislation in force and in the Regulamento de Listagem do Novo Mercado da BOVESPA, so as to ensure them equal treatment as compared to the Controlling Shareholder. Sole paragraph – The Company shall not register any shares transfer to the Purchaser of the control, or to that (those) that may hold the control, while he/she(they) do(es) not execute the relevant Instrument of Controlling Shareholder’s Consent, required by the applicable regulations. ARTICLE 40 - The public offer referred to in the previous article shall also take place in the following cases: I - onerous assignment of shares’ subscription rights and of other titles or rights in connection with securities convertible into shares, that results in the disposition of the Company’s control; and II - disposition of the control of a company that controls the Company,provided that in that event the Seller Controlling Shareholder shall disclose to BOVESPA the value ascribed to the Company for such disposition and attach the documents that evidence its value. ARTICLE 41 - The shareholder that already holds shares of the Company and acquires the control by virtue of a private share purchase agreement entered into with the controlling shareholder, regardless of the number of shares purchased, shall: I. make the public offer as provided for in Article 41 herein; and II. reimburse the shareholders from whom it/he/she has purchased shares in a stock exchange within the six (6) month period before the date of the sale of the Company’s control, case in which it/he/she shall pay those former shareholders any balance between the amount paid to the seller controlling shareholder and the amounts paid in the stock exchange for company’s shares within the same period, monetarily adjusted until the payment date. ARTICLE 42 - Without prejudice to the legal and bylaws’ provisions, the cancellation of Company’s registration as a publicly-held company shall be preceded by a shares’ public offer, to be made by the shareholder that holds the Control (“Offeror”), whose minimum price must be the economic value assessed in an appraisal report based on a methodology recognized by the CVM or based on criteria further defined by CVM, in accordance with the following article. ARTICLE 43 - The appraisal report referred to in the previous article shall be prepared by an expert company with proven background and independent as far as Company’s decision power,its managers and controlling parties are concerned, besides meeting the requirements of paragraph 1 of article 8 of Law n. 6,404/76 and it shall include the liability provided for in paragraph 6 of the same article of the Law. Paragraph 1 – The choice of the expert company in charge of the assessment of company’s economic value shall fall to the Shareholders General Meeting upon the submission of a list of three companies by the Board of Directors, provided that the respective resolution shall be made by absolute majority of votes of the outstanding shares, cast in the Shareholders’ General Meeting that makes the resolution on such matter, the blank votes being excluded. Paragraph 2 – Without prejudice to the previous paragraph, in case the Shareholder’s General Meeting is instituted in first call, the attendance of the shareholders representing at least twenty per cent (20%) of the total of the outstanding shares is Paragraph 3 – The costs of preparation of the appraisal reports shall be fully borne by |
Renumbered articles, without changes in wording |
CHAPTER X Paragraph 1 - The Controlling Shareholder shall make a public offer for the acquisition of shares owned by the other Company’s shareholders, for at least the respective economic value, to be assessed pursuant to the provisions of article 45, if the exit of the Company from the New Market takes place: I. when the Company’s securities will be registered for trade outside the New Market; or Paragraph 2 - The news on the public offer shall be informed to BOVESPA and disclosed to the market immediately after the Shareholder’s General Meeting that has approved the referred exit or reorganization. |
CHAPTER XV ARTICLE 44 - The exit of the Company from the Novo Mercado shall be approved in a Shareholder’s General Meeting, and such resolution shall specify if the exit is due to the cancellation of the publicly-held company’s registration or because its securities will be registered for trade outside the Novo Mercado, and shall be informed to BOVESPA in writing thirty (30) days in advance. Paragraph 1 – The Controlling Shareholder shall make a public offer for the acquisition of shares owned by the other Company’s shareholders, for at least the respective economic value, to be assessed pursuant to the provisions of article 45, if the exit of the Company from the Novo Mercado takes place: I - when the Company’s securities will be registered for trade outside the Novo Mercado; or II - by virtue of a corporate restructuring transaction, in which the resulting company is not admitted to trading in the Novo Mercado. Paragraph 2 - The news on the public offer shall be informed to BOVESPA and disclosed to the market immediately after the Shareholder’s General Meeting that has approved the referred exit or reorganization. |
Renumbered, with no changes in wording |
CHAPTER XI |
CHAPTER XVI |
Renumbered, with no changes in wording |
ARTICLE 47 – Pursuant to the legal provisions, the Company is the successor of any and all |
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Exclusion of article |
Sole paragraph - The Company is subrogated in all the rights and obligations of |
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ARTICLE 45 – Until April 30 of each year, the company will publish its table of positions and functions, filled and vacant, related to the previous year, in compliance with the provisions in paragraph 5, of article 115, of the State Constitution. |
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ARTICLE 48 - As Supporter and Sponsor of the Fundação SABESP de Seguridade Social ("SABESPREV"), whose operation is authorized by MTPS’s Ordinance n. 3,556, dated 8/8/90, the Company shall participate in SABESPREV, subject to the following conditions: I – The monthly contribution of the Sponsor shall not exceed two point one per cent (2,1%) of the payroll (gross salaries, exclusive of payroll charges), subject to the applicable social security legislation. II - In case the resources are not sufficient to pay the beneficiaries, the Sponsor shall not exceed this percentage of two point one per cent (2,1%) of the payroll, in which case SABESPREV shall adjust the Employees’ contribution, or proportionally reduce the amount of the benefits , subject to the applicable legislation. III – SABESPREV’s assets shall result from its own resources or, in case the Company needs to transfer any personal or real property, make investments, bear any costing expenses or provide guaranties to SABESPREV, it shall have the prior and express approval of the CODEC or of the Secretary of Finance, whose values shall be offset by the contribution fixed in item I of this article, upon the monthly transfers. IV – In order to avoid the indirect distribution of funds beyond the prefixed limit, the assignment of Company’s employees to SABESPREV or the hiring of any services between SABESPREV and the Company, shall be subject to offset and to prior opinion to be provided by CODEC or of the Secretary of Finance. V – The Company’s Officers, in addition to their responsibilities provided for by law, shall also be liable for any failure to comply with the rules provided for in the Bylaws, and in connection with SABESP’s sponsorship to SABESPREV. |
ARTICLE 46 - As Supporter and Sponsor of the Fundação SABESP de Seguridade Social ("SABESPREV"), whose operation is authorized by MTPS’s Ordinance n. 3,556, dated 8/8/90, the Company shall participate in SABESPREV, subject to the following conditions: I – The monthly contribution of the Sponsor shall not exceed two point one per cent (2,1%) of the payroll (gross salaries, exclusive of payroll charges), subject to the applicable social security legislation. II - In case the resources are not sufficient to pay the beneficiaries, the Sponsor shall not exceed this percentage of two point one per cent (2,1%) of the payroll, in which case SABESPREV shall adjust the Employees’ contribution, or proportionally reduce the amount of the benefits , subject to the applicable legislation. III – SABESPREV’s assets shall result from its own resources or, in case the Company needs to transfer any personal or real property, make investments, bear any costing expenses or provide guaranties to SABESPREV, it shall have the prior and express approval of the CODEC or of the Secretary of the State Treasury, whose values shall be offset by the contribution fixed in item I of this article, upon the monthly transfers. IV – In order to avoid the indirect distribution of funds beyond the prefixed limit, the assignment of Company’s employees to SABESPREV or the hiring of any services between SABESPREV and the Company, shall be subject to offset and to prior opinion to be provided by CODEC or of the Secretary of the State Treasury. V – The Company’s Officers, in addition to their responsibilities provided for by law, shall also be liable for any failure to comply with the rules provided for in the Bylaws, and in connection with SABESP’s sponsorship to SABESPREV. |
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ARTICLE 49 – The Company shall ensure to its Officers, Board of Directors’ Members, Fiscal |
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Replaced, with changes in wording, to the current Art. 31 |
ARTICLE 50 – The omissions in these Bylaws shall be solved by the Shareholder’s General |
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Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP |
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/S/ Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
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Name: Rui de Britto Álvares Affonso
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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