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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of September, 2011

Commission File Number: 001-34476
 
BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Avenida Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, 2041 and 2235
Bloco A – Vila Olimpia
São Paulo, SP 04543-011
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)

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


 


 

 

INDEX

 

1.

Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors

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2.

Call Notice

 

5

3.

Participation of the shareholders in the ESM

 

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3.1

Representation by power of attorney

 

6

4

Matters to be resolved in the ESM

 

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4.1

To conduct Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti, Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, to the position of Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

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4.2.

In view of the resolved on the preceding item, to confirm the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

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4.3.

to approve the proposal for amendment of the Company’s Bylaws in order to adapt its provisions to the new Regulation of Level 2 of BM&FBovespa S.A. - Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros, pursuant to the proposal of the Company’s Board of Executive Officers and pursuant to the approval of its proposal by the Company’s Board of Directors, at the meetings held on September 21 and 22, 2011, respectively;

 

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4.4

to approve the proposal of grant of “Long Term Incentive Plan – Investment in Deposit Share Certificate (“Units”) of the Company” for some directors and managerial employees of the Company and companies under its control, as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, at the meeting held on September 22, 2011.

 

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5.

List of Exhibits:

 

 

 

Exhibit I. Proposal by conduct Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors– Item 12 of the Reference Form

 

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Exhibit II. Proposal by amendment of the Company’s Bylaws in order to adapt its provision to the new Regulation of Level 2

 

10

 

Exhibit III. Long Term Incentive Plan – Investment in Deposit Shares Certificate (“Units”) – Exhibit 13 of CVM Instruction #481

 

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Exhibit IV. Related Documents and Links

 

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GlossARY, Abbreviations and Defined Terms

 

For purposes of this Manual, the terms listed below shall have the meaning attributed to them, except as otherwise referred to herein.

 

Controlling Shareholder

Shareholder or group of shareholders bound by a shareholders’ agreement or under common control, and exercising the power to control the bank.

 

Shares

Comprise Common Shares and Preferred Shares, as defined below.

 

Common Shares

Common, registered, book-entry shares with no par value, free and clear of any encumbrances and liens, and issued by the bank.

 

Preferred Shares

Preferred, registered, book-entry shares with no par value, free and clear of any encumbrances, and issued by the bank.

 

AGE

Special shareholders’ meeting of the Bank, to be held on October 25, 2011.

 

BM&FBOVESPA

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros.

 

Company or Santander Brasil

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

 

Board of Directors

The board of directors of the Company.

 

CVM

Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (Brazilian Securities Commission).

 

Executive Board

The Company’s executive board.

 

Call Notice

Call notice published by the Company on September 23, 2011, regarding the ESM to be held on October 25, 2011.

 

CVM Instruction No. 480/09

CVM Instruction No. 480, of December 7, 2009.

 

CVM Instruction No. 481/09

CVM Instruction No. 481 of December 17, 2009

 

Brazilian Corporate Law

Law No. 6404, of December 15, 1976, as amended.

 

Manual

Manual for participating at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of the Company.

 

Level 2

Special listing segment of the BM&FBOVESPA with differentiated corporate governance rules.

 

Plans

Long Term Incentive Plan – Investment in Deposit Sharesw Certificate (“Units”).

 

Level 2 Regulations

Regulations of Listing of Level 2 fro BM&FBovespa S.A. –Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e FuturosCorporate Governance.

 

RORAC

Return on Risk-Adjusted Capital

 

TSR

Total Return to the Shareholder.

 

SEC

US Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Units

Share Deposit Certificates comprising 55 Common Shares and 50 Preferred Shares each.

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1. Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

I am very pleased to invite you to participate in the ESM of Santander Brasil, called for October 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium of the head offices of the Company located at Avenida Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek Nos. 2041 and 2235 – 1st mezzanine – District of Vila Olímpia - São Paulo – State of São Paulo.

 

This Manual for participating on Shareholders’ meeting (“Manual”) we are publishing this Manual to assist our shareholders in taking decisions, providing to you in advance relevant clarifications and orientation for voting.

 

Initially, in Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting (ESM), we will resolve the proposal of conduct of Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, to the position of Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Following this, we will resolve on the proposal of amendment of the Company’s Bylaws in order to adapt its provisions to the new Regulation of Level 2 of BM&FBovespa S.A. - Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros, and the proposal of grant of “Long Term Incentive Plan – Investment in Deposit Share Certificate (“Units”) for some directors and managerial employees on the Company and companies under its control.

 

In order to facilitate your analysis and appreciation of the matters to be resolved in the ESM, we have put the documents relative to each matter of the Call Notice into the form of exhibits to this Manual, complying with the provisions of CVM Instructions No. 481.

We recommend careful reading of this Manual. We are at your disposal to clarify any doubts through our emails acionistas@santander.com.br  and ri@santander.com.br

We hope that this Manual will fulfill its purpose of assisting you with clarification on the matters to be resolved in our ESM. We are counting on your participation in this important event of our Company.

Very truly yours,

Marcial Angel Portela Alvarez
Chairman of the Board of Directors

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2. Call Notice

 

BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A.

Public-held Company with Authorized Capital

Taxpayer ID (“CNPJ/MF”) # 90.400.888/0001-42

Company Registry Number (“NIRE”) # 35.300.332.067

 

 

EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

CALL NOTICE

 

The shareholders of Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (the “Company”) are hereby invited, pursuant to article 124 of Law 6,404/76, for the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting (“ESM”) to be held on October 25, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., at the Auditorium of the Company’s main place of business, at Avenida Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, nº 2235 – 1st mezzanine – Vila Olímpia - São Paulo/SP, to resolve on the following Agenda:

 

(a)   to CONDUCT Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti, Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, to the position of Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors;

 

(b)   in view of the resolved on the preceding item, to CONFIRM the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

(c)    to APPROVE the proposal for amendment of the Company’s Bylaws in order to adapt its provisions to the new Regulation of Level 2 of BM&FBovespa S.A. - Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros, pursuant to the proposal of the Company’s Board of Executive Officers and pursuant to the approval of its proposal by the Company’s Board of Directors, at the meetings held on September 21 and 22, 2011, respectively; and

(d)   to APPROVE the proposal of grant of “Long Term Incentive Plan – Investment in Deposit Share Certificate (“Units”) of the Company” for some directors and managerial employees of the Company and companies under its control, as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, at the meeting held on September 22, 2011.

 

General Instructions

 

1. Pursuant to Brazilian Securities & Exchange Commission (“CVM”) Instruction # 165/91, as amended by CVM  Instruction # 282/98, the minimum percentage of voting shares necessary to request the multiple voting process in order to elect members of the Board of Directors is five per cent (5%);

 

2. Company’s shareholders or their legal representatives shall attend the ESM carrying their properly identification documents. In the event the shareholder is represented by an attorney, the shareholders shall deposit at the Company´s main place of business (address indicated below), at least seventy two (72) hours before ESM the power of attorney duly granted as required by law; and

 

3. The documents relating to the matters to be examined and discussed in the ESM are available for the shareholders (i) at the Company’s main place of business, at Avenida Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, nº 2041 and 2235 - Bloco A - Vila Olímpia – São Paulo – SP, 9th floor – Corporate Legal Department, where they can be consulted in business days, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and also on its websites (www.santander.com.br/ri and www.santander.com.br/acionistas); (ii) at Brazilian Securities & Exchange Commission, at Rua Sete de Setembro, 111, 5o floor Consultation Center, Rio de Janeiro/RJ or at Rua Cincinato Braga, 340, 2o to 4o floors, Ed. Delta Plaza, São Paulo/SP and on its website (www.cvm.gov.br) and (iii) at BM&F Bovespa S.A. – Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange, at Rua XV de Novembro, 275 – São Paulo/SP and on its website (www.bmfbovespa.com.br).

 

São Paulo, September 23th, 2011.

 

 

 

Marcial Angel Portela Alvarez

Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

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3. Participation of the Shareholders in the ESM

 

The shareholders of Santander Brasil may participate in the ESM personally, or through a duly appointed and established attorney-in-fact

 

The following documents will be required from the shareholders for participation in the ESM:

 

Individual

Identification document with photo 1 (original or certified copy)

Legal entity

• corporate documents that evidence the legal representation of the shareholder (original or certified copy) 2

• ID document of the legal representative with photo (original or certified copy)

3.1. Representation by Power of Attorney

 

The shareholder may be represented in the ESM by an attorney-in-fact duly appointed and established by a public or private instrument, and on the terms of Article 126, Paragraph One of the Corporation Law, the attorneys-in-fact must have been appointed less than one (1) year before, and must be (i) shareholders of the company, (ii) administrative officers of the company, (ii) attorneys, or (iii) financial institutions, while it is incumbent upon the managers of investment funds to represent the their Unit holders.

 

The originals or certified copies of the documents mentioned above must be delivered at the head offices of the Company by no later than the time for opening the ESM.

 

However, in order to facilitate the access of the shareholders to the ESM, we recommend that delivery of these documents be made at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the opening of the ESM.

 

For the case of documents sent by email, the originals or certified copies must be delivered at the head offices of the Company on the day of the ESM.

 

The documents must be delivered at the head offices of the Company, at Avenida Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek No. 2041 and 2235 – Wing A – District of Vila Olimpia - São Paulo – State of São Paulo, 9th floor – Legal Corporate Executive Office telephones +55 11 3553-5438 and +55 11 3553-5440, email: juridsocietario@santander.com.br.

 


1 The following documents may be presented: (i) General Registration ID Card (RG); (ii) Foreigner Identity Card (RNE); (iii) Valid passport; (iv) Professional Class ID Card valid as a civil identity for legal purpose (e.g.: OAB, CRM, CRC, CREA); or (v) National Driver’s License (CNH) with photo.

 

2 By-Laws/Articles of Association and Minutes/Instruments of election of the legal representatives registered with the pertinent body.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4. Matters to be Resolved in the ESM

 

4.1. Conduct Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti, Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, to the position of Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 15 of Company’s Bylaws, roaming the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Vice-President shall assume, and shall remain on the position until the first General Meeting to be held and appoint his replacement from the remaining members.

By the resignation from Mr. Fabio Colletti Barbosa of positions of Chairman and member of the Board of Directors dated of September, 22 Mr. Angel Marcial Portela Alvarez assumed the position of interim Chairman of Board of Directors and appointed Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti for the position of Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Board of Directors’ meeting held on September 22, 2011.

 

At the same meeting, the Board of Directors, with the abstention of Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti, approved the proposal of conducting Celso Clemente Giacometti for the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, which shall be approved at the ESM.

 

The relevant information referent of Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti, pursuant to Article 10 of CVM Instruction 481, can be found in Exhibit I of this Manual.

 

4.2. In view of the resolved on the preceding item, to confirm the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Due to the resignation from Mr. Fabio Colletti Barbosa of the positions of Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors dated on September, 22 and the proposal of conduct Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti for the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Company proposes to ESM confirms the composition of the Board of Directors.

 

4.3. Approve the proposal for amendment of the Company’s Bylaws in order to adapt its provisions to the new Regulation of Level 2 of BM&FBovespa S.A. - Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros, pursuant to the proposal of the Company’s Board of Executive Officers and pursuant to the approval of its proposal by the Company’s Board of Directors, at the meetings held on September 21 and 22, 2011, respectively;

 

Since May 10, of 2011, the Regulation of Level 2 of BM&FBOVESPA is on effect, which, in addition to changes in certain provisions of the Regulation, there were changes on the minimum Bylaw clauses required for companies listed on Level 2.

 

Faced for such changes and pursuant to Circular Letter 019/2011 - DP, issued by the BM&FBOVESPA on April 7, of 2011, companies listed on that level, shall incorporate in its bylaws the minimum clauses required on the first ESM to be held after 90 (ninety) days of the entry into force of the Regulation or the date of the General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year 2011.

 

Though the Company is calling an ESM after 90 (ninety) days of Initiation of the validity of the Regulation is necessary that the ESM decides about the amendment of the Company’s Bylaws, for inclusion of the minimum clauses required of Level 2.

 

The information referent of the amendment of the Company’s Bylaws, pursuant to Article 11 of CVM Instruction 481, can be found in Exhibit II of this Manual.

 

4.4. To approve the proposal of grant of “Long Term Incentive Plan – Investment in Deposit Share Certificate (“Units”) of the Company” for some directors and managerial employees of the Company and companies under its control, as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, at the meeting held on September 22, 2011.

 

Pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 5 of the Bylaws, the Company shall, within the limit of authorized capital and in accordance with the plan approved by the General Meeting, grant the option to purchase shares to directors, employees of the Company and companies under control.

Thus, the Company proposes to ESM approval the Plan.

 

The information pertaining to the Plan are described in Exhibits III and III.1 of the Manual, in accordance with Article 13 of CVM Instruction 481.

 

 

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EXHIBIT I

 

PROPOSAL BY CONDUCT MT. CELSO CLEMENTE GIACOMETTI TO THE POSITION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(Pursuant to article 10 of CVM Instruction 481)

 

12.6. In relation to each member of the issuer’s management and fiscal council, indicate in table form:

 

 

 

Name

Celso Clemente Giacometti

Age

67

Occupation

Business Administrator

Tax ID card (CPF) or passport number

029.303.408-78

Position held

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors

Date elected

3/2/2010

Date office taken

13/4/2010

Term of office

OSM of 2013

Other positions or functions exercised at issuer

Member of the Audit Committee

Elected by the parent company

Yes

 

 

12.7. Provide the information mentioned in item 12.6 in respect of the members of the Bylaw committees as well as the audit committees, risk, financial and remuneration, even if such committees are not previewed on Bylaw:

 

Not applicable, once the Extraordinary General Meeting will occur to conduct of Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti, current Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors.

 

12.8. In regard to each member of the issuer’s management and fiscal council, provide:

a. resumé containing the following information:

     i. major professional experience during the previous 5 years, indicating:

     · name of the company

     · position and its inherent functions

     ·  main activity of the company where such experience was gained, highlighting companies or organizations comprising (i) issuer’s economic group, or (ii) shareholders with direct or indirect equity interests equal to or exceeding 5% of same class or type of securities of the issuer

     ii. indication of all management positions currently or previously held in publicly-held companies

a. resumé:

Celso Clemente Giacometti. Brazilian, born on October 13, 1943. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the São Luís School of Economics and a degree in Accounting from the School of Economic Science at Ribeirão Preto. He began his career in 1960 as an auditor with Citibank. From 1963 to 2001, he worked at Arthur Andersen, becoming a partner in 1974, and Chief Executive Officer of operations in Brazil from 1985 to 2000. He was a member of the board of directors and audit committee of the companies Lojas Marisa S.A., Tarpon Investments and TIM Participações S.A. He was also Chief Executive Officer of the family holding company Souto Vidigal S.A., from 2004 to 2006. On February 3, 2010, he was elected independent director of Santander Brasil. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of LLX Logística, the Fiscal Council and Audit Committee of AMBEV and the Fiscal Council of CTEEP/ISA – Transmissão Paulista. He is a managing partner at Giacometti Serviços Profissionais Ltda. Mr. Giacometti is also one of the co-founders of the IBGC (“The Brazilian Corporate Governance Institute”), at which he held the position of director.

 

b. description of any of the following events that may have occurred during the last 5 years:

     i. any criminal conviction

     ii. any conviction in an administrative proceeding of the CVM and the sanctions applied

     iii. any final and unappeallable conviction in the judicial or administrative spheres in which they have been suspended or barred from practicing any professional or commercial activity

Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti has never been convicted in judicial or administrative proceedings of a relevant nature.

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12.9. Inform the existence of marital relationship, common law marriage or blood relations to the second degree between:

a. the issuer’s management

Not applicable, bearing in mind that no such relations exist between those persons.  

 

b. (i) issuer’s management and (ii) management of issuer’s direct or indirect subsidiaries

Not applicable, bearing in mind that no such relations exist between those persons.  

c. (i) issuer’s management or that of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and (ii) issuer’s direct or indirect parent companies

Not applicable, bearing in mind that no such relations exist between those persons.  

d. (i) issuer’s management and (ii) management of issuer’s direct or indirect parent companies

Not applicable, bearing in mind that no such relations exist between those persons.  

 

12.10. Inform any subordinate relations, services provided or control maintained over the last 3 business years between the issuer’s management and:

a. companies directly or indirectly controlled by the issuer

There was no relationship of subordination, service or control maintained between Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti and companies listed in this item.

b. issuer’s direct or indirect parent company

There was no relationship of subordination, service or control maintained between Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti and companies listed in this item.

c. if relevant, suppliers, clients, debtors or creditors of the issuer, of their subsidiary or parent companies or subsidiaries of any such persons

There was no relationship of subordination, service or control maintained between Mr. Celso Clemente Giacometti and companies listed in this item.

 

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EXHIBIT II

 

PROPOSAL BY AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS IN ORDER TO ADAPT ITS PROVISION TO THE NEW REGULATION OF LEVEL 2

 (Pursuant to Article 11 of CVM Instruction 481)

 

By Laws of Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

 

Current Wording

Proposal wording to suit to the Level 2.

Legal and Economics Justifications

SECTION I

CORPORATE NAME, REGISTERED OFFICE, LEGAL SEAT, DOMICILE AND PURPOSES

 

SECTION I

CORPORATE NAME, REGISTERED OFFICE, LEGAL SEAT, DOMICILE AND PURPOSES

 

Article 1. BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A. (“Bank” or “Company”), a private-law legal entity, is a corporation governed by these Bylaws and any applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

Not applicable

Not applicable

 

Sole Paragraph. As admission of the Company on the special segment of listing called Level 2 of Corporate Governance ("Level 2"), from BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros ("BM&FBOVESPA"), the Company, its shareholders, administrators and members of the Fiscal Council, when installed, shall submit to the dispositions of the Level 2 Listing Regulament of Corporate Governance from BM&FBOVESPA ("Level 2 Regulations").

We propose the inclusion of the Sole Paragraph of Article 1 of the regulation of Level 2.

 

There are no legal or economic effects to be analyzed, given that all persons mentioned in that item have already signed on agreement to the Level 2 Regulation.

 

 

Article 2. The Company has its registered office, legal seat and domicile in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Sole Paragraph. By resolution of the Board of Executive Officers, the Company may create or close facilities anywhere in Brazil or abroad, subject to applicable statutory provisions.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 3. The term of duration of the Company is indefinite.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 4. The purpose of the Company is to engage in active, passive and accessory transactions intrinsic to its authorized Portfolios (Commercial, Investment, Credit, Financing and Investments, Real Estate Credit and Leasing), as well as in Foreign Exchange and Securities Portfolio Management transactions and such other activities as shall hereafter be permitted to companies of a similar nature under statutory and regulatory provisions, having the authority further to hold equity interests in other companies, as a member or shareholder.

Not applicable

Not applicable

 

 

 

SECTION II

CAPITAL STOCK AND SHARES

 

SECTION II

CAPITAL STOCK AND SHARES

 

Article 5. The capital stock is R$ 62,828,201,614.21 (sixty-two billion, eight hundred and twenty-eight million, two hundred and one thousand, six hundred and fourteen reais and twenty one cents), divided into 399,044,116,905 (three hundred and ninety nine billion, forty-four million, one hundred and sixteen thousand, nine hundred and five) shares, being 212,841,731,754 (two hundred and twelve billion, eight hundred and forty-one million, seven hundred and thirty-one thousand, seven hundred and fifty-four) common shares and 186,202,385,151 (one hundred and eighty-six billion, two hundred and two million, three hundred and eighty-five thousand, one hundred and fifty-one) preferred, nominative shares, with no par value.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 1. The Company is authorized to increase the capital stock by a resolution of the Board of Directors, regardless of amendment to the bylaws, up to a total limit of 500,000,000,000 (five hundred billion) common or preferred shares without observing a proportion as to the each type of shares, provided that the number of preferred shares shall not exceed the maximum limit permitted by law

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 2. Upon the increase of capital stock, the shares may be fully subscribed for and paid up by any interested shareholder in his own name and on behalf of the other shareholders, as their fiduciary agent, subject to a requirement that, within the time frame for exercise of a preemptive right, the shares to which they may be entitled by virtue of their preemptive right to subscribe for the capital increase or any unsubscribed shares, be passed through to them.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 3. The Board of Directors may take action on the issuance of warrants up to the limit imposed on authorized capital.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 4. The Bank may, up to the limit imposed on authorized capital and pursuant to a plan approved at a shareholders’ meeting, grant stock options to purchase shares to its directors, officers, employees or individual service providers, or to directors, officers, employees or individual service providers of any companies under its control, without preemptive rights to the shareholders in respect of the grant and exercise of such purchase options.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 5. Each common share is entitled to one vote at shareholders’ meetings.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 6. Preferred shares entitle their holders to the following privileges:

 

I – dividends that are greater by ten percent (10%) than the dividends payable to common shares;

II – priority to receive dividends;

III – a right to participate in capital increases resulting from capitalization of reserves and profits, as well as to receive stock dividends resulting from capitalization of retained earnings, reserves or any funds, on a par with common shareholders;

IV – priority in repayment of share capital without a premium upon the dissolution of the Company; and

V – a right to join in a tender offer in connection with a Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Company, at the same price proposed for the Controlling Interest, according to the definitions set forth in Article IX of these Bylaws.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 7. The holders of preferred shares will not be entitled to vote, except on the matters set out below:

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

(a) change of type, merger, consolidation or spin-off of the Company;

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

(b) approval of contracts between the Company and the Controlling Shareholder, directly or through third parties, and contracts of other companies in which the Controlling Shareholder may hold an interest, whenever, pursuant to a statutory or bylaw provision, action is required to be taken on such contracts at a shareholders’ meeting;

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

(c) the valuation of assets to be contributed to pay up a capital increase of the Company;

Not applicable

Not applicable

(d) selection of an institution or specialized firm to determine the Economic Value of the Company, pursuant to Section 44 of these Bylaws; and

 

(d) selection of an institution or specialized firm to determine the Economic Value of the Company, pursuant to Section 46 of these Bylaws; and

 

Exclusion of the denominations, since it has already been included in paragraph 1 of the article 1, and adapted to the new denomination of the Level 2 Regulation.

There are no legal or economic effects to be analyzed.

 

 

(e) amendment or revocation of any bylaws that may alter or modify any requirements set forth in paragraph 4.1 of the Level 2 Corporate Governance Good Practices Regulations of BM&FBovespa S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (“BM&FBOVESPA”) (“Level 2 Regulations” or “Level 2”), provided that such voting rights will prevail for as long as the Level 2 Corporate Governance Good Practices Agreement remains in effect.

(e) Amendment or revocation of any bylaws that may alter or modify any requirements set forth in paragraph 4.1 of the Level 2 Regulations of BM&FBovespa, provided that such voting rights will prevail for as long as the Level 2 Corporate Governance Agreement remains in effect.

Exclusion of the denominations, since it has already been included in paragraph 1 of the article 1, and adapted to the new denomination of the Level 2 Regulation.

There are no legal or economic effects to be analyzed.

 

Paragraph 8. All shares are in book-entry form and are deposited with the Company in the name of their holders, without issuance of certificates, and the costs of share ownership transfer services may be charged to the relevant shareholder.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 9. The shareholders’ meeting may, at any time, take action on the conversion of preferred shares into common shares, establishing the ratio therefor.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 10. The Company may, with authorization from the Board of Directors, purchase its own shares to be kept as treasury shares for resale at a later date or cancellation, subject to prevailing statutory or regulatory provisions.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 11. By notice given to the BM&FBOVESPA and further published, the Company may suspend any share transfer and split-up services for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) consecutive days or ninety (90) nonconsecutive days in the course of the year.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 12. Full dividends may be paid on any new shares that are fully paid up, regardless of the date of subscription. It will be incumbent upon the shareholders’ meeting or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, to establish the conditions for the payment of dividends on newly subscribed shares, as well as on any shares issued as stock dividends, and to establish the benefits of immediately paying up the respective amounts.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 13. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, any issue of shares or warrants to be placed by: (i) sale on a stock exchange or through public subscription; or (ii) an exchange of shares in connection with a tender offer, may be made without or with limited preemptive rights to the shareholders, as provided by law.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

 

 

 

SECTION III

SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

 

SECTION III

SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

 

Article 6. Shareholders’ meetings will be held annually on or before April 30 of each year, and special shareholders’ meetings will be held whenever the interests of the Company may require it.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 1. Shareholders’ meetings will be called by the Board of Directors or, in the cases provided by law, by any shareholders or the Fiscal Council, by publication of notice, a first notice to be given not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting and a second not later than eight (8) days prior to the meeting. A shareholders’ meeting to consider the cancellation of registration as a publicly-held company or the delisting of the Company from Level 2 shall be called on not less than thirty (30) days’ notice.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 2. Any shareholder may attend meetings of shareholders by proxy, under a proxy instrument issued less one (1) year before to any shareholder, director or officer of the Company or lawyer, pursuant to prevailing legislation. The relevant proxy instrument may be required to be delivered in advance at the registered office of the Company within the time frame set forth in the notices of call.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 3. The shareholders’ meeting will annually fix the aggregate compensation of the directors and officers, the Audit Committee and the Fiscal Council, where functioning.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 4. Shareholders’ meetings will be convened and presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by any member of the Board of Executive Officers, except Officers without a designated title, or further, by a representative of the Controlling Shareholder, who will invite one of those present to act as secretary of the meeting.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Paragraph 5. The shareholders’ meeting is vested with powers to take action on all matters reserved to the shareholders pursuant to prevailing legislation. Action will be taken by absolute majority voting, subject to the exceptions provided by law and subject to the provisions of Section 44, paragraph one, of these Bylaws.

Paragraph 5. The shareholders’ meeting is vested with powers to take action on all matters reserved to the shareholders pursuant to prevailing legislation. Action will be taken by absolute majority voting, subject to the exceptions provided by law and subject to the provisions of Section 46, paragraph one, of these Bylaws.

Amendment of Article 44 of the statement by 46 because of the renumbering of Article 44.

 

 

 

 

SECTION IV

MANAGEMENT

 

SECTION IV

MANAGEMENT

 

 

Article 7. The Company will be managed by a Board of Directors and a Board of Executive Officers.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

 

Article 8. Only natural persons may be elected as members of the governing bodies; the members of the Board of Directors shall be shareholders, whether or not residing in the country, and the members of the Board of Executive Officers may or may not be shareholders, provided they reside in the country.

 

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Article 9. The directors and officers will take their offices by signing statements of incumbency recorded in the minutes book of Board of Directors’ or Board of Executive Officers’ meetings, as applicable, with no fidelity bond required, after approval of their names by the Central Bank of Brazil and prior signature of Consents to Appointment (as Directors or Officers), as required under Level 2 Regulations. Immediately after taking their offices, the directors and officers shall communicate to the BM&FBOVESPA the number and characteristics of the securities issued by the Company that are directly or indirectly held by them, including any derivatives.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Sole paragraph. The statement of incumbency shall be signed within thirty (30) days following approval of the election by the appropriate governmental authority, except where the relevant Director or Officer has provided a justification that is accepted by the governing body to which he has been elected, failing which the election will become void.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Article 10. No Director or Officer is permitted to be involved in the study, approval or settlement of transactions or loans of interest to a company:

 

I – in which he holds an ownership interest of more than five percent (5%) as a member or shareholder; or

II – in the management of which he holds or has held a position in the previous six (6) months prior to accepting office as Director or Officer of the Company.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Article 11. Up to one-third of the members of the Board of Directors may be elected for positions on the Board of Executive Officers.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Article 12. Members of the Board of Directors elected to an office in the Board of Executive Officers may be entitled to the respective compensations of the offices that they will hold.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Article 13. The members of the Board of Directors and Board of Executive Officers have simultaneous and coterminous terms of office, and each director and officer will serve until their successors qualify.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

 

 

 

CHAPTER I

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

CHAPTER I

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Article 14. The Board of Directors will be composed of not less than five (5) and not more than twelve (12) members elected at a shareholders’ meeting for coterminous terms of two (2) years, each such year to be a period between two (2) annual shareholders’ meetings, reelection being permitted.

Not applicable

Not applicable.

Paragraph 1. At the shareholders’ meeting held for the election of the members of the Board of Directors, the shareholders shall first fix the actual number of members of the Board of Directors to be elected.

 

 

Not applicable

Not applicable.

Paragraph 2. At least twenty percent (20%) of the members of the Board of Directors shall be Independent Directors, as set forth in paragraph three of this Section 14. Where application of such percentage results in a fractional number, the number of Directors shall be: (i) rounded up to the nearest whole number if the fraction is equal to or in excess of five tenths (0.5); or (ii) rounded down to the nearest whole number, if the fraction is less than five tenths (0.5).

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 3. For purposes of this section, the term “Independent Director” means a Director who: (i) has no relationship with the Company, except for stock held; (ii) is not a Controlling Shareholder (as defined in Section 38 of these Bylaws), a spouse or a person within the second degree of relationship to the Controlling Shareholder, is not and has not been within the past three (3) years related to the Company or to an organization that has a relationship with the Controlling Shareholder (except for persons related to public education and/or research institutions); (iii) has not within the past three (3) years been an employee or officer of the Company, the Controlling Shareholder or any company controlled by the Company; (iv) is not, directly or indirectly, a supplier or purchaser of services and/or products of the Company in any transactions the amount of which could interfere with the exercise of an independent judgment; (v) is not an employee nor a director or officer of a company or organization that is offering to or requiring services and/or products from the Company; (vi) is not a spouse or a person within the second degree of relationship to any director or officer of the Company;

Not applicable

Not applicable.

(vii) is not paid any compensation by the Company other than that of a director (cash payments for stock held are not subject to this restriction). Anyone elected in a separate election by the holders of voting shares representing not less than fifteen percent (15%) of the total voting shares or the holders of shares without voting rights, or with limited voting rights, representing ten percent (10%) of the capital stock, pursuant to the terms of section 141, paragraphs four and five, of Law No. 6,404/76, will also be deemed to an Independent Director. Qualification as an Independent Director shall be expressly stated in the minutes of the shareholders’ meeting at which the Director is elected.

Not applicable

Not applicable.

Paragraph 4. Upon expiration of their term, the members of the Board of Directors will continue to exercise the duties of their office until the new members elected qualify.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 5. No member of the Board of Directors may have access to information or attend any meetings of the Board of Directors relating to matters as to which he has or represents any interest that may conflict with the interests of the Bank.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 6. To help the Board of Directors to perform its functions, the Board of Directors may create specific-purpose committees or workgroups, which shall function as auxiliary bodies without voting powers, aimed always at assisting the Board of Directors, and which will be composed of persons designated by the Board from among the members of management and/or other persons directly or indirectly related to the Bank.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 15. The Board of Directors will have one (1) Chairman and one (1) Vice Chairman, who will be elected by majority vote of those attending the shareholders’ meeting at which the members of the Board of Directors are elected, subject to the provisions of paragraph two in the case of a vacancy in the office of Chairman and Vice Chairman and in their absences or temporary disabilities.

 

 

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 1. The Vice Chairman will substitute for the Chairman of the Board of Directors in his absences or temporary disabilities. In the event of absence or temporary disability of the Vice Chairman, the Chairman will designate a substitute from among the other Board members. In the event of absence or temporary disability of any other member of the Board of Directors, each Director will designate his substitute from among the other Directors.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 2. Where any substitution as provided in this Section results in accumulation of offices, no accumulation of compensation and other benefits or voting rights of the absent or disabled Director will ensue.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 3. In case of vacancy in the office of member of the Board of Directors, by reason of death, resignation or dismissal, the deputy shall be appointed by the remaining directors, ad referendum of the first General Meeting to be held. Becoming vacant the office of President, the Vice-President shall hold the office and stay until the first General Meeting to be held, and shall appoint his deputy who shall be appointed among the remaining Directors. In the event of vacancy in the office of Vice-President, the President shall appoint his deputy among the other Directors.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 16. The Board of Directors shall meet four (4) times a year; however, the meetings may be held more frequently if the Chairman of the Board so requests.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 1. The calls for the meetings shall be made by written notice delivered to each member of the Board of Directors at least five (5) working days in advance, unless a majority of its members on duty set a lesser term, but not less than forty eight (48) hours, meeting the provisions of paragraph 3 of this article.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 2. The calls shall indicate the place, date and time of the meeting and, briefly, the agenda.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 3. The presence of all members will allow that meetings of the Board of Directors are held regardless of any previous call.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 4. The meetings of the Board of Directors shall occur at the Company’s main place of business, or in case all Directors decide, in another place. The members of the Board of Directors may also meet via teleconference, videoconference or other similar means of communication, which shall be held on real time, and considered a single act.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 5. The meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held with a minimum quorum of 50% (fifty percent) of its elected members. If there is no quorum on first call, the Chairman shall call another meeting of the Board of Directors, which may be held, on the second call, to be made at least two (2) working days in advance, with any number. The matter that is not addressed in the agenda of the original meeting of the Board of Directors may not be discussed on the second call, unless all the members are attending the meeting and they expressly agree with the new agenda.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 6. The meetings of the Board of Directors shall have one (1) Secretary appointed by who took the chair and all their resolutions shall be included in the minutes drawn up in the appropriate book, and the ones affecting third parties shall be published.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 7. The resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be taken by majority of votes among the attending members.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 17. In addition to the powers granted by law and these Bylaws, the following powers are vested in the Board of Directors:

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Not applicable

I. to comply and cause compliance with these Bylaws and shareholder resolutions;

Not applicable

Not applicable

II. to direct the general conduct of the business and affairs of the Company;

Not applicable

Not applicable

 

III. to elect and remove Officers and to establish their duties;

 

Not applicable

Not applicable

IV. to establish Officers compensation, fringe benefits and other incentives within the aggregate limit of management compensation approved by the shareholders’ meeting;

Not applicable

Not applicable

V. to oversee the performance of the Officers, to examine at any time the books and papers of the Company and to request information on contracts executed or about to be executed, as well as on any other action;

Not applicable

Not applicable

VI. to choose and replace independent auditors, establishing their compensation, as well as to require them to provide such clarifications as are deemed necessary on any matter;

Not applicable

Not applicable

VII. to issue an opinion upon the Management Report, the accounts of the Board of Executive Officers and the financial statements of the Bank, and to act upon their submission to the shareholders’ meeting;

Not applicable

Not applicable

VIII. to approve and review the annual budget, capital budget and business plan, as well as to propose a capital budget to be submitted to the shareholders’ meeting for purposes of retaining earnings;

Not applicable

Not applicable

 

IX. to decide to call the shareholders’ meeting when the Board deems it convenient or in the case of section 132 of Law No. 6,404/76;

 

Not applicable

Not applicable

X. to submit to the annual shareholders’ meeting a proposal for the allocation of the net profit for the fiscal year and to examine and take action on semiannual or other interim balance sheets and the payment of dividends or interest on shareholders’ equity based on such balance sheets, as well as to take action on the payment of interim dividends out of the retained earnings account or profit reserves shown on the latest annual or semiannual balance sheet;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XI. to submit proposals to the shareholders’ meeting with respect to increases or decreases in capital stock, stock dividends, stock splits and reverse stock splits, and amendments to the Bylaws;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XII. to submit to the shareholders’ meeting a proposal for the dissolution, consolidation, spin-off and merger of the Bank;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XIII. to approve a capital increase of the Bank regardless of amendment to the bylaws, within the limit authorized in paragraph one of Section Five of these Bylaws, establishing the price, time of payment of subscriptions and the conditions for the issue of shares, with further powers to exclude or limit the exercise of preemptive rights in issuances of shares and warrants to be placed by sale on a stock exchange, or through public subscription or in connection with a tender offer, as provided by law;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XIV. to take action on the issue of warrants, as set forth in paragraph three of Section Five of these Bylaws;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XV. to grant, after approval by the shareholders’ meeting, purchase stock options to directors, officers, employees or individual service providers of the Company or companies controlled by the Company, without preemptive rights to the shareholders, pursuant to plans approved at a shareholders’ meeting;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XVI. to take action on the acquisition of the Company’s own shares for cancellation or to be kept as treasury shares for resale, subject to prevailing statutory provisions;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XVII. to determine the allocation of any profit sharing by the officers and employees of the Bank and companies controlled by the Bank, with powers for withholding any profit sharing;

 

 

Not applicable

Not applicable

XVIII. to take action on the payment or credit to the shareholders of interest on shareholders’ equity, pursuant to the terms of applicable legislation;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XIX. authorize the purchase or sale of investments in equity interest at values greater than 5% (five percent) of the net equity included in the latest balance sheet approved by the General Meeting and authorize the establishment of joint ventures or strategic alliances with third parties;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XX. to appoint and remove the Ombudsman of the Company;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XXI. to appoint and remove the members of the Audit Committee, to fill in any vacancies created by death, resignation or removal, and to approve the Internal Regulations of such committee, subject to the provisions of Article VI of these Bylaws;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XXII. to authorize the acquisition of movable and immovable property recorded as fixed assets, the creation of encumbrances and the granting of security in respect of third-party obligations whenever in excess of five percent (5%) of the net assets shown on the latest balance sheet approved by the annual shareholders’ meeting;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XXIII. to provide specific authorization for certain documents to be signed in special cases by only one Officer, the relevant resolution to be recorded in the proper book, subject to any exceptions prescribed by these Bylaws;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XXIV. to approve the retaining of an institution to provide book-entry services with respect to shares or certificates of deposit of shares (“Units”);

Not applicable

Not applicable

XXV. to approve policies on disclosure of information to the market and trading in securities of the Bank;

Not applicable

Not applicable

XXVI. to define the three-name list of institutions or firms with expertise in economic valuation of companies, for the purpose of preparing a valuation report on the shares of the Bank in the event of cancellation of registration as a publicly-held company or delisting from Level 2, as provided under Article IX of these Bylaws;

Not applicable

Not applicable

 

XXVII. to manifest favorable or otherwise regarding about any public offer of shares that has as object the shares issued by Company, through prior grounded opinion, issued within 15 (fifteen) days of the publication of the public offering acquisition of shares notice, which should approach at least: (i) the convenience and opportunity of the public offer for acquisition of shares reffer to the interest of all shareholders and in relation to the liquidity of the securities of it owns, (ii) the impact of the public offer of shares acquisition over the interests of the Company; (iii) strategic plans disclosed by the issuer relating to the Company, (iv) other items which the Board of Directors considers appropriate and the information required by applicable rules established by the CVM;

Inclusion of item XXVII in order to enter the manifestation of the need for the Board of Directors when conducting any public offer to acquire shares of the Company, to fit the Regulation of Level 2.

The change represents the need to demonstrate by the Board of Directors to the minority shareholders may be based on demonstration of the Board to make the decision more advantageous for him and the Company.

 

 

XXVII. to take action on any matter submitted to it by the Board of Executive Officers, as well as to call joint meetings of the Board and the members of the Board of Executive Officers whenever it deems it convenient;

XXVIII. to take action on any matter submitted to it by the Board of Executive Officers, as well as to call joint meetings of the Board and the members of the Board of Executive Officers whenever it deems it convenient;

Renumbering

XXVIII. to create permanent or nonpermanent assistant and/or technical commissions or consultative committees and to define their respective responsibilities and duties, without delegating authority reserved to the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of section 142 of Law No. 6,404/76, and to oversee the performance thereof as provided under Section 14, paragraph six of these Bylaws; and

 

XXIX. to create permanent or nonpermanent assistant and/or technical commissions or consultative committees and to define their respective responsibilities and duties, without delegating authority reserved to the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of section 142 of Law No. 6,404/76, and to oversee the performance thereof as provided under Section 14, paragraph six of these Bylaws;

Renumbering

XXIX. to provide for the conduct of its own proceedings, subject to these Bylaws and prevailing legislation, and to adopt or establish internal regulations for its own functioning; and

XXX. to provide for the conduct of its own proceedings, subject to these Bylaws and prevailing legislation, and to adopt or establish internal regulations for its own functioning; and

Renumbering

XXX. to establish the rules to govern Units, as set forth in Article XII of these Bylaws.

XXXI. to establish the rules to govern Units, as set forth in Article XII of these Bylaws.

Renumbering

Article 18. It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Board of Directors:

 

I. to call and preside over the Board meetings;

II. to call the shareholders’ meeting;

III. to direct preparation for Board meetings;

IV. to assign special tasks to the Directors; and

V. to call the members of the Fiscal Council, when functioning, to attend meetings of the Board of Directors at which any business to be transacted requires the opinion of the Fiscal Council.

Not applicable

Not applicable

 

 

 

CHAPTER II

BOARD OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

CHAPTER II

BOARD OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

 

Article 19. The management and representation of the Company are responsibility of the Board of Executive Officers, which shall be composed of at least two (2), and at most seventy-five (75) members, whether or not shareholders, resident in Brazil, eligible and dismissible at any time by the Board of Directors with two (2) years term of office, and the reelection is allowed, and among them one (1) shall be appointed as Chief Executive Officer, and the others may be appointed as Senior Vice-President Executive Officers, Vice-President Executive Officers, Investor Relations Officer, Executive Officers and Officers without a Specific Designation.

 

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 1. The members of the Board of Executive Officers shall be elected from among persons of good repute and acknowledged professional competence.

 

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 2. The appointment of the offices referred to in the heading of this article shall occur at the time of his/her election.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 3.Without prejudice to the provisions in this Section, any Officer may use his title followed by the name of the office for which he is responsible.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 4. Upon the election of a new member of the Board of Executive Officers or a substitute, in the case of a vacancy, his term will be coterminous with that of the other members elected.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 5. The position of Investors Relations Officer may be held cumulatively with any other position on the Board of Executive Officers.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 20. In the event of temporary disability, leave or absence, the Chief Executive Officer and all other Officers will be replaced by a member of the Board of Executive Officers designated by the Chief Executive Officer.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 1. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer created by death, resignation or removal, the members of the Board of Directors may designate a substitute from among the remaining members or elect a new Chief Executive Officer.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 2. Where any substitution as provided in this Section results in accumulation of offices, no accumulation of compensation and other benefits or voting rights of the absent or disabled Officer will ensue; nevertheless, where any of the members of the Board of Executive Officers substitutes for the Chief Executive Officer, such member will be entitled to cast the tie-breaking vote.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 21. The Board of Executive Officers shall meet whenever called by the Chief Executive Officer or by whom he/she appoints.

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Not applicable

Paragraph 1. The resolutions of the meetings of the Board of Executive Officers, subject to the events provided for in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this article, shall be taken by majority of votes among the attending members, subject to the provisions of item V of Article 26 below, and such meeting may be held:

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Not applicable

I - upon attendance of the Chief Executive Officers and any 8 (eight) members of Board of Executive Officers, except for the Officers without a Specific Designation; or

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Not applicable

II - upon the attendance of two (2) Vice-President Executive Officers and any seven (7) members of the Board of Executive Officers, except for Officers without a Specific Designation, or

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Not applicable

III - upon the attendance of one (1) Senior Vice-President Executive Officer or Vice-President Executive Officer any ten (10) members of the Board of Executive Officers, including the Officers without a Specific Designation.

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Not applicable

Paragraph 2. The meetings of the Board of Executive Officers shall have one (1) Secretary appointed by who took the chair and all their resolutions shall be included in the minutes drawn up in the appropriate book by the attending members, and the ones affecting third parties shall be published.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 3. The matter addressed in item VII of Article 22 will depend on approval in a Meeting of the Board of Executive Officers which, for such, may meet with the attendance of only five (5) members of the Board of Executive Officers, other than the Officers without a Specific Designation.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 4. The holding and resolution of the Meetings of the Board of Executive Officers may occur with a minimum differentiated quorum, according to the assignments set forth by the Chief Executive Officer and criteria for resolution set forth by the Board of Executive Officers under item X of article 22 and item IV of article 26, both of these Bylaws.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 22. The assignments and duties of the Board of Executive Officers are:

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Not applicable

I – to comply and cause compliance with these Bylaws and shareholder and Board of Directors’ resolutions;

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Not applicable

II – to designate representatives and correspondents within the country and abroad;

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Not applicable

III – to carry out, under the general direction of the Board of Directors, the businesses and transactions set forth in Section Four of these Bylaws, with such discretion to schedule its activities as is commensurate with the interests of the Company;

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Not applicable

IV – to propose the distribution of and to allocate profits earned, subject to the provisions of Article VIII;

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Not applicable

V - authorize the purchase or sale of investments in equity interest with third parties, comprised between 3% (three percent) and 5% (five percent) of the net equity included in the latest balance sheet approved by the General Meeting;

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Not applicable

VI - authorize the sale of movable and real property assets of the fixed assets, the establishment of security interests and provision of guarantees to the obligations of third parties, comprised between 3% (three percent) and 5% (five percent) of the net equity included in the latest balance sheet approved by the General Meeting;

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Not applicable

VII – resolve on the establishment, transfer and closing of branches, subsidiaries, offices or representations in the Country or abroad;

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Not applicable

VIII – submit to the Board of Directors the financial statements;

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Not applicable

IX – define the functions and responsibilities of its members, according to the regulation of the bodies regulating and supervising the activities of the Company; and

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Not applicable

X – set forth specific criteria for the resolution of matters related to the assignments of the Board of Executive Officers, when set forth by the Chief Executive Officer, under item IV, of Article 26 hereof;

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Not applicable

Article 23. The Company will be represented in all acts, transactions and in connection with the execution of documents binding on it:

 

I – by any two members of the Board of Executive Officers, except Officers without a designated title;

II – by an Officer without a designated title acting together with the Chief Executive Officer, or one (1) Senior Vice President Executive Officer, or one (1) Executive Vice President Officer, or one (1) Executive Officer;

III – by a member of the Board of Executive Officers acting together with a specially appointed attorney-in-fact; or

IV – by two attorneys-in-fact acting together, with specific powers to act on behalf of the Company.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 1. Subject to the provision in paragraph two of this Section 23, the powers of attorney granted by the Company will be signed by any two members of the Board of Executive Officers together, except Officers without a designated title. The powers of attorney shall specify the powers granted to the grantee and the period of validity thereof.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 2. Representation of the Company in court, in administrative proceedings or in any situation requiring the personal appearance of an authorized representative will be incumbent upon any member of the Board of Executive Officers, except Officers without a designated title, and, for such purposes, an attorney-in-fact may be granted special powers, including powers to receive service of summonses, notices and notification. The instrument of power of attorney under this Paragraph may be signed by a single Officer, without the formalities mentioned in the preceding Paragraph.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 24. Mere endorsement of instruments for collection and endorsement of checks for deposit to the account of the Company itself are excepted from the provisions of the preceding Section; in such cases, the signature of only one (1) attorney-in-fact or one (1) employee expressly authorized by any member of the Board of Executive Officers, except Officers without a designated title, will be sufficient.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 25. The Company may be represented by any member of the Board of Executive Officers acting alone, or by a single attorney-in-fact, in the following cases: a) before any companies, public departments, independent agencies, mixed-capital companies, or public utility companies, in which case the grantee may sign cover letters, documents forming part of any proceedings under consideration by regulatory authorities, among other documents; and b) at general meetings, meetings of shareholders, members or unitholders of companies or investment funds of which the Company is a shareholder, member or unitholder or of any entities of which the Company is a member or an associate.

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Not applicable

Article 26. The Chief Executive Officer or his/her deputy, pursuant to Article 20 hereof, is solely responsible for:

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Not applicable

I – to oversee and direct the business and activities of the Company;

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Not applicable

II – to comply and cause compliance with these Bylaws, shareholder resolutions and Board of Directors’ directives, and to preside over meetings of the Board of Executive Officers, except as provided in Clauses II and III of paragraph one and in paragraph two and three, all of Section 21 of these Bylaws, in which cases meetings of the Board of Executive Officers may be presided over by any of its members;

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Not applicable

III – to oversee the performance of the members of the Board of Executive Officers and to request information about the affairs of the Company;

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Not applicable

IV - defining the assignments of the members of the Board of Executive Officers, subject to the provisions of item IX of Article 22 hereof; and

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Not applicable

V – to cast the tie-breaking vote in the event of a tie vote in the Board of Executive Officers.

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Not applicable

Sole paragraph. It is incumbent upon the:

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Not applicable

I. Senior Vice President Executive Officers: to assist the Chief Executive Officer in the performance of his duties;

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Not applicable

II. Vice President Executive Officers: to discharge the duties assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.

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Not applicable

III.Investor Relations Officer: (i) to coordinate, manage, direct and oversee the investor relations work, as well as to represent the Bank before shareholders, investors, market analysts, the Brazilian Securities Commission, Stock Exchanges, and all other institutions related to activities carried out in capital markets, in Brazil and abroad; and (ii) to discharge such other duties as may, from time to time, be assigned by the Board of Directors;

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Not applicable

IV. Executive Officers: to conduct the activities of the departments and offices of the Bank for which they are responsible and to assist the other members of the Board of Executive Officers; and

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Not applicable

V. Officers without a designated title: to coordinate the activities assigned to them by the Board of Executive Officers.

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Not applicable

 

 

 

SECTION V

FISCAL COUNCIL

 

SECTION V

FISCAL COUNCIL

 

 

Article 27. The Company will have a Fiscal Council functioning on a nonpermanent basis, composed of not less than three (3) and not more than five (5) members and an equal number of alternates, shareholders or not, who will be elected by the shareholders’ meeting, if an election occurs, and who may be reelected.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 1. Only natural persons residing in the country, who satisfy all statutory qualifications, may be elected as members of the Fiscal Council.

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Not applicable

Paragraph 2. The members of the Fiscal Council shall sign a Consent to Appointment (as members of the Fiscal Council), as required under Level 2 Regulations. The members of the Fiscal Council will take their respective offices by signing statements of incumbency recorded in the proper book, but as a condition precedent to their taking office, the Consent to Appointment (as as members of the Fiscal Council) mentioned in Level 2 Regulations shall be signed and their election shall be approved by the Central Bank of Brazil.

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Paragraph 3. The compensation of the members of the Fiscal Council will be fixed by the shareholders at the meeting at which they are elected, subject to the provision set forth in section 162, paragraph three, of Law No. 6,404/76.

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Article 28. The Fiscal Council will have such duties and authority as are assigned to them by law.

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SECTION VI

AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

SECTION VI

AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

Article 29. The Company will have an Audit Committee composed of not less than three (3) and not more than six (6) members appointed by the Board of Directors from among persons who meet all statutory and regulatory requirements for the exercise of their office, including any requirements to ensure their independent judgment, one such member to have a demonstrable knowledge of the accounting and audit practice. Such persons, who may or may not be members of the Board of Directors, shall serve for a term of one (1) year and may be reelected for up to four (4) consecutive times, pursuant to applicable legislation.

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Paragraph 1. A Coordinator will be designated for the Audit Committee upon the appointment of its members.

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Paragraph 2. The Audit Committee will report directly to the Board of Directors of the Company.

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Paragraph 3. In addition to other duties that may be assigned to its members by statutory or regulatory provisions, it is incumbent upon the Audit Committee:

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I – to set operating rules for their activities through Internal Regulations;

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II – to recommend the retaining or replacement of independent auditors to the Board of Directors;

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III – to review, prior to publication, the semiannual accounting statements and notes to the accounts, management reports and the opinion of independent auditors;

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IV – to evaluate the performance of internal and independent auditors, including with respect to compliance with statutory and regulatory provisions applicable to the Company and with internal regulations and codes;

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V – to evaluate compliance by the Company management with the recommendations made by internal or independent auditors;

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VI – to establish and disseminate procedures for the receipt and treatment of information regarding noncompliance with statutory and regulatory provisions applicable to the Company and with internal regulations and codes, which provide specific procedures for protecting the disclosing parties and the confidentiality of information;

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VII – to make recommendations to the Board of Executive Officers for correction or improvement of policies, practices and procedures identified within the scope of their duties;

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VIII – to meet at least on a quarterly basis with the Board of Executive Officers, the internal and independent auditors, in order to determine compliance with its recommendations or inquiries, including with respect to the planning of the respective audit works, and to have the business conducted at such meetings documented in minutes;

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IX – to meet with the Fiscal Council, where functioning, and with the Board of Directors, at their request, to discuss policies, practices and procedures identified within the scope of their respective duties;

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X – to prepare the Audit Committee Report at the close of the semiannual periods ended June 30 and December 31 of each year, according to applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

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Paragraph 4. Together with the semiannual accounting statements, the Audit Committee will have published a summary of the report mentioned in Clause X of the preceding Paragraph.

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SECTION VII

OMBUDSMAN

 

SECTION VII

OMBUDSMAN

 

 

Article 30. The Company will have an Ombudsman Office staffed by one Ombudsman to be appointed by the Board of Directors from among persons meeting the minimum qualifications and requirements to ensure that the Ombudsman Office will function properly, such Ombudsman to be skilled in issues related to ethics, consumer protection rights and dispute mediation and to serve for a term of three (3) years, reelection being permitted.

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Paragraph 1. The Ombudsman Office will be provided with proper conditions for its functioning in order to ensure transparency and an independent and unbiased judgment, as well as impartiality in its activities;

 

 

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Paragraph 2. The Ombudsman Office shall have access to information required to provide an adequate response to complaints received, having full administrative support and the authority to request information and documents in the exercise of its activities.

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Article 31. It shall be incumbent upon the Ombudsman Office:

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I – to receive, enter, substantiate, analyse and give formal proper treatment to the complaints of clients and users of products and services of the companies within the Company’s Financial Group that are not resolved through the usual process at its branch offices and other client help services;

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II – to provide any required clarification and to inform the complaining persons of the progress of their complaints and action taken;

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III – to advise the complaining persons of the time frame for a final response, which shall not be in excess of fifteen days;

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IV – to send a conclusive response to the complaining persons’ complaint within the time frame informed pursuant to Clause III above;

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V – to propose to the Board of Directors, or in the absence thereof, to the board of executive officers of the companies within the Company’s Financial Group corrective or improvement actions to procedures and routines, as a result of the analysis of complaints received; and

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VI – to prepare and submit to the internal auditors, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors, or in the absence thereof, the board of executive officers of the companies within the Company’s Financial Group, at the close of each semiannual period, a quantitative and qualitative report on the activities of the Ombudsman Office, containing the proposals mentioned in Clause V.

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Sole paragraph. The Board of Directors may remove the Ombudsman at any time if he fails to perform the duties set forth in this Section.

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SECTION VIII

FISCAL YEAR, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, RESERVES AND DIVIDENDS

 

SECTION VIII

FISCAL YEAR, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, RESERVES AND DIVIDENDS

 

Article 32. The fiscal year will coincide with the calendar year, beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each year, at which time a Balance Sheet and all other financial statements will be prepared within the time frames set forth by Law No. 6,404/76 and the regulations issued by the Central Bank of Brazil.

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Article 33. Pursuant to prevailing legislation, the Company will have semiannual Balance Sheets prepared in June and December of each fiscal year, provided that any distribution of net income will be subject to the rules set forth below.

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Article 34. The net income so determined, after all deductions and statutory provisions, will be allocated as follows:

 

I - five percent (5%) towards the establishment of the statutory reserve, up to the limit of twenty percent (20%) of the capital stock;

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II - twenty-five percent (25%) of the net income, as adjusted in accordance with section 202 of Law No. 6,404/76, will be distributed as a mandatory minimum dividend to all the shareholders;

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III - the remaining balance, if any, pursuant to a proposal of the Board of Executive Officers approved by the Board of Directors, will be: (a) allocated towards the creation of a Dividend Equalization Reserve, which will not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the capital stock, to secure funds for the payment of dividends, including in the form of interest on shareholders’ equity, or any advance payment thereof, so as to ensure a continuous flow of dividends to the shareholders; provided that, when such limit is reached, the shareholders’ meeting shall take action on the remaining balance to distribute it to the shareholders or to use it to increase the capital stock; and/or (b) retained, to provide for capital expenditures included in the General Budget of the Company, as submitted by the management to the approval of the shareholders’ meeting and reviewed by the shareholders’ meeting on an annual basis, where prepared for a period in excess of one fiscal year.

 

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Sole paragraph. Any net income not allocated according to this Section shall be distributed as dividends, pursuant to the terms of par. six of section 202 of Law No. 6,404/76

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Article 35. During the fiscal year, the Board of Executive Officers may, with authorization from the Board of Directors:

 

I – declare dividends out of profits shown on a semiannual balance sheet;

II – have quarterly, bimonthly or monthly balance sheets prepared and declare dividends out of profits shown thereon, provided that the total dividends paid in each semiannual period in each fiscal year is not in excess of the amount of capital reserves provided for in par. one of section 182 of Law No. 6,404/76; and

III – declare interim dividends out of the retained earnings account or profit reserves shown on the latest annual or semiannual balance sheet.

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Paragraph 1. Any dividends declared by the Board of Executive Officers under the leading provision of this Section are subject to further approval by the shareholders’ meeting.

 

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Paragraph 2. By resolution of the Board of Executive Officers, as authorized by the Board of Directors, interest on shareholders’ equity may be paid, up to the limit permitted by law, in the course of the fiscal year and up to the annual shareholders’ meeting, and the amount thereof may, under prevailing legislation, be applied against the mandatory dividends provided under Clause II of Section 34 of these Bylaws.

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Paragraph 3. The dividends that are not claimed within three (3) years, from the beginning of their payment, shall prescribe to the benefit of the Company.

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Article 36. The Company accounts will be examined by Independent Auditors, as prescribed by law and by regulations applicable to financial institutions.

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Article 37. When the shareholders’ meeting deems it convenient, it may create other reserves pursuant to prevailing legislation.

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Not applicable

 

 

 

SECTION IX

TRANSFER OF CONTROLLING INTEREST,

CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION AS A PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY, DELISTING FROM LEVEL 2

 

SECTION IX

TRANSFER OF CONTROLLING INTEREST,

CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION AS A PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY, DELISTING FROM LEVEL 2

 

 

Part I - Definitions

Part I - Definitions

 

Article 38. For purposes of this Article IX, the capitalized terms below will have the following meanings:

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“Controlling Shareholder” means a shareholder, or group of shareholders that are parties to a shareholders’ agreement or are under common control, that exercises the Controlling Power in the Company.

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“Selling Controlling Shareholder” means the Controlling Shareholder, when selling a controlling interest in the Company.

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“Controlling Interest” means a block of shares that directly or indirectly entitles the holder(s) thereof to exercise, either individually or jointly with others, the Controlling Power in the Company.

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“Outstanding Shares” means all the shares issued by the Company, except for shares owned by the Controlling Shareholder or any related persons, the directors and officers of the Bank, and shares kept as treasury shares.

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“Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Company” means a transfer of Controlling Interest for which payment is made.

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“Purchaser” means a person to whom the Selling Controlling Shareholder transfers the Controlling Power in the Company in a tender offer.

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“Controlling Power” or “Control” means the actual power to directly or indirectly conduct the corporate business and to direct the action of the governing bodies of the Bank, as a matter of fact or law. Ownership of control is to be presumed as to a person, or group of persons that are parties to a shareholders’ agreement or are under common control (a controlling group), holding such number of shares as may have secured an absolute majority of the votes cast by the shareholders present at the past three shareholders’ meetings of the Company even though not holding such number of shares as would secure an absolute majority of the voting capital.

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“Economic Value” means the value of the Company and its shares as may be determined by an expert firm using an accepted valuation method or based on another criterion established by the CVM.

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Not applicable

 

 

 

Part II – Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Company

Part II – Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Company

Article 39. A Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Company, either directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of successive transactions, must be agreed upon under a condition precedent or subsequent that the purchaser of such controlling interest will make a tender offer for the acquisition of all the remaining shares, subject to the terms of and within the time limits prescribed by prevailing legislation and Level 2 Regulations, so that the holders of such shares will receive the same treatment as is accorded to the Selling Controlling Shareholder.

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Paragraph 1. A Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Bank depends on approval by the Central Bank of Brazil.

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Paragraph 2. The Selling Controlling Shareholder shall not transfer title to the shares owned by such Selling Controlling Shareholder, and the Company shall not record any transfer of shares to the Purchaser of the Controlling Power, or anyone who may become the holder of the Controlling Power, unless and until the Purchaser(s) signs/sign the relevant Statement of Consent of Controlling Shareholder(s) referred to in the Level 2 Regulations.

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Paragraph 3. No Shareholders’ Agreement providing for exercise of Controlling Power shall be filed with the Company, at its registered office, if the signatories thereof have not subscribed the Statement of Consent referred to in Par. Two of this Section, such Statement of Consent to be immediately sent to the BM&FBOVESPA.

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Article 40. The tender offer mentioned in the preceding Section must also be made:

 

I. upon an assignment for financial consideration of interests exercisable for newly-issued shares and other securities or interests convertible into or exercisable for newly-issued shares which may result in a transfer of Control of the Company; or

II. in the event of a transfer of Controlling Interest in the Controlling Shareholder of the Company, in which case the Selling Controlling Shareholder will be required to disclose to the BM&FBOVESPA the value assigned to the Company in such sale, as well as the supporting documentation therefor.

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Article 41. Any person that is already a shareholder of the Company and acquires the Controlling Power of the Company, as a result of a share purchase agreement entered into with the Controlling Shareholder for any number of shares, will be required:

 

I. to make a tender offer as provided in Section 39 of these Bylaws; and

 

II. to compensate any shareholders from whom such person may have purchased shares on a stock exchange within a period of six (6) months preceding the date of a Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Company for the excess, if any, of the price paid for such Controlling Interest over the market quotation of the Company’s shares during the aforesaid period, as properly adjusted according to the positive variation in the Extended Consumer Price Index (Índice de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo – IPCA) published by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística – IBGE up to the date of payment of such compensation.

 

Article 41. Any person that is already a shareholder of the Company and acquires the Controlling Power of the Company, as a result of a share purchase agreement entered into with the Controlling Shareholder for any number of shares, will be required:

 

I. to make a tender offer as provided in Section 39 of these Bylaws; and

 

II. to compensate any shareholders from whom such person may have purchased shares on a stock exchange within a period of six (6) months preceding the date of a Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Company for the excess, if any, of the price paid for such Controlling Interest over the market quotation of the Company’s shares during the aforesaid period, as properly adjusted according to the positive variation in the Extended Consumer Price Index (Índice de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo – IPCA) published by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística – IBGE up to the date of payment of such compensation. Reffered value shall be distribut between all persons whon sell Company’s shares on floors of the Stock Exchange where the acquirer realized the acquisitions, proportionally to the net balance of each daily vendor, being up to BM&FBOVESPA to operacionalize the distribution, pursuant to the its regulament.

 

We propose changing the wording to accommodate the criteria for distribution of amounts to be paid as compensation.

There is no economic impact to be analyzed.

 

Sole paragraph. Following a Transfer of Controlling Interest, the Purchaser shall take action as appropriate within a period of six (6) months after the acquisition of Control to restore the minimum twenty-five percent (25%) requirement of the total outstanding shares of the Company, if necessary.

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Not applicable

 

 

 

Part III – Cancellation of Registration as a Publicly-Held Company

and Delisting from Level 2

 

Part III – Cancellation of Registration as a Publicly-Held Company

and Delisting from Level 2

 

Article 42. The minimum tendered price stated in a tender offer to be mandatorily made to all minority shareholders by the Controlling Shareholder or the Company for the purpose of cancellation of registration as a publicly-held company shall be equal to the Economic Value determined according to the valuation report mentioned in Section 44 of these Bylaws.

Article 42. The minimum tendered price stated in a tender offer to be mandatorily made to all minority shareholders by the Controlling Shareholder or the Company for the purpose of cancellation of registration as a publicly-held company shall be equal to the Economic Value determined according to the valuation report mentioned in Section 46 of these Bylaws.

Amendment of Article 44 of the statement by 46 because of the renumbering of Article 44.

 

Article 43. Should it be resolved at a special shareholders’ meeting that: (i) the Company should delist from Level 2 so that its shares may be traded outside Level 2; or (ii) a corporate restructuring should be made pursuant to which the shares of the resulting company are not admitted to trading as Level 2 shares, the Controlling Shareholder shall make a tender offer for the acquisition of the remaining shares of the Bank, and the minimum tendered price shall be equal to the Economic Value determined according to a valuation report as mentioned in Section 44 of these Bylaws, subject to applicable statutory and regulatory provisions. Immediate notice shall be given of the tender offer to the BM&FBOVESPA and the market following the shareholders’ meeting at which the delisting or restructuring, as the case may, is approved.

Article 43. Should it be resolved at a special shareholders’ meeting that: (i) the Company should delist from Level 2 so that its shares may be traded outside Level 2; or (ii) a corporate restructuring should be made pursuant to which the shares of the resulting company are not admitted to trading as Level 2 shares, within 120 (one hundred and twenty) day from the date of the General Meeting which approved referred operation, the Controlling Shareholder shall make a tender offer for the acquisition of the remaining shares of the Bank, and the minimum tendered price shall be equal to the Economic Value determined according to a valuation report as mentioned in Section 46 of these Bylaws, subject to applicable statutory and regulatory provisions. Immediate notice shall be given of the tender offer to the BM&FBOVESPA and the market following the shareholders’ meeting at which the delisting or restructuring, as the case may, is approved.

We propose to change the wording to attend to the Regulation of Level 2.

The legal impact in general is that the companies due to corporate restructuring will have a time to suit the Regulation, if they wish to remain in the segment, which may be positive for all shareholders.

There is no economic impact to be analyzed.

 

 

 

Sole paragraph. The tender offer mentioned in the leading provision of Section 43 will not be required if delisting from Level 2 is for the purpose of execution of the New Market Participation Agreement.

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Article 44. In case of does not have a Controlling Shareholder, whenever approved, on General Meeting: (i) the cancellation of Company registration, the Company shall effect a public offer of shares issued, provided that in that case, can only acquire the shares owned by shareholders who voted in favor of cancellation of registration on the deliberations at the General Meeting after having acquired the shares belonging to other shareholders who have not voted in favor of that resolution and have accepted the public offer or (ii) the output of the Company from Level 2 so that its shares shall be registered out of Level 2, or (iii) a corporate reorganization pursuant to sub item (ii) of caption of article 43, the output shall be conditional to the public offering to acquire shares on the same conditions previewed on the article above.

Proposal for inclusion of articles and items to adapt to the new Regulation of Level 2. These are procedures to be adopted in case of need of public offering if the company has no controlling shareholder.

There are no legal and economic impacts to be analyzed

 

 

 

Paragraph 1. The General Meeting referred shall defined the responsible(s) for the public offer to acquire shares, which one(s), present at the Meeting, shall expressly assume the obligation to realize the offer.

Proposal for inclusion of articles and items to adapt to the new Regulation of Level 2. These are procedures to be adopted in case of need of public offering if the company has no controlling shareholder.

There are no legal and economic impacts to be analyzed

 

 

Paragraph 2. On the lack of definition of those responsible to realize the public offer to acquire shares, in case of corporate reorganization operation, which the resulting company does not have its securities admitted to trading on Level 2 of Corporate Governance, it is up to shareholders whom voted for to the corporate reorganization make such offer.

Proposal for inclusion of articles and items to adapt to the new Regulation of Level 2. These are procedures to be adopted in case of need of public offering if the company has no controlling shareholder.

There are no legal and economic impacts to be analyzed

 

 

Art. 45. The outputting from Level 2 because of noncompliance with the obligations contained in the Regulation of Level 2 is conditioned to the effective public offer to acquire shares, at least, from the Economic Value of the shares, to be determined in an valuation report treated on article 46 hereof this Company’s Bylaws, complied with the laws and regulations applicable.

Proposal for inclusion of articles and items to adapt to the Regulation of Level 2. It is an hypotheses of delist the Company at Level 2 because of noncompliance with the obligations contained in the regulations, and procedures to be adopted for the public offering of shares to be held, considering the presence and absence of a controlling shareholder.

There are no legal and economic impacts to be analyzed.

 

 

Paragraph 1. The Controlling Shareholder shall effect the public offer to acquire shares referred on the caption of this article.

Proposal for inclusion of articles and items to adapt to the Regulation of Level 2. It is an hypotheses of delist the Company at Level 2 because of noncompliance with the obligations contained in the regulations, and procedures to be adopted for the public offering of shares to be held, considering the presence and absence of a controlling shareholder.

There are no legal and economic impacts to be analyzed.

 

Paragraph 2. In the event of there is no controlling shareholder and the output of the Level 2 referred on the caption of this article throughout because of deliberation of the General Meeting, the shareholders who voted in favor of the resolution which implied on the respective noncompliance, shall effective the public offer to acquire shares previewed on the caption of this article.

Proposal for inclusion of articles and items to adapt to the Regulation of Level 2. It is an hypotheses of delist the Company at Level 2 because of noncompliance with the obligations contained in the regulations, and procedures to be adopted for the public offering of shares to be held, considering the presence and absence of a controlling shareholder.

There are no legal and economic impacts to be analyzed.

 

Paragraph 3. In the event of there is no controlling shareholder and the output of the Level 2 referred on the caption of this article throughout because of a management act or event, the directors of the Company shall call a General Meeting of shareholders whose agenda shall be the deliberation of how to remedy the noncompliance of the obligations from the Regulation of Level 2 or, if appropriate, resolve to the output of the Company from Level 2.

Proposal for inclusion of articles and items to adapt to the Regulation of Level 2. It is an hypotheses of delist the Company at Level 2 because of noncompliance with the obligations contained in the regulations, and procedures to be adopted for the public offering of shares to be held, considering the presence and absence of a controlling shareholder.

There are no legal and economic impacts to be analyzed.

 

Paragraph 4. In case of the mentioned General Meeting on paragraph 3 above resolve by the output of the Company from Level 2, this General Meeting shall define the responsible(s) for the public offer to acquire shares referred on the caption of this article, which one(s), present(s) on the Meeting, shall expressly assume the obligation to make the offering.

Proposal for inclusion of articles and items to adapt to the Regulation of Level 2. It is an hypotheses of delist the Company at Level 2 because of noncompliance with the obligations contained in the regulations, and procedures to be adopted for the public offering of shares to be held, considering the presence and absence of a controlling shareholder.

There are no legal and economic impacts to be analyzed.

Art. 44. The valuation report referred to in Sections 42 and 43 of these Bylaws shall be prepared by an institution or expert firm of recognized experience, unrelated to the Bank, its directors, officers and Controlling Shareholder, and respective decision-making authority, in accordance with the requirements set out in par. one of section eight of the Law No. 6,404/76, and shall contain an acknowledgement of responsibility as required under par. six of the said section eight.

Art. 46. The valuation report referred to in Sections 42, 43 and 45 of these Bylaws shall be prepared by an institution or expert firm of recognized experience, unrelated to the Bank, its directors, officers and Controlling Shareholder, and respective decision-making authority, in accordance with the requirements set out in par. one of section eight of the Law No. 6,404/76, and shall contain an acknowledgement of responsibility as required under par. six of the said section eight.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

Paragraph 1. Selection of the institution or expert firm responsible for determining the Economic Value of the Bank as mentioned in said Sections 42 and 43 is reserved to the shareholders’ meeting based on a three-name list of firms proposed by the Board of Directors. Action thereon shall be taken by the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the Outstanding Shares at the shareholders’ meeting at which such action is proposed to be taken, each share being entitled to one vote, regardless of type or class; provided that, if the meeting mentioned in this Par. One is convened on first call, a quorum shall consist of shareholders representing not less than twenty percent (20%) of all outstanding shares or, if the meeting is convened on second call, a quorum may consist of any number of shareholders present owning Outstanding Shares.

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Paragraph 2. The costs of preparing the valuation report shall be fully borne by the persons responsible for making the tender offer.

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Not applicable

 

 

 

Part IV – Common Provisions

Part IV – Common Provisions

 

 

 

 

Article 45. A single tender offer may be made for more than one of the purposes mentioned in this Article IX of these Bylaws or in the regulations issued by the CVM, provided that it is possible to harmonize the requirements for the various forms of tender offer, that no loss is incurred by any offeree and that, where required under applicable legislation, the CVM’s authorization is obtained.

Article 47. A single tender offer may be made for more than one of the purposes mentioned in this Article IX of these Bylaws or in the regulations issued by the CVM, provided that it is possible to harmonize the requirements for the various forms of tender offer, that no loss is incurred by any offeree and that, where required under applicable legislation, the CVM’s authorization is obtained.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

Article 46. The Company or the shareholders responsible for making a tender offer under this Article IX of these Bylaws or under the regulations issued by the CVM, may secure the making of such tender offer through any shareholder, a third party or, as the case may be, the Company. Neither the Company nor a shareholder, as the case may be, are relieved from the obligation to make the tender offer until the tender offer has been made in accordance with all applicable regulations.

Article 48. The Company or the shareholders responsible for making a tender offer under this Article IX of these Bylaws or under the regulations issued by the CVM, may secure the making of such tender offer through any shareholder, a third party or, as the case may be, the Company. Neither the Company nor a shareholder, as the case may be, are relieved from the obligation to make the tender offer until the tender offer has been made in accordance with all applicable regulations.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

 

Sole Paragraph. The provisions of the Level 2 Regulation shall prevail over the Company’s bylaws provisions, in case of prejudice to the rights of recipients of the public offerings previewed on these Bylaws.

Insertion of the sole paragraph to suit with the Level 2 Regulation.

There is no legal and economic impact to be analyzed.

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION X

ARBITRATION

 

SECTION X

ARBITRATION

 

 

Article 47. The Bank, its shareholders, directors and officers and members of the Fiscal Council agree that any and all disputes or controversies that might arise among them, particularly if relating to or caused by the application, validity, effectiveness, interpretation, violation, and the consequences of any violation, of the provisions contained in the Level 2 Corporate Governance Good Practices Agreement, the Level 2 Regulations, the Rules of Arbitration of the Market Arbitration Panel of the BM&FBOVESPA (“Rules of Arbitration”), these Bylaws, the provisions of Law No. 6,404/76, the rules established by the Brazilian National Monetary Council, the Central Bank of Brazil and the CVM, the regulations of the BM&FBOVESPA and in all other rules applicable to the operation of capital markets, generally, will be settled by arbitration conducted by the Market Arbitration Panel in accordance with its Rules of Arbitration.

Article 49. The Bank, its shareholders, directors and officers and members of the Fiscal Council agree that any and all disputes or controversies that might arise among them, particularly if relating to or caused by the application, validity, effectiveness, interpretation, violation, and the consequences of any violation, of the provisions contained in the Level 2 Corporate Governance Good Practices Agreement, the Level 2 Regulations, the Rules of Arbitration of the Market Arbitration Panel of the BM&FBOVESPA (“Rules of Arbitration”), these Bylaws, the provisions of Law No. 6,404/76, the rules established by the Brazilian National Monetary Council, the Central Bank of Brazil and the CVM, the regulations of the BM&FBOVESPA and in all other rules applicable to the operation of capital markets, generally, will be settled by arbitration conducted by the Market Arbitration Panel in accordance with its Rules of Arbitration.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

Paragraph 1. The arbitration proceeding will be instituted before the Market Arbitration Panel, pursuant to its Rules of Arbitration.

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Paragraph 2. Without prejudice to the validity of this arbitration clause, any party to an arbitration proceeding will be entitled to resort to court for the purpose of obtaining urgent injunctive relief for protection of rights, if and when necessary, whether in the course of an arbitration proceeding previously instituted or in advance of commencement of an arbitration proceeding, provided that, as soon as such injunctive relief is obtained, jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the proceeding which is pending or about to be instituted will immediately vest again in the arbitral tribunal.

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Paragraph 3. The law applicable to the merits of any and all disputes, as well as to the enforcement, interpretation and validity of this arbitration agreement will be solely the Brazilian law. The arbitral tribunal will be composed of three arbitrators appointed as set forth in section 7.8 of the Rules of Arbitration.

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Paragraph 4. The arbitration will be held in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, where the award shall be made. The arbitration shall be managed by the Market Arbitration Panel, and the relevant provisions of the Rules of Arbitration will govern the conduct of, and the award made in, the arbitration.

 

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Not applicable

 

 

 

SECTION XI

LIQUIDATION

 

SECTION XI

LIQUIDATION

 

 

Article 48. The Company will be liquidated in the cases provided by law. The shareholders’ meeting will have the authority to determine the manner of liquidation and to elect the liquidator and, where applicable, the Fiscal Council that will function during the period of liquidation.

Article 50. The Company will be liquidated in the cases provided by law. The shareholders’ meeting will have the authority to determine the manner of liquidation and to elect the liquidator and, where applicable, the Fiscal Council that will function during the period of liquidation.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

 

 

 

SECTION XII

ISSUANCE OF UNITS

 

SECTION XII

ISSUANCE OF UNITS

 

Article 49. The Company may provide for the issuance of certificates of deposit of shares (hereinafter referred to as “Units”, or individually, as a “Unit”).

Article 51. The Company may provide for the issuance of certificates of deposit of shares (hereinafter referred to as “Units”, or individually, as a “Unit”).

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

Paragraph 1. Each Unit will comprise fifty-five (55) common shares and fifty (50) preferred shares issued by the Company, provided that the Board of Directors may establish transition rules for the composition of Units by virtue of an increase in capital stock approved by the Central Bank of Brazil. During such transition period, the Units may comprise share subscription receipts. The Units will be in book-entry form.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 2. The Units will be issued in connection with a primary or secondary distribution or upon a request of any interested shareholders, subject to rules to be established by the Board of Directors pursuant to these Bylaws.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 3. Only shares that are free from liens and encumbrances may be deposited in connection with an issuance of Units.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 50. Except in the event of cancellation of Units, title to the shares that comprise the Units will be transferred only through a transfer of Units.

Article 52. Except in the event of cancellation of Units, title to the shares that comprise the Units will be transferred only through a transfer of Units.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

Article 51. A holder of Units will be entitled, at any time, to request the depository financial institution to cancel the Units and deliver the relevant shares deposited, subject to rules to be established by the Board of Directors pursuant to these Bylaws.

Article 53. A holder of Units will be entitled, at any time, to request the depository financial institution to cancel the Units and deliver the relevant shares deposited, subject to rules to be established by the Board of Directors pursuant to these Bylaws.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

Paragraph 1. The cost of transferring title to and cancelling Units may be charged to the holder thereof

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 2. The Board of Directors of the Company may, at any time, suspend for a definite period the possibility of issuance or cancellation of Units set forth, respectively, in Section 49, Par. Two, and in the leading provision of this Section, in the event of commencement of a primary and/or secondary distribution of Units in the local and/or international markets, provided that, in such case, the suspension period shall not be in excess of one hundred eighty (180) days.

Paragraph 2. The Board of Directors of the Company may, at any time, suspend for a definite period the possibility of issuance or cancellation of Units set forth, respectively, in Section 51, Par. Two, and in the leading provision of this Section, in the event of commencement of a primary and/or secondary distribution of Units in the local and/or international markets, provided that, in such case, the suspension period shall not be in excess of one hundred eighty (180) days.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

Paragraph 3. Units that are subject to liens, encumbrances or charges cannot be cancelled.

Paragraph 3. Units that are subject to liens, encumbrances or charges cannot be cancelled.

Not applicable

Article 52. The Units will entitle their holders to the same rights and privileges as the shares deposited.

Article 54. The Units will entitle their holders to the same rights and privileges as the shares deposited.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

Paragraph 1. The right to attend shareholders’ meetings of the Company and to exercise at such meetings all the privileges attaching to the shares that comprise the Units, subject to proof of ownership, is vested exclusively in the holder of such Units. Any holder of Units may attend meetings of shareholders of the Company by proxy, under a proxy instrument given pursuant to the terms of Section Six, Par. Two of these Bylaws.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Paragraph 2. In the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, issuance of stock dividends or issuance of new shares through the capitalization of profits or reserves, the following rules shall apply with respect to the Units:

Not applicable

Not applicable

(i) If there is an increase in the number of shares issued by the Company, the depository financial institution will enter the deposit of the new shares and will credit the new Units to the account of their respective holders in order to reflect the new number of shares held by the holders of Units, observing at all times a proportion of fifty-five (55) common shares and fifty (50) preferred shares issued by the Company for each Unit, provided that, where any shares are not sufficient for the creation of Units, such shares will be credited directly to the shareholders, without issuance of any Units.

Not applicable

Not applicable

(ii) If there is a reduction in the number of shares issued by the Company, the depository financial institution will debit the Units to custody accounts of the holders of shares subject to a reverse stock split, and will automatically cancel Units in an amount sufficient to reflect the new number of shares held by the holders of Units, observing at all times a proportion of fifty-five (55) common shares and fifty (50) preferred shares issued by the Company for each Unit, provided that, where the remaining shares are not sufficient for the creation of Units, such shares will be delivered directly to the shareholders, without issuance of any Units.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Article 53. In the event of exercise of a preemptive right for subscription of shares issued by the Company, if any, the depository financial institution will create new Units through an entry in the book-entry form Unit register and will credit such Units to the respective holders in order to reflect the new number of preferred shares and common shares issued by the Company that are deposited in the custody account for the Units, observing at all times a proportion of fifty-five (55) common shares and fifty (50) preferred shares issued by the Company for each Unit, provided that, where any shares are not sufficient for the creation of Units, such shares will be credited directly to the shareholders, without issuance of any Units. In the event of exercise of a preemptive right for subscription of other securities issued by the Company, no Units will be automatically credited.

Article 55. In the event of exercise of a preemptive right for subscription of shares issued by the Company, if any, the depository financial institution will create new Units through an entry in the book-entry form Unit register and will credit such Units to the respective holders in order to reflect the new number of preferred shares and common shares issued by the Company that are deposited in the custody account for the Units, observing at all times a proportion of fifty-five (55) common shares and fifty (50) preferred shares issued by the Company for each Unit, provided that, where any shares are not sufficient for the creation of Units, such shares will be credited directly to the shareholders, without issuance of any Units. In the event of exercise of a preemptive right for subscription of other securities issued by the Company, no Units will be automatically credited.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

Article 54. The holders of Units will be entitled to receive shares as a result of a spin-off, merger or consolidation involving the Company. In any such event, the Units will always be created or cancelled, as the case may be, through an entry in the book-entry form Unit register in the name of the BM&FBOVESPA, as the fiduciary owner thereof, and the BM&FBOVESPA will credit them to the custody accounts of the respective Unit holders. In the event that any shares are attributed to the holders of Units and such shares are not sufficient for the creation of new Units, such shares will be deposited with the BM&FBOVESPA, as the fiduciary owner of the Units, and the BM&FBOVESPA will credit them to the custody accounts of the respective holders.

Article 56. The holders of Units will be entitled to receive shares as a result of a spin-off, merger or consolidation involving the Company. In any such event, the Units will always be created or cancelled, as the case may be, through an entry in the book-entry form Unit register in the name of the BM&FBOVESPA, as the fiduciary owner thereof, and the BM&FBOVESPA will credit them to the custody accounts of the respective Unit holders. In the event that any shares are attributed to the holders of Units and such shares are not sufficient for the creation of new Units, such shares will be deposited with the BM&FBOVESPA, as the fiduciary owner of the Units, and the BM&FBOVESPA will credit them to the custody accounts of the respective holders.

Renumbering

 

 

 

SECTION XIII

GENERAL AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS

 

SECTION XIII

GENERAL AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS

 

 

Article 55. Cases omitted from these Bylaws will be governed by principles of law and by laws, decrees, resolutions and other statutory provisions of the appropriate authorities.

Article 57. Cases omitted from these Bylaws will be governed by principles of law and by laws, decrees, resolutions and other statutory provisions of the appropriate authorities.

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

 

Article 56.The provisions of Article IX, as well as the rules under Level 2 Regulations mentioned in Section Nine of these Bylaws will become effective only after the date on which the Level 2 Corporate Governance Good Practices Agreement becomes effective.

 

 

Article 58.The provisions of Article IX, as well as the rules under Level 2 Regulations mentioned in Section Nine of these Bylaws will become effective only after the date on which the Level 2 Corporate Governance Good Practices Agreement becomes effective.

 

Change in the numbering due to the inclusion of Articles 44 and 45.

 

     

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ANEXO III
(Pursuant to Article 13 of CVM Instruction n. 481)

Long Term Incentive Plan – Investments of Units – (“Plan”) 

 

1. Provide a copy of the proposed plan

Exhibit III.1

 

2.     Inform the principal characteristic of the proposed plan, identifying:

a.      Potencial beneficiary

For the purposes of this Plan, shall be eligible members of the Executive Board, and employees in key positions on the Company. Members of the Board of Directors shall only participate in the Plan if hold positions in the Executive Board.

 

b.      Maximum number of options to be granted

 

 

Board of Directors

Board of Executive Officers, Keys and Professional Positions

Long Term Incentive Plan

Long Term Incentive Plan

Maximum number of options to be granted

0

19,002,100

 

c.         Maximum number of shares covered by the plan

 

 

Board of Directors

Board of Executive Officers, Keys and Professional Positions

 

Long Term Incentive Plan

Long Term Incentive Plan

Maximum number of options to be granted

0

19,002,100

 

d.        Acquisition conditions

 

The amount of Units exercisable by the participants shall be determined according to the result of the determination of the performance parameter of the Company: Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") and may be reduced, if failure to achieve the goals of reducing Return on Risk-Adjusted capital ("RORAC") (comparison between realized and budgeted in each year) as determined by the Board of Directors. Additionally, it is necessary that the participant remains in the Company during the term of the plan to acquire a position to exercise the corresponding options.

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e. Detailed criteria for setting the exercise price

 

The exercise price of options, to be paid by participants for the subscription of Units shall be the average closing price of the 30 days preceding the grant date, excluding the grant date. The exercise price shall be adjusted due to: bonus in share/Unit, split or reverse stock split promoted by the Company, or corporate reorganizations.

 

          f. Criteria for setting the exercise period

 

The acquisition of the right to exercise the options (“vesting”) shall occur on 06/30/2014, ie, 27 months after the start of calculation parameters performance. The exercise period is 24 months after vesting ir from 06/20/2014 to 06/30/2016.

 

g.      Form to liquidation the options

Units shall be charged in by the difference between the closing price the date of exercise and the "Stricker Price" is already net of IRPF.

h. Criteria and events that, when checked, will cause the suspension, modification or termination of the plan

Every relevant legal change regarding the regulation of corporations and/or the tax effects applicable to the Company and participants can lead to partial or full revision of the Plan, or even suspension or termination, at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Additionally, in case of disposal directly or indirectly, by controlling the Company, either through a single transaction or series of transactions by means of number of shares involving a change of control of the Company under the Regulation of Level 2, the Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, approve the options are released to be exercised in whole or in part by the participant.

 

The Board of Directors shall establish special rules that allow the shares under the options to be sold in a takeover bid. The Company’s Board of Directors shall also establish the final amount of Base Units Calculation of Participants to the beginning of the period of investment on June 30, 2014, which may be established through percentage for each individual participant, if necessary; applied on the initial amount of Base Units Calculation3 in the following cases:


 (a) unsatisfactory financial performance of the Company;


(b) breach of internal rules applicable to the Participant, including but not limited to, political risk management;

 

(c) substantial change in the financial condition of the Company, except as a result of changes in accounting standards;

 

 (d) significant changes in the Company's net worth, or


(e) injudicious exposure in risk management.

 


 

3The amount of Units that will form the basis for Calculating the Final Number of Units.
 

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3.  Justify the proposal plan, explaining:

 

a.     The principal target of the Plan

 

The Plan has the proposal of payment funds by the Company exclusively for the participants representing investment on Units, each of 55 (fifty five) common shares and 50 (fifty) preferred shares of the Company.


(a) align the interests of the Company and the participants' views on the one hand, the growth and profitability of the Company and on the other hand, the recognition of the contribution of the participants;


(b) permit the Company to retain participants, offering them as an additional advantage, the opportunity to develop or increase their interest as shareholders of the Company, the terms, conditions and forms of this Plan, and


(c) promote the good performance of the Company and shareholder interests through a long-term commitment by the participants.

b.     The way the Plan contributes to this goal

The plan contributes to the goals mentioned above by encouraging participants to develop their activities so that the Company achieves the best level of indicators linked to the Plan: TSR and RORAC (budgeted and paid), and compliance with internal rules applicable to participants, including but not limited to, substantial changes in the financial condition of the Company, except as a result of changes in accounting standards, significant variations in net worth of the Company and injudicious exposure in risk management.

c.      How does the Plan is included on the Comapny’s remuneration policy

The Plan is a key strategy on the Company's compensation because it acts as an efficient instrument of recognition, motivation and retention of participants in the short, medium and long term.

d.     Como o plano alinha os interesses dos beneficiários e da companhia a curto, médio e longo prazo

The Plan aligns the interests of participants and the Company's short, medium and long term, since the only options are exercised and the shares received if the Company's strategic objectives are consistently met during his lifetime.
Importantly, the Total Shareholder Return (TSR) compared to competitors is the main indicator of the Plan and is directly linked to the interests of shareholders.

 

4. Estimate the costs arising from the Company's Plan, according to accounting rules that address this matter.

 

Total Estimated Cost of the Plan is R$ 80 million.

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EXHIBIT III.1

 

 

(Item 1 of the exhibit 13, pursuant to the article 14 of CVM Instruction CVM 481)

 

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN – INVESTMENT IN SHARE DEPOSIT CERTIFICATES (“UNITS”) OF BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A.

 

I.         DEFINITIONS

 

1.1.      Each of the expressions in title case below is used herein, in the singular or plural form as the case may be, according to the meaning attributed below:

 

Expression

Meaning

 

 

Plan

Long-Term Incentive Plan – Investment in Share Deposit Certificates of Banco Santander Brasil (Brasil) S.A., pursuant to terms of Clause 2.1.

 

 

Banco Santander Brasil or Company

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

 

 

Unit

Share Deposit Certificates representing, each, fifty five (55) common shares and fifty (50) preferred shares issued by the Company, pursuant to terms of Clause 2.1.

 

 

Participants

The individuals, according to appointment by the Company’s Board of Directors, to whom the Plan is offered, pursuant to terms of Clause 2.1.

 

 

Bonus

The payment of funds by the Company to Participants, pursuant to terms of Clause 2.1 below.

 

 

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Banco Santander Brasil.

 

 

HR Department

The HR Department of Banco Santander Brasil.

 

 

Contract

The Contract that shall be signed by the Company and Participants, pursuant to terms of Clause 6.1.

 

 

Base Price

The reference base price per Unit for the Participants’ Investment in Units, pursuant to terms of Clause 8.1.

 

 

Parameter

The parameter, defined herein, the Board of Directors shall use in order to establish the amount of Calculation Base Units within the Plan, pursuant to Chapter IX.

 

 

TRS

Total Return to Shareholder, pursuant to terms of Chapter IX.

 

 

BM&FBOVESPA

BM&FBOVESPA S.A.- Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros: Futures, Commodities and Stock Exchange in São Paulo.

 

 

TRS Percentage

Comparison between Banco Santander Brasil’s TRS and main competitors’ TRS, which will serve as measure to establish the quantities of Calculation Base Units, pursuant to terms of Clause 9.2(a).

 

 

Calculation Base Units

The amount of Units that will serve as base for the calculation of the Final Number of Units.

 

 

Final Number of Units or N.U.

Final number of Units to be acquired by the Participants by means of the Bonus, calculated in accordance to the terms of Clause 10.1 below.

 

Final Amounts

 

Result of individually performed hypothetical investments in Units and in shares of the Company’s main competitors, as of 12.31.2013, pursuant to terms of Clause 9.6.

 

 

Initial Amounts

Result of individually performed hypothetical investments in Units and in shares of the Company’s main competitors, as of 09.30.2011, pursuant to terms of Clause 9.6

 

 

Investment Period

Period for investment in the Final Number of Units, by the Participants, to be valid from 06.30.2014 until 06.30.2016, pursuant to terms of Clause 10.1.

 

 

Investment Term

Document to be signed by the Participant as of each investment in Units, pursuant to terms of Clause 10.1.

 

 

Lock-up Period

Period during which the Participant may not dispose of Units acquired within the Plan, pursuant to terms of Clause 11.1.

 

 

RORAC

Return on Risk-Adjusted Capital

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II.        PLAN OBJECTIVES

 

2.1.      The present Long-Term Incentive Plan – Investment in Share Deposit Certificates (“Plan”) has as its object the payment of funds by the Company to Participants (“Bonus”) exclusively for investment in Share Deposit Certificates (“Units”) representing, each, fifty five (55) common shares and fifty (50) preferred shares issued by BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A. (“Banco Santander Brasil” or “Company”) to selected management level directors and employees of Banco Santander Brasil and its controlled companies (“Participants”), with the following goals:

 

(a)        align the interests of Banco Santander Brasil and the Participants aiming at growth and profitability of the Company’s business as well as compensation for the Participants’ contribution;

 

(b)       enable the Company to retain the Participants, offering as an additional benefit the opportunity for them to become shareholders or increase their equity interest in the Company, pursuant to the terms, conditions and forms set forth herein; and

 

(c)        promote the good performance of the Company and shareholders’ interests by means of a long term commitment on the part of Participants.

 

2.2.      The Plan represents a modality of investment in the stock market that involves a high degree of risk. The Participants that come to adhere to the present Plan shall acknowledge that the Company is subject to various risk factors that may adversely affect its business and results and, consequently, the amounts to be invested in the present Plan. The Participants shall agree, by means of signing the Adhesion Term (as defined below), that (i) they have had the option to not enter the present Plan; (ii) the Plan represents a benefit to Participants which is additional to their current remuneration packages; and (iii) the present Plan represents an opportunity for investment that acts as incentive to the performance of their roles in the Company.

 

III.      INVESTMENT IN UNITS

 

3.1.      The Bonus shall grant the respective recipients the right to acquire the Final Number of Units (BM&FBOVESPA: “SANB11”), strictly pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein, especially those regarding the possibility of its exercise, pursuant to terms of Clause 3.2 below (the “Investment”). 

 

3.2.      The Calculation Base Units shall be established for each Participant (i) in the amount calculated by the application of the Exercise Percentage over the total Calculation Base Units, already adjusted by deliberation of the Board of Directors according to Clause 4.3 below, pursuant to terms of Chapter IX below; and (ii) during the Investment Period, pursuant to terms of Chapter X below.

 

 

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IV.       PLAN ADMINISTRATION

 

4.1.      This Plan will be administrated by the Board of Directors of Banco Santander Brasil (“Board of Directors”) with the support of the Company’s Human Resources Department (“HR Department”). The Board of Directors shall hold, among others, the necessary powers in order to:

 

(a)        decide on all and any arrangements pertaining to the administration hereof, detailing and application of general norms established herein; 

 

(b)      alter the dates when the Final Number of Units may be acquired, the deadline for the acquisition of the Final Number of Units and other Contract terms and conditions (as defined below) provided that the Participants’ rights pertaining to, or connected to the present Plan, are not impaired, to be excluded from such limitation eventual adaptations deriving from alterations implemented in the pertaining legislation;

 

(c)        exceptionally modify the conditions of the Plan, including but not limited to adjustments to the Base Price in case of material change in the macroeconomic environment, seeking the maintenance of the original balance of the Plan;

 

(d)       analyze exceptional cases deriving from, or pertaining to, the present Plan;

 

(e)        respond to enquiries connected to the interpretation of the general norms set forth herein; and

 

(f)        propose alterations to the Plan concerning adaptations of plans of a similar nature adopted by other companies of the Santander group.

 

4.2.      The HR Department will handle the implementation of the Plan according to the terms set forth herein, including but not limited to, the calculation of the Parameter (as defined below) and the Final Number of Units, and will conduct all applicable communications to Participants throughout the validity of the Plan.

 

4.3.      The Company’s Board of Directors shall establish the final amount of Calculation Base Units of Participants, up to the beginning of the Investment Period as of June 30, 2014, as set forth in Item 3.2 above, which may be established by applying a specific percentage for each participant, if necessary, to the initial amount of Calculation Base Units, in the event of the following:

 

(a)        unsatisfactory financial performance by the Company;

 

(b)       inobservance of internal rules applicable to the Participant, including, but not limited to, risk management policies;

 

(c)        substantial change in the financial condition of the Company, save when resulting from changes in accounting practices;

 

(d)       significant variation in the reference equity of the Company; or

 

(e)        undue exposure in risk management.

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V.        PLAN PARTICIPANTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE CALCULATION BASE UNITS

 

5.1.      For the purposes of the present Plan, the Participants will be comprised only of a selected number of employees pertaining to the Bank’s top hierarchy, determined by the Board of Directors and informed to the HR Department, according to the listing of employees managed by the HR Department. The inclusion of new participants shall at all times occur by appointment of the Board of Directors, within one (1) year of the award of the Plan.

 

5.2.      The Calculation Base Units object hereof shall benefit the Participants on a strictly personal basis, and may not be pledged, assigned or transferred to third parties, with the exception that such Units shall benefit the respective successors in the event of the Participant’s death, according to terms set forth herein.

 

VI.       CONTRACT

 

6.1.      Observed the provisions hereof, the terms and conditions of the Investment shall be set forth in a contract of the Plan (“Contract”), to be signed by and among the Company and each Participant. The Contract shall define at least the following conditions:

 

(a)        the initial amount of Calculation Base Units;

 

(b)       the period during which the Final Number of Units may be acquired by means of the Investment (Investment Period, as defined in Clause 10.1 below), the conditions and Parameter (as defined below) for the acquisition of the Final Number of Units by the Participant and the deadline for the total acquisition (the only option shall be the total acquisition) of the Final Number of Units;

 

(c)        norms pertaining to the temporary restriction on the transfer of Units (lock-up period) and provisions for noncompliance of such restrictions; and

 

(d)       any other terms or conditions which do not conflict with the Plan.

 

6.2.      The definition of the initial amount of Calculation Base Units to which each Participant has a right shall be freely determined by the Board of Directors as a result of the importance and essentiality of the position, the potential of the Participant, the involvement in strategic projects and the aggregate value that the Participant brings to the Company. The final amount of Calculation Base Units by Participant shall be defined as per Clause 4.3 above.

 

VII.     QUANTITATIVE LIMIT

 

7.1.      The Plan shall not cause dilution in Banco Santander Brasil’s share capital, given that the Investment in Units shall be conducted by means of direct acquisitions in the market.

 

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VIII.    BASE PRICE

 

8.1.      The base price of Calculation Base Units (“Base Price”), for reference to the calculation of the Final Number of Units and the Investment, pursuant to the terms of Clause 10.1 below, shall be calculated by the average of 30 business days immediately prior to the date of the award of the Plan, excluding the date of the award of the Plan.

 

8.2.      The Base Price shall be adjusted as a result of (i) share/Units dividends, share split or reverse split promoted by the Company, or (ii) corporate restructurings and other events foreseen in Chapter XIX below.

 

IX.       PARAMETER FOR OPTIONS VESTING OR EXERCISE AND REDUCER BASED ON RORAC

 

9.1.      The amount of Participants’ Calculation Base Units (i) may be reduced up to ten percent (10%) in the event that the RORAC reducer objectives are not met, as per Clause 9.5 below and (ii) subsequently of the calculation of the reduction based on the RORAC, shall be determined in accordance with the measurement of a performance parameter of Banco Santander Brasil: Total Return to Shareholders (“TRS”) (defined according to terms of Clause 9.4 below). The Parameter shall determine up to one hundred percent (100%) of the number of Participants’ Calculation Base Units. The result of the RORAC indicator may reduce the number of Participants’ Calculation Base Units up to five percent (5%) in each fiscal year, pursuant to Clause 9.5 below.

 

9.2.      The Parameter shall be evaluated according to the following: Banco Santander Brasil’s TRS will be calculated, pursuant to terms of Clause 9.4 below, for the period comprised between September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2013, and will be compared to the TRS of main competitors, as per a list of institutions chosen by the Board of Directors and communicated to the HR Department. The position of Banco Santander Brasil among its competitors pertaining to the TRS will determine the percentage to be applied to the total amount of Calculation Base Units of Participants (the “Parameter”), according to the table below:

 

Position among competitors - TRS

Percentage of Calculation Base Units to be considered

1st (first)

100%

2nd (second)

75%

3rd (third)

50%

4th (forth)

25%

 

9.3.      The Parameter will represent the percentage of Calculation Base Units that will serve as base for the calculation of the Final Number of Units to be attributed to each Participant (the Exercise Percentage”). The Exercise Percentage shall be the same for all Participants; therefore there will not be individual calculations.

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9.4.      For the purposes of the present Plan, the TRS is a financial result indicator, calculated in percentage terms, defined by the difference between (a) the result of individually performed hypothetical investments in Units issued by Banco Santander Brasil (SANB11) and shares of its main competitors, as of December 31, 2013 (“Final Amounts”); and (b) the result of the same hypothetical investments as of September 30, 2011 (“Initial Amounts”), according to the following:

 

(a)        Initial Amounts are calculated by the average of the relevant Unit or share closing price in BM&FBOVESPA in the fifteen (15) business days immediately prior to September 30, 2011, inclusive, for competitors and Banco Santander Brasil;

 

(b)       the definition of Final Amounts will comprise the amounts referring to net dividends and net interest on net equity distributed to shareholders up to December 5, 2013, inclusive, as if such amounts had been reinvested in the paying companies on ex-dividend dates; and

 

(c)        Final Amounts are calculated by the average of the relevant Unit or share closing price in BM&FBOVESPA in the fifteen (15) business days immediately prior to December 31, 2013.

 

9.4.1.   The calculation of the TRS shall comprise the averages of the closing price of (i) the shares most negotiated during the fifteen (15) business days immediately prior to September 31, 2011, inclusive, (common or preferred), issued by the Company’s main competitors and, (ii) for the Company’s calculation, the Company’s Units – ticker SANB11. Any alteration in kind or other in connection to the shares in negotiation shall be object of analysis and revision by the Board of Directors in order to determine the new calculation base.

 

9.5.      A reducer shall be applied to each fiscal year (from 2012 to 2013) in order to stimulate performance each year. The reducer will be calculated by the division of (i) the Actual RORAC by (ii) the Budgeted RORAC, in percentage terms, determined after each applicable fiscal year. The tables below indicate the percentage by which the total amount of Calculation Base Units is to be reduced before the application of the TRS Parameter.

 

            (a)        fiscal year of 2012 (from 10/01/2011 to 12/31/2012):

 

Percentage of Actual RORAC x Budget RORAC (2012)

Percentage of reduction of Calculation Base Units

>=100%

0%

95%-100%

2%

< 95%

5%

 

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            (b)       fiscal year of 2013 (from 01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013):

 

Percentage of Actual RORAC x Budget RORAC (2013)

Percentage of reduction of Calculation Base Units

>=100%

0%

95%-100%

2%

<= 95%

5%

 

X.        TERM AND EXERCISE

 

10.1.    Observed the provisions of Chapter IX above, the Final Number of Units may be acquired by the Participants from June 30, 2014 until June 30, 2016 (“Investment Period”), except as otherwise provided for in Chapter XII below. The acquisition of the Final Number of Units shall be conducted by means of the delivery of the competent Investment Term (“Investment Term”) duly filled in and signed by the Participant. The acquisition of the Final Number of Units shall respect the application of the following formula:

 

N.U. =  Max [(PU – PB); zero] x NUBC –IR

     PU 

 

Where:

N.U. = Final Number of Units that the Participant will be able to acquire; in the event that such number results in a decimal number, it will be rounded up to the following unit

P.U. = Unit Closing Price as of the date of the exercise request

P.B. = Base Price

N.U.B.C. = Number of Calculation Base Units

I.R. =  Amount of Income Tax assessed in accordance to the legislation in force.

 

10.2.    Observed the Policy of Negotiation with Securities Issued by the Company, the Company’s Director of Investor Relations may establish, at any time, restrictions for Investment on dates prior to the publication of material facts by the Company including, but not limited to, dates prior to the ending of the fiscal year and publication of the Company’s income statements, dates comprised between capital increase decisions, dividend distribution, share dividend or split and publication of the respective announcements and other dates during which the suspension of the acquisition of Final Number of Units is advisable.

 

10.3.    The Final Number of Units not acquired during the Investment Period shall be automatically extinct, by operation of law, independently of previous notice or indemnification, pursuant to terms of Clause 21.2 (b) below. In the event that the deadline set forth for the acquisition of the Final Number of Units coincides with the period of prohibition of negotiation with Company issued securities, according to the terms of its Publication of Act or Material Fact Policy or the applicable legislation, the Investment Period shall be extended until the next date set forth by the HR Department for the acquisition of the Final Number of Units.

 

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XI.       UNITS LOCK-UP

 

11.1.    The amount equivalent to (i) forty percent (40%) of Units resulting from the Investment (“Lock-up Percentage”) of each Participant and (ii) fifty percent (50%) in the case of the Company’s President, many not be disposed of for the following periods described below (“Lock-up Period”): 

 

(i)        1/3 of the Lock-up Percentage for the period of two (2) years from the date of acquisition of each Unit;

(ii)       1/3 of the Lock-up Percentage for the period of three (3) years from the date of acquisition of each Unit; and

(iii)      1/3 of the Lock-up Percentage for the period of four (4) years from the date of acquisition of each Unit.

 

11.2.    The Units shall remain blocked for disposal at Santander Corretora during the Lock-up Period.

 

11.3.    For the purposes of the present Chapter XI, “disposal” is understood as the offer, sale, sale commitment, sale contracting, swap, lease, lease commitment, pledge, conditional sale, derivatives operations backed by Units or any other direct or indirect form of disposal or encumbrance, of Units.

 

XII.     DISCHARGE, DEATH, AND DISABILITY

 

12.1.    The Plan and Contract whose owners resign or are dismissed by the Company and/or by its subsidiaries and no longer hold executive functions in any company of the group shall be legally terminated, partially or fully, under this Chapter XII. Except as provided in Clauses 12.1.1 and 12.1.2 below, the Final Number of Units that have not yet been acquired or are not yet available for purchase and had been granted shall be terminated on the date on which they cease to exercise the office, either by resignation or by initiative from the body that elected them. In the case of employees, the termination shall occur on the date their employment contracts terminate.

 

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12.1.1. In the event that a Participant remains employed by the Company after his resignation or removal from the position as manager of the Company, the Plan shall follow its normal course in connection to that Participant until he officially leaves the Company, when Clause 12.2 shall apply.

 

12.1.2. In the event that a Participant remains as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company after his resignation or removal from the position of manager of the Company, the plan shall follow its normal course in connection to that Participant until he effectively leaves the Board of Directors, when Clause 12.2 shall apply.

 

12.2.    In the event of discharge of the Participant, the following rules shall be observed:

 

(a)        in case of discharge of a Participant by resignation or by dismissal with good cause or removal from office, the Participant shall forfeit the right to participate in the Plan, being the Final Number of Units that have not yet been acquired or are not yet available for purchase and had been granted extinguished by operation of law;

 

(b)       in case of discharge of a participant due to termination of employment by reasons of acts performed by the Company, pursuant to Article 483 of the Brazilian Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT), or by reason of dismissal without good cause, or by mutual agreement in case the Participant does not have an employment relationship, the Participant may (i) purchase the Final Number of Units on the first date available for purchase within the Investment Period; (ii) purchase the Final Number of Units which are not yet available for purchase in an amount proportional to the time of permanence of the Participant in the Plan, subject to the following formula and always waiting for the Investment Period for the effective acquisition:

 

Date of discharge – Date of Grant of Calculation Base Units = % of the Final Number of Units that are not available for purchase and shall be the Calculation Base for the Units that may be purchased

        Total Term of Plan (in number of days)                  

 

            (b.1)    as an example, follows the application of the formula indicated above with hypothetical dates:

 

08/20/2012 – 10/01/2011=     324 (days) = 23.68% 

            [1,368]                        [ 1,368]

 

Where:

08/20/2012 = Date of Discharge of Participant

10/01/2011 = Date of Grant of Calculation Base Units

[1,368] = total number of days of the plan = 6/30/2015 – 10/01/2011. If the performance parameter described in Chapter IX is 70%, for example, the Percentage of the Number of Final Units not acquirable to be assigned to the Participant that is discharged in the hypotheses of Clause 12.2(b) above shall be: 70% x 23.68% = 16.576%

 

(b.2)    the amount of Calculation Base Units so calculated shall be subject to the Exercise Percentage and the resolution of the Board of Directors in accordance with clause 4.3;

 

(b.3)    the exercise may be completed within the Investment Period in accordance with Chapter X.  

 

(c)        in case of death of the Participant, the Final Number of Units may be purchased in full by his successor within the Investment Period, without applying the percentage of time of permanence of the Participant in the Plan, but applying the Exercise Percentage described in Chapter IX;

 

(d)       in case of permanent disability of the Participant, as proven by two (2) medical reports (public and private institution), the Final Number of Units may be purchased in full by the Participant within the Investment Period, without applying the percentage of time of permanence of the Participant in the Plan, but applying the Exercise Percentage described in Chapter IX;

 

(e)        in the event of medical leave by the Participant, the Plan shall follow its normal course; and

 

(f)        in the event of the Participant’s retirement for time of service, the provisions of item (b) above shall apply.

 

12.3.    In the event the Participant is discharged from the Company to be transferred to another company of the Santander Group located abroad, the provisions of Section 12.2 (b) above shall apply when the discharge from the Company occurs. Additionally, the conditions for the expatriate Participant to be allowed to participate in long-term incentive plans sponsored by the unit of Santander Group that receives them shall be verified.

 

12.4.    For the avoidance of doubt, it is clarified that the same Parameter shall be used for all Participants, including those that may be discharged and in the other events described in Chapter XII, since the Parameter refers to the performance of the Company in predefined periods and its calculation shall always follow the terms of Chapter IX, regardless of the date of discharge or occurrence of other events described in this Chapter XII.

 

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XIII.    QUANTITATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF CALCULATION BASE UNITS

 

13.1.    In order to preserve the objectives of the Plan, the amount of Calculation Base Units, their Base Price or the Number of Final Units shall be adjusted up or down in the event of: (a) split, reverse split or share dividend, (b) merger, incorporation, spin-off; (c) other procedures of similar nature and relevant meaning. Any adjustments shall also be reflected in the calculation of the Final Values for the TRS.

 

13.2.    The HR Department, under supervision of the Board of Directors, shall perform the quantitative adjustments mentioned applying methodologies used by BM&FBOVESPA to perform similar adjustments in their stock markets.

 

XIV.    NOTICE OF EXERCISE AND PAYMENT TERMS

 

14.1.    The Participant shall notify the HR Department on the exercise of the Investment within a period prior to the effective date of subscription or acquisition of the Units according to terms approved by the Board of Directors, pursuant to Section 10.2 above.

 

XV.      NON-BINDING

 

15.1.    This Plan constitutes an onerous business exclusively civilian in nature and does not create any labor or social security obligation between Banco Santander Brasil and the Participants, be they statutory administrators or employees.

 

XVI.    NON-INTERFERENCE IN THE OFFICIAL, CONTRACTUAL OR EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

 

16.1.    No provisions in this Plan shall be interpreted as constituting rights for employed Participants other than those inherent to the Investment, the nature of which is purely civilian, or granting rights to the Participants regarding guaranteed retention of employment, or interfering in any way with the right of the Company, subject to legal conditions and those of the employment Contract, of terminating the relationship with the Participant at any time.

 

16.2.    In addition, no provisions in this Plan shall grant to any of the Participant directors, Investment holders, rights pertaining to their stay until the end of their mandate, nor interfere in any way in the Company’s right to remove them from office, nor ensure the right of re-election for the position.

 

XVII.  DELIMITATION OF PARTICIPANTS’ RIGHTS

 

17.1.    No Participant shall hold any rights and privileges pertaining to a shareholder of the Company until the date of settlement of the exercise of Investment, with the transfer of Units to Participants.

 

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XVIII. DIVIDENDS AND BONUSES

 

18.1.    The Units acquired by the beneficiaries of the Investment shall be entitled to dividends, interest on net equity and other income declared by the Company as of the date of the physical settlement of the Final Number of Units, with the transfer of Units to the Participant.

 

XIX.    CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING

 

19.1.    If the shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting resolve (i) to delist the Company from the special listing segment then in force, except in the event the Company migrates to the New Market special listing of BM&FBOVESPA; or (ii) to conduct a corporate restructuring the resulting company of which is not admitted to trading in the special listing segment then in force, except if that segment is the New Market, the Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, approve the release of Final Number of Units for acquisition in whole or in part by the Participants. The Board of Directors may also establish special rules that allow the Units pertaining to the Investment to be sold at public tender offer, pursuant to the Listing Rules and Bylaws then in effect.

 

19.2.    In the event that the Company joins the New Market special listing segment of BM&FBOVESPA, the Board shall determine the number of common shares issued by Banco Santander Brasil that may be subscribed by the Participants as a result of the exercise of the Investment.

 

XX.     TRANSFER OF CONTROL

 

20.1.    In case of direct or indirect transfer by controllers of the Company, either through a single transaction or a series of transactions, of a number of shares that imply transfer of the control of the Company under the Listing Rules then applicable to the Company, the Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, approve the release of the Final Number of Units for acquisition, in whole or in part, by the Participants. The Board of Directors may establish special rules that allow the shares pertaining to the Investment to be sold in a public tender offer.

 

XXI.    DATE OF EFFECT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

 

21.1.    The Plan goes into effect immediately following its approval by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company and shall remain in effect until 6/30/2016. It is made clear, however, that the Plan may be terminated, suspended or modified at any time, as proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by Extraordinary General Meeting. The termination of the Plan shall not affect the effectiveness of the Investment still in force granted under it.

 

21.2.    The Investment granted under the Plan shall be terminated automatically and shall cease all its effects by operation of law in the following cases:

 

(a)        if the Final Number of Units does not become obtainable or upon its full acquisition;

 

(b)       after the lapse of the Investment Period;

 

(c)        upon termination of the Contract; or

 

(d)       if the Company is dissolved, liquidated or declared bankrupt.

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XXII.  RELEASE OF SUBSEQUENT PLANS

 

22.1.    The annual release of Plans under the same parameters and terms of the present is hereby authorized.

 

22.2.    The Board of Directors shall authorize, at the beginning of each Plan, the maximum amount of Calculation Base Units and Investment to be granted in the referred cycle, as well as define the new listing of eligible officers, the new base price and other necessary parameters.

 

XXIII. COMPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

 

23.1.    The Board of Directors, in the interest of the Company and its shareholders, may review the conditions of the present Plan, provided that it does not alter its basic principles, especially the maximum amounts to be granted as Investment within the Plan.

 

23.2.    The Board of Directors may also establish individual treatment for special cases and situations, during the period of validity of the Plan, provided that the rights already granted to Participants are not affected, nor the basic principles of the Plan. Such individual treatment shall not constitute a precedent irrevocable by other Participants.

 

23.3.    Each Participant shall be responsible for the compliance with the tax legislation in force and the respective assessment of tax incurring upon the Plan.

 

23.4.    Any material legal alteration to that which concerns the regulation of corporations and/or the tax effects of a share acquisition option plan may lead to the full or partial revision of the Plan, or even its suspension or termination, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, in such cases to be respected the rights of Participants already holding the Final Number of Units to be acquired.

 

23.5.    The cases not provided for herein to be regulated by the Board of Directors.

 

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EXHIBIT IV

 

RELATED DOCUMENTS AND LINKS

 

All documents mentioned herein may be found in the links below. Additionally, these links include the following additional documents of interest to shareholders:

 

§    www.ri.santander.com.br:  Information about the bank, such as corporate governance practices, and economic and financial results for previous years and quarters.

 

§    www.bmfovespa.com.br:  Level 2 Listing Regulations.

 

§    www.cvm.gov.br:  Corporate Law, CVM Instructions No. 480 and CVM Instruction No. 481.

 

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SIGNATURE
 
 
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, thereto duly authorized.
Date: September 27, 2011
 
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.
By:
/SAmancio Acurcio Gouveia 
 
Amancio Acurcio Gouveia
Executive Officer

 
 
By:
/SCarlos Alberto Lopes Galan
 
Carlos Alberto Lopes Galan
Vice - President Executive Officer