JBS S.A.

Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/ME) 02.916.265/0001-60

State Registry (NIRE) 35.300.330.587

Publicly Held Company with Authorized Capital

SUMMARY OF THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING

HELD ON AUGUST 13, 2020 AT 10:00 AM

Date, Time and Place: Meeting of the Board of Directors of JBS S.A. located in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, at Avenida Marginal Direita do Tietê, 500, Bloco I, 3º Andar, Vila Jaguara, CEP 05118-100 ("Company"), held on August 13, 2020, at 10 a.m., through video conference.

Call Notice: The call notice was sent via email to all members of the Board of Directors, pursuant to Article 18 of the Company's Bylaws.

Attendance: The necessary quorum for the Meeting of the Company's Board of Directors was verified, given the attendance of all members of the Board of Directors, pursuant to Articles 15 and 18 of its Bylaws, namely: Jeremiah Alphonsus O'Callaghan (Chairman), José Batista Sobrinho (Vice-Chairman),Wesley Mendonça Batista Filho, Aguinaldo Gomes Ramos Filho, Gilberto Meirelles Xandó Baptista, Alba Pettengill, José Guimarães Monforte and Márcio Guedes Pereira Júnior.

Also attended the meeting: Mr. Gilberto Tomazoni, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Guilherme Perboyre Cavalcanti, CFO and Investor Relations Officer, and Mr. Daniel Pitta, the Company's Chief Legal Officer, Mrs. Marcela Rocha, Institutional Relations and Communication Officer, Mr. Eduardo Noronha, Global Head of Human Resources, Mrs. Joanita Maria Maestri Karoleski, former CEO of Seara Group.

Presiding Board: Jeremiah Alphonsus O'Callaghan, Chairman; Milena Hitomi Yanagisawa,

Secretary.

Agenda: (i) resolving on the election of a replacement for the position of Board Member that is open, pursuant to Article 150 of Law 6404/76 and Article 16, Paragraph 9 of the Bylaws; (ii) presenting and updating the Company's donation plan to social projects and emergency actions to face the Covid-19 pandemic; (iii) presenting an overview on the market and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries for the period ended June 30, 2020; (iv) discussing and issuing an statement on the Company's Condensed Interim Financial Statements for the period ended June

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30, 2020. Grant Thornton Auditores Independentes and the Company's Board of Directors will be available to discuss the development of the audit work in the Company for the period); (v) presenting and discussing the people safety and management rates of the Company's employees; (vi) discussing and resolving on the cancellation of treasury shares, without reducing the value of the Company's share capital; (vii) discussing and resolving for the Executive Board and/or attorneys-in-fact may, on behalf of the Company, provide collaterals to cattle suppliers;

  1. discussing and resolving on proposals to amend the Charter of the Sustainability Committee;
  2. reporting on the activities of the Sustainability Committee, the Financial and Risk Management Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance and Compensation Committee and the Related Parties Committee; and (x) proposing the election of another member for the Company's Related Parties Committee.

Discussions and Resolutions:

  1. The meeting started with the election of Mr. Gelson Luiz Merisio, Brazilian citizen, married, business administrator, ID 1.384.828 Notary Office of the 1st District - Xanxerê/SC, Individual Taxpayer's ID 464.643.529-20, resident and domiciled in the City of Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina, with business address in the same City, at Rua Jerônimo Coelho, 383, conjunto 906, CEP 88010-030, as an independent member of the Company's Board of Directors, pursuant to the Regulations of Novo Mercado of B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa e Balcão, with a term of office up to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting that approves the accounts for the fiscal year of 2020, to be held in 2021.

The independent member of the Board of Directors elected herein accepts his appointment, stating that he is aware of the provisions of Article 147 of the Brazilian Corporation Law and, therefore, stating that he is not involved in any of the crimes provided for by law that prevent him from performing commercial activities. In addition, he also stated, for the due purposes, under the penalties of the law, that he is not prevented from occupying the position of the Company's Board Member, by a special law, that he is not convicted or under the effect of a conviction that prohibits him, even temporarily, from holding a public office, or for crimes of bankruptcy, nonfeasance, bribery or graft, peculation or against popular economy, against the national financial system, against rules for the antitrust policies, against consumer relations, public faith, or property. The independent member of the Board of Directors elected herein will occupy the position for the unified period that will be in force until the Annual Shareholders' Meeting that resolves on the financial statements for the period ending on December 31, 2020, to be held in 2021, and may be reelected.

  1. Shortly after the election, Mr. Gelson Luiz Merisio joined the Board of Directors Meeting and Mr. Gilberto Tomazoni presented, together with Mr. Guilherme Perboyre Cavalcanti and

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Mr. Wesley Mendonça Batista Filho, the overview of the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, highlighting the results achieved by the Company. During his presentation, Mr. Guilherme Perboyre Cavalcanti pointed out the financial highlight of the Company, reporting the cash generation in the operating activities, the Company's leverage, its total financial availability, including credit lines to pay debts and reduce financial expenses. He also highlighted the Company's initiatives in ASG (environmental, social and governance issues), informing that the Company is committed to conducting its operations while maintaining the best sustainability practices throughout its value chain, in addition to maintaining strict corporate governance and compliance guidelines in its business structure.

Mr. Gilberto Tomazoni informed the members of the Board of Directors about the Company's commitment to eradicate deforestation from its supply chain and that, to this end, the Company has invested in technologies to fight and discourage deforestation in the Amazon, as well as informed that the Company has hired independent audits and it was found that 100% of direct purchases meet the Company's socio-environmental criteria.

The members of the Board of Directors asked their questions, all of which were duly clarified by Mr. Gilberto Tomazoni, Guilherme Perboyre Cavalcanti and Wesley Mendonça Batista.

  1. Subsequently, Mrs. Joanita Maria Maestri Karoleski, together with Mrs. Marcela Rocha, updated the members of the Board of Directors on the actions taken by the Company regarding the Donation Plan approved at a meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on May 7, 2020, highlighting the status of the three main investments: (a) social assistance, (b) science and technology; and (c) healthcare.

The members of the Board of Directors asked their questions, all of which were duly clarified by Mrs. Joanita Maria Maestri and Marcela Rocha.

  1. After the above facts, the members of the Board of Directors unanimously approved the Company's Interim Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2020 and authorized the Company's management to disclose them;
  2. Subsequently, Mr. Eduardo Noronha made a presentation on the Company's people safety and management rates; Mr. Eduardo Noronha highlighted that the commitment to health and safety is very important to the Company, which has over 2,500 employees in the health and safety team. The goals of the Company's executives are developed with relevant weight in this aspect and the Occupational Health and Safety Management System ("OHS") is robust around the world, in all locations where the Company has industrial operations. In 2019, the Company

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invested almost R$700 million in infrastructure, health, prevention and education. Furthermore, all the Company's employees undergo a training cycle and refresh training every year.

Mr. Eduardo Noronha presented measures taken by the Company in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which included the creation of a Global Committee and Local Management Committees to mitigate the risks of contamination of employees and partners, and to keep the Company's operations running with the least impact, ensuring that the supply chain does not create disruptions to the Company's business.

Lastly, Mr. Eduardo Noronha informed the investments and actions made by the Company, which included, but was not limited to: (a) increasing the frequency of sanitation and cleaning; (b) supplying new PPE: masks, face shields, balaclavas; (c) prevention education and training; (d) travel prohibition; (e) encouraging employees to stay home if sick; (f) canceling non-essential meetings and encouraging online meetings or meetings with guaranteed social distance; (g) installing partitions and markings in corridors; and (h) installing air filtering and disinfection systems, etc.

The members of the Board of Directors asked their questions, all of which were duly clarified by Mr. Eduardo Noronha.

  1. Next, Mr. Daniel Pitta presented the immediate effects and the reasoning for cancelling all the Company's treasury shares. The Board members discussed the information presented and asked questions, which were all clarified. Based on these analyses and discussions, the Board Members decided to unanimously approve the cancellation of the balance of shares held in its treasury on this date, totaling sixty-two million, six hundred and sixty-eight thousand, three hundred and eighty-nine (62,668,389) common shares, with no par value, issued by the Company, without reduction of the share capital.

As a result of the cancellation of shares resolved, the Company's share capital is now divided into two billion, six hundred and sixty-six million, seventy-nine thousand, twenty-three (2,666,079,023) common shares, all registered, book-entry and with no par value. Accordingly, Article 5 of the Company's Bylaws, which addresses the Company's share capital, will be adjusted in an Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting to be convened in due course. Mr. Daniel Pitta highlighted that the current share buyback plan is still in effect, respecting the limits established by CVM Instruction 567/15.

  1. Subsequently, Mr. Wesley Mendonça Batista made a brief presentation to the members of the Board of Directors about the operation to purchase cattle for future delivery, usually accepted by cattle breeders who seek to assign credits to anticipate receivables arising from the

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supply of cattle and about the need for the Company to provide collateral in such operations. The Board members discussed the information presented and asked questions, which were all clarified. Based on these analyses and discussions, the Board Members decided to unanimously approve, pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 32 of the Company's Bylaws, that the Company's Executive Board and/or attorneys-in-fact may, on behalf of the Company, provide collateral to cattle suppliers.

  1. Later, Mr. Jeremiah Alphonsus O'Callaghan presented to the Members of the Board the proposal to change the name of the Sustainability Committee to Socio-Environmental Responsibility Committee and the due amendment and adaptation of the Charter of this Committee. Mr. Jeremiah Alphonsus O'Callaghan informed that such resolutions were discussed and recommended by the Company's Sustainability Committee in a meeting held on August 11, 2020. The Board members discussed the information presented and asked questions, which were all clarified. Based on these analyses and discussions, the Board members decided to unanimously approve the new name of the Socio-Environmental Responsibility Committee and amendment to the Charter of the Socio-Environmental Responsibility Committee.
  2. Subsequently, the Board members who are also members of the advisory committees to the Board of Directors updated the other Board members on the work carried out by the following committees: (a) Social Environmental Responsibility Committee (current name of the Sustainability Committee); (b) Financial and Risk Management Committee; (c) Audit Committee and (d) Governance and Compensation Committee; and (e) Related Parties Committee:
    1. brief presentation by Mr. Jeremiah Alphonsus O'Callaghan on the work developed by the Company's Socio-Environmental Responsibility Committee, highlighting the Company's discussions and strategies regarding the Socio- Environmental events related to the Company and about JBS Biodiesel project: Renova Bio program (carbon credit);
    2. brief presentation by Mr. José Guimarães Monforte about the work developed by the Financial and Risk Management Committee, highlighting the discussions about the 2Q20 Dashboard follow-up and the Company's recent liability management operations;
    3. brief presentation by Mr. Gilberto Meirelles Xandó Baptista on the work developed by the Company's Audit Committee, highlighting (1) the analysis of the Interim Financial Statements and the discussion with Grant Thornton about the development of the audit work in the Company; (2) the presentation of the information technology area, including updates on the adjustments required by the General Act of Personal Data

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Protection (LGPD); and (3) updates on the work developed by the risk management area, including discussion and updates on the risk management by Seara Alimentos Ltda;

    1. brief presentation by Mr. Jeremiah Alphonsus O'Callaghan on the work developed by the Company's Governance and Compensation Committee, highlighting the Company's discussions and strategies with regard to: (1) the introduction of the new member of the Board of Directors, chosen by the Company, for the position that is open;
      (2) presentation of the Company's overall strategic planning for the coming years; (3) review and approval of the Compensation Policy; (4) presentation of risk management processes and procedures in the Compliance area; and (5) discussion and debate on the compensation of the members of the Company's advisory committees.
    2. brief presentation by Mr. Gilberto Meirelles Xandó Baptista on the work developed by the Company's Related Parties Committee, highlighting the agreements analyzed in meetings held in June and July/2020.
  1. Finally, the Chairman of the Board of Directors informed that the election of another member to compose the Company's Related Parties Committee will be resolved at a future meeting of the Company's Board of Directors.

The Company's Officers and/or attorneys-in-fact, subsidiaries or affiliates shall take all and any measures, perform the acts and sign all documents necessary to implement the aforementioned resolved and approved items, as well as ratify all acts already performed by the Officers and/or attorneys-in-fact in this regard.

Summarized Minutes: The Board of Directors approved drawing up these minutes as a summary and publishing the minutes omitting the signatures, pursuant to Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 130 of Brazilian Corporation Law.

Closure: There being no further business to discuss, the Chair offered the floor to anyone who intended to speak and, as no one did, the meeting was adjourned for the time necessary to draw up these minutes, which were then read, approved and signed by all attendees.

Attending Board Members: Jeremiah Alphonsus O'Callaghan, José Batista Sobrinho, Wesley Mendonça Batista Filho, Aguinaldo Gomes Ramos Filho, Gilberto Meirelles Xandó Baptista, Alba Pettengill, José Guimarães Monforte, Márcio Guedes Pereira Júnior and Gelson Luiz Merisio. Presiding Board: Jeremiah Alphonsus O'Callaghan, Chairman; and Milena Hitomi Yanagisawa, Secretary.

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This is a free English translation of the resolutions of the minutes drawn up in the Company's

books.

São Paulo, August 13, 2020.

Milena Hitomi Yanagisawa

Secretary of the Presiding Board

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