ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Corporate Governance
February 2021
Corporate governance and capital markets: key events
30's to 60's
70's
80's
90's
- Foundation and establishment of Ultragaz by Ernesto Igel - Family-owned Company
- Growth of Ultragaz and expansion to several other businesses
- Beginning of the implementation of professional management in the Company
- Structuring of Pery Igel's succession - beginning of Paulo Cunha's tenor as CEO
- First stock ownership program, turning key executives into shareholders, with a 20-year vesting period
- Restructuring process - divestment of noncore businesses, focusing on businesses with long-term competitive advantages
- Stock ownership granted to a second group of executives
- Key executives joined the controlling shareholders (founding family)
- Transformation of a privately-held Company into a listed Company
1999 | ✓ First Brazilian Company to carry on simultaneous IPOs in B3 and the NYSE |
✓ ADR level III - the highest standards of transparency and disclosure | |
2000 | ✓ First Brazilian Company to grant 100% tag along rights to all shareholders |
2002 | ✓ Variable compensation linked to EVA (Economic Value Added) performance |
✓ Corporate restructuring - Ultrapar becomes owner of 100% of all its businesses | |
2003 | ✓ Stock ownership granted to a new generation of executives |
2007 | ✓ Separation of the role of CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors |
2011 | ✓ New corporate governance structure after joining Novo Mercado |
2019
✓ Renewal of 40% of the Board of Directors - more diversity (gender, experience, age)
✓ Strengthening of corporate governance bodies (committees and supervisory boards)
Organizational and shareholder structure
Board of Directors | ||||||||
People Committee | Audit and Risks Committee | Strategy Committee | ||||||
Ultra Group | ||||||||
Holding | ||||||||
Ultragaz | Ultracargo | Oxiteno | Ipiranga | Extrafarma | Shared Services | Affiliates and Joint- | ||
Center (SSC) | Ventures | |||||||
Advisory | Advisory | Advisory | Advisory | Advisory | ||||
Committee | Committee | Committee | Committee | Committee |
Key Shareholders1 | New Shareholder's Agreement | ||||
✓Agreement dated August 2020 between Ultra S.A. and Parth, the two groups | |||||
Ultra S.A. Participações | 25,1% | of Igel's family, totaling 34,2% of the Company's shares, which also includes | |||
Patria Investimentos as a shareholder of 20% of Ultra S.A.'s capital stock | |||||
Parth do Brasil Participações LTDA | 7,7% | ||||
Advisory Committees | |||||
BlackRock Inc. | 5,0% | ||||
✓Created in 2019 as business advisory bodies to improve the quality of | |||||
Others2 | 62,2% | ||||
supervision and to monitor each business through deeper analysis of strategy, | |||||
- As of January/2021
- Shareholders under 5%
investments, people and results.
Highlights in the corporate governance practices
One share, one vote
Board of Directors
- Important renewal in the Board, with the election of five new members in 2019 and 2020, with diversity in terms of gender, age, skills and experience
- 11 members, 73% of which are independent (30% independent members guaranteed in the Company's Bylaw)
- 100% non-executivedirectors, with relevant experience and complementary skills
- Election of Board members through a slate of candidates
- 2-yearterm
- Any candidate for the Board of Directors, supported by the Company or not, will be guaranteed the same treatment and publicity benefits in an election
- Specialized committees in relevant subjects
2020 Updates
Implementation of a new performance evaluation
process for its members and its committees
- Carried out by a specialized consultancy, recognized in the market
- Evaluation process will take place every two years (one term)
Corporate Nomination Policy
- The Nomination Policy will apply to the Board members, its advisory bodies and the Executive Board
Mandatory tender offer in the event of relevant acquisition (20% of the capital stock)
- Offer price equal to the maximum price paid by the acquirer during the 6-month period prior to reaching 20% stake
- Mechanism in line with EU Directives, well-testedin the UK
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