ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC

Foreign Filer Report • Feb 4, 2005

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Form 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Report Of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant To Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16 Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

For the month of February, 2005

Commission File Number: 001-14950

| ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS
INC. (Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English) |
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| Avenida
Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 1343, 9º Andar São Paulo, SP, Brazil 01317-910 (Address of
Principal Executive Offices) |

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ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM		SEQUENTIAL PAGE NUMBER
1.	Convening Notice - Extraordinary Shareholders
Meeting dated on February
22, 2005	3

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ITEM 1

ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. CNPJ nº 33.256.439/0001 - 39 NIRE 35.300.109.724 Publicly Listed Company

NOTICE FOR THE CONVENING OF AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The Shareholders of Ultrapar Participações S.A. are hereby convened for an Extraordinary General Meeting, to be held on 22 February 2005, at 2 p.m., at Ultrapar Company Headquarters, located at Avenida Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio, nº 1343, 9th floor, in the City of São Paulo, in the State of São Paulo, with the purpose of deliberating on the following orders of the day:

a. modify Article 5 of the Company's Bylaws, bearing in mind the capital increase decided on at a meeting of the Board of Directors carried out on February 2, 2005.

b. authorise for the conversion of shares issued by the Company, from ordinary into preferred shares, as requested by shareholders, under the terms of Article 11 of the Company Bylaws. The possibility of conversion will be granted to all shareholders who opt to do so, such a request that must be filed with the Company until February 18, 2005. If the number of ordinary shares offered for conversion exceed the legal limit ratio between ordinary and preferred shares, as set out under Brazilian Corporate Law and the Company Bylaws, the conversion will be executed on a pro-rata basis to the number of shares held, among the requesting shareholders.

c. authorise the executive board to take all the necessary steps to implement the conversion of shares.

To take part in the Extraordinary General Meeting, the shareholders must have their status as shareholders proven through verification of the Company share registry.

Shareholders may be represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting by proxy, under the terms of Article 126, paragraph 1, of Law N.º 6.404/76, being necessary to present the respective power of attorney, which must be deposited at Company Headquarters with the Investor Relations Department by 5:30 p.m. on 21 February 2005.

São Paulo, February 4, 2005.

Paulo Guilherme Aguiar Cunha Chairman of the Board Of Directors

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Fabio Schvartsman
Name:	Fabio Schvartsman
Title:	Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer