Vale S.A. — Regulatory Filings 2011

Mar 18, 2011

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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 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of

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March 2011

Vale S.A.

Avenida Graça Aranha, No. 26 20030-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

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(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82-___ .)

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PROPOSAL FOR A CAPITAL INCREASE THROUGH THE CAPITALIZATION OF RESERVES TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING RESOLUTION

Dear Board of Directors Members,

The Executive Officers Board of Vale S.A. (Vale) hereby presents to the Board of Directors the proposal to a capital increase through the capitalization of reserves.

Article 199 of Law #6404 (as amended by Law #11638) determines that the balance of the retained earnings, except for the contingencies, tax incentives and unrealized income reserves, may not exceed paid-up capital. Once this limit is reached, the Shareholders’ Meeting shall resolve on the application of the excess in the capital not fully paid, or increase capital, or in the distribution of dividends.

Having carried out the distribution of earnings from the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the retained earnings exceeds the value of the paid-in capital by R$22,487,917,040.69 (twenty-two billion, four hundred eighty seven million, nine hundred and seventeen thousand, forty Reais and sixty-nine cents).

As a result, the Executive Officers Board proposes to increase the capital, without the issuance of new shares, in the total amount of R$25,000,000,000.00 (twenty five billion Reais) comprised (i) of part of the expansion/investment reserve in the amount of R$22,866,209,346.46 (twenty-two billion, eight hundred sixty-six million, two hundred and nine thousand, three hundred and forty-six Reais and forty-six cents), (ii) of the gain on conversion in shares reserve in the amount of R$1,867,210,267.80 (one billion, eight hundred sixty-seven million, two hundred and ten thousand, two hundred and sixty-seven Reais and eighty cents), and (iii) of the tax incentive reserve in the amount of R$266,580,385.74 (two hundred sixty-six million, five hundred and eighty thousand, three hundred and eighty-five Reais and seventy-four cents).

The capitalization of the reserves shall be done without changing the number of shares or distribution of new shares among the current shareholders, does not applying, therefore, the paragraph 3 of Article 169 of Law # 6404/76. The proposed capital increase shall be deemed as an accounting increase, in which the amount of the reserve account is reassigned to the capital account. The current proposal does not bear economic consequences, since it is considered a transfer within the equity account.

As a consequence, after capitalization of the above mentioned reserves, Vale’s paid-in share capital will be increased from R$50,000,000,000.00 (fifty billion Reais) to R$75,000,000,000.00 (seventy-five billion Reais).

As a result of the approval of the capital increase proposal, the caput of Article 5 of Vale’s Bylaws shall be amended to read as follows:

“Article 5 — The paid-up capital amounts to R$75,000,000,000.00 (seventy-five billion Reais) corresponding to 5,365,304,100 (five billion, three hundred and sixty-five million, three hundred and four thousand and one hundred) shares, being R$45,524,788,827.91 (forty-five billion, five hundred and twenty-four million, seven hundred and eighty-eight thousand, eight hundred and twenty-seven Reais and ninety-one cents), divided into 3,256,724,482 (three billion, two hundred and fifty- six million, seven hundred and twenty-four thousand, four hundred and eighty-two) common shares and R$29,475,211,172.09 (twenty-nine billion, four hundred and seventy-five million, two hundred and eleven thousand, one hundred and seventy-two Reais and nine cents), divided into 2,108,579,618

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(two billion, one hundred and eight million, five hundred and seventy-nine thousand, six hundred and eighteen) preferred Class “A” shares, including 12 (twelve) golden shares, all without nominal value.”

This proposal comprehends the capitalization of the capital reserves and the evolution of the capital’s worth as follows:

Current paid-in capital	R$	50,000,000,000.00
Expansion/investment reserve	R$	22,866,209,346.46
Gain on conversion in shares reserve	R$	1,867,210,267.80
Tax incentive reserve	R$	266,580,385.74
New paid-in capital	R$	75,000,000,000.00

Being thus duly explained, we hereby submit this proposal to the Members of the Board of Directors, in accordance with the resolutions of the Executive Officers Board.

Rio de Janeiro, February 21, 2011.

Roger Agnelli	Guilherme Perboyre Cavalcanti
Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations
Carla Grasso	Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo
Executive Director	Executive Director
of Human Resources and Corporative Services	of Integrated Operations
Mario Alves Barbosa Neto	Eduardo Jorge Ledsham
Executive Director	Executive Director
of Fertilizers	of Exploration, Energy and Projects
Tito Botelho Martins	José Carlos Martins
Executive Director	Executive Director
of Bases Metal Operations	of Marketing, Sales and Strategies

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Annex to the Proposal of Capital Increase through Capitalization of Reserves

Under Article 14 and Annex 14 of CVM Rule No. 481/09, we highlight the following:

DESCRIPTION	INFORMATION
1. Inform the capital increase amount	R$25,000,000,000.00
2. Inform the new capital amount	R$75,000,000,000.00
3. Inform whether the capital increase will
occur through (a) the conversion of
debentures into shares, (b) the exercise of
preemptive rights or subscription bonds, (c)
the capitalization of profits or reserves, or
(d) subscription of new shares.	The proposal provides for the capital
increase, through the capitalization of
reserves, without the issuance of new
shares.
4. Provide a detailed explanation on the
capital increase reasons and its legal and
economic consequences	Pursuant to Article 199 of Law 6,404
(amended by Law 11,638) the proposal
aims to capitalize the excess of profit
reserves comparing to the capital.
Having carried out the distribution of
earnings from the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2010, profit reserves
exceed paid-up capital by
R$22,487,917,040.69, the proposal is to
increase capital, without the issuance
of new shares, in the total amount
R$25,000,000,000.00 comprised (i) of
part of the expansion/investment
reserve in the amount of
R$22,866,209,346.46, (ii) of the gain
on conversion in shares reserve in the
amount of R$1,867,210,267.80, and (iii)
of the tax incentive reserve in the
amount of R$266,580,385.74.
	The proposed capital increase shall be
deemed as an accounting increase, in
which the amount of the reserve account
is reassigned to the capital account.
The current proposal does not bear
economic consequences, since it is
considered a transfer within the equity
account.
	As a result of the approval of the
capital increase proposal, the caput of
Article 5 of Vale’s Bylaws shall read
as follows:
	“Article 5º — The paid-up capital
amounts to R$75,000,000,000.00
(seventy-five billion Reais)
corresponding to 5,365,304,100 (five
billion, three hundred and sixty-five
million, three hundred and four
thousand and one hundred) shares, being
R$45,524,788,827.91 (forty-five
billion, five hundred

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DESCRIPTION	INFORMATION
	and twenty-four million, seven hundred
and eighty-eight
thousand, eight hundred and
twenty-seven Reais and ninety-one
cents), divided into 3,256,724,482
(three billion, two hundred and
fifty-six million, seven hundred and
twenty-four thousand, four hundred and
eighty-two) common shares and
R$29,475,211,172.09 (twenty-nine
billion, four hundred and seventy-five
million, two hundred and eleven
thousand, one hundred and seventy-two
Reais and nine cents), divided into
2,108,579,618 (two billion, one hundred
and eight million, five hundred and
seventy-nine thousand, six hundred and
eighteen) preferred Class “A” shares,
including 12 (twelve) golden shares,
all without nominal value.”
5. Provide a copy of the fiscal council report	Please see the document attached hereto.
6. In the event of capital increases through
the capitalization of profits or reserves:
(a) Inform if there will be change of nominal
value of shares, if any, or the distribution
of new shares to shareholders; (b) Inform
whether the capitalization of profits or
reserves will be effective with or without
changing the number of shares issued by
companies with shares with no par value; (c)
In the event of distribution of new shares:	The capitalization of the reserves will
be effective without changing the
number of shares or the distribution of
new shares among the shareholders and
therefore, the provision contained in
paragraph 3 of Article 169 of Law
6,404/76 does not apply.
(i) Inform the number of issued shares per
each type and class, (ii) Provide the
percentage that shareholders will receive in
shares, (iii) Describe the rights, advantages
and restrictions relating to shares to be
issued, (iv) Inform the acquisition cost, in
reais per share, to be allocated to
shareholders in order to attend the Article
10 of Law # 9,249 dated December 26, 1995,
(v) Inform the treatment of fractions, if
any,; d) Inform the period provided for in §3
of Article 169 of Law# 6,404/1976; and (e)
Inform and provide information and documents
referred to in item 5 above, when applicable.

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OPINION OF THE FISCAL COUNCIL ON PROPOSAL TO INCREASE PAID-UP CAPITAL

The Fiscal Council of Vale S.A (“Vale”), in carrying out its legal and statutory duties, after examining the proposal to increase paid-up capital, without issuance of new shares, through the capitalization of part of the expansion/investment reserve in the amount of R$22.866.209.346,46 (twenty-two billion, eight hundred sixty-six million, two hundred and nine thousand, three hundred forty-six Reais and forty-six cents) and the capitalization of reinvestment reserve in the amount of R$1.867.210.267,80 (one billion, eight hundred sixty-seven million, two hundred and ten thousand, two hundred sixty-seven Reais and eighty cents), and of tax incentive reserve in the amount of R$266.580.385,74 (two hundred an sixty-six million, five hundred and eighty thousand, three hundred eighty-five Reais and seventy-four cents), totaling R$25.000.000.000,00 (twenty-five billion Reais), has the opinion that the proposal can be approved by the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting.

Rio de Janeiro, February 24, 2011.

Marcelo Amaral Moraes	Antonio José de Figueiredo Ferreira
Chairman	Counselor
Aníbal Moreira dos Santos	Nelson Machado
Counselor	Counselor

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BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S REPORT ON THE PROPOSAL FOR THE CAPITAL INCREASE THROUGH THE CAPITALIZATION OF RESERVES

Dear Shareholders,

The Board of Directors of Vale S.A. (“Vale”), after conducting the analysis of the Executive Officers Board Proposal for Proposal for a capital increase, through capitalization of reserves, without the issuance of shares, and the consequent change of the head of article 5 of Vale ´s By-Laws, is favorable to the submission of such proposal to the Shareholders resolution at the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting.

Rio de Janeiro, February 24, 2011.

Ricardo José da Costa Flores	Renato da Cruz Gomes
President	Member
Jorge Luiz Pacheco	José Ricardo Sasseron
Member	Member
Oscar Augusto de Camargo Filho	Sandro Kohler Marcondes
Member	Member
Paulo Sergio Moreira da Fonseca	José Mauro Mettrau Carneiro da Cunha
Member	Member
Raimundo Nonato Alves Amorim Member	Hajime Tonoki Member

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BY-LAWS

VALE S.A.

CHAPTER I — NAME, PURPOSE, HEAD OFFICE AND DURATION

Article 1 — Vale S.A., referred to in abbreviated form as Vale, is a joint-stock company governed by the present By-Laws and by applicable legislation.

Article 2 — The purpose of the company is:

| I. | the exploitation of mineral deposits in Brazil and abroad by means of extraction, processing,
industrialization, transportation, shipment and commerce of mineral assets; |
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| II. | the building and operation of railways and the exploitation of own or
third party rail traffic; |
| III. | the building and operation of own or third party marine terminals,
and the exploitation of nautical activities for the provision of
support within the harbor; |
| IV. | the provision of logistics services integrated with cargo transport,
comprising generation, storage, transshipment, distribution and
delivery within the context of a multimodal transport system; |
| V. | the production, processing, transport, industrialization and commerce of all and any source
and form of energy, also involving activities of production, generation, transmission,
distribution and commerce of its products, derivatives and subproducts; |
| VI. | the carrying-on, in Brazil or abroad, of other activities that may be of direct or indirect
consequence for the achievement of its corporate purpose, including research,
industrialization, purchase and sale, importation and exportation, the exploitation,
industrialization and commerce of forest resources and the provision of services of any kind
whatsoever; |
| VII. | constituting or participating in any fashion in other companies, consortia or associations
directly or indirectly related to its business purpose. |

Article 3 — The head office and legal venue of the company shall be in the city of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, the company being empowered for the better realization of its activities to set up branch offices, subsidiary branch offices, depots, agencies, warehouses, representative offices or any other type of establishment in Brazil or abroad.

Article 4 — The term of duration of the company shall be unlimited.

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CHAPTER II — CAPITAL AND SHARES

Article 5 — The paid-up capital amounts to R$50,000,000,000.00 (fifty billion Reais) corresponding to 5,365,304,100 (five billion, three hundred and sixty-five million, three hundred and four thousand one hundred) shares, being R$30,349,859,218.60 (thirty billion and three hundred forty-nine million, eight hundred and fifty-nine thousand, two hundred eighteen Reais and sixty cents), divided into 3,256,724,482 (three billion, two hundred fifty-six million, seven hundred twenty-four thousand, four hundred eighty-two) common shares and R$19,650,140,781.40 (nineteen billion, six hundred and fifty million, one hundred and forty thousand, seven hundred and eighty-one Reais and forty cents), divided into 2,108,579,618 (two billion, one hundred and eight million, five hundred and seventy-nine thousand and six hundred and eighteen) preferred Class “A” shares, including 12 (twelve) special class shares, all without nominal value.

Wording proposal to be submitted to the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting, in order to reflect the capital increase, through capitalization of reserves, without the issuance of shares:

Article 5º — The paid-up capital amounts to R$75,000,000,000.00 (seventy-five billion Reais) corresponding to 5,365,304,100 (five billion, three hundred and sixty-five million, three hundred and four thousand and one hundred) shares, being R$45,524,788,827.91 (forty-five billion, five hundred and twenty-four million, seven hundred and eighty-eight thousand, eight hundred and twenty-seven Reais and ninety-one cents), divided into 3,256,724,482 (three billion, two hundred and fifty-six million, seven hundred and twenty-four thousand, four hundred and eighty-two) common shares and R$29,475,211,172.09 (twenty-nine billion, four hundred and seventy-five million, two hundred and eleven thousand, one hundred and seventy-two Reais and nine cents), divided into 2,108,579,618 (two billion, one hundred and eight million, five hundred and seventy-nine thousand, six hundred and eighteen) preferred Class “A” shares, including 12 (twelve) golden shares, all without nominal value.

| § 1 — | The shares are common shares and preferred shares. The preferred shares comprise class A
and special class. |
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| § 2 — | The special class preferred share shall belong exclusively to the Federal Government. In
addition to the other rights which are expressed and specifically attributed to these shares
in the current By-Laws, the special class shares shall possess the same rights as the class A
preferred shares. |
| § 3 — | Each common, class A preferred share and special class shares shall confer the right to
one vote in decisions made at General Meetings, the provisions of § 4 following being
observed. |
| § 4 — | The preferred class A and special shares will have the same political rights as the
common shares, with the exception of voting for the election of Board Members, excepting the
provisions set forth in §§ 2 and 3 of Article 11 following, and also the right to elect and
dismiss one member of the Fiscal Council, and its respective alternate. |

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| §5 — |
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| a) priority in receipt of dividends specified in § 5 corresponding to: (i) a minimum of 3%
(three percent) of the stockholders’ equity of the share, calculated based on the financial
statements which served as reference for the payment of dividends, or (ii) 6% (six percent)
calculated on the portion of the capital formed by this class of share, whichever higher; |
| b) entitlement to participate in the profit distributed, on the same conditions as those
for common shares, once a dividend equal to the minimum priority established in accordance
with letter “a” above is ensured; and |
| c) entitlement to participate in any bonuses, on the
same conditions as those for common shares, the priority specified for the distribution of dividends being observed. |

§6 — Preferred shares shall acquire full and unrestricted voting rights should the company fail to pay the minimum dividends to which they are entitled during 3 (three) consecutive fiscal years, under the terms of §5 of Article 5.

Article 6 — The company is authorized to increase its paid-up capital up to the limit of 3,600,000,000 (three billion, six hundred million) common shares and 7,200,000,000 (seven billion, two hundred million) Preferred Class “A” shares. Within the limit authorized in this article, the Company, as a result of deliberation by the Board of Directors, may increase its paid-up capital independently of reform to its bylaws, through the issue of common and/or preferred shares.

| § 1 — | The Board of Directors shall determine the conditions for issuance, including the price
and the period of time prescribed for paying up. |
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| § 2 — | At the option of the Board of Directors the preemptive right in the issuance of shares,
bonds convertible into shares and subscription bonuses, the placement of which on the market
may be by sale on the stock exchange or by public subscription as per the prescriptions set
forth in Law no. 6.404/76, may be rescinded. |
| § 3 — | Provided that the plans approved by the General Meeting are complied with, the company
shall be entitled to delegate the option of share purchase to its administrators and
employees, with shares held in Treasury or by means of the issuance of new shares, the
shareholders’ preemptive right being excluded. |

Article 7 — The special class share shall possess a veto right regarding of the following subjects:

I.	change of name of the company;
II.	change of location of the head office;
III.	change of the corporate purpose with reference to mineral exploitation;

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IV.	the winding-up of the company;
V.	the sale or cessation of the activities of any part or of the whole of the following
categories of the integrated iron ore systems of the company: (a) mineral deposits, reserves
and mines; (b) railways; (c) ports and marine terminals;
VI.	any alteration of the rights assigned to the types and classes of the shares issued by the
company in accordance with the prescriptions set forth in the present By-Laws;
VII.	any alteration of the present Article 7 or of any of the other rights assigned to the special
class share by the present By-Laws.

CHAPTER III — GENERAL MEETING

Article 8 — The ordinary Shareholders’ General Meeting shall be held within the first four months following the end of the fiscal year and, extraordinarily, whenever called by the Board of Directors.

| § 1 — | An extraordinary Shareholders’ General Meeting shall be competent to discuss the subjects
specified in Article 7. |
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| § 2 — | The holder of the special class share shall be formally requested by the company to
attend for the purpose of discussing the subjects specified in Article 7 by means of personal
correspondence addressed to its legal representative, a minimum period of notice of 15
(fifteen) days being given. |
| § 1 — | Should the holder of the special class share be absent from the General Meeting called
for this purpose or should it abstain from voting, the subjects specified in Article 7 shall
be deemed as having been approved by the holder of the said special class. |

Article 9 — At an Ordinary or Extraordinary General Meeting, the chair shall be taken by the Chairman, or in his absence by the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, and the Secretary of the Board of Directors shall act as secretary, as per § 14 of Article 11.

Sole Paragraph — In the case of temporary absence or impediment of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, the General Meeting of Shareholders shall be chaired by their respective alternates, or in the absence or impediment of such alternates, by an Officer specially appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

CHAPTER IV — ADMINISTRATION

Article 10 — The Board of Directors and the Executive Board shall be responsible for the administration of the company.

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| §1 — | The members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board shall take office by means of
signing the Minute Book of the Board of Directors or the Executive Board, as the case may be. |
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| §2 — | The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board shall
be extended until their respective successors have taken office. |
| §3 — | The General Meeting shall fix the overall amount for the remuneration of the
administrators, benefits of any kind and allowances being included therein, taking into
account the responsibilities of the administrators, the time devoted to the performance of
their duties, their competence and professional repute and the market value of their duties,
their competence and professional repute and the market value of their services. The Board of
Directors shall apportion the fixed remuneration among its members and the Executive Board. |
| §4 — | The Board of Directors shall be supported by technical and consultant bodies, denominated
Committees, regulated as set forth in Section II — Committees hereinafter. |

SECTION I — BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Subsection I — Composition

Article 11 — The Board of Directors, a joint decision-making body, shall be elected by the General Meeting and shall be formed of 11 (eleven) effective members and their respective alternates, all being shareholders in the company, and one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Board and another shall be the Vice-Chairman.

| §1 — | The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors shall be 2 (two) years, their
re-election being permitted. |
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| §2 — | Under the terms of Article 141 of Law # 6,404/76, 1 (one) member and his alternate of the
Board of Directors, may be elected and removed, by means of a separate vote at the general
meeting of shareholders, excluding the controlling shareholder, by the majority of holders,
respectively, of: |
| | I — common shares representing at least 15% (fifteen percent) of the total shares with
voting rights; and |
| | II — preferred shares representing at least 10% (ten percent) of share capital. |
| §3 — | Having ascertained that neither the holders of common shares or preferred shares have
respectively formed the quorum required in sections I and II of §2 above, they shall be
entitled to combine their shares to jointly elect a member and an alternate to the Board of
Directors, and in such hypothesis the quorum established in section II of §2 of this Article
shall be observed. |

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| §4 — | The entitlement set forth in §2 of this Article may only be exercised by those shareholders
who are able to prove uninterrupted ownership of the shares required therein for a period of
at least 3 (three) months, immediately prior to the general shareholders meeting which elected
the members of the Board of Directors. |
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| §5 — | From among the 11 (eleven) effective members and their respective alternates of the Board
of Directors, 1 (one) member and his alternate shall be elected and/or removed, by means of a
separate vote, by the employees of the company. |
| §6 — | The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be elected among the
members thereof during a Meeting of the Board of Directors to be held immediately after the
General Meeting which has elected them. |
| §7 — | In the case of impediment or temporary absence, the Vice-Chairman shall replace the
Chairman, and during the period of such replacement the Vice-Chairman shall have powers
identical to those of the Chairman, the alternate of the Chairman being nevertheless entitled
to exercise the right to vote in his capacity as a member of the Board of Directors. |
| §8 — | Should a vacancy occur in the office of Chairman or Vice-Chairman, the Board of Directors
shall elect the respective alternates in the first Meeting to be held after the vacancy. |
| §9 — | During their impediments or temporary absences, the members of the Board of Directors shall
be replaced by their respective alternates. |
| §10 — | Should a vacancy occur in the office of a member of the Board of Directors or of an
alternate, the vacancy shall be filled by nomination by the remaining members of an alternate
who shall serve until the next General Meeting, which shall decide on his election. Should
vacancies occur in the majority of such offices, a General Meeting shall be convened in order
to proceed with a new election. |
| §11 — | Whenever the Board of Directors is elected under the multiple vote regime, as established
in Article 141 of Law # 6,404/1976, the Chairman of the shareholders meeting shall inform
those shareholders present that the share which elected a member of the Board of Directors, by
means of a separate vote in accordance with §§2 and 3 of Article 11, may not participate in
the multiple vote regime and, evidently, may not participate in the calculation of the
respective quorum. Once the separate vote has been held, then the ratio may be definitively
defined in order to proceed with the multiple vote. |
| §12 — | With the exception of the effective members and their respective alternates, elected by means
of separate vote, respectively, by the employees of the company and by the holders of
preferred shares, under section II, §2 of Article 11, whenever the election for the Board of
Directors is held under the multiple vote regime, the removal of any member of the Board of
Directors, effective or alternate, by the general shareholders meeting, shall imply in the
removal of the
other members of the Board of Directors, and consequently a new election shall be held; in
other |

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| | cases of vacancy, in the absence of an alternate, the first general shareholders meeting shall
elect the whole Board. |
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| §13 — | Whenever, cumulatively, the election of the Board of Directors is held under the multiple
vote system and the holders of common shares or preferred shares or company employees exercise
the right established in §§ 2, 3 and 5 above, the shareholder or group of shareholders under
vote agreement who hold over 50% (fifty percent) of shares with voting rights, shall be
ensured the right to elect officers in a number equal to those elected by the other
shareholders, plus one, irrespective of the number of officers established in the caption of
Article 11. |
| §14 — | The Board of Directors shall have a Secretary, appointed by the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, who shall necessarily be an employee or administrator of the company, in whose
absence or impediment shall be replaced by another employee or administrator as designated by
the Chairman of the Board of Directors. |

Subsection II — Workings

Article 12 — The Board of Directors shall meet on an ordinary basis once a month and extraordinary whenever called by the Chairman or, in his absence, by the Vice-Chairman of the Board or by any 2 (two) members acting together.

Sole Paragraph — The meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the Company’s headquarters, but, under exceptional circumstances, may be held at a different location.

Article 13 — Meetings of the Board of Directors shall only be held with the presence of and decisions shall only be taken by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members.

| §1 — | The minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors shall be recorded in the Book of
Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Directors which, after having been read and approved by
the officers present at the meetings, shall be signed in a number sufficient to constitute the
majority necessary for approval of the subjects examined. |
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| §2 — | The Secretary shall be responsible for the recording, distribution, filing and safeguard of
the respective minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors, as well as for the issuance
of abstracts of the minutes and certificates of approvals of the Board of Directors. |

Subsection III — Responsibilities

Article 14 — The Board of Directors shall be responsible for:

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| I. | electing, evaluating and at any time removing the Executive Officers of the company, and
assigning functions to them; |
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| II. | distributing the remuneration established by the general shareholders meeting among its members and those of the Executive
Board; |
| III. | assigning the functions of Investor Relations to an Executive Officer; |
| IV. | approving the policies relating to selection, evaluation, development and remuneration of members of the Executive Board; |
| V. | approving the company’s human resources general policies as submitted to it by the Executive
Board; |
| VI. | establishing the general guidance of the business of the company,
its whollyowned subsidiary companies and controlled companies; |
| VII. | approving the strategic guidelines and the strategic plan of the
company submitted annually by the Executive Board; |
| VIII. | approving the company’s annual and multi-annual budgets, submitted
to it by the Executive Board; |
| IX. | monitoring and evaluating the economic and financial performance of
the company, and may request the Executive Board to provide reports
with specific performance indicators; |
| X. | approving investments and/or divestiture opportunities submitted by the Executive Board which
exceed the limits established for the Executive Board as defined by the Board of Directors; |
| XI. | issuing opinions on operations relating to merger, split-off,
incorporation in which the company is a party, as well as share
purchases submitted by the Executive Board; |
| XII. | with the provisions set forth in Article 2 of the present By-Laws
being complied with, making decisions concerning the setting-up of
companies, or its transformation into another kind of company,
direct or indirect participation in the capital of other companies,
consortia, foundations and other organizations, by means of the
exercise of rights withdrawal, the exercise of non-exercise of
rights of subscription, or increase or sale, both direct and
indirect, of corporate equity, or in any other manner prescribed by
law, including but not limited to, merger, split-off and
incorporation in companies in which it participates; |
| XIII. | approving the corporate risks and financial policies of the company
submitted by the Executive Board; |
| XIV. | approving the issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into
share and without collateral submitted by the Executive Board; |

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| XV. | approving the accounts of the Executive Board, substantiated in the
Annual Report and the Financial Statements, for subsequent
submission to the Ordinary General Meeting; |
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| XVI. | approving the employment of profit for the year, the distribution
of dividends and, when necessary, the capital budget, submitted by
the Executive Board, to the later direction to the appreciation of
the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting; |
| XVII. | selecting and removing external auditors of the company, based on
the Fiscal Council’s recommendation, in accordance with section
(ii) of §1º of Article 39; |
| XVIII. | appointing and removing the person responsible for the internal
auditing and for the Ombud of the company, who shall report
directly to the Board of Directors; |
| XIX. | approving the policies and the annual audit plan of the company
submitted by the person responsible for internal auditing, as well
as to acknowledge the respective reports and determine the adoption
of necessary measures; |
| XX. | overseeing the management of the company by the Executive Officers
and examining at any time, the books and documents of the Company,
requesting information about contracts signed or about to be
signed, and about any other actions, in order to ensure the
financial integrity of the Company; |
| XXI. | approving alterations in corporate governance rules, including, but
not limited to, the process of rendering of accounts and the
process of disclosure of information; |
| XXII. | approving policies of employee conducts based on ethical and moral
standards described in the Code of Ethics of the Company, to be
observed by all administrators and employees of the Company, its
subsidiaries and controlled companies; |
| XXIII. | approving policies to avoid conflicts of interests between the
Company and its shareholders or its administrators, as well as the
adoption of the measures considered necessary in the event such
conflicts arise; |
| XXIV. | approving policies of corporate responsibility of the Company,
mainly those related to: the environment, health and labor safety,
and social responsibility of the Company, submitted by the
Executive Board; |
| XXV. | establishing criteria for the Executive Board in relation to the
purchase of, sale of and placing of liens on fixed assets and for
the constitution of encumbrances, the provisions set forth in
Article 7 of the present By-Laws being complied with; |
| XXVI. | approving the provision of guarantees in general, and establishing
criteria for the Executive Board in relation to the contracting of
loans and financing and for the signing of other contracts; |
| XXVII. | establishing criteria for the Executive Board in relation to the signing of commitments,
waiving of rights and transactions of any nature, except for the |

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| | waiver of its preemptive rights in the subscription and purchase of shares, under section XII of
Article 14; |
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| XXVIII. | approving any matters which are not the competence of the Executive Board, under the terms
of the present By-Laws, as well as matters whose limits exceed the criteria established for
the Executive Board, as established in Article 14; |
| XXIX. | approving any reformulation, alteration, or amendment of shareholders’ agreements or
consortia contracts, or of agreements among the shareholders or among the consortia parties of
companies in which the company participates, as
well as approving the signing of new agreements and/or consortia contracts that address
subjects of this nature; |
| XXX. | authorize the negotiation, signing or alteration of contracts of any kind of value between
the company and (i) its shareholders, either directly or through intermediary companies (ii)
companies which directly or indirectly participate in the capital of the controlling
shareholder or which are controlled, or are under joint control, by companies which
participate in the capital of the controlling shareholder, and/or (iii) companies in which the
controlling shareholder of the company participates, and the Board of Directors may establish
delegations, with standards and procedures, which meet the requirements and nature of the
operations, without prejudice of keeping the aforementioned group duly informed of all company
transactions with related parties; |
| XXXI. | expressing its opinion regarding any matter to be submitted to the General Meeting of
Shareholders; |
| XXXII. | authorizing the purchase of shares of its own issuance for maintenance in treasury,
cancellation or subsequent sale; |
| XXXIII. | approving the recommendations submitted by the Fiscal Council of the Company in the exercise
of its legal and statutory attributions. |
| §1 — | The Board of Directors shall be responsible for appointing, as submitted by the Executive
Board, the persons who shall form part of the Administrative, Consulting and Audit bodies of
those companies and organizations in which the company participates, directly or indirectly. |
| §2 — | The Board of Directors may, at its discretion, delegate the assignment mentioned in the
prior paragraph to the Executive Board. |

SECTION II — COMMITTEES

Article 15 — The Board of Directors, shall have, for advice on a permanent basis, 5 (five) technical and advisory committees, denominated as follows: Executive Development Committee, Strategic Committee, Finance Committee, Accounting Committee and Governance and Sustainability Committee.

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| §1 — | The Board of Directors, at its discretion, may also establish, for its consulting support,
other committees to fulfill consultant or technical tasks, other than those permanent
committees as set forth in the caption of this Article. |
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| §2 — | The members of the committees shall be remunerated as established by the Board of
Directors, and those members who are administrators of the company shall not be entitled to
additional remuneration for participating on the committees. |

Subsection I — Mission

Article 16 — The mission of the committees shall be to provide support to the Board of Directors, which includes the follow up of the activities of the Company, in order to increase the efficiency and quality of its decisions.

Subsection II — Composition

Article 17 — The members of the committees shall have proven experience and technical skills in relation to matters that are the object of the respective committee’s responsibility and shall be subject to the same legal duties and responsibilities as the administrators.

Article 18 — The composition of each committee shall be defined by the Board of Directors.

§1 — The members of the committees shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and may belong to company administration bodies or not.

§2 — The term of management for the members of the committees shall begin as of their appointment by the Board of Directors, and termination shall coincide with the end of the management term of the members of the Board of Directors, and reappointment shall be permitted.

§3 — During their management, members of the committees may be removed from office by the Board of Directors.

Subsection III — Workings

Article 19 — Standards relating to the workings of each committee shall be defined by the Board of Directors.

| §1 — | The committees established within the company shall not have decision making power and
their reports and proposals shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. |
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| §2 — | The committees’ reports do not constitute a necessary condition for the presentation of
matters for scrutiny and approval by the Board of Directors. |

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Subsection IV — Responsibilities

| Article 20 — The main duties of the committees are set forth in Article 21 and subsequent articles,
whereas their detailed duties shall be defined by the Board of Directors. |
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| Article 21 — The Executive Development Committee shall be responsible for: |

| I — | issuing reports on the human resources general policies of the Company submitted by the
Executive Board to the Board of Directors; |
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| II — | analyzing and issuing reports to the Board of Directors on the restatement of
remuneration of members of the Executive Board; |
| III — | submitting and ensuring up-to-dateness of the performance evaluation methodology of the
members of the Executive Board; and |
| IV — | issuing reports on health and safety policies proposed by the Executive Board. |

Article 22 — The Strategic Committee shall be responsible for:

| I — | issuing reports on the strategic guidelines and the strategic plan submitted annually by
the Executive Board; |
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| II — | issuing reports on the company’s annual and multi-annual investment budgets submitted by
the Executive Board to the Board of Directors; |
| III — | issuing reports on investment and/or divestiture opportunities submitted by the Executive
Board to the Board of Directors; and |
| IV — | issuing reports on operations relating to merger, split-off, incorporation in which the
company and its controlled subsidiaries are a party, and on share purchases submitted by
the Executive Board to the Board of Directors. |

Article 23 — The Finance Committee shall be responsible for:

| I — | issuing reports on the corporate risks and financial policies and the internal financial
control systems of the Company; and |
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| II — | issuing reports on the compatibility between the remuneration level of shareholders and
the parameters established in the annual budget and financial scheduling, as well as its
consistency with the general policy on dividends and the capital structure of the
company. |

Article 24 — The Accounting Committee shall be responsible for:

I — recommending the appointment of the person responsible for the internal auditing of the Company to the Board of Directors ;

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| II — | issuing reports on the policies and the Company’s annual auditing plan submitted by the
employee responsible for internal auditing, and on its execution; |
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| III — | tracking the results of the Company’s internal auditing, and identifying, priorizing, and
submitting actions to be accompanied by the Executive Board to the Board of Directors;
and |
| IV — | analyzing the Annual Report, as well as the Financial Statements of the company and
making recommendations to the Board of Directors. |

Article 25 — The Governance and Ethics Committee shall be responsible for:

| I — | evaluating the efficiency of the company’s governance practices and the workings of the
Board of Directors, and submitting improvements; |
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| II — | submitting improvements to the code of ethics and in the management system in order to
avoid conflicts of interests between the company and its shareholders or company
administrators; and |
| III — | issuing reports on potential conflicts of interest between the company and its
shareholders or administrators, and |
| IV — | issuing reports on policies related to the Company’s institutional social
responsibilities, such as environmental-related issues and the Company’s social
responsibilities, proposed by the Executive Board. |

SECTION III — EXECUTIVE BOARD

Subsection I — Composition

Article 26 — The Executive Board, which shall be the executive management body of the company, shall consist of 6 (six) to 11 (eleven) members, one of whom shall be the Chief Executive Officer and the others Executive Officers.

| § 1 — | The Chief Executive Officer shall submit to the Board of Directors the names of candidates
for the Executive Board with renowned knowledge and specialization in the subject of
responsibility of the respective operational area, and may also at any time submit to the
Board of Directors a motion to remove. |
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| § 2 — | The Executive Officers shall have their individual duties defined by the Board of
Directors. |
| § 3 — | The management term of the members of the Executive Board shall be 2 (two) years, and
re-election shall be permitted. |

Subsection II — Workings

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Article 27 — The Chief Executive Officer and other members of the Executive Board shall continue in their respective official capacities when physically distant from headquarters realizing their respective duties on business-related travel. In the case of a permanent vacancy, or an impairment which temporarily impedes an officer from performing his respective duties, or a temporary absence or leave due to extraordinary circumstances, the respective procedures for replacing the Chief Executive Officer and other Executive Officers shall be as follows:

| §1 o — | In the case of an impairment which temporarily impedes the Chief Executive Officer from
performing his respective duties, the Chief Financial Officer shall assume, in addition to his
own legal, statutory, and regulatory rights and responsibilities, the legal, statutory, and
regulatory responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer, provided that the Board of Directors
ratifies such replacement. In the case of the Chief Executive Officer’s temporary absence or
leave due to extraordinary circumstances, the Chief Executive Officer shall designate his own
substitute, who shall assume all legal, statutory, and regulatory rights and responsibilities
of the Chief Executive Officer. |
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| §2 o — | In the case of an impairment which temporarily impedes an Executive Officer from performing
his respective duties or in the case of an Executive Officer’s temporary absence or leave due
to extraordinary circumstances, such Executive Officer shall be replaced, in accordance with
the Chief Executive Officer’s nomination, by any of the other Executive Officers, and such
nominated Executive Officer shall assume, in addition to his own legal, statutory, and
regulatory rights and responsibilities, the legal, statutory, and regulatory responsibilities
of the temporarily impaired or absent Executive Officer, excluding voting rights at Executive
Board meetings, for the duration of the temporarily impaired or absent Executive Officer’s
term. |
| §3 o — | Should there be a permanent vacancy in the position of Executive Officer, the Chief
Executive Officer shall select a substitute officer and submit such officer’s name to the
Board of Directors who shall appoint such substitute officer to complete the remaining term of
the vacant executive officer. |
| §4 o — | Should there be a permanent vacancy in the position of the Chief Executive Officer, the
Chief Financial Officer shall replace the Chief Executive Officer and shall assume the duties,
rights, and responsibilities of both the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer, until the Board of Directors holds an election to fill the position of Chief
Executive Officer. |

Article 28 — In respect of the limits established for each Executive Officer, the decisions on matters affecting his specific operational area, provided that the matter does not affect the operational area of another Executive Officer, shall be taken by himself or in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer, in matters or situations pre-established by the latter.

Article 29 — The Executive Board shall meet on an ordinary basis once each fifteen days and extraordinarily whenever called by the Chief Executive Officer or his substitute; and Executive Board members may participate in ordinary or extraordinary meetings in person, by teleconference, videoconference, or other means of communication.

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Sole Paragraph — The Chief Executive Officer shall convene an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Board by virtue of the request of at least 3 (three) members of the Executive Board;

Article 30 — The meetings of the Executive Board shall only begin with the presence of the majority of its members.

Article 31 — The Chief Executive Officer shall chair the meetings of the Executive Board in order to priorize consensual approvals amongst its members.

| §1 — | When there is no consent among members of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer may (i)
withdraw the issue from the agenda, (ii) attempt to form a majority, with the use of his
casting vote or, (iii) in the interests of the company and by grounded presentation, decide
individually on the matters raised for joint approval, including those listed in Article 32,
and in respect of the exceptions stated in §2 following; |
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| §2 — | Decisions relating to annual and multi-annual budgets and to the strategic plan and the
Annual Report of the company shall be taken by majority vote, considered to be all Executive
Officers, provided that the favorable vote of the Chief Executive Officer is included therein. |
| §3 — | The Chief Executive Officer shall inform the Board of Directors the utilization of the
prerogative concerning item (iii), §1 stated above, in the first Board of Directors meeting
which succeed the corresponding decision. |

Subsection III — Responsibilities

Article 32 — The Executive Board shall be responsible for:

| I — | approving the creation and elimination of
Executive Departments subordinated to each
Executive Director; |
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| II — | preparing and submitting to the Board of
Directors the company’s general policies on
human resources, and executing the approved
policies; |
| III — | complying with and ensuring compliance with
the general guidelines and business policies
of the Company laid down by the Board of
Directors; |
| IV — | preparing and submitting, annually, to the
Board of Directors, the company’s strategic
guidelines and the strategic plan, and
executing the approved strategic plan; |
| V — | preparing and submitting the Company’s
annual and multi-annual budgets to the Board
of Directors, and executing the approved
budgets; |
| VI — | planning and steering the company’s
operations and reporting the company’s
economic and financial performance to the
Board of Directors, and producing reports
with specific performance indicators; |

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| VII — | identifying, evaluating and submitting
investment and/or divestiture opportunities
to the Board of Directors which exceed the
limits of the Executive Board as defined by
the Board of Directors, and executing the
approved investments and/or divestitures; |
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| VIII — | identifying, evaluating and submitting to the Board of Directors
operations relating to merger, split-off, incorporation in which the company is
a party, as well as share purchases, and conducting the approved mergers,
split-offs, incorporations and purchases; |
| IX — | preparing and submitting the company’s finance
policies to the Board of Directors, and executing the
approved policies; |
| X — | submitting to the Board of Directors the issuance of
simple debentures, not convertible into shares and
without collateral; |
| XI — | defining and submitting to the Board of Directors,
after the drawing up of the balance sheet, the
employment of profit for the year, the distribution
of company dividends and, when necessary, the capital
budget; |
| XII — | preparing in each fiscal year the Annual Report and
Financial Statements to be submitted to the Board of
Directors and the General Meeting; |
| XIII — | adhere to and encourage adhesion to the company’s
code of ethics, established by the Board of
Directors; |
| XIV — | preparing and submitting to the Board of Directors
the company’s policies on corporate responsibility,
such as the environment, health, safety and social
responsibility, and implementing the approved
policies; |
| XV — | authorizing the purchase of, sale of and placing of
liens on fixed and non fixed assets including
securities, the contracting of services, the company
being the provider or receiver of such, being
empowered to establish standards and delegate powers,
all in accordance with the criteria and standards
established by the Board of Directors; |
| XVI — | authorizing the signing of agreements, contracts and
settlements that constitute liabilities, obligations
or commitments on the company, being empowered to
establish standards and delegate powers, all in
accordance with the criteria and standards
established by the Board of Directors; |
| XVII — | propose to the Board of Directors any reformulation,
alteration, or amendment of shareholders’ agreements
or of agreements among the shareholders of companies
in which the company participates, as well as
suggesting the signing of new agreements and
consortia contracts that address subjects of this
nature; |
| XVIII — | authorizing the opening and closing of branch offices, subsidiary branch offices, depots,
agencies, warehouses, representative officer or any other type of establishment in Brazil or
abroad; |

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| XIX — | authorizing the undertaking of commitments, waiver of rights and
transactions of any nature, liens on securities being excepted,
under the terms of section XII of Article 14, being empowered to
establish standards and delegate powers in accordance with the
criteria and standards established by the Board of Directors; |
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| XX — | establishing and informing the Board of Directors on the individual
limits of the Executive Officers, in respect of the limits of the
Executive Board jointly, as established by the Board of Directors; |
| XXI — | establishing, based on the limits fixed for the Board of Directors,
the limits throughout the whole of the company’s administrative
organization hierarchy. |
| §1 — | The Executive Board shall be empowered to lay down voting guidelines to be followed at the
General Meetings by its proxies in the companies, foundations and other organizations in which
the company participates, directly or indirectly, the investment plans and programs of the
company, as well as the respective budgets being complied with, the limit of responsibility
being observed as regards, among others, indebtedness, the sale of assets, the waiver of
rights and the reduction of corporate equity investments. |
| §2 — | The Executive Board shall take steps to appoint persons who shall form part of the
Administrative, Consultant and Audit bodies of those companies and organizations in which the
company participates directly or indirectly. |

Article 33 — The responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer are to:

I —	take the chair at meetings of the Executive Board;
II —	exercise executive direction of the Company, with powers to coordinate and supervise the
activities of the other Executive Officers, exerting his best efforts to ensure faithful
compliance with the decisions and guidelines laid down by the Board of Directors and the
General Meeting;
III —	coordinate and supervise the activities of the business areas and units that are directly
subordinated to him;
IV —	select and submit to the Board of Directors the names of candidates for Executive Officer
posts to be elected by the Board of Directors, and also to propose the respective removal;
V —	coordinate the decision making process of the Executive Board, as provided for in Article
31 of Subsection II — Workings ;
VI —	indicate, whom among the Executive Officers shall substitute an Executive Officer in case
of an impairment that temporarily impedes an officer from performing his respective duties
or temporary absence or leave, in compliance to Article 27 Subsection II — Workings ;
VII —	keep the Board of Directors informed about the activities of the company;

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VIII — together with the other Executive Officers, prepare the annual report and draw up the balance sheet;

Article 34 — The Executive Officers are to:

I —	organize the services for which they are responsible;
II —	participate in meetings of the Executive Board, contributing to the definition of the policies to be
followed by the company and reporting on matters of the respective areas of supervision and
coordination;
III —	comply with and ensure compliance with the policy and general guidance of the company’s business laid
down by the Board of Directors, each Executive Officer being responsible for his business units and
specific area of activities;
IV —	contract the services described in §2º of Article 39, in compliance with determinations of the Fiscal
Council.

Article 35 — The company shall be represented as plaintiff or defendant in courts of law or otherwise, including as regards the signature of documents constituting responsibility for this, by 2 (two) members of the Executive Board, or by 2 (two) proxies established in accordance with § 1 of this Article, or by 1 (one) proxy jointly with an Executive Officer.

| §1 — | Except when otherwise required by law, proxies shall be appointed by a power of attorney
in the form of a private instrument in which the powers granted shall be specified, the term
of validity of powers of attorney “ad negotia” expiring on December 31 of the year in which it
is granted. |
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| §2 — | The company may, moreover, be represented by a single proxy at the General Meetings of
shareholders of the companies, consortia and other organizations in which it participates or
for acts arising out the exercise of powers specified in a power of attorney “ad judicia” or:
(a) at agencies at any level of government, customs houses and public service concessionaires
for specific acts for which a second proxy is not necessary or not permitted; (b) for signing
of contract instruments in solemnity or at which the presence of a second proxy is not
possible; (c) for signing of documents of any kind which imply in an obligation for the
company whose monetary limits shall be established by the Executive Board. |
| §3 — | In the case of commitments assumed abroad, the company may be represented by a single
member of the Executive Board, or by an attorney in-fact with specific and limited powers
according to the present By-Laws. |
| §4 — | Summons and judicial or extrajudicial notifications shall be made in the name of the
Executive Officer responsible for Investor Relations, or by proxy as established in § 1 of
this Article. |

CHAPTER V — FISCAL COUNCIL

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| Article 36 — The Fiscal Council, a permanently functioning body, shall be formed of 3 (three) to 5
(five) effective members and an equal number of alternates, elected by the General Meeting, which
shall fix their remuneration. |
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| Article 37 — The members of the Fiscal Council shall carry out their duties until the first
Ordinary General Meeting to be held following their election, their re-election being permitted. |
| Article 38 — In their absence or impediment, or in cases of vacancy of office, the members of the
Fiscal Council shall be replaced by their respective alternates. |
| Article 39 — The Fiscal Council shall be responsible to exercise the functions attributed to it by
the applicable prevailing legislation, in these By-Laws, and as regulated by its own Internal Rules
to be approved by its members; |
| § 1 o — The Internal Rules of the Fiscal Council shall regulate, in addition to the attributions
already established in Law 6.404/76, imperatively, the following: |

| (i) | to establish the procedures to be adopted by the Company to receive, process and
treat denunciations and complaints related to accounting, internal accounting controls and
auditing matters, and ensure that the procedures for receiving complaints will guarantee
secrecy and anonymity to the complainants; |
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| (ii) | to recommend and assist the Board of Directors in the selection, remuneration and
dismissal of the external auditors of the Company; |
| (iii) | to deliberate concerning the contracting of new services that may be rendered by the
external auditors of the Company; |
| (iv) | to supervise and evaluate the work of the external auditors, and to direct the
management of the Company concerning any need to withhold the remuneration of the external
auditor, as well as to mediate any disputes between management and the external auditors
regarding the financial statements of the Company. |

§ 2 o — For adequate performance of its duties, the Fiscal Council may determine the contracting of services from lawyers, consultants and analysts, and other resources that may be necessary for the performance of its duties, while observing the budget, proposed by the Fiscal Council and approved by the Board of Directors, without prejudice to the provisions established in §8º of Article 163 of Law 6.404/76.

§3 o — The members of the Fiscal Council shall provide, within at least 30 (thirty) days before the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting is held, their analysis of the management report and the financial statements.

CHAPTER VI — COMPANY PERSONNEL

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Article 40 — The company shall maintain a social security plan for its employees administered by a foundation established for this purpose, the provisions of prevailing legislation being complied with.

CHAPTER VII — FINANCIAL YEAR AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS

| Article 41 — The fiscal year of the company shall coincide with the calendar year, thus finishing
on December 31, when the balance sheets shall be prepared. |
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| Article 42 — After the constitution of the legal reserve, the employment of the remaining portion
of the net profit verified at the end of each financial year (which shall coincide with the
calendar year) shall, on the motion of the Administration, be submitted to the decision of the
General Meeting. |
| Sole Paragraph — The amount of the interest, paid or credited in the form of interest on
stockholders’ equity in accordance with the prescriptions of Article 9, § 7 of Law # 9,249 dated
December 26, 1995 and of relevant legislation and regulations, may be ascribed to the compulsory
dividend and to the minimum annual dividend on the preferred shares, such amount for all legal
purposes forming the sum of the dividends distributed by the company. |
| Article 43 — The proposal for distribution of profit shall include the following reserves: |

I.	Depletion Reserve, to be constituted in accordance with prevailing fiscal legislation;
II.	Investments Reserve, in order to ensure the maintenance and development of the main
activities which comprise the company’s purpose, in an amount not greater than 50% (fifty
percent) of distributable net profit up to a maximum of the company’s share capital.

| Article 44 — At least 25% (twenty-five percent) of the net annual profit, adjusted as per the law,
shall be devoted to the payment of dividends. |
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| Article 45 — At the proposal of the Executive Board, the Board of Directors may determine the
preparation of the balance sheets in periods of less than a year and declare dividends or interest
on stockholders’ equity on account of the profit verified in these balances as well as to declare
for the account of accrued profits or profit reserves existing in the latest annual or semi-annual
balance sheet. |
| Article 46 — The dividends and interest on stockholders’ equity mentioned in the Sole Paragraph of
Article 42 shall be paid at the times and at the places specified by the Executive Board, those not
claimed within 3 (three) years after the date of payment reverting in favour of the company. |

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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.

By:	/s/ Roberto Castello Branco
Date: March 17, 2011	Roberto Castello Branco
	Director of Investor Relations

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